26 Feb 1917
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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1917
Page
1
The article warns that further sacrifices of American lives and ships will occur as the blockade of American commerce intensifies. It urges that the situation replaces the dreaded overt act as the trigger for the President to present a war request to Congress.
President Wilson appeared before Congress at 1 PM and asked authority to place the United States in armed neutrality to resist the German submarine menace. He sought power to arm ships and convoy merchant vessels, with funding to be provided, as Congress meets in special session to consider the move toward war.
The speaker updates Congress on Germany's February policy to wage unrestricted submarine warfare, its impact on neutral and American shipping, and the lack of unified action among neutrals. He cites two American sinkings, the Housatonic and the Lyman M. Law, and notes continued shipping in home ports amid tension.
Two US Army officers arrive to transfer Harrisburg’s Eight Regiment men from US service to Pennsylvania National Guard. The Supply Company begins muster out at the Armory as Lt Col Guy Preston and Capt Turnbull supervise. A new Eighth Regiment band is planned for Harrisburg.
Washington reports a Borah resolution for 6 million dollars in federal relief to fight food scarcity and fund investigations into price rises and antitrust issues. Separate from New York, a Board of Health campaign to educate the public against high food costs expands after extensive inquiry.
The Cunard liner Laconia of 18 099 tons, sailing from New York February 18 for Liverpool, was torpedoed without warning and sunk. About 270 survivors were landed that night. The ship carried 100 passengers including several Americans and 216 crew. Five thousand sacks of US mail were aboard, with 1 300 transferred from the St Louis.
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