Captain Whistler’s suicide follows bank murders at Fort Riley
Capt. Lewis Whistler of the 354th Infantry died by his own hand after being suspected of murdering four men during a bank holdup at Camp Funston Kansas. Witnesses describe a brutal hatchet attack as four bank workers were killed and Whistler’s note claimed he had found a reason to die.
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Camp Funston
Kans
Lewis Whistler
354Th Infantry
National Army
Whistler
Army
Lee
89Th Division
Wornall
J. C. Smallwood
C. Fuller Winters
Kansas City
Carl Ohleson
John W. Jewell
Springfield
O. M. Hill
Border Service
Fort Riley
Kanea
Salena
Kansas
Jewel
Post
Winters
Jewell
New York Times
Missouri
Leader
Post Bank
Manhattan
National Reserve Bank
Army Bank
Obleson
Storm leaves sixteen dead and many hurt across the South
A severe wind and rain storm swept the South causing at least sixteen deaths and extensive property damage. The freeze followed with subzero temperatures forecast, threatening further losses and coal shortages amid disrupted communications and widespread wreckage from Camp Wheeler to Columbia.
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Washington
Jam
Cowars
Ala
Doathan
Troy
Macon
Camp Sheridan
Camp Wheeler
Durham
N. G
Hancock
Marvin Harris
129Nd Infantry
Vicksburg
Miss
New Orleans
Newport News
Florida
Columbia
S. C
Sullivan
British Tank Britannia To Tour United States For Recruitment
The British tank Britannia, linked to the British and Canadian Recruiting Mission, begins a U.S. recruiting tour with Captain Richard Haigh in command. The vehicle, used in war efforts and Liberty Loan campaigns, will visit major centers to boost enlistments.
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Donald MacRae
New York
Colin J. McCall
MacRae
McCall
Toronto
Canada
Wilmington
oBee
Marchi- 202
United States
Britannia
British War Office
Vettrals
Richard Haigh
Fifth Avenue
Montreal
Camp Upton
Yaphenk
N. Y
Evan M. Johnson
W. A. White
Netry 4
Chicag
J. S. Dennis
The
Arras
Engi
Cap
Wake County Negro jailed on serious charge
Raleigh January 12 LeRoy Smith a Negro is jailed after identification as the assailant of Mrs. W L Prince and shooter of Mr Prince at their home early Saturday He entered the Prince house between 1 and 2 o clock and committed shooting robbery and criminal assault before stealing beef sugar a watch and small change He was captured by Sheriff Sears deputies and Chief Barbour and forced to dress before identification by the Princes Three grown sons in the house were not aroused.
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Raleigh
LeRoy Smith
W. L. Prince
Mr. Prince
Sears
Barbour
Smith
Prince
Three German Raids Repulsed Near Lens and Cambrai
Field Marshal Haig reports three German raids repulsed near Lens Cambrai and Messines with accompanying hostile artillery action. No British losses cited.
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London
Lens
Field
Marshall Haig
Lense
Cambrai R
Messines
Chamber of Commerce Forms Fuel Committee Amid Shortage
The Chamber of Commerce named a seven member fuel committee led by W H Sprunt to work with the fuel administration and local officials. The group will meet at 11 in the Associated Charities room with Mr Martin S Willard and other officials to discuss relief amid continuing fuel shortages and freezing distress.
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M. W. Jacobi
Te Chamber of Commerce
Fuel Administration
W. H. Sprunt
Messrs
William Gilchrist
Hugh MacRae
J. A. Taylor
L. Bluetenthal
L. E. Hall
Roger Moore
Associated Charities
Court House
Martin S. Willard
New Hanover County
Thomas P. Noe
W. A. McGirt
Chamber of Commerce
Twelve Indian students die in dormitory fire at mission school
Marble City Oklahoma January 12. A fire at the Dwight Indian Mission School dormitory early today killed twelve Indian boys aged nine to seventeen. Three others were injured by jumping from windows.
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Marble City
Okla
Dwight Indian Mission School
Here
First Shipment of Nitrates En Route to United States
The government appoints Walter Smallbones as distributor for imported Chilean nitrates to aid farmers in the region. He will act only as a distributor from storage or vessels. sales will be handled through other channels. Prices, distribution channels, and evolving demand are discussed, with Wilmington likely receiving the third shipment.
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United States
Walter Smallbones
Chile
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Small Bones
Washington
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
South Atlantic
Russian Delegates Say They Will Persist at Brest Litovsk Talks
Petrograd reports that Russian delegates to the Brest Litovsk peace conference intend to continue negotiations to keep a single possibility for peace open. They say the earlier technical break aided annexationists and would mislead democracies, and pledge to try again without harming Poles Lithuanians Armenians or other groups.
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Brest Litovsk
Russia
Chicago Endures Devastating Blizzard Across the Midwest
The stormbound Midwest faced dire conditions as blizzards strained all classes in Chicago and across the region. Officials warn of freezing temperatures and snowdrifts, with hundreds treated for frostbite and several deaths attributed to the weather. Rail service collapsed, coal and food distribution constrained, and churches and stores shuttered to conserve fuel.
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Chicago
Middle West
Weather Bureau
West
Buffalo
Rockies
Canada
Kentucky
Tennessee
Williams
Twentieth Century Limited
Arizona
Atlantic
St. Lawrence
Florida
Miami
Fla
British Losses and Prisoners in 1917 War Report
Official British War reports show British forces captured 33 590 Turkish and Teuton prisoners in Palestine and Mesopotamia in 1917 and seized 232 enemy guns. Allenby’s Palestine army took 17 656, Marshall’s force 15 044. Haig on the Western Front lost 27 200 men and 166 guns, with over 530 German guns captured.
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Washington
Palestine
Mesopotamia
Allenby
Palestine Army
Marshall
Bagdad
Haig
West Front
Teuton
Liquid fire attack fails near Chaume wood
Paris reports two German liquid fire assaults around Chaume wood were repelled by French forces with appreciable losses to the enemy. The official statement notes the attacks and casualties in the ongoing clash.
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Paris
Chaume Wood
Hurley backs Wilmington for concrete shipyards
Chairman Hurley of the Shipping Board advised Senator Simmons of plans to call builders’ attention to Wilmington as a site for concrete ship plants. The city offers favorable climate, housing, and port facilities, with readiness to support shipbuilding housing needs and related operations.
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H. B. Branch
Chamber of Commerce
Edward M. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Simmons
Shipping Board
Ag Tages
Wilmington
Shipp Board
Emgency Fleet Commission
J. F. Harris
C. C. Chadbourn
Gard
News News
Pring Board
Homer Ll. F Son
Newport New Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
War Shipps Board
United States Chain of Commerce
Hog D. L. Ewing
United Stat Shipping Board
N. L Myrick
United States Chamber of Commerce
Bolshevik Official Praises Wilse Address in Petrograd
Nicola of the Russian Bolsheviks praised the president Wilse speech today in Petrograd. He criticised England and Germany and ordered the presid speech sent at once to Trotsky via Brest Litovsk telegraph.
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Petrograd
Nicola
Bolsheviks
Wilse
Faunt
Hiever
England
Lenine
Trotsky
Brest-Litovsk
Draft board pay debate stirs local Washington boards
In Washington on January 12, officials report a scramble over compensation for draft board members. General Crowder rules that pay should be 30 cents per war division, with distribution limits to ensure no member exceeds 15 cents and two members over 25 cents. Bills from boards show expenditures topping 150 dollars monthly, straining the Provost Marshal General’s office as draft costs burn through funds.
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Washington
Jaly
Crowder Tof
Mashall
Spring-Rice Returns to London Route From Washington
Sir Spring-Rice, recalled British minister, leaves Washington tomorrow after a stay in the capital. He will likely spend a few days in New York before sailing. Earl Reading, his successor, is due to arrive in January 13.
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Spring-Rice
Washington
Sir Spring-Rice
New York
Dominion
Earl Reading
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