German Troops Begin Invasion of Northern Russia
Berlin dispatch reports German forces crossed the Dvina as part of an invasion of northern Russia. Kiev is captured by Bolsheviks, with heavy casualties and Destruction from shelling. Minsk Polish legions defeated. Voronezh and Tongorod fallen to Bolsheviks amid ongoing French American front activity.
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Germany
Hoethern
Russia
Berlin
Dvina River
Austria-Hungary
Petrograd
Kiev
Ukraine
Odessa
Minsk
Tongorod
Black Sea
Voronezh
France
Vianders
Champagne
Butte-du-Massif
St. Mihiel
American Expeditionary Force
Roumania
Roumanians
Bessarabia
Roumanian
London
Poles Defeat Bolsheviki at Odessa battle
Petrograd reports a Monday battle in Odessa between Bolsheviki and Moderates leaving hundreds dead. the city saw heavy fighting as forces clashed amid the civil conflict. Historic note dates to Friday, February 15.
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Petrograd
Odessa
Polish Troops Defeat Bolsheviks Near Bobruisk
Bombarded by warships, Polish forces rout Bolsheviks at Bobruisk eighty five miles southeast of Minsk. Other Polish units advance toward Smolensk while Bowmanian forces seize Akkerman district in Vessarabia and threaten Odessa.
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Bobruisk
Minsk
Smolensk
Akkerman
Vessarabia
Odessa
Deficiency Bill Passes House Without Record Vote
Washington notes the 18th urgent deficiency appropriation totaling about a billion dollars was approved by the House today without a record vote. It allocates roughly half a billion for the military establishment with large sums for the navy and other government branches.
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Washington
The
House
Eastern Command Accepted by Robertson
London reports General Sir William Robertson has been accepted for command of the eastern theater by the Versailles conference. A government spokesman said Lloyd George will outline the matter in the Commons tomorrow if his health allows. Former premier Asquith pressed for a formal statement on staff changes and discussion.
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London
William Robertson
Andrew Honor-Law
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Asquith
Law
Special board named to study non-sinkable ships
Secretary Daniels announced a special board of officers led by Rear Admiral A G Winterbaker to examine non sinking ships. The review focuses on vessels like the former Austrian cruiser Lucia and its torpedo proof construction described as buoyancy boxes.
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Washington
Daniels
A. G. Winterbaker
Oeytpade
Bolsheviki Grip Deepens in Russia and Abroad
Mrs. John Reed reports the Bolsheviki government as the strongest force in Russia and notes spreading propaganda to Germany and Austria. She describes organized Soviet influence reaching soldiers, couriers, and prisoners, with Lenine and Trotsky fundamentals entrenched and unlikely to be toppled by counterrevolution.
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Atlantic
Russia
Germany
Austria
John Reed
New York
Kotaky
Trotsky
Lenine
Reid
Senator Humbert Arrested in Paris
Senator Charles Humbert of Meuse and proprietor of the Journal was arrested this morning in Paris.
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Humbert
Paris
Charles Humbert
The
Meuse
Plant More Wheat Promoted By Agriculture Dept
Washington reports a supplementary food production program urging farmers to plant more spring wheat and increase output of other foods and hogs. The plan refines the 1918 initiative and reinforces aims for higher pork and food production, including southern regions.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Fatal Coal Miners Death Toll Reaches Seven Year High
Washington reports 1917 coal mining fatalities total 2 605, up 470 from the previous year. Secretary Lane blames wartime demoralization, labor shortages, and rapid production for the rise while urging safer, steady output and renewed industry cooperation with the Bureau of Mines.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Secretary of the Interior
Lane
Bureau
Europe
Passsage of Rail Bill Expected This Week
Washington february 18 plans were made to ensure passage of the railroad bill this week. Under an informal agreement debate will be limited to five minute speeches beginning at two p m thursday and a final vote is expected before adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Smith
Interstate Commerce Coumnitter
Senate Debates War Measure On Railroads After War
General McAdoo urged prompt action as delay hampers the war effort. Chairman Smith proposed a voting time after Poindexter blocked five oclock Thursday. Senator Pomerene and Senator Watson pressed support for the bill with liberal railroad treatment under government control. Pomerene said the bill is a war measure and urged not to fix transportation evils, while Poindexter sought discussion of amendments. Indiana's Senator opposed ownership and favored eighteen months of control after the war.
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McAdoo
Smith
Poindexter
Pomerene
Ohio
Watson
Indiana
Hoth
Senate
Local draft board updates on deferments and last quota
Eleven registrants are placed in deferred class 2 1 by the district appeals board and three moved to the last class by the district board. Names and addresses are listed for those shifted to class 1 b and class 2 4 1. Details note uncertainty about credits for men sent to branches of the national army and last increment deployment between March 4 and 9.
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National Army
Camp Lee
Local Exemptions Board
District Appeals Board
District Board
James T. Gaffney
Bedford Street
Slisha Anderson Shumate
Ada
W. Thompson
Park Street
Aubrey Pailey
W. H. Farmer
Bluefield
Lynn McMahon Jones
Nemoura
John Reid Neal
Williamson
T. Powers
Charles O. Miller
Erwin
Tenn
Robt
C. Barnes
Fast Radford
George Aibert
Marshall
PV. Clifford
John Morgan Houchins
Camplee
Camp Greenleaf
Fort Oglethorpe
Earthquake Strikes Amoy China Injured and Homes Destroyed
Shocks continued in Amoy on Sunday and into yesterday with many injured and more than 160 houses collapsed. Cable communication with Hong Kong is interrupted.
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China
Amoy
Hong Kong
London Air Attacks Leave Dozens Dead and Wounded
London officials report eleven killed and four injured in Saturday’s aerial attack. Sunday night’s raid adds sixteen dead and thirty seven wounded, reflecting a deadly sequence across the city.
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London
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook
West Virginia faces rain Tuesday with rising temperatures andWednesday snow or rain and colder conditions. Virginia sees increasing cloudiness and warmer Tuesday, with Wednesday likely rain or snow.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Railroads Back Wage Increases Citing War Cost of Living
Executives from Western and Eastern railroads told the federal wage commission that higher pay is needed for war time. Officials cited rising costs and said many workers earning under 150 a month require more money, with calls to raise the threshold and extend increases to skilled and unskilled labor alike.
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J. W. Wickins
Chicago
Western Association of Railways
John G. Walser
New York
Bureau of Information of
Astern Railways
F. W. Brown
Washington
Southern Railway
Territories
United States
Higgins
Lane
Mr. Higgins
Walker
Store coal against fuel famines warns expert
New York report quotes Edwin Luddow of Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co saying the peak of anthracite production is reached and lower prices are unlikely after the war. He urges coal conservation as the only hope for relief, noting coal will remain costly in the United States.
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New York
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Edwin Ludlow
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
America
Conservation Call Amid Coal Shortage Urges Action
Arthur H. Storrs, secretary of the War committee of technical societies, cites few mines and car shortages as the cause of coal curtailment. He calls for earnest conservation, faster production, and better fuel storage, urging consumers in major cities to stockpile coal against fuel famines.
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Arthur H. Storrs
War Committee of Technical Societies
Aerial Activity Rises in American Sector in France
In the American sector near France the brief surge in air combat continued. Enemy planes overran the area, one was forced down by an American aviator, and anti aircraft gunners kept others at bay. Casualties included six wounded in a cook tent, shrapnel injuries in trenches, and a second lieutenant among the injured. Moonlight aided patrols. a sector received light gas but no casualties were reported.
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France
Associated Press
Judge Thacker Dead in Oklahoma City
Judge Charles M. Thacker associate justice of the Oklahoma supreme court died here yesterday of acute gastritis aged about fifty. He was born in Virginia and had served on the court for many years.
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Judge Thacker
Oklahoma City
Charles M. Thacker
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Virginia
Rail Congestion Being Cleared on Eastern Railways
Washington reports indicate gradual clearing of eastern railroad congestion. Officials expect traffic to normalize by mid March if progress continues, though bad weather could delay. Eastbound loads and westbound empties show substantial reduction from earlier levels as improved weather aids movement. Twelve grain and meat trains moved east from Chicago with about a dozen more set for the coming days to speed supplies to allies.
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Washington
Eastern Railways
McAdoo
Mississippi
Chicago
London Faces Third Air Raid as Night Attacks Resume
London reports a third raid in as many nights with hostile aircraft over the city. No damage or casualties had been reported by 10 40 p.m. authorities said.
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London
Judson Returns to Atlantic Port on Norwegian Steamer
Brigadier General William V. Judson, former head of the American military mission in Russia and recently recalled to Washington, arrived at an Atlantic port today aboard a Norwegian steamship.
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Judson
Atlantic
William V. Judson
Russia
Washington
President Wilson halts eastern shipyard carpenters strikes
President Wilson's intervention ends the eastern shipyard walkout and aims to restore work by noon tomorrow. Labor leaders and the Emergency Fleet Corporation warn that strikes threaten ship production, labor stability, and the war effort, urging full operation to meet tonnage goals and deliver troops to Europe.
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Emergency Fleet Corporation
Washington
Feo
Wilson
Shipping Board
William J. Hutcheson
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Iee
Carpenters
Carpenters’ Brotherhood
Adjustment Board Uyhe
Hutcheson
V. Everett Macey
Adjustment Board
Seattle
Western Yards
Macy
William Blackman
France
Jtself
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Navy Department
Emergence Fleet Corporation
United States
Atlantic Coast
Europe
Ishii Named Japanese Ambassador to United States
Washington February 18 Viscount Rikujiseo Ishii has been announced as ambassador for Japan to the United States and will soon reach Washington He succeeds Amity Sato who takes a place on the Tokyo diplomatic roster.
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Ishii
Washington
Viscount Rikujiseo
Japan
United States
Amity Sato
Hown
Tokio
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