Bolsheviks bribed by raised Bolsheviks in Finland battle
General Mannerheim, commanding White guard forces aiding the Finnish provisional government, defeats the Red Guards at Korkenkosi near Tuminerfors. The Reds suffer heavy losses, with reports of around 3,000 killed, while the Bolshevik documents suggest German funding for the Bolshevik movement. The material includes letters and bank messages detailing payments to Lenin and other Bolshevik leaders.
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Paris
Pele
Petit Parisien
France
Russia
Gerwinn Inperial Bank
Switzerland
Nicolai Lening
MM. Zinovieff
Leon Trotaky
M. Kamenek
Brest-Litovsk
M. Soumen
Mnazsiu Koslovsky
Bolsheviks
Alexandra Kollantay
Lenine
Bolshevikt Department of Public Welfare
M. Merenin
Reds
Stockholm
Furstenberg
Raphael Schumann
Haparanda
Sweden
Varberg
Mannerheim
White Guards
Red Guard
Helsingfors
Afton Tidningen
Red Guards
Korkenkosi
Plotters in I W W Planned Pacific Coast Sabotage
Washington reports the Department of Justice says the Industrial Workers of the World on the Pacific coast planned wholesale destruction of industries and shipping to hinder war prosecution. Fifty five leaders were indicted in Sacramento after federal investigations uncovered a nationwide sabotage plot.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Department of Justice
Sacramento
Pacific Coast Territory
Draft reform favors universal registration at twenty one
The senate military committee on Friday unanimously ordered favorable action on a War Department bill amending the selective service law to require men to register when they reach twenty one and to base quotas on class one numbers rather than state population. Another favorable report would authorize the president to call into immediate service skilled industry or agricultural experts in an emergency, regardless of classification residence or quota.
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Weashington
War Department
Senate Military Committee
German Spies Found Guilty on Conspiracy Charges
New York February trial ends with Franz Rintelen and ten co defendants, all Germans, convicted by a federal jury of conspiring to destroy munition and food ships of the Entente. Rintelen sentenced to 18 months in federal prison at Linth Ga and a fine of 2 dollars.
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New York
Franz Rintelen
Hach Mon
Tlinth
Mi Yin
Wilson Bill for War Power Aims to Centralize Government
President Wilson sent to Congress a sweeping war powers bill to reorganize major departments and potentially create a war cabinet or an ammunition director. The proposal would allow the president to shift authority among bureaus and officials with broad discretion, drawing opposition from Democrats and Republicans wary of centralized power.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
US Guns Round Snipers With the American Army in France
An American patrol entered a front line trench at night and found it deserted. Doughboys recovered a rifle and Made in Germany sausage from the trench. American artillery shelled German infantry on a wood road behind the front, causing severe casualties and firing into the German rear. Artillery activity remained lively on both sides as sniping slackens and air activity persists amid mild weather.
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France
Tech
Roosevelt Operated on For Abscess In Oyster Bay
Col Theodore Roosevelt underwent surgery for an abscess and was moved to New York City for closer medical care. Several engagements were canceled while officials say his condition is excellent and he may be about in a week or ten days. President Wilson sent telegrams of sympathy and hope for Roosevelt’s improving condition.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
New York City
Des Moines
Milwaukee
Detroit
Washington
Wilson
If. Roosevelt
Navy to provide transports for 500,000 troops in France
Washington reports Secretary Daniels announced the navy has sufficient transport facilities to move 500,000 American troops to France early this year. He confirmed Secretary Baker's prior statement before the Senate military committee.
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Washington
Daniela
Navy
France
Baker
Senate Military Committee
Troopship Tuscania Sinks as Troops Sing Courage
Survivors recount the Tuscania torpedo attack off Ireland. 2235 saved and 126 American troops recovered bodies. 148 survivors from the ship, including 134 US Army personnel, await funeral plans. Officers and men describe orderly evacuations, destroyers aiding, and a spirit of resolve despite disaster.
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London
United States Army
Ner
Ireland
Mner
Baller No. 1
Tuscania
Names of thirty soldiers saved from the Tuscania
Washington reports the known survivors from the Tuscania as list of Thirty names with ranks and hometowns. The Navy department names Howard L. Anderson and others from the Twentieth Engineers and associated units, with cities from Ark to Wis. including Hamilton and Oakland. Also notes other survivors from the One Hundred and Fifty-Eighth serial squadron and a single survivor from the One Hundred and Seventh supply company, with brief locations.
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Washington
Navy Department
Howard L. Anderson
Twentieth Engineers
Bigelowy
Ark
Tom A. Ashby
Liberty
Kan
James Basye
Knikstell
Mont
Frank 8. Broz
Twentieth
Cleveland, O
Alexander H. Bush
Godfrey,Ont
San Francisco
James T. Moss
Curry
Ind
David Doe
Laytonville
Cal
L. M. Roberts
Venice
Frank van Driesche
Stevensville
John §. Williams
Augusta
Alva Bowman
Carwi
Howard I. Bullock
Newport
Wash
Lloyd Ledbetter
Walter Maczarik
Detroit
Mich
Edward B. Peterson
J. W. Redd
Buhl
Ala
Charles A. Schwelnsinger, Jr
Leutenant
Los Angeles
Goliman White
John B. Fleming
Oakland
Edward ¥.’ Kingman
Pittsburgh
Engineer Reserve Corps
Frank L. Maker
H. Kleist
Kenosha
Wis
Guns Active at St. Quentin Front in France
The official dispatch notes German activity north of St. Quentin after a raid by French forces on a small German post west of Forges on the Verdun front, with no other significant reports from the front. Hoover halts coffee speculation, ordering a stop to green coffee trading above a set price and banning exchanges at excess rates.
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London
St. Quentin
France
Belgium
Paris
Forges
Verdun
Meuse
Hoover
Washington
New York
Where He Got His Scars
A sad wreck recalls his battle scars to a kind old lady in a lane. He recounts a cab driver’s day driving newlyweds, describing a dented nose from a hobnailed boot a damaged ear from a horseshoe and a jaw lump from a dig, then asks the woman to see his back before she leaves.
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Ware
Meatless Day in a Humorous Note
A lighthearted column recalls a meatless day mishap where a lamb stew proves bone heavy and meatless to the husband. His wife remains silent as he realises the dinner fits the theme, while a brief vignette about Lilian at a doll counter adds a second domestic moment.
Two Editors Duel in Spain Draws Public Praise
A note reports two editors who fought a duel in Spain and were both loudly applauded by the public. The item sits among an advert for Cuticura products claiming remarkable skin benefits with a Boston mailing address for free samples and prices for Soap and Ointment.
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Dept. X
Boston
Spain
Porter Had His Suspicions About Inside Information
Evansville attorney Joseph H. Igleheart, en route home, demanded a sleeper on a Chicago & Eastern Witness train. A heavy snowstorm delayed the journey seven hours, and the porter challenged him after Igleheart spoke to the starter, asking how he knew of the lay-out.
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Joseph H. Ingleheart
Evansville
Indianapolis
Verre Haute
Chicago & Eastern Witness
Dyansguille
Igleheart
Indianapolis News
Had a Fellow Feeling at the Village Concert
A London Tit-Bits note recalls a village concert where Johnny, the squire’s son, grows bored until a girl’s piping of The Minstrel Boy stirs him. He eagerly asks what happens when his father learns of the tale, signaling a shift in interest from local talent to unfolding drama.
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Johnny
Squire
London
Rebuilt French village tale and sharp wine quip
San Francisco figures Frank Butler and William H Crocker funded a French village’s reconstruction after war damage. A wine shortage story follows where Crocker recounts a guest’s remark to his butler Higgs about claret, ending with a remark on liberty to do right.
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Frank Butler
William H. Crocker
San Francisco
Mr. Crocker
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