Big Guns Warn of Gigantic Battles in Frontline Action
London dispatch notes rising military activity from the North Sea to the Swiss frontier as American British and French forces clash with German troops. American artillery repels a German surprise attack while trenches and lines shift. Beaucourt Verdun Aisne and Ypres sectors see heavy fighting with raids and air battles continuing.
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North Sea
London
Germain Lunes
Teutons
Ths
Aisne
Verdun
Beaumont
Beaucourt
Baden
Pris
Armentieres
Ypres
France
Heatless Day Continued Amid Severe Winter Strain
Washington authorities announce that despite sharp cold, the heatless Monday program cannot be abandoned this time as the nation faces a severe winter energy shortage and strained power generation facilities.
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Washington
Paterson Named to Lead YMCA Work in France
Robert G. Paterson, previously rejected for army service due to a physical disability, has risen to a leadership role and is now appointed to supervise the American YMCA work in France.
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Robert G. Patreon
France
War Toll Ignored By German Debate Says Segite
A Soviet ally report states that Germany suffered about 1,300,000 dead and many more incapacitated amid the war. A Socialist member told the Biwarhia diet that broader casualties and costs must be faced and debated in dispatches received here.
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Aurich
Germany
Segite
Mecarddoy
Shortage Caused by Faulty Distribution Report
An informal preliminary Senate subcommittee report investigated a shortage blamed on faulty distribution. The inquiry aimed to identify causes and assign responsibility within government and industry.
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Washington
Senate
Wihel
United States plans to move troops with neutral ships
Washington announces a plan to cut nonessential imports to free ships for troop transport to France. Secretary Daniels says 500,000 American troops could reach France early this year, with neutral tonnage replacing American ships in nonhazardous trades. The government may seize or repurpose sailing ships to boost supply lines while prioritizing military needs.
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Washington
Daniels
Navy
France
Baker
Senate Military Committee
United States
Wilson Takes Up Shipping Problem in White House Talk
President Wilson personally examined the shipping challenge at a Tuesday conference with BE Hurley, focusing on tonnage for troop and supply movement, the government shipbuilding program, allies' ships, and European central negotiations. He showed interest in cutting imports by about half to free American vessels for trans Atlantic service.
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Washington
Wilson
BE. N. Hurley
May ship men to England for training in British system
General Bliss proposes moving 150 American battalions through British training camps to front lines in Flanders due to ship shortages. The plan would divert units to British ports, then transfer them to General Pershing's army, accelerating some troops to the Hithag front while American debarkation ports in France remain congested.
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Washington
France
Bliss
United States
Supreme War Council
Flanders
General Pershing
Berlin War Conference Reports Unclear Wireless Dispatches
Telegrams from Berlin describe a series of talks among high leaders including the German emperor and crown prince with the Bulgarian premier and Austro Hungarian foreign minister. Reports say questions were resolved, with ongoing conferences planned for the day and Austrian food controller Perr Hoefer arriving to press for food aid.
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Somlone
Berlin
Perr Hoefer
Atatin
House Agriculture Committee Considers $50 Million Farm Relief
The committee on Monday began consideration to appropriate 50 million dollars for relief of farmers mostly in the northwest unable to finance this year's wheat crop.
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Washington
Northwest
Puts Ban on New Homes During War Urges Public
Washington appeals to the public not to build new homes during the war unless the need is urgent to save capital material and labor for essential war enterprises. Issued by Secretary McAdoo.
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Washington
Lin Heen
McAduo
Navy Eyes No Change in Strategy After Tuscania Sinking
Washington officials express satisfaction at unofficial reports of the Tuscania sinking by a German submarine. A destroyer likely sank the raider with a depth charge, boosting confidence that the submarine threat is waning as detection gear and convoy methods improve.
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Washington
Tuscania
Admiralty
United States
Pope Benedicts Letter Amid War Criticism
Amsterdam Germania Berlin quotes Pope Benedict addressing Bavarian Episcopate about his peace note. He laments war prolongation, says his exhortation to peace was misused to fuel hatred, vows to endure ignominy for Christ, and pledges to push mercy and church discipline.
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Amsterdam
Germania
Berlin
Benedict
Millions for Railroads Aimed at Government Return Terms
Chairman Smith of the interstate commerce committee reports to the administration that a proposed measure would yield $45,000,000 annually for railroads, a return of 60 percent. The committee says this reflects neither poverty nor riches and that most railroads will accept these terms as fair and just for their constitutional rights.
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Washington
Smith
Sete Interstate Ecommerce Committee
Coun
Washington Sets Extension for Excess Profits and Incomes
Treasury officials announced an executive order extending individual incomes over 83000 and corporate incomes to March 1. The measure aims to continue tax provisions addressing excess profits amid fiscal caution.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Wilson Demands Absolute Power in War Bill
President Wilson hands Congress a bill granting sweeping authority to reorganize federal departments and agencies for the war period. Senator Overman introduces the measure to the judiciary committee as part of ongoing wartime governance debates. Baker defers public detail on ships needed to ship 1.5 million troops to France, while Hitchcock questions the secretary’s claim as the panel moves to a secret session.
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Washington
Baker
Senate Military Committee
America
Senate
Wilson
Overman
Judiciary Committee
War Industries Board
France
Hitchcock
West Point Opens to Privates in National Army
The War Department announced on February 6 that eligibility for West Point appointments has been extended to privates in the national army. The annual number of appointees remains 108, chosen from three military sources. Division camp commanders will designate enrollees with records showing special aptitude for army careers.
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Washington
West Point
War Department
Calm American Tone After Tuscania Torpedo Attack
An American officer recalls the torpedoing of the Tuscania by a German submarine. A destroyer attacked the submarine with bombs, possibly destroying it. The voyage stayed steady despite a gale and minimal panic as lifeboats were prepared and destroyers aided in evacuation.
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Londonderry
Ireland
Tuscania
Soldiers Sing Facing Death Aboard Sinking Tuscania
In Larne Treland two thousand one hundred fifty six American soldiers stood at attention on the Tuscania deck as the transport sank. They faced death with defiance singing Oh say can you see and a grim resolve, some shouting and others cursing while fleeing.
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Larne
Treland
Tuscania
Roosevelt a Sick Man
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt underwent surgery for fistula and abscesses, with a wooden development of inflammation in the inner left ear prompting a rapid specialist consultation. The official bulletin stated the condition as serious but not critical.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Laursday
Hla
Whien
Haul Ruling Absolute Proposed in Nevada Senator Bill
A bill introduced by Senator Henderson of Nevada seeks to make the long and short haul clause of railroad law absolute and remove discretion from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The measure was referred to the Interstate Commerce Commission for consideration.
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Washington
Iaterstate Commerce Commission
Benator Henderson
Nevada
Laterstate Commerce
Aviator Killed In Texas Plane Collision
A fatal crash occurred near Richfeld Texas on Thursday when two aircraft collided at about 200 feet. Pilot Lewis G Burrell was killed instantly when his airplane crashed to the ground after the collision.
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Waco
Texas
Richfeld
Lewis G. Burrell
Burrell
Tuscania Sunk As U Boat Hits Troop Transport Off British Coast
The British steamer Tuscania was torpedoed off the Irish coast on February 6 with at least 100 casualties among American soldiers. Survivors include 76 officers and 81 wounded in hospitals. The ship carried units from the 20th engineers and other detachments, mostly Wisconsin and Michigan guardsmen, with crews and aero squadrons aboard.
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Michigan
Irish
Washington
Trish
Europe
Tuscania
107Th Military Police
32D Division
32D
National Guard
Camp McArthur
Texas
107Th Engineers
Michigan Engineers
Wisconsin Infantry
Aero Squadron
United States
France
Naval Armed Guard
Navy Department
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