Wilson to Seek Authority for Defense Crisis Action
Washington reports strong indications that President Wilson will ask Congress to grant power to protect Americans and ships from illegal submarine attacks. He may address both houses before March 4, with aims to relieve port congestion and marshal national resources if hostilities arise. A gesture toward press restraint and no explicit censorship is planned.
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Washington
Wilson
Germany
Congress
Senate
House
Atlantic
White House
United States
Berlin
Daniels
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Navy Department
Pacific Coast
Take Inventory Of Army Force
Washington Feb 20 army and navy bureau chiefs ordered to compile an exact appraisement of the regular fighting forces for President Wilson to form a clear view of national defense. The immediate need is for officers and men as both services lag behind authorized strength. Additional recruiting stations open nationwide and the navy seeks retired and discharged personnel to reenter active service if needed.
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Washington
Army and Navy
Wilson
Army
Navy
Navy Department
Carranza Forces to Clash Near Hachita New Mexico
Reports say 1500 Carranza troops led by Gen Garcia from Sonora move east and south of Zang's ranch while Jose Yneg Salazar's contingent advances from Ojitos ranch. A battle between the forces was anticipated within 24 hours near the border region.
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Hachita
N. M
Carranza
Garcia
Sonora
Allre
Wera
Zang
Jose Yneg Salazar
Ojitos Ranch
Censors rules hindered the German cause in neutral press
A staff correspondent details how German censorship lagged behind war aims, forcing neutral outlets to battle biased reporting. Consuls acted as censors, a central bureau spread German literature, and rival offices clashed, hindering factual dispatches and leaving neutral press under strict scrutiny and preventive censorship.
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Associated Press
Berne
Berlin
Gerard
Germany
Foreign Office
Central Bureau For Foreign Service
Ejolland
Deutelmezer
Col. von Haerten
Baron Plettenberg
Military Department
von Bethmann Thollwegg
Woman Krucker Killed. Ex-Husband Shot Former Wife
A jury in St. Joseph Missouri found Dagmar Krucker was killed presumably by her ex husband John E. Krucker now hospitalized after a self inflicted wound. The inquest heard from Oscar D. McDaniel and eight year old Margaret Krucker who testified the parents quarreled over a kiss.
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ST. Joseph
Dagmar Krucker
John E. Krucker
Krocker
Oscar D. McDaniel
Gertrude Summer
Krucker
Margaret Krucker
Entente blockade of Greece explained in Washington report
The Greek legation informally relayed to the state department that blockaded Greece suffers starvation in several provinces and a flour shortage sparks disentry and ptomaine poisoning. Cargo boats with wheat and flour detained by the allies were reportedly handed to revolutionary committees.
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Washington
Greece
State Department
Legation
Secretary Baker Thanks National Guard Leaders on Mexican Border
Secretary Baker sends a letter of thanks to commanders and units that served on the Mexican border. He notes the guard’s dispatch helped reduce danger to civilians, calmed raids, and contributed to a peaceful solution alongside regular army forces.
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Washington
Baker
National Guard
Mexico
Consular Officers Leaving Germany
Berlin reports that American consular officers will depart via Zurich and Copenhagen, with Ambassador James W. Gerard remaining temporarily. Most officers travel toward Switzerland, though formal departures for others are not yet arranged, and Berlin holds a cautious expectation that travel may soon be permitted.
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Copenhagen
London
Trade Commission
James W. Gerard
Berlin
Germany
Switzerland
Brussels Flag Order Denied From Berlin
Reuters Amsterdam dispatch reports Berlin telegram denying that German authorities in Brussels ordered Ambassador Brand Whitlock to lower the American flag at the legation.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Berlin
Brussels
Brand Whitlock
British Troops Attack Turkish Positions at Sannayat
British forces on the Tigris left bank report offensive actions at Sannayat near Kut al Amara in Asiatic Turkey. They seize two Turkish front lines on 350 and 6540 yard frontages, then withdraw after two heavy Turkish counterattacks as night falls. Berlin notes some Allied failures near Messines and Armentieres. Grand juries suspended in Britain for wartime period. Submarine sinkings and a new British war loan totaling 700 million pounds also reported.
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London
Tigris
Irak
Sannayat
Berlin
Messines
Armentieres
House of Commons
Asiatic Turkey
Kut- El-Amara
France
Souchez
Armentires
Verdun Front
Baltic Sea
Romania
Teutonic
Trade Board to Hear Paper Makers on Pricing Proposal
Washington Feb 20 The Federal Trade Commission will delay ruling on a joint proposal by American and Canadian newsprint makers to fix prices until other manufacturers are heard. Many producers are expected to back the move and hearings may cover production costs as a basis for prices. Officials aim to avoid unprofitable paper and inflated publisher charges. A Kellogg luncheon discussed reforestation and fast growing trees as a future pulp supply.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
The
Trade Commission
Agg
Frederick W. Kellogg
San Francisco
Cal
Liberal spokesmen in Washington on Cuban relief
Washington reports that President Menocal's forces show progress against insurgents in Cuba, raising hopes peace may be reestablished without U.S. intervention. Orestes Ferrars and Raimundo Cabrera, liberal party spokesmen, are in Washington to present the rebels to the state department.
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State Department
Washington
Menocal
Cuba
United States
Orestes Ferrars
Raimundo Cabrera
Liberal Party
Lansing
Santiago
Night Sessions Set By House To Clear Bills
Washington February 20 Democratic leaders plan night sessions of the House to push through key bills before the current Congress ends. The agenda includes the army and military academy appropriations, the big sundry civil bill, and potential action on prohibition measures. Randall bill banning liquor advertising in mails was stricken. gold certificates authorizing large denominations were approved. Panama Canal Zone district court given power to try defense secrets disclosures.
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Washington
House
6Th Congress
Military Academy
Senate
District of Columbia
United States
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve
Panama Canal Zone
German Labor For Peace Legien Reply To Gompers
A Copenhagen dispatch via the Voerwaerts quotes Samuel Gompers asking President Legien to influence the U S toward avoiding a breach with the United States. Legien replies that German workers seek peace and condemn the war as starvation against civilians, urging America to persuade England to end the war of starvation.
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London
Voerwaerts
Berlin
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Legien
German Federation of Trades Unions
Gompers
United States
Germany
America
England
Private Banker Agreement Fails in Chicago
State and private banking groups could not agree on capitalization for a proposed bill on compulsory incorporation of private banks. Representative Frank Ryan plans a sub committee to draft a private bank bill without further banker input. Chicago Private Bankers' Association pressed for a $50,000 minimum, opposing the $200,000 proposal. State Banking Association warned the smaller capitalization could spur wildcat banking.
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Chicago
Illinois General Assembly
Frank Ryan
Raymond P. Kimball
Chicago Private Bankers’ Association
State Banking Association
Urges Action on Colombia Treaty in Congress
President Wilson sent a letter to Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Stone urging action this session to ratify the treaty indemnifying Colombia for the separation of Panama. He argues timely ratification would reduce friction with nations in the hemisphere and avoid misunderstandings in potential hostilities, despite Senate opposition and an amended indemnity reduction from 25 million to 15 million dollars.
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Washington
Wilson
Stone
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Colombia
Panama
United States
Senate
Lansing replies to Carranza note on embargo idea
Secretary Lansing sends reply to the Mexican government acknowledging Carranza’s note to neutrals. He proposed an embargo on all supplies and munitions to belligerents as a means to end the European war. The reply neither approved nor disapproved the embargo suggestion.
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Washngton
Lansing
Carranza
Army head on border hears 7 ps Funston dies in San Antonio
Gen Frederick Funston commander of the southern department United States army died suddenly in a San Antonio hotel Monday night after dining. He collapsed in the lobby while with friends and a child, Inez Silverberg of Des Moines, watched. He was 51 and had led troops on the Mexican border since 1916.
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San Antonio
Tex
Frederick Funston
Southern Department
United States Army
Ele
Inez Silverberg
Des Moines
Iowa
Funston
United States
Pershing
M. W. Ireland
Medical Corps
Col. Ireland
Gen. Funston
Malvernhill Barnum
War Department
Baker
Washington
Gear
Department
el Paso
Mexico
National Guard
Aguinaldo
Veng. Cruz
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