German soil nearly free of Russians retreat under way
News from Europe reports German forces retreating toward their homeland after Russian advances in East Prussia falter. Petrograd claims a coming major operation. German statements emphasize the withdrawal with new corps reinforcing positions. Reports note quiet along other fronts and French air action against Habscheim.
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Loadon
East Prusets
Albace
Petrograd
Minis Immediate Ter
Presmysl
Kosiouvkse
British Government Agrees to Publish Front News Twice Weekly
London february 12 the British government capitulated to public demand for more war news by promising arrangements to publish dispatches from Sir John French the British commander in chief twice weekly the move follows mounting pressure for fuller front line reporting during the war
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London
U S Students Recalled From Germanys Schools
American students and children who stayed in German universities and schools during the war are being recalled. Pupils from Munich and Dresden passed through Geneva for Paris as part of the withdrawal. Plant to Close. Des Moines saloons will suspend a Rock Island Brewing Co facility employing 20 workers.
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Opera
Switzerland
Vis
Chidren
Seine
Munich
Dresden
Geneva
Paris
Des Moines
Rock Island Brewing Company
Oldest Chicago Theatre Burns in Fire
Chicago February 12 The Academy of Music Chicago's oldest opera theatre was destroyed by fire today. Loss is estimated at 275000 dollars. Built in 1870 it was the only theatre not ruined by the great fire of 1871.
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Chicago
Academy of Music
Diplomat Van Dyke Seeks U S Protest Over German Interference
Washington reports expose United States inquiry to Germany after Ameri can Minister Van Dyke at The Hague alleged German military authorities blocked his diplomatic mail with Luxemburg. Van Dyke pleaded for Berlin explanation and apology, warning Luxemburg’s neutrality and food supply face risk. He reaffirmed Washington grants his duties toward Luxemburg.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Germany
van Dyke
the Hague
Luxemburg
Bryan So
Henry van Dyke
Grand Duchy of Luxemburg
Trier
Spanish Soldiers Drown in Arzila Bay Morocco
Madrid reports thirty one soldiers and one officer drowned when a bark carrying one hundred troops stranded in Arzila Bay Morocco. An ammunition factory near Stockholm exploded causing heavy damage but little impact on army navy supplies. Petrograd denies cholera outbreak in the capital. Democrats of Rantoul protest postmaster appointment alleging residence across the township line.
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Arzila Bay
Morocco
Madrid
Paris
Leutenant
Bay of Arzila
Stockholm
Champaign
Ill
Rantoul
Lewis
Z. R. Gewing
Courts To Nominate Judges By Convention In Michigan
Springfield Michigan February 12 The supreme court held that the 1910 primary law and the 1913 amendment except judicial offices from the primary act. Therefore supreme circuit and superior court judges will be nominated by the old convention system rather than in primary elections.
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Springfield
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Superior Court
Nevada Senate Defeats Six Months Divorce Bill
Carson City Neb Feb 12 The repeal of the six months divorce bill already passed by the assembly was defeated 13 to 8 In the senate yesterday The bill aimed to repeal the 1913 law requiring one year residence to file for divorce It sought to reduce the legal residence period to six months
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Carson City
Neb
Alrready
Assembly
Senate
Edison on 68th birthday urges bigger U S Army
New York says Thomas A. Edison celebrated his 68th birthday noting he dislikes birthday interruptions to work. He urged the United States not to intervene in Europe war and called for a standing army of at least 200,000 well equipped troops and a modern navy.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
United States
Man and wife slain in their California home
Oakland report states Jacob Vogel former president of the Citizen's Bank of Fruitvale and his wife were beaten to death by burglars in their home. They were tied with ropes and Mrs Vogel's apron strings. A second item from Gibbonsburg notes Mrs Joseph Kimble and her husband were beaten in their Bradner home.
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Oakland
Cal
Jacob Vogel
Citizen's Bank of
Fruitvale
Vogel
Gibbonsburg
Ohio
Joseph Kimble
Bradner
Iowa Senate Supports State Prohibition Vote
Des Moines reports the Iowa Senate approved a constitutional amendment for a state wide prohibition vote by 30 to 10 and sent it to the house. Earlier the senate rejected a committee report on the mulct law by 27 to 22, marking a second dry victory. Edward Monroe, aged 106, said to be the oldest Civil War veteran, was buried in London with American embassy attendance.
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Des Moines
Senate
House
Iowa Senate
London
Edward Monroe
Pace Next In House Deadlock
Springfeld J Feb 12 Republican members of the lower house meet today amid a deadlock over speaker ship. A conference is planned Tuesday morning with all Republicans including wets and drys, who will decide support for Shanahan or Pace, while Democrats convene Monday to discuss a possible first ballot speaker election.
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Springfeld
Shanahan
Pace
Browne
Ottawa
Robbers Bind Cashiers and Escape With $2,500
Antelope Mont Feb 12 Bound to chairs with suspenders the cashier and his assistant at the Farmers State Bank of Medicine Lake Mont witnessed two masked robbers loot the bank and escape with 2500 after arriving shortly after opening. They rode away on horses and were long gone before an alarm could be raised.
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Antelope
Mont
Farmers’ State Bank
Medicine Lake
Liberty Bell Sound Reaches Across U S Distance Record
Telephonic link between Philadelphia and San Francisco inaugurated with three taps on the Liberty Bell. The bell’s sound traveled via Bell system to bugler in San Francisco who played The Star Spangled Banner. About 200 spectators in Philadelphia heard the national anthem clearly through receivers.
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Philadelphia
San Francisco
Weather Forecast for Rock Island Area
Rain or snow tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Lows near freezing, highs yesterday 54. Winds east, 8 mph at 7 am. Humidity high. No precipitation. Astronomical events note Saturn Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus visible evenings with Orion prominent.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Saturn
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Orion
London Proposal to Free Vessel Held at Falmouth
Washington reports the American government proposed delaying action to seize the steamship Wilhelmina at Falmouth so owners may present evidence that the cargo is not subject to seizure, potentially avoiding prize court proceedings. The ship carries foodstuffs for Germany and is owned by a St. Louis commission house.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Falmouth
Germany
St. Louis
London
The
Daily Mail
Compromise Ship Bill Rejected by Wilson at White House
In Washington on February 12 the president rejected a compromise ship bill drafted by Democratic leaders in the House. He refused to approve an amendment that would end government involvement in the shipping business two years after the European war ends.
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Washington, D. C
House
Investigation of senate campaigns delayed in Congress
Washington D C February 12 Investigation of the last senatorial campaigns in Illinois Pennsylvania and other states was blocked as far as the sixty third congress is concerned when the senate committee that handles expenses refused to act. Marengo Leon M Fuller a farmer was killed here in a runaway. His team hitched to a bob sleigh on an icy hill letting loose a foal of milk the sleigh struck a telephone pole and threw him forward. He died from a broken back. he is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs O M Fuller and a widow.
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Rotterdam
Duiderdijk
North Sea
Holland
Ymulden
Neterlands
London
lLaertes
Java
Meuse
Schouwen Bank
China
Norway
Hague
Netherlands
Washington, D. C
Illnois
Pennsylvania
Sixty-third Congress
Senate Committee
Marengo, Er
Leon M. M. Fuller
O. M. Fuller
Germany orders American away after espionage arrest
Berlin reports that Miss Carolyn Wilson, 29, of Beverly Massachusetts and correspondent for a Chicago newspaper, was released after Ambassador Gerard interceded. She must leave Germany immediately as a condition of release, after being detained on suspicion of espionage for showing indiscreet curiosity about naval affairs.
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Berlin
Carolyn Wilson
Beverly
Mass
Chicago
Gerard
Germany
Lincoln's 106th Birthday Observed With Banquet and Cornerstone
Lincoln's 106th birthday was celebrated nationwide with courts closed and a Lincoln day banquet in Springfield where Governor Dunne served as toastmaster. The cornerstone of a Lincoln memorial structure was laid with a copper box containing Lincoln history signed by Robert T. Lincoln and other data.
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Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
State Arsenal
Springfield
Dunne
Supreme Court
Landis
Washington, D. C
Lincoln
Robert T. Lincoln
Sherwood
Ohio
Senate
Lee
Maryland
Fear Tangle in Expulsion by Carranza
Washington officials await possible fallout from Carranza's expulsion of Spanish minister Jos Caro for harboring a Spanish subject accused of aiding Villa. Caro heads to Vera Cruz. US Navy and consul staff prepare for possible Cuba-bound departure. Separately, Villa forces report a decisive Monterey victory over Carranza troops on Feb 6 and 7, with heavy losses.
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Washington, D. C
Carranza
Jos Caro
Mexico
Villa
Vera Cruz
Angel de Caso
State Department
Bryan
Daniels
Navy
Rodgers
Delaware
Caro
Canada
Vera Crus
el Paso
Texas
Monterey
Felipe Angeles
Antonio Villareal
Maclino Herrera
Pablo Gonzales
Angeles
Repubs Quarrel and Lose Seats in Michigan Convention
Grand Rapids, Feb 12. Factional quarrels among Wayne county delegates led to refused representation in the temporary Republican state convention. The Wayne delegation split on the Leland Keifer regency contest, affecting selections for two justices of the Supreme Court two regents of the University of Michigan and a superintendent of public instruction.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Wayne County
Detroit
Republican State Convention
Suprem Court
University of Michigan
Wayne
Leland- Keifer
Inmates Fed For 14 Cents A Day
Sheriff George H. Richmond announced Jan shows inmates fed at 13.83 cents per head daily excluding cooking costs. The cost of food was 200.02 dollars for 4,277 meals with an average jail population slightly over 26 and 78 meals per day. The switch to county committee control reduced overall cost by about 50 percent and improved diet quality and freshness.
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George H. Richmond
Ezra Wildher
Rock Island County Board of Supervisors
Karns Builds Unique Library Table in Wood Array
Linus L. Karns, wood shop instructor at the local high school, constructs a library table to be shown in May. Using 103 distinct woods and over 2,500 top pieces, he designs Masonic emblems into the surface after years of collecting timber from America, Asia, Africa, Mexico, China, and many U.S. states.
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Linus L. Karns
Karns
America
Asia
Africa
Mexico
China
Underwriters to Hold First Annual Meeting
The Davenport association of Life Underwriters hosts its first annual banquet at the Davenport Commercial Club tomorrow night with dinner at 6 20. R W Stevens of Chicago vice president of Illinois Life Insurance will speak on Agency management. Rev L M Coffman Davenport Presbyterian will offer the blessing and Frank B Vetter Iowa National Bank cashier will give an address. Officers will be elected at 12 30 tomorrow. H A Davidson and William McLean Stewart of Rock Island attend as association members.
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Davenport Association of Life Underwriters
Davenport Commercial Club
R. W. Stevens
Chicago
Ilinois Life Insurance ‘Company
L. M. Coffman
Presbyterian Church of
Davenport
Frank B. Vetter
Iowa National Bank
H. A. Davidson
William McLean Stewart
Rock Island
Association
Fair voters carry issue in Lincoln commission plan victory
Lincoln voters including women backed the city’s commission form by 127 votes out of 2713. Women’s majority supported the plan by 270 while men’s majority against stood at 142. Alabama bill forbidding child labor advances to the senate after house passage in Montgomery.
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Lincoln
Lincoln, ML
Thirty Days for Atlantic Voyage Morocco Arrives
New York reports the British steamer Morocco arriving from Aberdeen after a 20 day voyage marked by six days of mountainous seas and terrible winds during which she failed to gain a mile.
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New York
Morocco
Aberdeen
Scotland
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