Berlin Frees Americans Sparks Peace Efforts Abroad
Reports from Berlin say seventy two American sailors detained by Germany were released after protest notes from the United States. The State Department notes Germany’s restraint while allied powers face pressure to protect American lives. Washington officials weigh possible steps, including a neutral conference, as submarine warfare impacts rail freight and the global economy. Ambassador Ellis in Constantinople remains silent after the break with Germany, with two dispatches asking why normal communication is hindered.
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Germany
United States
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Belgium
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Wilson
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Constantinople
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Railroads face submarine danger and earnings drop
Eastern railroad leaders met in New York at the American Railway Association to outline steps after a submarine threat and shipowner refusals. They warned of a looming economic crisis, noting railroads already earned under 50 million dollars with no relief in sight. Fortified by this, they fear a broad embargo on western bound freight may follow.
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American Rail Way association
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thes
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Americans fear train with consuls and families departs
Washington reports no confirmation of a train carrying about eighty six American consuls and their families plus other Americans leaving Vienna for Switzerland. Inquiries were sent to Ambassador Gerard and Minister Stovall in Berne for reports. The withdrawal of International YMCA representatives from Germany was discussed but no immediate recall decision made.
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Switzerland
Gerard and
Minster Stovall
Berne
Germany
International Young Men's Christian association
fioe
state department
John R Matt international
Germans Capture Russian Trenches In War Brief
London reports extensive western front air activity with bomb drops and dogfights. German forces reach a British post north of Ypres but are driven off, while in Galicia Russians lose six officers and 200 men as Germans enter trenches. Roumania’s Calaiiz is bombarded, and Italian counterattacks in the Macedonian theater reclaim territory. In Washington the Senate approves a liquor advert ban enforcement with two year jail and fines.
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London
France
heau
King George
Creudecourt
Somme
Ypres
Ohio Governor Cox Presents Budget Plan For Two Years
Governor Cox appears before joint session to outline an executive budget totaling 21 050 420 per year with 4 600 841 in requested appropriations for emergency funds. He notes much may lapse back into the treasury while urging ample support for universities, prisons, charities, and state services. The Reynolds suffrage bill awaits referendum in the fall.
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sperno suia
pudset
board of administration
Ohio national swardh
general assembly
state bureau of juvenile research
Ohio
Ohio State universiy
Ohio State
state board of charities, industrial commssion
state board of health
senate
Holden
Prohibition Amendment Reported Favorably by House
The Weber resolution for a national prohibition constitutional amendment received a majority favorable committee report and a minority opposing one. Democratic Leader Kitchin urged action within a week, predicting passage in the House but unsure Senate action before March 1. The majority argued that over 60 percent of Americans live in dry areas, justifying submission to the states. The Webb amendment would ban manufacturing transport importation and sale of alcoholic beverages for drinking use.
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Washington
Weber
Kitchin sai
Tle
senate
congress
United States
Women's Party Organized in Ohio at Once
Miss Alice Paul national chair of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage orders immediate organization in Ohio. Mrs Cyrus Mead of Dayton will oversee state efforts, aiming to secure presidential suffrage to gain leverage for a federal amendment in Congress and to back the campaign for swift passage of the federal amendment. The Ohio activities include protests in Washington and involvement in the suffrage demonstration in front of the White House on March 4.
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Woman's Party
Ohio
Washington
Oho
Alice Paul
Congressional Tinian
Cyrus Mead
Dayton
Congressional Union
Miss Paul
congress
ins
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Mead
Onin
Wamaton
White House
Foulgmt Given First Degree Murder Sentence
Foulgmt of first degree murder at Cay WooVi sentenced to prison. National house nominates George Woovlach to succeed Freierneck I Clase on the National Soldier Home board. Two thousand idle at Carnegie Steel plant in Youngstown due to iron car shortage. West Virginia bills sale of Ohio Brooke and Hanover counties to Ohio and Pennsylvania for under $12 million to fund Virginia debt.
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Cay
WooVi
Preston Tanner loward Sanmpson
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Olathe
Kan
Freierneck I Clase
Kansas
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Carnegie Steel company
Youngstown
Charleston
Wo Va
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Kanawha
house
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Ohia
Brooke and
Haneac
Virginia
Pershing's Army Fit Engaged In Intensive Training In Mexico
Major St. Cefin, attached to General Pershing's staff, notes that U S forces trained intensively across Mexico with disciplined, hardened troops. Immense maneuvers tested brigade and division problems. no idle periods when off duty. a record of military achievement amid hardships and hostile terrain. Three British boats sunk in 24 hours by submarines near Washington report.
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Chicago
Pershing capodstica
United States
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Pershing
stafi
Washington
Cilicia
Ferga
alus sapping
New Duke of Connaught Inspector General of British Forces
The text notes the appointment of the Duke of Connaught as Inspector General of British Forces in France. It presents a formal designation and implies high command oversight for Allied operations during the period.
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France
Flour Mill Ceases Grinding In Buckeye Briefs
Toledo reports the largest flour mills with capacity of 4 000 barrels per day halted grinding due to coal shortages. A coal probe starts today as state utilities commission prepares to examine responsible parties for coal deliveries. In other items, editors attend a publishers meeting in Marion and various legal cases ignite talk of embezzlement and price fixing in Toledo.
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Columbus
pias
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Eastern ports clogged as railroads plan embargo to ease traffic
Washington February 16 representatives of eastern roads met in Washington and signaled a drastic embargo campaign to relieve carriage shortages and port congestion. Measures include limiting exports via eastern ports, an intelligent embargo on eastbound shipments, separating empty from loaded cars, and routing empties west to clear yards while freight traffic stalls during the adjustment period.
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toon
simmart
Germany
interstate commerce commission officiis
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western line
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Germany Plans Major Spring Military Push
Dispatch from Amsterdam quotes a Belgian American observer saying Germany is mobilizing a large spring war effort. He notes increased German military readiness and arms among those of fighting age. Berlin permits relief work and keeps Brussels and Belgium actions aligned with prior policies as Canada gold shipments arrive in New York.
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Holland
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Ife
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Ferlo
ver reéher
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rey cowid
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stalin tantoui & gneeting
Brussels
commission
Belgium
Captives Fatally Injured by Mexicans in Raid
Three men Andrew P. Peterson Lingh Acorl and Burton Jensen found dead on the Mexican side of the border three miles south of Monument No 02 all victims stripped of clothing. Mormon scout Spillsbury says they were taken from American soil and fatally harmed by raiders led by Pruden cio Miranda. A government report notes Australians?
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Lingh Acorl
Burton Jensen
Lem Spillsbury
General Pershing
Monument No. 02
Hugh Acord
Spillsbury
Mormor
Mexico
Washington
Prudencio Miranda
Peterson
Jensen
Acord
is Teport
Corner ranch
Langscanthaml
Bunk
Spencer
E. J. Warren & Sons
Salazar
Tim
Ojintos
Chihuahua
Villa
Columbus
gringo land
Bandits Hold Wife of Ranch Foreman in Mevicann Raid
An official report says Mevicann bandits under Salazar seized the wife of Buck Spencer, foreman of Boiler ranch, and kept her hostage while Spencer sought ransom. The bandits demanded $5,000 for her release, and the report notes clashes with Mexican forces as the pursuit continued. Authorities report engagements and injuries among cowboys and bandits as tensions rise along the Texas border.
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Fel
Salazar
Buck Spencer
Boiler ranch
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Spencer
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