Compulsory Rationing Urged to Save Allies from Famine
The House Agricultural Committee urged rapid passage of a compulsory conservation bill to curb food waste and strengthen Allied supply. The report by Chairman Lever lists measures including cutting beverage sugar usage, restricting tea, conserving tin, and tightening meat and bread production. The bill would place broad power in the president to enforce saving and distribution, with penalties for violations, and a vote is expected next week despite opposition.
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Washington
America
House Agricultural Committee
Lever
Herbert Hoover
West
Wilson
France as She Is Today Begins in The Star
George Randolph Chester's first story in a series on France as she is today features Papa Guillemont a WWI survivor who refused to die and whispered Vive la France as he was bayoneted. The Star promotes the tale as a stirring report on the spirit of France to run daily for weeks starting Monday.
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Papa Guillemont
France
Paris
George Randolph Chester
Papa Guillemonts
Wallingford
The
Star
Chester
Former United Press Chief Clark Dies in California
Hamilton F. Clark aged 47, a founder and longtime president of United Press Associations, died in Chula Vista California from heart disease. He helped establish The Seattle Star and the Press before retiring after selling his Scripps interests. He is survived by his widow three children and both parents.
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United Press Associations
Chula Vista
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Clark
H. W. Scripps
Seattle Star
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Francis
Mary
Charles
Second Draft Call Planned for June in World War I
Washington reports the second big draft will be issued in June with district quotas allocated by the War Department. A continuous flow of men from civil life to camps and then to France is planned, with limited nationwide calls. About 75,000 first draft recruits move to camps now, followed by 10,000 on March 3 and roughly 40,000 still awaiting induction.
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Washington
War Council
War Department
France
Pershing
Japanese Warships Quiet Vladivostok
Tokio reports a Japanese warship squadron in Vladivostok harbor has restored order and quelled revolutions over munitions and railroad goods sent by the allies. Lieut Col Araki, back in Tokyo, cites chaotic conditions and a devalued Russian currency amid upheaval.
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Tokio
Vladivostok
Col. Araki
Russia
Scottish Troops Raid Successful Near Moncy Le Preux
Field Marshal Haig reported that Scottish troops conducted a successful raid around Moncy Le Preux last night and took a few prisoners. Prisoners were brought back east of Wytachaete as artillery remained active near the Menin road and south of the Houlhust road.
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London
Moncy le Preux
Marual Haig
War Office
Wytachaete
Menin Road
Houlhust Road
You Are No Slacker Garden Lesson Series Starts
The star begins a garden education series supervised by the County Agricultural Department Rader to teach the public how to prepare a garden. It urges everyone to participate and begins with the first lesson on page 2.
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the Star Today
County Agreulartet Rader
Rifles Rush U S Army Supplies Reported By Baker
Secretary of War Baker announced that rifle and cartridge production for the U S Army in France has reached a steady level. Since April 6 the nation has produced 700000 rifles. weekly output neared 72000 with a 13 012 daily rate for the week to February 9.
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Washington
Baker
France
Great Britain
United States
Cold Storage Fowl Rules Now In Effect
Seattle implements a cold storage poultry diet with a sale ban on fresh stock until February 23. By February 11 the state food administrator ordered removal of fresh poultry and limits sales through April 30.
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Seattle
Expel Pupils for Insulting Flag Warns Speaker
Rev. Frank Smith of Kansas City urged Ro tary club attendees at the Liberty conference in Sacramento to expel school children who refuse to salute the American flag. He blamed pan Americanism and immigration for war causes and warned against rapid foreign element intake into U.S. national life.
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Sacramento
Cal
Frank Smith
Kansas City
Rotary Clubs
Germans to Receive Identification Cards at Post Office
Germans registered at the post office will obtain identification cards from Monday to Friday next week. The card will include a photograph a left thumb print and a personal description. Thirty six Germans living on rural mail routes are registered at the post office.
Allied Labor Committee Plans Washington Visit
London reports an allied labor delegation will travel to Washington to meet U.S. officials. The group is said to include Belgian socialist Huymans with J. H. Thomas likely to represent England.
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Allied Labor Committee
London
Washington
Huytmans
J. H. Thomas
England
Americans Mark Washingtons Birthday in French Front Line
American soldiers spent Washingtons Birthday in a European battle line. Turkish coffee and turkey dinners were shared in cramped dugouts as shells whistled and shrapnel burst overhead. A Chicago Boston Salt Lake City crew manned the artillery telephone dugout amid delayed dispatches.
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Mies
France
Washington
Sons
Father of Democracy
Chicago
Boston
Salt Lake City
Move Food Any Place M Adoo Tells Hoover
Washington reports a sharp dispute between the railroad and food administrations over moving supplies. Hoover warned the next 60 days would be critical, while McAdoo said eastern transport faces no shortage danger. The House agricultural committee finished work on meatless and wheatless day bills amid growing concern over allied food supply.
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United Press
Washington
Herbert Hoover
McAdoohan
House Agricultural Committee
Hoover
M'ADD OO CUTS HIGH SALARIES OF R R MEN
Washington February 23 Director General McAdoo announced curbs on railroad executive pay. He forbids filling vacancies above general manager without his approval, signaling sweeping salary cuts as the government tightens control of railroads.
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Washington
MccAdoo
Eight Year Old Boy Walks Four Blocks in Sleep
Selby McIntosh an eight year old from 330 Third Ave West slept walked barefoot to the home of Rev James W Eva at 67 West Dravus Street during the early hours Saturday. His parents notified police who then coordinated with Rev Eva to locate the boy and ensure his safety.
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Selby McIntosh
Third Ave
James W. Eva
W. Dravus St
Rev. Eva
Great Northern Fails to Block City Line Plan
Attorneys for the Great Northern Railway lost a demurrer as Judge Frater overruled the motion, allowing the city to condemn property for an elevated municipal car line to the shipyard zone. Corporation Counsel Caldwell represented the city, and voter endorsement remains as the next step.
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Great Northern Railway Co
Fra Ter
Caldwell
Linton Asks Police to Destroy Photos and Fingerprints
Willard G. Linton known as Peanuts asked the Seattle police to destroy his pictures and fingerprints. Superior Judge Frater refused and sustained a demurrer filed by City Attorney Kennedy.
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Linton
Seattle
Frater
Tom Kennedy
Seattle's Next Mayor Shown in Star Liberty Film
The Star Liberty Weekly will flash a film featuring Seattle's forthcoming mayor, with candidates Ole Hanson and James Bradford photographed for the confidential report by Frank Jacobs. Additional images include local auto owners, Lincoln High basketball champions, Washington State Guard in a birthday parade, and Foster school children in a toothbrush drill.
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Ole Hanson
James Bradford
Seattle
Sunset Highway
Lincoln
Washington State Guard
Washington
La Follette Branded I. W. W. Bolsheviks Claim
Chicago February 23 Governor Charles H. Brough of Arkansas branded the I. W. W. as Bolsheviks and labeled United States Senator La Follette a leader of the group. He said there is a Bolsheviki in the United States and would vote to expel La Follette if in the Senate today.
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Chicago
Charles H. Brough
Arkansas
Congress of National Service
Bolsheviks of America
United States
la Follette
TI. W. W
Russia
Gov. Brough
IL. W. W
United States Senate
Robert la Follette
Whitman urges health training for youth at Congress
Gov Charles S Whitman of New York called for stronger physical training for American youth before the Congress of National Service in Chicago He described New York state measures to improve citizen health Chas Edward Russell condemned pacifists labeling them German agents or sympathizers and criticized them as Kaiser allies.
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Chicago
Charles 8S. Whitman
New York
Congress of National Service
America
New York State
Chas
Edward Russell
Eleven Entombed In Mine Flood At Iron River
Eleven miners are trapped in the Amasa Porter mine in Iron River Michigan after a bulkhead failure caused a flood. They have survived two days with no food or water and may face two more days before rescue teams can reach them, with pumping through pipes keeping them alive.
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Iron River
Midh
Amasa Porter
Violent rain storm hits San Francisco
San Francisco saw the year’s fiercest rain early today after an electrical storm. Between 5 and 8:30 o clock the downpour measured about 0 inches, flooding low areas and disrupting streets.
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San Francisco
Allied airmen blaze 100 mile Alpine raid on Innsbruck
Five Allied airmen flew at least 100 miles through brutal winter cold from Upper Piave to Innsbruck Austria. The mission damaged munitions plants rail traffic and a train station in the Tyrol capital during a bold high altitude bombing raid.
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Buchas
Switzerland
Innsbruck
Austrian
Tyrol
Trentino
Piave
Julian Alps
Althout
Kitchin and party injured in car crash near death
Democratic Leader Claude Kitchin was hospitalized with a leg contusion after a car struck a street car. Mrs. Kitchin suffered a sprained arm and shock, Mrs. Reilly had lacerations and spinal injuries, and Charles England and his wife were in the vehicle. Mrs. England was unconscious.
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Washington
Claude Kitchin
Thomas R. Reilly
Representative Reilly
Connecticut
Kitchin
Reilly
Charles H. England
England
Teutons Reach Dubno in Eastward Advance
Berlin via London reports the German war office claiming eastward progress in Es thenia and Tekraine in Livonia with Dubno reached. Prisoner tally includes two generals two colonels 443 other officers and 8770 men. Dubno lies in Volhynia about 50 miles west of Revno, tied to Austrian advances.
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Berlin
London
Esthenia
Tekraine
Livonia
Dubno
Volhynia
Revno
Krylenko Calls for Bolshevik Mobilization in War Standoff
Petrograd dispatches report Ensign Krylenko, commander in chief of Bolshevik forces, ordering a revolutionary mobilization. He says a life and death struggle would follow if Germany refuses peace.
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London
Petrograd
Krylenko
Captives Will Help Russians Defend Petrograd
Petrograd reports rallying support for the defense of the Russian revolution. A thousand women offer for the army and fifty thousand workers may join the front. Thousands of prisoners in Petrograd and Moscow including Austro-Hungarians Slavs and some Germans express willingness to fight. Telegrams from soviets urge a fight to the finish.
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United Press
Petrograd
Moscow
Bolsheviki
Russia
Petrograd Placed Under Martial Law Amid War Turmoil
Feb 22 noon Petrograd enters martial law as a high defense council including Lenine Trotsky Stalin and Karelin forms. The Petrograd soviet endorses the policy of the people's commissaries amid invasion fears. Workmen prepare to fight while soldiers hesitate as defense efforts race ahead.
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United Press
Petrograd
Lenine
Trotsky
Stalin
Prospian
Karelin
Petrograd Soviet
Passoviet Executive Council
People's Commissaries
Germany
Russian Front HQs Split From Army Move to Smolensk
On Feb 22 Petrograd reports the western front military headquarters moved to Smolensk and lost touch with the separate armies. German forces in Livonia seized about 100 railway engines and thousands of freight cars.
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Petrograd
Russian Western Front
Smolensk
Vitebsk
Moscow
Livonia
Soviet Assembly Set to Convoke at Earliest Date
Petrograd dispatch reports members of the constituent assembly have decided to convoke that body as soon as possible. The decision was announced tonight indicating a rapid move to reconvene the assembly amid ongoing political shifts.
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Petrograd
Constituent Assembly
Francis Reports on Russian Situation
Official confirmation of United Press dispatches from Petrograd that Russians will fight the German invasion and that allied ambassadors are preparing to leave the city if the situation grows threatening was received by the state department today. Ambassador Francis cabled that the Soviet announced its intention of defending Petrograd and that allied representatives would leave if Germans reach the city.
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Washington
United Press
Petrograd
State Department
Francis
Austria Refuses Trotsky Conference Participation
Amsterdam Feb 23 Austria will not take part in talks with Minister Trotsky, per the Reichspost. The paper says Trotsky seeks to negotiate only with a government whose armies are invading Russia.
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Austria
Trotsky
Reichspost
Russia
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