Premier Briand Hosts Lunch for James W. Gerard
Paris notes Premier Briand will host a luncheon at the foreign office tomorrow in honor of James W. Gerard former American ambassador to Germany. William Graves Sharp the American ambassador at Paris and Mrs Sharp will host a dinner tomorrow for Mr and Mrs Gerard.
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Briand
Foreign Office
James W. Gerard
Germany
William Graves Sharp
Paris
Sharp
Gerard
Berlin
United States
Munich
Berne
Gerard Denies All Interviews Today
Paris Feb 16 Lord Gerard repudiates all interviews attributed to him and authorizes the Associated Press to deny them. He singles out one published this morning in the Matin.
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Paris
Gerard
Associated Press
Warns of North Sea Peril Zone
British admiralty issued a notice warning of a dangerous area in the North Sea due to operations against Germany. A Feb 13 notice was received at the State Department on Feb 16.
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Washington
North Sea
Germany
British Admiralty
State Department
Shipping Warned Of Dangerous North Sea Area After Feb 7
The new notice warns all shipping that from February 7 1917 the North Sea area including waters off Germany and parts of Holland and Denmark will be dangerous due to German mines and submarine activity. It defines the danger zone excluding Dutch and Danish coastal waters and allows limited Dutch and Danish traffic.
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Germany
Holland
Denmark
His
North Sea
Netherland
Jutland
Netherlands
Schooner Law Sunk Off Sardinia After Submarine Attack
Captain McDonough of the American schooner Lyman M. Law swears the vessel was halted by a submarine off Sardinia on February 12. An officer checked papers and cargo, then ordered the crew off as the ship was set ablaze and sunk with bombs. the cargo was only thin wood laths for lemon boxes from Stockton Maine to Palermo Sicily.
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Cagliari
Sardinia
Paris
McDonough
Lyman M. Law
Stockton
Palermo
Sicily
President Defers War Action Amid Submarine Alarm
High officials warn the core issue is the illegal submarine campaign. The cabinet focuses on arming merchantmen and the economic effects of port closures. Britain imposes a new danger zone and plans port shifts to counter U boats. Despatches on Austrian and German actions are awaited as mobilization work continues.
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United States
McAdoo
Redfield
Coaster Drowning Rescue on Mystic River Claims Three
A Mystic River incident leaves James J. Golden Robert Cusack and Ruth Daley all connected to a daring ice rescue. Ruth Daley saves Cusack and later helps James Golden while William J. OConnell repeatedly dives to pull survivors ashore.
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Robert Cusack
Ruth Daley
Cusack
James Colden
Catherine
John
George Murray
Arlington Street
Golden Boys
William J. O’connell
Park Street
Arlington
William J. O'Connell
James Golden
O’connell
John Golden
British War Loan Hinted At Five Billion Figure
The Weekly Nation reports the British war loan could reach about 5 billion dollars as new funds. Arthur Neville Chamberlain, director general of national service, said the loan’s result would be a bitter pill for Germany to swallow during a Bristol speech.
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London
Nation
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
National Service
Bristol
Germany
British Enter German Positions Near Souchez
British forces crossed into German positions southeast of Souchez during the night and captured 11 prisoners. The British party returned safely, while an enemy party northeast of Armentieres suffered casualties and was driven out. Air combat saw multiple aircraft downed on both sides with several enemy planes damaged or missing.
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London
France
Souchez
Armentieres
Saillisel
Somme
Morval
No Heat for Hamburg Churches and Schools
London dispatch says Hamburg churches will not be heated after February 16 amid coal shortages. Museums will be kept warm enough to protect collections, while all schools theatres and concert halls are closed as coal is forbidden.
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London
Hamburg
Exchange Telegraph Company
Rotterdam
Massachusetts Public Safety Committee Forms New Offices
The executive committee of the Massachusetts committee on public safety launched concrete actions by creating two new offices and appointing four committees to oversee key preparedness areas. The move aims to position the state as a leader in wartime readiness.
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Massachusetts Committee On Public Safety
States of the Union
Executive committee forms two new offices and aims for full-time safety work
The executive manager appoints Levi H. Green Wood and B E Longley as assistant executive manager and treasurer to devote all time to public safety. New committees for land and naval forces state protection and coordination of aid societies are chosen, with meetings at the State House to coordinate wartime preparedness across the Commonwealth.
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Levi H. Greenwood
Gardner
State Senate
B E. W. Longley
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Commonwealth
State House
Charles H W. Cole
State Militia
W. Cameron Korbes
The
Philippines
W.B. Stearns
Kidder, Peabody & Co
J. Lovell Johnson
Fitchburg
J. Franklin McElwain
W. H. McElwain
Walsh
John G. Crowley
Coastwise Transportation Company
Red Cross
Committee On
Public Safety Committee
George von L. Meyer
Hamilton
Navy
Robert IL. Raymond
Milton
Charles A. Pastene
Brookline
Mahes Gift To Gallant Firemen
Fire Commissioner Grady announced a 2106 check from Cumner Jones Company Chauncey Street in appreciation of the Boston fire department's services during a recent warehouse fire. The donor requested the funds be deposited to the Boston Firemen's Relief Fund.
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Grady
Cumner Jones Company
Chauncey Street
Boston Fire Department
Boston Firemen’s Relief Fund
Malden Girl Injured After Coasting Accident
Nadine Howlett a 14 year old Malden High pupil living with her uncle at 46 Spring Street is hospitalized with a fractured left leg and facial scratches after the double runner she rode on with classmates crashed into a tree yesterday in Malden.
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Nadine Howlett
Malden
Spring Street
Malden Hospital
High powered lights to save U S gold
High powered arc lights were installed to illuminate the sub-treasury building and assay office to guard the large gold reserves. The lights were tested tonight and will be fully illuminated tomorrow night.
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U. S. Gold
New York
Sub-Treasury
Mrs Therek Freed by Federal Jury
The little wife of David Douglas known as Mrs Edward Thacher was acquitted and freed by a federal jury. The crowded court and outside inquiries reflected the high interest in the case. The couple married in 1915 after a brief courtship, with Douglas using the alias Thacher to hide from his father, a Brooklyn auditor.
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United States
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David Douglas
New York City
Highland Military Academy
Irvington-on-the- Hudson
Douglas
Flushing
Long Island
New York
Los Angeles
Panama Engraving Company
Thacher
MetropolitanLife Insurance Company of
Ridgewood
Brooklyn
N. Y
Gates
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Boston
Holleran Wins West Point Cadetship Bid
Joseph F. Holleran of Roslindale won nomination for West Point cadet examination after a Boston civil service test. Charles G. Mackay of Boston was named as first alternate. Holleran, 19, a Boston College High School graduate, is the son of Patrick E. Holleran. Mackay, 20, is the son of Thomas M. Mackay of the Christian Science Monitor.
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Tinkham
Joseph F. Holleran
Heathcote Street
Roslindale
United States Military Academy
West Point
Charles G. Mackay
Batavia Street
Holleran
Boston College High School
Patrick E. Holleran
Mackay
Thomas M. Mackay
The
Christian Science Monitor
Freight Embargo Closes Worcester Bicycle Plant
The J. W. Grady Company at 68 High Street shuts down due to a freight embargo. Other Worcester firms warn they may suspend operations without immediate relief as railroads fail to deliver raw materials.
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Worcester
J. W. Grady Company
High Street
Grady Company
Elks Court Site Move Considered in Boston Meeting
Mayor Curley will chair a Tuesday conference to decide whether the Elks' convention court of honor should be moved from Tremont Street to Copley square. Tremont was the original choice, but Curley favors the larger square.
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The
Elks’ Convention
Tremont Street
Copley Square
Curley
Edward K Glover Dies at 77 in Rockland Maine
Edward K. Glover a lumber dealer and building contractor in Rockland Maine for 54 years died at his home tonight He had many government contracts and helped develop Bar Harbor and other Maine coast resorts He was 77 years old.
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Rockland
Edward K. Glover
Champagne Fight Won by Germans
Berlin reports German troops under the crown prince captured ground about a mile and a half front and half a mile deep in Champagne near Ripont. The action yielded 858 prisoners including 21 officers.
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Berlin
Sayville
Ripont
Champagne
War Office
German assault drives at Maisons de Champagne farm and Hill 18
German forces attacked French positions at Maisons de Champagne farm and Hill 18, storming four lines along a 2600 metre front to a depth of 800 metres. Prisoners and booty were seized while French countermeasures yielded heavy losses for Paris. Avian activity and aerial combat continued with multiple aircraft lost.
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Crown Prince Rupprecht
Armentieres
la Bassee Canal
Somme
Lena
Ancre
Champagne
Ripont
Meuse
Verdun
Hill 18
Tahure
Cernay
Rheims
French
War Office
Butte du Mesnil
William telegraphs praise for crown prince and troops
An official communication from Berlin via London states Emperor William telegraphed the crown prince congratulating him and German troops for their successful Champagne attack and their continued reputation for smart execution.
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Berlin
London
William
Champagne
France seeks 9.57 billion francs for Q2 expenditures
Paris Feb 16 Alexandre Ribot minister of finance asked the Chamber of Deputies to appropriate 9 574 000 000 francs to cover government expenses for the second quarter an increase of 900 000 000 francs over the first quarter appropriations by the government plans.
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Paris
Alexandre Ribot
French
Chamber of Deputies
France Adopts Permanent Daylight Saving Time
France’s Chamber of Deputies adopted a bill to permanently advance legal time by one hour. Clocks will move forward on the first Sunday in April and remain set until the first Sunday in October.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Harvard 01 class to send ambulance to France
Members of Harvard class of 1901 prepare to ship a field ambulance to France. With 700 in the class many prominent in business and professions, a rapid response is expected to the last night appeal for 1600 dollars to purchase the ambulance and maintain it for one year.
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Harvard
France
Mayor seeks 5000 dollars for Washington memorial
After a meeting with the local committee backing the George Washington memorial Mayor Curley said he would ask the City Council on Monday to authorize a municipal contribution of 5000 dollars. The committee included ex Congressman Powers former Attorney General Herbert Parker former Councillor George W. Coleman and George B. Gallup.
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George Washington Memorial
Washington
Curley
Congressman Powers
Herbert Parker
George W. Coleman
George B. Gallup
Ashmont mother saves five children from blaze
Mrs. Harry Williamson of 44 Templeton Street Ashmont woke to smoke, awakened her husband, phoned the fire department, and battled the flames with buckets of water to rescue her five children from a house fire yesterday.
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Harry Williamson
Templeton Street
Ashmont
War News in Brief from Frontlines in Europe
Reports from official sources describe German attacks repulsed south of Kadarovitze near Zilochoff. Italian shelling near St Catherine. detachments near Gorizia surrounded and captured. French assaults in Argonne Berry au Bac area yielding about 30 prisoners. Lorraine near Nomeny a German reconnoitering party surprised with several dead left.
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Zilochoff
Petrograd
St. Caterina
Gorizia
Vertoiba
Rome
Berry-au-Bac
Argonne
Paris
Lorraine
Nomeny
Germany Grants Turkey New Loan During War
London reports Germany extended a loan of 42,500,000 Turkish pounds to Turkey as war funds. A Turkish Senate bill authorizes acceptance. Finance Minister David Bey noted Germany and Austria-Hungary had advanced 79,000,000 pounds since the war began, repayable 11 years after peace.
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London
Germany
Turkey
Reuter
Amsterdam
Constantinople
David Bey
Austria-Hungary
Musterole Relief Advertises Soothing Paste for Many Ailments
An ad touts Musterole a white mustard oil ointment that penetrates to the sore spot with a tingling sensation. It eases sore throats chest congestion and pains from rheumatism sprains and more and is pitched as safe for children with a claim it may prevent pneumonia.
Crisis of Woman's Life Promises Relief with Vegetable Compound
Wagoner Oklahoma resident Viola Finical testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her during menopause after two years in bed and two operations. She reports relief from hot flashes suffocation headaches backaches and other symptoms and says neighbors also recovered using the remedy.
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Viola Finical
Wagoner
Okla
Lydia E. Pinkham
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