Pershing Tours Front Inspecting Troops And Batteries
General Pershing completed a two day inspection of the American sector northwest of Toul in a tin hat with a gas mask. He questioned troops about rations and shelter while visiting dugouts and batteries. He urged minor changes in orders and inspected Mont Sec and German observation posts. American lines expand as artillery supports French units. one German plane was shot down and six American wounded in a cook tent incident.
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Mont Sec
Metz
St. Mihiel
Champagne
U. S
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New Minister From Holland to America Opens Diplomatic Post
Dr August Philips arrives in New York aboard the New Amsterdam as one of Holland’s youngest and most progressive ministers to the United States. The dispatch notes his background as a businessman and the high diplomatic rank he attains amid wartime travel.
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United States
New York
New Amsterdam
Philips
Hero of Tuscania Disaster Wade Cited for Corps Duty
Major Benjamin F. Wade of Washington commanded the relief efforts aboard the Tuscania after its sinking. He was among the last to leave the vessel as dispatches described his coolness and leadership during the disaster.
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Benjamin F. Wade
Washington
Tchernoff Leads Social Revolutionists and Russian Assembly
M. Tchernoff, leader of the social revolutionists, chaired Russia's short lived constituent assembly and urged allied war aims alignment with democratic principles. He warned the army may be limited but said Russia could attract German forces to aid the Allies.
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Associated Press
Social Revolutionary Party
Russia
Lead Company Fined For Rebates In Railroad Case
In St. Louis on February 19 the federal Lead company pleaded guilty in federal district court to accepting rebates from the Illinois Southern Railway and was fined $15,000.
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St. Louis
Federal
Federal District Court
Ilinois Southern Railroad Company
Supply bill passage boosts destroyer construction pace
The House approved a billion dollar urgent deficiency bill with 500 million for the military and large navy sums. Secretary Daniels said shipyards rapidly turn out destroyers, enabling hundreds under construction and new contracts already awarded. He also announced plans to double Pelham Bay training capacity to 20,000 men, with most training funds to Pelham Bay and Hampton Roads.
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Hampton Roads
Germans plan to seize Reval and Livonia in Baltic advance
Stockholm reports the Social Demokraten says Germany resumes war measures against Russia with aims to seize Es thenia and Livonia and occupy Reval within a week. The aim follows a prior push that gave Germany coast access on the Gulf of Riga and risks a path toward Petrograd. Amsterdam cites a Germany Austria-Hungary pact limiting troops to the Russian frontier and to Ukraine in case of action.
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Petrograd
Amsterdam
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Vienna
Four More Tuscania Dead Named in List
Washington reports a published list of 27 known Tuscania dead adds four previously unlisted U S soldiers. The new names 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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Chauncey J. Davidson
Anaconda
Mont
Thomas A. Llewellyn
Scottdale
Clifford Norris
New London
Wis
Leight A. Wright
Hillsdale
Mich
Kiev Falls to Bolsheviki in Ukraine Fierce Fighting
Reports from Petrograd say Kiev, a major Ukrainian city, was captured by Bolsheviki on February 8 after heavy fighting with about 4,000 killed and 7,000 wounded. Polish units are said to have defeated Bolsheviks near Boghuisk and advance toward Smolensk as counter-revolutionary Polish legions suffer heavy losses at Minsk.
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Alexieft
Krarkov
Ukraine
Moscow
Boris Savinkolff
Kerensky
Voronezh
Kiev
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Minsk
Smolensk
Roumania Seeks Peace Terms With Central Powers
A Vienna dispatch to Handelsblad reports Roumania ready to negotiate peace if central powers pledge not to violate Roumanian sovereignty. Roumania would cede Dobrudja to Bulgaria in exchange for benevolent support on the Bessarabian question.
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Vienna
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Bulgaria
Bolshevik Riot Breaks Out At Chicago Meeting
A 4000 strong crowd tore doors from the Douglas Park Auditorium as police moved to quell a bol shevik audience awaiting speakers from the Russian mission to the United States. The crowd sought aid for Russia's industry and relief funds, with glass injuries reported.
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Russia
U. S. to Cut Coal Price
The fuel administration announced a plan to eliminate jobbers commissions after April 1, making retail coal prices the same whether bought from mine or jobbers. Mine price will rise slightly to cover operators' added costs, but not to the level of the former 15 cent per ton jobbers commission. The change aims to end profiteering in coal sales.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Bell Jury Fails to Agree
The jury in the election conspiracy trial of former mayor Joseph Bell and 29 Indianapolis men has disagreed and was discharged after being out 20 hours. The vote was reported at 6 to 6.
Shipyard Carpenters Strike Ends as Rehire Reaches Nationwide
Washington reports that strikers on Atlantic and Pacific coasts will return to work after the shipbuilding labor adjustment board announced unanimous agreement to a Delaware wage decision. In New York and Baltimore reports show many workers already back, though 6,000 more joined strikes in Staten Island, Philadelphia and nearby cities. A Brooklyn plant refused to rehire 12 carpenters who struck before the understanding was learned, prompting warnings that the dispute could reopen. President Wilson will review all strike developments as labor issues tie to war efforts.
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Elizabethport
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William S. Hutcheson
Carpenters
John Rice
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Brooklyn
Rice
T. W. Guerin
National Execusive Committee of the
Wilson
New British Chief Named Chief of Staff to British Armies
London February 18 Lieut Gen Sir Henry Wilson assumed duties as chief of staff to the British armies following the resignation of General Sir William Robertson who had held the post since December 1915. The Versailles conference extended the functions of permanent military representatives on the council and limited the chief of staff’s special powers.
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Henry Wilson
William Robertso
Murray
Fire destroys cargo on liner Mingle at Atlantic Port
A cargo hold fire on the Scandinavian American liner Mingle at its pier caused nearly total loss of merchandise valued around 750000 dollars. Fire origin undetermined, port authorities investigate the blaze.
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Hier Pier
Roosevelt May Leave Hospital By Month's End
New York report says Colonel Roosevelt is improving and, if progress continues, may go to a hotel by the end of February. He received visitors only from relatives during the day.
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Roosevelt
American Soldier Loses Eye in German Captivity
Private Hoyt Decker, captured by Germans in a trench raid last November, reports in a letter to his parents from a prison hospital that his left eye was shot out. He is in captivity in Vincennes, Indiana.
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Ind
Hoyt Decker
Austria Cuts Beer Output In War Time
Berne reports Austria orders show beer output reduced to eight percent of peace time production as official decree cuts supply during wartime.
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Austria
Berne
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