Germans Begin Submarine War In North Sea Zone
Harts Feb 18 The German navy announced the start of submarine warfare on ships not classed as war vessels within its declared war zone. Submarine U-16 torpedoed the French steamer Ville de Lille off Barfleur, forcing her crew to abandon ship. Earlier, the Dulwich, a British collier bound Hull to Rouen, was sunk northwest of Cape de la Heve with 22 of 31 crew rescued by the French destroyer Arquebuse. two crew members are missing. French torpedo boats pursued the attacker, and the Ville de Lille attempted to flee but was forced to dive. The incident marks the first reported attack on a neutral vessel by a German submarine.
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Harts
Germany
Ministry of Marine
Barfleur
Arquebuse
Havre
Fecamp
Big Signs on Dutch Ships Head for Rotterdam
New York dispatch reports that the Holland American line steamers Nieuw Amsterdam and Veendyk will depart from Hoboken on February 20 for Rotterdam with their names and port of registry painted on their sides in four foot letters. Sailors note a flag color change to red white and light blue to avoid confusion with the German ensign.
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New York
Holland-American Line
Nieuw Amsterdam
Veendyk
Roterdam
Hoboken
T Wag
German supply depots found in Hebrides before war
London reports that four or five German submarine depots existed in the Hebrides before the war with possible others on Scotland’s coast. Light ships hunt for them but searches have not located depots yet. Concealment by rugged islands and offshore fuel lines would allow subs to refuel without shore contact en route to Liverpool and Hull.
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London
Admiralty
Hebrides
Scotland
Liverpool
Hernwalt
Turkey and Greece Near Outbreak of War
In Bucharest on Feb 18 diplomats say war between Greece and Turkey is imminent. The Turkish minister to Greece has left for Constantinople and Greek legation members prepare to depart for Athens. Panas already went to Athens after Greece delivered an ultimatum demanding apologies for insults to the Greek naval attache and assurance of future courtesy, with a deadline stated.
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Bucharest
Romania
Greece
Turkey
Athens
Constantinople
Panas
Urge Turkey to Settle Dispute
Athens reports Austrian and German ministers at Constantinople advised the Turkish government to resolve its quarrel with Greece at once. The call signals international pressure on Ankara amid ongoing tensions in the region.
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Turkey
Athens
Constantinople
Greece
Washington Debates Japanese Demands in Silence
In Washington on February 18, Japan's demands on China are under consideration at the state department. Secretary Bryan has adopted a policy of complete silence and will not disclose inquiries or the department's course. The Japanese embassy also remains silent on negotiations.
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Washington
Japan
China
State Department
Bryan
Admiral von Tirpitz directs submarine raid on British ships
German naval chief Admiral von Tirpitz directs a submarine raid against British shipping as wartime operations intensify. The action signals a strategic push to disrupt Allied maritime supply lines.
Germans Issue Final Notice to Neutrals Over War Zone
Berlin reports German ambassador and ministers have warned neutral shipping to avoid the war zone around the British Isles as mines will be placed before English harbors. The Nord Deutsch Gazette repeats England will drag the U S into war. Germany cites food shortages caused by British actions. Admiral von Behnke confirms the claim amid the crisis.
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Berlin
Nord Deutsch
England
United States
Germany
von Behnke
Marine Department
Walter R
Airship Damaged By Gunfire Flees Over Amsterdam
A Parseval type airship, apparently hit by gunfire, flew over Amsterdam at about 600 feet. The crew kept it level as it drifted toward the Zuyder Zee, with telegraph wires snagged on a dangling rope. The airship was later seen without its gondola.
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Amsterdam
London
Reuter Telegram Company
Zuyder Zee
North Sea
Bread riot reported in Bohemia near Carlsbad
Venice Feb 18 report says bread riots have erupted in Bohemia with Altrollau near Carlsbad noting a bread shortage for days. About 100 women with children traveled to Carlsbad to petition authorities for food.
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Bohemia
Venice
Carlsbad
Altrollau
American Surgeon Dies In Serbia
Paris dispatch reports Dr. Albert S. Cook of Brooklyn New York died at Valenevo while serving with the Serbian hospital corps. Several other Americans are attached to the Red Cross service in Serbia.
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Serbia
Paris
Nish
Albert S. Cook
Brooklyn
N. Y
Valenevo
Red Cross
French Cables Out of Use In Transatlantic Link
Paris reports the French Cable company says its line between France and the United States is out of use but denies that it has been cut. The interruption is attributed to a break and service is expected to be repaired soon.
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United States Agricultural Department
J. Holgiano & Son
J. Bolgiano .& Son
Ciroastock County
Maine
Washington, D. C
Hhorticultural Board
J. Bulgiance & Son
GR. Bisby
Presque Este
Paris
France
United States
Jewelry Store Robbed in Lancaster Store Closing
Lancaster Feb 18 a stranger posed as a measurer at C G Vollmen Co jewelry store closing out business. Two hours later the window was found robbed of diamond rings valued at 500 dollars while Mrs Harry Schlotzhaur attended the shop.
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Lancaster
Harry Schlotzhaur
C. G. Vollmen & Co
One Cent Damage For Loss of Eye Suit
In Hagerstown Maryland on February 18 a suit against George Kine resulted in a verdict awarding one cent damages after mortar from Kine's building splashed the face of ten year old Walter Crowe causing the loss of an eye.
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Hagerstown
George Kine
Walter Crowe
Russian Forces Halt Near Czernowitz In Bukovina
Berlin reports the Russians at Bukovina were enveloped by Austro Hungarian forces between the Pruth and Sereth rivers. German troops reportedly reached Kovno, investing the fortress after a heavy nine day battle in East Prussia where over 50,000 Russians were captured along with cannons and machine guns. Emperor William witnessed decisive fighting as veteran Prussian troops spearheaded the victory.
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Berlin
Bukowina
Pruth
Sereth
Tageblatt
Histritz
Storozhinetz
Moramos
Wisnicz
Czernowitz
Koenigsburg
Lokal Anzeiger
Kovno
Niemen
Villiya
Mazurian Lake District
East Prussia
Mazurian Luke District
Suwalki
Angustowo
William
Petrograd Admits Reverses In War Update
Petrograd reports Feb 15 fighting with numerically superior German forces near Augustowo in northern Poland. German columns push from Grajevo toward Ossowiecz, with fronts near Plock Radonz. Russians claim progress on the upper San and report capturing officers and 600 soldiers while repelling German attacks near Koslowka and Wyszkow. Nadworna in Bukowina fell to the enemy across the Sereth.
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Petrograd
Augustowo
Poland
Grajevo
Plan to Tie Up Russia in World War I Strategy
Geneva reports in high diplomatic circles that Austria and Germany plan to deter Russian advance by halting invasions into East Prussia and Galicia, seize western Poland including Warsaw, and build a chain of forts from the Baltic through to Bukowina. While Russians are contained, Austria would tackle Serbia and free troops for the western front.
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Geneva
Berne
East Prussia
Galicia
Bukowina
Poland
Warsaw
Baltic
Austria
Serbia
Extra Session Unlikely If Ship Purchase Bill Fails
Washington February 18. Leaders who met with President Wilson predict no extra session of Congress. They base their view on the ship purchase bill likely passing before March 4 or, if it fails, the president may not call another session immediately. White House officials say the question has not been decided, but the mood has shifted away from an immediate extra session.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
White House
Two Firemen Die In Danville Blaze Collapse
In Danville on February 18 two firemen, Al Holmes and Albert Shanks, were killed when a wall of the four story Odd Fellows building collapsed during a $100,000 fire. Four other firemen were injured as the roof fell while they stood on an extension ladder.
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Danville, Sr
al Holmes
Albert Shanks
Odd Fellows
German Spy Shot in Bordeaux Court Martial
A Havas dispatch from Bordeaux reports German named B Staddler-Willy shot by order of a court martial after being found guilty of espionage. The incident underscores wartime security efforts in occupied France during the Paris front.
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Bordeaux
Paris
Havas
B Staddler-Willy
Silk production across Japan noted in ancient book
A Japanese book from about a millennium ago records that good silk was produced in twenty five provinces of Japan, highlighting a well established sericulture network in that era.
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Japan
Hard Fighting in Champagne District
Paris reports bellicose action in Champagne where ten enemy counterattacks were repulsed during the night. In Argonne near Fontaine aux Chaumontes a blockhouse and trenches were destroyed. a German assault between Four de Patis and west of Boureuilles was repulsed with prisoners taken. In Melancourt forest 100 meters of trenches captured. Meuse to Vosges quiet. Berlin counters with British and French attacks failing. casualties and prisoners noted. Further advances in Priesterwald and Argonne yield more prisoners and equipment.
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Champagne
Argonne
Fontaine Aux Chaormes
de Patis
Hiss
Boureuilles
Berlin
War Office
Rheims
Indians on Warpath as Posse Seeks Rebels Back
Cortez Colorado February eighteenth report of a fifty-man posse pursuing renegade Piute Indians fortified in southwestern Utah. Reinforcements telegraphed for and due. Leader Old Polk, jailed four times for murder, and his son Tse-Na-Gat accused of murdering a Mexican shepherd.
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Cortez
Colo
Utah
Old Polk
Tse-Na-Gat
New Postmasters Named for Pennsylvania Offices
The President nominated fifteen individuals for Pennsylvania postmaster roles. Names include James C. Jacobs Burnham William Fairchild Sr Dawson Daniel J. O'Brien Everson Joseph G. Lesher Huntingdon M M Naginey Milroy Nathaniel S Byers Perryopolis Origen I Bingham Slippery Rock Johan P Hines Stoneboro J W Keating Towanda Thomas P McCormick Forest City L B Rowley Greenville Grover C Busser Hummelstown Ralph W Simcox Sandy Lake Otis H Davis Wellsboro Edmund J Rafferty Conshohocken.
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Washington
Senate
James C. Jacobs
Burnham
William Fairchild, Sr
Dawson
Daniel J. O’brien
Everson
Joseph G. Lesher
Huntingdon
M. M. Naginey
Milroy
Nathaniel S. Byers
Perryopolis
Origen I
Bingham
Slppery Rock
Johan P. Hines
Stoneboro
J. W. Keating
Towanda
Thomas P. McCormick
Forest City
L. B. Rowley
Greenville
Grover C. Busser
Hummelstown
Ralph W. Simcox
Sandy Lake
Otis H. Davis
Wellsboro
Edmund J. Rafferty
Conshohocken
Villages Lost to Sight In Snowstorm
Rome reports heavy snowfall in Friuli and Alpine areas leaving many villages unseen. Mountain roads are impassable and on the Fugazze plateau near the Austrian frontier snow reaches seven feet in depth.
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Rome
Friuli
Italian Alps
Fugazze
Woman's Annoyer Lynched Near Sparr Florida
Tampa February 18. John Richards a negro was lynched by a mob near Sparr Florida. He is said to have insulted a white woman.
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Tampa
Fla
Joln Richards
Sparr
Weather Summary from United States Weather Bureaus
8 p m observations report Albany 28 clear Atlantic City 96 clear Boston 32 clear Buffalo 26 cloudy Chicago 56 clear New Orleans 56 clear New York 31 clear Philadelphia 36 cloudy St Louis 44 cloudy Washington 38 clear
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Buffalo
Chicago
New Orleans
New York
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St. Louis
The Weather Fair Today and Probably Tomorrow
Forecast calls for fair conditions today with likely continuation tomorrow. Northerly winds are expected, bringing a brisk feel to the day.
Eight Die In Coal Mine Explosion At Prospect Col- liery
Eight men are dead and six injured after a gas explosion in the No 10 lift at the Prospect colliery of Lehigh Valley Coal near Wilkes-Barre Pa. The blast occurred during lunch break in a gas pocket behind a coal barrier, lighting from a naked lamp. Rescue crews and surface aid rushed to the scene. four hours later the mine was cleared.
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Oakwood
Prospect
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
David Owens
John Gavio
Jobs Mehillo
Bruno Leshinski
John Darutls
Thomas Wallis
John Seranick
Thomas Bardoski
Frank Koliba
Frank Metzo
Lewis Shaka
John Lacovitz
John Kavaloski
John Belash
John Kavaleski
Fred M. Chast
Ask Wilson to Urge Peace Swarthmore Delegation Pleads
A Swarthmore College delegation of the Religious Society of Friends called at the White House on February 18 to urge President Wilson to renew efforts for peace in Europe. They asked him to oppose broad military instruction in schools and any expansion of armaments, and to favor exclusive mediation and international arbitration to settle disputes.
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Swarthmore Friends
Washington
Europe
Wilson
Religious Society of Friends
Swarthmore College
White House
Strinda Halting by British Cruiser Off New Jersey
Norwegian steamship Strinda was halted and boarded by a British cruiser about twelve miles south of Monmouth Beach New Jersey while traveling from New York to Baltimore. The ship, in ballast, showed no destination when signalled and complied after a second warning. Captain Jannsen followed orders and the vessel stopped.
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Monmouth Beach
N. J
New York
Baltimore
Jannsen
Killing Cattle Pigs and Goats In Caln Township Farm
In Coatesville Pa on February 18 twenty five cows seven pigs and two goats on the R W Schrack farm were killed by order of the state livestock board after one cow tested positive for foot and mouth disease. The farm is placed under strict quarantine.
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Coatesville
R. W. Schrack
Caln Township
State Livestock Board
Robbers Take $600 From Driftwood Express Office
Robbers entered the Adams Express office at Driftwood through a window during lunch hour and stole $600 in cash from the safe. The sum was intended for forwarding to Williamsport on the next eastbound express.
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Kane
Adams Express
Driftwoo
Williamsport
General Markets Philadelphia Flour and Grain Quotes
General market report from Philadelphia shows flour steady at 7 to 7.60 per barrel with firm wheat at 1.58 to 1.63 for No. 2 red. Corn and oats hold near recent levels, potatoes 63 to 65 cents per bushel, poultry and dressed arms steady, butter at 84 cents, eggs mixed with selected at 81 to 83 cents and early and western varieties at 29 to 29.5 cents.
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Philadelphia
City
Searly
Western
Chicago hogs and cattle market briefing with mixed bids
The report shows mixed quotes for hogs with ranges from 6.45 to 6.90 and heavier sales around 6.80 to 6.85. Cattle are listed as weak for natives with steer prices near 8.50 and cows and calves noted, while sheep are firm around 7.85.
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