GAINS FOR GERMANS IN TWO FRONT ENGAGEMENTS
Allied and German forces clash on the European fronts with reports of German gains in northern France and attacks around Artois. Entente lines extend near Salonika in the Balkans while Habsars push toward Fier and Durazzo in Albania. Messages note Italian positions near Aviona and Durazzo and Turkish reinforcements planned in Mesopotamia. Petrograd hints at Russian activity in the Caucasus and Persian connections along the Tigris.
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London
Rene Ba
Fran
Artois
Balkans
Salonki
Fieri
Albania
Tirana
Durazzo
Aviona
Athens
Mesopotamia
Dardanelles
Thrace
Petrograd
Rvssian
Caucasus
Persia
Tigris
German gains reported in Tahure and Axerre positions
Berlin reports German captures northwest of Tahure along a 70 yard front with seven officers and three enlisted men taken. In Axerpt region Germans seize Allan positions over a 400 yard front. London dispatch notes six killed and several injured by bombs over Milan as aircraft guns repelled the raiders. property damage said small.
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Milan
Great Britain
Berlin
War Office
Grermans
Tahure
Axerrept
London
Reuter
Proclamation Calls Up Single Men Under Derby Plan
London officials posted a proclamation under the Derby plan and military services act. It enrolls all single men of military age who are not exempted, enforcing conscription under the act.
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London
London teachers praise wartime child welfare report
London veteran school mistress notes remarkable improvement in the appearance and condition of elementary pupils, especially in poorer districts, since substantial separation allowances began for soldiers' wives, reflecting better clothing, footwear, nourishment, and tidiness amid wartime conditions.
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London
War era wives show thrift not ruin in homes
Across the country, reports suggest that soldiers' wives have not largely fallen to drinking or neglecting their homes during wartime absence. Teachers clergy and others note fewer barroom visits as male drinkers dwindle, while wives spend more on wardrobes save money and plan to surprise husbands returning from the war.
Scientific Blockade Debate Spurs War Economists
London Jan 25 Francis W Hirst editor Economist explained the idea of a scientific blockade as a targeted restraint that harms an enemy while preserving essential imports. He contrasted it with a blanket blockhead blockade and cited gold payments, foreign debt, and Germanys production response as key dynamics. He noted Britains naval and financial strength as decisive in past wars and in this conflict.
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London
Associated Press
Francis W. Hirst
Economist
Hirst
Iouse
Mr. Hirst
Mr. Hirstis
Germany
England
Lioyrd-George
McKenna
Hontagu
Board of Trade
Runciman
Great Britain
Duke of Wellington
Spain
Waterloo
Peninsula
Army and Navy order to host dinner for National Commandery
Washington February 14. The Army and Navy Mil itary Order of the Spanish American War will tender a dinner tonight in honor of the officers of the National Commandery who are in session here.
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Washington
Army and Navy Militar Order of
Landscape Architects to Discuss National Park Needs
Boston on February 14 hosts the annual meeting of the American Society of Landscape Architects where members will discuss the needs and future plans for national parks and related landscape projects.
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Boston
American Socetry of Landscape Architects
President Wilson Becomes A Candidate For Nomination
Washington February 14 President Wilson formally gave consent that his name be used as a candidate for re nomination In a letter to the Ohio secretary of state he stated he was unwilling to enter a contest for the nomination but ready to permit use of his name in the coming primary so Ohio Democrats might express their preference
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Manor Rules
Washington
Wilson
Ohio
Campaign Conference Opens Pleasants Campaign Drive
New Orleans February 13 Members of the Pleasant campaign committee held an informal conference at Pleasant headquarters in the Cosmopolitan hotel and discussed the campaign at length They favored opening in the third congressional district and planned eight or so speaking parties to cover the State Dr M W Swords will lead the state tour Mrs John Marshall wife of the campaign manager attended at her bedside tonight No serious illness feared
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New Orleans
Pleasant Campaign Committee
Pleasant
Cosmopolitan Hotel
Third
Colonel Pleasant
M. W. Swords
Evr
John Marshall
Colonel Pleasants
Marshall
British subsidies to foreign allies during Napoleonic wars
The speaker notes Britain supplied loans subsidies and aid to Prussia and many German states as well as Russia Austria Spain Portugal Sweden Sicily and Denmark during the Napoleonic wars. He cites Porter 46 million pounds in subsidies from 1798 to 1814 and argues expeditionary policy and army size affect war outcome. German finance deteriorates under a war diet while discontent grows amid currency issues.
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Prussia
Russia
Austria
Spain
Portugal
Sweden
Sicily
Denmark
Porter
Great Britain
House of Commons
Holt
de Bloch
Godfrey Collins
Germany
Lecture by Miss Stern on Monroe Public Library
Miss Lutie Stern of Milwaukee will speak at City Auditorium under Civic League auspices about the need for a Monroe public library and how to obtain and maintain it. She arrives Wednesday and will be hosted by Mrs. J. M Lee. The talk aims to unite citizens around the library movement for the city’s best interests.
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Lutie Stern
Milwaukee
Wis
Civic League
Miss Stern
J. M Lee
Walnut Street
Monroe
January Cotton Use Totals 542,055 Bales
The Census Bureau reports January cotton use at 542,055 running bales. For the six months ending January 1, consumption was 3,074,654 bales, up from 2,589,880 last year. On hand in consuming establishments at January 31 stood 1,974,669 bales, vs 1,372,188 a year earlier.
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Associated Press
Washington
Census Bureau Today
Atmosphere Clarified of War Garrison
A report clarifies the atmosphere surrounding a war garrison, detailing conditions, routines, and command tone. Officials describe daily life, morale, and security measures affecting soldiers and staff at the installation.
Democratic caucus to press tariff repeal bill faced with resistance
Washington February 14. Congress braces for a heated Democratic caucus to authorize Majority Leader Kitchin to push a repeal of the free sugar clause of the Underwood tariff measure. The session follows resignations and shifts in defense, Philippine independence, and river and harbor funding debates, with ongoing confirmation and postal funding battles shaping the calendar.
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Kitchin
Underwood ‘Tarif
Lawmakers plan repeal of free sugar clause under tariff law
bill to repeal the free sugar clause of the Underwood tariff would cause an estimated 40 million dollars in annual revenue loss beginning May 1 next. Mr Kitchin expects to bring up the repeal in the house around February 24 as the ways and means committee weighs whether to make the administration tariff commission a separate measure or part of a coming omnibus bill. The immigration bill with literacy test provisions follows the post office bill. A 5 million dollar diplomatic and consular appropriation bill will be reported to the house this week.
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Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Judiciary
Post Office
Kitchin
House
Ways and Mears
Administration Tariff Commission
French claim heavy German losses in Artois and Somme region
Paris reports the war office saying French forces inflicted heavy German casualties in Artois and south of the Somme. They captured a trench section south of the Frise river and killed or captured an entire German company, with several machine guns seized. The New Orleans terminal opening overlaps this report with the Texas and Pacific Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain line starting passenger access.
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Paris
War Office
Artois
Somme
Leath er plant worker dies of anthrax in Gloversville
Niles Reynolds, 53, died early today from anthrax contracted last Wednesday while working in a leather plant here on sheepskins imported from South America. His death marks a fatal exposure in a local manufacturing setting and prompts health officials to investigate the source and prevent further cases.
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Gloversville
Niles Reynolds
South America
French Cruiser Admiral Charner Submerged Off Syria
Paris reports confirm the sinking of the French cruiser Admiral Charner by a submarine along the Syrian coast. A raft was found bearing one living sailor and the bodies of fourteen fellow crew members.
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Paris
Charner
Munitions Plant Wrecked by Fire
The General Electric munitions plant in Schenectady New York was wrecked by fire today. The company fire department extinguished the blaze with no city police or fire authority reports. Officials kept information secret and employees were sent home as the plant was closely guarded.
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Associated Press
Schenectady, N. Y
General Electric Company
Population estimates show U S growth leaders
Washington on January 1 estimated population at 161,208,313 with a projected 102,617,502 by July 1. Last year they put the figure at 100,299,315. Western states lead growth including Washington, Oklahoma, Nevada, North Dakota, and New Mexico in that order.
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Washington
United States
Irowth
Oklahoma
Nevada
North Dakota
New Mexico
Lood Stage Reached Here At Monroa River
Flood stages reached 40 feet on the Ouatchieta River this afternoon as water levels rose significantly. Authorities warned residents in low lying areas along the riverbanks to stay alert for further rises and possible evacuations.
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Ouacthieta
Monroa
Boeul
Rayville
Louisiana Flood Levels Rise Across Delta Region
Floods spread through Lafourche and Ouachita basins with 2.8 and 2.4 foot rises since Saturday. Monroe forecasts 41.5 feet. canal and rail disruption noted near Vicksburg and Melville as levee breaks threaten sugar lands. Train delays reported as backwater floodwaters move toward Teche country.
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Ouachita
Monroe
Felsenthal
Camden
Arkadelphia
Boeuff
Lafourche
Tensas
Arkansas
U. S. & Pineline
Vicksburg
Natchez
Arkansas City
Levee line safety improves after prompt third district work
Vicksburg reports grave fears over the Baleshed Shine land levee line and nearby points have somewhat eased after Major J. R. Slattery, in charge of the third district, received phone messages indicating prompt, continuous work along the line. No let up is planned as efforts continue.
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Baleshed
Shineland
J. R. Slattery
Third District
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