British admit Tuscania survivors and missing figures
London reports 235 saved and about 166 missing from the Tuscania disaster with 1260 American troop bodies recovered. An Associated Press tally lists 186 missing including 147 American soldiers. 113 officers and 1917 men survived. Dispatches note limited official clarity and ongoing funeral arrangements for the dead.
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War Department
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Associated Press
Finnish Redguard Defeated at Korkenkos Near Tammerfors
General Mannerheim’s forces defeat the Redguard near Tammerfors with about 3000 killed, in Korkenkos. Brusiloff reportedly arrested in Moscow as Lenin era documents surface in Paris.
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Lumberjacks vow to avenge Tuscania losses on coast
California lumberjacks rally after the Tuscania sinking. Seven Eureka woodsmen enlisted in the Twentieth Engineers foresters units linked to the disaster. They traveled 100 miles to join the regiment, seen as vanguard of a wider avenging timber workers surge.
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Pacific Coast
Eureka
German spy found among Nieuw Amsterdam passengers in Atlantic port
A German spy was said found among forty detained Nieuw Amsterdam passengers. He reportedly carried twelve sheets of coded papers and confessed to being paid by Berlin to provide spies with a new code. Authorities guarded the ship and questioned thirty seven men and three women after thorough searches.
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Vienna cabinet resigns amid labor crisis in Austria
A Vienna report states premier Dr. von Seydler tendered his cabinet's resignation to Emperor Charles. The move follows Polish deputies opposition to debates and a provisional budget, jeopardizing a parliamentary majority. Home Sessions postponed as lower house leader Gross cites constitutional delay.
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Vienna
Gross
Austria-Hungary
War Department praised as near perfect by Senator Thomas
Senator Charles S. Thomas of Colorado lauded the War Department for its achievements and faulted Congress for past lacks of vision. He urged a national fast day plan, proposed registering unemployed men for training camps in agriculture, and discussed food distribution and war economy measures amid farm labor shortages.
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Senate
Wilson
Charles 8. Thomas
Colorado
War Department
Borah
Thomas
Congress
Executive Department
Tuscania Disaster Draws Recruits To Enlistment Stations
New York February reports larger than daily enrollments at marine corps recruiting stations as volunteers rush to enlist after the Tuscania sinking. Authorities noted the surge exceeded any day since the United States entered the war against Germany.
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Tuscania
Hembelvea
Flier Marine Corpa
United States
Germany
Krupp’s Guarded from U S Flyers
New York dispatch reports Krupp works in Germany being moved underground to shield from American air raids. Passengers from Rotterdam via the Nieuw Amsterdam recount a submarine campaign in the Pacific and rising German desertions, plus strained Holland provisions and alleged German fungus risk to American wheat.
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Krupp
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Holland
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Nieuw Amsterdam
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Italian Food Situation Reported Critical by Cable
A cablegram to the Italian embassy from Washington reports Italy faces a stark food shortage with six months until new crops arrive. Grain and flour reserves are rapidly depleting, prompting alarm nationwide.
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CABLE
Washington
Italy
Mine Draft Classification Blocked by Crowder Ruling
Washington announces that mine workers will not receive deferred draft classification. Provost Marshal Crowder issued the ruling, which was approved today by Secretary Baker, affecting wartime manpower policy.
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Washington
Marshal Crowder
Baker
Wyoming Boys Reach France Report Here
Fear for the Wyoming boys who went to France have been set at rest by a cablegram from Dwyer Smith a member of the One Hundred and Forty-eighth Field Artillery Rainbow division announcing his safe arrival in France. The telegram to John Smith of 414 East Twenty second Street says the regiment arrived safely and was not aboard the Tuscania when she was torpedoed off Ireland. Cheyenne men in the unit include Captain Ray J. Wingst Captain J P Myers Lieut Roche Mentzer Art Smith Guy Hanna Dwyer Smith William Schaefer and others.
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France
Dwyer Smith
One Hundred and Forty-eighth Field Artillery
Rainbow Division
John Smith
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J. P. Myers
Roche Mentzer
Art Smith
Guy Hanna
William Schaefer
Roosevelt Shows Encouraging Improvement In Latest Bulletin
New York physicians report progress in Col. Theodore Roosevelt's condition with a 9 o'clock bulletin stating "The outlook is very encouraging" after twenty four hours of observation.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Three Die in Lemberg Riots After Peace Demonstration
In four days of clashes at Lemberg, police faced demonstrators. Three policemen were killed and forty civilians wounded as authorities and protesters clashed during the peace demonstration in Amsterdam reported dispatches.
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Lemberg
Hes
Fifty six Hun Planes Shot Down Over Mali Front
The war office reports fifty six Austro German aeroplanes were shot down on the Malian front in the last eleven days. A telegraphic report from Amsterdam cites a Berlin brokered agreement on terms for Humana peace.
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Hearst and Bold Linked in Spy Case
Paris police court testimony details Bolo Pasha’s 1916 visit to the United States. Mme Buvenet recalls a New York dinner with a French captain Verdier and Adolph Pavenstedt, while Bertelli confirms a social meeting with Hearst connection. The court warns of renewed disruptions if yesterday’s scenes recur.
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Hole Pasha
United States
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New York
Verdier
Adolph Pavenstedt
Ansinek Bank
Bolo Pasha
Voyer
Americans Silence Teuton Guns and Snipers in French Front
American artillery pressed German positions last night and today, destroying sniper nests and blocking German shelters. Allied infantry and machine guns harassed the front as patrols probed No Man's Land and cleared sniper posts.
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U Boat Menace To End By August Says Jellicoe
Admiral Sir John Jellicoe told Hull today that the U boat menace would cause a rough period for a few months but by August 1 the submarine threat would be killed. He warned of a bad time ahead but expressed confidence in a decisive turn by late summer.
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John Jellicoe
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Hull
Remember the Tuscania rally cry stirs U S war effort
London newspapers urge rapid shipbuilding and stronger action after the Tuscania sinking. Editorials express sympathy for American losses and promise joined Allied effort, with cheers to recall the tragedy and spur speed in wartime mobilization.
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Tuscania
Farmers urge Wilson to name intermediary committee
Farmers ask President Wilson to appoint a commission of farmers to serve as an intermediary between the government and the farming community. The move comes as farm disturbances and labor issues rise, with leaders pressing for an agricultural and economic solution. Wilson stated he cannot commit now but will consider the memorial appeal seriously.
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Helles
Wilson
Haywood seeks bond reduction in defense case
Haywood and attorney George Vandevier of Seattle file in the United States district court for relief on bond. Haywood requests reduction from 25000 to 15000 and asks his bond be revised accordingly.
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Poele
William
Haywood
George Vandevier
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United States
Grain Shipments to Get Train Priority
Director General McAdae ordered priority shipments of grain products including wheat flour cornmeal and other grain cargoes to rail transport to move to market from accumulated stocks in western and middle regions.
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