Allies to Refuse Ukraine Peace Treaty Recognition
London reports Britain will not recognize the Ukraine Germany peace accord. American minister Vopieka in Jassy confirms separate peace talks between Ukraine and the central powers. Western front activity rises with patrols, captured prisoners, and German air reconnaissance as March offensive expectations grow.
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West Front
London
Associated Press
Ukraine
Washington
United States
Vopieka
Jassy
Great Britain
Germany
France
Italy
Wilson
Geerman
Sette Communi
German War Office
Monte Sasso Rosso
Jangary
Karlsruhe
Matinheim
Friedrichhafen
Lloyd George Challenges Central Powers Over Peace Terms
London reports Prime Minister Lloyd George in the House of Commons expressing profound disappointment with replies from Count Czernin and Count von Hertling. He urged proof that the central powers seek just peace, reaffirmed war aims, and warned that Britain would continue preparations to uphold international right. The text notes shifts after Russia’s exit and German troop moves on the western front.
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Associated Press
London
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Wilson
Count Hertling
Count Czernin
Supreme War Council
Count von Hertling
Trades Union
Germany
Belgium
Poland
France
Youke
Russia
U S To Buy Pinto Bean Crop of 1917
The federal fuel administration will pay 8 cents a pound for the 1917 pinto bean crop, affecting Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas and Nebraska. Local dealers estimate about 60 percent or 100 million pounds will go to growers.
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Associated Press
Denver
Federal Fuel Administration
J. B. Lamson
The
Food Administration
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Kansas
Nebraska
Slayer Trio Pursued by Posse Near Phoenix
A posse of 250, including cowboys, rangers, and federal officers, pursues John Powers and Thoms Sisson near the border after the murder of a sheriff and two deputies. The men are believed to have slipped into the mountains and are headed toward the Mexican line. Border patrols along the international boundary are strengthened as the manhunt continues.
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Phoenia
Ariz
Thomas
John Powers
Thoms Sisson
Haywood Freed on $15,000 Bail
CHICAGO February 12 William D. International secretary and treasurer of the I W W and 165 members indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy and sedition were released on bond of 15000 today Judge Lantin reduced the bond from 25000 despite protests by District Attorney Clyne and M K N den id assistant United States attorney.
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Chicago
William Dr. Dingwood
Landin
Clyne
United States
Danish Riot Leaders Captured After Treasury Storm Attempt
Copenhagen reports police arrested leaders of the syndicalists who broke from custody during riots. An estimated 60 000 to 80 000 people tried to storm the treasury plunder shops and enter the royal palace. Christian Christensen editor of Solidarity was among those seized.
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Copenhagen
Christian Christensen
Solidarity
Hundreds Hear Cheyenne Speakers Extoll Lincoln
About 1000 residents filled Cheyenne High School gym to honor Abraham Lincoln. Hill Ridgely opened with a pledge to Lincoln’s ideals, praising emancipation and unity. Bishop Patrick A. McGovern delivered the principal address on the war’s causes and Lincoln’s role.
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Lincoln
James A. Levine
Hilliard
Ridgley
Abraham Lincoln
Cheyenne
Ridgely
Patrick A. McGovern
Republican National Committee Chaos Over Chair Choice
At St Louis on February 12 the Republican National Committee postponed selecting a chairman to 1:30 PM after factions fought. John T. Adams of Iowa and Will Hays of Indiana led 23 votes each, with five undecided. Fred Stanley faded from contention. Thompson for Adams defended his loyalty. Abbie Scott Baker of the Woman's Party spoke for the Susan B Anthony amendment while anti suffrage speakers urged no action until heard.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Republican National Committee
John T. Adams
Iowa
Will H. Hays
Indiana State Central Committee
Fred Stanley
Kansas
Adams
Thompson
Resolutions Committee
United States
Abbie Scott Baker
Woman's Party
White House
Susan McAnthony
Minnie Bronson
Lucy Price
Baker
Ranch Hand Kills Son of Wealthy Employer at Brown Springs
Ed ward Henry son of Mike Henry manager of the Eighty-Eight ranch was shot and killed by a ranch hand at Brown Springs forty miles northeast of Douglas Sheriff Messenger organized a posse to pursue the killer. Details and motive are unknown as the case unfolds.
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Douglas
Edward Henry
Mike Henry
Brown Springs
Here
Messenger
Denver Will Have U. S. Hospital for Invalid Soldiers
Washington reports the war department disclosed plans for new army construction including hospitals for soldiers in Denver and Asheville at 560 000 each. Total outlay for munition plants ordnance depots storage plants terminals aviation works and housing is 268 000 000 dollars.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
War Department
Edgewood
N. J
Asheville
300 Sammies on Tuscania Still Unaccounted for
Washington reports forty names removed from the list of unreported American soldiers aboard the torpedoed Tuscania. With 113 soldiers lost, about 187 unreported may be saved. In Scotland 15 percent of U.S. dead are identified. 145 bodies buried, fourteen more recovered. Twenty-five American survivors aided locals in burials along the coast.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tuscania
War Department
Ireland
Virginia Legislature Honors Lincoln in Virginia
Petersburg Virginia February 12 observers say the Southern legislature observed Lincoln's birthday with a ceremony at Camp Lee. The event was conducted by the Three Hundred and Nineteenth brigade composed exclusively of Virginians and attended by members of the Virginia General Assembly.
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Petersburg
Iincoln
Camp Lee
Three Hundred and Nineteenth
Universal military training proposal in Senate
Senator New of Indiana introduces a measure for universal training for men aged 19 to 21 with registration and mandatory training rules set by the president. No one under 21 would be drafted until 21, and the plan aims to test public sentiment on future Army policy amid multiple proposals in Congress.
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Washington
New
Indiana
Hill
Congress
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Chamberlain
Military Affairs Committee
Savage Arrested in Denver on Cheyenne Franch Claim
John A. Bay head of Savage Electrical Company and his wife Mrs Alfred Raves Savage were jailed in Denver on a bad check charge. The check for 27 dollars was written to a Cheyenne hotel two months earlier and did not clear. Friends planned to post the bond to secure his release.
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Savage
Denver
Cheyenne
John A. Bayage
Savage Eleetrical Company
Alfred Raves Savage
Denver City
Wyo
Packers Vault Immunity Delayed March First Victory
In Chicago on February 12 attorneys for Henry Veeder general counsel for Swift and Company secured a writ of error and appeal and a supersedeas from the U S circuit court of appeals delaying further search of the Packers lawyer vault for evidence in the federal trades commission probe until after March 1. The three judges of the United States court of appeals will rule on the writ's validity under the search and seizure provisions of the espionage law.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Henry Veeder
Swift & Co
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Sewrel
Evience
Federal Trades Commission
United States Cooudt Court of Appeals
Russia Ends Peace Talks as Armies Withdraw
London dispatch reports Germany and Russia announce end to negotiations with the central powers. Russia declares demobilization on fronts while some younger detachments stay for frontier defense. Outcome framed as political and economic significance, with uncertainty over Ukraine's role and pact effects.
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London
Nusela
Risehan
Eaye Ruena
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Risshin Teoupeshiva
Wilson to Open Fight for More Powers in Way
Washington February 12. Senate military committee work on war efficiency and reorganization nears concrete action in Congress. Secretary Baker submits confidential data on slipping facilities while President Wilson plans White House talks with lawmakers to gain power for a war council and munitions director. debate centers on tonnage for transporting American forces abroad and whether 1.5 million troops can be deployed this year.
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Assocated
Washington
Congress
Senate Military Committee
Baker
Wilson
War Council
White House
Overmann
Selson
Judiciary Committee
Germans Freed by Russia Not to Hurt Allies
Washington observers weigh the impact of a peace pact among the central powers and the Ukraine republic plus the Bolshevik demobilization. An estimated 1,000,000 German prisoners may be freed, though many would be kept in camps rather than sent home to resume full combat readiness.
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Washington
Slelet
Ukraine
Malshevik
Germany
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