Italians Open New Push On Asiago Front In Winter War
Reports say Austro German forces halted a midwinter Italian assault on the Asiago plateau. Berlin confirms a violent artillery clash in the Setti Communi area near Col Del Rosso between Asiago and the Brenta. Meanwhile Trotzky returns to BrestLitovsk talks with Bolshevik backing but opposed to a separate peace. London reports a Graziwan raid in London city with several attackers killed and captured.
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Setti- Communi
Col del Rosso
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Trotzky
Iondorn
Turkish Warship Sultan Yavuz Selim Returns Unharmed
Amsterdam reports the Turkish cruiser Sultan Yavuz Selim formerly the German Goeben reached Constanța harbor in good condition after surviving Entente air attacks. Telegrams via Ber entered, noting only minor damage to funnel plating and two small hatches, with no serious impairment evident.
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Amsterdam
Sultan Yavuz Selim
Goeben
Constant Rople
Constan- Konle Senday
Merons
Entente Air- Ma
British War Note Mentions Dardanelles and Goeben
Fragmentary report from London last night notes developments at noon Sunday regarding naval actions near the Dardanelles. The Goeben’s status and events involving German forces are referenced amid wartime tensions and official statements.
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Fane
Sditan Yawuz
Nagara Point
Dardanelles
London
Railroads Prepare to Fight Floods in thawing regions
Washington dispatch reports railroad officials ordered preparations to combat floods as warm weather raises river levels. Crews will shift to protect stations and key lines in Tennessee and Kentucky, with workers transferred to reinforce flood defenses along threatened stretches.
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Washington
Aduitratio
NerOe
Etnaa
Kentucky
Ttation
Betas
Ice Lined River Flood Destroys Paducah Packet Fleet
Descending ice gorges on the Tennessee and Ohio rivers swept away the winter fleet of packets and other craft from moorings in Paducah harbor. Reports from Metropolis Illinois described packets standing on end as the floe passed. Officials estimate damage could exceed 200000 in a worst case if all craft are lost.
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Paducah
Tennessee
Ohio
Metropolis
Government Turmoil Deepens as German Confidence Vote Fails
Reichstag refuses to vote confidence in Hertling government amid strikes talk in Berlin and rising unrest. Emperor William warns of a decisive year while Finland revolts backed by Bolsheviks and Finland Russia tensions widen. Bolshevik actions threaten Romania and Ukraine amid regional upheaval.
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William
Reichstag
Kaempf
von Hertling
Belgium
Berlin
Amsterdam
Finland
Petrograd
Rumania
Lenine
Stcherbatcheff
Red Guard
Explosion Wrecks Marquette Alcohol Plant Causing Heavy Damage
An explosion and fire at the Pioneer Iron Furnace Company alcohol refining plant in Marquette Michigan caused about 100000 in damage. Initial reports suggested casualties but daylight showed likely no deaths and two injuries amid ongoing firefighting and uncertain cause.
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Marquette
Mich
Pioneer Iron Furnace Company
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company
Cleveland
United States
Company
Ray mond Named Controller of Shipping for New York Port
H H Raymond, president of the Clyde and Mallory steamship lines, is appointed by the shipping board controller of shipping to oversee all traffic entering and leaving the port of New York.
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Washington
H. H. Raymond
Clyde and Mallory Steamship Lines
Shipping Board
New York
United States and Sweden Agree to Charter Swedish Ships
Preliminary agreement reached between United States and Sweden to charter Swedish ships for U S use mainly in South American trade as reported by London dispatches.
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Washington
United State
Sweden
London
United States
Merchants seek 10 to 20 percent rate hike across routes
Washington January 29 The Merchants and Miners Transportation Company applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for higher class and commodity rates ranging 10 to 20 percent between Jacksonville and Savannah and between Baltimore and Philadelphia. The proposed increase on cotton is 10 cents per 200 pounds.
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Washington
Merchants and Miner Transportation Company
Interstate Comme Commission
Jacksonville
Sevannah
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York Faces Coal Shortage Amid Snow Storm
New York coal supply strained as 5 men over and heavy snow and sleet halted movement of fuel. Officials fear relief delays amid forecasts of more snow. Freight traffic disrupted by drifts. ice blockade on harbor worsened to its worst in 30 years.
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New York
National Fuel Administration
Sherbor
Railroad Bill Amended by Senate Committee
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee voted 7 to 6 to amend the Administration Bill to require the government to relinquish control over the railroads within one year after the war ends.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Million and a Half Men Ready This Year
Washington reports Secretary Baker will amplify his claim that over half a million U S soldiers will be in France early this year and a million more ready by year end. The Senate Military Committee plans cross examination and continues push for central war authority via a war cabinet and a munitions director. Chamberlain says the war cabinet bill will be voted again before Senate reporting. Names of officers named in letters about neglect will be published and referred to Baker for review.
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Washington
Baker
America
Senate Military Committee
France
Howard E. Coffin
Aircraft ‘Board
Liberty Motor
Senate
Chamberlain
War Cabinet
War Organization
Fatal Eggnog Party in Muskogee Claimed Seven Lives
Seven people died and two others were expected to die after an eggnog party in Muskogee Oklahoma on Sunday. A score of attendees were reported ill as authorities investigated the poisoning incident.
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Muskogee
Oklo
Gohol
Charges Teuton With Violating Terms Of Truce
The War Department announced that Germany is evading the Russian truce by withdrawing troops from the Eastern front and transferring them to the Western front. German troops on the Russian front are sent home on furloughs then reassigned to Western recruiting stations and regiments.
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Germany
War Department
General Staff
United States Army
Juan
Ice Blockade Edges Toward Pittsburgh as River Rises
Reports from the Weather Bureau indicate the Monongahela River rapidly rising from Fairmont West Virginia as heavy ice moats form. Officials expect ice to reach Pittsburgh tonight, prompting precautionary measures to protect river craft and resume coal trade and employment once the river opens.
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Pittsburgh
Weather Bureau
Monongahela
Fairmont
W. Va.worth
Tennessee River Rising Flood Worsens in Knoxville
The Tennessee River at Knoxville rose 10.5 feet above the floor mark and kept rising. Low land crops suffered, small boats and buildings near the river were submerged, and tributaries above the city were out of banks after recent heavy snows and rains.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Folk resigns as IC C chief counsel to join St. Louis chamber
Joseph W. Folk former Missouri governor and longtime Interstate Commerce Commission chief counsel announces resignation to become counsel for the St. Louis chamber of commerce. The move shifts leadership roles in regional business circles and federal regulatory advisory.
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Folk
St. Louis
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Interstate Commitrce Commission
Smuts Examines German Colonial Aims at London Lecture
General J C Smuts argued that Germany seeks a vast East and Central African empire to power world conquest with naval bases and a standing army. He contrasted Britain’s pacific colonial policy with Germany’s expansionist aims and warned against Prussian militarism spreading across continents.
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London
J. C. Smuts
Royal Geographical Society
East Africa
Germany
Lake Chad
Zambesi River
Smuts
Atlantic
Indian
Africa
Great Britain
Pacific
Bolshevik Government Breaks With Rumania
Petrograd report from the semi official Rewa agency says the Bolshevik government will break diplomatic relations with Rumania after the detention of the minister failed to halt the Romanian offensive. The Council of Peoples Commissaries orders expulsion of Romanian representatives and seizure of the open literary reserve in Moscow. General Risherbetehet is declared a rebel and outlawed.
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Petrograd
Rewa
Rumania
Council of Peoples Commissaries
Moscow
Rumenian Front
Risherbetehet
British Machines One Raider Brought Down
A raid by British forces destroyed a raider with crew casualties reported. remaining crew no report of further deaths. The incident occurred in the Atlantic theater with minimal details on location and exact units.
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Downfil Plaines
Air raid toll reported in London deaths rise
London officials report forty seven killed and 160 injured in last night's air raid with official confirmation.
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London
London Air Raids Report Two Waves Over Coast And City
About 15 airplanes took part in two nighttime raids with four or five reaching London. One raider fell in flames at 10 000 feet with all crew burned. British pilots returned safely. Bombs were dropped on the Isles of Thanet and Sheppey and in areas east of London between 9 and 10 p m. Later raids over Essex produced more bomb drops with a two pilot firefight over the sea and another aircraft set ablaze. Authorities said full lists of casualties and aircraft were published when complete.
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London
Kent
Thanet
Sheppey
Thamestuary
Essex
Flying Corps
Train wreck attempt near Anniston shocks Birmingham
Officials report an alleged plot to wreck a train near Anniston involving soldiers from New Jersey units. Eleven soldiers have been arrested as authorities investigate the incident and the railway line was disrupted briefly.
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Ala
Anniston
New Jersey
Land
Guard Seizes Copenhagen Controlling Helsingfors Dispatch
A brief report from Copenhagen datelined January 29 states the guard has gained full control over the city as Helsingfors receives a Stockholm dispatch. The terse item notes a swift shift in authority with limited details.
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Helsingfors
War Aid Enterprises Creation and Support Efforts
A brief note outlines efforts to aid wartime enterprises through creation and support activities. It mentions organizing resources and coordinating local involvement to bolster production and logistics for the war effort.
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