Army Defense Plans Expanded After Garrison Resigns
Washington February 12. House and Senate military committees move to implement broader national defense reform after Secretary Garrison's resignation. Bills aim to federalize the national guard, maintain a ready volunteer force, and align regular army plans with the war college framework.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Garrison
War Department
Wilson
Kahn
California
National Guard
House
Senate
Senate Committee
Congress
War College
Chamberlan
German steamer Asuncion attempts to escape under fog
In Rio de Janeiro on February 12 the German steamer Asuncion, interned at Harba, sought water at the wharf. Under fog she turned seaward, and Italian cruisers fired blanks then projectiles after she failed to halt. The vessel returned to harbor and the captain claimed no escape intent. an investigation was ordered.
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Associated Preas
Rio Janeiro
Asunccion
Hara
Asuncion
Inland Weather Increase Raises Sin Pert Risk Last Night
Inland officials reported a rising risk of sin pert in Bon Tdi last night with conditions described as worsening. Local authorities urged residents to monitor updates and take necessary precautions as inland factors intensified.
Flood Rise Drives Mississippi River and Bayou Levels Higher
Locally, flood waters from Arkansas river levee breaks surge through Lafourche and Boeuff rivers with a 26 inch rise in past 24 hours. Mississippi River at Arkansas City remains near stand 56.4 feet as Levee breaks inundate nearby tracks and rail lines face delays. Backwater slows west of Monroe and near Camden sees water intruding, with rail service reestablished on main line between Monroe and Little Rock after flooding.
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Mississippi
Arkansas
Iron Mountain Division
Arkansas River
Lafourche
Boeuff River
Arkansas City
Ouachita River
New Orleans
Katie Key
Felscenthal
Camden
Iron Mountain
Monroe
Little Rock
Warner and Gould
Arkansas River Levee Breach Sends Water Into Red Fork Area
Water continued to pour through breaks in the Arkansas river levee near Red Fork amid inland flooding. The Mississippi at Kansas City was stationary as Tensas Basin Levee Board chair T. E. Gilbert said the danger of a break along that waterway bordering Arkansas had virtually passed. Relief expeditions reached Watson and will distribute supplies there tomorrow.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas River
Red Fork
Arkansas City
T. E. Gilbert
Tensas Basin
Arkansas
Watson
Vicksburg Delta Point Transfer Service Remains Uninterrupted
Despite inconvenience to the railroad, V. and P. officials report transfer service between Vicksburg and Delta point continues. District Passenger Agent F. M. Donohoe says they aim to maintain service despite water conditions. Boils and bank slides near Promised Land south of Lake Providence on the Mississippi side disrupt work as Engineer E. C. Tollinger and a large crew repair damage with Major J. R. Slattery issuing statements. Shipland experiences minor alarm but is later deemed safe. Steamer Coppee stays put at Lake Providence for now.
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Vicksburg
Delta Point
F. M. Donohoe
Lake Providence
Mississippi
E. C. Tollinger
J. R. Slattery
Shipland
Coppee
Levee Watch Continues as River Stays High
Lumber sacks and other material are ready to rush to nearby points where levee weakness is centered. Major Slattery says holding for a few more days eases concern, but urges field workers to stay vigilant until the river drops at least four feet from its current level. Source: Vicksburg Herald.
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Slattery
Vicksburg Herald
Reports dispute four thousand fed aid need near Lake Village
War department dispatches contest published claims. Col Beach reports from Lake Village show only four men answered the levee board’s call for labor. At Luna, negroes seeking rations refused work offered.
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Washington
War Department
Arkansas Flood District
Lake Village
Col. Beach
Army Engineers
Levee Board
Luna
Parker May Lose Third District Contest
Democrats claim substantial gains in the Third Congressional District as Parker pursues a potential loss situation. Party officials warn results may shift with late ballots.
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Parker
Change of Sentiment in Louisiana Campaign Battle
A Shreveport Times dispatch from New Orleans on February 11 describes a shifted political mood in the third congressional district as supporters predict Colonel Pleasant will beat Parker and realign the state back to Democrats. Prominent figures and bankers endorse Pleasant while Wilson’s sugar policy repeal is cited as aiding the campaign.
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Shreveport Times
New Orleans
Parker
A. L. Marshall
Lafayette
Pleasant
Colonel Pleasant
Vermillion
R. J. Montagne
John Marshall
Whit P. Martin
Congress
Wilson
Sugar Bowl
Ruffin G. Pleasant
L. E. Thomas
Shreveport
Baton Rouge
Crowley
Crowley,’* Said Mr. Marshall
J. E. Ransdell
J. R. Thornton
Sanders, Foster
Heard
A. J. Puijo
T. Lambolh Jones
Frank P. Looney
Philip Gilbert
Napoleonville
Martin Behrman
James O'Connor
James Fortier
Henry Mooney
William H. Byrnes
John M. Overton
Alexandria
J. A. Williams
Lake Charles
Percy T. Ogden
W. M. Lyles
Vernon Parish
Ben Wolfson
Barret
Red River
State Central Committee
Charles A. Holcombe
Harvey EB. Ellis
Covington
Amos IL. Ponder
Amite City
J. E. Doussan
Lutcher
Lake Village flood refugees to get federal aid, officials say
Lake Village Arkansas Feb 11 county officials declared appeals for federal flood aid for refugees marooned at Lake Village and across the country are justified. Judge Harry E Cook estimated about 4000 destitute refugees, mostly negroes, will need assistance while sheriff R B Alcorn said 45 men answered a call for workmen and more will be drafted if needed.
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Lake Village
Ark
Chicot County
Washington
Harry E. Cook
Weather Bureau river bulletin on Mississippi stages
The Weather Bureau issued a special river bulletin showing Mississippi River stages at Cairo Memphis Helena Arkansas City Greenville Lake Providence Vicksburg Natchez and New Orleans. Friday morning levels mostly fell at Cairo Memphis and New Orleans rose modestly at several sites with comparisons to February 10 readings.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Cairo
Memphis
Helena
Arkansas City
Greenville
Lake Providence
Vicksburg
Natchez
New Orleans
Be Ready Is Warning Levees Under Threat From Flood
The Lake Providence Banner Democrat warns of record river levels and possible levee breaches, urging residents to prepare and have stock ready for quick evacuation. While levees are in good shape, weather could worsen conditions, noting past crevasse at Salem in 1912 and comparing unfavorably with Arkansas and Mississippi segments.
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Arkansas
Mississippi
Salem
Lake Providence
Senatorial stance on liquor reform cited in 1910 remark
In a 1910 recollection the speaker notes retreat from an extreme liquor law position once held, contrasting it with Dr Turner’s 1916 gubernatorial primary stance. He asserts that if elected senator he will oppose statewide or congressional unit prohibition.
Confessed to Robbery of Revenue Office St Paul
Federal authorities said one of three men arrested with their wives in Chicago confessed to the January 6 robbery of the St Paul revenue office. Stamps totaling 650000 dollars and 3000 in cash were stolen.
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Chicago
St. Paul
French Break German Lines Near Massiges In Front Two Hundred Yards
Berlin reports that after a violent bombardment on the Champagne front the French infantry attacked and penetrated German positions near Massiges, advancing over a two hundred yard front.
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Berlin
Champagne
Massiges
Four Men Fight Duel In Locked Hotel Room
Four men fought with revolvers knives and dental instruments in a locked hotel room last night in St Louis. Dr A F Johnson is fatally injured. Dr Charles W Kennerly and Walter Diefenbach are wounded. Charles Lody held at police. an affidavit accuses Kennerly of debt nonpayment and urges Johnson’s expulsion from Masonry. Conflicting stories emerged about who initiated the attack.
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Associated
St. Louis
Charles W. Kennerly
San Antonio
A. F. Johnson
Walter Diefenbach
Granite City
Iils
Charles Lody
Johnson
Kennedy
Diefenbach
Lody
Kennerly
Niefenbach
Supreme Court upholds ouster of mayor and Memphis officials
The court affirmed the lower court ruling ousting Nashville mayor Hilary Howse and reinstating Robert Elliott as waterworks commissioner. It also sustained the ouster of Memphis Mayor Crump and Fire and Police Commissioner Utley, though they were reelected for January terms and the ouster does not apply to those terms.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Supreme Court
Hilary Howse
Robert Elliott
Crump
Utley
Memphis
Merchantme Not 10 Disarm Merchantme Not 10 Disarm
Merchantme not to disarm and expresses willingness to adopt the suggestion of the United States. The brief notes a stance on arms policy and alignment with federal guidance.
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Tion
United States
French Gain Positions On Western Front Reported
The report notes French advances on the Western Front previously held by German and Austrian forces as Allied troops push forward with notes from Berlin and Washington about armed merchantmen and U S stance. Diplomats present oral representations to Secretary Lansing over disarmament of merchant ships.
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United States
Lansing
Front dispatches report French gains and shifting fronts
From London dated February 12 reports say French forces regained some positions in Artois and south of the Somme. Russian offensives grow in South Russia and Galicia with no decisive results. Allies bolster lines near Saloniki and French cross the Vardar river northwest of Saloniki. Austrians march on Durazzo with thirty thousand. Montenegrins resist nearby. Bucharest notes a Russian push along the Bessarabian front. Rome issues a royal decree banning German and Austrian goods in and through Italy, ending commercial ties with Germany.
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London
Western Front
Artois
Somme
Russia
Galicia
Saloniki
Vardar
Rome
Italy
Germany
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