Army officer linked to Packers probe in Camp Dodge case
Chicago and Iowa officials allege that Armour & Co. sent Maj. Gen. E. H. Plummer at Camp Dodge a package of soap and toilet articles while letters show Packard executives sought exclusive rights to shop nearby. Evidence also ties J P Cotton and Dan Durand to trading favors and access to confidential information affecting meat prices and supply during 1917.
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United Press
Chicago
Armour Snap Works
E. H. Plummer
Camp Dodge
Federal Trade Commission
Food Administration
Francis J. Heney
A. A. Rightmire
Armour & Co
A. P. Shafer
Rightmire
Plummer
Auing & World
Heney
Camp Dodges
Hoover
F. E. Wilhelm
Cudahy Packing Company
W. Diesini
Cudahy
Shepard
Cudahy Company
Cotton
McAdoo Urges Patience Over Liberty Bond Trading
Washington March 1 Secretary McAdoo calls selling Liberty bonds unpatriotic and warns against government buybacks as a flood of resales drains the market. He cites $180,000,000 reissued, notes disloyal sellers, and pushes education to keep bonds. He endorses a finance corporation with authority to buy bonds in emergencies to stabilize the market.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Stock Exchange
McAdoo
House
New York
Congress
Meat Packers Clash over Export Limits and Probers Probe
A letter described packers opposing a nationwide meatless week as a 4 percent conservation move like an embargo on fuel. Durand warned of drastic action while Heney defended continued inquiry despite packers' pleas that it hampers the war effort. Legal fights over seizure of papers delay court arguments on the government’s use of materials from Veeder’s files.
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Durand
Heney
England
United States
J. Ogden Armour
Henry Veeder
Packers
Teavesty
Britain Cannot Mobilize Two Million More Men
Sir John Foster Frazer, chairman of the British national war lectures committee, says Britain cannot raise more than 750000 additional troops. He spoke in New York asserting that a German west front offensive would be repulsed with heavy losses.
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England
United Press
New York
Mar
Great Britain
John Foster Frazer
British National War Lectures Committee
Sir John
John
West Front
Senate backs bill to commandeer timber for war needs
President Wilson would be empowered to commandeer timber or lumber for the army navy or shipping board under a bill favorably reported today by the Senate Military Committee.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Army
Navy
Shipping Board
Senate
Spanish Premier Remains in Power Full Cabinet Holds Posts
The Marquis de Alhuceman notified the king that he will stay in power. All but two cabinet members retain their portfolios. The report places Madrid on edge as political stability continues.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Marquis de Alhuceman
Allies Depart From Petrograd As Germans Advance
The American and Japanese ambassadors reached Vologda by special train amid Petrograd evacuations. Bolshevik leaders plan a return to Petrograd. German forces push toward Luga and Pskov while signals indicate renewed advance and calls to resist a long siege.
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Petrograd
Russia
Associated Press
Vologda
Siberia
Washington
Ik’ Net
Germany
Russa
Pskov
Luga
Corman
Thussia
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Polotsk
Dvinsk
Vitebsk
Pekov
Sehezh
Poinak
Senators Probe Will Tell Whether This Is Wonder Shipyard
Hog Island shipyard, once hailed as a marvel of engineering, faces a senatorial probe into charges that government contracts were inflated or fraudulently awarded. William N. Hutcheson, president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, called off a strike and ordered workers back to eastern yards after President rebuked him.
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Hog Island
William N. Hutcheson
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Germans Raid and Shipping Force Navy Moves Reported
A London Berlin dispatch reports German raids near Riga and Polish border actions, with German naval strength described as rising. Washington notes a German proposal while warning that added German ships could threaten allied fleets and require broader naval deployment.
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Washington
Mareh
Lee
Piraape
Cipoare
Ruseluay
United States
Russia
Gemma Nivel
Britain
Count Minotto Held but Not Deported by U S Authorities
Count Minotto, son in law of Louie Swift, Chicago packer, was ordered held for action by the attorney general but not deported. Immigration officials dismissed charges of being an enemy agent due to insufficient evidence, though gravity justified further review by Justice. Labor Department notes Minotto’s notoriety links to German officials and associations with Luxburg and the Calliuux in South America.
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Packer Swift
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Minotto
Louie Swift
Chicago Packer
Immigration Bureau
Government
Department of Juste
Department of Labor
Saya Minotto
Minoto
Count Luxburg
Mme. Calliuux
South America
British Steamship Tiberia Sunk by German U-Boat
New York reports the British merchant steamship Tiberia of 4,880 tons, owned by Anchor Line, was sunk by a German submarine around February 27 while bound for a major port. Dispatches cite naval circles and note the vessel’s builder and flag details are uncertain in the damaged message.
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Associated Press
New York
Mitmarine
Ifis
Mooney Must Be Hanged in Trial Rhetoric
The report presents a sensational, fragmented account claiming demands for capital punishment against Mooney. It references a high court or supreme court context, legal procedures, and clemency considerations, but the text is garbled and unclear about actual charges, dates, or official outcomes.
Ten Americans Captured Near Chevignon in Berlin War Office Report
Berlin war office announces ten American prisoners captured near Chevignon in the Alsne sector about sixty miles from a Bas region. The communique notes heavy bombardment, trench fighting, and Allied raids with several small engagements across multiple sectors including Ypres and the Meuse region.
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Iy Piateb
Reas
Berlin
London
Chevignon
Berlin War Office
Wilson Cabinet Examines Japan in Siberia Move
The Wilson administration debates Japanese intervention in Siberia as crucial for democracy and allied aims. Officials weigh risks of war, German leverage, and the impact on Russia, with debates over American sanction and Japan's possible actions.
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Wilson
Japan
Siberia
Democracy to Rise in Austria Amid Turmoil
A Berlin dispatch reports Austrian foreign minister Count Czernin demanding abdication of King Ferdinand of Romania in favor of William or a people chosen successor. London sources say German delegates warn Russia Brest-Litovsk talks will not pause until peace is signed. An Aurich report notes Austria Hungary intervening with military force in Ukraine.
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Ferdinand
Man Chosen Ple
Whyy United Press
Amsterdam
Ferdinand of
Roumania
William
Berlin
London
Brest-Litovsk
Neds
Petrograd
Avatrin Aida
Ukraine
Aurich
Abi
Austria-Hungary
Uring
Townley Out on Bail in Sedition Case
A C Townley president of the National Non Partisan League and Joseph Gilbert manager posted $3,000 bonds each in St Paul Minnesota. They are to appear at Fairfield in Martin county on March 11 for trial charged with sedition over a pamphlet issued by the league last June and given to federal officers for approval.
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League
United Presa
St. Paul
Wisconsin Assembly Convenes Seethes Over La Follette War Stand
Madison March 1 Absent members forced to return as assembly votes on La Follette war stance. Evjue leads Loyalist faction against anti La Follette elements amid a heated clash looming over the special session. McCarthy vows to jail officials who block the senatorial bid as petitions stream in.
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Madison
Wis
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Wisconsin
House
la Follette
Evjue
Rosa
Senate
Anssemblyman Peterson
Philipp
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Wic
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Ral
Tait. Whitter
Beyrne
Riley
Young
Walworth
Rojue
la Vallette
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Charley McCarthy
James’ Thompson
Thomperson
Campdlell
Thompson
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