German Efforts Wain Against Odds In France
American artillery halted a planned German raid as the front saw intensified bombardment. Germans used gas shells while patrols inspected damaged trenches and American troops returned to duty after brief injuries. Private Lewis Qualey was reported killed in action. several others slightly wounded.
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France
No Man's Land
Fuller
Ameri
Tou
Lewis Qualey
Pershing
ada@riSe
Wilton
N.D
Gorporal Hines
East St. Louis Mayor Mollman Riots Indictment Dismissed
Remaining counts in the indictment against East St. Louis Mayor Mollman related to last July race riots were dismissed in the circuit court at Belleville Ti on February 5.
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Belleville
Mollman
East St. Louis
Eireuit
Charles appoints two generals as field marshals
Amsterdam Feb 5 official Vienna announcement states Emperor Charles named Generals von Boehm-Ermoul and Beroevie as field marshals marking a high rank in the imperial military.
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Amsterdam
Emperor Charles
Vienna
von Boehm-Ermoul and
Beroevie
McAdoo Extends Conserving Plan to Home Building
Secretary McAdoo broadened the capital and labor conservation plan to cover prospective home builders. He urged that materials labor and credit not be used for home construction to preserve resources.
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McAdoo
Washington
Bolshevik Uprising Suppressed and War News From Europe
Wireless dispatch from Kiev reports Polish forces occupying Mohilev and arresting Ensign Krylenko and staff. Kiev uprising quelled by Ukrainians. Minsk revolutionary troops capture Nesin and advance toward Kiev. Verkhovsky, former war minister, arrested in Petrograd. Britain money request amid recognition of Litvinoff. Red guards seize feed warehouses. bread ration raised. Tartar forces occupy Yalta and move on Sebastopol.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Kiev
Mohilev
Ensign Krylenko
Petrograd
Minsk
Niesin
General Verkhovski
Kerenssky
Great Britain
Maxim Litvinoff
Smollny Institute
Food Commission
Yalta
Tanrida
Sebastopol
Russia
Bilack Sea
Bread limits fixed at 2 ounces for all diners
The food administration ordered a two ounce wheat bread allowance for hotels restaurants and dining cars. Rolls must weigh under one ounce and non wheat breads may allow four ounces per meal. Monday Wednesday Friday and a daily wheatless meal are enforced with formal complaints urged in writing. Over 600 American ships will carry the meat and bread saving menus with marine workers vowing compliance.
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Washington
Food Administration
England
Ohio
National Food Administration
Ben H. Harmon
The
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Americans May Train in British Trenches On Flanders Front
Washington reports that American troops could pass through British camps and finish courses in front line trenches in Flanders. Pershing and Bliss weigh the plan amid objections, aiming to hasten American army expansion in France using British shipping and supply lines.
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Washington
Flanders
Europe
General Pershing
Pershing
War Department
Bliss
Supreme War Council
War Council
England
France
Pershingen
Wilson to fix rail rates under government railroad bill
The House Interstate Commerce Committee approved a measure authorizing the president to set rail rates on government controlled lines. The public can appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission and be heard, but the final decision remains with the president.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Marconi envoy to Ju replaces Italian ambassador
Rome February 6 It is reported here that William Marconi will replace Count Macchi di Cellere as Italian ambassador at Washington.
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Count Macchi di Cellere
Washington
Rome
William Marconi
PUTS BLAME ON RAILROADS FOR CONGESTION
Washington February six. W. Lee president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen testifies before the railroad wage commission. He accuses railroad managers of intentional lack of cooperation causing traffic congestion in cold weather. He says managers seek to discredit the Adamson law by inflating costs to railroads.
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Washington
Railroad Wage Commission
Brotherhood of Railroad
Lee
Wilson seeks to speed U S troops and supplies to France
Washington reports President Wilson and cabinet focusing on rushing troops and supplies to France as Germany bets on a Paris advance. Officials consider curtailing imports to free shipping for the transport effort.
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Warehington
Hindenburg
Paris
Washington
Wilson
United States
France
Hurley
Shipping Board
White House
One Day Coal Supply In New York Amid Cold Weather
New York faces a severe coal shortage with only one day’s supply left as zero weather and cold persist. Officials warn heatless Mondays will continue and coal tickets are issued as emergency priority.
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New York City
Washington
McAdoo
Garfield
New York
Committee of Women For National Defense
Boston
Pittsburgh
Reading
Indianapolis
Evans Woollen
Detroit
Mich
Eleven Spies Found Guilty in German Conspiracy Trial
Franz Rintelen a German agent and ten co defendants were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to destroy munition and food ships of the entente allies. Each man received 18 months in Atlanta federal prison and a $2000 fine. The case involved damage to 38 ships valued over 4 million dollars and plans to ship bombs to the Orient.
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New York
Franz Rintelen
Atlanta
United States
James W. Osborne, Jr
Osborne
Rintelen
Howe
Kirk Oswald
Ord
Pacific Coast
Orient
Sigke
Samuel Gom
Americnan Reavraipe of
Labor
Sven
Pilin
MacGough MuacCow Fined for Food Hoarding in London
William John Mac Gough MuacCow, unionist MP for West Down, was fined 400 pounds plus costs in London for hoarding food. The case highlights shortages and wartime controls affecting MPs and the public.
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London
William John Mac Gough MuacCow
House of Commons
West Down
Veteran ball player Jack Crooks dies in St Louis
St Louis report of veteran second baseman Jack “King” Crooks dying in the city. The longtime player with the St Louis Nationals and teams under Chris von der Ahe is noted for his earlier associations in 1859 and 1800.
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Jack (King) Crooks
von der Ahe
St. Louis
Jack “King” Crooks
St. Louis Nationals
Crooks
Chris von der Ahe
McAdoo Plans Immediate Grain Move for Key Elevators
Washington February 4 director McAdoo told a delegation of 15 large grain growers and elevator owners from Central and Western states he would move their grain from named points at once. They must specify points and can ship 1,000,000 bushels within four days if terminals are provided.
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Washington
Irector Gensern McAdoo
Germans Honor Submarine Warfare Anniversary
Berlin papers mark the anniversary of unrestricted submarine warfare. Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung and others praise the U boat as a weapon that achieved strategic and moral results, notably against Great Britain and the world position.
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Amsterdam
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Berlin
Great Britain
United States Expands Belgium Credit Amid War Loans
Washington reports another treasury loan to Belgium totaling 8.5 million dollars, bringing the nation’s total loans to Belgium to 89 million. The February 5 notice notes this increase in U S government support during wartime financing.
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Belgium
Washington
Treasury
United States
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