Germany Suggests US Talks to Prevent War
Washington reports Germany has addressed the United States with a note proposing discussions to prevent actual war. The note reportedly invites American suggestions while not promising changes to submarine warfare. Count von Bernstorff and staff plan to depart for Christiania, with some consuls directed to relocate to South and Central America.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Switzerland
Count von Bernstorff
Frederick VIII
Christiania
Norway
Count von Beenstorff
South
Central America
Navy offers faster promotion amid recruiting slump
Recruiting Officer Hancher reports low applicant turnout in High Point while noting new Navy policy to expand ranks. He cites a 25,000 recruit authorization and annual 100-year term transfers, promising bright prospects for pharmacists clerks machinists and youths under 20 with a high school education. He urges local men to visit the post office station for details.
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Hancher
Naval Recruiting Station
United States
High Point
Winston-Salem
Daniels
Senate reluctant to work as bills halted in North Carolina
Raleigh February 10 The senate after a week of oratory showed open hostility delaying public bills. The firemen relief fund bill was tabled by judiciary chairmen. A measure shifting law license exams from the Supreme Court to the bar was killed. A bill on case removal in justice courts and transfer of hearings to another magistrate was under consideration.
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Raleigh
Senate
Oates
Judiciary Committees
Supreme Court
Justice of the Peace
American freighters Orleans and Rochester sail for Europe
American shipping circles react as two unarmed U S freighters, the Orleans and the Rochester, depart New York for Bordeaux and Liverpool duties. The Orleans carries 35 crew with 32 Americans, the Rochester 33 with two thirds American. Post office weighs mail transfer options amid blockade.
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Liverpool
German U-Boat Claims Atlantic Sinks and North Sea Stalwart
A German submarine reportedly returned from the Atlantic after sinking 18 ships totaling 19,100 tons and added a North Sea blow striking a 3,000 ton British trawler and three British plus one French trawlers. The Overseas News Agency cites Sayville dispatches.
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Berlin
Sayville
Atlantic
Overseas
Ahsnetap
Cmfwyp
North Sea
Big Attendance at Prayer Meetings Declared by Pastor
The pastor Rev. Jas. A. Clarke announces unusually large midweek prayer services at First Baptist church. He cites 145 attendees on the last Wednesday night in January and 137 at the previous midweek gathering, noting the cold weather did not deter participation and that other city ministers were impressed.
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First Baptist Church
Jas. A. Clarke
Igiatary Training Bill Favored by Committee
Washington February 10 A universal military training bill was favorably reported to the senate today by the military affairs committee Chairman Chamberlain asked that it go to the calendar Senators Thomas Democrat and Brady Republican reserved the right to submit minority reports
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Military Affairs Committee
Chamberlain
Thomas
Brady
Ambassador to leave Berlin for Switzerland with staff and 60 Americans
Washington reports Ambassador Gerard will depart Berlin this evening for Switzerland with his staff and 60 American citizens. Dispatch from Berne confirms the move.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gerard
Berlin
Switzerland
Awisa Legation
Berne
Noon Day Military Science Classes Start in Denver Factories
Denver reports noon day classes in military science will begin today in several factories and shops. Officers of the Colorado National Guard will supervise the sessions planned to improve training and readiness.
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Denver
Col
Colorado National Guard
British steamer Santola sunk. Solbackenis believed lost
The British steamer Santola has been sunk, Lloyds reports. The Norwegian vessel Solbackenis is also believed sunk with two crew members lost.
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Solbackenis
Agency
Weather Tonight Turns Warmer With Fresh West Winds
Fer and warmer tonight with moderate to fresh west winds. Skies clear for most areas as temperatures rise modestly into the night.
May Muster Out Local Troops Monday
Members of Company M First North Carolina regiment, back from the border, expect formal muster out on Monday or Tuesday. A Fort Fisher lieutenant has finished checking supplies and accounts, easing the possibility of lingering at the armory beyond the crisis with Germany. The Hickory company’s muster out today strengthens the likelihood of the local company’s discharge.
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First
North Carolina Regiment
North Carolina
Fort Fisher
Germany
Immediate push for new submarine base at Coco Solo Point
Secretary Baker urged Congress to create a submarine base at Coco Solo Point at the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal and asked for 1 573 000 dollars. The joint army and navy board called the base essential to canal defense and Baker sent the request to the appropriations committee as an emergency measure.
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Washington
Coco Solo Point
Atlantic Entrance
Panama Canal
Congress
Baker
Army and Navy Board
Canal Zone
Appropriations Committee
Administration
Swiss Replies to Be Sent Out Sunday
Paris reports that the Swiss government will send replies to the American and German notes to Washington and Berlin on Sunday. The Berne dispatch to Havas states the actions will be sent from Bern by mail and telegraph.
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Paris
Berne
Havas
Washington
Berlin
Mooney Convicted of First Degree Murder in Parade Bombing
In San Francisco on February 10, labor agitator Thomas J. Mooney was found guilty by a Superior Court jury of murder in the first degree for the July 22, 1916 bomb explosion at a preparedness parade that cost ten lives.
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San Francisco
Calif
Thomas J. Mooney
Atlanta Faces Short Coal Supply Across South
Atlanta's coal reserves will last about 48 hours with similar shortages reported in many southern areas after a meeting of local coal dealers.
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Atlanta
South
American Found In Open Boat After Dauntless Sinking
Three Englishmen and one American crew member of the torpedoed steamer Dauntless were picked up in a small boat by a trawler off the coast. They had endured five days without food and were brought to a hospital for care.
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Associated Press
London
Dauntless
Reuter
Madrid
Roads Between Strategic Points Urged On Congress
Boston Feb 10 The American Road Builders association urged Congress to construct national highways between strategic points in resolutions adopted at its annual convention closing session. The group cited recent military operations showing the need for better roads for wartime use.
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Boston
Congress
American Road Builders’ Association
Associaton
Prayer Day Urges Nationwide Observance
New York Feb 10 The legislative and administrative committee of the federal councils of the churches of Christ calls Christians to observe Sunday February 18 as a day of prayer for the President and Congress and all peoples engaged in war.
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New York
Congress
Federal Councils of the Churches of Christ
Girl Accidentally Shot by Brother Near Rural Hall
Ada Plunkett, 13, of Rural Hall area, was fatally wounded when her 14-year-old brother fired a 12 gauge shotgun through a house window. She was treated at a Winston-Salem hospital before being returned home as doctors said she could not be saved.
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Winston-Salem
Ada
R. W. Plunkett
Rural Hall
City Hospital
Rush to Become Officers in Reserve Corps
The Army Department of the East has received a flood of applications for exams starting at Governor's Island Tuesday for civilians seeking commissions in the Officers Reserve Corps. More than 400 civilians already hold corps commissions in the East and about 1,100 nationwide are estimated.
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Associated Press
New York
Army Department of the East
Governor's Island
Department of the East
Sharp Wheat Advances Rally on News of U.S. Exports
Chicago February 10 reports unusually sharp gains in wheat price as traders expect England to ship massive food aid to Europe from the United States. May delivery jumped to 1.75 dollars from 1.69 3/4 yesterday.
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Chicago
England
Europe
United States
Wheat futures rise on Seaboard demand in Chicago trade
Wheat rose sharply in Chicago trading as buyers tied to seaboard interests stepped in. May contracts opened between 1.70 and 1.71 dollars and July around 1.47 to 1.47 dollars, then advanced before a partial pullback.
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Chicago
Norwegian Steamer Ageroen Sails From Galveston
The Norwegian steamer Ageroen sailed from Galveston, Texas, yesterday for Havre via Fayal in the Azores with a cargo of cotton and metals. Five Americans were in the crew.
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Galveton
Tex
Ageroen
Havre
Fayal
Azores
Bids Sought for Army Uniforms for 500000 Men
Philadelphia February 10 bids for textile materials to supply army uniforms for more than 500000 men were requested by the Schuylkill arsenal. The project is estimated to cost about 15000000 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Schuylkill Arsenal
American Line to Arm Ships Defending Against Submarines
New York February 10. American Line prepares to mount guns on deck of its steamships to deter submarine attacks. The line will hire skilled gunners, preferably ex-Navy. All American Line vessels in port will be armed, starting with the St Louis, St Paul, and Lapland. A decision on sailing and passenger bookings will follow a company conference.
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New York
American Line
United States Navy
British Isles
St. Louis
Germany
St. Paul
Lapland
St Louis
Frederick VIII Authorized to Transport Bernstorff Homeward
The steamship Frederick VIII received owner approval in Copenhagen to carry former Ambassador von Bernstorff and his party to a Scandinavian port. No sailing date has been set.
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Associated Press
New York
Frederick VIII
Copenhagen
von Bernstorff
Clearing of vessels at customs house kept secret
New York, Feb. 10. All information on vessel clearances at the customs house is being withheld. Officials said the secrecy follows orders from Washington.
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New York
Customs House
Washington
German submarine campaign sinks three steamers
Three steamers aggregating 48 258 tons were sunk today by the Germans in the new submarine campaign. Paris reports raiding operations with artillery near Verdun. Fields on other fronts are quiet, including Russia Romania and the Caucasus, Petrograd states.
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Paris
Verdun
Petrograd
Dormitory Fire Destroys State Normal Building at Greensboro
A fire early today destroyed a large wooden dormitory at the State Normal and Industrial College in Greensboro. About 20 students escaped with little belongings as flames, starting likely from a defective flue or wiring, consumed the building on College Place near Spring Garden Street. The oldest dormitory, owned by Mrs. Leah Stevens of Southport, valued at about 3500 dollars with insurance coverage reported, burned before the fire department arrived.
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State Normal and Industrial College
Greensboro
College Place
Spring Garden Street
College Group
Leah Stevens
Southport
Twenty-Five Of Vedamore Crew Lost In Torpedo Sinking
Twenty-five crew members of the British steamer Vedamore perished when the vessel sank after a torpedo attack. Thirty-five survivors were landed after ten hours in open boats in extremely cold weather. many were only half clothed and suffered severe exposure.
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London
Ford to close peace bureau at The Hague
A Reuters dispatch from The Hague says Henry Ford will close his peace bureau on March 1 due to the breach between the United States and Germany. The move ends Ford's independent mediation efforts amid rising war tensions and diplomatic strain.
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Ford
Hague
Associated Press
London
Reuter
Ford Peace Bureau
Henry Ford
United States
Germany
Steamer Lallington Sunk
Lloyds reports the British steamer Lallington has been sunk and its crew were landed. The incident occurred amid ongoing maritime dangers and Lloyds confirms the loss with no further details available.
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Lallington
Associated Press
London
Lloyd'’s
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