Germans Drive Deep Into Russia as War Expands
Immense German gains are reported across Russia including guns, cars, munitions, trains, and aircraft. Berlin claims Minsk is under siege as forces push toward the heart of Russia and Bolshevik resistance grows amid peace term protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Leal
Esthenia
Gulf of Finland
Kovyno
Teutons
Minsk
Berlin
Merlin
Rovne
Petrograd
Germany
George Ledebour
Reichstag
Ukraine
Eduard David
Reval
London
Bolsheviki
Leon Trotzky
Lenine
Council of Peoples Commissaries
Brest-Litovsk
Ture “Krylenko
More Survivors of the Destroyed Ship Tuscania
The War Department released names of forty four more American soldiers rescued from the torpedoed liner Tuscania and one man listed as missing who was not aboard. Full lists name eight previously reported survivors and dozens of new responders with home towns across Massachusetts Texas Wisconsin Oregon and Norway among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Tuscania
Associated Press
Richard Warren
Waltham
Mass
Gilbert H. Wiggin
Minneapolis
Minn
Thomas Q. Adama
Chester
Henry John Cook
Cameron
Wis
Ernest Albert Grabow
Milwaukee
Andrew
Anderson
Nelson
Louis T. Johnson
Paris
Texas
Merley S. Kingham
Roosevelt
Milton Brown
Pilot Point
Herman L. Bennett
Belleview
Clarence H. Bradshaw
Haverhill
George R. V. Cary
Springfield
Hans M. Erickson
Beaverton
Ore
Francis F. Firnatahl
Colby
John E. Hessel
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Bobble-C. Ray
Seymour
Barney H. Ray
Temple
James L. Kirwin
New York City
Henry ©. Murphy
Wallowa
Alexander C. McNeal
Pittsburg
Cruz KR. Martinez
Morenci
Ariz
Richardson Peter
Ravia
Okla
Harry FE
Peterson
Louis Tudor
Frederick J. Thomas
Bridgeport
Unionville
Mich
Hans Amdam
Orskog
Norway
Luracia B. Amivxo
el Paso
Cook
Carl 8S
Winnie
Schenectady
Homer Pullin
French Camp
Miss
Charles F. Billing
Rosenberg
William L. Cook
Aquilla
Ruel A. Parrott
Garrison
Otto Mowrey
Kenosha
Joseph Lake Barsolek
Independence
Fred McCutcheon
Washburn
John Mitchell
John McArdle
Neshkoro
Leland H. McCue
Poy Sippi
Harry Albert McCarty
Shell Lake
Lester W. MckKenna
Flushing
Joseph McKee
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Lawrence P. Miller
Hortonville
Walter Albert McClain
Octavia
Anton B. Olson
Milan
Wash
Henry A. Oksnee
Ettrick
Arthur M. Root
Seattle
Philip Richter
San Francisco
Cal
James W. Sallee
Hot Springs
Mont
Eight British Vessels Sunk by German Destroyers
Official report says eight British anti submarine craft were sunk by a raiding flotilla of German destroyers in the Straits of Dover. Seven were drifters and one was a trawler. The raiders returned northward before engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Straits of Dover
Bolsheviks simplify divorce in Petrograd sparks 38000 filings
Petrograd newspapers report that Bolshevik changes to divorce procedures have led to 38,000 applications in the capital alone. The surge reflects a sweeping reform impacting families and local courts amid ongoing social upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Russia
Bolsheviki
Naval Aviator Shot Down Over European Waters
Ensign Albert D. Sturtevant, a naval aviator, was shot down in European waters and the Navy Department was advised on Tuesday. His body has not been recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Albert D. Sturtevant
Navy Department
No Cotton Zone Outlined In Texas Proclamation
Governor Hobby declares an absolute cotton quarantine in Kinney Maverick and Val Verde counties forbidding planting growing or shipping cotton or cotton products for three years or until further order due to pink bollworm threat near the Texas Mexico border based on state entomologist Ernest E. Scholl affidavit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texans
Hobby
Kinney
Maverick
Val Verde
Ernest E. Scholl
State Department of Agriculture
San Carlos
Mexico
Rio Grande
State of
Texas
Fred W. Davis
Texas-Mexican
W. P. Hobby
Texas fish laws fail to aid wartime production
Washington reports that Texas fish and oyster laws offer little help to conserving and boosting supply. Will W. Wood and W. G. Thomas of the Texas game, fish and oyster department note no laws exist to promote production or conserve coastal beds. A bureau of fisheries official will visit Texas to survey conditions and suggest revival plans. Hoover will announce wartime rules to raise production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
United States Food Administration
Will W. Wood
W. G. Thomas
State Department
Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau
Hoover
Court Martial of Negro Soldiers Opens in San Antonio
In San Antonio Texas a court martial to try forty additional members of the Twenty Fourth Infantry on capital charges for alleged participation in the Houston riot of August 23 1917 was formed Monday. Four charges were read and testimony was set to begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Twenty-fourth United States Infantry
Houston
Fifteen British Ships Lost This Week
The admiralty statement issued Thursday reports fifteen British merchantmen sunk in the past week by mine or submarine. Twelve vessels exceeded 1,600 tons, three were smaller, and one fishing craft was also lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
Total Americans Lost on Tuscania
London reports 204 Americans lost their lives aboard the Tuscania according to latest figures at American army headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscania
London
Ascenia
Land Bank Loan Record Shatters Texas One-Day Total
The Federal Land Bank of Houston set a new single day record with $202,015 in loans to Texas farmers. February loans are expected to exceed $1,260,000 as three new federal charters are issued to associations in Sweetwater Palo Pinto and Seminole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Federal Land Bank of Houston
Pearsall
Colorado
Dublin
Palacios
Dalhart
Falfarias
Somerville
Uvalde
Alto
Comanche
Mason
Dimmit
Iredell
Weatherford
Eureka
Shamrock
Higgins
Pampa
San Antonio
Lipscomb
Wood
Franklin
Cuero
Waxahachie
Snyder
Bryan
Childress
Plainview
Crockett
Coleman
Lometa
Gatesville
Memphis
Lampasas
Dandera
Corsicana
Pasadena
Houston Votes Out Ward Saloons
More than 300 saloons in Houston residence sections will close Monday after a referendum restricting saloons to the business district won by 2418 votes. Voters also approved annexing Houston Heights by 6406 votes and the Heights joining Houston by 619 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Houston Heights
the Heights
First American Battle Planes Reach France Early
Washington announces the first American built battle planes have arrived in France nearly five months ahead of schedule. Secretary Baker called the shipment, though small, a milestone in overcoming difficulties in establishing this new and intricate industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Baker
Investigation Into Hog Island Yards Spending
G Carroll Todd assistant to the attorney general was named by Attorney General Gregory to lead an inquiry into alleged extravagant government spending at the Hog Island steel shipyards in Pa. He will be joined by Mark Hyman of New York, a longtime special assistant for anti trust investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
G. Carroll Todd
Gregory
Hog Island
Todd
Mark Hyman
New York
Villa Troops Lose Battle at Laguna de la Estada
Francisco Villa's forces were defeated near Laguna de la Estada south of Jiminez this week. General Carrasco and Villa colonel Indefonso Sanchez were among the officers killed in the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juarez
Mex
Francisco Villa
Laguna de la Estada
Jiminez
Carrasco
Indefonso Sanchez
Soldier dies escaping guard house at Humble camp
Ollie Redden, a Camp Bowie soldier, was shot and killed by a guard at Humble Texas while attempting to escape from the guard house on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble
Tex
Ollie Redden
Camp
Bowie
Friday
Hobby Proclaims 35th Legislature Fifth Called Session
Governor Hobby calls the Texas legislature into extraordinary session in Austin for February 26 to address eight proposed laws on alcohol sales near military camps and to meet wartime conditions including relief for drought stricken areas and food shortages with provisions for federal credit access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Hobby
Texas Governor Signs State Legislation Decrees
Governor W. P. Hobby signs into law measures to conserve natural resources, adopt an official depository law, and address other vital issues as dictated by the Texas constitution. The signing took place in Austin on February 19, 1918, with Secretary of State George F. Howard present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Hobby
State of
Texas
Austin
United States Army
Navy
George F. Howard
Big Oil Well at Humble Texas Flows 8000 Barrels
The Texas Company No. 225 Landslide at Humble near Houston began flowing Saturday, reporting about 8 000 barrels of 23 degree gravity oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble
Houston
Tex
Texas Company
Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for Liver Health
Promote bodily health by using Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to cleanse the system. The pellets, made from May apple aloe and jalap, are sold in vials for twenty five cents and are urged as standard and efficacious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
When a minister strays from his text in sermons
A critic notes that a minister who diverges from his core message may be aiming at many targets and risks missing the central point. The piece weighs the value of focus versus breadth in preaching.
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Jersey
Charleston
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Express
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S. C
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THOMAS E. GREEN _ Bank
Chatsworth
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Hall
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Chicago
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