Sidney Nebras post office note in advance
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1917
Page
3
Invariably in advance a line indicating the item is entered at the Sidney Nebraska post office as second class matter.
Berlin reports temption fate remark as the United States allows test ships to sail toward allied ports in the submarine danger zone. Germany notes surprise at American ships cleared for allied ports after its warning of unlimited submarine warfare. Locals treat Americans with prior cordiality. Berlin remains quiet.
The government filed its brief in the supreme court seeking dissolution of the International Harvester company and its officers and directors. Appealed from Minnesota federal court ruling dissolution, the government contends there is no good or benevolent trust under the Sherman act and all combinations that curb competition are restraints of trade.
James W. Gerard former American ambassador at Berlin and Mrs Gerard plus forty two members reached Paris from Berne Switzerland. They were greeted at the station by Ambassador William H Sharp and embassy staff. The trip from Berne was uneventful with two French government cars attached to a regular train for their party.
A February 17 blaze in the Dayton's department store annex in Minneapolis threatened the building and caused an estimated 400000 to 500000 in damage. The fire confined to the annex but flooded the basement of the main store and filled the structure with smoke.
Washington reports that from now on only British and Entente allied vessels may enter Plymouth Port in England. The notice was delivered to the American consul general in London by the British Admiralty.
Berlin dispatch reports American sailors freed from captivity on the prize ship Yarrowdale, easing tensions yet not resolving submarine warfare. State Department prepared a strong note to Berlin for release, while officials warn the issue remains grave and President Wilson moves cautiously awaiting firm German action.
Omaha February 22 a gold plated automobile valued at 30000 will headline the Omaha Automobile Show from February 26 to March 3. The car ships from Chicago for inspection when the show opens and has drawn international attention for its luxury with solid gold plating and silk upholstery. The Studebaker Company owns the car and a traffic information bureau will aid visitors with city regulations during the exhibit.
London reports German efforts in the Miraumont sector to retake British gained ground on the Ancre front. Wave attacks were met by heavy British artillery and fire, driving Germans back to their trenches with heavy casualties. Berlin notes several point changes in positions amid ongoing trench raids and artillery duels in France and Belgium.
Geneva reports the German authorities have sealed the American consulate at Warsaw. Many Americans in Germany await permission to cross into Switzerland near Singen and Constance. Schaffhausen reports only a few Americans have entered Switzerland since Ambassador Gerard arrived in Berne.
Twelve steam ships departed New York for European ports amid warnings of the German U boat decree. One vessel carried the American flag as three ships crossed the restricted area, while Berlin reports the American government urging citizens to prepare for possible war.
Lord Kitchener boasted the English clock once sunk in Indian waters by a ship sent from a French king. Briand argued France’s claim to the relic while Kitchener joked it should be bent to him as a war souvenir. The piece then hung in the salle de Horloge at the foreign office as a historic trophy. Our shoes are trim and smart at The Fashion Shop.
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