Garrison Resigns As War Secretary as Wilson Names Acting Successor
Washington reports say Secretary of War Garrison resigns with President Wilson proclaiming Major General Scott acting secretary until a successor is named within 24 hours. Dark horse candidates, Lane and Pindell, top the list while militia reform prompts Breckenridge to condemn the federalization plan. Lindley M. Garrison says his resignation has no political motive and cites national preparedness.
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Scott
Breckenbridge
Washington
Garrison
Congress
James Hay
Virginia
House Military Affairs Committee
Hay
Army and Navy
Sucessor
White House
Osen
Interior
Lane
Henry M. Pindell
Peoria
Ill
Navy
Roosevelt
Wilson
Sunday baseball berths rejected by Blue Ridge League
Cumberland Frostburg and Piedmont withdrew applications after a league vote allowed no Sunday games unless two teams agreed to move dates and paid visiting teams at least 50 dollars. Piedmont and Frostburg later withdrew, while Hagerstown pressed for two additional clubs. In Switzerland, a political-military crisis looms as Cols Von Watterswyl and Karl Egli face accusations over French troop reports to Germany.
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Hagerstown
Blue Ridge Baseball League
Cumberland
Frostburg
Piedmont
Frank K. Schmidt
Frederick
Col. Rossier
E. S. Prichard
Joseph Hannon
von Watterwy
Karl Egli
Berne
Amusement Listings Include European Magicians and Theatre Programs
Maryland Theater presents LeRoy, Talma and Bosco described as a Triumvirate of European magicians. Grande Theatre features Rockliffe Fellows and Anna Nilsson in The Regeneration. Liberty Theatre shows The Old Homestead. Victoria and Belvedere theatres offer pictures.
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Maryland Theater
LeRoy, Talma and Bosco
Grande Theatre
Rockliffe Fellows
Anna Nilsson
Liberty Theatre
President Wilson Shuns Extended Southern Trip
President Wilson plans no long southern tour to advocate preparedness. He told southern senators and representatives that he may speak in a few cities but will avoid trips like his recent midwest journey. Tennessee Manufacturing Association invited him in April, led by J. E. Edgerton. Mississippi requests were also made.
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Wilson
Middle West
Shields
Tennessee Manufacturing Association
J. E. Edgerton
Secretary of War resigns amid cabinet dispute over army plan
Refusal of the President to press the continental army plan and Mr. Garrison's disapproval of the Philippine independence bill as it passed the Senate are seen as factors guiding the secretary’s decision to quit the cabinet.
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Congress
Garrison
Senate
Resignation of Lindley M. Garrison shocks Washington
Washington reports the resignation of Secretary of War Lindley M. Garrison and Assistant Secretary Henry M. Breckinridge, ending a yearlong strain over national defense policy. The White House released partial reasons, with hints of a broader disagreement on the continental army plan.
Washington in grip of defense reshuffle after Garrison resignation
Major General Hugh L. Scott acts as secretary of war ad interim as President Wilson weighs a replacement for Lindsey M. Garrison who resigned over disputes on the continental army plan and Philippine independence. Breckinridge also leaves, Scott may direct defense policy in Congress at once.
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Garrison
Wilson
Congress
Breckinridge
Scott
Army
Girl Found Dead in Woods Near Lake Forest
The body of Marian Lambert a 17 year old Deerfield Township High School student was found in a patch of woods south of Lake Forest. Her father Frank Lambert caretaker for Jonas Kuppenheimer reported the discovery. Police found footprints suggesting she had been attacked and she was not at school the day before.
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Chicago
Marian Lambert
Lake Forest
Frank Lambert
Jonas Kuppenheimer
Deerfield Township
Lambert
First definite move to end world war chosen in Berne
In Berne Switzerland on Feb 11 a permanent committee to establish lasting peace met to draft armistice proposals. Peace advocates from several neutral nations attended seeking a two week cessation of hostilities as a first step toward ending the war.
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Berne
Switzerland
Maryland House Debates Preparedness and Election Reforms
The Maryland House debated preparedness measures and election law changes inclining primary dates to spring and summer. Delegates discussed a resolution inviting the President to Annapolis to address defense, with debate sparked by Lee of Baltimore City. The measure passed 86 to 10.
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Annapolis
Messie
Hall and Wilkinson
Baltimore City
House of Delegates
Shartzer
Garrett County
Synthicum
General Assembly
Lee
Maryland
Bourhelle
Cecil County
House
Senate
Collier
Wilson
State Racing Commission
Prick
State Conservation Commission
Fierce Fighting Reported in Artois Region
London reports strong infantry attacks and heavy artillery duels on the French front with the Artois sector as the main focus. Both sides claim successes as German and French forces clash in mine crater fights and trench assaults amid broader Balkan and Aegean developments.
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London
Somme
Edison Battery Fault Tated as Cause of E-2 Explosion
Naval Court of Inquiry hears that Edison Storage Battery Co is blamed for the New York Navy Yard E-2 blast which killed five. Lieut Nimitz argues incomplete battery ventilation instructions and low cells amid long discharges. Cooke seeks hydrogen detector and per-cell voltage device, but approvals were delayed. Commander McGaan defends Edison from fault.
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New York
New York Navy Yard
Edison Storage Battery Company
C. W. Nimitz
Ccounsel
Charlies M. Cooke
Naval Court of Inquiry
W. H. McGaan
Edison
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Mine Run Basis Debate in Mine Wage Talks
In Mobile Alabama on February 11 operators and western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois miners met to set a new wage scale. The key demand for payment on the run of mine basis was voted down by operators. A ten percent per ton wage rise was also rejected by operators as talks intensified behind closed doors.
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Mobile
Ala
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Teuton Plan May Cause New Crisis
The Central Powers announce armed merchant ships will be treated as warships and torpedoed without warning after February 29. Berlin and Vienna expect to notify neutral powers and urge disarmament of merchant ships, citing British orders to defend ships against submarines and a history of hostile actions.
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Central Powers
Washington
United States
London
Austria
Penfield
England
Germany
Vienna
Berlin
Austria-Hungary
Maryland Mountaineer Minute Men Volunteer Battalion Formed
Nearly a hundred young men from Cumberland and nearby areas organize the Maryland Mountaineer Minute Men to respond to President Wilson's call for preparedness. Led by Fred C. Dreyer, the battalion aims to form two full companies as enlistments continue.
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Wilson
Cumberland
Fred C. Dreyer
Maryland Mountaineer Minute Men
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Henry M. Breckenridge
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Hugh L. Scott
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Goodnow Commission
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Galicia
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Czernowitz
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