Railroads Agree to Embargo on East Exports
Washington reports representatives from thirty chief railroads reached a gentleman’s agreement to embargo exports from eastern ports and divert traffic westward with empty cars, aiming to relieve car shortage. New York notes Germany’s U boat campaign and ship shortages crippledomestic movement, leaving docks and yards jammed with cargo awaiting transports.
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Wreck Near Wamputter Sheds Light on UP Train Incident
An eastbound Union Pacific passenger train narrowly avoided a serious wreck Tuesday west of Wamputter. Two passenger coaches overturned but no injuries of consequence were reported.
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New Commissioner Named for Cheyenne Land Office
Ray E. Lee appointed commissioner of the land office in Cheyenne Wyoming this afternoon. He will sue G. Hopkins effective February 15.
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G. Hopkins
Prohibition Progress in Senate and Postal Bill Change
Washington reports that the senate passed a stringent postal bill amendment criminalizing orders for intoxicants to dry states. The Webb resolution for a national prohibition constitutional amendment was sent to the house with a majority report opposing it, Democratic Leader Kitchin predicting likely house passage but no senate action before March 4.
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Local Basketball News and School Challenge
Basketball interest rises locally with several games won recently. A match is planned between the schoolteachers team and a local squad, challenging any local team to compete. Petrogad via London reports on tense war-time diplomacy and threats regarding the American flag at Brussels.
War nets tighten as U boat zones widen across seas
Berlin reports that neutral concerns trigger a full swing of unrestricted warfare against all sea traffic in barred zones, while Galveston details a German crew member confessing to burning $6,000,000 in U.S. wartime cargoes including two grain elevators and a hay barn. fires also struck ships in Galveston harbor during the war’s first year.
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German spy captured on Mexican border
A German spy believed to be among the most dangerous in America was captured on the Mexican border. He had worked near U.S. soldiers and furnished secret details on fortifications before Secret Service agents arrested him.
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United States
Secret Service
Blockade of American Ports Shapes Wilson Plan
Washington officials view the German submarine campaign as a near blockade of Atlantic ports. President Wilson is expected to announce steps before Congress to relieve the crisis, with widespread telegrams urging action. Shipping backlogs and railroad freight hearings signal growing difficulty in port clearance.
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Capt. Polack Testifies On Kronprinzessin Cecilie Case
Boston February 17 Capt Charles A Polack of the North German Lloyd steamship Kronprinzessin Cecilie testified at a federal court hearing on a petition for the ship's sale that he was ordered by a man connected with the German embassy to disable its machinery to prevent use by the US government in hostilities with Germany. He refused to name the ordering official. Bert de Landehob Bound Willis United States minister will remain in Genosele to his diplomatic duties.
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Charles A. Polack
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Diplomats Farewell as German Ambassador Leaves
Relations between Germany and the United States are strained as Count Johann von Bernstoff departs, greeted by cheering Americans and waved flags from his official party. European tension over the diplomat’s exit underscores deteriorating ties between the nations.
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Funston Dead In San Antonio Hotel Lobby
Major General Frederick Funston died suddenly in a San Antonio hotel lobby after days of illness and overwork on the Mexican border. Physicians cite arterial hardening as the cause. His body lay in state at the Alamo before burial with full military honors. President Wilson saluted him as a valuable citizen and skilled general as the nation mourns. The Wyoming legislature adjourned after a hard-fought session.
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Freed American Seamen Return With US Approval
Berlin reports 75 American sailors freed from a German port after US government requests via the Swiss minister. The Yarrowdale crew were released as Washington presses for humane treatment and relief workers may stay in Belgium, easing tensions amid war news.
American warn Americans to leave Austria amid Vienna break
Reports from Berlin and Copenhagen state that talks between Ambassador Penfield in Vienna and the Austro Hungarian government have collapsed. Americans in Austria are urged to depart. the State Department denies official evacuation orders. Joseph C. Grew is reassigned to Vienna to help protect citizens.
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Raiders Tighten Grip On New Mexico Border Ambush Zone
Corner Ranch area events unfold as three American cowboys Hugh Acord Andrew Peterson and Burton Jensen reportedly executed by raiders and later found dead on the Mexican side near Monument fifty three. A sprawling pursuit by American cowboys under June Parks forms after two men were killed at Langs ranch with names Fulton and an unidentified accomplice. Bunk Spencer claims a ransom plot involving his wife and Jose Yue Salazar as tensions mount along the border amid calls for cross border posses and renewed security measures.
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Relief for publishers on paper costs eyed
Washington reports the federal trade commission is expected to accept a manufacturers offer to let the commission set a fair maximum price for news print paper for six months after March 1. In Boston prices for groceries rise with potatoes at a dollar a peg and onions, cabbage, and sugar climbing.
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Relief workers may remain in Belgium and France
London Feb 15. Representatives of the American commission for relief of Belgium will not withdraw from occupied portions of Belgium and northern France as previously arranged but will remain for the present on the same terms. A dispatch from the Rotterdam office reports German authorities announced the representatives might stay on the same terms as before.
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