Turks Take Miralea and Take Prisoners
Conflicting reports say Turkish forces captured Miralea with numerous prisoners while Turkish gains push German lines. British and Bulgarian troops are described making progress and looting in areas near the Ancre and Sereth with German forces retreating to main positions.
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Ruzeu
Sereth
Ancre
Somme
Surre
Ekumania
Teutons
Moldavia
Danube
Braila
Mihalea
Witnesses to testify on leak information named by House
The House will compel testimony about leak information with Lockwood & Co. of New York and brokers among early witnesses summoned by the committee.
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Tom Lawson
Lockwood & Co
New York
Protecting Country From Pink Bollworm Threat
Washington Jan 13 The Federal Agricultural Board reports steps to keep pink bollworm from entering the United States after its discovery in Laguna Mexico 200 miles south of the Texas border. Inspectors will monitor Texas oil mills crushing Mexican seed and clean plants to prevent infestation. Seed with weevils found on the Mexican side await entry and a blanket ban on cotton seed from Mexico remains in effect to shield U.S. fields.
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Washington, D.C
Laguna
Mexico
Texas
Fed‘cal. Articultural Board
U.S. Impariment of Agriculture
United States
Federal Horticultural Board
Department “S Agriculture
Ilesico
Many on the Move In and Out of Freeman
Freeman notes list visits and movements including Reverend W J Watson preaching at the Methodist Episcopal church Mrs Wiley Cornish of Wilmington visiting relatives in town Mrs J A Roberson returning from Hamlet after a Diy visit to friends Thomas Grice and Henry Alford attending services at the M E church R B Brinkley traveled to Wilmington on business and other locals moved about on the cited weekend.
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Preemam
W. J. Watson
Methodist Episcopal Wines
Wiley Cornish
Wiltington
J. A. Roberson
Ota
Hamlet
Ives
Y ‘Eunesda
Thomas Grice
Henry Alford
New Berlin
Sunrs Ier
Rbrinkley
Wilmington Witnesey
Resolution empowers Rules Committee in hearings probe
Washington January 13 The House Rules Committee adopted a resolution to empower it to compel witnesses summoned in the 40ak investigation. The measure gives the committee authority to enforce attendance and testimony as the inquiry proceeds.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
House Rules to Hear Witnesses in alleged leak probe
Washington January 13 the Rules Committee resumes the investigation into an alleged stock leak naming witnesses including Thomas Lawson James Reilly and Lockwood & Co brokers Lawson expected to testify Monday under contempt threats to reveal the congressman who he says disclosed a cabinet member senator and a New York banker involvement the panel plans to broaden its inquiry Monday
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Lawson
New York
Women Helping France in Struggle Highlighted by Lavisse
Paris reports Lavisse praised French women especially the poor for virtue during the war. He cited maids, domestics and workers who cared for employers and orphans, with examples of large maternal responsibility. He noted 37 women in the annual virtue prize report. Mention is made of U S donors Edward and Mrs. Tuck aiding hospitals at Reuil and other relief efforts.
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Paris
Ernest Lavisse
French Academy
France
U S Cruiser Milwaukee Goes Ashore Off Eureka
Eureka Cal Jan 13 The United States cruiser Milwaukee ran aground here while attempting salvage of submarine H 3 which ran aground three weeks ago.
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U. S
Eureka
Cal
Milwaukee
Powder Explosion at DuPont Plant No Loss of Life Reported
New York dispatch reports a DuPont plant explosion at Haskill New Jersey with no deaths. About a dozen employees were injured and damage was extensive as powder was manufactured and numerous blasts rattled the area. Residents fled, later returning to wrecked homes. Deputies guarded banks and public buildings in nearby towns overnight.
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New York
DuPont Company
Haskill
N. J
Kingstown
DuPont
Europe
Poughkeepsie
Palmists Face Crackdown in England amid War Stress
London reports say crystal gazers and clairvoyants are being stamped out after a police campaign across England. Fortune tellers charged in courts reveal profits from 2.50 to 5 dollars as wives and sweethearts of soldiers seek clues to loved ones. A famed London clairvoyant was fined 300 dollars with little defense beyond a guilty fascination.
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London
England
Manchester
Birmingham
Verdun Choir Remains Displayed as War Relics
Paris reports at the Petit Palais a display of Verdun cathedral choir remains. Sub-prefect Grillon works to reconstruct panels damaged by explosions while embedded shrapnel remains visible. High Louis XV chairs survive. the Virgin statue found undamaged among Sainte Fine ruins marks the German advance point toward the citadel.
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Paris
Petit Palais
Cathedral of
Verdun
Grillon
Sainte Fine
Ouimet Tewksbury and Sullivan Barred From Amateurs
New York Jan 13 The United States Golf Association upheld rulings that former amateur stars Ouimet Tewksbury and Sullivan Jr are deprived of amateur status under a new definition. The rule classifies anyone engaged in business connected with golf as a professional, including golf course architects.
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New York
United States Golf Association
Ouimet
Tewksbury and Sullivan, Jr
Army scandal shocks England and court inquiry
Mrs. William Cornwallis West, mother of the Duchess of Westminster and the Princess of Press, figures in a London court of inquiry. The probe links her influence to military circles and a young Irish lieutenant who was promoted then punished after failing to respond to her interest. Names mentioned include Field Marshal Viscount French and General Sir John Cowan.
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William Cornwallis-West
Duchess of Westminster
Princess of Press
London
England
Court of Inquiry
Cornwallis-West
Thoreau Centenary Observances Planned in Concord
News brief notes preparations for a Thoreau centennial observance in Concord born 1817. It recalls his spare life at Walden Pond and Emerson’s tribute, highlighting his solitude, scholarship, and philosophy of nature.
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Boston
Mass
Henry David Thoreau
New England
Thoreau
Concord
Walden Pond
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature
Emerson
Mrs Lydia Stephens Dies in Hendersonville
Charlotte Jan. 13 Mrs Lydia Stephens mother of George Stephens of this city died at an early hour yesterday morning at her Hendersonville home after a several weeks illness.
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Charlotte
Lydia Stephens
George Stephens
Hendersonville
Tampa Cigars Produced A Record 313 Million Last Year
A Tampa factory reported a total cigarette cigar production of 313 321 452 units for the previous year. The figure sets a new local benchmark for the industry in the city.
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Tampa
Italy announces chip hit by mine
Rome reports the admiralty confirms the battleship Raginta Margherita struck two mines on the night of December 11 and sank within minutes. Of 949 crew, 270 were saved while the captain and 14 officers are listed among the dead.
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Italy
Ragina Margherita
Rome
Paris
Admiralty Office
Raginta Margherita
France Still Owes German War Debt
Paris reports that several French communes remain unpaid on requisitions from 1870 during German occupation. Haute Marne Aisne Haute Saone Somme Meurthe Moselle villages still owe portions while Amiens has not finished paying five million francs levied in 1870 and one million fine from 1914, with three million still due.
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Paris
France
Haute Marne
Aisne
Haute Saone
Somme
Meurthe
Moselle
Amiens
Thaw Extradition Fight Looms After Hospital Stay
Harry Thaw lies in a Philadelphia hospital after a suicide attempt left him weak from blood loss. Authorities say relatives plan to challenge extradition to New York where he faces charges of assault and kidnapping Frederick Gump of Kansas City. Thaw’s condition is improving and doctors expect discharge within about two weeks.
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Philadelphia
Harry Thaw
Thaw
New York
Frederick Gump
Kansas City
Wells Charged With Murder Of Girl In Ohio Hotel
Weldon H. Wells 25 of Kansas City formerly Huntington was arrested in Huntington Indiana in connection with Mona Simon’s murder in a Columbus Ohio hotel He is also held on an embezzlement charge from Kansas City Wells says he knows nothing about the crime.
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Huntington
Ind
Weldon H. Wells
Kansas City
Mona Simon
Columbus
Ohio
Wells
Second Dia mond Ring Contest Ends Tonight
Miss Iola Ivey of Lumberton leads with 94 840 votes as the Diamond Ring contest closes its second period tonight. Married women largely top the field, with few exceptions, and subscribers must vote by 9 o'clock to influence final prizes. Out of town contestants may mail subscriptions today, and envelopes postmarked Saturday January 13 will count toward second period votes.
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Iola Ivey
Lumberton
Miss Ivey
Minnie Hardy
Freeman
Peace notes do not worry British Armies in France
Under the headline from France dated Dec 13, observers report peace conversations have little impact on the British war effort. The British lines show a thorough, permanent war machine, suggesting readiness to fight for many years if required.
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France
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Knockaloe
British Isles
Tonga
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Minnie. Hardy
L. F. Saunders
B. L. Daniel
James E. Holton
J. W. Griffin
Fred W. Dock
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