Berlin senator Stone accused in plot to foment strikes
Berlin despatches claim an Anglo American plot to spark revolutions in Germany Austria Hungary Turkey and Bulgaria led by Senator Stone Earl Reading and Viscount Northcliffe. Stone denounced the reports as absurd saying they may be German falsehoods to head off unrest. Rioting and strikes hit Spandau with four thousand harbor workers on strike and trains disrupted.
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Associated Press
London
Berlin
Washington
Stone
Germany
Wilson
Spandau
Amsterdam
Stemenstadt
Will Take Over U S Fuel Industries Proclamation Soon
Washington reports government steps toward taking control of the fuel industry under the Fuel Administration. A forthcoming presidential proclamation will place the industry under licensure and administration. Also, a Senate committee favored reporting the administration railroad bill, ending government control 18 months after the war and allowing the president to set rates pending ICC appeal.
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Associated Press
Washington
Administration
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commercce Commission
Marsh to become acting army chief of staff outlook
Washington reports Major General Peyton G. Marsh is set to be acting chief of staff of the army if Pershing can release him from his duties as chief of artillery of the expeditionary forces. No reply has yet arrived from General Pershing.
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Washington
Peyton G. Marsh
Army
Pershing
Liberty measles at U S camp named patriotic disease
Special report from Washington describes a light measles outbreak in a United States camp. The medical record notes the illness was formerly called German measles but renamed Liberty measles to reflect patriotism. Cases are rapidly disappearing after a brief, limited spread.
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Times
Washington
United States
El Paso Gunman Blown From Barricaded Home
Felipe Alvarez, wanted after a quadruple killing, wounded Mrs. Trinidad Lucero and killed a police officer and a civilian. He was holed up in a residence and was killed when dynamite charges demolished the house this morning, his body hurled into the air.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Texas
Felipe Alvarez
Trinidad Lucero
Alvarez
Former Champion Sullivan Dies at Home in Abingdon
John L. Sullivan, former world's heavyweight boxing champion, died at his Abingdon Massachusetts home today. Heart trouble caused the death.
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Abigdon
Mass
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Aviator Students Missing After Balloon Flight
Four students from the balloon school at Camp Wheeler Macon Ga are unaccounted for after ascending Friday morning. They traveled southeastward and are believed marooned in a swamp.
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Sy Associated Press
Macon. Ga
Ballooon School
Camp Wheeler
British Raid Southeast of Armentieres Repulsed
London reports a successful raid last night southeast of Armentieres and notes that British forces repulsed an enemy raid in the same operation. The statement underscores continued offensive pressure on the Western Front.
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London
Armentieres
Germany tightens martial law as protests spread
Amsterdam dispatch reports Germany enforces a state of siege and bans all public meetings. Troops are deployed in major industrial districts with orders to fire on crowds if disorder erupts, signaling a harsher crackdown on mass unrest.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Berlin
Socialist Dittmann Arrested in Berlin
Berlin papers report Wilhelm Dittmann socialist Reichstag member was arrested when he tried to address a crowd in the Berlin suburbs.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Wilhelm Dittmann
Reichstag
Bolsheviks overthrow Ukrainian government in Kiev
Special to The Times from Copenhagen reports the Ukrainian government at Kiev has been overthrown by Bolshevik forces and several members arrested. Some fled to Kishiniev seeking protection from Romanian troops. The Bolsheviks say the overturn will hinder Ukraine’s bid for a separate peace with the Central empires.
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Times
Copenhagen
Kiev
Petrograd
Kishiniev
Rada
Nationwide German Protest Grows Over Dittmann Arrest
Amsterdam dispatch reports a national demonstration is organized in Germany to protest the arrest of Herr Dittmann. Chancellor von Hertling said he cannot intervene as Berlin is controlled by the military.
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London
Germany
Herr Dittmann
Amsterdam
von Hertling
Berlin
German Americans Act We Urge German Democracy Support
The German Democracy faction led by Franz Sigel calls on Americans of German extraction to back democracy in the conflict. The appeal promises to inform the German people, urge resistance to the Kaiser and Junkers, and seek a democratic government allied with the Allies to end the war with freedom.
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the Times
New York
Friends of German Democracy
Teutonic
Franz Sigel
Kaiser
Junkers
America
Germany
Forces of Freedom
Must Return to Work Pulls Berlin Factories Under Martial Law
London reports seven Berlin factories are under martial law with workers ordered to resume by 7 am Monday. A Central News Amsterdam despatch notes penalties for noncompliance under military discipline.
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London
Berlin
Amsterdam
Birthday of National Defense League marks fifth year
Washington February 2 1918 to February 2 1923 the National Defense League celebrates its fifth birthday anniversary. The group formed in Washington to strengthen forces for military and naval emergencies while abhorring war and favoring universal peace. Founders included Representatives Julius Kahn Joseph R Knowland and Senators John R Thornton Robert F Broussard.
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Washington, D. C
National Defense League
League
Julius Kahn
Joseph R. Knowland
California
John R. Thornton
Robert F. Broussard
Louisiana
New Type Submarine to be Built in Automobile Plant
Secretary Daniels told the House Naval Affairs Committee that a new type submarine will be produced in large quantities at a major automobile factory. The vessel combines destroyer and cruiser features and is faster, though its exact speed in knots was not disclosed. Standardized parts are made in the factory and shipped for final assembly, with many crafts to be ready soon to supplement existing destroyers and chasers.
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Times
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
House Naval Affairs Committee
Groundhog Day Emblem and Shadow Lore Explained
The tradition centers on a marmot known as His Barometric Majesty whose behavior on Candlemas day predicts weather. If the sun shines and he sees a shadow, six weeks of winter remain. if overcast, winter ends sooner and tapping for warmth may follow.
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Arctemys Monax
K. Boreas
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