British orders threaten American tobacco trade and related exports
A royal proclamation prohibiting tobacco imports after March 1 could end a $25 million annual US trade with the United Kingdom. The measure also bans certain paper materials, textiles, and wood products, potentially impacting exports valued at hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars.
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Washington
Board of Trade
United Kingdom
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
United States
Esparto
Germans Fly Less As Front Needs Diminish
A German aviation pilot quoted by Temps says front flying has decreased as need falls. He notes easy recruitment for pilots under 28, training in aviation schools, and specialization in reconnoitering or directing heavy guns. The Fokker leads present machines at 160 kmh with six per squadron and eight recon specialists.
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Paris
Temps
Hamburg
Fokker
Depopulation Planned for Chagres Village in Panama
Panama February 18 The ancient village of Chagres at the river mouth will be depopulated as the district becomes an American reservation and fortification for canal defenses. Inhabitants are ordered to move to the east bank near Lagarto river about eight miles beyond Chagres mouth.
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Panama
Chagres
Lagarto River
Wireless link urged between Netherlands and Indies
The Hague Feb 2 The Dutch government weighs wireless communication with the Dutch East Indian colonies noting current cable links mainly via British lines A chamber of commerce petition argues advantages of wireless innings and a direct Indies connection seems possible given long distance precedents at Scheveningen Sabang and beyond
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Netherlands
Indies
Scheveningen
Holland
Sabang
East Indies
Africa
Nauen
Germany
Great Military Camp Near Honanfu Built for Emperor Elect
Yuan Shikai is constructing a large fortified camp two miles west of Honanfu on the LH river. The project spans about two square miles with walls kitchens and drill grounds and is expected to house up to thirty thousand troops though officials say ten thousand. The site’s strategic position between Hankow and Peking and its railway links make it a likely distribution point for North China troops. Some papers question if Honanfu could become the capital, given its historic role and auspicious predictions.
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Honan-fu
Lw River
Hankow
Peking
Henan-fu
North China
Central China
Yangtsze
Yuan Shi-kai
China
Lohyang
Ping Ti
India
Turkish Garrison at Erzerum Put at 100000 Men
Petrograd dispatch cites official Messenger estimate of a Turkish garrison at Erzerum of about 100000 troops. Report adds more than 1000 guns captured with 467 outer forts and 374 central forts totaling 200 field pieces.
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Petrograd
London
Erzerum
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Mann Drne Co
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