Germany backs armed merchantmen stance amid Lusitania talks
Berlin signals acceptance of Germany’s right to torpedo armed merchantmen, aiming to ease Lusitania dispute. Washington unsettled as State Department may issue a clarification on disarming fleets, with potential allied trade impacts and a looming diplomatic clash with Britain.
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Berlin
Germany
Foreign Office
America
Washington
Lusitania
United States
Wilson
State Department
Great Britain
North Sea
SLAIN AVIATOR'S BROTHER A death by own action
Paris Feb. 13 The body of Francis Pegoud brother of aviator Adolphe Pegoud was found hanging from a tree near Versailles by a passerby. He was 36 and had worked in a munitions factory. He faced depression linked to his brother's death and financial difficulties.
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Paris
Francis Pegoud
Adolphe Pegoud
Versailles
Pegoud
New German Offensive Opens Across Western Front
London reports a major German offensive has begun with violent fighting along a 150 mile front from Ypres to Rheims. Massive infantry assaults and heavy artillery duels characterize the battles around Hill 140 near Souchez and near Ar ras, Bosseinghe, and Mesnil as renewed combat is anticipated.
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London
Ypres
Flanders
Rheims
Champagne
France
Hill 140
Souchez
Arras
Bosseinghe
Mesnil
German Attacks and Allied Countermeasures Reported Across Fronts
French forces repelled multiple German assaults from Hill 140 in Artois while counterattacks restored positions. In Champagne and northeast of Soissons fighting continued with exchanges and territorial gains on both sides. Along the Flanders front Germans penetrated allied lines and suffered prisoners, while Artillery duels raged in Lorraine and the Vosges. News notes also mention Austro Italian actions on the Tsonzo front, Austrian seaplane strikes on Ravenna, and naval losses including the French cruiser Amiral Charner and the gunboat Hedwig Von Wissmann.
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Champagne
Ste. Marien-Py
Butte de Mesnil
Tahure-Somme-Py
Soissons
Crouy Road
Artois
Flanders
Argonne Forest
Lorraine
Vosges
Tsonzo
Rombon
Gorizia
Ravenna
Italy
Black Sea
Amiral Charner
Ministry of Marine
Hedwig von Wissmann
Lake Tanganyika
Africa
Government to Use Distilleries as Munitions Plants
London reports the government will immediately seize all large whiskey distilleries and convert them into munitions factories. The Daily Chronicle says the plan is aided by a ban on importing barley for distilling purposes.
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London
The
Daily Chronicle
Grahame-White Wounded Gravely in France Raid
British aviator Claude Grahame-White has been gravely wounded in Hazebrouck France with no details released. He was commissioned lieutenant last month and is noted for earlier flights in England and America. His wife, Dorothy Taylor of New York, obtained a decree for restitution of conjugal rights last month.
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Grahame White
England
America
Naval Corps
Grahame-White
Dorothy Taylor
New York
Townshend
Ctesiphon
Kut
Napoleon
Germany
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Aerial Raid Kills 15 in Ravenna Italy
Austrian planes raided Ravenna and nearby Codigore and Bottrighe causing 15 deaths and many wounded. A hospital and the basilica of Sant Apollinare at Ravenna were damaged. the church dates to 535 1838 with later restorations and was the largest Ravenna basilica.
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Paris
Ravenna
Codigore
Bottrighe
Italy
Adriatic
Havas
Rome
Sant’ Apollinare
St. Maximian
Two British Boats Sunk in Mediterranean Sias
A Reuter dispatch reports the British steamship Springwell sunk in the Mediterranean while en route from London to Calcutta. Seventy three officers and crew were rescued at Malta. The Cedarwood, 654 tons, built 1907, owned by Middlesbrough, England, also sunk with two crew saved.
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London
Springwell
Mediterranean
Calcutta
Reuter
Malta
Well Line
New Castle
England
Lloyds
Cedarwood
Middlesborough
Protestant Churches News Items Overview
Dean E S Rousmaniere preached at 11 A M in the Cathedral Church of St Paul yesterday with a 5 P M preparatory address and a 7 30 P M sermon. Noonday services feature Rev Thomas C Campbell and others daily with Lincoln birthday commemorations at Tremont Temple and a Washington’s Birthday celebration at Coral Church of St Paul.
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Dean E.S. Rousmaniere
St. Paul
Dean Rousmaniere
Thomas C. Campbell
Chauncey H. Blodgett
Francis E. Webster
Artley B. Parson
James Thayer Addison
Abraham Lincoln
Tremont Temple
Channing Cox
Edward A Horton
Charles H. Cole
John FE. Gilman
Lotus
Lawrence
Washington
Coral Church of St. Paul
F. H. Sill
O. H
World War I Briefs: German Attacks and Allied Countermoves
In Artois four German assaults were repelled after initial penetrations. Elsewhere German forces bombarded positions near Soissons and Rheims but were stopped by French artillery. Grahame-White wounded. Austrian air raids on Ravenna and Italian towns. reports on the Admiral Charner fate remain unclear. German gains near Ste Marie a Py and Vimy cited with French losses. Mines exploded as Germans advance between Meuse and Moselle. Bombardments hit La Panne and Poperinghe. air and trench actions continue along the front.
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Arras
Dunkirk
Hill 140
Neuville
Souchez
Neuville-La Folie Road
Paris
Diocesan Woman's Auxiliary to Hear Mrs Biller
Mrs Biller widow of the late South Dakota bishop will address the Diocesan Woman's Auxiliary at St. Pauls Cathedral Church on Wednesday at 2 PM. She will also speak to the Church of the Advent branch Friday at 11 AM.
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Biller
South Dakota
St. Paul's Cathedral Church
Church of the Advent
German War Office reports 700 yard trench gain in Champagne
Berlin says heavy fighting continues in the Champagne region with the capture of French trenches over a 700 yard front. A setback for British and Belgian forces is noted in Flanders according to the German war office statement tonight.
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Berlin
Qlondon
Champagne
France
German War Office
Flanders
Western and Eastern Front Actions Report
In Flanders our patrols and recon detachments penetrated enemy positions and mines were exploded. British captur es near Boesinghe. Lille bombardment caused material damage with no civilian or military loss reported. On the La Bassee Arras front progress hindered by weather. in Champagne we stormed French positions, capturing officers and men. Massiges saw enemy attacks fail. Meuse Moselle trenches destroyed. Lorraine Vosges artillery actions persist. A German detachment near Russe captured Chasseurs. air raids on La Panne Poperinghe. Ghistelle attacked with no damage. Eastern front sees limited Russian advances east of Baranovichi. Balkan front reports none.
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Givenchy
Paris
Champagne
Ste. Marie-a-Py
Berlin
Flanders
Bosseinghe
Vimy
Meuse
Moselle
Maison de Champagne
la Panne
Poperinghe
Boesinghe
Lille
la Bassee Canal
Arras
Somme
Oise
Rheims
Sainte Marie-a-Py
Massiges
Lorraine
Vosges
Russe
St. Die
Ghistelle
Ostend
Baranovichi
Ozara
War Office Says Russian Front Fierce Fighting and Black Sea Destructions
Russian war office reports intense artillery duels in Riga and Dvinsk sectors with German attempts repelled. Black Sea destroyers shell and sink sailing ships while Caucasus forces push through deep snow near Erzerum and capture prisoners, guns, and stores. In Persia, Hamadan region actions noted.
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Petrograd
London
War Office
Riga
Olai
Bersemarie
Vever
Ikskull
Jacobstadt
Dvinsk
Illoukst
Erzerum
Khynysskala
Przerumna
Khopy
Persia
Hamadan
Townshend hailed as Britain's hero at Kut el Amara
London reports praise for Major General Charles W. F. Townshend and his small British force at Kut el Amara Mesopotamia after a long siege by Ottoman troops. The article highlights his leadership at Ctesiphon, the retreat, and notes his Napoleonic study and long preparation for modern war.
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London
Charles W. F. Townshend
Kutel-Mara
Mesopotamia
Ctesiphon
Kut
Townshend
Kut-el-Amara
World War I battle report from Italian front area
In the Luzerna environs of the Astico valley and near Caldorazzo station in Lugana valley Italian forces report enemy activity. A Sexten valley bombardment set a Dolomites hotel on fire while at daybreak in the upper Isonzo basin a surprise attack penetrated trenches in the Pombou zone. In Gorizia, enemy batteries near Ubbia and Savona against Podgora were silenced by Italian artillery.
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Luzerna
Astico
Caldorazzo
Lugana
Sexten
Dolomites
Piezzo
Upper
Isonzo
Pombou
Gorizia
Ubbia
Savona
Podgora
Italian Theatre and Sea Actions Report From War Front
An official communication from Ravenna Vienna via London reports quiet day in the Russian and southeastern theatres. In Italy the attack on the Rombon position was repulsed and Gorizia faced shelling. At sea a seaplane squadron destroyed two warehouses and Ravenna station, damaged factories, and hit pumping works at Codigoro Cavanelle. aeroplanes returned safely amidst anti aircraft fire.
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Vienna
London
Rombon
Gorizia
Ravenna
Goreini
Codigoro Cavanelle
War Office Dispatch From Mesopotamia and Caucasus Fronts
The Mesopotamian front reports a reconnoitering column destroying enemy telegraph lines, forcing a hostile motor vessel to retire, and capturing prisoners along with arms and beasts. Fighting in nearby Felahie Tu el Amara continues with occasional infantry and artillery fire. On the Caucasus front negotiations say artillery fire persists, with a counter attack driving the enemy from our positions and causing many dead.
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Constantinople
London
War Office
Sheik
Felahie
Tu-el-Amara
Korna
Caucasus Front
Venizelos to Renew Fight for Greek Deputies Seat
Paris reports former Greek prime minister Venizelos will run again for a Chamber of Deputies seat from Mytilene. He resigned twice during World War I due to King Constantine’s opposition to joining the war with the Entente. He has stayed out of active politics since urging followers to abstain in the recent election.
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Paris
Athens
Venizelos
Greece
Chamber of Deputies
Mytilene
M. Venizelos
Constantine
Fearful fate unknown for French cruiser Amiral Charner
Paris reports the ministry of marine fears for the Amiral Charner patrolling the Syrian coast. No contact since February 8 after a German telegram claimed a submarine sank a French warship. The ship normally carried 870 crew, was 347 feet long, 46 feet beam, and displaced 4680 tons, armed with multiple guns and torpedo tubes.
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Paris
Ministry of Marine
Amiral Charner
Amiral Channer
Entrenchments by Surprise At Tack in Rambon Zone
Italian statement from Rome via London reports a surprise artillery action today in the Rambon zone. It says our fire was markedly effective against wagon columns on the eastern slopes of Braine in the Lagarina valley.
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Rome
London
Braine
Lagarina Valley
British War Report From Western Front Briefing
London, Feb 138, 10:55 p m. British statement says we mined west of Hulluch at night and occupied the near rim with no casualties. Daylight artillery was heavy on both sides from Au thuile to Armentieres. Hooge trenches bombarded. aerial activity near Ypres noted.
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London
Hulluch
Rim
Authuile
Hohenzollern
Cuinchy
Armentieres
Hooge
Ypres
Orrine Promises Cure for Liquor Habit with Guarantee
Advertisement touts ORRINE as the sole effective liquor habit remedy with a money back guarantee. It claims years of success and offers two forms, No 1 for secret use and No 2 for voluntary use, priced at $1.00 per box. Free booklet offered by ORRINE CO Washington DC and Riker Jaynes Drug Stores.
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Orrine CO
Wash
D. C
Riker Jaynes Drug Stores
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