03 Feb 1917
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1917
Page
1
President Wilson told Congress the United States has broken relations with Germany and ordered passports for German ambassador Bernstorff and American ambassador Gerard to return from Berlin. Censorship on news goes into effect as the Swiss envoy acts for Germany.
President Wilson met with Democratic senators after a lengthy cabinet session and left without a definite plan. Officials warned that breaking relations with Germany could trigger war, while the German embassy signaled ships could avoid the war zone. Senators debated immediate submarine action and a possible note to Berlin.
Germany prepared to safeguard American lives and property as submarine warfare resumes. Berlin authorized clearance for safe passage of American liners and to avoid blockade, while U S authorities move to inspect interned German ships. Boston police order ten patrols at German liner docks.
Rotterdam reports massing German troops at border points near Weilen and Venebrugge. The Hague notes Holland faces an anxious future as overseas trade and Atlantic access shrink, threatening food supplies and economic life.
Twenty nine Industrial Workers of the World convicted of unlawful assembly and sentenced to the St Louis county work farm have been confined since arriving there, taking the cot cure due to their refusal to work.
United States Minister Egan at Copenhagen reports that Charles J. Vopicka of Chicago, the American minister to Roumania, who was recalled, will sail from Copenhagen for the United States on February 8.
Three of five trapped miners were found seventeen hundred feet from the shaft in a fourteenth level stope after water flooded the Isle Royale Copper mine on Wednesday night. Rescued workers are Richard Wipa David Wattinen and Gus Paananen. Hjalmer Kermanson and Erick Tutte are still missing and presumed drowned.
Markets show receipts and price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and veals across Chicago and East Buffalo. Cattle steady to strong. hogs slow with lower Yorkers and light weights. sheep and veal prices listed with regional variations and specific bid ranges.
Bernard Baruch faces a downturn as his peace campaign profits slide amid market volatility. The financier and adviser to multiple administrations saw returns decrease after a high in prior months.
The American liner Philadelphia bound for Liverpool with many Americans aboard is near the barred zone of waters about England. A captain’s message reports the ship 919 miles west of Fastnet at noon Thursday, traveling 15.5 knots despite a broken shaft.
In Salem Senator Wilbur withdraws his bill banning Japanese from land ownership in Oregon. In Washington, Japan protests pending alien land bills in Idaho and Washington legislatures, signaling seriousness amid international tensions. Senator Borah urges Idaho to delay action until the crisis passes.
In Connersville Indiana a man calling himself Red Feather stabbed Charles Jessop age 12 in the back while he rode a bicycle through the business district. The attacker, claiming Otowan heritage, fled after the attack while his Indian wife witnessed and said he had been drinking heavily.
Berlin observers report German enthusiasm for an unrestricted submarine campaign as a necessary self defense measure. Public sentiment shows limited criticism of the government and broad belief that U S entry could be avoided. Some expect tonnage losses to reach around one million tons monthly though many fear a U S break.
Victor Myre dock of Wichita and his wife and daughter arrived in Seattle after a six month Orient sojourn. Myre declined to discuss politics, urging support for the President in the current crisis.
New York stocks fell sharply in late trading after a rally from Thursday's crash. News of a Japanese protest against proposed antialien legislation triggered heavy selling, pushing many issues to new lows. Rail stocks led the decline as the market sagged in the final hour.
Sneak thieves robbed the Brandeis department store bank in Omaha taking $6565 in currency when a teller left his cage unlocked during lunch. Police say the robbery occurred while the teller was away from his post.
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