German Poison Gas Tanks Blown Up In War Report
The report notes German poison gas tanks blown up while colonies seek asylum in Spanish Guinea and are interned. It describes limited fighting except on western fronts and in the Caucasus with raids and small attacks in Galicia and Bukowina.
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Spanish Guinea
France
Belgium
Caucasus
Russia
Galicia
Bukowina
Ivanoff
Petrograd
Mesopotamia
British Advances Repulsed Near Neuville La Bassée Canal
German general staff reports Western theatre small British detachments attempting to advance southwest of Neuville and south of La Bassée Canal were repulsed. Explosions near Berry au Bac and Combres height were not particularly successful. A British biplane near Bapaume was forced to descend and its occupants captured. Eastern and Balkan theatres: nothing to report.
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Neuville
la Bassee Canal
Berry Au Bac
Combres
le Petre
Bapauma
Balkan
Worcestershire Reports Zeppelin Raid Bombs and Damages
Worcestershire county council heard that 45 bombs were dropped by Zeppelin airships during recent raids on English provinces. Unexploded bombs and a propeller piece were found. damages in Worcestershire totaled two dollars and eight cents.
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London
Worcestershire County Council
Worcestershire
Fire destroys Johannisthal aerodrome near Berlin
Reports from Munich and Stuttgart received in Basel today say a blaze at the Johannisthal aerodrome just outside Berlin virtually destroyed the facility. Six or nine new aircraft were said to be destroyed and spies were suspected to be involved. No lives were reported lost.
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Geneva
Paris
Johannisthal
Berlin
Munich
Stuttgart
Basel
Bomb found on British steamer Han nington in Bordeaux
A small metal tube believed to be a bomb was found aboard the British steamship Han nington which arrived in Bordeaux from New York with a flour cargo. The tube was hidden among flour sacks and an investigation is under way.
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Lancet Clinic
James Fell
New York City
Bell
Bordeaux
New York
British cannot stop U-boat raids
Cologne dispatch notes that despite British efforts to halt submarine warfare, Germany marks the war's anniversary with claims of continued efficiency. The Berlin despatch says Britain is less able to stop U-boat raids today than ever before.
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Cologne
London
Volkszeitung
Berlin
Great Britain
New U S Military Attache Arrives in Petrograd
Lieutenant E Francis Riggs of the United States Fifth Field Artillery arrives in Petrograd to assume the post of military attache at the American embassy in Russia, succeeding Lieutenant Sherman Miles.
French and British Attacks Reported on Various Fronts
War in brief notes French bombardments on Navarin plateau and Chassemy works. battles near Peronne and Boesinghe with German trenches silenced. 15,000 Germans enter Spanish Guinea. British near Neuville and La Bassee held. Tekke Burnu and Seddul Bahr bombardment. Prince Leopold to lead German Turkish Suez attack.
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Navarin
Champagne
Paris
Peronne
France
Soissons
Aisne
Chassemy
Boesinghe
Kamerun
West Africa
Spanish Guinea
Madrid
Neuville
la Bassee Canal
Berlin
Berry Au Bac
Combres Height
le Pretre
Bapaume
Tekke Burnu
Seddul Bahr
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Prince Leopold of
Bavaria
Suez Canal
Geneva
Dutch Blamed by Germany Over Airship L-19 Crash
Berlin reports Count Ernest von Reventlow discussing Dutch guards' destruction of the Zeppelin L-19. He cites Tageblatt arguing justification was claimed, while suggesting airships may have asylum rights like damaged warships in neutral harbors.
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Berlin
London
Ernest von Reventlow
Tages. Zeitung
Tageblatt
Count von Reventlow
Krupp Plant in Shavli Russia Area Details
German forces in the Dvinsk region appear disorganized due to insufficient troops and poor roads. A Krupp gun works branch allegedly operates at Shavli in Kovno with male locals and French prisoners forced to work, according to captured German soldiers.
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Petrograd
London
Krupp
Shavli
Kovno
Dvinsk
Russky Invasio
Polish Relief Barred London
The foreign office released correspondence on a proposed Poland relief scheme. Sir Edward Grey notes that due to German and Austrian requisitions in Poland the scheme cannot proceed until Germany and Austria halt food exports from Russian Poland and guarantee Poland’s stocks will not fund occupation armies.
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Kut-el-Amara
Edward Grey
Foreign Affairs
American Relief Commission
Poland
Russian
London
Foreign Office
Hoover
Telegram Pleas for Polish Relief Reach Premier Asquith
A Chicago cablegram from 500000 American citizens and 4 million Polish speakers asks Britain to raise the blockade on ships bringing provisions to war damaged Poland. Asquith says Britain, with France, weighs the issue amid evidence of life shortages and ongoing spoliation by occupying forces. He favors first setting up a local stock control and securing guarantees for daily rations to offset seized foodstuffs.
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Asquith
Chicago
United States
Poland
French Statement Reports Wrecked Trenches and Gas Attacks
Paris dispatch cites official war office release detailing Allied artillery strikes in Belgium and France. It notes destruction of German trenches near Boesinghe and Soissons plateaus, munitions depots blown, gas reservoirs demolished, and a German battle plane downed after an air combat.
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Paris
London
War Office
Belgium
Boesinghe
Soissons
Chassemy
Champagne
Navarin
Maisons de Chamgne
Peronne
Turko‑British front updates from the Dardanelles action
Official dispatches report minor artillery and infantry skirmish near Falahie and no change at Kuteli Amara. A torpedo boat and cruiser bombarded Tekke Burnu and Seddul Bahr at the entrance to the Dardanelles before retiring. No other notable front developments.
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Constantinople
London
Falahie
Kuteli Amara
Dardanelles
Tekke Burnu
Seddul Bahr
Bulgarian King to Repay Haiser's Berlin Visit
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria plans a return visit to Germany in a diplomatic exchange after Emperor William stayed with the King at Nish Serbia on January 18. The trip details were learned in Berlin via London on February 6.
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Haiser
Berlin
London
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Germany
William
Nish
Serbia
Mysterious German Sea Raider Snapped in Novel Photographs
Photographs from a passenger on the liner Appam show the raider Moewe or Ponga through portholes, with forward guns concealed by a collapsible forecastle. The companion scout ship, believed to be smaller and faster, signaled the Appam. British reports place the Ponga at 6000 tons with crews from German naval bases, using depot ribbons and name links to the Mowe. Officials note Germany’s stance on Lusitania and potential notes to the United States about submarine warfare and warnings.
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Canary Islands
Appam
Norfolk
New York Times
Atlantic
Prince Hatzfeldt
North Sea
United States
Lansing
Count von Bernstorff
Lusitania
Lusitania Note Reaches President Wilson on Submarine Orders
High authorities disclose that the Lusitania was sunk under orders, not defying warnings. Berlin officials contend a submarine commander’s act can be disavowed only if clearly outside instructions, while the government bears responsibility for actions in line with its directives.
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Germany
Berlin
Doctor True Worm Elixir Promoted By Mother Of Six
A mass market advertisement cites a West Newbury Massachusetts mother of six praising Dr True s Worm Elixir and associated products for her child s recovery. It lists worm symptoms such as deranged stomach swollen upper abdomen sour stomach and dull eyes and offers advice and pricing of 360 5dc and 1 00 at dealers with free advice.
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Dr. True
N. Gile
West Newbury
Mass
Berlin’s stance on Lusitania crisis vows no new developments
Official German opinion notes no new Berlin developments in the Lusitania submarine crisis. The key issue is whether the apology must formally condemn the sinking as illegal, a demand seen as impossible. The report frames reconciliation around reparations versus a binding illegality statement.
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Berlin
Jvondon
Lusitania
Germany urged to state guilt for Lusitania sinking
The report discusses a possible resumption of submarine attacks by Germany if it avoids admitting illegality under international law. It notes U S pressure led by President Wilson and Secretary Lansing for Germany to record accountability, arguing that an explicit admission could curb submarine use against Allied commerce. Public sentiment in Germany remains uneasy as the American situation influences views.
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Germany
Wilson
Lansing
Lusitania
Siill
Break in Lusitania Crisis Prompts Rupture Warnings
Paris comments on Dr Alfred Zimmermann interview with the Associated Press declare US Germany tension at rupture point. Observers say either side must yield and Wilson's capitulation would be a diplomatic victory while breaking relations would teach a moral lesson. Stephen Pichon criticizes the US diplomatic effort as sterile.
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Paris
Alfred Zimmermann
Associated Press
Lusitania
United States
Germany
Mafin
Wilson
Petit Parisien
Stephen Pichon
Petit Journal
Lowell Woman Defense of Var-ne-sis Prompts Recovery Claim
Miss MacMasters of 312 Humphrey St Lowell Massachusetts credits Var-ne-sis with restoring mobility after years of crippling rheumatism. She details severe joint pain and immobility then describes gradual improvement through use of the remedy and assistance devices. She urges investigation and notes support from W A Varney Lynn Massachusetts and distribution by local druggists.
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W. A. Varney
Lynn
Mass
Boston
Boylston St
Rike Jaynes
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