Submarine Policy Shift Triggers Allied War Outlook
After a year of ruthless U boat warfare British Admiral Sir Eric Geddes declares the submarine held and calls for more ships to finish destruction. Dutch reports say German planners hoped for Britain’s collapse in six months. strikes in Germany show police dissolving unions while Brest Litovsk talks sour. Americans in France endure heavy artillery as front activity slows.
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Eric Geddes
British Admiralty
Great Britain
Sir Eric
Erie
Amsterdam
Germany
Berlin
Altona
Brest-Litovsk
Balloon School Students Missing After Flight at Camp Wheeler
Four students from the balloon school at Camp Wheeler near Macon Georgia vanished after ascending Friday morning at 10 o'clock. Local search teams and authorities are coordinating efforts to locate the missing students and determine what happened during the ascent.
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Macon
Camp Wheeler
Italians Repel Austrian Assault Near Brenta Front
On the northern Italian front soldiers report heavy bombardment and rifle fire as Austrian forces attempt to retake positions west of the Brenta River, but Italian units repulse the assault and hold the line.
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Brenta
Major General Marsh Slated for Assistant Chief of Staff
Washington date line reports Major General Peyton Marsh is slated to become acting chief of staff of the army if General Pershing can spare him from his duties as chief of artillery of the expeditionary forces. No reply yet from Pershing, and Major General Bliss remains in Europe as the American representative at the Supreme War Council.
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Washington
Peyton Marsh
Army
Pershing
Marsh
Bliss
Europe
Supreme War Council
France
Bergman and Goldman Sent to Jail After Bond Loss
New York February 2 anarchists Alexander Bergman and Miss Goldman lost liberty under bond while their Supreme Court appeal from conspiracy to interfere with the draft law is considered. Bergman to the federal penitentiary at Atlanta and Goldman to the state prison at Jefferson City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Miss Goldman
Jefferson City
New York
Imma Goldman
Alexander Bergman
United States Supreme Court
Bergman
Alanta
Miss Holdman
Daniels Declines New Navy Station Appropriations
Secretary Daniels announced that he will not ask Congress at this session for appropriations to build new naval stations on the south Atlantic Gulf of Mexico or Pacific coasts. The move follows a recommendation from the Helm board.
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Washington
Daniels
Congress
South Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Helm
Unsettled Weather Forecast For Next Week
Washington reports unsettled weather ahead with rain likely around Wednesday for the South Atlantic and East Gulf states. Temperature changes are expected to be minor.
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Washington
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Class One Men Summoned for Post Office Examination Next Wednesday
Notices to appear for a physical examination at 8 30 next Wednesday morning at the post office building were issued to registrants placed in class one by the local exemption board. The list includes Robert Hinshaw, Renzia Morgan, Dewey Harris, Arthur Small, Samuel Jones, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Hinshaw
Renzia Morgan
Dewey A. Harris
Arthur Small
Samuel L. Jones
George G. Ronk
Montsenius Bryant
Horace W. White
Stacy F. Plummer
Ernest Suits
Lester A. York
Rosco Royal
Henry W. Martin
Fred J. Medlin
Lemuel L. Duggins
William W. Hines
German L. Johnson
Herbert O. Johnson Webb B. Hedricks
James B. Pegram
Jesse FF. Lamb
Samuel R. Hutchins
Oscar L. Smith
Sidney A. Perry
Everett Way
Thos. C. Dillingham
William L. Johnson
Norton Armentrout
Hal B P. Farlow
Albert G. Cass
Grocery Stores to Close Monday in High Point
Nearly all High Point grocery stores will close for the entire day Monday. Merchants urge housekeepers to stock up to Tuesday, citing patriotic duty and avoiding delivery issues. A Merchants' Association meeting Tuesday evening will discuss delivery problems and new rules.
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Merchants of the City
Merchants’ Association
Anglo American plot for revolutions in Central Powers
Berlin dispatches published by Cologne papers claim an Anglo American plan to foment revolutions in the Central Powers. Washington allegedly subscribed 250 million marks for the scheme on New Year’s Day. Leaders named include Senator Stone Marl Redding and Viscount Northcliffe with branches planned in neutral capitals.
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London
Berlin
Cologne
Exchange Telegraph
Amsterdam
Washington
Germany
Stone
Marl Redding
Viscount Northcliffe
Groundhog Looks for Shadow to Signal End of Winter
The article reports the groundhog may emerge on February 2 to check for a shadow, signaling whether winter will continue. With cloudy skies and no clear shadow, observers note winter could end sooner. The piece echoes the familiar superstition that a shadow means six more weeks of winter.
Cotton futures recover losses after early drop in New York
In New York on Friday the cotton market reversed most of the previous session's losses. Early bids were 20 to 30 points lower, but active covering and buying saw May rise to 20.86 and July to 29.66 within an hour. Close was barely steady with March 30.22, May 29.67, July 29.17, October 27.86, December 27.40.
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New York
Agriculture Workers Select New Officers
Reports of committees and the election of Prof. J. F. Dugger of Auburn Alabama as president highlighted the closing session of the seventh annual convention of the Association of Soluherm Agricultural workers in Atlanta Georgia on February 2.
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Atlanta
J. F. Dugger
Auburn
Ala
Association of Soluherm Agricultural Workers
Socialist Reichstag Member Arrest Reported in Berlin Suburb
Berlin reports say Wilhelm Dittman socialist Reichstag member was arrested while addressing a crowd in a Berlin suburb. Factories in Germany placed under martial law workers ordered to tasks Monday or face arrest. Hamburg and Danzig reported resuming work.
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Reichstag
Amsterdam
Berlin
Wilhelm Dittman
Hamburg
Danzig
Chancellor powerless to release Dittman says
London report says a national demonstration in Germany protests the arrest of Herr Dittman. Hugo Haase urges Chancellor von Hertling to secure his release, but the chancellor replies Berlin is under military control and he has no power to act.
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Dittman
London
Germany
Herr Dittman
Amsterdam
Hugo Haase
von Hertling
Berlin
Seven Berlin Factories Placed Under Martial Law
Seven Berlin factories were placed under martial law and the strikers ordered to return to work by 7 o clock Monday morning at the latest based on a Central News dispatch from Berlin.
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London
Berlin
Rioting in Spandau Clash Between Mobs and Soldiers
London reports serious rioting in Spandau near German war industries with soldiers attacked by a mob. A policeman was dragged from his horse and beaten as events unfolded, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch via Amsterdam.
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London
Spandau
Amsterdam
John L. Sullivan Dies at Home in Avineton Mass
Former heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan died at his Avineton farm home at age 59 after a heart attack. He had been ill three weeks, improved, and had planned a trip to Boston before another attack proved fatal at noon. His wife had died previously.
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Avineton
Mass
John L. Sullivan
United States
Sullivan
Boston
Senate set to report railroad bill next Monday
Washington date: Senate Interstate Commerce Committee agreed to report the administration railroad bill favorably to the Senate on Monday. The plan provides government control ends 18 months after the war and allows the President to relinquish control of short line railroads up to July 1 with compensation on a three year basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Government to Take Over Fuel Oil Industry
Washington reports the government will finalize control of the fuel oil industry by presidential proclamation. The industry will be placed under the fuel administration and operated under license once the proclamation is issued.
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Washington
Two Soldiers Sentenced for Finger Amputation to Evade Service
Private Lark L. Triplett of Granite Falls North Carolina received four years in federal prison for cutting off three fingers of his left hand. Private Edward A. Causey of Dover Tennessee drew seven years for severing three fingers of his right hand, the more valued hand in military service, at Camp Sevier.
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Lark L. Triplett
Granite Falls
N. C
Eral
Alanta
Edward A. Causey
Dover
Tenn
High Point Food Administration Rules on Flour Sales
The local food administrator announces enforcement of component sale rules for flour. Retailers must sell flour only with equal amounts of listed cereals, limit per-customer quantities, and distribute stock fairly. Sugar limits and pricing are defined, with minor service-charge allowances for credit and delivery.
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Carter Dalton
High Point
Dalton
Food Administration
The
British Airmen Sentenced to Ten Years Each
Amsterdam reports two British airmen captured by Germans and sentenced by a court martial to ten years in prison for dropping a hostile proclamation in Germany. The Zeitung of Berlin notes the verdict.
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Amsterdam
The
Zeitung
Berlin
Germany
Reprisals Demanded by London Daily Mail
The Daily Mail demands reprisals after German authorities sentenced two British airmen to WW years in prison for dropping leaflets in Germany. The paper highlights Germanys threat to drop one million copies of President Wilsons peace terms and notes the German use of propaganda leaflets in allied countries.
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London
Daily Mail
Germany
Wilson
Bakeries and Hotels Face New Flour License Rule
State Food Administrator Henry A. Page orders bakeries using three or more barrels of flour monthly to obtain licenses by February 4. Hotels restaurants and clubs serving bakery products must comply. no operation after February 3 without license. Starting February 3, use at least 5 percent wheat flour substitutes, rising to 20 percent by February 24. whole wheat Graham flour may be used alone.
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Henry A. Page
State Food Administration
Daily Mail Calls for Reprisals in War Ration Policy
The Daily Mail urges that German officers and prisoners be subjected to the same rations and living conditions as British prisoners in Germany. The comment frames this as a retaliatory measure linked to Allied wartime actions and past events, reflecting press opinion during the conflict.
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Russia
Daily Mail
Germany
Returning Poles Stopped by Germans in Russia
About 40 000 Polish troops in the Russian army, who kept their ranks intact and wished to return to Poland, have been barred by German opposition. Germany refuses to permit repatriation, and the troops remain under their old officers who resisted Bolshevik orders to demote officers and elect new ones.
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Petrograd
Russia
Poland
Germany
Aging Garland Drops Dead On Fast Green Street
J. Garland, age 60, a respected citizen, collapsed at about 3 pm while walking on Fast Green Street near Kivett's store. Reported cause is heart failure. Survived by one son, Jettey Garland, of the Motor Shops. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Garland
Fast Green Street
Kivett’s
Tore
Jettey Garland
Mills to not operate on Mondays amid hydro energy debate
State and national officials clash over whether hydro electric mills may run on Mondays. A W McAlister says Washington confirms no authentic order lifting the Monday closing rule. The issue stems from statements by W D Adams of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association and Garfield at the federal level.
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A. W. Me
Greensboro
Garfield
W. D. Adams
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
McAlister
Washington
Association
W. DD. Adams
Garfiel
United States Fuel Administration
Uthentic
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
Betwen
American Cotton
Rampaging Mexican Kills Two Children and Wounds Mother
In El Paso Texas Felipe Alzarrez a Mexican shot and killed four people and wounded another then was killed by dynamite as police closed in He fired at Mrs Trinidad Lucero and her two children killing the children and injuring the mother in the Mexican quarter.
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el Paso
Texas
Felipe Alzarrez
Trinidad Lucero
Windsor Hotel Fire Claims Guest In Montgomery
A blaze at the Windsor Hotel in Montgomery on Feb 1 caused $175,000 in damages and left one guest believed dead. Conductor Benjamin Spratting of a Western Alabama railway passenger train was reported missing amid the fire, which was likely started by a lighted cigarette dropped in a bed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Windsor
Benjamin Spratting
Wester of Alabama Railway
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John H. McAdams
William Hicks
Grady C. Hedgecock
John B. Petty
William J. Ryan
Charlie H. Seigler
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