Company of Germans Killed in War News
War office released a statement citing important Allied and German actions in Poland and the Carpathians. German losses were heavy with six thousand killed and many wounded or captured west of Warsaw. German forces attacked near Sochaceef and a tunnel assault led to Russian casualties.
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Carpathians
War Office
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Sochaceef
Censors Punish Critic in Paris
Paris February 2 The editor Erneast Judet of the Eclair is warned by censors that his proofs will not be read hereafter If he publishes a fine contrary to law he will face consequences
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Paris
Erneast Judet
The
Eclair
Russian Troops Alleged Atrocities Reported in Bukowina
Government press bureau cites Bucharest Lupta accusing Russian troops of pillaging villages and ravishing women and girls in Bukowina. Separately, Jerusalem held fireworks in Constantinople for the Turkish occupation of Suez.
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Berlin
Bucharest
Lupta
Bukowina
Jerusalem
Constantinople
Suez
New German Bullet Sparks Momentary Flame Flash
A Petrograd dispatch reports Germans using a new bullet that, if it hits nothing, bursts to emit a brief flame resembling an electric light. The unusual projectile described from the war front adds to the disclosure of new weapon technology.
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London
Petrograd
Dieudonne the Paris Bandit Seeks Frontline Fight
A letter from Dieudonne, the Paris bandit, to his mother says he regrets not dying on the guillotine but secured a commutation so he cannot go to the front to fight.
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New York
Dieudonne
Paris
Japs Not to Fight in Europe, Says Semi Official Note
A semi official Paris dispatch reports a formal decision that Japanese forces will not be engaged in fighting in Europe. The note states that Japan will refrain from taking part in European combat operations.
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Paris
Europe
Patriotic Play Reopens in Paris Thea tre
Paris February 2 Mme Rejane will reopen her Paris theater by request with the patriotic play Alancé at prices under one dollar. The production aims to draw crowds with national pride and affordable seating in the current cultural climate.
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Paris
Mme. Rejane
Alancé
General's Son Killed in Belgian Coast Bombardment
London Feb 2 The Star reports Copenhagen says Gen Von Klinck's eldest son Egon Davall a lieutenant in the German marines was killed at Middelkerke on the Belgian coast during bombardment by British warships.
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London
the Star
Gen. von Klinck
Egon Davall
Middlekerke
Belgian
British Seizure of Wilhelmina Cargo Warned by State
The State Department says Britain will seize the Wilhelmina cargo destined for Bremen and all other American shipments to Germany as Germany takes control of food distribution. Dr William D Simmons defends Germany’s position in war talks at Oakland First Unitarian Church. A London report notes Whitby arrivals flee to England after German naval bombardment.
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Washington
State Department
Great Britain
Bremen
Germany
William D. Simmons
Oakland First Unitarian Church
Boyleton Avenue Unitarian Church
Melbourne
Whitby
England
Shank to headline Star afterbreakfast matinee in Seattle
Olis studies Western avenue conditions and promises a message for every housewife husbandman and farmer. Shank will speak at The Star afterbreakfast matinee at 10 30 a m Wednesday in Indianapolis and discuss how to beat rising prices for produce and food with similar findings from his travels.
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Seattle
Shank
Topeka Breath Test Defines Drunkenness in Kansas
The Star reports on Topeka’s approach to drunkenness by odor of liquor on breath as the standard. Comparisons are drawn with Chicago and New York methods, noting judges and norms shaping enforcement during prohibition debates.
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Ashington
Kansas
Topeka
The
Star
Hugh S. Fullerton
New York
Old Ohio River on Rampage Across Ohio Valley
Ohio faced severe flood danger as heavy thaw and rain pushed rivers toward flood stage. The Ohio River rose rapidly threatening 40,000 homes between Pillsburg and Cincinnati area, with cities like Wheeling and Martin's Ferry affected and Muskingum and Sandusky rivers rising in Ohio. In Cleveland the weather story interwove with a theatre sketch and a light note about damns in a play.
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Ohio
Ohio River
Pillsburg
CIA
Manne
Wheeling
Apellaire
Bridgeport
Martin's Ferry
Miami River
Dayton
Zanesville
Sandusky River
Fremont
German Air Raid Scatters Deaths Across Northeast France
German aviators bombarded southeast of Verdun wounding children in Nancy and damaging a maternity hospital at Rimermont while Pont-a-Mousson and Luneville residents sought shelter. Six attackers crossed French lines, Dunkirk reported 60 shells and fires, as towns evacuated to cellars.
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Rimermont
Epinal
Dunkirk
Metz
Luneville
Lay Bridge Explosion Tied to German Claim
A man who gave the name Horne and claimed to be a German officer is held after an early morning dynamite explosion on the St Croix River bridge at Vanceboro Me. The blast damaged a pier on the Canadian side and briefly halted train service. No charges yet. Canadian officials investigate the act on their side of the border.
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Crane
Lundin
Hia
Vanceboro
Horne
St. Croix River
Wheat reaches new highs on world price surge
Wheat prices climbed to fresh records on February 2 with May at 1.65 and July at 1.48 on the Chicago market. The New York Consoli dated stock exchange reported 1.74 a bushel, topping Patten era highs and nearing 1898 peaks. Submarine news and freight shifts fed market uncertainty amid weather and news gaps.
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Consolidated Stock Exchange
Chicago
James A. Patten
Joe Leiter
Irish Sea
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Liverpool
Italy
Sweden
Canada
Mead Chosen To Succeed Mead As Puget Sound Underwriters Chief
C. Stuart selected Monday to succeed William Dwight Mead as president of the Puget Sound Underwriters Association. Mead was eulogized by 20 speakers for his leadership and woodwork during his tenure.
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C. Stuart
Monday Coats
William Dwight Mead
Puget Sound Underwriters’ Association
Suspects Held On Statutory Charges In Auto Detention Case
Authorities fixed bonds of 1500 dollars each for Frank BK Harmon W M Lynch and R L Sylvester after mobile men allegedly detained two young women in a car outside the city limits Sunday morning. Deputy Prosecutor Heinell filed formal charges Monday.
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Frank BK. Harmon
W. M. Lynch
R. L. Sylvester
Heinell
Job Office Moves to New Municipal Center
The free employ office for men relocates to Th ave and James st where Wolfs cafeteria previously stood. The women's employment office will join soon. The council also authorized an extra clerk for the women's division at 75 dollars monthly.
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James St
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Public Employment Office
Congressmen-elect C. N. McArthur to Head Lincoln Day Banquet
Congressman-elect C N McArthur of Portland Oregon will be chief speaker at the Lincoln day banquet by the Young Men's Republican club at the Washington hotel February 12. McArthur has served two Oregon legislature sessions and was college athletics manager for the University of Oregon. News of the remarriage of Mrs Hazeldean Jackson Hanford divorced wife of Frank W Hanford nephew of ex Federal Judge Hanford was received from Beach California. She has wed Walter W Peabody of a wealthy Philadelphia family.
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Ore
Young Men's Republican Club
Washington Hotel
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Oregon
University of Oregon
Hazeldean Jackson Hanford
Frank W. Hanford
Hanford
Beach
Cal
City Seeks Bids on Bond Issues for Dam and Hospital
Councilman Fitzgerald introduced a bill Monday to request bids on 400000 dollars of masonry dam bonds and 125000 dollars of tuberculosis hospital bonds around March 20. The bonds carry 4 percent interest.
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Fitzgerald
Ex-Mayor Lew Shank Leads Bolton Rally At Hippodrome
Shank of Indianap olis headlines a Sunday rally at the Hippodrome promoting T H Bolton, labor candidate for council, with a full brass band and talks on municipal ownership. Meeting starts at 2 o'clock. Washington University dropped 129 students after exams, with 147 placed on probation.
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Washington
Wilson Agrees to Modify His Shipping Bill
President Wilson signaled willingness to modify the ship purchase bill after talks with Senators Norris and Kenyon, with progressives pressing to scrap the leasing plan and to make the system permanent. Amendments limiting lease rate guarantees to six months and voiding the lease on violations were introduced by Sen La Follette, reflecting an accord between the president and independent Republicans.
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Wilson
Norris
Kenyon
Senate
Sen. la Follette
Commercial Club to Create 200 New Seattle Jobs
The Seattle Commercial Club through its home industries campaign has opened a path to 200 more jobs. After mailing 600 letters to manufacturers, 200 replies showed plans to expand payrolls, with 25 seeking more capital, 17 wanting new locations, and three requesting credit. A two week timetable sets a committee to vet applicants and arrange support. Four men will build plants and invest for ten year leases, with four more ready to back worthy ventures. Nearly 200 new members will meet at 6:30 p.m. for an orientation and constitutional reading before a March 1 reorganization.
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Commercial Club
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