Boys In Blue Halt German Raid In France
American artillery broke up a planned silent German raid against trenches northwest of Toul as patrols scouted No Man's Land. Gas shells were used by the Germans with limited effect. several men were lightly wounded and treated, then returned to duty. Private Lewis Qualey was reported killed in action on February 2, while Privates Ernes Suddaby Boyd A. Close Felix Wogoski Joe Matthews Himer D. Young were slightly wounded.
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France
No Man’s Land
Amerix
Toul
Meain
Lewis Qualey
Pershing
Adoré&Is
Wilton
N.D
Gorporal Ernes Suddaby
Louisville
East St. Louis Mayor Mollman Indictment Counts Dismissed
Belleville New Jersey February 5 The remaining counts in the indictment against East St. Louis Mayor Mollman arising from July riots were dismissed in the circuit court.
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Belleville
Mollman
East St. Louis
Emperor names two field marshals in Vienna announcement
Amsterdam Feb 5 Emperor Charles official Vienna notice appoints Generals von Boehm Ermoul and Boroevic as field marshals.
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Amsterdam
Charles
Vienna
von Boehm-Ermoul
Boroevic
Ban on home building plan extends to builders
Secretary McAdoo broadened efforts to conserve capital and labor to prospective home builders. He urged that materials labor and credit not be used for home construction.
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McAdoo
Washington
Bolshevik Uprising Suppressed and Soviet Movements Reported
A Kiev to Berlin wireless dispatch says Bolshevik operations faltered as Polish forces occupied Mohilev and Ensign Krylenko was seized with his staff. Advices also claim Minsk fell to revolutionary troops and Tartars seized Yalta while advancing on Sebastopol.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Kiev
Mohilev
Ensign Krylenko
Petrograd
Minsk
Niesin
Great Britain
Smolny
Food Commission
Yalta
Tanrida
Sebastopol
Russia
Black Sea
Bread limit fixed at two ounces for diners nationwide
The Food Administration ordered a two ounce wheat bread limit for hotels restaurants and dining cars with exceptions for non wheat breads and one ounce rolls. Hotels were told to enforce wheatless Mondays meatless Tuesdays and other days and to collect grievances in writing for national review. More than 600 American ships will adopt the wheat and meat saving menus with marine workers backing full compliance.
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Washington
Food Administration
England
Ohio
National Food Administration
Ben H. Harmon
The
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
American Troops May Train In British Trenches
Washington reports that American units could pass through British training camps into front-line trenches in Flanders. The plan, proposed by British officials to General Pershing, aims to speed U.S. army expansion in France using British shipping and supplies while awaiting final approval from General Bliss and the supreme war council.
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Washington
Flanders
Europe
General Pershing
Pershing
War Department
Bliss
Supreme War Council
War Council
England
France
President to Fix Rail Rates Under Administration Bill
House Interstate Commerce Committee approved a railroad bill giving the president the power to fix rates on government controlled lines. The public may appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission but the final decision rests with the president.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Marconi envoy to U S may replace Italian ambassador
Rome reports William Marconi is expected to replace Count Macchi di Cellere as the Italian ambassador to Washington. The potential change signals a reshuffle in Italian diplomacy during the current crisis.
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Count Macchi di Cellere
Washington
Rome
William Marconi
Railroad chiefs blamed for winter traffic congestion
Washington reports that W. Lee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen told the railroad wage commission that rail managers intentionally failed to cooperate during cold weather. He charged that they sought to discredit the Adamson law by inflating costs to appear harsher under the law.
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Washington
Railroad Wage Commission
Brotherhood of Railroad
Lee
Plans to Rush U S Troops
Washington reports Hindenburg predicts he will be in Paris by April while President Wilson acts to speed troop and supply delivery to France. The cabinet held a long session on accelerating American involvement and reallocating shipping toward transport needs.
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Hurley
White House
Washington
Hindenburg
Paris
Wilson
United States
France
One Day Coal Supply in New York Amid Cold Weather
A day’s coal remains for New York as zero temperatures persist. Officials say heatless Mondays cannot end despite severe storms and fuel disruptions. Distribution of coal tickets by mayor’s women’s defense committee assists relief. violators face arrest.
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Washington
McAdoo
Garfield
New York
Committee of Women For National Defense
Boston
Pittsburgh
Reading
Indianapolis
Evans Woollen
Detroit
Micch
Eleven Spies Found Guilty in Federal Conspiracy Case
Franz Rintelen, a German agent, and ten co-defendants were convicted by a federal jury of conspiring to damage munition and food ships. Each defendant received 18 months in Atlanta Federal Prison and a $2,000 fine, the maximum penalty. The case involved plans to disrupt allied supply lines and damage 38 ships worth over $4 million.
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New York
Franz Rintelen
Atlanta
United States
James W. Osborne, Jr
Osborne
Rintelen
Howe
Kirk Oswald
Pacific Coast
Orient
Samuel Gom
Reaveaipe of
Kintelen
Pilin
MP MacCaw Fined for Food Hoarding in London
William John Mac Geagh MacCaw, unionist MP for West Down, was fined 400 pounds plus 35 pounds costs for hoarding food in London.
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London
William John Mac Geagh MacCaw
House of Commons
West Down
Veteran ball player Jack Crooks dies in St. Louis
St. Louis reports the death of Jack King Crooks veteran second baseman of the old St. Louis Nationals He played with Chris von der Ahe's team in 1880 and 1890 marking a notable figure in early baseball history
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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 Movement If Shipments Arrive
Director General McAdoo told a delegation of 15 grain growers and elevator owners that he would relocate their grain from specified points at once. He said they must name the points and prove they can ship 1,000,000 bushels East within four days if terminals are provided.
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Washington
McAdoo
Germans honor submarine as strategic weapon
The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung and Berlin papers mark the anniversary of unrestricted submarine warfare. They praise the U boat as a weapon that achieved strategic and moral effects, especially against Great Britain and its world position.
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Amsterdam
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Berlin
Great Britain
United States Extends 3.5 Million Dollar Loan to Belgium
The treasury extended another credit of 3.5 million dollars to Belgium, raising total U.S. loans to 89 million. The action was announced from Washington on February 5.
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Belgium
Washington
Treasury
United States
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