German advance repulsed near Mesnil wood in France
Paris dispatch says German forces briefly gained a footing southwest of Mesnil wood after a heavy bombardment and sharp fighting, but were pushed back with several prisoners. French and American artillery supported the defense near Tahure as Italian troops press along the front with strong patrol activity and artillery duels across Laghi and the Piave region.
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Paris
Mesnil Wood
French War Office
Mortier Wood
Vauxhaillon Salient
Neuse
Monte Solarolo
Gran di Papadopolo
Piave
Cortellazzo
Rejuvenation Classes Opened for Office Workers in Washington
The Woman's Cooperative Council opens a nine term vocational class in Washington to help former office workers refresh skills. Mrs. Henry T. Rainey aids vocational guidance efforts, reflecting government demand for typists and clerical staff.
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Washington
Woman's Co-operative Council
Henry T. Rainey
Congressman Rainey
Hingis
Ice Gorge Threatens Town Across Alleghany River
WARREN Pa Feb 18 Corey don a small town above here is threatened with destruction as an ice gorge in the Alleghany river backs up water to four feet in many houses. Several buildings have been carried away and others moved from their foundations.
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Warren
Coreydon
War Measure Passed by House for Military and Navy Funds
The urgent deficiency appropriation bill worth about a billion dollars was approved by the House without a roll call. It allocates roughly half a billion for the military establishment and substantial sums for the navy and other government costs. The measure now advances to the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
Huns Launch Third Raid on London in Three Nights
London faced a third hostile air raid within three nights as six planes attacked Saturday night and Sunday night. An official midflight statement reported no penetration of defenses and no casualties, though twenty seven people were in a hospital and forty one hurt after earlier raids.
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Associated Press
London
Railheads concede need of higher wages for men
Washington February 18 The representatives of a majority of United States railways told the government wage commission that higher pay is needed for railway workers arguing that the cost of living has risen and many earn less than 150 a month. They suggested raises up to 2000 a year for the lowest paid, including laborers and clerks, while noting missed wage increases could weaken the rail system.
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Washington
United States
J. W. Higgins
Chicago
Western Association of Railways
J H W. Walker
New York
Bureau of Intiprdation
Eastern Railways
Lane
Higging
British Casualties Fall in Week Ended Today
London report shows British casualties for the week ending today at 1.10 percent with 98 killed or died of wounds and 1 005 wounded. Officers among the wounded numbered 115. Overall total remains the lowest in months.
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Associated Press
London
Andollo
Tomy Wiontha
Wheatless Weeks May Be Next Farmers Feeding Grain to Hogs
Hyde charges food administration with misjudgment and asserts fixed wheat prices hurt farmers while benefiting middlemen. He notes Oklahoma wheat used to export from Galveston is milled in Kansas and shipped back, and says meatless and wheatless days reduced production as farmers fear demand drops.
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Hyde
Food Administration
Oklahoma
Galveston
Kansas
Bride and Groom Plead Guilty to Manslaughter
In Fort Worth Texas on February 18 Charles and Katherine Harrison pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the death of Warren The couple received three years suspended sentence for the killing that occurred two years earlier The bride admitted firing the shot while Harrison drove to a secluded spot Unwritten law was cited as their defense The Harrisons are nephews of Senator Culbertson and the parents are bankers and capitalists in Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Charles
Katherine Harrison
WS. Warren
Warren
Harrison
Culbertson
Fort Fort Worth
General Sibley a famed cavalry officer dead at Camp Grant
Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Sibley dies at Camp Grant base hospital at 60. He served in Indian campaigns under Crook and the Spanish American War and was breveted for gallantry in action at Little Big Horn in 1876 and again for gallantry against Crazy Horse's camp on Powder River.
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Rockford
Frederick W. Sibley
Crook
Camp Grant
Sibley
Little Big Horn
Powder River
Montana
Sanatoriums for soldiers to be built in several cities
Washington February 18 Sanatoriums for treatment of soldiers suffering from tuberculosis are to be established at New Haven Connecticut and Prescott Arizona in addition to those to be built at Asheville North Carolina and Denver Colorado. It is understood they will cost about 500000 each. The medical department's announcement gave no indication of when work would be started.
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Washington
New Haven
Conn
Prescott
Aniv
Walt
Asheville
Soc
Denver
Frisco Woman Says Bread Is Plentiful in America Arrival
Mrs. Clara Steinberg of San Francisco arriving on the Hbergensfjord reports dire bread shortages in Berlin yet finds ample bread in the United States. She recalls paying high prices for butter and groceries before leaving Germany four weeks ago. Her 9 year old son Raoul calls the Christmas meal his last square one.
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New York
Berlin
Clara Steinberg
San Francisco
Hbergensfjord
Herlin
Raoul
Negro Kidnaper Hanged by Mob in Georgia
Bud Cosby a black man was lynched near Pavettaville Georgia by a mob after attempting to rob Mrs. Barney McElnaney's home near Aberdeen and kidnapping her two year old child. The infant was found later in a nearby patch unharmed.
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Pavetteville
Bud’ Cosby
Barney McElnaney
Aberdeen
Pole Force Defeated in Minsk Fight
Polish legions were defeated at Minsk on February 4 with heavy casualties. A detachment of 600 men was annihilated, two guns dismounted, and the Polish forces retreated after a bloody six hour engagement fought between workmen soldiers and counter revolutionaries. Local residents welcomed the Bolshevik victory and aided the troops. Bolshevik commander claims victory over General Alexieff's forces and occupation of Tangarod. Voronezh also said to be under Bolshevik control.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Minsk
Alexieff
Fidelli
Tangarod
Voronezh
Miner dies from injuries after drunken fight with Italian
Kemmerer Wyoming Feb. 18 Internal injuries from being kicked during a drunken brawl with Mariano Covello an Italian in the oil house at Glorene near here prove fatal to John Hill 50 a Finnish coal miner Hill dies twelve hours after the engagement with the Italian who is in the county jail here charged with murder
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Kemmerer
Wyo
Mariano Covello
Glonene
John Hill
Hill
Ensign Sturtevant Reported Shot Down Over European Waters
Washington Feb 18 Ensign Albert D Sturtevant a Navy aviator was shot down in European waters. The Navy Department was advised today that his body had not been recovered.
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Washington
Albert D. Sturtevant
Navy
Rancher charged with murder of his infant daughter
MISSOULA Mont Feb 18 Arthur Soule a Sanders county rancher awaiting trial for the murder of his neighbor and nephew Ben Soule was charged today with the murder of his own baby daughter 21 years ago in an information filed by the county attorney A dispatch from Petrograd says General Kal edine a hero of the Don Cossacks has allegedly killed himself according to a current report
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Posina
Astico
Galmarara
Missoula
Mont
Arthur Soule
Sanders County
Thompson Falls
Ben Soule
Atttorney
Petrograd
Kaledines
Don Cossacks
THREE DRAFT EVADERS ESCAPE WILLCOX CHASE
Tom Powers John Powers and Tom Sissons evade a posse of 1000 deputies and Apache Indians in Graham county Arizona. They are within fifteen miles of the border after fleeing for three days, charged with murder of Sheriff McBride and two deputies.
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Willcox
Ariz
Tom and
John Powers
Tom Sissons
McBride
Graham County
Ari
Heroic France of Georne Randolph
A vivid tale titled Heroic France by Georne Randolph continues in State Leader page 6. The serials, remarkable for their depth and scope, are reported as the most engaging hint yet of tales about the Land of Arc and its legends, authored by America’s foremost western reporter.
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Georne Randolph Wonderful
Lienebie
France
America
Forewest
Houx's Courageous Move Over Schwarz Appointment Controversy
Governor Houx faces a political test as reports claim aide Fred Wood Poiter sought to disrupt the Platte county local board by pressuring the removal of A G Behwarg. Connections between Phifer, Drury, Roach, and hospital interests are alleged as the Wheatland page continues.
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Fred Wood Poiter
Houx
Selective Services Department
A. G. Behwarg
Platte County
Phifer
Schwar
A, 8 Roach
Peither Phifer
Roach
Schware
EB. Drury
Wheatland Times
Wheathead Hospital
Wheatland
Drury
Phifer’s Hospital
A. & Roach
Rowel
Kenng
Everwork
Crixix
Wheat
Kaiser Drives on Dvinsk Showed Soviet Front Clash
Berlin reports renewed operations on the Russian front with German troops crossing the fivina and advancing from Kovel toward Pyinsk. The notice says hostilities began at noon and German forces entered without a fight as Ukraine sought aid against Russia.
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Berlin
Ruston
Fivina
Hostilitie
Enrance
Pyinsk
Ukraine
Great Russia
Kovel
Tahore
Champagne
Chaos and Advances Mark Kiev Capture Declares Bolshevik Dispatch
Bolshevik headquarters report Kiev captured by forces under Colonel Muravieff after defeating Kerensky’s route. Violent streets as guards released prisoners and mobs attacked. Ukrainian detachments regroup in Kharkov area while German and Austrian fronts plan frontier limits in case of action.
Sammies Drive Off Hun Flyers Over American Lines
In France on February 18 American forces faced increased aerial activity. Enemy planes hovered above the sector near an American field hospital, dropping bombs without causing damage. One enemy aircraft was driven to earth by an American aviator and engaged by anti aircraft crews who prevented low passes. Additional planes were chased down or driven off as artillery and patrols reported several shell impacts and injuries.
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France
Anticnivcratt
Casuchintele
Navy Work Bid At $230 Million Prompts Planning Talk
The Secretary outlined a naval program requesting 230 million dollars for construction and expansion. He discussed enlarging Melville Bay training capacity to handle thousands of sailors and funding for additional stations and facilities.
Lewis Dean Defeats Heyey in Bis
In a tense bout at the arena, Lewis Dean defeats Heyey to claim the championship. Jimmy Itty of Lockpert leads early, but Dean's steady pressure and bold key points close the match, leaving the crowd energized as the champion seals the win with decisive moves.
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Tolmim
Felik
Ted
Jimmy Itty
Sega
Hans
Strike Ended by Wilsons Action
Reports indicate President Wilson intervened to end a strike at eastern shipyards. Carpenters and joiners unions said workers would return to their jobs, with leaders expecting full resumption of work by tomorrow. William L. Mutherson, president of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, had been scheduled to arrive and was anticipated to address the situation.
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Associated Pies
Washington
Feb
Wilson
William L. Muteheson
The
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Gonera
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Uader
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Kerenshky
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Muratiieff
Kharkov
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Voronech
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American Hospital
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Dave
Pears Naval
Poyers
Ulucuil
Mare Lalani Nares Ward
Ile Etroyes
Monte
Bolt
Slemry Ford
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Ian Bet
Challoyere
Wade
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