Officials Distrust Kaiser's Peace Plea in War Tension
Berlin seeks parley on submarine war and neutral rights but Washington rejects the move. Officials forecast a sharp refusal unless Germany ends ruthless U boat campaign and honors Sussex pledges. President Wilson faces pressure over how to reply to a proposal viewed as an attempt to muddle the issue and avert war.
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Washington, D. C
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Germany
William
United States
Gerard
Berlin
Wilson
Gerane
Germans Struggle to Avert War as Hopes Dwindle
Copenhagen dispatch reports Berlin shows little hope of avoiding war with the United States. A possible modus vivendi reconciling U.S. and German policies remains uncertain amid deteriorating tensions between the two nations.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
United States
Weather forecast Harrisburg area and river stage
Fair and very cold tonight with lows about four below zero. Tuesday mostly fair with rising temperatures. Susquehanna River falling slowly though ice jams may raise levels locally. Harrisburg stage about 6.6 feet Tuesday morning. Prior high pressure over the central U S. with generally fair conditions east of the Rockies. Temperatures: 8 am 4 above. yesterday high 19 low 12 mean 1 below normal 2.
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Rocky Mountains
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Georgia
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Idaho
Kanwas
Government Will Arm American Merchantmen Held in Port
Washington officials said within days private means will allow American merchant vessels in port to arm themselves and resume sailing. Government will not provide guns or crews or direct advice. Ship owners have struggled to obtain weapons, while German proposals to discuss peace efforts are viewed as attempts to delay belligerence. The submarine campaign toll yesterday dropped to the lowest level since it began.
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Washington
Germany
United States
New York Reaches N Y After Uneventful Voyage
The steamship New York arrived at New York bringing the total American trans Atlantic passenger ships to four. The vessel sailed from Liverpool on February 3 and passed the war zone without incident. Also docking were the Kroonland St Louis and St Paul from the same line as owners await Washington policy on shipping amid the German blockade. The Andania and Giuseppe Verdi reached their docks, while the Cedric sails to Liverpool with 5 000 sacks of mail.
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Washington
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Giuseppe Verdi
Mediterranean
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Comprehensive Plans for Permanent Organization of Resources
Washington reports a joint session of the National Defense Council and advisory commission considered steps to mobilize national productive resources for defense. The aim is a permanent framework to draft resources into public service in wartime with minimal delay. No new legislation is sought now. recommendations for future measures will be prepared.
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Gifford
Commission
Gerard Party Arrives in Zurich Ends European Tension
Ambassador Gerard and his large party reached the Swiss border amid relief after days of strain from German and American tensions. German authorities pressed him to discuss a Prussian American treaty amendment while communications were disrupted and press restrictions clamped down. The arrival in Zurich ended the period of uncertainty as the entourage prepared for onward travel toward Paris.
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The Soul Of Lincoln Poem Recalls Faith and Duty
A short exhortation echoes Lincoln era faith urging citizens to remember and trust in God as the nation faces peril while the world watches. The verse links sacrifice and national destiny to divine guidance and steadfast resolve.
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Remeber
God
Gold Eaders Continue Serial in Telegraph Tonight
The Telegraph announces a continuing serial tale titled Gold will appear on another page this evening and run daily until its completion. A synopsis is provided so readers may enjoy the remainder of this remarkable gold fields story set in 1849 California.
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Star-Independent
Telegraph
California
Severe Cold Wave Sweeps Into Harrisburg Area
The Harrisburg Weather Bureau warned of the coldest wave of the year moving in as temperatures plunge to at least 4 below zero, eight degrees below today’s record. Federal meteorologist H. R. Demain estimated still-water ice at ten to twelve inches, with thicker ice in river jams and gorges.
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Washington
Middle West
Pennsylvania
H. R. Demain
Harrisburg
Read with his tongue: man fitted with artificial arms
William McPherson of Highland Park Illinois who lost sight and both arms in a 1906 mine explosion is in Kansas City being fitted with artificial arms. He recently fed himself for the first time in 11 years after reading raised letters on porcelain slabs with his tongue.
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William McPherson
Highland Park
Ills
Harrisburg Plans Abolition of City Detective Bureau
Harrisburg officials expect the City Detective Bureau to be abolished with superintendent William L. Windsor Jr. possibly dismissed after a survey by C J Driscoll of the New York Bureau of Municipal Research. Chief J Edward Wetzel may assume supervision of detectives and a clerk could be appointed to handle police records.
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William L. Windsor, Jr
C. J. Driscoll
New York Bureau of Municipal Research
J. Edward Wetzel
Council
Police Department
Com
Subscriptions move to Harrisburg Telegraph office
The Star-Independent shifts subscription payments to the Harrisburg Telegraph business office at 216 Locust Street opposite the Federal building. All lists and accounts are now at that office, and readers who paid a collector should continue with the same collector on regular visits.
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Star-Independent
Harrisburg Telegraph
Locust Street
Federal Building
The
Three More Ships Sunk Today Totaling 85
The British suffer a single large vessel loss the Netherlee of 4227 tons sunk reported from Philadelphia to Dunkirk. Two smaller steamers push total for the period to 4968 tons as British gains push three quarters of a mile north of Beaumont-Hamel. French raids and Russian front skirmishes noted. Berlin claims repulse.
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Dunkirk
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Somme
Beaumont-Hamel
Ancre
Berlin
Serre
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Special meeting to consider school plans sought
A Citizens Advisory Committee will meet tomorrow at 3 PM to review briefs from architects who appeared before the board. A candidate may be chosen to prepare plans for the new junior high school to be built in Sixth Penna. To Leave mediary base of the communication trial to Colonia Dublan, the border was reported from Western Chihuahua by others.
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Colonia Dublan
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