Germans Press Attacks Across Western Front Aging Periods
French and German efforts intensify with attacks in Artois Cham pagne and near Hill 140 west of Vimy. Berlin claims gains in the Tahure Somme Py area with foot holds, while French forces counter in Soissons and Argonne. Artillery duels continue in Lorraine Vosages and on the Russian front with exchanges of heavy guns.
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London
Artois
Champagne
Berlin
Tahure-Somme-Py Road
Les
Vimy
Paris
Soissons
Crony Road
Argonne Forest
Lorraine
Vosages
Isonze
Rombon
Gortzia
Lansing Studies Note on Berlin Memorandum
Secretary Lansing received at his home the Berlin note stating Germany will regard armed merchant ships as at war. He will discuss the German position with President Wilson after both documents are digested. The State Department may notify Entente representatives of receipt to keep them informed.
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Washington
Lansing Udted
Berlin
East
Pident Wilson
Tarlv Yom Ork
Tapan
Ay Gerwas Ieee
United States
State Department
Fntente
Ford to Fight Preparedness Campaign Arouses Nation
Detroit reports Henry Ford plans a nationwide advertising drive in newspapers and magazines to oppose the naval and military buildup before Congress. He intends to spend millions on an educational campaign against war and preparedness, deeming it the first step toward actual war.
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Ford
Tetroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Congress
Wilson Close to Congress
Secretary Garrison's resignation altered the political climate by aligning Congress and the president more closely on two key issues. It clarified debate over national defense and Philippine independence and seemed to soften long standing tensions between legislative and executive branches.
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Wilson
Congress
Washington
Garrison
Bitter mood at Arkansas flood mass meeting over Army engineers
In Lake Village Arkansas a mass meeting criticized U S army engineers over reports of flood distress. Major West of the Mississippi River commission and Lieutenant Finch of the army attended. Finch offered work to male refugees at 50 cents a day while wives and children waited aboard a carrier.
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Little Rock
Ark
United States Army Engineers
Arkansas
Lake Village
Weat
Mlegtesipp River Commission
Vieutenant Finch
United States Army
Ideutenant Finch
Wavermprant Borty
Bills Form As Leaders Plan With President
Washington reports President Wilson urged both parties on the House Military Committee to speed Army preparedness bills. Hopes are for quick House passage within two weeks as hearings end and main features near completion. Senate committees have drafted proposals and a conference likely to bridge differences. Navy legislation advancing to add midshipmen at Annapolis and plan battleship instruction.
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Washington
Willson
House Military Committee
House
Senate
Navy Legislatio
Navy Yards
Annapolis
Hay O
Army
Wilson
Thorne Opposes Brandeis Nomination To Supreme Court
Clifford Thorne railroad commissioner of Town appeals to the Senate sub committee not to confirm Louis Brandeis to the Supreme Court. He argues Brandeis as rail counsel favored railroads in the five cent rate case and would cost the public dear if seated on the bench amid pending national rate appraisements.
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Boston
Louis Washington
D. Brandeis
Interb ™ Et Commerce Commission
Clifford Thorne
Town
Judiciary
Senate
Brandeis
Supreme Court of the United States
Thorne
Supreme Court
Governor cancels concessions in Aguas Calientes
Washington reports a decree by the Aguas Calientes governor voiding concessions held by American smeltering concerns and other foreigners to raise state and national revenues. The decree cites illegality and bribery in concessions granted by the former dictatorial government, prompting a protests from the State Department to the Mexican de facto government.
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Washington
Aguas Calientes
State Department
Attack by German Seaplanes Strikes Kent Coast
Two women and a child injured as German seaplanes raid the Kent coast in broad daylight. Three missiles hit near Ramsgate outskirts and four near a Broadstairs school. War Office says damage limited to shattered glass. Planes were sighted at approximately 3:48 PM over Ramsgate.
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English
London
Kentish
Ramsgate
Broadstairs
War Office
Kent
Ramegate
Harmony in Congress after Garrison resignation at White House
Washington reports a new spirit of harmony in national defense policy as Congress clarifies its stance following Secretary Garrison's resignation. The House and Senate committees move to draft bills reflecting both Democratic and Republican views, aiming to federalize the National Guard as a substitute for the continental army plan.
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Washington
Garrison
War Department
Wilson
Senate
Kahn
California
National Guard
House
Diplomatic clash as arms rule eyed by Entente allies
Washington warned that Germany and Austria may classify armed merchant ships of the Entente Allies as war vessels after February 29. A US change to permit armed merchant ships in American ports could provoke strong protests from Allied diplomats and a potential clash over submarines sinking armed ships without warning. The United States might act if Entente powers boycott American ports.
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Washington
United States
United
No Personal Differences Behind War Secretary Split
Lindley M. Garrison explains to reporters that his separation from President Wilson was not due to personal friction but a policy disagreement. He and Mrs. Garrison left George Leary’s residence when questioned about personal differences, and he stressed the issue was views, not people.
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New York
Lindley M. Garrison
Wilson
No Desire to Humiliate Germany Says Secretary Lansing
Secretary Lansing states the United States has asked nothing of Germany in the Lusitania negotiations that could not be complied with with honor and dignity. The Wolff Bureau secured the statement as a reply to a German chancellor interview claiming US demands would mean an impossible humiliation for Germany.
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Germany
Washington
Lansing
Wolff Bureau
United States
Reed Suggests Reed as Chairman for Democratic Convention
Sub-Committee members in St Louis agree Wilson faces no opposition for renomination and plan no temporary chairman yet likely to be chosen in May. Senator Reed of Missouri is discussed as a possible temporary presiding officer with state ties to the convention location. Robert Ewing is named convention press committee chairman with James Preston as vice chairman.
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St. Louis
Wilson
James A. Reed
Missouri
Robert Ewing
New Orleans
James Preston
United States Senate
McCombs
Railroad Demands Move to Raise Living Costs, Says Elliott
Howard F. Elliott, chairman of the New York New Haven Hartford board, warned at the U S Chamber of Commerce that recent demands by railroad unions would raise living costs and harm labor more than capital. The speech closed day one of the chamber’s fourth annual convention with 500 delegates. John H. Fahey of Boston urged businessmen to think constructively and set partisanship aside.
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Washington
Aes
Howard Fplliott
New York, New Haven & Hartfowl Railroad
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Eliott
National Chamber
John H. Fahey
Boston
Heavy Fighting Reopens in East Galicia Front
News from the Galicia front reports heavy artillery action along the line with Russians briefly penetrating Austro-Hungarian posts north of Tarnopol before being driven out. A German communication to Washington notes acceptable progress on German settlement terms, with minor alterations needed before Berlin approval.
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Galicia
London
Tarnopol
Vienna
Secretary Garrison Quits Cabinet Amid Army Plan Rift
Secretary Garrison resigns after clashing with President Wilson over a continental army plan and a fixed timetable for Philippine independence. Breckenridge also resigns. Wilson likely assumes personal charge of national defense. Major General Scott becomes secretary of war ad interim.
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Hugh L. Scott
Secretary of Army
L. M. Garrison and
Breckenridge
Washington
Garrison
Wilson
Congress
Scott
Army
Continental Army
National Guard
United States
New York
War Department
White House
Bel
Mili
Reserve
President urges tariff board and merchant marine reform
President Wilson told the Chamber of Commerce that America needs a real scientific tariff board and believes it will get one He said the nation must have a real merchant marine and that immediate steps should begin He cited the Federal Reserve law as key to business preparedness and warned of potential disasters without it.
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Washington
Wilson
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
America
Prussian Losses Reported by Amsterdam Courant
The Amsterdam Courant cites Prussian casualties: 19 339 dead wounded and missing in columns 120 to 429, and 13 349 in columns 430 to 4389. Total Prussian losses reach 2 377 878. Also listed are 335 Württemberg, 247 Bavarian, 248 Saxon, 66 Navy, and additional officer casualties.
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London
Amsterdam Courant
Wurtemburg
Inside baths touted to cleanse bowels and blood
An advertisement urges daily breakfast routines including a hot drink with limestone phosphate to “wash out” bowels. It claims internal bathing improves health, with benefits for biliousness headaches and bad breath, selling a quart of limestone phosphate as essential.
Statue of Silas W. Punk Ignites Local Debate
In the public square a sculpture titled Silas W. Punk stirs strong opinions. A man questions its appearance while the landlord explains Punk Ville’s founder endowed the town, prompting remarks on the artist’s work and the legacy of the founder.
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Punishea
Pun Arms
Silas W. Punk
Punkville
Papes Diapepsin Quick Relief for Indigestion
Time it five minutes and distress will vanish with Pape's Diapepsin says the ad. It promises rapid relief from indigestion gas sourness belching and cramps and claims to be harmless and essential for every home. A fifty cent bottle is advertised for fast stomach relief anytime day or night.
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Papa
Pape
Special Compliment Prompt Reflects Household Chase
A playful dialogue outlines a man paying bills downtown while another person mocks a creditor visiting the house to collect theirs. The exchange frames domestic routine and humor through terse streetwise lines.
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Darker Hair
An advertisement promotes Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a ready tonic costing 60 cents. It claims gray hair vanishes by morning with one or two applications, leaving hair darkened, glossy, and luxurious while also curing dandruff and preventing shedding.
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Wyeth
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