Premier Lloyd George Warns of Tonnage Shortage Crisis
Premier Lloyd George warns success hinges on solving a global tonnage shortage affecting all departments. He calls for hunt submarines from the deep and says enormous sacrifices are necessary. all unimportant shipping to cease amid food stocks at historic lows. King Ferdinand of Greece says the country has two weeks of food left. Berlin reports bread lines as the American missionary dies on a destroyed French liner.
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Lloyd George
Ferdinand
Greece
Berlin
Lloyd George warns on tonnage crisis and needed sacrifices
Premier Lloyd George in the house of commons says allied victory hinges on solving the tonnage shortage affecting daily life and military needs. He calls for gravest measures and plans to halt non essentials imports to save tonnage. Britain faces low food stocks and must boost home production with apple tomato and fruit imports banned.
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London
Lloyd- George
House of Commons
Great Britain
Missionary Robert Haden Dies Aboard Submarine Liner
Washington reports Robert Allen Haden, an American Presbyterian missionary in Foo Chow China, perished when the French liner Athos was sunk east of Malta on February 17. Consul Keblinger at Malta forwards the address for the Presbyterian mission board in Nashville Tennessee. Athens notes King Constantine told the Associated Press Greece faces severe food shortages and Germans’ rule worsens Belgians’ plight, calling Entente measures harsh.
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Washington
Robert Allen Haden
Foo Chow
China
Athos
Malta
Keblinger
State Department
Presbyterian Mission Board
Nashville
Tenn
Athens
Associated Press
Constantine
Greece
Bread card marks second anniversary in Berlin
Berlin observers note the bread card system reaches its second anniversary with strict enforcement of individual rations from the chancellor to day laborers, reflecting ongoing adherence to rationing policy.
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Berlin
British ships sunk in war brief report
London reports two fishing smacks sunk and the John Miles confirmed sunk. The Watchfield has been submarined, indicating ongoing naval losses during the conflict.
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London
Lloyd's
John Miles
Watchfield
British steamer Invercauld Submarined Off Queenstown
The British steamer Invercauld has been submerged by a submarine and its crew has been landed at Queenstown. In Paris the same date, French forces captured a score of German prisoners after two surprise attacks on trenches on the Meuse heights.
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Queenstown
Invercauld
Paris
Meuse
Goco To Pen For Misuse Of Mails
Dallas Texas February 23 W J Carrell former Johnson County school superintendent was sentenced to five years in Leavenworth penitentiary for alleged misuse of the mails A motion for a new trial was overruled but his attorneys will appeal Bond set at $20000 Carrell allegedly ordered supplies on county order blanks after leaving office
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Dalas
Texas
W. J. Carrell
Johnson County
Leavenworth
Carrell
Villa Followers Nearing Juarez in Border Movements
Associated Press reports Villa troops moving toward Juarez and Chihuahua City with expected attacks on nearby towns within a week. Villa partisans say forces 58 miles south of Juarez and southeast of Juarez opposite Fort Hancock Texas. Salazar plundered Pearson Chihuahua with the Madera Lumber Company store. A Pearson Casas Grandes clash involved de facto and Villa cavalry.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Texas
Salazar
Pearson
Chihuahua
Madera Lumber Company
Casas Grandes
T de Facto
Villa
Verdun Cathedral Largely Intact Amid Destruction
Walter Hale reports from Verdun as shells strike nearby forts and damage extends to the bishop's palace and seminary while the cathedral itself stands with its silhouette on the hill. A Red Cross flag flew above a nearby building before a shell crushed the roof, revealing greater ruin inside the sacred space. He recalls ghostly vaults and a moonlit marble column as he departs.
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Verdun
Elow
Bishop’s Palace
Red Cross
Walter Hale
Harper's Magazine
Barry Miller to Seek Democratic Governorship
Dallas Texas Feb 24 Representative Barry Miller of Dallas will run for governor as a Democrat at the next election. Miller is a well known Texas bar member who served as state senator and has been judge of a criminal district court here.
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Dallas
Texas
Barry Miller
Statement of
Friends
Miller
Texas Bar
Flag Raising Day at Allen Academy
Allen Academy celebrates Flag Raising Day with an American flag raised at the entrance. The event features the A and M College band, a Company A drill, and speeches by Dr. W. B. Bizzell and Judge Norman G. Kittrell. The pole and flag were funded by student fundraising, marking the academy's first year of military training.
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Allen Academy
Hadeen
A. and M. College
Eason
E. W. Solomon
First Methodist Church
R. O. Allen
W.B. Bizzell
G. Kittrell
Houston
Kittrell
Bryan
George Washington
Republic
M. Band
America
FE. W. Solomon
Bizzell
M. College
M. College Band
Norman G. Kittrell
No actual food shortage, says Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington reports no nationwide food shortage. IC C says high prices not due to freight congestion. Railroad officials indicate stockpiles of essentials remain and the rail tieup will improve steadily.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington Receives Britain's Expanded Order in Council
The state department has received Great Britain's order in council widening the blockade scope but likely will not prompt official U S action given future developments and U S prospects.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Great Britain
Order In Council
United State
United States
Peonage Charges Draw Large Fines in Dallas Case
In Dallas on Feb 23 Judge E R Meek fined Ellis county landowner C H Sullivan 1000 dollars after a guilty plea on peonage charges. Three Fort Worth Negroes were returned to Sullivan's farm with 200 dollar fines for W J Hickman deputy constable Ennis 200 for S F Autry Ennis special railroad officer. Morgan Perry of Corsicana faced 300 dollars and Navarro county constable R M Albright 200 dollars on peonage counts. The judge urged better protection for Negroes by whites, noting they have souls.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
C. H. Sullivan
Ellis County
E. R. Meek
Fort Worth
Sullivan
Morgan Perry
Corsicana
R. M. Albright
Navarro County
President Wilson Calls Senate Extra Session March 5
Washington announces an extra session of the Senate on March 5 to consider nominations. The State Department says the President may delay oath until March 5. Vice President Marshall may take oath on March 4 or earlier.
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Marshall
Washington
Wilson
Senate
White House
State Department
Germany Uses 750000 War Prisoners as Farm Labor
Amsterdam via London reports a Berlin dispatch stating Germany is employing 750,000 war prisoners as farm laborers. General Grosner head of the army feeding department says garrisons in occupied territories will perform spring sowing and harvest work.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
London
Germany
Berlin
Grosner
Heavy hail storm damages Ellis County area
Ennis Feb 23 a heavy hail storm and strong winds caused about 20000 in damages. Windows roofs and trees suffered. Greenhouses were severely damaged as hail stones were unusually large.
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Ellis County
Ennis
Associated Press
Can
Wilon to take oath in private at White House
Washington Feb 23 The president will take the new oath of office in private at the White House Sunday March 4. It remains undecided whether he will repeat the oath publicly March 5 or use that day solely for delivering his inaugural address.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
White House
County Court Records Name Aggressive Assault Case
Neeley Gause is charged with aggravated assault in county court. Bennie Stringer, described as a negro, was found trespassing near J. Tom Smith's premises. Walter Rafe faced charges for stealing brass from the rear of the New York Cafe and was taken to work out fines on the county road.
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Neeley Gause
Bennie Stringer
J. Tom Smith
Walter Rafe
New York
Cabinet to adjourn in one week as Wilson reads to Congress
Washington reports indicate Congress will adjourn in a week and President Wilson has not yet said when he will address international relations. The next cabinet meeting is set for Tuesday amid rising tension from the Dutch shipping crisis and possible Dutch-German break. An American missionary death prompted questions about the Athos troop transport, but reports say it was convoyed by two destroyers.
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Congress
Wilson
Athos
Potatoes Used as Legal Tender in Wisconsin and Illinois
A potato passed as payment for two beers in Monroe Wisconsin when a customer paid with a white tuber about the size of an egg. The bartender accepted it and advised finishing the drink. In Chicago a reporter used Idaho potatoes to buy items including a movie ticket and a taxi ride.
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Associated Press
Monroe
Wis
Chicago
Idaho
Chase-Lister Company Delights Cameron Fans in Bryan Run
The Chase-Lister Company wowed Cameron theatergoers with all new shows this season and a flawless business plan. Vaudeville between acts adds value, and the company’s well organized performance earns praise from Mr. and Mrs. Lister and local patrons. The tour continues in Bryan all next week starting Monday.
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Chase-Lister
Cameron
Chase-Lister Company
Cameron Herald
Bryan
Arkansas Senate Bribery Scandal Triggers Grand Jury
In Little Rock a special county grand jury session probes alleged bribery involving Arkansas senators. Police report show two lawmakers accepting suspicious packages in a dark alley the night before arrests. Each senator posted $10,000 bond.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Senate
Grass Fire Near Benchley Raises Smoke Rumor
A large grass fire in the pasture of R. H. Seale near Benchley created a thick smoke plume observed by Bryan residents yesterday afternoon. The blaze was determined to be burning grass rather than a house fire or other structure.
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R. H. Seale
Benchley
Finland Steamship Sails For New York With Noted Passenger
The American line ship Finland departed Liverpool February 17 carrying 166 passengers including Dr. Henry Van Dyke former American minister to the Netherlands. She is expected in New York Tuesday or Wednesday and is believed to be beyond the submarine zone.
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New York
Ine
Finland
Henry van Dyke
Netherlands
Liverpool
Two Norwegian Vessels Sunk. Two Americans Safe
Washington February 24 The sinking of two more vessels the Norwegian steamer Skrim and the Norwegian bark Blenheim was reported to the state department today by American consuls Both ships were warned and the two American sailors aboard were landed safely.
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Washington
Skrim
Blenheim
State Department
Germans abandon Somme positions in exchange with British
The war office reports German forces abandoned parts of an advanced Somme sector yesterday to the British. French assault in Champagne failed.
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Berlin
Somme
War Office
Champagne
Dutch Vessels Targeted as Seven Sailors Sink
Consternation at The Hague after news that seven Dutch vessels were sunk. The ships departed February 22 amid German assurances of safety, with the so called safe period reportedly extended at the Dutch government's request.
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Hague
Italian transport Minas sunk near Saloniki with heavy loss
Berlin reports the Minas an Italian transport carrying thousands of soldiers to Saloniki was sunk with only two survivors. London notes two defense estimates: an army of five million men excluding India and a navy total of 450000 officers and men.
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Berlin
Admiralty
Saloniki
London
India
Grenadier sinks with loss of six crew in wartime sinking
Lloyds reports the British steamer Grenadier sunk with six officers and crew killed. Remaining crew were landed along with the Trojan Prince. Also torpedoed Thursday were Dutch vessels Zaandijk Noorderdijk Kemland Jacatera Menado Bandoeng and steamship Gaasterland whose crews were landed.
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London
Lloyd's
Grenadier
Asdear
Zaandijk
Noorderdijk
Kemland
Jacatera
Menado
Bandoeng
Gaasterland
Dutch Shipping Buffers Greatly
New York reports from London that the destruction of Dutch ships has caused loss of vessels and a cargo valued at 11.6 million dollars. Officials say seven ships have been sunk and Holland’s neutral status does not shield ships carrying contraband of war to the allies from German submarines.
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Associated Press
New York
London
Holland
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