Week's News and World Events Recap
Reports from across states note Gilbert and Pary recaptured in Olten after escape from a Swiss camp. Vilna fined 15000 by Germany for incendiary fire. Bulgaria's Ferdinand to visit Germany to meet Kaiser. Since war start, 1,429,171 enemy soldiers in German camps. 1,300,000 rifles and 9,700 cannons captured. Poincare meets House and Sharp. Canada imposes military guards at munition plants and news censorship. Swiss army HQ moves to Lucerne. Stockholm freed and due at Gothenburg. Theotokis elected Greek Parliament president. King George sets February 10 conscription start.
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Byl
Gilbert and
Pary
Olten
Vilna
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Germany
Poincau
France
E. M. House
William G. Sharp
Canada
United States
Berne
Lucerne
Stockholm
Gothenburg
Michael Theotokis
Chamber of Deputies
George
Cadets in Annapolis Fall Short on Tests. 82 Dropped
Navy Department announces eighty two cadets at Annapolis will be dropped for failing to pass tests. Delegates from 700 business groups attend the fourth annual Chamber of Commerce meeting in Washington. The Navy seeks DoJ help to learn how a battle signal code was lost from the destroyer Hull.
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Peallicillis
Annapolis
Navy Department
United States
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
Department of Justice
San Francisco
Wilson
Central Federated Union
John R. Young
Belgrade
Vienna
Daniels
Brooklyn
Manhattan
New York
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
Minnesota
Not Guilty in Providence Murder Trial
Elizabeth Mohr was acquitted of instigating the murder of her husband Dr S Franklin Mohr in Providence. Other headlines note wage increases for Ty ler Tube workers and Baltimore and Ohio machinists, floods in Arkansas, a K 5 submarine recovery, and a Wabash switchmen strike amid war relief donations.
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Elizabeth FL Mohr
S. Franklin Mohr
Providence
Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co
Tyler Tube & Wipe Co
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Janison Coal & Coke Co
Greensburg
Florida
New York State Grange
Jamestown
Louis W. Hill
James J. Hill
St. Paul
Nner
Chicago
New York
Bordeaux
Arkansas
Wabash
Scranton
War Relief Fund
The
American Jewish Committee
Gasoline and oil prices rise. several corporate actions noted
Prices for gasoline advance one cent per gallon across the East while oil prices gain five cents per barrel on many grades by Ohio Oil Co. Dividend actions include International Nickel Co 75 cents per share quarterly and Crocker Wheeler Co 2 percent extra on common stock. Several notices cover a municipal dog catcher auction, Schwab residence construction, and by product coke ovens for U S Steel.
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Ohio Oil Co
Landis
Federal League
Organized Baseball
International Nickel Co
New York
Crocker Wheeler Co
Ofton
William P.hepburn
Congress
Clarinda
Iowa
Southport
Conn
Charles M. Schwab
Loretto
Hercules Powder Co
San Diego
Cal
Austin W. Scott
Harvard Law School
Brandeis
Seward
Alaska
Takomna
McCreary Mannufacturing Co
Erie Pa
George M. Reynolds
Chicago
Los Angeles
Daniel Riley
Marquette County
Mich
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
United States Steel Corporation
Hickman
War Department
Olfie James
Cleveland
Lake Yards
Driggs-Seabury Ordnance Co
Sharon
Great Britain
Hydraulic Pressed Steel Co
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Heads to Madison Square Garden
Sporting Airedales and wire haired fox terriers are set for the fortieth Westminster show at Madison Square Garden on February 22 to 28. References to boxing bouts, racing news, and track prospects appear alongside notes on sports figures and events from New Orleans, New Hampshire, Appleton, Havana, and Newark, with athlete payouts and potential comebacks.
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Westminster Kennel Club
Madison Square Garden
Kid Williams
Ultimore
Pate Herman
New Orleans
New Hampshire
Jess Willard
Frank Moran
New York
Willard
Moran
Nelson
Ad" Wol
Appleton
Havana
Sim Deimel
United Fruit Company
Norman S. Taber
Newark
N. J
Four Hundred Finns Halted on Way to America at Copenhagen
A convoy of 400 Finns traveling to America was halted at Copenhagen at the request of Russian authorities. No deaths reported.
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Rome
America
Copenhagen
Feel Castle
Dover
Pingshan
Switzerland
United States
National Bank of
Cuba
Havana
George
England
London
France
Romanby
New York
Bordeaux
Franz Josef of Austria
Zurich
Vienna
Great Britain
Australia
Argentina
Russians Begin New Drive Across East Galicia Front
Petrograd reports 1 500 000 fresh Russian recruits ready for immediate service and a renewed offensive in East Galicia near Tarnopol. French attacks south of the Somme repulsed as German forces move to France and Belgium. Gas reservoirs demolished and rail bombardments, with ongoing artillery duels across the Western Front.
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Rome
Galicia
Tarnopol
Polivanoff
Petrograd
Somme
Russia
France
Belgium
Teuton
The
Hague
Boeshinghe
Champagne
Navarin
Paris
Neuville
la Bassee Canal
Soissons
Chassemy
Bukowina
Ivanov
Ivanof
Caucasus
Kut-el-Amara
Kamerun
Spanish Guinea
German Losses Estimated at 2.7 Million by Times Analyst
London columnist Col. Repington of the Times offers a cautious analysis of German casualties. He estimates a permanent net loss of 2,700,000 men over the war, with about 3,600,000 currently in the field and 2,000,000 in reserve, noting some guesswork amid the data.
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London
Repington
The
Times
War News Digest Signals Peace Pressure and Front Updates
High German financial circles push for peace as the war drags on. Prince Oscar is slightly wounded in the eastern theatre. Berlin reports a looming ban on luxury imports. Anglo French gains in Kamerun spell German retreat in Africa. Mesopotamian counterattacks push Turks to regain footing. Austro Italian front remains deadlocked with weary Italian forces.
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Germany
Prince Oscar
Prussia
William
Berlin
Kamerun
Africa
Mesopotamia
Germany Craves Peace as Nations Seek End to War
Norwegian historian Dr Ialvhan Koht writes that Germans yearn for an early peace as they realize Britain and other foes cannot be crushed. Koht says the realization prompts a nationwide longing for settlement and an end to the conflict.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Great Britain
Ialvhan Koht
Koht
Asgein
New Jersey News Roundup Shows Growth and Community Efforts
Reports from across New Jersey note new housing in Paulsboro and Haddon Heights Library open house. Pitman selects new assistant fire chiefs and manned fire drills at Paulsboro schools. Gloucester opens three meat shops lowering prices as Woodbury expands water supply. Local groups plan benefits, cleaning drives, and new business on Broadway Pitman.
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Haddon Heights
Women’s Club
Two Defense Bills Passed for Navy Prep Abroad
The House approved two national defense measures without roll call. One funds Mare Island and Brooklyn yards to build superdreadnoughts, the other adds 540 midshipmen at Annapolis, expanding the Naval Academy corps. Speaker Clark urged readiness, while pacifists remained silent.
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Washington
New York
Mare Island Navy Yards
Annapolis Naval Academy
Navy Yard
Kitchin
Clark
Joe Cannon
Mann
Padgett
Midshipmen
House
Mare Island
Brooklyn
Congress
Annapolis
Ottawa Parliament House Fire Kills Six in Gas Bomb Attack
Ottawa reports a gas bomb or internal device destroyed the Parliament building wings, killing six people including two women guests of Speaker Sevigny. Firefighters saved the Speaker’s family via life nets. Charles Strong arrested in Windsor on suspicion of complicity, after traveling on a Canadian Pacific train. Percy Sherwood ordered the arrest. Two Dominion policemen and two House of Commons attendants died in the blaze.
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Parliament House
Ottawa
Ontario
Percy Sherwood
Dominion Police
Windsor
Charles Strong
Canadian Pacific
House of Commons
Senate
Canada
Parliament
Sevigny
Dominion
Industry Wins Boost at Cramp Shipyard
Philadelphia reports Cramp shipyard grants a 10 percent wage increase to about 5,000 workers. El Paso notes Villa’s forces not yet near, Villa reportedly moving west. St Paul cites crippling Northwest rail traffic from storms. Havana reports Hipolito Villa’s arrest at U S request for railroad damage near El Paso. Washington says Germany accepts Wilson's Lusitania claims, no reprisals on non enemies. Tacoma notes three killed in Du Pont powder plant blast.
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Philadelphia
Cramp’s
EL Paso
United States
Texas
Here
Francisco Villa
ST. Paul
Railrod Trafic
Havana
Hipotito Villa
William Ss. Gonzales
Cuba
Villa
Washington
Germany
Wilson
Lusitania
Tacoma
Wash
du Pont
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Oise
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Hetmas
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Challerange
Loos
Ypres-Roulers
Riga
Borano
Vienna War Office
Kiel
Austria-Hungary
Jondon
Earl Kitchener
War Office
William Robertson
Durazzo
Avtona
Albania
Galician
Aviona
Liutenant Konjovic
Tolmino
Santa, Lucia
Hulluch
New Jersey
Women of Columbus
Hammer Club
Barrington
A. H. Moses
Benjamin E. Parker
William C. K. Walls
Pitman
Paulsboro
Pitman Y. M. G. A
F First Methodist Church
Collingswood
Edward E. Miller
Woodbury Council
Centre, Franklin
Euclid
Hunter Streets
Grorers
Hopewell Township
Shiloh
Clark Miller
Charles McColligan
Gibbstown
Vanneman
Collingswood Men’s Club
West Collingswood Episcopal Church
Camden Freeholders
Moorestown
Thirty-sixth Street
Grenloch and
Blackwood Road
Paul Burk
Bridgeboro
Henry St. Lippincott
Marlton
Gloucester
That City
Wenonah Borough
Guild of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd
Needlework Guild of America
Woodbury
Williamstown Presbyterian Church
Pensauken Trapshooting Association
Aden Pidgeon
Walter Johnson
Edward Gardner
William Fink
Charles Bagby
William Shaw
Ocean City Board of Trade
Asbury Avenue
J. Ammer Robinson
Cglinton
Saslem County Board of Almshouse
Chamber of Commerce of
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