President to ask Congress as guardsmen rushed home
Washington reports the War Department orders about 53 000 National Guardsmen to return from the border by March 7 in a rapid demobilization. Regular troops remain to guard the frontier while railways coordinate the move as a test of transportation capacity.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
United States
Department
Funston
National Guard
Southern Department
Wilson seeks congressional authority for swift actions in German crisis
President Wilson visits Washington to seek joint session approval within two weeks for broad emergency powers. He aims to free foreign policy from congressional restraint after March 4 and to speed up naval and armed merchant vessel capabilities, including potential emergency funds and bond issues.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Capitol
Senate
Congress
Tillman
Swanson
Virginia
Simmons
Finance Committee
House
Chamberlain
Newlands
Pomerene
Overman
Berore Congress
Vision to Arrange Schedule for Return of Guardsmen
Vision outlines arranging a schedule for the return of guardsmen following orders from the department for their release. The text signals post February 20 timing and aims to coordinate deployment and processing of the guardsmen’s return.
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Vision
Situation in Cuba Improves as Deserters Return
Havana February 17 Deserters from the army who joined civilian rebels are returning in large numbers to accept amnesty offered by the Menocal government. Western Cuba is reported quiet with rebels thinning after government troop advances. Gomez followers in Santa Clara are said surrounded between Diego and Jatibonico with no new Oriente updates beyond rebels seizing two Cuban Navigation Company vessels. Governor Carillo of Santa Clara arrives for talks with President Menocal.
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War Department
General Funston
Funston
Hachita
New Fexico
Ifty
Owever
Villa
San Anguno
Mexico
Havana
Cuba
Menocal
Gomez
Santa Clara
Diego
Jatibonico
Oriente
Cuban Navigation Company
Carillo
Legislature Plans Port Arthur Visit for Warship Navy Trip
Austin lawmakers and officials consider a special train to Port Arthur for a Feb 27 to March 1 tour tied to the arrival of three United States torpedo boat destroyers. The trip would start Feb 26 from Austin, include Houston and Beaumont, and return March 1 after three days away.
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Austin
Tex
James T. Denton
Port Arthur
R. H. Dunn
United States
Denton
George C. O’brien
Jefferson County
Steve M. King
Houston
Beaumont
Government urges Supreme Court to dissolve Harvester trust
The Department of Justice asks the Supreme Court to affirm a Minnesota district court decree dissolving the Harvester trust. The brief states defendants admit control of 80 to 85 percent of harvesting machinery trade used by U S farmers and warns without dissolution new food and fuel monopolies could form.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Harvester Trust
Law Department of the Government
United States District Court For
Minnesota
United States
East and West Texas Weather Outlook
East Texas coastal region will see rain on Sunday with a cold wave in the north portion. Monday brings fair skies but colder air in the south. West Texas forecasts Sunday as fair and colder. Monday remains fair.
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Texas
Weather forecast by The Light across major cities
Forecasts from The Light show colder conditions across the nation. St Louis 62 clear NW wind 14 miles per hour. Chicago 42 clear N wind 14 mph. Milwaukee 38 clear NW wind 12 mph. Kansas City 40 partly cloudy N wind 22 mph. New York 36 clear SW wind 12 mph. Boston 36 clear SW wind 12 mph with Sunday fair. Washington 62 clear SE wind 6 mph, rain likely, high 68.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
House Grants 1 000 000 for Aviation Posts
The House approved 1 million dollars from the 14 million aviation fund for aviation sites and buildings but balked at a 4 million demand. Dent offered a 3 million addition, but the motion stalled amid questions. Slayden was absent and did not advocate for San Antonio’s aviation post.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
House
Dent
Military Affairs Committee
War Department
Stafford
Wisconsin
Senate
Sheppard
Department
Aldwell
York
San Antonio
Kahn
Caldwell
Army
Bal
Shatters Slayden
Fitzgerald
Slayden
San Antonians
Hillard
Colorado
Gardner
Massachusetts
Dents
San Antonio Post
Cunard Orders Six Steel Freighters From Seattle Shipyard
The Cunard line contracted the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company for six 7500-ton steamers valued at 6 million dollars. Delivery runs from April to September 1918, with each ship 396 feet long, 53 feet beam, and 29 feet 3 inches hold depth.
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Seattle
Wash
Cunard Line
Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company
Americans Killed by Raiders Near Columbus New Mexico
Two Americans were killed early today on the Gibson ranch fourteen miles west of Columbus New Mexico by Mexican raiders. Messages received by American cattlemen say the raiders crossed the boundary between midnight and dawn and were said to be part of General Jose Y Salazgar's command.
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EL Paso
Tex
Gibson Ranch
Columbus, N. M
Jose Y. Salazgar
Freight Congestion Breaks All Records in 1917
New York February 17 The American Railway Association reports freight congestion at terminals and Way stations across the United States has broken ten year records. February 1 car shortage stood at 109 770 versus 62 247 on January 1 with worse conditions since. Shortages mainly in West Northwest South and Southwest though the East shows car surpluses in many locations.
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New York
United States
American Railway Association Today
Germans Assert Loyalty to United States in Texas Letters
Congressman McLemore reports hundreds of letters from German American residents of Texas praising the Stars and Stripes. He says the messages show unwavering patriotism since relations with Germany were severed and all writers would support the United States if needed.
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Senate
Berlin
State Department
Germany
Munich
Switzerland
Washington, D. C
United States
Texas
Congressman McLemore
McLemore
Stars and Stripes
Mount Lassen Erupts Again in California
Mount Lassen erupted violently at 2 30 this afternoon stunning Redding California. Dense black smoke belched from the crater and rose above the peak. the eruption mirrors the January 27 event and marks the volcanos 127th documented outbreak.
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Redding
Cal
Mount Lassen
United States
Janus
Mount Oes
Potatoes Charged as Admission Fee for Bayonne Matinee
New York February 17 1300 children paid two potatoes each for a matinee at the Bayonne opera house to aid the town's poor. Officials report gross proceeds of 75 bushels of potatoes to be distributed to the needy tomorrow.
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New York
Bayonne Opera House
Atlanta man runs amuck in Hull Street shooting
H Claude Anderson freshly released from the state insane asylum opened fire at a Hull Street boarding house. He killed Rev G R Buford, wounded Mrs W J Zahn and Miss Zahn, and was killed by W J Zahn after a revolver duel in front of the Zahn home. Rev Buford led Moore Memorial Presbyterian Church.
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Atlanta
H. Claude Anderson
State Insane Asylum
Hull Street
G. R. Buford
W. J. Zahn
Zahn
Buford
Moore Memorial Presbyterian Church
British Push Advances On Ancre Front In World War I
In reports from Amsterdam dated February 17, British forces under Sir Douglas Haig broke German lines on a front of about a mile and a half, reaching 1000 yards deep and nearing Petit Miramont. Berlin and Paris said engagements continued with limited gains and no decisive reconquest of the Champagne ground.
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Amsterdam
Ancre
Douglas Haig
Petit Miramont
War Office
Grandcourt
Champagne
Berlin
Paris
Ammerzweiler
Alsace
Somme
Ripont
Germans Gain Ground on Champagne Front in World War I
New reports locate a German advance in the Maitson's de Champagne farm area south of Ripont, east of the earlier line, as French forces failed to break through near Hill 185. Roumanian fronts hold Sereth valleys and Dobrudja links with Danube remain intact. British reconnaissance notes new divisions in Artois and Picardy as Germany readies potential offensives.
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New York
Maitson
Joffre
France
Massiges
Roumania
Oituz
Sereth
Serth
Moldavia
Vessels Depart New York for Europe and War Zone
Several large ships left New York for Europe and the war zone. The Algonquin and City of Puebla carry American crews and officers. Algonquin sails to London with nine Americans led by Captain A. Nordberg, City of Puebla to Havre with contraband cargo. Officers receive 100 percent bonuses and crews 25 percent before departure.
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New York
Europe
Wart Zone
City of Puebla
A. Nordberg
London
Puebla
Havre
Pangeneee Regu ‘Ship Company
Nemwas
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Naval Affairs
Ar Department
Legislature
San Antonio Project
Canard Line
America
Lassen
California
Childern
Atlantan
Haig
Teutons
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