Shipyard Strikers Defy US In Pay Dispute
William L. Hutcheson says he cannot order carpenters and joiners back to work in eastern shipyards. Chairman Hurley of the Shipping Board urged return to work and sought government-aided settlement. Wilson reportedly paying personal attention as draft questions and labor talks continue.
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New York
William L. Hutcheson
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Washington
W. L. Hutcheson
Eastern
Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Hutcheson
Nurley
Meyer Hroomfield
Wilson
Carpenters and Joiners
Carpenters
Cientifocos Center of Revolt Hinted in Mexico
An American arriving from Mexico City reports a movement to overthrow President Carranza in Cientifocos. Offerings have been made to Obregon and Felipe Angeles to lead armies against Carranza, with Angeles currently in New York City.
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EL Paso
Ter
Carranza
Cientifocos
Mexico City
Obregon
Felipe Angeles
Angeles
New York City
Romania to Open Peace Negotiations Reported
Amsterdam reports from Thursday evening claim Romanian negotiators have arrived at a preselected location to discuss prolonging the armistice though no official communique has been issued.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Derlin
Rumania
British submarine hunters sunk by enemy destroyers
Official report says eight British anti submarine craft were sunk by a railroad flotilla of enemy destroyers in the Straits of Dover. Seven were drifted and one was a trawler. The raiders withdrew northward before engagement.
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London
Straits of Dover
McAdoo Denounces War Risk Agents Collecting for Dependents
Secretary McAdoo denounces attorneys and claim agents who seek out dependents of soldiers killed in service offering to collect government insurance on a commission basis. He says it is unnecessary to hire agents to make such collections.
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Washington
McAdoo
Troop Moves Put Fort Russell Post Under Question
Telegrams received by Mayor E W Stone show plans to move troops from Fort Russell due to equipment shortages. Mayor Stone and Wyoming Senators Kendrick and Warren queried the War Department about abandonment or temporary relocation of the post. The chief of staff cites nationwide equipment shortages and a push to concentrate three regiments for proper drill, with no final decision on the post’s future.
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Jack A. Bristol
BE. W. Stone
Fort Russell
Tise
War Department
Stone
Wyoming
John W. Kendrick
B. G. Warren
E. W. Stone
Kendrick
Russell
John B&b. Kendrick
Warren
Port Russell
Texas May Be Dry State by New Bill
Texas moves to ban sale of intoxicating liquors within ten miles of any army camp. If approved, the measure would be a felony offense and could make Texas effectively a dry state. Governor Nobby calls a special session to consider the bill starting February 26.
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Texas
Asociated Press
Ustin
Tex
Nobby
Count Involves Morgan Tries to Pledge Spain to War
In New York three indictments were returned against Edmund Rousselot under the espionage law. A $15-a-week operator posed as a royal confidential envoy of Spain and opened talks with J. P. Morgan & Co. for a 850 million loan urging Spain to join the Entente in war.
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New York
Esmund Konsselot di
Edmund Rousselot
Lansing
Willian Pierson Hamilton
Morgan House
Rousselot
W. E. D. Stokes
New York City
Alfonso
Symin
Hamilton
Fovaselot
Rovusselot
Victory pie rule issued for all public eating places
Washington telegram reports a Food Administration order requiring hotels restaurants dining cars steamships boarding houses and clubs using three barrels of flour per month to serve Victory pie pastry griddle cakes waffles and Victory bread with one third wheat substitutes in all pies and two thirds substitutes in batter cakes and waffles. The measure aims to protect wheat supplies and aid cooperating establishments in wartime.
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Washington
Food Administration
Schwarz Case Reveals Political Plot In Wyoming
The article outlines the Schwarz case, arguing truth over publicized propaganda. It discusses A. G Schwarz, a Platte County clerk, and a contested local board membership in 1917 with emphasis on alleged political intrigue and eventual outcomes.
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Olien
Wyoming
Belwars
AG. Belwarz
Platte County
Wyownie
A.G. Schwarz
A. G. Bohware
Gas Attack Fended Off by Sammi es in France
American forces in France report repelling a German gas shell bombardment that lasted two hours. Few injuries occurred as anti gas training prevented poison gas cases. German aircraft repeatedly tried to cross lines but were driven back by American machine gun and anti air batteries.
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Hy Associated Press
France
Arbitator Visits Chicago Stockyards in Wage Dispute
Federal Judge Samuel Alschuler accompanied by representatives and attorneys surveyed conditions at the Chicago stockyards during the packers wage dispute.
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Chicago
Samuel Alschuler
Vernon Castle Dies In Texas Airplane Collision
Fort Worth, Feb 15 Associated Press Captain Vernon Castle, famed dancer and British air corps captain, was killed when his plane collided with an instructor cadet near Bentrou air dome. Castle swerved to avoid collision, executed an airmelman turn, but the aircraft failed to respond and plunged fifty feet to the ground. The American cadet suffered only a black eye. Castle had flown hundreds of missions over the German front.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Vernon Castle
Royal Fying Corps
Castle
Castles
Castie
Air Dome
Bentrou
van Kt. Peters
Cantlo
Collman
Rome
Holland Faces Food Famine If Stocks Run Dry
Ban Francisco February 15 A Dutch naval guest predicts Holland will exhaust food stocks by May and face four famines thereafter. Liew J. Vian Sebreven of the royal Dutch navy warns the country’s grain and meat supply is practically ruined.
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Ban Francisco
Discontent in Dual Kingdom Affects Berlin and War
London reports alarm in Austria Hungary as unrest grows, Kaiser Wilhelm sends emissaries to Vienna urging an end to rebellion. Dispatches imply looming separate peace as pressure rises within the dual monarchy. Brody falls to Austro Hungary signaling shifts on the eastern front amid Brest-Litovsk talks.
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London
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Imperial
Berlin
Vienna
Carl
Wilhelmstrasse
Shaws
Amsterdam
Austria
Russia
Richard von Kiehlmann
Brest-Litovek
Trotsky
von Kuehlmann
Brody
Tke Traine
Austria- Hungary
Kussig
Yankees Bomb Germany with Revolt Pleas
The United States plans air drops calling on Germans to end the Kaiser era as American planes penetrate 300 miles into Germany. William Churchill reports that the effort is bearing fruit and notes Swiss Germans aiding the republic movement.
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Germany
William Churchill
Committee On Public Information
House Post Office Expenditures Committee
Bolo Pasta Appeals Death Verdict in Cassation
Paris reports Bolo Pasta, convicted by a military tribunal of treason aiding the enemy, has appealed the death sentence to the court of cassation. The case moves to higher review after yesterday's verdict.
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Bolo
Paris
Bolo Pasta
Verlier
Court of Cassation
Wilsons Charged With Playing Politics In War
President Wilson is accused by Senator Weeks of injecting partisan politics into war planning. Weeks asserts central leadership is lacking to unify war efforts and criticizes the administration while backing the war cabinet. He notes delays and misdirections in military preparations and defends Secretary of War against harsh critique.
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Wilsons
Washington
Wilton
Weeks
War Department
Lee
Billko
America
Dies
Atabel
Witton
Bet Aice Chawherlain
Oregam
Deniorath
Iself
Alva Welitie
Senate
Wilson
Congrede
Hiker
Mibomlingtes
Russ Treaties with Allies Tossed Away
Processing notes describe a dramatic withdrawal from war efforts. The report cites Hasaan wireless transmissions about the All Even workmee's and soldiers council, reporting on Litovel conferences and the council's stance on Trotzky's policy.
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Landon
Pivinata
Troike
All Euen
Soldiers Council
Trotzky
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