British ship sunk and rapid WWI front updates reported
London reports the British steamer Jevinvian, 747 tons, sunk with loss of life. Berlin dispatches detail Irish troops attacking near Armentieres and French efforts at Verdun. German lines claim repulsed assaults, heavy French attacks, and limited gains near Le Transloy and Fromelles with reinforcing counterfire and prisoner captures.
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Berlin
Sayville
Armentieres
War Office
Verdun
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Armensieves
Vrst
Fromelles
Neuvile St. Vasst
the Ancre
Vie-Sur-Aisne
le Transloy
Airuse
Iill Oud
Westphalia
Baden
Vosges
Wurttemhire Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 4
Pershing Expedition Withdrawals Progress Smoothly
Army officers report the withdrawal of 15 Pershing expedition troops from Mexico proceeding without hitch and expect all 12,000 to re cross within a week. They cite hardening of troops, aviation gains, and improved equipment as key outcomes influencing Congress and the nation.
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Associated
Washington
Mexico
John C. Pershing
Pershing
Congress
General Pershing
War Department
Funston
Russian Forces Capture 1000 Men Near Turobeni Front
Russian troops report a big victory on the Romanian front after Swarday’s battle northeast of Turobeni. The war office announces 30 officers and more than 1,000 men captured as the fight intensified near the Rumanian border.
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Rograd
London
Swarday
Turobeni
War Office
French repulse German trench raid in Alsace
Paris reports French troops easily repelled a German trench raid on Hartmansweiler Kopf in Alsace. Night patrol clashes occurred at Chamontene Eparges and other Alsace front points. Lieutenant Gastin Jones shot down a German Albatross aircraft for the fifth time. Allied planes also bombarded railway stations at Savy and Esterillers.
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Paris
Hartmansweiler-Kopf
Alsace
Cham- Nene
Alsamn Front
Chemovene
Eparges
Varius
Lev mansweiler-Kopf
Yesireay
Gastin Joneh
Turkish Forces Halt Russian Advance Near Zlota
An official report confirms Turkish troops repelled Russian forces near the Zlota region yesterday. The clash involved significant maneuvering and halted the enemy’s progress. Reports indicate Turkish resilience and maintained defensive positions.
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Sayville
Lerday
Mexican Craft Damaged by Blast. Kosyal Rebuild Planned
Vessel San Cristobal torpedo blast damaged near Mexico with convoyed Kosyal arriving yesterday. Insurance adjusters review over 272000 dollars in repairs as crew and authorities assess damage and future rebuild plans. The ship departed from Puerto Mexico with officials securing details of the incident.
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San Cristobal
Kosyal
Revie Pon
Prac
San Cristo
Eile
Puerto
Mexico
Ane
Noted Austrian General Dankl Quietly Retires
The Vossische Zeitung reports General Dankl retires from field service due to ill health. Emperor Charles appoints him captain of the imperial bodyguard and accepts adjutant-general General Count Beck’s resignation. Dankl previously commanded on the Lemberg front during the 1914 Russian drive and faced a noted quarrel with Field Marshal von Hindenburg before moving to the Italian front.
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Dankl
Associated Press
Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Charles
Dankel
Imperial Bodyguard
Count Beck
Francis Joseph
Daniel
Lemberg
von Hindenburg
Von Frantzius & Co Bankrupt in Chicago Petition
Creditor petition in bankruptcy and for a receiver filed against Von Frantzius & Co of Chicago. Liabilities reach 2,750,000 with assets short by 1,090,000. Founder Fritz von Frantzius recently died. noted for marriage to Saharet the dancer, later divorced. Estate valued about 1,750,000 with 60 percent to son Peter and 40 percent to daughter Marienna. Petition targets firm and decedent's estate.
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Associated Press
Chicago
von Frantzius & Co
Fritz von Frantzius
Saharet
von Frantzius
Peter
Marienna
Explosion at German chemical works near Cologne kills two
Amsterdam reports a Dusseldorf note of a fire at a chemical works near Cologne on Saturday causing a large quantity of explosives to detonate. Two people were killed two severely injured and several slightly hurt with substantial material damage.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
London
Dusseldorf
Rioting in Juarez as U S quarantine sparks clashes
In El Paso on January 29 crowds renew protests at the international bridge over American quarantine rules. Hundreds of women joined yesterday’s action. more men today. Rioters hurled missiles at U S soldiers, injuring two non-commissioned officers as Mexican cavalry dispersed the crowd.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Texas
Juarez
United States
International Bridge
Armed ships issue to be clarified says State Department
Washington reports a new memorandum on arming merchant ships may be issued to guide belligerents and U S port officers though officials stress the act does not turn ships into war vessels. The administration says its interest lies in purpose not weapon type and denies Britain plans to arm vessels with staged Halifax entry.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
United States
Great Britain
American
Halifax
Wilson Pushes Work for Legislative Program
President Wilson returned to the capitol for conferences with Senate and House members on his legislative program.
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Wilson
Associated Press
Washington
Capitol
Senate
House
Birth Control Figures for Trial in Brooklyn Court
Interest in birth control activism shifts to Brooklyn as Mrs. Ethel Byrne serves a hunger strike at Blackwell's Island. Mrs. Margaret Sanger and Miss Fania Mondell face trial for aiding in a birth control clinic, with 500 mothers expected to accompany them to court in baby carriages.
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Associated Press
iNew York
Blackwell’s Island
Ethel Byrne
Special Sessions Court
Brooklyn
Mrs. Byrne
Margaret Sanger
Fania Mondell
Sanger
Miss Mondell
Byrne
Special grand jury probes West Virginia murders
Clay County WV formed a special grand jury to investigate Preston Tanner's murder and a series of related deaths in the area. Mob placards warned seven people to leave the state within 30 days as authorities pursue clues in a case tied to multiple years and missing bodies.
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Clay County
Associated Press
Clay
W. Va
Preston Tanner
Lacy Ann Bogg
Henry Hargis
Italy Seeks Victory to Free Italians From Austrian Rule
Rome dispatch reports Francesco Ruffini declares peace aims require final victory for Italian unity and freedom from Austrian oppression. He links Wilson notes to Italy’s goals and cites Austria Hungary as opposing nationalities, with Italy fighting for complete unity amid ongoing oppression.
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Associated Press
Rome
Paris
Italy
Francesco Ruffini
Wilson
Entente
Europe
Poland
Tisza
Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Balkans
Serbia
Montenegro
Romania
Austria
Bohemia
Wight
Sinking of transport ship reported by admiralty
Berlin reports a transport ship full of troops sunk in the Mediterranean by a German submarine on January 25. The vessel went down in ten minutes.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Tuckertown
Mediterranean
Admirality
Dispatch Contest Ends Tonight with Final Ballot Count
The Dispatch contest ends at 9 PM. Subscriptions and votes must be turned in before then. After sealing the ballot box, judges will open it at 8 PM tomorrow to award the Grand prizes including two automobiles, a building lot, gold, a Victrola, a range, a cabinet, a wrist watch and two diamond rings.
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Cloise
Dispatch
Messrs
J.F. Roache
J. Holmes Davis
Maurice Lipinsky
J. A. Orrell
J. C. Williams
Dispatch Office
Overland Automobile
Ford Automobile
Man
Burns Celebration Planned by Charlotte Scots
Charlotte hosts its first Robert Burns event by the Scottish Association at the Central Hotel Friday night. The program features Scottish songs and music plus an elaborate banquet to honor Scotland's poet on his birth anniversary.
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Charlotte
Robert Burns
Scotland
Charlotte Scottish Association
Central Hotel
Sunk ships reported with crews saved in Atlantic
London telegram says the Norwegian steamer There Sedal of 1 762 tons gross was sunk by a German submarine and its crew arrived at Las Palmas. The Norwegian Donstad of 698 tons gross was also sunk and its captain was taken prisoner. The Russian steamer Egret was believed sunk. The British steamer Matheran of 7 654 tons gross, built in 1906 in Belfast and owned by Brocklebank, had its captain and crew landed after sinking.
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Associated Press
London
Theresedal
Las Palmas
Reuter
Lloyd
Donstad
Egret
Lloyds
Matheran
Belfast
T. and J. Brocklebank
Germany replies on Trevarrack sinking by submarine
Berlin reports the German government has answered the United States ambassador regarding the British steamer Trevarrack. The reply states a German submarine stopped the Trevarrack on November 16, crew abandoned ship, vessels sailed away, then the ship was sunk as a hostile vessel. The Trevarrack, 2098 tons gross, built in 1912 and owned by St Ives.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Sayville
United States
Gerard
Trevarrack
Lloyds Shipping Agency
St. Ives
Five-Story Chauncey Street Blaze Devastates Boston Block
Boston firemen faced a major blaze at Chauncey street and Exeter Place destroying a five story brick building. The loss reached 360000 with two thirds borne by Thomas Kelly Co. nearby structures sustained minor damage from heat and flame. Engines from residential districts aided the downtown force.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Chauncey Street
Exeter Place
Thomas Kelly & Co
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