President Wilson Sets Cabinet Talks on Submarine Campaign
President Wilson and his cabinet meet to discuss submarine tactics focusing on arming ships and the economic impact of potential ship sinkings and port blockades.
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17 Feb 1917
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Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1917
Page
1
Submarine Campaign Dominates U S War Cabinet Talks
Washington moves to block the German submarine menace while Britain tightens routes north of Scotland and down the Irish coast with a mine laden danger zone. Officials discuss effects on shipping and measures including port changes and examinations for vessels between the United States and Northern European neutrals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Scotland
Kirkwall
Halifax
Ireland
Norwegian
British Isles
Washington
United States
Presiot Wilson
Perward
German Crown Prince Advances Half Mile
German crown prince troops push ground to depth of half a mile on a front of about a mile and a half near Rheims. They reportedly captured 53 prisoners including 21 officers and 20 machine guns. Artillery activity noted around Maisons de Champagne with no infantry action. Submarine losses total at least 9,526 tons with seven vessels sunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Office
Maisons de Champagne
Armentieres
Lens
Ancre
Champagne
Rheims
SOS
Verdun
Ripont
Tahure
Zernay
Berlin
France
Galicia
Bomb Explodes in Winchester Yard Shatters Windows
A bomb exploded in the yard of Frank Baker in downtown Winchester Virginia this morning opposite the federal building causing shattered windows and minor damage. The blast disrupted the area and authorities expect further investigation into the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frank Baker
Federal Building
Germans Repulse French Across Western Front Sectors
Report from Berlin says German forces repulsed French attacks on the Aisne west of Derry Au Rac region and in Champagne south of Ripont, signaling a defensive success amid ongoing fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sayville
Ripont
Aisne
Derry- Au-Rac
Champagne
Monroe Tackles Vagrancy With Street Work Orders
The city appoints Walter Ethridge as assistant street commissioner to oversee white prisoners assigned to street labor. Police to arrest vagrants unable to justify themselves as Monroe cracks down on an assumed tramp problem. Judge Schuive promises thirty day sentences for vagrants and mandatory street work for able men with bread and water if they refuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Ethridge
Monroe
White retires from race for Western Louisiana federal judgeship
Alexandria, La Feb 16 H H White announced he is withdrawing as an applicant for the Western Louisiana federal court seat. He says continued pursuit could delay the process and burden the attorney general and president with objections. Ben C Dawkins is mentioned as a potential candidate with strong endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
H. H. White
Federal Court
Western
Louisiana
White
Ben C. Dawkins
Fifth District Court
Washington
Judge Dawkins
U S Railroads Are Patriotic Resource of Organizations
A wartime statement asserts that U S railroads belong to the public service, serving the government and supporting national needs. The message frames railways as essential infrastructure under government direction, highlighting patriotism and mobilization.
Railroads Form National Defense Committee For War Prep
The United States railroads formed a national defense committee to coordinate with four army departments under President Wilson. W. W. Atterbury and Daniel O. Willard lead advisory roles as the American Railway Association assigns subcommittees by region to support troop and supply movements. The group will meet in Washington once the national defense council directs actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Wilson
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvanian Railroad
White Horse
American Railway Assostion
National Council For Defense
Daniel O. Willard
Baltimore and Ohio
War Department
Menxican
Fairfax Harrison
The
Southern Railway
Atterbury
Railway Association
Army Department
Department of the East
Governor’s Island
Southern
San Antonio
Western
San Francisco
South
W. Ab. Scott
Southern Pacific Lines
Texas
Louisiana
Fr, . Bush
Missouri Pacific
C. E. Schaff
Missouri
Kansas
Govinetti
Washington
Council For National Defense
Georgetown University Indoor Track Meet Promises High Tide
In Washington on February 17, Georgetown University hosts its annual indoor track and field games at Convention Hall. Expect a record crowd as local athletes are joined by star performers from Eastern clubs and colleges for relay races and notable events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Ben
Georgetown University
Convention Hall
Steel net guards New York harbor at dusk to dawn
A steel net designed to shield New York harbor from hostile submarines and warcraft was placed today and will remain in position from sunset to sunrise according to city authorities and defense planners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paper Combine Forced to Yield on Newsprint Pricing
Associated Press report from Washington states the Federal Trade Commission will likely accept newsprint makers offer to let the commission set a maximum price for six months after March 1. The move avoids publisher burdens amid potential presidential action and a special session of Congress to address the paper shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Congress
Maximum price on print paper plain
Washington reports that news print paper manufacturers facing criminal antitrust probes proposed to the Federal Trade Commission that a reasonable price be fixed for output from major U S and Canadian plants. The FTC said it would reply immediately and observers expect acceptance, signaling relief for publishers amid rising prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Federal Trade Commission
Canada
Paper shortage probe fuels industry dispute and legal cases
The Federal Trade Commission reports the newsprint shortage is largely artificial and prices are extortionate, with free competition collapsing. In Huntington West Virginia Lulu DeFoe faces a Cabell county jury next Monday appealing to unwritten law after killing Mrs Rose Wood McMasters in a street car incident involving her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Lulu DeFoe
Cabell County
Turkish Foreign Office Sends Friendship Message to Elkus
Turkish foreign office delivered a note of friendship to American Ambassador Elkus expressing hopes for continued friendly relations. The AP dispatch notes no reference to Turkey supporting or adopting Germanys submarine policy or using submarines in that policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Elkus
Turkey
Germany
Americans Waiting in Germany for Swiss crossing permit
In Geneva Feb 17 many Americans in Germany near Singen and Constance report they are waiting for permission to cross into Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Census in Germany may trap U.S. in transit hold
Amsterdam dispatch reports the United States census in Germany cannot depart for several weeks. The delay affects U.S. personnel stationed or assigned in Germany amid ongoing postwar handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Amsterdam
United States
Germany
Mine Sunk Lady Ann
London February 18 The British steamer Lady Ann struck a mine and sank Two crew members were killed five injured and nineteen missing in the incident reported by Lloyds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Lloyds
German embassy order to disable Kronprinzessin Cecilia engines
Captain Charles Polack testified at a federal hearing that a German embassy official ordered him in Hoboken to disable the Kronprinzessin Cecilia’s machinery to prevent use by the United States in case of war. Polack refused to name the official, fearing treason prosecutions upon return to Germany. The judge ruled he would not disclose the name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Onder Pd
Perlin
Germany
Seyman Sevilors
United
Nish
Munich
Gererd
Fish
Greatain
Pases
Belgium
England
Penfield
Vienna
Austria
Associated Press
Boston
Charles Polack
Kronprinzessin
Polack
Hobboken
Wilson considers steps to ease maritime tie ups
Washington reports President Wilson and officials are weighing arming merchants and measures to relieve the blockade of American Atlantic ports by German submarine activity. Britain’s mine area order and Halifax search plans may offer relief while Yarrowdale sailors’ fate remains officially unconfirmed. Officials expect a congressional address on relief actions as port tie ups grow intolerable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
England
Stde
Halifax
United States
Yarrowdale
Germany
Congress
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Cabinet
Retary McAdoo
Secre- Redfield
Bahamas
Bermuda
Judge White
U.S
Committee ON Defense
Foor Army Departments
Georgetown
McAdoo
Medco
Naper
Lady Ann
Monroe Opera House
Paramount
Lou Tellegen
Liberty
Marie Walcamp
Eddie Polo
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
Maurice Costello
Pearl White
Lois Weber
Lyceum Theatre
Vivian Martin
G. Vere Tyler
World Pictures
Carlyle Blackwell
June Eivinge
Muriel Ostriche
New York City
Anita Stewart
Yolanda
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