Pershing at the Front Inspecting American Sector
General Pershing spent two days in the American sector northwest of Toul, questioning troops and officers from trench to dugout. He noted food variety, directed minor changes, and inspected Mont Lee and observation posts, while artillery and infantry extend lines with French units. A second item reports The Federal Lead Company fined $15 000 for rebates.
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Pershing
Toul
Mont Lee
Metz
St. Mihiel
Champagne
U. S&s
Flyer
Lead Company
St. Louis
Federal
Federal District Court
Minois Southern Railroad Company
Wade Aboard Tuscania Noted For Coolness At Sink
Major Benjamin F. Wade of Washington served as senior military officer on the Tuscania. Dispatches recount his cool conduct and indicate he was among the last to leave the sinking transport.
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Benjamin F. Wade
Washington
Bolshevik advance and Russian revolutionary leadership updates
Telegrams report M Tchernoff leading the social revolutionaries and chairing the short lived constituent assembly in Petrograd. He outlines allied war aims and suggests Russia could magnetically draw German forces to aid the Western front. Reports describe battles near Odessa, Akkerman, and Don Cossack regions with heavy casualties and shifting control as Krylenko plans a 100000 strong bolshevik army in Petrograd.
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M. Tchernoff
Social Revolutionists
Constituent Assembly
Kerensky
Tchernoff
Petrograd
Bolsheviks
Associated Press
Social Revolutionary Party
Russia
Krylenko
Ensign Krylenko
Alexieff
Ardelli
Taganrod
Don Cosgnack
Kravkov
Ukraine
Moscow
Boris Savinkoff
Voronezh
U S Destroyers Under Construction Rapidly Says Daniels
Washington February 19 Secretary Daniels says the urgent deficiency bill of one billion dollars includes 500 million for the military and large navy appropriations. The Navy reports new destroyer contracts beyond this year's program and expects hundreds more under construction. He notes Pelham Bay training capacity to 20000 men with most of the 12 million for training going to Pelham Bay and Hampton Roads.
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Washington
Navy
House Withon
Navy Department
Daniels
Pelham Bay
New York
Hampton Roads
Four More Tuscania Dead Identified on Scottish Coast
Washington reports a list of 27 known Tuscania dead with four additions not previously listed. The newly named soldiers are Chauncey J. Davidson of Anaconda Montana Thomas A Llewellyn of Scottsdale Pa Clifford Norris of New London Wisconsin and Leight A Wright of Hillsdale Michigan.
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Washington
Chauncey J. Davidson
Anaconda
Mont
Thomas A. Llewellyn
Scottdale
Clifford Norris
New London
Wis
Leight A. Wright
Hillsdale
Mich
Kiev Surrenders to Bolsheviki Amid Heavy Losses
Petrograd report states Kiev fell to Bolsheviki on February 5 after fierce fighting. Estimated casualties run to 4,000 killed and 7,000 wounded. Concurrent reports claim broader Polish counter-revolutionary units defeated by Bolsheviks at Minsk on February 6 after a brutal clash involving 2,000 troops.
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GOC
Akkerman
Bessarabia
Odessa
Petrograd
Kiev
Ukraine
Vaya Uvepe
Luebobsh
Boghulsk
Minsk
Smolensk
Roumania Opens Peace Talks with Central Powers
A Vienna dispatch in Handelsblad reports Roumania ready to negotiate peace if central powers respect sovereignty. Romania would cede Dobrudja to Bulgaria if aided on the Bessarabian issue and seeks benevolent support.
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Amsterdam
Vienna
The
Handelsblad
Roumania
Dobrudja
Bulgaria
Bolshevik Riot In Chicago At Douglas Park Auditorium
A 4000 strong crowd mobbed the doors as police answered a riot call at a February 18 mass meeting at Douglas Park Auditorium. Russian mission members sought funds and materials to aid postwar Russia, while crowd turmoil left doors torn and bystanders injured by falling glass.
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Chicago
Ogden
Kedzie
Petrograd
Douglas Park
United States
Russia
Germans Resume War Measures Against Russia
Stockholm reports the Social Demokraten saying Germany aims to seize Esthenia and Livonia with Reval as an early objective. General Hofmann allegedly warned Russia last January that occupying Reval would occur within a week. The note describes Baltic positions and rail links toward Petrograd, marking a planned advance. Amsterdam reports Germany and Austria-Hungary agreeing to coordinate fronts if action is needed, with Germans to the front of Great Russia and Austrians to Ukraine per the Vienna dispatch.
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Russia
Social Demokraten
Esthenia
Livonia
Reval
Hlofmann
Brest- Litovsk
Germany
Demokraten
Gulf of Pinland
Riga
Gulf of Riga
Gulf of Finland
Petrograd
Amsterdam
Austria-Hungary
Great Russi
Ukraine
Vienna
U S To Cut Coal Price Due To Jobbers Commission Elimination
The fuel administration announced that after April 1 retail coal prices will be the same whether bought from mine or through jobbers. Jobbers will lose commissions, and mine prices will rise slightly to cover operators' added expense, aiming to curb profiteering.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Bell Jury Fails to Agree in Election Conspiracy Trial
In Indianapolis jury in the election conspiracy case against former mayor Joseph Bell and 20 others failed to reach a verdict after 20 hours deliberation. The hung jury reportedly stood six to six before discharge in U S district court.
Shipyard Carpenters Return as Agreement Spreads
Washington reports the shipyard labor adjustment board says all striking workers on both coasts will return to work today after a Delaware wage agreement. Baltimore carpenters vote to support the agreement, while 12 Brooklyn carpenters are denied reemployment for striking before an understanding was known. President Wilson weighs broader labor questions as the dispute nears settlement.
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Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
Shipbuilding Labor Adjustment Board
New York
Baltimore
Staten Island
Philadelphia
Newark
Jersey City
Elizabethport
Adjustment Board
Delaware
Carpenters of
John Rice
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Brooklyn
Rice
T. W. Guerin
National Executive Committee of the Union
Wilson
New British Chief Named Chief of Staff for British Armies
London reports Lieut Gen Sir Henry Wilson has taken the post of chief of staff for the British armies upon the resignation of General Sir William Robertson who held the position since December 1915. The press bureau cited Versailles conference developments as the reason for the change.
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Wilson
William Robertson
London
Henry Wilson
William Rober
Murray
Cargo Destroyed On Atlantic Liner Hold Fire Damage
A general merchandise cargo valued around 750000 dollars was nearly wiped out by a fire of undetermined origin that broke out in the hold of the Scandinavian American liner Minalg et tr jy at an Atlantic port.
T. R. R. to Leave Hospital Soon
New York February 18 Colonel Roosevelt is progressing well his doctors say if his rest continues he may go to a hotel by month end he saw only relatives today while many visitors called.
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New York
Roosevelt
American Soldier Loses Eye in Prisoner Letter
Vincennes Indiana February 18 Private Hoyt Decker captured by Germans in a trench raid last November writes his first letter home since capture stating his left eye was shot out He was in a prison hospital during captivity and treatment details follow.
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Vincennes
Ind
Hoyt Decker
Austria Cuts Beer Output As War Measures Hit Industry
Berne reports Austria has reduced beer production to eight percent of peace time levels by official decree. The move reflects wartime controls impacting breweries and food supply.
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Austria
Berne
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Michigan
Trotzky
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William N. Hutcheson
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