Entente and German lines clash with heavy losses
Allied and German forces report hard fighting across the western and eastern fronts. French repulsed near Perthes and Verdun, capturing three machine guns and prisoners. German counterattacks repelled near Ypres and in the Meuse region, with substantial enemy losses. Austrian reports claim heavy artillery fighting in Galicia and Poland, with Russian forces repelling attacks and advancing near Tarnow and Przemysl.
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Pagne
Perthes
Welch
Argonne
Les Bourges
Verdun
Xon
Belgium
Nieuport
Yprs
Agitiods
Davenet
Lys
Gise
Aisne
Berry-au- Bac
Meuse
Les Boargnes
Vosges
Lusse
la Weeht
Ypur
Berlin
Army
Champagne
Lesmenile
Combes
Mehting Sit
Sulvern
Mreichsackerkopf
Muenster
Muehbach
Metzerland
Sandernach
Grodno
Suwalki
Kolno
Eney
Lomzaim
Myszyniec
Prezengnuss
Radonz
Vienna
London
Toda
Tarnow
Dunajec
Wyszkow
Galicia
RSLG
Nadworna
Stanislau
Austrians Ordered to Sow Spring Wheat
Venice date lines report Austria issues a decree forcing landowners to plant spring wheat on all available ground with local authorities to supply labor and recover costs from crops. Noncompliance carries heavy fines or imprisonment as the food supply situation worsens amid grain confiscations and fodder shortages. Romania will maintain armed neutrality, with Russia warning not to rely on Rumania’s cooperation.
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Venice
London
Romania
Petrograd
Wondon
Humania
M. Poklovsky-Kozoll
Russia
Rumania
Sminis
Belgium
Rheima
Champagne
Perthes
Les Eperges
Verdun
War Office
Russian
Poland
Tarnow
Dunajec
Carpathian
Galicia
Nadworna
Stanislau
Cettinje
Montenegro
Paris
M. .Pokkevsky-Kozell
Sijes
America stands on the warning given Germany
Washington reports the United States likely will offer no reply to Britain or Germany at present while standing firm on warnings against the destruction of American lives or vessels. Officials read the texts and will study them for any later interpretation. The Wilhelmina case awaits prize court action with a possible brief hearing. Berlin quotes Secretary Daniels denying American warships will convoy merchantmen.
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Washington
United States
British Isles
Great Britain
England
Germany
Great ‘Britain
Belligerents
State Department
Wilhelmina
London
New York
AL G Hays
Ei Helmina
Berlin
Washington Dispatch
Daniels
Kreuz Zeitung
America
Austria urged to satisfy Italy in frontier dispute
Reuters Amsterdam dispatch cites Austrian newspaper urging concessions to Italy to preserve Italian neutrality. The piece notes Vienna would not sacrifice Austria Hungary’s position as a great power, citing recent display of strength against Russia. It mentions a proposed conference among Germany, Austria, and Italy to discuss grievances.
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Forter Zeitung
Austria
Italy
Reuters Amsterdam
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Ac Eet
Germany
London
Thigpen case probe as purse found on path home
Police investigate foul play after Fletcher Thigpen, a young man who vanished Tuesday, left behind a purse containing about 15 to 20 dollars. Detectives found the bag on Lillian avenue between Stewart and Oakhill, along the route he might have used to visit his aunt at 194 Stewart avenue. His father, J Thigpen, says he has no idea where his son went. travel plans to California had been mentioned but funds were lacking.
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Fletcher Thigpen
Jamison
Lillian Avenue
Stewart
Oakhill Avenues
Thigpen
Visi
Third National Bank
Stewart Avenue
Connally Street
California
French Claims Brilliant Successes In Battle Report
Paris reports an official account of recent fighting in Frantey Beighim and Arras Artois Champagne and Argonne. French artillery and Belgian batteries are praised for superior ammunition and energy with bayonet charges and ground gains described. Counterattacks, losses on both sides, and retaken trenches are detailed with emphasis on French infantry progress and sustained operations over several days.
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Paris
Frantey
Beighim
French War Department
Artois
Champagne
Arwonne
4He
of Careney
Arras
Argonne
Baga~ Telle
Eney
Marie Therese
French Women Named for Heroic Services
Paris February 20 three women cited in orders of the day for heroic nursing service. Mme Baccara and Mme De nguante attached to the hospital at uxbuin near Soissons and Mademoiselle Mundwiller of the hospital at St John Dien honored for wartime nursing duties.
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Paris
Mme. Baccara
Mme. Denguante
Uxbuin
Soissons
Madamoiselle Mundwiller
St. John Dien
Teutons protest US submarine work in war
Renewed complaints from German and Austro-Hungarian embassies claim US yards are building submarines and shipping parts to Canada for Britain. Bethlehem Steel chief Schwab reportedly canceled related contracts after a meeting with Bryan. Naval inspectors note submarines at Union Ironworks San Francisco and Fore River Quincy, with delivery after the war. Officials stress no breach of neutrality yet, but government may seek court action if shipyards press ahead.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Canada
England
Bryant
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Union Tron Works
Bryan
Daniels
Union Ironworks
San Francisco
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy
Mass
Great Britain
Schwab
Steel Company
Supreme Court
German Submarine Sinks British Ship Ville de Lille
A German submarine halted the Ville de Lille and ordered its crew to abandon ship. Bombs exploded in the captain’s room and forecastle, sinking the vessel. the German commander later towed sailors to safety, while supplying the captain with first aid and boots. Marine insurance in New York edged up slightly despite the war zone decree as ships head toward Europe. The Lusitania crossed to New York from Liverpool under British flag after a wary voyage amid submarine fears and rough seas.
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Barfidur
Ville de Lille
Barfieur
Marine Insurance
New York
Germany
Marine
Ratea
Pinte
Kronpring Wilhelm
Europe
Nieuw Amsterdam
St.Louis
Tuscania
Minnehaha
Verendyk
Rochambeau
Mersey
Liverpool
Dow
Bread ticket regime begins in Berlin today
Berlin residents prepare to receive bread tickets under a new regime starting tomorrow. Bread commissions issue the tickets, required to reach households by tomorrow or residents will go without bread.
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Berlin
Vie
London
Brothers shoot man to save father at Grady Hospital
A. W. Hood of 198 Atlanta Avenue died at Grady Hospital after his son C. J. Hood shot him in the groin to stop an attack on the wife and father. C. J. Hood was arrested. bond set at $200 by uncle D. F. Hood. Trial slated for Monday. Hood expected to recover.
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A. W. Hood
Atlanta , Avenue
Grady
Hos ‘Ital
C. J. Hood
Hoods
Hooda
David
Grady Hospital
Rink
D. F. Hood
Oakdale
Hood
Mexican Priests Held for Ransom in Mexico City
Washington reports say 180 priests arrested by General Obregon in Mexico City are detained in the national palace. Carranza officials demand 500000 pesos. Spaniards among the priests allegedly face expulsion, natives held in captivity. Consul Canada to appeal to Carranza. railway links restored after disruption. Villa reports further west coast advances, 13000 Villa troops vs Carranza 12000 near Zagúil a. casualties claimed by both sides. Silliman arrives at Vera Cruz to resume duties as Wilson’s confidential agent to Carranza.
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Washington
Carranza
Mexico
Bryan
Canada
Vera Cruz
General Carranza
General Obregon
Mexico City
National Palace
Villa
Zagula
Juarea-Il Paso
Chihuahua
Carraqza
Coahuila
Duvald West
Wilson
George C. Caro
State Department
General Villa
Chihuahuaty
Villas
Ssilliman
John RF. Silliman
StHllman
Two Women Shot Dead in Newark Quarrel
Miss Hattie Reeves, a stenographer, and Mrs. Mary Clark were killed in their Newark apartment after a quarrel with Hiram E. Craig, a salesman. Craig was seriously wounded and police say he shot the two women and attempted suicide. Mrs. Clark, from the floor below, ran upstairs to investigate the shots.
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Newark
N. J
Hattie Reeves
Mary Clark
Miss Reeves
Hiram E. Craig
Craig
Tragedy Near Jonesboro Ends in Double Homicide Suicid e
In Jonesboro Arkansas on February 20 eight year old daughter and wife were shot dead by John H Darr 66 a planter living six miles south of town before he turned the gun on himself Police suspect temporary insanity in the deadly sequence leaving the community shocked and grieving.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Johin H. Darr
Here
Darr
French Hospital Corps Captured by Germans
Reports from Vilna near the Russian frontier state the Vilna French hospital corps was captured by German forces. Chief Surgeon Chesson and most of the staff were taken prisoner while Manager Richard and Dr Kopp were absent. The corps had served at the front since war start, earning praise for their urgent medical detachments under fire.
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Petrograd
London
Vilna
Richard
Kopp
Chesson
War News Briefs From Fronts and Skirmishes Across Europe
Reports summarize bombardment of the Dardanelles by British and Mediterranean fleets, German losses at Ossowetz, and a German submarine torpedoing a British coaster off the Irish coast. Cannonading continues along Belgium to Rheims, with Allied gains near Perthes and Verdun. Austrian raids in Polish territories and bombings near Montenegro are noted, as is Romania’s cautious stance with respect to Russia.
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Dardanelles
Ossowetz
Lomza
Russian Poland
Irish Sea
Liverpool
Straits
Ossowety
Cambank
Linas Point
How Germany insulted ambassador Gerard
New York February 20. H Rivington Pyne private secretary to Ambassador Gerard aboard the Lusitania confirms a Berlin theater incident where Americans were berated for using English. A German in the box shouted, was told to sit down as Americans spoke. The offender was ejected and apologies offered by theater staff and Berlin officials. Pyne added there was no serious food shortage seen in Berlin at his departure.
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New York
H. Rivington Pyne
Gerard
Berlin
Germany
England
Pyne
Berlin Return Hint as War Era Confidence Grows
Fragmentary note says advanced mood amid theater activity and restaurant patronage. It mentions Germans feeling confident about success and that Dary Pyne expects to return to Berlin in a few weeks.
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Dar.y Pyne
Berlin
Congress asked to pay union penalty for Sherman law ruling
Washington February 20 Alan B Harker Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor asked the house appropriations committee for 290000 to pay the Sherman law judgment against the Danbury hatters recently affirmed by the Supreme Court. They argued Congress never intended the anti trust laws should apply to labor unions and it was misworded to do so.
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Washington
Alan B. Harker
Samuel
Ompers
Frank Morrison
Amercan Federation of Labor
House Appropriations Committee
Danbury Hatteras
Supress
Congress
Brom o Quinine Ad Claims Mold Cure In One Day
An old ad promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE with the promise of curing mold in one day. It urges callers to provide the full name and look for the signature BE. W. GROVE and prices the remedy at 25 cents.
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BE. W. Grove
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