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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1916
Page
13
A week of global conflict reports include French repulses near Vimy Austro Hungarian gains in Albania and fleet actions. Russian offensives in east Galicia. Zeppelins claim British ships. Violence and political shocks ripple globally with resignations, pardons, and notable crimes and trials.
Congress committees review a bill from the National Guard Association detailing federal pay for state troops. Senior officers would earn up to 800 dollars annually, with enlisted ranks at about 45 dollars for privates, and a 200,000-strong force allowed across districts. The act also creates a junior guard for youths aged 12 to 18 with cadet divisions and sets an effective date of July 1, 1916.
Ath ens dispatch says Bulgaria has made overtures for a separate peace with the Entente. German forces press French positions in Artois and Champagne with gains near Tahure Somme road. The Springwell and Cedarwood steamships were sunk, with crew saved. Russian torpedo boats destroy Turkish vessels and targets on shore.
In Denver the Republican state central committees fixed dates for district meetings and the state conference to select delegates to the national convention in Chicago. The four at large delegates and four alternates will be chosen at Pueblo on May 8. The First district met in Colorado Springs May 1. The Third and Fourth districts meet at Pueblo May 2 to pick two delegates and two alternates.
Secretary Lindley M. Garrison quits the Cabinet citing opposition to Wilson’s Philippine independence timetable and support for a continental army. Assistant Secretary Breckenridge also resigns. Major General Hugh L. Stott becomes war secretary ad interim. Resignations surprise Washington officials as the White House releases correspondence detailing the rift.
Germany and Austria Hungary announce that from March 1 all merchant ships carrying guns will be treated as warships and may be attacked without warning. The United States plans to warn citizens that travel on such armed vessels is not protected, equating it to joining a belligerent cruiser. The move follows Secretary Lansing proposals for new warfare rules.
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