Americans Withdraw from Relief Work in Belgium
The American commission for relief in Belgium announced withdrawal from relief operations in Belgium and northern France in response to a German order banning most Americans from occupied territories. Only a few, including Brand Whitlock, would stay in Brussels without diplomatic status to supervise, with communications curtailed.
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London
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
France
Brand Whitlock
Brussels
Commission
Warren C. Gregory
Baron von der Luncken
Whitlock
Ambassador Page
Herbert C. Hoover
Mr. Gregory
Occupied
Gregory
Pacifists press for referendum before war declaration
About 600 pacifists from New York and elsewhere visited Washington on February 13 to urge a referendum before the United States may enter any war with Germany. They met with lawmakers, delivered a petition to Secretary Tumulty, and held a mass meeting at All Souls Unitarian church led by notable speakers including Norman Thomas and Emily Greene Balch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Congress
Germany
Senator Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Congressman Flood
House Foreign Affairs Committee
White House
Wilson
All Souls Unitarian Church
Norman V. Thomas
Joseph Hughen
Bertha Moley
Alexander (Onn
Mary Wright Seawell
William T. Hull
Harry A. Overstreet
Emily Greene Balch
Winter Russell
War College
Secretary of War
United States
Kenwood Hotel Fire in Minneapolis Claims Several Lives
Firemen comb the Kenwood hotel ruins in Minneapolis after a four story blaze. Two dead confirmed, with searchlights and debris cleanup continuing as investigators seek more victims buried under rubble.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Kenwood Hotel
Debria
Inventor Sells Secret to Marlin Arms Company
Lester Barlow of Monroe Wisconsin, famed inventor of a torpedo, has sold his secret to the Marlin Arms company. The weapon reportedly remains non explosive until released from an airplane.
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Monroe
Wis
Lester Barlow
Marlin Arms Company
Wisconsin Senator Opposes Arming Merchant Vessels
Senator La Follette announced a resolution in the Senate opposing arming American merchant ships. He declared it unlawful for merchant vessels to be armed, signaling a parliamentary battle over national defense policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Senate
Train Hits Auto Carrying State Troops in El Paso
El Paso reports a train collision with a motor truck carrying Ohio Fifth Infantry troops. Private Charles Eaton and Sergeant Karl Eisenhart were killed. Two privates were badly injured and ten more seriously hurt. Authorities said National Guard troops will move to their home states.
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el Paso
Tex
Charles Eaton
Fifth Ohio Infantry
Karl Eisenhart
Golden State Limited
Rock Island
Chicago
Camp Pershing
Eaton
Conneaut, O
Eisenhart
Cleveland
Randolph J. Smith
Dan T. Toomey
A. J. Roehi
H. J. Clark
Daniel Dingwell
Dan Ray
Conneaut
Floyd Kugar
Grant Road
New Chicago Postmaster Named William B Carile
William B Carlile, an insurance man born in Lebanon Kentucky on January 21 1870, was appointed Chicago postmaster by President Wilson after Senator James Hamilton Lewis backed him in place of Dixon C Williams. Carlile rose through insurance ranks including roles with Mutual and Equitable Life during a noted career.
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Chicago
William B. Carlle
Wilson
Carlile
James Hamilton Lewis
Lewis
Senate
Dixon C. Williams
Lebanon
Memphis
Tenn
Virginia Fontaine
Mutual Company
United States
Canada
William A. Day
Equitable Life Assurance Company
Equitable Company
Indiana Dry Bill Signed to Take Effect in April 1918
Governor Goodrich signed the Wright prohibition bill in Indianapolis on February 12 1918. The measure will make Indiana dry starting in April 1918 and was witnessed by many prohibition workers.
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Hoosier State
Indianapolis
Ind
Goodrich
Indiana
British Torpedo Boat Destroyer Sunk By Mine
London reports a British torpedo boat destroyer struck a mine in the English Channel on Thursday and sank. All officers and crew except one were lost, with the survivor identified as Ave.
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London
British Admiralty
English Channel
Ave
Flyers Attack Zeebrugge at Dusk
Amsterdam reports the Telegraaf stating a fleet of airplanes attacked Zeebrugge at dusk. The Belgian coast town came under fire as German anti aircraft guns fired about 900 shells to repel the attackers.
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Zeebrugge
Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Paris Reports Games in Forest Clash
Paris reports a February 1 fight in the Ap remont forest where troops penetrated enemy lines and captured nine prisoners, amid failed price attacks and related actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Apremont
U S Trade Board to Probe Prices Under President Order
The federal trade commission will immediately investigate high food prices with federal help from the Department of Agriculture. The inquiry focuses on alleged manipulations, controls and conspiracies in food distribution and aims to determine if antitrust violations exist while informing the public if allegations prove false.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Congress
Commission
Fire destroys Union Switch and Signal plant at Swissvale
The Union Switch and Signal company plant at Swissvale, a leading maker of signal switches, was destroyed by fire on Saturday. Estimated loss is 4 million dollars. Officials suspect spontaneous combustion. Over 2,000 packed shells likely burned. United States officials will investigate origins of the blaze.
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Pittsburgh
Union Switch and Signal Company
Swissdate
United States
Joseph Howley
Department of Justice
Cuban Uprising Feared After Cuban Election Reports
Havana stirred by a reported revolutionary plot alleged to involve civil and military officials. Secretary of the interior Auriely Hevix notified authorities that a plot to overthrow the government had been discovered amid murmurs since the November presidential elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Aureliy Hevix
Federal Shipping Board Seeks Army Transports for Canal Trade
Washington February 14 The federal shipping board asked President Wilson to turn over idle army transports for canalwise service between Atlantic and Pacific ports. The request targets boosting freight and troop movement through the Panama Canal and strengthening wartime logistics.
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Washington
Federal Shipping Board
Wilson
Atlantic
Pacific
Austrian Seaplanes Shot Down Off Albanian Coast
Rome reports two Austrian seaplanes scouting off the Albanian coast were shot down near Sane. One occupant was captured by authorities. The incident marks a small but definite explosion of aerial activity in the region.
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Rome
Sane
Eighteen Roads Yield as Railroad Strike Is Settled
Chicago Feb 10 After a lengthy conference the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and railroad managers announced a settlement of all differences The eight hour day and time and a half for overtime were discussed but the final agreement made the strike vote null The managers expressed satisfaction noting the danger of a strike is passed and dispatches in New York indicated the government could seize control if a general strike occurred
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad
Managers’ Association
James Murdock
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Hannauer
George Hannauer
New York
Washington
Lindbergh Impeaches Five Federal Reserve Board Members
Representative Lindbergh of Minnesota charges high crimes and misdemeanors in the House against the five active Federal Reserve Board members W P G Harding Paul M Warburg Frederick A Delano Adolph G Miller and Charles S Hamlin. He accuses them of administering the Federal Reserve Act to favor big business and a national conspiracy including other board members and financiers across the country. The governor and other high officials are named as accessories amid claims of a boycott against nonmember banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindbergh
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Minnesota
W. P. G. Harding
Paul M. Warburg
Frederick A. Delano
Adolph G. Miller
Charles S. Hamlin
Federal Reserve Act
Federal Reserve Advisory Council
Federal Reserve System
Two Norwegian Ships Sunk by German Submarine
London Feb 10 reports the Norwegian vessels Ida and Hanskinek sunk by a German submarine with two lives lost.
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London
Ida
Hanskinek
Mexico names envoy to the United States ambassador
Ignacio Bonillas, a Carranza representative on the Mexican-American joint commission, is named ambassador from Mexico to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
U. S
Washington
Ignacio Bonillas
General Carransa
Italian Prisoners Captured After Heavy Fighting Near Gerits
Vienna reports more than 400 Italian prisoners were taken after intense combat near Gerits. The fighting involved Austro-Hungarian forces repelling Frem and German units in the area as operations continued.
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Gerits
Vienna
Lng .Neer
Austrotoedaen
War College outlines rapid volunteer army plans
The War College division of the U S Army draws up mobilization schemes for a citizen army in war with a first class power. Proposals cover enlistment terms, officer selection, recruitment depots, and training to begin immediately after presidential call.
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Washington
War College Division
General Staff
United States Army
United States
War College
Congress
District of Columbia
Secretary of War
Regular Army
War Department
Arizona the Mightiest of All Fighting Vessels
The Arizona is the largest combat ship in the U S Navy, bigger by about 200 tons than the Pennsylvania. It carries twelve 14 inch guns delivering a 20 000 pound broadside with 15 mile accuracy, displaces 31 600 tons, and moves on oil burning engines at an average 20 knots. It surpasses the reserve Kan tas Vermont and New Hampshire in broadside weight.
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Arizona
United States Battleship Division
Uncle Sam
Pennsylvania
Admiral Mayo
Kantas
Vermont
New Hampshire
Waits in Silent Grief for News of Loved One
New York report of a British man waiting anxiously for news of a loved one. The letter to Anchor Line officials hints at stressful wartime communications and the impact of Germany's actions on transatlantic shipping.
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New York
John M. Little
California
Germany
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Kenwood
Britleh
Somme
Bertin
Borome
Ancre
Engieh
Geulis
Abdul Hak Hussein Bey
Hussein Bey
Burtum Bey
Ohio Regiment
New Chicago
William B. Carlile
U.S. Trade Board
Big Blaze
Union Switch Plant
Breckenridge Long
St. Louis
William Phillips
Solon
Kinglichman
Bigar
York
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