Demobilization Ordered for Border National Guard Units
Washington reports the War Department ordered all border national guard troops, including units from Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, to muster out and return home. General Funston is to execute the movement with dates left to his discretion. Officials offered no official confirmation but indicated preparations were underway.
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War Department
Washington, D. C
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Funston
Submarine Protests Prompt U S to Act Before Congress
Washington officials report a flood of telegrams urging relief from freight congestion as German submarine warfare tightens port blockades. President Wilson is expected to outline steps in Congress, with Navy capacity and safety measures under consideration amid tension with Germany.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Wilson
Congress
Navy Department
Ansing
State Department
Berlin
United States
Captain Testifies on Order to Disable German Ship in Libel Hearing
Federal Court in Boston hears Captain Charles A. Polack testify that a German embassy official ordered the Kronprinzess Cecilie’s machinery disabled to prevent use by the United States in hostilities. He refused to name the official, citing risk of treason. Estimates place repair costs at 110000 and ship value between 2500000 and 3000000.
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Boston
Mass
Charles A. Polack
Kronprinzess
Cecelie
Germany
Polack
Hoboken
N. J
Tenason
Moller
Hot Springs
Conversa C
Morten
S’olack
Sussex
America
New York
United States Court
Sigmund Bierans
Peterson
O. K
Mor
Western Front Prepares Massive Offensive In World War I
A Western Front briefing notes a coming spring offensive as German and British forces test lines. It reports Landstrum units and many 17 to 18 year old German recruits in trenches, plus British artillery buildup and strategizing around corps d elite and anticipated decisive clash.
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Associated Press
Isrance
London
Somme
Germany
Corps D'Elite
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Landstrum
Landstrumers
American Aviator Back From Front
Elliot Cowdin the first American aviator to return home since the break with Germany offers services to the United States in case of war. He has French medals for gallantry in the Franco American Flying Corps and was released from duty due to a weak heart but vows to pilot a warplane again “heart or no heart” if hostilities arise.
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Elliot Cowdin
Germany
United States
Cowdin
Lumber Shortage Halts Virginia Minnesota Lumber Trade
The Virginia and Rainy Lake Lumber Company reports the worst car shortage in lumber history. Edward H. Hines says boats are scarce in the south and embargoes hinder shipments in the east, leaving the industry at a near standstill.
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Virginia
Minn
Ranges
Edward H. Hines
Virginia and Rainy Lake Lumber Company
Mr. Hines
Ships to Be Available for Freight Relief in New York
OQ Owners and agents of ships declared readiness to help ease railroad freight congestion in New York on February 17. They predicted exporters would face no blackout of vessels to carry goods. Railroad men agreed the new submarine campaign contributed little to the freight squeeze, citing the principal factors in the bottleneck.
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New York
Freight Congestion Eases as Railways Improve
E B Thomas, president of Lehigh Valley, says westbound routes to the Mississippi are the main cause of freight delays, not German submarine activity. He reports better conditions to handle cargo than last winter as 21 merchant ships arrived here yesterday. The American Railway Association executive committee has placed the freight situation in its car service commission’s hands, working with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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New York
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Mississippi River
E. B. Thomas
Lehigh Valley Railroad
American Railway Association
Car Service Commission
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Condemn the Railroads Embargo Sparks Southern Trade Body
Resolutions adopted by the Southern Hardwood Traffic Association directors urge the Interstate Commerce Commission to take drastic action to relieve a northern and eastern railroad embargo. Representing 126 manufacturers across six states, the group warns a complete shutdown may occur without prompt relief to sustain commercial and military needs.
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Memphis
Tenn
Southern Hardwood Traffic Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Association
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Deutschland Submarine Captured in Plymouth Harbor
William Palmer claims the merchant submarine Deutschland was captured by the British and chained in Plymouth Harbor among 400 enemy subs. Palmer says Captain Koenig and crew are in English custody, and Mongolia left Plymouth January 27. Photographs of the chained Deutschland were shown. details of the capture remain unclear.
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Baltimore
William Palmer
Mongolia
Palmer
Plymouth Harbor
Calpain Koenig
Plymouth
Koenig
Post Office Suspends Money Orders to Cuba
Postmaster General Burleson announced suspension of money order service between the United States and all Cuban post offices except Havana. The measure aims to stop rebels in Cuba from receiving financial support via the mails at the Cuban government’s request.
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Cuba
Washington, D. C
United States
Havana
Burleson
San Antonio Tonight Cloudy With Rain Likely Sunday
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for increasing cloudiness tonight with Sunday likely rain and a drop in temperatures.
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San Antonio
City by City Weather Forecast For Tourists
The Light reports St Louis 44 degrees clear with a 28 mile southwest wind and cooler lows. Chicago 42 degrees clear fair and colder with northwest winds. Milwaukee 38 degrees cloudy 86 mile southwest wind and cooler. St Paul 8 degrees clear 40 mile northwest gale and colder. Kansas City 42 degrees clear 14 mile southwest wind and colder. New York 28 degrees cloudy 8 mile west wind and warmer. Washington 34 degrees clear 6 mile southeast wind and warmer.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Jitney restraining order blocks San Antonio ordinance
Judge J. T. Sluder granted a temporary restraining order shielding jitneys from the citys new ordinance on Houston Street. The writ, conditioned on a $500 bond, allows operation Monday until a merits hearing in the suit C. L. McGinnis et al vs City of San Antonio et al. is held.
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San Antonio
J. T. Sluder
Seventythird District Court
Sluder
Steel nets span Guantanamo and New York harbors
Captain Mason reports a steel net across Guantanamo harbor entrance to deter undersea boats and requires passage orders from the Montana. He recalls the Germany break and ships remaining, with four German subs rumored nearby. A steel net is also placed at New York Harbor with curfew hours until further notice.
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Galveston
Tex
Guantanamo Harbor
United States
Mason
Fort Bragg
Montana
Guantanamo
Germany
Gulf of Mexico
New York Harbor
New York
Mexican envoy Bonillas to receive Carranza brief in Mexico
Ignacio Bonillas, newly appointed Mexican ambassador, will be given special instructions by General Venustiano Carranza before his departure to Washington. The briefing outlines the diplomatic aims and awaiting tasks for the U S capital.
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Washington, D. C
Ignacio Bonillas
Mexico
Carranza
Washington
Germans Make Gains at Champagne Front West of Ripont
Berlin reports Crown Prince troops attacked French lines south of Ripont in Champagne on a front of about a mile and a half. The assault, backed by heavy artillery, secured ground about a half mile deep and captured 858 prisoners including 21 officers, with the main action aimed at Maison’s.
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Berlin
Sayville
Ripont
Champagne
War Office
Maison
German Counterattacks Repulsed Near Armentieres and Lens
In the field report four lines of French positions near de Champagne farm and Hill 185 were stormed before counterattacks by the French failed. German losses were reportedly small while allied artillery shelled enemy gatherings north of Armentieres west of Lens and along the Ancre with devastating fire, without further attacks developing.
French Attacks on Aisne and Champagne Fail
French troops attacked the Aisne west of Berry-au-Bac and Champagne south of Ripont. An official communiqué says these efforts yesterday failed.
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Berlin
Sayville
Aisne
Berry-au-Bac
Champagne
Ripont
German Crown Prince Praised For Champagne Attack
Berlin February 17 An official dispatch says Emperor William telegraphed the crown prince congratulating him and his troops for their successful Champagne attack that maintained their reputation for smart execution.
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Berlin
London
William
Champagne
Lady Ann Sunk By Mine Off London Coast
Lloyds reports the British steamer Lady Ann of 1016 tons was sunk after striking a mine near London. Two crew members died and five were injured. captain and eighteen crewmen are missing. Also, the Netherlee, a 4227 ton ship, was torpedoed last Saturday with two crew killed and the rest landed.
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London
Lloyds
Netherlee
Lloyds Shipping Agency
Philadelphia
Dunkirk
France
Railroad Men to Aid National Defense in War Time
The American Railway Association forms a special defense committee of eighteen railroads to meet in Washington and learn from President Wilson and the council for national defense what duties railroads would perform in wartime. Members cover four army departments with coordination at New York San Antonio Chicago and San Francisco staffs.
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New York
Special Committee On National Defense
American Railway Association
Washington
Wilson
Council For National Defense
Army
San Antonio
Chicago
San Francisco
Canal Toll Revenue and Traffic Through 1916
The Panama Canal reports that 2780 vessels had passed since opening on August 15, 1914 up to January 1. Gross tonnage reached 13 086 535 with 11 652 405 tons of cargo carried. Tolls income in 1916 totaled 3 677 695 dollars against operating costs of 7 142 124 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
Pilots In Virginia Told Not To Discuss Ship Movements
The Virginia Pilots' Association, in Newport News, received a government order prohibiting sharing any information about ship arrivals or departures in Virginia waters.
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Newport News
The
Virginia Pilots’ Association Today
United States
Virginia Waters
Consuls in Germany Face Delayed Exit and Barred Warsaw Consulate
Amsterdam dispatch reports U S consuls remaining in Germany may be blocked from leaving for weeks. An American arriving in Amsterdam said a promised special train for consuls had not been arranged. Americans in Germany wait near Singen and Constance for Swiss entry while Warsaw consulate is sealed.
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London
United States
Germany
Empire
Amsterdam
the Times
Geneva
Paris
Singen
Constance
Switzerland
Warsaw
Sentry Kills Civilian Near El Paso
A sentry from the Second North Carolina Infantry on outpost duty outside El Paso, Texas shot and killed an American civilian who refused to halt during a late night challenge. The sentry was placed under arrest. The dead man has not yet been identified.
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EL Paso
Tex
Second North Carolina Infantry
Guardsmen Ordered to Hachita District In Border Patrol Move
General Funston orders three New Mexico National Guard companies from Columbus to Hachita to bolster patrols as threats of raids rise. Lieut. Col. J. C. Waterman will allocate troops for maximum coverage while regular Army units in the territory are reconfigured to shield ranch properties. In Laredo district Florida guardsmen hunt seven Mexican bandits believed to have fled into dense brush after a raid on the Soldad ranch.
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Funston
New Mexico National Guard
Columbus
Hachita
J. C. Waterman
Laredo
Florida
Soledad Ranch
Bernstorff Party Not Allowed Land Amid Vessel Credential Probe
Halifax N S February 17 Canadian officers began examining the credentials of Germanys party aboard the Frederik VIII from New York to Copenhagen. The group includes Count Von Bernstorff former German ambassador to the United States and possible removal of Hans Tauscher and Wolf Von Igel was not confirmed. The passengers face restricted landings as Countess Bernstorff suffers a nervous attack under wartime conditions.
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Halifax
N. S
New York
Copenhagen
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Hans Tauscher
Wolf von Igel
Welland Canal
Sewell
Countess Bernstorfff
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Southern Department
Entente
Teuton
Ton
Superintendent Moller
B. S. Murphy
Western Front
Teutons
Marshal von Hindenburg
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Grandcourt
Elliot Cowwdin
Minnesota
N. Saenews
M. Ween
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Tenner
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Aalnanan
Bonillas
Champagne Region
Special Committee On Defense
CANAL
North Carolina
General Funston
Bernstorff
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