Aviators Die in Multiple Plane Crashes Across U S
Civilian Flying Inspector Guy H. Keagal and Cadets Robert Cray Jr and James K Webb were killed near Memphis when their planes collided and crashed. In Fort Worth Yale star Forest Higginbotham and Ensign Frank Lynch died as their aircraft fell 1000 feet. Cadet Franklin D Fairchild perished in another crash at Overman field.
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Memphis
Tenn
Civilan
Guy H. Keagal
Chicago
Robert Cray, Jr
Long Island
James K. Webb
Rome
Parkfield
Fort Worth
Tex
Forest Higginbotham
Yale
Hicksfield
Frank Lynch
Naval Flying Corps
Higginbotham
Dallas
Franklin D. Fairchild
Congressman Fairchild
Oneonta
Overman Aviation Field No. 2
Fairchild
Congressmitn Fairchild
American Pilot Laughran Killed Over French Front
Edward J. Laughran of New York was killed in aerial combat ten days earlier after penetrating a German line and engaging four enemy planes. He died after returning to French lines and was buried near Chalons. Vernon Booth of Chicago, a member of the Lakeview ? corps, shot down a German aircraft several miles inside German lines.
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Paris
Edward J. Laughran
New York
Ila
Laughran
Vernon Booth
Chicago
Germin
Snipers Wound U S Captain on Mexican Border
Reports from El Paso indicate American border patrols face retaliation if shooting continues. Captain John Marx of the mounted patrol was wounded in a cross border exchange as U S troops await orders and federal action.
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U.S
Mexican
Associated Press
EL Paso
Tex
John Marx
Order Mounted Patrol
Nationwide German Plot Uncovered Slush Fund Charged
Gusta v us Ohlinger Cleveland lawyer testifies before the senate judiciary committee that a German slush fund at the National German Alliance used dues for propaganda in the United States. He cites German in schools and aims to curb Anglo Saxon influence, saying U S entry into war halted the alliance.
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Washington
National German Alliance
Senate Judiciary Committee
Gustavus Ohlinger
Cleveland
Ohlinger
United States
Ohio
Milwaukee
King
Utah
Alliance
Pneumonic Plague Threatens North China Report
Boston February 23. Pneumonic plague has broken out in Shansi province and now threatens all North China. The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions reports from staff in North China.
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North
China
Boston
Mass
Shansul Province
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
North China
Sixteen More Sammies Lost on Tuscania
The War Department released an expanded list naming sixteen American soldiers identified as dead from the Tuscania torpedoing on February 6. The victims are added to the earlier toll, with the attack attributed to a submarine.
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Tuscania
Washington
War Department
Wilson Fixes 2.20 Dollar Wheat Price To Aid Crops
President Wilson set a 2.20 dollar per bushel price for No 1 northern spring wheat at Chicago for the coming season with small differentials for other markets. The move aims to curb pending legislation that would raise prices and to spur spring planting while conserving food through voluntary citizen cooperation.
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Wilson
Washington
Chicago
Congress
Hous Agriculture Committee
150 Americans to Flee Petrograd
The report from Washington on February 28 notes that if Petrograd is occupied by German troops about 160 Americans would flee the city. Among them are forty five diplomatic and consular staff members and thirty women. French and British nationals also in Petrograd are expected to depart with their diplomats.
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Associated Press
Washington
Petrograd
State Department
Francis
Wyoming Democrats Delay Campaigns as War Focus Grows
The Wyoming Democratic Party declares it will postpone campaign activity until primaries and the general election approach. Leaders and rank and file emphasize unity in supporting the war effort and resisting premature partisan campaigning amid Republican criticisms.
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Democratic Party
Wyoming
Three Sammies Killed and Wounded in Action
General Pershing reports to the War Department that three American soldiers were killed in action, five severely wounded, and four slightly wounded. The fallen are Privates T. V. Rateliff of Clarksville Tennessee, William H. Scott of Calvert City Kentucky, Halph T. Kingery of Ontario Ontario, and Private Fred Kepance of Chicago, who died of wounds.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
T. V. Rateliff
Clarksville
Tenn
Calvert City
Hiy
Halph T. Kingery
Ontario
Fred Kepance
Chicago
Petrograd Threatened as German Drive Advances
Diplomatic circles report that Petrograd is at the mercy of German forces despite a prior Holshorth resistance decision. German agents undermined the Russian army during peace talks, and the Hindenburg offensive now aims at the capital with troops moved from the front.
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Washington
Petrograd
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Hrest-Litovek
Holshorth Troo
Pfeld Marsheal von Mindenberg
Germany
Elabaret
Russia
Rivesia Merougi
Sorial Democrats
Pomb to Free War Captives Found at Port Tonglas
A fragmentary wartime report notes a thigh explosive device found at Port Tonglas during a German prisoner transfer. The item was discovered by a prison guard and sent to Colove Byram, the prison commandant, amid ongoing escape attempts by German civilian prisoners in the town.
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Fast Lake Cipy
Bel
Teeliewodt
Port Tonglas
Byram
Grermain
Ownels Lave Woon
La Follette Touted as Leader of 1st WW
Chicago February 25. A report before the United Nations Service today names La Follette as the leader of the 1st World War effort. The commission cites his influence and leadership in mobilizing support and coordinating allied actions across American forces.
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Chicago
Caovernor
Breagh
Vekansus
Combis of
Servier
Roach and Phifer Accept Schwarz on Draft Board
A 1917 Wheat land affair narrative shows Roach and Phifer selecting Schwarz for Platte County draft board despite beliefs of disloyalty. The August accusations and September appointment raise questions about patriotic duty and local wartime administration amid protests and political tension.
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Roach
Phifer
Schwarz
Wheatland
Platte County
Bedwarte
Plate County
Germany
Koch
Schwarg
Wave
Terms of Conquerors Sought to Force on Slavs
A Russian Wireless government statement from London reports German peace terms demanding vast territorial changes and demobilization. It calls for Brest-Litovsk, removal of Russian troops from Kavonia and Estheniia, evacuation of Finland, and Turkish frontier returns, with a 48 hour deadline.
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London
Germany
Drest-Litovsk
Russia
Dwinsk
Courtland
Kavonia
Estheniia
Germans Push Toward Petrograd Amid Peace Talks
Reports describe the German advance deep into Russia as warlike operations tighten. Officials in Petrograd hint at a firm defense and possible evacuation if Germans threaten the capital while Entente envoys consider escorting the Bolshevik government from Petrograd if city abandonment becomes likely.
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Russia
Petrograd
74 206 Draft Men Started for U S Camps
Washington February 2 standard dispatch reports 74 206 select service men began entraining to various camps for five days including 06023 white and 183 negroes. Officials indicate no definite date for the second draft but point to April or May with equipment and housing preparations underway. Some national guard troops may be used in the interim.
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Washington
Genera Crowder
War Department
National Guard
U S Produced 700000 Rifles Since War Began
A government disclosure from Wallington shows the United States has produced about 700000 rifles since entering the war. For the week ending Feb 3 daily output totaled 7805 Enfield and 1400 Springfield rifles, with a weekly total around 4200 service rifles added to stock. The report notes a record weekly rifle output, and total factory figures cite 1400000 Devon rifles along with 100000 Krag, 100000 fons tan Vitter, and 20000 owl rifles. Rifle cartridge production averaged 77400000 daily in January.
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Associatedress
Wallington
Unite States
Eninance Bureao
Ten Hone, Ltds
Fae
Ford Begins Work on New War Plant
Detroit officials report Ford Motor Co has started construction on a River Rouge area shipbuilding plant to produce submarines. The facility, covering five acres, is expected to be completed soon with 10 000 to 16 000 workers. Ships will be launched at the plant and sent to the Atlantic via the Detroit River.
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Pris
Detroit
Mion
Pet
Ford Motor Company
Atlantic Ocean
Detroit River
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