Verdun Stand Fed As German Offensive Stalls
Paris reports say German assault near Hill 304 failed with heavy losses. French repulsed raids north of Badonvillers and captured prisoners. Berlin notes French attacks at Hill 304 failed. German air losses rise as trench fighting continues on main fronts. Russian and Romanian fronts see no major operations, while Austrians are repulsed near Gorizia. Italian and Adriatic actions involve destroyer battles and a ship set afire in a storm.
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London
Berlin War Office
Teutons
Baltic
Black Sea
Jacobeni
Petrograd
Rome
Gorizia
Corso
Constantinople
Tigris
Dardanelles
Meinke
Huster
Adriatic
Verdun Battle: Teutons Penetrate Hill 304 Front
London reports a major Verdun clash as Crown Prince troops advance along a multi mile front west of the Meuse. They seize Hill 304 trenches, take about 500 prisoners and ten machine guns, with heavy German losses while Paris says many penetrated elements were recaptured next day.
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London
Verdun
Nivelle
Crown Prince
Meuse
Berlin
Paris
Harcourt
Avecourt
Dead Man Hill
French Cold Snap Chokes Paris Coal Transport
Paris endures extreme cold with temperatures from 10 to 15 degrees above zero. Canals interior to France freeze, halting coal movement into Paris as traffic on the central canal stops and Monceau-les-Mines barges remain trapped in ice.
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Paris
France
Monceut-les-Mines
Famine in Russia Tied to Rail Shortages
The Times reports famine in Russia despite abundance, noting railway inefficiency hampers food distribution in Petrograd and Moscow. Citizens queue for meat bread milk sugar and vegetables due to transport delays and shortages.
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London
Russia
Times
Petrograd
Moscow
Allies score first unalloyed success on fronts
On both East and West fronts Allied attackers push back Teutons with heavy losses. British raids near Neuville St Vaast Festubert and Le Transloy, plus a trench capture, mark a day of gains in France. Russians breach Bukowina Romania front and push enemy back along the Golden Bystritza. German losses include ships and aircraft as engagements and counterattacks unfold.
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London
Rumania
Verdun
Neuville St. Vaast
Festubert
le Transloy
France
Bukowina-Rumania
Petrograd
Berlin
Meste ‘Canesti
Golden Bystritza
Riga
Kamzem-Chlok
Teutonic
Brody
Galicia
Kirlibaba
Shara
Volhynia
Farman
Pith of the War News from the Athens Dispatches
Athens dispatches describe bread shortages fueling bread riots in Patras and Greece. Baron von dem Buesche-Haddenhaus reveals a British gray list beyond the trade blacklist. French front supplies enable large occupation and prisoner rolls. Entente representatives meet in Petrograd on allied affairs. Washington shifts to favor defense of merchant ships. Allies flag salutes honor in Athens before the Greek cabinet.
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Athens
Patras
Greece
Baron von Dem Buesche-Haddenhausen
Petrograd
Washington
Wilson vetoes literacy test in immigration bill
President Wilson vetoed the immigration bill over the literacy test, arguing it shifts policy and penalizes lack of opportunity, not character. He warned the provision could trigger delicate diplomatic issues by judging foreign laws and may provoke international disputes if enforced.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Taft
Cleveland
House
House of Representatives
United States
Secretary of Labor
Hartford Stores Burn Destroying G. Fox Co and Woolworth
Fire of unknown origin devastated the G. Fox & Co department store and the Woolworth 5c and 10c Store in Hartford. Loss estimated between $500000 and $1000000. Firemen contained the blaze after threatening more damage in the dry goods district.
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Hartford, Conn
G. Fox & Co
Woolworth
Virginia Sues West Virginia Over State Debt
Virginia initiates mandamus in the Supreme Court to force West Virginia's entire legislature to levy a tax to pay the $12,393,000 judgment plus interest as Virginia's share of the 1861 state debt.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Washington
Supreme Court
Legislative Assembly
Film Theft Ring Allegedly Sold Movies Abroad
The National Association of the Motion Picture Industry accuses a band of thieves of stealing over $200,000 in films from more than a dozen producers within a year and exporting them. The charges followed a prisoner's arraignment in a magistrate court.
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New York
National Association of the Motion Picture Industry
Mob of Women Besiege Juarez During Gasoline Bath Incident
Five hundred Mexican women led by a red haired figure besieged Juarez as U S Health Service quarantine blocked cross border traffic. They stopped El Paso street cars, tumbled vehicles, hurled bricks, and clashed with Juarez soldiers while a one eyed film operator recorded the upheaval.
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el Paso
Tex
Juarez
el Pago
United States Health Service
Santa Fe Bridge
Santa Fe
Independents Could Decide Next House Balance of Power
Washington report notes independents may hold the balance in the Sixty-fifth Congress. Charles H. Randall calls a February 6 conference with six or more independents including Schall Martin Fuller Kelly Rankin London to outline a program. Speaker Clark’s role fades as committee chairmanships and party majorities determine control.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Charles H. Randall
California
Mr. Randall
Thomas D. Schall
Minnesota
W. P. Martin
Louisiana
A. T. Fuller
Massachusetts
M. Clyde Kelly
Pennsylvania
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Meyer London
New York
Champ Clark
World peace plan in Senate skirmish and other notices
Washington Senate blocks Cummins resolution in a 38 to 30 vote as Wilson pushes the world peace program. New York directors of United States Corporation declare an extra dividend of 13-4 percent on top of 11-4 percent. El Paso reports the 10th U S Cavalry reaches Lake Palomas as Pershing expedition advances. New York Rocky Mountain Club donates 1 million dollars to Herbert Hoover for Belgium relief. Pernambuco survivors recount a gunship raid with movable sides. Washington committee approves three new battleships to be the world’s largest.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Cummins
New York
United States Corporation
EL Paso
U. S. Cavalry
Pershing
Mexico
Lake Palomas
Rocky Mountain Club
Herbert C. Hoover
Belgium
Pernambuco
South Atlantic
New Jersey Estate Briefs Highlight Local Notices and Events
Harrisonville residents face confinement amid crp reductions. Pitman fire trucks repaired after differential damage. Gloucester hosts shad reports from North Carolina and ambulance service begins in Stonemen’s Fellowship. Bridgeton to host auto show March 6 to 10 at Preston plant. Woodstown adopts limited police patrols. Woodbury elects Joshua Dawson as health inspector. Moorestown updates church choir and rooshcale fund profits. Lawnside to raise school walls as weather allows. Kearney sees rising building volume and $40,000 tax-related borrowing. Raymond Winkel drowns after falling from a wharf in Camden. family history noted. Atlantic City imposter detected. valuables seized. Deal Golf Club to host 1917 amateur championship June 7–9.
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Harrisonville
Paulsboro
M. BE
Gloucester
J. W. Lee
Stonemen’s Fellowship
Board of Education
Mothers’ Club
Pitman Grammar School
Bridgeton Distributors and Dealers
George W. Preston Company
Woodstown Council
Fogg
Joshua Dawson
Woodbury Board of Health
Paul F. Newhall
Oaklyn Baptist Church
William Ortolf
Hammonton
Magnolia Fire Company
Lawnside
Moorestown
Gloucester County
William Smith
Kearney
Carnegie Hero Fund
Paterson
Alberta I. Ludlum
East Thirtyfirst
Alberta A. Lockwood
Ogdensburg
Barrington
Wenonah
Hudson
Raymond Winkel
Delaware River
N. Cramer Hill
Camden
Robert
Raymond
A. E. Volette
Michael Dubrow
University of Pennsylvania
North Carolina Avenue
Atlantic City
New Jersey Golf Association
Deal Golf and Country Club
Edge Governors nominees dominate opening legislative session
Governor Edge's program marks the session with reappoints to the Supreme Court and circuit court, plus prosecutors and education board members. The Essex Newark clash hints at friction in the Republican majority as bills on utility taxes and high cost of living move forward amid local option debates. In Millville a fatal stabbing leaves Edward Allen wounded and Williams Todd jailed as police investigate.
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Trenton
Edge
Essex
Newark
Senate
Supreme Court
Francis J. Swayze
Frederic Adams
East Orange
State Board of Education
Ernest R. Ackerman
Plainfield
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
Charles W. Barker
Woodbury
Wilbur F. Sadler, Jr
Gloucester
Francis B. Davis
Austin H. Swackhamer
the Pleas
J. Henry Harrison
Oscar B. Redrow
Wenonah
Sussex
Lewis van Blarcom
Newton
State Board of Taxes and Assessment
Frank B. Jess
Camden
Frederick A. Gentieu
Pennsgrove
Ackerman
Justice Swayze
Adams
Harrison
Osborne
Andrew van Blarcom
Gaunt
Redrow
Davis
Fielder
Grover C. Richman
Camden County
State Board of Taxes
Jess
Assembly
Oliphant
Schoen
Judiciary Committee
Assemblyman
Dolan
Hudson
McCran
Florence
G. Rowland Munroe
Anti- Saloon League
Edward Allen
Millville
Wiram Todd
Clayville
Toths
South Millville
Allen
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