Wilson prepared to declare virtual state of war with Germany
President Wilson likely to signal a virtual state of war with Germany within forty eight hours as reports say the Vigilancia was sunk and American lives were lost. Cabinet will discuss new emergency measures and a possible extra session of Congress to protect American commerce and rights.
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White House
Bpmcial Cline
Washington
Wilson
United States
Germany
Plymouth
Hainois
Memphis
Congress
Navy Department
Daniels
Annapolis
Great Britain
France
Lansing
McAdoo
William Denman
Federal Shipping Board
Comprehensive Plains
Berlin Reports Raid Not Known at London
Berlin reports a Zeppelin raid on London lasting about ninety minutes. The War Office says bombs were dropped successfully and the airships returned safely. The report comes via London and notes the attack occurred in the evening.
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Berlin
London
Herlin
War Office
Zeppelin raid reports reach London no casualties
London dispatches from southeastern towns say Zeppelins penetrated about twenty five miles inland but caused no important damage. Several bombs fell in rural districts while no casualty reports have reached London.
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London
General Maude Chases Turks in Mesopotamia Action
From London notes General Maude’s British troops crossed the Dial river and took the village of Hehriz and part of Hakubah on the left bank. The enemy withdrew toward Khanikan as Bakubah, a prosperous town about twenty five miles northeast of Baghdad, served as a supply center.
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London
Mesopotamia
Maude
Dial
Hehriz
Hakubah
Khanikan
Pakubah
German War Casualties Total Reaches 4 148 163
London report states February German casualties total 60 471 including killed wounded sick prisoners and missing. Overall German losses since start of war reach 4 148 145 excluding navy and colonies.
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London
Hst
HUNT ATTEMPT 1 o HOW FRAUD WO NOT EXIT
A Phoenix report describes a governor race rebuttal over alleged fraud in Douglas precinct Noe. Inspector A C Pearson testified about his vacation and memory gaps while witnesses Pete Nelson Robert Carlisle and H H Hart prepared to testify next. Hart led ballot alterations claims and will be called in the morning.
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Morpaung
BPE Ag T
Phoenix
Ariz
Douglas Precinct
Noe
Govermor Campbell
A. C. Pearson
Pete Nelson
Robert Carlisle
H. H. Hart
Tomoerrow
Hart
Devastation of Davage Soldiers Marks Kaiser Retreat
French towns left mostly bare walls as German forces retreat. Destruction accompanies German withdrawal across occupied territories.
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Kaiser
Allied War News From Front Amid Turkish and French Scenes
Witness reports rapid French advances marching through villages like Nesle and Roye, with plunder and destruction, civilians joyful yet scarred. The piece notes German retreat, wrecked streets, and refugees while Paris presses for stronger Allied war effort and broader suffrage moves in Russia.
British Officers Casualties February 1914 War Office Report
Casualty lists show Britain’s February losses: 417 officers killed, 881 wounded, 2 missing, totaling 1,285. Since war start, officers lost 56,365: 16,879 killed or died of wounds, 36,021 wounded, 5,465 missing.
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London
Associated Press
War Office
Russian Provisional Government Flags Crisis After Inefficiency
A government statement declares Russia near disaster due to inefficiency and weak czarist authority. The Provisional Government urges reforms and stresses urgency as the country faces mounting instability.
Hookworm Infection Spreads Among Southern Troops at Camp Wilson
A special board reports hookworm illness among troops stationed at Camp Wilson San Antonio Texas. About 3 000 examined reveal roughly 5 percent of Alabama cavalry 24 percent of First Mississippi and 6 percent of Fourth Texas infantry infected. Guardsmen resisting treatment placed under guard. remaining cases to be cleared in days.
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Mohming Journal
San Antonis
Tex
Camp Wilson
Alabama Cavalry
Tejas
Chancellor calls for equality across the nation
Von Bethmann-Hollweg argues the country can win only if all people are treated as equals. He urges sweeping reforms to ensure equal rights and opportunity for every citizen amid calls for social change.
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von Bethmann-Hollwee
Working Classes to Have More Freedom
Berlin dispatch reports Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg urging equal rights and broader participation for all in state work after the war. He pledges internal reform, a liberal, representative Prussian government, and a strong foreign policy guided by democratic principles.
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London
Reuters Petrograd
Russia
Jassin
Duma
Oid
Inah
GPEC
Berlin
Bayville
von Bethmann-Holl- Weg
Prussia
von Bethmann-Hollweg
House of Lords
Weather Digest for Denver to New Mexico Border
Denver weather report notes Tuesday and Wednesday fair with little temperature change. Twenty four hour summary ends at 6 pm shows maximum 41 degrees minimum 27.5, 6 pm temperature 40, west wind and clear conditions.
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Denver
New Mexico
Unclear wartime reflection on inner difficulties
The fragment speaks of war shaping the people’s sons and facing unforeseen inner challenges whose importance cannot be foreseen.
Vigilancia Sinks In Torpedo Attack No Warning Given
Plymouth reports 15 American lives lost when the steamer Vigilancia was torpedoed by a German sub. Captain Frank A. Middleton and survivors reached the mainland. no warning observed, crews of 43 sent into lifeboats with 25 men lost to the sea.
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Frank A. Middleton
Morning Journal
Plymouth
Eng
Lidi
Neil P. North
Sineer
Carl Adchaide
New York
Associated Press
Middleton
Visilancia
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Visitancia
Denmark
Adcholde
moMoney
Glamans Pressed by French Forces Across Broad Front
Allied dispatch reports Glamans are pursued by French and allied troops along a broad front. One hundred villages are reported occupied with analysts predicting the Teutons will not make a stand for two days.
Bitter Fighting Near Verdun Intensifies Air War
Reports say heavy combat persists in the Verdun area with frequent air battles. French forces claim Allied planes are downing German units as the Kaiser's air effort continues.
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Verdun
British Advance Pushes With Forty Villages Taken In France
London reports a rapid British advance in France with cavalry and advanced guards driving enemy rear guards. The pursuit continued today and ground gained ranged from two to eight miles as forty more villages fell into British hands.
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London
France
French Troops Advance Occupy Twenty More Towns
Paris reports French troops have occupied about twenty additional villages and small towns in their advance on retreating German forces. They push beyond Ham on the Somme and Chauny on the Oise, drawing nearer to the St. Quentin Laon line.
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Paris
Ham
Somme
Chauny
Oise
St. Quentin- Laon
French Advance Reclaims Wide Front Amid German Retreat
Allied forces push along a forty mile front from Switzerland to the sea recapturing towns and hundreds of villages as German lines retreat. General Neville leads rapid French advance toward Lille and the basic defensive line. losses cited include 100 villages and other gains along the Ham Nesle axis with heavy fighting near Avocourt and Dead Man Hill.
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Guiscard
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Nesse
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