War Secretary Under Fire by Senators Again
Secretary Baker faced cross examination before the Senate Military Committees over his claim that the U S would send about a million troops to France this year and more before winter. He said his figures came from experts and that a detailed public statement would follow in a secret session. He argued for executive latitude to reorganize and transfer functions across departments to meet war needs and noted potential delays in troop pay and dependent allowances while stressing the Navy’s crucial support and the need for better purchasing coordination.
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Secretary of Wars
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Shipping Board
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Congress
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Aar Department
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Bernard Baruch
War Industries Board
Senator McKellar
Labor call to speed up wartime shipyards
Charles Piez, vice president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, urged a rush of workers to U S shipyards. He said three twelve-hour shifts, seven days a week, are needed within sixty days to meet naval needs and submarine pressure. The Shipping Board has yards, material, and money. the missing element is labor.
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Shipping Board
France to supply canned goods for U S troops
Paris reports an agreement between French and American governments to supply canned fruit and vegetables to the American expeditionary forces. France will provide the canning materials while the U S imports sugar and tinplate. The plan aims to cut canned food costs by about 70 percent, with 25 000 men needing 30 tons monthly. The storage and pricing terms are set by the French government. A separate note says the Senate unanimously passes the soldiers and sailors civil rights moratorium bill, essentially as the House approved.
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Colonel Under Surgeon's Knife
Theodore Roosevelt rests comfortably after an abscess operation performed recently in New York. The former president, whose illness was disclosed after leaving his Oyster Bay home, has cancelled speaking engagements in Boston Des Moines Milwaukee and Detroit. Doctors say the procedure should lead to a permanent cure.
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U S Troops Keep Enemy Under Fire In France
American artillery pressed a steady barrage on enemy batteries while anti aircraft guns repelled air raids. German planes were driven back after heavy shelling. A military police helper found three young French children near the front and returned them to their village. Nearby raids near Mericourt Avion were repulsed with a few prisoners taken.
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France
Associated, Press
Iitte
Rivides
London
Forged Will Claim Stirs John King Estate Hearing
In Chicago a petition in probate court by Attorney General Ward Brundage alleges that the late John King’s will is a forgery and not his final testament. A hearing date of March 12 was set. The case references a 1905 will leaving the widow a nominal sum, and a later document attributed to Maude King that granted the entire estate valued around 3 million dollars.
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Chicago
Hdward ‘Brundage
John ©. Ning
Millonaire
King
Gaston Means
Maude ‘E. King
North Carolina
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Trial Links Dittmann to Tirpitz in Strike Case
Deputy Wilhelm Dittmann testified at a court martial that the strike arose from reaction to a state of siege and Fatherland party scheming. He claimed it was a peaceful protest for annexation peace and negotiations were ongoing. The press names Admiral von Tirpitz as the intellectual organizer. Dittmann was sentenced to five years for inciting to high treason and two months extra for resisting authorities.
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Woman shoots man as police free her
In Chicago on February 6 Rosa Contella shot rank Belitz in the face and neck after he entered her home to confront a young woman tenant she had rejected. Belitz was dangling a Cantella child by the hair when Contella fired. Police released Contella saying she had given him what he deserved.
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Rosa Contella
Belated January Thaw Reaches Chicago
Chicago reports a belated thaw with rain and rising temperatures. This morning the thermometer stood at 36 degrees above zero, up from four below yesterday. Forecaster predicts Thursday will be cloudy and colder.
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Clergy Salaries End After March in Bolshevik Russia
London reports a Bolshevik statement declaring church property belongs to the people and used for the commonwealth. After March 1 clergy will receive no salaries, but four weeks in advance. Priests may work under public charity, while the church faces possible interdicts and peasant fears. Prisoners of war are being released to travel toward Petrograd, with about 40,000 in Petrograd districts.
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London
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Fire Destroys Reformatory Buildings in Jeffersonville
A large fire at the Indiana State Reformatory in Jeffersonville destroyed five of thirteen group buildings including the trade school, dormitory, call house, foundry warehouse, and administration. About 1,285 prisoners remained in place as the blaze, believed caused by crossed wires, burned for four hours with low water pressure hindering efforts. Louisville aided with apparatus.
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Speculation in Green Coffee Curbed by Hoover Action
Washington February 6. Speculation in green coffee on the New York coffee and sugar exchange was ordered discontinued today by Food Administrator Hoover. The prohibition bars dealing in green coffee on the exchange above 8 1/2 cents a pound for type seven on spot months after a conference with New York coffee and sugar exchange members. Dealers volunteered to take steps to curb speculation.
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Washington
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
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Food Administration
German Field Marshal Von Worysch Drawn In Photo
A first photograph reaching the country shows Field Marshal Von Worysch, a principal figure in the German invasion of Poland in 1915, slated to lead the German spring offensive in the west.
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Inland Waterway Vessel Stats Reflect 1917 Census Report
American owned merchant ships of five tons or more on inland waters and in foreign trade totaled 7,984 vessels with 12.8 million gross tons in 1917, up slightly from 1906. The report notes shifts toward the Pacific coast and declines on the Mississippi and inland canals, with value at 960 million dollars and gross income 564 million.
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Refuse Suspension of Parole Measure in Illinois
William Colvin, superintendent of pardons and paroles, refused today to suspend the Illinois parole law for ninety days to aid Chicago police against a Cook County crime wave. Also noted a basketball tournament at Creighton gym between Camp Dodge, Camp Funston, and Creighton University teams.
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Springfield
Chicago
Cook County
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Creighton
Peace meet broken off in Brest-Litovsk talks
Reports from Petrograd say Brest-Litovsk peace negotiations collapse as Ukraine delegates clash with Bolshevik opponents. United German Austro-Hungarian mediators seek a separate Ukrainian accord while Ukraine rada selects a new body. In Finland, General Mannerheim’s forces seize Ulenbore, Taummerfors, and crush red guards after a two day battle with hundreds dead. a wreck near Kemi causes many casualties as trains collide.
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Sweden
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Helsingfors
London
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Copenhagen
Plan to divert rail traffic to reduce congestion
Washington on February 6 1917 Director General McAdoo appointed a traffic investigation committee to study national rail flows and propose shifting cargo from the busiest eastern gateways and ports to less congested ones. Members include B B Winehell G F Randolph and T C Powell. Taft Missouri fuel restrictions noted in St Louis.
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Washington
McAdoo
BB. L. Winehell
Chicago
Union Pacific
G. F. Randolph
New York
T. C. Powell
Cincinnati
Southern Railway
Taft
Missouri
St.Louis
Crogssley
Weather Outlook for Towa Fair Tonight and Thursday
The forecast calls for a fair spell tonight and Thursday with slightly cooler air tonight. Temperatures will ease to a moderate range by Thursday and Friday, bringing milder conditions overall.
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