Britons Repulse Teutonic Attack In Champagne District
British artillery and trench defense repulsed German waves in the Mir numon sector of the Ancee front. German assaults failed to reach the British line, with heavy German casualties and several officers and men captured. French and Russian actions also feature in Champagne and Roumania with continued artillery exchanges and limited infantry activity. Berlin reports Russian positions attacked and repulsed. Austro German gains in the Carpathians noted with Russian advances elsewhere.
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Champagne
Berlin
Roumania
London
Mir Numon
Prange
Huntieh
Tho Offiers
Treach Ralding
France
Belgium
Rle Pont
Merlin
Prench
Germany
Teutonic Ab Ved
Privgrace
Peg Mn
Dvinek
Carpathans
Okne
Villa Leaves Mexico and Sails for Japan on Mission
A report states Villa traveled west to Cismulae and boarded a ship bound for Japan on a political mission. Mexican officials in Carrapas and Juarez confirm the claim after several days. In Atlanta a man shot a minister and wounded others as part of a domestic tragedy. Porto Rican women may gain voting rights under a Senate opinion supporting citizenship bill granting eligibility at naturalization.
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el Paso
Villa
Cismulae
Japan
Carrapes
Juares
Eduardo Soriano Breve
Supilay
Porto
Storm wrecks aircraft at Piret aero yard
A severe Sunday wind damaged a field near Columbus N M wrecking planes at the Piret airfield. One soldier was seriously injured while another sustained injuries as crews responded to the crash scene.
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Columbus N. M
Piret Aero Eyvedron
Duberve
Radicals Demand Intervention in Cortes War Debate
A heated Cortes session Saturday night focused on Madrid's centrality and war policy. Count de Hochapones led critics in pressing the government to clarify its stance and intervention options amid the ongoing conflict.
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Madrid
Count de Hochapones
Britain probes army supply spending amid war effort
A garbled OCR report indicates scrutiny of government spending on army supplies and fuel in a wartime context, noting a large monetary figure around 60,700,000 pounds and concerns over procurement accuracy and recordkeeping.
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Britain
London
German Casualties in January Reported by German Army
German forces list January casualty figures with total killed and wounded. The report notes losses among enlisted troops and references overseas theaters.
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Losaca
London
Ceeaattios
Enlenlal Trowpa
Critical Period Coming in War Talks in London
In London Marl of Derby speaking at Matton urged patience as the critical period of the war nears its height. The message conveyed that the Gent few months would demand steadfast resolve and reduced gossip to sustain public morale.
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London
Marl
Derby
Wale
Matton
Funston Dies at Hotel in San Antonio
Major General Frederick Funston commander of the U S Army southern district died suddenly in a San Antonio hotel Monday night after dinner. He collapsed in the lobby while talking with friends and playing with a Des Moines boy, nearly instantaneously ending a storied career noted since the Cuban Insurrection era. He was 61 and had long been famed as a fighting man in the United States.
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San Antonio
Texan
Frederick Funston
Southern Department
United State Army
Ainee
Denly
Inez Silverberg
Des Moines
Sons
Almiont
Funston
United States
Kanene
University of Kanaan
Lawrence
Kan
Po Lce
Art Smith
Arkansas
Toung Munston
Banta Fe
Major General Funston’s feats from Cuba to Vera Cruz
The record traces Major General Frederick Funston’s rise from Cuba where he led artillery with notable success, through twenty two battles and multiple wounds, to his Philippine service and famed river actions. It notes his 1906 San Francisco order and Vera Cruz command elevating him to major general at age 49.
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Urvecon
Cuba
Gumee
City Guerrillaa
Liewikies
Havana
Stone
Famowas Twentieth
Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Pune
Aguinalto
Flo Grande
Columpic
Punston
Tne
San Francisco
Presidio
Vera Crue
Mehea
Firemen Crushed to Death in Quebec Building Disaster
A deadly blaze in Quebec left firefighters crushed as walls collapsed and fumes filled the wreckage. Investigators focus on the cause, with a seventh serious incident cited this month and a formal inquiry under way.
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Quebec
Drew
Ben
Secretary Thanks Guardsmen in Washington
Secretary Baker sends thanks to national guard commanders for service on the Mexican border, praising their discipline and readiness as they guard the frontier.
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Washington
Baker
of National Guard
le Hich Eee
Wilson Demands Deamen's Release From Germany
A state department note prepared for President Wilson seeks the release of 72 American seamen aboard the prize ship Yarrowdale. Berlin is expected to free them, avoiding wider trouble as U S relations with Germany deteriorate and talk of congressional authority to protect American lives grows.
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Washington
Germany
Yarrowdale
State Department
Wilsone
Berlin
Department
United States
Wilson
Congress
Elizabeth Huebscher Entertains Washington Friends in Style
Mrs Elizabeth Huebscher wife of Dr Charles Huebscher counselor of the Swiss legation entertains Washington friends she befriended as a schoolgirl The Schoept family background is noted with W K Schoept of Cincinnati traction magnate and a marriage in November described as irrational by some. Cab Driver Shot to Death in Pueblo Colo Police arrest six in the case of Nicholas Venesia aaxlond driver Venusia was shot to death in what is believed to be the Dassunger incident.
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Elizabeth Schoept Huebacher
Charles Huebscher
Washington
W. K. Schoept
Cincinnati
Pueblo
Colo
Nicholas Venesia
Venuala
Dassunger
Freight Rates Suspended by Interstate Commission
Freight rate increases on grain and flour from Minnesota and northern regions to gulf ports for export were suspended by the Interstate Commerce Commission on June 16. The action halts proposed measures affecting shipments and costs for northern producers and downstream buyers.
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Suspensien
Washington
Minnesota
North
Gulf Ports
Interstate Shineree Commission
Shipping Rights to be Defended in Cabinet Session
Washington reports say President Wilson and the cabinet discussed the German submarine campaign and its impact on U S shipping. No new steps were decided. McAdoo and Redfield prepared analyses of ships held to port and submarine inroads. Officials stressed ending the campaign and avoiding continued port detentions, with timing still undecided.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
McAdoo
Redfield
Germany
Crsis
Austria
Turkey
Senate Debates War Crisis in Administration Bill
Washington senate returns to the international crisis debating a bill to curtail foreign agents activity. Chairman Stone of the foreign relations committee denounces newspapers for circulating false statements to whip up war sentiment.
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Senate
Washington
Germany
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Governor Removes Officials From State Offices
Governor Bamberger on February 26 suspended Secretary J. W. Lynch of the state land board and Fred W. Chambers, fish and game commissioner, pending investigation. The next day the order was altered to keep Lynch in office while Chambers remains detained from official duties as experts audit the books.
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Salt Lake City
Bamberger
J. W. Lynch
State Land Board
Fred W. Chambers
Fish and Game
Lynch
Chambers
Commission May Fix Price for News Print Output
Washington news print paper manufacturers asked the federal trade commission to fix a reasonable price for output of veinclpal plants in the United States and Canada. The commission announced it had the proposal under consideration and would reply immediately.
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Commission
Washington
United States
Federal Trade Commission
Canada
Philadelphi Submarine Warfare Alters Liner Defice
Following Germanys declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare the unarmed liner Philadelphia operating with U boats from Liverpool to Philadelphia will cease service. The situation, dated last Wednesday, marks a pivotal shift in transatlantic travel amid wartime tension.
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Defice U.boats
Liverpool
Inez
Boy Scouts Ready for Service as War Ends
New York hundred thousand Boy Scouts nationwide are released by the national council to be prepared for military service as the war ends.
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Boy Scouts
New York
National Council
Cowboys Plan Hunt for Bandits
Reports from El Paso say Hachita district cattlemen plan a punitive expedition into Mexico to追 bandits who killed three cowboys at Corner ranch last week. Arm supplies have been shipped to Hachita. leaders expect 500 to 600 men, with Lem Spillsbury alleged to form a posse but reportedly unable to muster more than fifty.
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Ei Paso
Texas
Hachita
New Mexico
Mexico
Corner Ranch
Lem Spillsbury
General Pershing
Villa
Southwest
STATE TROOPS RELIEVED AND DEMOBILIZATION PLAN
Washington reports the border guards to be dissolved following Funston’s order issued February 17 for immediate demobilization. The last troop train is expected northward by March. Big Bend Issue Proposed by Senator Weeks seeks government bonds for defense up to 760 million with 400 million for national defense. Vienna hopes for peace as Vienna officials see no hopeless stakes despite severed U S German ties.
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Washington
Mexico
War Department
Funston
Big Bend
Weeks
Massachusetts
Administration
Vienna
United States
Germany
Plan to Abandon Special Session In Wilson Era
President Wilson weighs not calling the customary senate special session at the start of his term. Avoiding a social senate session could alter inauguration ceremonies for the vice president. A whole-congress extraordinary session might still be needed, affecting March 4 arrangements.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Capitol
Congress
Diplomatic Corps
Supreme Court
Austria Must Answer Demands on Attitude Toward Submarine Warfare
American ambassador at Vienna Frederic C. Penfield has delivered an aide memoire to the Austro Hungarian foreign minister requesting a clear and final statement of the Austro Hungarian government stance on submarine warfare and whether assurances given after the Ancona and Persia incidents are changed or withdrawn. The foreign ministry will review the note and reply after thorough examination.
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London
Frederic C. Penfield
Vienna
Reuter
Amsterdam
Ancona
Persia
Foreign Ministry
Women mob peddlers at New York city hall clash
Police clash with women food rioters in city hall and tenement districts as commissioner Hartigan pledges to boost food imports. Desperate sellers lock carts in stalls and many peddlers are driven from streets. Women assault peddlers selling onions and potatoes, then tear clothing and scratch faces as carts are demolished and goods scattered.
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New York
Joseph Hartigan
Upper East Side
France Profiting by Tax in January Revenue Rise
Paris reports indirect taxes and monopolies in France yielded 109000000 francs more in January than the same month last year and 6500000 francs above the level of a normal year. The gain reflects increased revenue from multiple state levies and dominant market controls.
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France
Paris
Miss Katherine Harding Shown as Promising Social Figure
Miss Katherine Harding daughter of Col. Chester A. Harding governor of the Panama Canal zone and Mrs. Harding is described as beautiful and talented with bright prospects for a thriving social career.
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Katherine Harding
Col
Chester A. Harding
Panama Canal Zone
Harding
Russia Faces Coal Famine in Vladivostok City
Vladivostok endures a local coal shortage due to heavy demand for ships carrying ammunition. Government order limits fuel to a hollowed supply for hotels and public buildings.
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Russia
Vladivostok
Defense Legislation Focus Shifts With End of Session Near
Washington sources report that with the sixty fourth congress nearing its close in two weeks, lawmakers push to enact revenue measures and national defense legislation as top priorities before adjournment.
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Washington
Dewey Estate Valued at 255000 in Administration Petition
Washington widow and son filed a petition for letters of administration on Admiral Dewey's estate valued at 255000. The son renounced claims to executorship and moved that the widow be appointed administratrix.
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Dewey
Washington
Admiral Dewey
Explosion at Archangel Kills Fifteen Hundred in Russia
Overseas News Agency reports 1,500 killed and 3,000 wounded in a massive ammunition explosion at Archangel, Russia, with damage estimated at 50,000,000 rubles. Also notes U S Senate move to rename a national monument in Utah to Little Zion National Park.
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Copenhagen
Archangel
Russia
Washington
Reed Smoot
Mukuntuweap National Monument
Umh
Little Zion National Park
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