Berger and 4 Given 20 Years in Espionage Case
Chicago February 21 Victor L Berger Milwaukee congressman elect and four co defendants were sentenced to 20 years in Leavenworth for violating the espionage act and conspiring to obstruct victory over Germany They were released on bonds of 825000 each and required to silence themselves pending appeals The judge warned that any breach would end their bail and hold their lawyers responsible.
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Chicago
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
United States
Germany
Leavenworth
Kan
Kenesaw M. Landis
Samuel, Alschuler
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
John J. Bradley
Landis
Alschuler
Berger
Alchult
J. Louis Engdass
American Socialist
Wiliam F. Krause
Socialist Party
Harry Cochems
House Committee On Privileges and Elections
Congress
Dora
Cochems
British miners vote for general strike in Britain
London February 21 initial miners vote count shows overwhelming support for a general walkout in the coal fields.
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London
French honor yanks in northern Russia on Vologda front
Thirty American officers and men in northern Russia received French war crosses for gallant service under French command on the Vologda railway front during the September offensive against the Bolsheviks. Decorations were presented in the presence of General Edmond Thorne and Colonel George E. Stewart amid below zero temperatures. Stewart cabled that alarmist reports of troop conditions are unfounded and that health is excellent and care for the sick and wounded remains good.
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Archangel
Russia
Vologda
Edmond Tronside
George E. Stewart
Washington
Pen
George F. Stewart
War Department
Stewart
Presidential ship George Washington sails to Boston through storm
The George Washington heads to Boston without naval convoy as heavy seas force changes. The New Mexico stripped a turbine and left the fleet, while destroyers Gambie Meredith and Harding were ordered from Newport to escort the presidential steamer to Boston under Navy orders.
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Washington
George Washington
Boston
Navy Department
Raifro
New Mex Dco
Newport
KR. I
Gambie
Meredith
Harding
Second Naval District
Three Alleged Smugglers Die in Detroit Collision
Three foreign men dead after their car was struck by an Interurban streetcar at Wyandotte while reportedly attempting to smuggle whisky into Detroit. Police say whisky smuggling from Ohio into Michigan has been checked. Secret service agents follow whisky-laden cars beyond the state line as Michigan police work is halted by a state supreme court ruling invalidating search and seizure.
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Detroit
Mich
Wyandotte
Ohio
Michigan
Secret Service
Monroe
State Supreme Court
Lansing
Wilson Returns to Finish Formation League of Nations
Secretary Daniels announced President Wilson will sail March 5 on the George Washington to return to France. The White House plans keep him in Washington until next Tuesday, while the battleship North Carolina joins the voyage to Boston, replacing the disabled New Mexico.
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League OF Nations
General Traub Defends Argonne Battle Amid Kansas Charge
General Traub testified before the house rules committee denying Gov. Allen of Kansas accused sacrifice of Thirty-fifth division due to artillery lack. He said three German divisions opposed them and that they advanced eight miles on a narrow front, praising Pershing and the troops. Y. M. C. A. workers including the governor were moved to the rear to guard operation secrets.
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Kansas
Washington
Peer & Traub
the Argonne
House Rules Committee
Allen
Campbell
Travb
Germans Target Mexican Press Exposed by Mexico City Paper
Mexico City reports La Universal, the leading daily, published an exposé with illustrations on German propaganda in Mexico. It lists newspapers allegedly subsidized by Germany, monthly payments, and other details. Names span from the capital to the Rio Grande.
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Mexico City
la Universale
Mexico
Rio Grande
Navy Bill Held Up In Senate Amid Budget Clash
Washington February 21 The naval appropriation bill backing Secretary Daniels three year plan for a bigger fleet stalled as Senate leaders indicate passage unlikely this session The effort to fund ten capital ships ten scout cruisers and auxiliaries faces strong Republican opposition from Lodge Penrose while Democrats seek to extend current appropriations until a new Congress can act
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Washington
Pasaine
Secretary Daniels
Senate
Navy Hill
Naval Affairs Committee
Swansen
Pittman
Lewis
Lodge
Penrose
Bavarian Premier Eisner Shot Dead in Munich
London reports Kurt Eisner premier of Bavaria was shot and killed today. His slayer was wounded by guards. Eisner led the socialistic movement in Europe.
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Eisner
Bavaria
Socialistic Movement
Europe
Allies Refuse HMS Credit in Food Deal With Germany
The article reports Under Secretary Braun stating Germany agreed to pay 11,000,000 for 135,000 tons of food after negotiations at Treverant. First shipments are expected next week funded by Berlin and Hamburg banks and possibly by seizure of French and British bonds in German possession.
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Treverant
Braun
Herr Braun
Berlin
Hamburg
House Won't Set Date on Railroad Return to Private Owners
Washington February 21 The house refused to set a date for the return of the railroads to private owners or to fix a time limit on government control. Amendments offered to the administration bill would raise the railroad revolving fund from 500 million to 1 25 billion dollars.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Paris Peace Conference Adjourns After Clemenceau Attack
London reports the Paris peace conference will adjourn following an attack on Premier Clemenceau. Prime Minister Lloyd George, after urgent telegrams, heads back to Paris with delegates from the miners conference awaiting his arrival.
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London
Paris
Clemenceau
David Lloyd George
Simmons
Senate panel backs anti red flag and propaganda curb bill
Washington February 21. The senate judiciary committee unanimously recommended legislation to punish anarchistic activities or propaganda and the display of violence emblems. The committee drafted and ordered a favorable report on a measure combining the red flag bill of Senator New Indiana with other anti agitation bills.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
New
Indiana
Navy lieutenant arrested in Third district graft probe
Navy announces the arrest of Lieut. B. J. Ellert on graft charges tied to the Third naval district investigation. Ellert served as detail officer for personnel under Rear Admiral Usher and could influence assignments. Bribe claims involve officers allegedly steering enlisted men to easier posts to avoid submarine hazards during the war.
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Washington
Navy Department
B. J. Ellert
Admiral Usher
Third Naval District
Ellert
Usher
Doughboys Arrive in Berlin and Lodge in Hotels
A New York detachment of American troops reached Berlin and were billeted in city hotels. Hotel managers filed a protest, but it is not expected to affect the arrangement. The soldiers had previously promised to write home from Berlin.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
New York
Reds Bombard German City In Westphalia Clash
Spartacan forces bombarded Rotterop in Westphalia as 30,000 government troops massed in the Ruhr to defeat the Spartacans. A clash at Dersten reportedly favored government troops with prisoners taken, while strikes spread from Berlin to Muenster and Elberfeld as workers’ actions intensify.
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Sheil Rottercp
Westphalia
Berlin
Copenhagen
Ruhr
Mienster
Dersten
Swartteans
Neremberg
Basvariq
Abeadenell
Euvis
Wihlthy
Hourenia i Popere
Dyexeldort
Mubthelm
Mublheim
Dorsten
Spartacus
Fess Withdraws From Race For Speaker Nomination
Representative BB. DD. Fees of Ohio withdrew from the Republican race for speaker after a lengthy talk with Will H. Hays national chairman. Backers of Representative Gillette claim this clears Gillette for election.
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Washington
BB. DD. Fees
Ohio
Fess
Will Ways
Gillette
Australian War Death Toll Reported At 58 035
Australia's war dead total 58 035 from a volunteer enlistment of 400 000 men. Some 336 000 Australian soldiers were transported overseas during the conflict.
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Australia
Melbourne
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