Need Council to Speed War Says Senator
In a Senate address Senator Wadsworth argues for centralizing war making agencies to coordinate America’s effort. He criticizes the lack of planning and vision, cites red tape and disjointed departments, and warns that one man cannot run a long war. He urges statutory authority to unify efforts and notes railway, coal, and supply bottlenecks harming the war effort.
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War cabinet proposed to meet daily for unity
Senator Wadsworth urged national unity and delaying nonessential production as war aims. He warned that new emergencies will arise and called for a government agency, possibly a war cabinet, whose members would convene daily to plan and manage crisis responses.
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Four Killed as Crowded Jitney Is Crushed by Train
Fort Worth Texas February 6 A jitney driver from Riverside raced toward the city with nine passengers when a Rock Island train backed into the car at Belknap Street. Four passengers died instantly six were injured and several escaped by leaping from the running board. The dead include driver W F Albritton Myrtle Shockley Mrs Martha Phares and Miss Mary Wenzler. All other injured expected to survive. Ambulances overloaded and two small crashes occurred near the City bar. Associated Press operator A B Phares learned of the death of his stepmother Mrs Phares only when the wire story reached the Star Telegram office.
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PEACE PARLEY ENDED A S AP Associated Proxy report
German circles fear a Brest Litovsk break as Foreign Ministers von Iuchmann and Czernin return to Berlin. Romanian forces push Bolsheviks in Bessarabia aiding local authorities, while two Russian divisions fall to Romanian attack and heavy fighting continues in the region.
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Weather forecast across major cities from the Midwest to the West
The report outlines temperatures and winds for Far San Antonio, St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Kansas City, New York, Washington and surrounding areas. It notes chilly to subfreezing readings with variable southerly and northerly winds and warmer conditions developing later.
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Germans boat of plans for early victory
Travelers from Germany report a conference with Field Marshal von Hindenburg in The Tiague. Editors of German newspapers discussed the food situation. they warned there would be no food in Germany by May. Hindenburg responded that by next spring he shall be in Paris.
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German Press Expects Decisive West Front Blow Soon
Amsterdam dispatch reports German newspapers declare the next six months will decide the war on the western front. Central Powers aim for strategic superiority, planning a decisive attack with Hindenburg’s word, while forecasts emphasize American limits and a turning point for trench warfare.
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Bliss Weighs Plan to Train U S Troops in Flanders
British officials propose sending American units to English facilities for training and front line tasks. Troops would pass through British camps before joining General Pershing in France, using British shipping and supply lines to speed expansion. Details remain unpublished amid practical objections and War Department review.
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Severe cold wave grips the eastern United States
A strong cold wave swept from the Great Lakes to the Gulf coast, bringing record lows and paralyzing freight and coal movement. Rail yards froze engines, New York harbor iced over, and the main ship channel near Nantucket froze for the first time on record. Weather disrupted Monday industrial closings and threatened supply lines.
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Duchess Consuelo Vanderbilt Ousted From Mayfair Home
The Duchess of Marlborough, formerly Consuelo Vanderbilt of New York, was ordered to quit Sunderland House in Mayfair by inter allied officials. She reportedly received one week to leave but soon bought a small home in Devonshire and plans to settle within a few days.
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Crime Rampant in Chihuahua City Sparks Fearful Reports
Travelers in Chihuahua City report nightly robberies and murders by masked men in Federal uniforms, with fear cutting across districts. A kidnapping, a series of robberies, and executions by military patrols are described, while authorities seek to identify and dismantle the organized gang. A separate raid near San Jose Del Sitio adds to the escalating violence attributed to bandits allied with Francisco Villa.
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Clean Up Order Prompts City Immorality Probe in Kansas City
War Department investigators reported no improvement in conditions after three weeks of inquiry. Lieutenant Bekwitch of the Sanitary Corps Central Division detailed findings and said the city council passed sweeping anti vice ordinances last night. In Ayer Massachusetts residents voted against liquor sales, swayed by nearby National Army unit presence.
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American Ain Proves Deadly to Attacker
American troops hold a western front sector northwest of Toul as artillery drives heavy fire. German raiders were repelled minutes before an assault, with heavy German casualties feared. The fighting centers near St Mihiel toward the German border, in hilly, forested terrain around Toul and Nancy.
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American Aviators Down German Planes for France
New York February 5 reports American volunteers in the French aviation corps achieving several air victories on the French front. Thomas Hitchcock Jr, a 17 year old from Mineola, downed his first German plane and earned the Croix de Guerre with palm. Thomas Putnam of Brookline and others also claimed multiple victories while serving with France.
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German raid plan thwarted by American barrage in France
German forces planned a trench raid in France but were halted by a heavy American artillery barrage at dawn. The attack was to strike front lines held by the Ninth Army units believed to be filled with men and officers awaiting the signal to attack. Continued on page three.
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Heney to Use Force to Seize Swift Papers in Chicago
Francis J. Heney, federal commission counsel, obtained a judge’s order to seize Swift & Co. papers from Henry Veeder’s offices. U S Marshal moved in, Veeder challenged the scope excluding a small safe, while Heney warned he would use force and dynamite if needed to reach the materials in the government probe of the packing industry.
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Taft Arrives At Camp Travis For Two Day War Tour
Former President William Howard Taft visits Camp Travis San Antonio for two days speaking to soldiers in national army camps under the YMCA program He urges readiness for years of war and stresses strength of arms over internal collapse in Germany Taft travels from Camp Sheridan Montgomery and will stay at Camp Travis rather than hotel He recalls earlier posts and his role as secretary of war while praising San Antonio memories and Camp Travis leadership.
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