Berger and 4 Given 20 Years for Espionage Conviction
Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee and four co defendants were sentenced to 20 years in Leavenworth for violating the espionage act and conspiring to obstruct U S efforts against Germany. Judge Landis imposed the term. Alschuler granted a stay allowing bonds and a pledge to silence during appeals.
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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
British Miners Vote to Strike Over Coal Fields
London february 21 initial count shows miners favor a general strike in the coal fields by a wide margin. The report notes the vote outcome and indicates organized labor action may proceed.
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London
French Honor Yanks in Archangel Russia Front
Archangel February 21. Thirty officers and men of the American forces in northern Russia received French war crosses for gallant service on the Vologda railway front during the offensives against the Bolshevik in September October and November. They received the medals from the French commander in the presence of Maj. Gen. Edmond Ironside and Col. George E F Stewart. The thermometer was below zero during the ceremony. Col. Stewart reported the health of the command as excellent and that the allied army is capable of self defense against the Bolsheviks.
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Archangel
Russia
Vologda
Edmond Ironside
George I. Stewart
Washington
George EF. Stewart
War Department
Stewart
George Washington Heads to Boston in Heavy Seas
President's ship George Washington sails for Boston through rough weather without convoy. New Mexico loses a turbine engine and leaves the line as the destroyer flotilla drops back. Newport reports Gamble Meredith and Harding ordered to sea to escort the presidential steamer.
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Washington
George Washington
Boston
Navy Department
New Mexico
Newport
R.L
Gamble
Meredith
Harding
Second Naval District
Three alleged smugglers die in crash near Detroit
Three foreign men, said by police to be whisky smugglers, died when their car was hit by an interurban trolley near Wyandotte, as wholesale liquor smuggling from Ohio into Michigan is said to be checked. Secret Service agents are escorting whisky cars at the Michigan border south of Monroe while federal agents replace state police after a state supreme court ruling invalidated search and seizure.
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Detroit
Mich
Wyandotte
Ohio
Michigan
Secret Service
Monroe
State Supreme Court
Lansing
Traub Denies Kansas Governor Charges On Argonne Action
Maj. Gen. Peter J. Traub defended the Thirty-fifth Division before the house rules committee denying Governor Allen of Kansas who claimed artillery failure sacrificed his men. Traub recalled fierce German resistance and praised American soldiers for advancing about eight miles on a narrow front and for their remarkable performance. He contrasted Civil War casualties and urged the public to honor the troops rather than engage in political criticism.
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Washington
Peter J. Traub
Grant
Traub
Traub’ Compared the Casualtie: There With Those of the Thirty-fifth
Returns to finish work of formation of nations
Secretary Daniels announced President Wilson will embark on the liner George Washington on March 5 for his return to France. The Battleship North Carolina joins the President’s ship to Boston, replacing the New Mexico due to damaged machinery. General Traub notes prebattle Y M C A workers guarded operation secrets.
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League OF Nations
Navy Bill Held Up In Senate Fight Over Naval Program
Washington February 21 The push to pass the naval appropriation bill with Secretary Daniels three year navy construction plan is stalled by administra tion leaders in the senate The program calls for ten capital ships ten scout cruisers and many auxiliaries costing about 740 million dollars On a party line vote the naval sub committee backed the Daniels plan but Republicans vow to block any bill containing the three year program Democrats seek to keep current appropriations alive until a new measure can be drafted and passed by the next congress
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Washington
Secretary Daniels
Senate
Army
Naval Affairs Committee
Swanson
Pittman and
Lewis
Lodge
Penrose
Premier Eisner of Bavaria Shot Dead in Munich
London report says Kurt Eisner premier of Bavaria was shot and killed today. His slayer was wounded by guards. Eisner led the socialist movement in Europe.
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Eisner
Bavaria
Germans Agree to Pay 11 Million for Food to Germany
A statement by Under Secretary of State Braun says during Preves negotiations the commission refused credit for American food to Germany, demanding cash. Germans agreed to pay 11,000,000 for 135,000 tons of food. First shipments expected next week. Money to be raised by Berlin and Hamburg banks and by seizure of French and British bonds in German possession.
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Bert Fe
Armise
Preves
Germany
Braun
Herr Braun
Berlin
Hamburg
House Refuses Date on Railroad Return to Private Owners
Washington February 21 The house refused to set a date for returning railroads to private owners or to limit the president’s time to relinquish government control. The proposals appeared as amendments to the administration bill raising the revolving fund of the railroad administration from 500 million to 1 25 billion dollars.
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Washington
House
Administration
Railroad Administration
Germans Sell Propaganda in Mexico Exposed
Mexico City reports a leading daily exposes German propaganda in Mexico. It lists newspapers allegedly bought with subsidy, monthly payments, and other detailed data. Individuals named live from the capital to the Rio Grande.
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Mexico City
la Universale
Mexico
Rio Grande
Envoys Honor Clemenceau as Paris Peace Talks Adjourn
London reports the Paris peace conference has adjourned following an attack on Premier Clemenceau. Prime Minister Lloyd George, summoned urgently, left for Paris after receiving delegates from the miners' conference.
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London
Paris
Clemenceau
David Lloyd George
Senate committee backs red flag anti violence bill
Washington February 21 senate judiciary committee unanimously recommended legislation to punish anarchistic activities and propaganda and the display of flags or emblems of violence. 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
Washington reports the Navy department arrested Lieut. B. J. Ellert, on Usher staff, amid graft investigations in the Third naval district. Ellert, detail officer for personnel, could influence assignments as bribes allegedly bought enlisteds’ posts to avoid submarine-zone hazards during the war.
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Washington
Navy Department
B. J. Ellert
Admiral Usher
Third Naval District
Ellert
Usher
Doughboys in Berlin Prompt Letters From Front Return
American doughboys reach Berlin and are billeted in hotels. Hotel managers file a joint protest over the arrangement, but officials expect no change. The New York detachment plans to fulfill the farewell promise to write from Berlin.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
New York
Reds Bombard German City in Westphalia War Sparks Ruhr Mobilization
Spartacan forces bombard Rotterop in Westphalia while 30,000 government troops mass in Berlin to crush the Spartacans in the Ruhr. Clashes at Dorsten, Muhlheim, and Gelsenkirchen signal growing conflict as strikes ripple through Nuremberg and Elberfeld with police and workers opposing the rebels. Prince Joas chima of Prussia is reported arrested on suspicions of intrigue.
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Spartacan
Sheil Rotterep
Westphalia
Berlin
Copenhagen
Joaschima
Prussia
William
Munich
Ris Or Fose
Rotterop
Muenster
Rotterup
Ruhr
Dorsten
Nuremberg
Bavaria
Caliseft
TVA
Virbostivia
Striederitt
Socialist Vorpwierts
Spartacans
Rhineland
Germany
Gelsenkirchen
Elberfeld
Bochum
Ruhe
Basen
Fess Withdraws From Race For Speaker Nomination
Representative B D Fess of Ohio withdraws from the race for the Republican nomination for speaker after a long conference with Republican national chairman Will H Ways. Gillette supporters say the move clears the path for Gillette's election.
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Washington
B. D. Fess
Ohio
Fess
Will Ways
Gillette
Australia's Loss Heavy War Dead Count
Melbourne February 21 reports Australia's war dead total 58,035 among the overall casualties from the conflict. The tally reflects the grim cost of war as official figures are released, detailing a continuing toll on the nation and its armed forces.
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Australia
Melbourne
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