Bodies of Germans picked up in sea may mean naval battle
A Gothenburg received dispatch from Stockholm reporting many German sailor bodies recovered, likely from a warship. London said eight British anti submarine craft were sunk by enemy destroyers in the Dover Straits, seven drifters and a trawler. The destroyers then returned northward. Berlin said torpedo youths attacked guarded English channel forts, with a large armed flotilla destroyed.
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Stockholm
Gothenburg
Morning Post
Straits of Dover
Admiralty
Dover
Atraita
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Jamie Murray
Clover Bank
W. Elliott
Cosmon
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Veracity
Chris
Berlin
The
Adniralty Today
Torpedo Youth
English Channel
Rane
Dover Bombarded by Enemy Submarine
London reports an enemy submarine bombarded Dover early this morning. The attack ended after about thirty rounds. One child was killed and three men one woman and three children injured. Property damage was slight.
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London
Dover
Sinking of Minsk Fires Up Atlantic Port Rescue Effort
A fire in the Minsk steamship at an Atlantic port forced firemen to open a seacock, causing the vessel to sink in the mud near the pier. The ship carried Red Cross stores and cotton, with estimated losses around 300,000.
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Atlantic
Minsk
Oss
Red Cross
Funeral of Sir Cecil Spring Rice Attended in Ottawa
Representatives from France and the United States, along with British embassy staff in Washington, attended the Ottawa funeral of Sir Cecil Spring Rice. Services were held at the time of the new government demarcation, with officials announcing changes to military pay.
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Sir Cecil Spring-Rice
Ottawa
United States
Washington
Cecil Spring- Rice
Ten More Names Added to the Dead on Tuscania
War Department lists eighty known dead on the Tuscania with new partial official names. The latest telegram adds ten previously unreported identities including Franklin A. Church of Providence Rhode Island and others from Marineville Pennsylvania Plainfield Wisconsin Texas Arkansas and Texas. The total known dead rises to 174 with this official release.
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Tuscania
Washington, D. C
Hight
New England
Franklin A. Church of
Clean Bargerstock
Marineville
Russell F. Bennett
Plainfield
Wis
Franklin A. Church
Providence
R. T
William A. Dinter
Cuore
Tex
Henry Oxford
Turnsville
James F. Sparkman
Kell M. Williams
Glenwood
Ark
James Wood
Yantin
Canadian Women May Get Ballot
Ottawa reports the government announced a plan to extend the franchise to Canadian women as an established policy. It stated woman suffrage would be an established fact before the next election.
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Ottawa
No Extensive Troop Parades Planned in Washington
Washington Feb 18 rail freight congestion and the need to move the last contingent of natl forces will prevent extensive soldier parades in cities for Washington's birthday, Director General McAdoo said today.
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Washington, D. C
McAdoo
Death of William Douglass in Northfield
Waterbury news reports the death of William Douglass after a short illness with peritonitis in Northfield. formerly of Waterbury, born in Concord, son of Albert and Harriet Douglass, married to Etta Houston. widow of Etta and mother of Raymond, Guernsey, Albert, and William A Jr. Survived by his mother Mrs. Sw Guptill and Edward Chesley. brother-in-law to local families. He had built an insurance business in Northfield and recently worked for Strout Real Estate.
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Waterbury
H. Douglass
William Douglass
Northfield
Tle
Concord
Albert If Harriet (Sanderson) Douglas
Etta Houston
Raymond
Douglass
Miss Davis
Guernsey
Albert
William A. Jr
Raymond Douglass
Comcord
Guptil
Ire
Edward Chesley
Douglans
Duiglaas
Waterbury Women Seriously Ill After Hospital Fire
Two Waterbury women, Mrs Abbie Crossfield and Mrs Kerd, were reported in critical condition after a blaze at the residents. Celia The, though unnamed, had been hospitalized yesterday and remained in a precarious state today in the city.
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Waterbury
Abbie
New Machine Company Faces Brattleboro Manufacturing Push
The Nations Machine On.te of Brattleboro files articles of incorporation with the secretary of state to establish manufacturing operations in Brattleboro. The plan includes producing various machinery at the Brattleboro site, signaling a local industrial expansion and potential job creation.
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Nations
Brattleboro
Secretary of State
Americans Hit By Gas Bomb Attack In France
With the American Army in France, February 16. German forces launched an unsuccessful gas shell attack against American trenches. The bombardment lasted about two hours with fumes lingering afterward. One American was wounded by a shell while anti gas measures and air power kept losses minimal. German planes made repeated attempts to cross the lines but were repelled by anti aircraft fire and American squadrons.
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France
British Enlistments in U S Hit 19000 in War Drive
Chicago reports more than 19,000 British subjects in the United States have enlisted or are set to join the British and Canadian forces. A reciprocal draft pact with the U S and Canada will place British and Canadian subjects in the U S on equal footing with native Americans, ages 20 to 40, with 60 days to enlist after joining. The drive aims to double enlistments before the draft takes effect, aided by four minute men and patriotic campaigns worldwide.
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Chicago
United States
Great Britain
Canada
England
W. A White
Congress
Draf
United Kingdom
General White
State Councils of Defense
White
Pri
Three Business Buildings Burned in Town Fire
A fire destroyed three business buildings in the town today. Investigators say the blaze started at a drug store and spread to adjacent structures. Fire units battled the flames for hours, with authorities estimating significant property damage and potential investigations underway.
United Brotherhood Appeals to Wilson Over Shipyard Strike
New York February 16 officials of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners announce an appeal to President Wilson to intervene in the shipyard workers strike. They claim about five percent of New York district workers are striking with 7000 to 8000 affected. The union seeks a compromise while Hutchinson says he cannot order a return to work and hopes government action will settle grievances. Baltimore leaders report friction as John Ferguson faces refusal and assault while urging an end to the strike.
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Wilson
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Key
Tiny
Atlantic
Pace
Stiys
William L. Hutchinson
Baltimore
John HL. Ferguson
Baltimore Federation of Labor
Washington
Tixton
Ferguson
Hip Carpenters’ and Joiners
Montag
Officials Confer Over The Strike In Shipyards
Washington reports officials from the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the Adjustment Board met with Assistant Secretary Roosevelt today over shipyard strikes. AL Hutcheson demanded returning to work in eastern yards, seeking guaranteed working conditions, while leaders urged all unions to submit disputes to the adjustment board.
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Washington, D.C
Hurley
The
Shipping Board
General Plex
Emergency Feet Corporation
V. Everett Macy
Later
Adjustment Board
Roosevelt
Navy
Harley
Sagtee Mest
AL. Hutcheson
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Doiners
Hutcheson
Wien
Tmeaenge
Union Offiule
Sixteen Men Leave Montpelier For Military Service
Sixteen young men departed Montpelier on the noon train to report for military service after passing draft examinations. Most are from Washington and Grange counties. Families and officials gathered at the station as the Montpelier Board of Trade and local safety forces saw them off with a farewell dinner and flags. Neal A. Cheney and S. I. Steems led groups to their assigned camps and forts, including Oglethorpe Fort Carroll and Camp Greene, with charges for arrangements and transport.
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Montpelier
South
Lass
Washington County
Grange County
Hed Cram
Public Safety
Fort Cylrthorpe
Rush to Move Coal to New England in Addition to Regular Order
The fuel administration announced increased coal shipments to New England from Hampton Roads after conferring with the Navy Department. The extra tonnage supplements the 300 tons daily New England allocation and aims to speed fuel movement by rail and water amid improving transportation conditions.
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Washington, D.C
New England
Hampton Heads
Navy Department
Longtime Waterbury Resident Dies in Colbyville
Byron Edwards aged 78 died at his Colbyville home from hardening of the arteries after a four week illness. Born Belvidere November 17 1856 he was the son of Rev Henry Richardson Edwards and Asenath Wiswell Edwards. He married Arabella Bassett at North Hyde Park and lived in Waterbury for 40 years. Survived by widow five children nine grandchildren and two brothers A F Edwards Waterbury and George Edwards Burlington. Funeral arrangements include services at his house Monday afternoon and at the Congregational church chapel.
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Byron Edwards
Colbyville
Benn
Mr. Edwards
Belvidere
Henry Richardson Edwards
Asenath (Wiswell) Edwards
North Hyde Park
Arabella
Davia
Congregational Church
Moretown Man Dies After Grinding Machine Accident
Moretown resident Frank Belding died at Heaton hospital in Montpelier after injuries from his gasoline-driven grinding machine. He was 15 years old, son of David and Hannah Belding, married to Lasting Spear, and survived by a nephew and other relatives. He was a known neighbor in the community.
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Moretown
Frank Belding
Heaton Hospital
Montpelier
Hile Jeg
Mr. Helding
Dasvid
Hannah
Drew) Nelding
Lasting
Gilman) Spear
More Town
David Turner
Duxbury
Belding
Spaulding Sophomores Stage Miles Prim Play
Spaulding high school sophomores presented Miles Prim a schoolroom comedy before a large audience directed by Miss Eva Smith. Proceeds benefit the YMCA fund. After the Burlington Spaulding basketball game a chapel dance raised further funds. The cast included Helen Roscoe Lucy Welle Gladys Rowell Corvin Eastman Beatrice Papin Catherine Sullivan Lena Valli Hugo Morgan Irene Miller Kathleen Brown William Park Harold Black Leslie Ladd Aldo Poletti Charles Bianchim Laurence Gant Stuart Carson and Fiorino Ronea.
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Beatrice Papin
Catherine Sullivan
Lena Valli
Hoe Morgan
Irene Miller
Kathleen Brown
William Park
Harold Black
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Aldo Poletti
Charles Bianehil
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Fiorino Ronea
Barre Red Cross gifts boost Goose Green fundraising drive
Barre Vermont Red Cross members accept a Holstein heifer gift from W. B. House and J. F. Benjamin of Berlin and appeal Goose Green neighbors for support. A follow up pledge outlines plans to dispose of the calf to aid relief funds as local residents await a decision.
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John F. Benjamin
Berlin
Senate
Barre Red Cross
W. A. Drew
Red Cross
Mvssie
Hate
Benjamin
Goose Green
Grum
Drew
Barre
Merera
EB. House
John WF. Benjamin
Red Cross Society
Sam
Barte
Messrs. i. B. House
John
F. Benjamin Berlin
Bai Ag
Smallpox Case Traced to North Main Apartment
A smallpox case has been diagnosed in a North Main Street apartment in the B. Tomasi block. A strict quarantine is in effect for exposed persons while authorities seek a detention house. The patient, 37 year old Daniel Houghton, recently from Maine, developed suspicious symptoms a week ago and is under medical supervision.
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B. Tomasi
North Main Street
Aldermanic Health Committee
Daniel Houghton
Barre
Maine
J. W. Stewart
City Health Cwner
Houghton
Montpelier Board Plans Card System Change in Sugar Ration
The Montpelier price in board moves to abandon the old card system for sugar distribution and seeks copies of the cards and guidance from Barre city clerk. The board will raise the issue with the Montpelier city council next week to gain cooperation. Suspicion of boarding in Montpelier prompts careful review.
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Montpelier
Barre
Montpelier City
Etromg
Montpeter
Cut in Sugar Price Maintains Half-Pound Weight Per Person
Sugar price is reduced next week while the quantity per person stays at one half pound. The schedule shows sales will be at a unit price, with limits set at nine and a half pounds per person.
Thirteen Candidates Initiated at Advent Calvary Meeting
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Calvary gathering at dawn with names including Frank J Martie and others from Barrelos, Princes of Jerusalem, and Advent Calvary crew. The entry notes a retirement or award event, with six attendees listed.
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Advent Calvary
Princes of Jerusalem
Seerrige
Frank J Martie
Barrelos
Fourth Ward Nomination Contests Highlight Barre Caucuses
In Barre last night fourth ward caucus saw Duncan McMillan Jr win the aldermanic nomination with 44 of 63 votes while Charles Gallagher took 19 and W T Calder was named school commissioner by acclamation. In ward two J A Healy secured reelection nomination with Dr William McFarland for school commissioner also approved by acclamation. Sixth ward caucus yielded unanimous support for Alderman Henry Alexander ahead of re-election as well as Calder declining further terms. The event featured orderly proceedings, quick adjournments, and several spoke in favor of economy and retrenchment.
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Barre
Duncan McMillan, Jr
Charles . Gallagher
William T. Calder
J. A. Healy
Childs
William McVarland
Henry Alexander
Dunean McMillan
W. T. Calder
William Stephens
Muncan McMillan, Jr
William Blackmarn
George Brown
Charles R. Gallagher
Tuilloting
Theelere
Messrs. Blackmore
Brown
Forrest Chaples
Willian W. Russetl
Rusdell
Owurne
William Barclay
Healy
Alexander Duncan
William McFarland
Snecred
City Court Town
Enveys
Arthur J. Campbell
F. M. Kempton
Alderman Alexander
W. H L.ager
Reynolds Nomination Filed For Mayor In Independent Bid
Reynolds an independent candidate for mayor had nomination papers filed at the city clerk's office after signatures were gathered to place the name on the ticket Mash 5. Mayor Glynon secured the nomination in the citizen's caucus Thursday night. Charles R. Gallagher said he would file for alderman if filing remains open. Signatories included Dr. W. Stewart Elwin I. Scent B A Hoar C F Miler Dr 0 8 Barr A J Burke and others.
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Reynolds
Glynon
Eligible Women Vote in Barre Municipal Election
About 600 eligible women in Barre may vote in the upcoming municipal election. The count of women aged 21 or older who pay taxes is about half, with Vermont law of 1937 allowing eligible taxpayers to vote in town and city elections. The text outlines residency and town meeting voting rules for women taxpayers in Barre.
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Barre
Agitthier
Cemen
Burtingtos
Bart Land
Vermont
Polimary
Tres Town
Rand
Wieshaer Wales
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