Tuscania Sinking Hurts Michigan Wisconsin Guardsmen
The Cunard liner Tuscania carrying 2179 American soldiers, mainly Michigan and Wisconsin national guardsmen, was torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast. Official reports say 1912 officers and men were saved, with earlier fear that as many as 1400 perished, including crew. The ship sailed under British convoy and landing reports cited 1100 survivors.
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Washington
Cunard
Michigan
Wisconsin
War Department
London
Victims Count Trimmed as Tuscania Sails Rescue Hope Surges
A London embassy message reported 1912 Americans counted as saved from the Tuscania disaster. First survivors landed at Larne and Buncrana, with rescue ships near. Washington waited for details as lists of units aboard the vessel were released, including engineers, trains, MPs, aero squadrons, and casualty officers.
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State Department
London
Larne
Buncrana
Tuscania
Baker
Aii
Washington
Irish
White House
War
Navy
State Departments
England
Ireland
War Department
Adjutant General’s Office
Twentieth Engineers
Coal Ration Enters Sixth Day Amid Shortage Fears
Washington imposes continued Monday closing and limits on anthracite delivery as officials warn of widespread suffering due to coal shortages. Lincoln's Birthday may trigger further suspensions and heatless Mondays persist until railroads move coal and weather moderates conditions.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
Lincoln
Weaver
Garfield
Fuel and Railroad Administration
Meat ration to come in six ounce meals
Chicago February sixth federal order reduces bread in hotels restaurants and dining cars to two ounces per meal and sets a six ounce meat ration per meal to follow.
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Chicago
Washington
Mondell Blocks Housing Aid Measure in House
In Washington on February 6 the House delayed a $50,000,000 housing bill for American yards workers as F. W. Mondell of Wyoming objected to unanimous consent for immediate action. The Shipping Board says approval is essential to carry out the program and work will start once passed. Mondell previously backed the River ton irrigation project and faced praise from Republican correspondents then, a contrast critics note with his stance on the housing appropriation.
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Washington
American Yards
House
F. W .Mondell
Wyoming
Congressman Alexander
Senate
Shipping Board
Congress
Mondell
Oea Bt
Riverton
Mendell
Trapeic Director Heads Traffic Probe at Union Pacific
Winewois, director of traffic of the Union Pacific Railroad system, was named chairman of a committee by Willig Gi McAdoo to investigate traffic congestion and divert traffic from the most congested gateways. The action aims to relieve bottlenecks at key eastern routes and improve overall flow.
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Rink. Winewois
Union Pacific Railroad System
Olay
Willig Gi McAdoo
Rel Ways
Huns Prepare Spring Offensive With Heavy Guns Active
Allied dispatches report intensified raiding and artillery on the western front as spring operations loom. Verdun first drive remembered February 1, Grandcourt taken February 7, Ancre retreat began two weeks later signaling Hindenburg line approach.
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Associated Preas
Germany
Verdun
Lis
Grandcourt
Somme
Hindenburg
Cambrall
Meuse
Finns Defeat Red Guard in Great Battle
Stockholm February 6 reports General Mannerheim leading government forces in Finland to victory over the Finnish Red guards and Russians at Uleaborg. White forces take Ulenborg, the Russians northern Finland depot, marking the most significant triumph thus far.
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Red Guard
Associated Press
Stockholm
Mannerheim
Pinland
Ulenborg
Uleaborg
Finland
Carranza Sends Kaiser Flattery on Birthday Message
President Carranza of Mexico sent a fulsome birthday message to Emperor William of Germany. The note praised the emperor and wished him a joyous anniversary, as reported by Reuters.
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Carranza
Kaiser
London
Venustiana Carranza
Mexico
William of
Germany
Reuter's Ltd
Ing
Fifteen British Ships Sunk Last Week
London reports fifteen British merchantmen sunk last week by mine or submarines. Ten were 1600 tons or more and five were under 1600 tons.
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London
Admiralty
Hun Planes Repulsed by American Army in France
Twenty enemy planes attempted to cross American lines but were shelled by anti aircraft batteries and driven off. Rain and heavy artillery filled the day as American heavy guns struck key enemy positions. The 758th and heavies shelled a town inside enemy lines with no civilians present. A second lieutenant was wounded in the arm by a sniper.
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France
North Carolinian Killed in HM Raid on Sammies
The War Department released the name of the American soldier killed in action against the Germans last Sunday and eight wounded. Private Rufus S. Atkins of the infantry died in the engagement. his brother Frank Atkins resides in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Sammies
Washington
War Department
Rufus S. Atkins
Infantry
Frank Atkins
Winston- Salem
N.C
Bill Would Give Wilson Broad Executive Powers
A debate over war powers shifts as Senator Owen of Oklahoma introduces a bill to grant the president extensive authority to reorganize the war apparatus and administration during the conflict. The measure aims to empower presidential action in restructuring war-making machinery.
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Wilson
Washington
America
Owen
Oklahoma
Militarists End Strikes In Germany
Amsterdam Feb 6 The militarists declare war on the Socialists in Germany and have crushed strikes led by Von Hindenburg and Ludendorff. A virtual dictatorship exists in Berlin with the Socialist bloc weakened before the Reichstag meets later this month. Pan-Germans celebrate the supposed victory.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Berlin
Reichstag
American steamer Alamance torpedoed off English coast
The Alamance, a Garland Steamship Co vessel of about 2000 tons with a crew of 55 and 23 naval gunners, was torpedoed yesterday off the English coast. Six men drowned, none of the Americans aboard were lost, and Captain B Johnson commanded the ship.
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Ialed Press
New York
Almance
Garland Steamship Corporation
Alamance
Baker to detail shipping in secret Senate session today
Secretary Baker faced cross examination before the senate military committee over the army’s readiness and the source of ships to move a million men to France this year. He said exact figures were not ready and the ship availability will be presented in a secret session tomorrow.
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Baker
Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Military Committee
France
Hitchcock
United States
Thele Transportation and
the Shipping Board
Hiteh
Colonel Roosevelt Undergoes Second Operation
Theodora H Roosevelt, Colonel, went to Roosevelt Hospital New York for a second operation this week to remove abscesses. The first procedure was performed at Oyster Bay home. The condition is described as not serious and the move to the city aimed at more convenient care.
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Associated Press
New York
Theodora H Roosevelt
Roosevelt Hospital
Oysteray
Allied Forces Outperform Germans On Western Front Reports
Maj. Gen. Frederick Maurice says German troops move westward at needed rate and are stronger than earlier but not yet equal to Franco British forces. He notes London's air defenses are more effective than Paris’s. In Washington, Maj. Gen. Peyton C Mireb will return to the United States as acting chief of staff while Gen Bilas remains on furlough.
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Associated Press
London
Frederick Maurice
War Office
West Front
Belnove
Maurice
Paris
Washington
Baker
Peyton C. Mireb
Pershing
United State
Bilas
France
Supreme War Council
John Biddle
Soldiers Hill Passes Moratorium to Protect Civil Rights
The bill passed today to safeguard civil rights for sailors during wartime service. There were no dissenting votes as the measure received broad support in the session.
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Soldiers Hill
Passhd Wabilington
Pol
Fingle
France to Supply U S Troops With Artillery
French high commissioner Ande Tardieu said France could manufacture artillery for twenty American divisions by July 1 if raw materials from the United States are provided. He noted France already hosts more American troops than were in the U S army when entered the war, with about 212,000 officers and men in France.
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New York
Anne
France
United States
Adler
America
Ande Tardieu
French High Commission
Tardieu
No Wyoming Troops Lost On Transport Report
A Washington dispatch reports no Wyoming troops lost on the transport ship. The message notes scattered outfits aboard and lists units from other states as survivors, with unclear details on personnel safety and ship fate.
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Wyoming
Army in France to Save Food Regulation Advice
American forces in France were urged to conserve food. General Forshilt was advised by Secretary Bakereich to review purchases by soldiers from post exchanges and French sources and to pursue measures to avoid food waste.
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France
Washington
Feb
Bakereich
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