Western Front Battles Drive German Offensives
German forces mounted varied attacks along the western front from Belgium to the Vosges, with major efforts in Champagne and around Arras. They claim gains between Somme Py and St Souplet, and in Vimy sector four of five assaults failed. Turkish forces disrupted British telegraph lines at Knut-Kut Amara while signaling success against Russian positions in the Caucasus.
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London
Belgium
Vosges
Champagne
Arras
Somme-Py
St. Souplet
Tahure
Somme-Fr
Vimy
Hill 140
Boesinghe
Ypres
Townshend
Mesopotamia
Knut-Fl Amara
Aylmer
Kut
Sheik Said
Sheik
Tigris
Nur-Ela Amara
Avlmier
Ismi-Al-thherhite Kur
Ish War Office
Korn
Caucasus
Constantinople
Canada Fears Invasion On Canadian Frontier
Buffalo reports the Canadian frontier bristling with armed men as the Eighty fourth battalion arrives from Brantford and camps at Bridgeburg Erie and Niagara Falls. Officials claim over 10 000 troops guard the border or are held in reserve amid fears of a planned invasion by Germans and Austrians supported by secret service investigators from Washington.
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Buffalo
Toronto
Military Department
Brantford
Bridgeburg
Erie
Niagara Falls
Canada
Secret Service
Washington
Dominion
High School Boy's Body Found in Indiana Lake
In Decker Indiana on February 14 the body of Jon Hartley Sr a high school pupil was recovered near the spot where his boat was located earlier after drowning in high waters. A searching ray located the body close to the boat site.
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Decker
Ind
Jon Hartley
William Orpet Held For Marian Lambert Murder
Chicago February 14 William Orpet sits in Lake Forest jail in solitary confinement as investigators press the case. State's Attorney Cady says no proof yet of Orpet's innocence while authorities question the dead girl's friends and her father about the fatal poisoning believed to be cyanide of potassium with an acid mix, found with the body in the snow.
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Chicago
William Orpet
Marian Lambert
Lake Forest
Lake County
Josephine Davis
Eleanor Double
Mary Marshall
Mary
William Marshall
Waukegan
Orpet
Lambert
Marshall
Speed Up On Defense Bill After Garrison Shakeup
Washington February 14 Congress is ready to speed up President Wilson's national defense bills. With Lindley M. Garrison retiring as secretary of war there is a better understanding between the administration and Congress on preparedness. Most "little navy" members have covered and even opponents of the continental army plan now show support, with the army provision likely to be discarded and the administration program expected to pass largely as submitted.
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Congress
Washington
Wilson
Lindley M. Garrison
Secretary of War
Navy
Continental Army
House
Death by lover's gun ends young romance in Hanover
A woman in Hanover dies by self-inflicted gunshot after a youthful sweetheart shoots her and then kills himself. Investigators at the hospital and authorities have not disclosed motives or full details, but the couple appeared to die together in a shared act of tragedy.
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Hanover
Hirmeel
Holtman
Cornell Laboratory Burns at Ithaca Fire Devastates Morse Hall
Morsehall the chemistry department building at Cornell University in Ithaca was largely destroyed by fire on February 14 causing losses over 200000 dollars. The blaze threatened thousands of dollars worth of chemicals stored in the cellar and included German imports from just before the war that cannot be duplicated. Firemen faced low water pressure and zero temperature hampering efforts.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Morsehall
Cornell University
Germany
Heir Held for Forgery Charge in Port Allegheny Case
Geith Baward verile a 23 year old heir to a $450,000 Port Allegheny estate was detained after police linked him to a Milwaukee forged check. He admitted both identities and was taken to detective headquarters where a circular naming the estate awaited him.
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Geith Baward Verile
Port Allegheny
Milwaukee
Dalrymple
Detective Headquarters
French Halt Teuton Attack Near Somme Front
French forces retook trenches south of Frise near the Somme after German gains. Berlin confirms four French attempts to recapture near Vimy failed. British mines yielded mixed results north and south of Carnog and Fessee. Austrian troops threatening Durazzo threaten Albanian capital Tirana region as fall appears likely. Mesopotamia reports consider a second relief expedition for General Townshend at Kut al Amara via Nasriyah with Arab resistance noted.
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London
French War Office
Frise
Somme
Berlin
Vimy
Arras
Carnog
Fesse Eight
Givenchy
Hohenzollern
Durazzo
Tirana
Treze
Pazar Stak
Vienna
Albanan
Pazar Siak
Breze Prezija
War Office
Mesopotamia
Tiritieh
Nasrivah
Schuti-Iil-Hal
Townshend
Kut i-Amara
Kute.amara
Tigris
Rebef
Ayhmer
Kat-El-Amara
Niveh
Euphrates
Sevens Sailes
Jumet
Entki Amara
Massachusetts Republicans back Roosevelt delegates at large
Washington reports Representative Gardner of Massachusetts and three other prominent Massachusetts Republicans will seek as delegates at large to the Republican national convention. They pledge to vote for Theodore Roosevelt on a Roosevelt platform. The four include Charles Sumner Bird Graf ton D. Cushing and Robert M. Washburn, all prominent and wealthy political backers.
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Washington
Representative Gardner
Massachusetts
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Gardner
Charles Sumner Bird
Grafton D. Cushing
Robert M. Washburn
Roosevelt
Declares Money Tainted Over Uncle Ripley Estate
Miss Edith Kitching of 24 Bank Street in Ol Greenwich village refuses at least 49000 and possibly more from her uncle Francis I Ripley’s estate, saying the money is tainted despite needing funds while earning 300 a year. The report notes Ripley was a Brooklyn money lender and describes Kitching’s principled stance.
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New York
Edith Kitching
Bank Street
Greenwich Village
Rancis I. Ripley
Brooklyn
Kitchin
Bert Hope 13 given life term by jury
Bert Hope, 13, convicted of first degree murder in Princeton, Ind. for killing his 76-year-old mother, Mrs. Susan Fleming, on Nov. 8, 1915. Jurors debated premeditation for over twenty hours and ballots showed initial support for death or life. Hope, a carpenter, received life imprisonment. a neighbor witnessed the brutal assault. He has a wife and five children.
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Princeton
Ind
Bert Hope
Susan Fleming
Lfe
Hope
Gibson County
Samuel Crow
Uppe
Prefer Death to Capture: German Sub Captains and Crew News
Dr C Inglis of Montreal, returning from Red Cross work on the western front, asserts that German submarine commanders shoot their own crew and kill themselves rather than become prisoners. He cites a submarine brought into Dover as eye evidence and reports from naval officers, noting such deaths since the war began.
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New York
Mr. C. Inglis
Montreal
Cameronia
Red Cross
France
Inglis
Dover
Ater
Robs Twenty Passengers in Union Pacific Sleeping Car
A bandit boarded an east bound Union Pacific train at Green River Wyoming, robbed twenty passengers in a sleeping car between Green River and Rock Springs, and escaped. He ordered a hat pass for valuables, fired shots to intimidate, took about $100, returned a purse for a woman, and stated he did not wish to rob women.
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Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Wyro
Green River
Rock Springs
Wyo
Prohibits German Imports in Italy
Rome reports an absolute ban on Carman imports into Italy announced as Premier Brian of France arrived. The move is seen as a hostile act aimed at provoking Germany to declare war, though observers doubt Berlin will respond due to military and financial constraints and difficulties moving troops to the Italian front.
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Rome
Brian
France
Italy
Germany
Teutons Stand May Involve U S
Washington date line reports speculation over possible cabinet changes. Goethals seen as likely secretary of war to succeed Lindley Garrison with two main obstacles. Other names mentioned include Franklin D. Roosevelt and Hugh J. Scott as interim. Negotiations reflect broader tensions over military needs and readiness.
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Garrison
Washington
Goethal
Britain watches US German sub policy risk crisis
London reports the German plan to arm merchantmen as warships has been anticipated. Authorities fear a crisis between England and the United States if the stance continues. Ambassador Page is said to have been unofficially told Britain finds the move unfriendly and warns may occur for American citizens aboard armed ships.
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America
England
London
Fhe
Euland
United States
Page
Blames Edison in Navy Submarine Explosion Inquiry
Lieutenant J O L Fier, judge advocate, summarized findings on the submarine two disaster at New York Navy Yard. The inquiry, led by Sisney Daniels, placed responsibility primarily on the Storage Battery Company while exonerating Lieutenant Charles M. Cooke and crew, calling for death causes not to be due to crew or workers' carelessness. Public hearings closed after the judge advocate’s summing up.
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New York
J. OL Fier
New York Navy
Dar So
Masardaf
Sisney Daniels
Thedisen Storage Battery Company
Miller Reese Wat
Naval Consisting Band
Lidison Company
Competing Nations Ease Tensions After Rivalry
Russia and Japan with Turkey and Bulgaria reconcile after sharp clashes. The passage notes the paradox that war yields victories even as nations seek peace, reflecting a fragile global balance and shifting alliances in the aftermath of hostilities.
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Russia
Japan
Turkey
Bulgaria
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