18 Transports Inbound Under Convoy Put U S Troops In Europe
Washington reports 18 transports carrying thousands of American officers soldiers and supplies have arrived safely at French ports. The ships sailed from American ports over two weeks and were protected by a navy fleet as censorship limited details. This marks a major milestone in deploying U S forces to fight in Europe.
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Washington
Heart of
War Department
America
France
Navy Department
United States
Germany
Austria
Europe
Germans Raid U S Trenches In France
In France on February 1 a German raid killed two and wounded four Americans and captured one. California drafted men attacked as the enemy retired after a 15 minute artillery barrage. The fight involved all U S services amid extreme cold and mist.
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France
California
Hight
North Dakota
Bolsheviki Form New Army In Russia
London report says the Bolshevik government set aside ten million dollars to form equip and organize the workers and peasants Red army of the Russian Councils Republic at Petrograd as part of the drive for unified control amid revolutionary upheaval.
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Bolsheviki
London
Gvorkmen’s
Red Army
Petrograd
Red Cross Report Details War Relief Spending
The Red Cross outlines its use of funds through April 30, 1918, totaling 79.25 million for war relief in the United States and abroad. Foreign aid reaches 44.66 million with allocations to France Belgium Russia Roumania Italy Serbia Great Britain and others. US relief totals 2.61 million. The report notes salaries and admin costs are covered by dues, 59 percent of divisional executives are women, and emphasizes merit-based staffing without political or religious bias.
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Washington
American Red Cross
United States
France
Belgium
Russia
Roumania
Italy
Serbia
Great Britain
Red Cross
National War Council
Red Cross War Fund
London Air Raid Claims 47 Lives and 169 Injured
German bombs hit London and suburbs on Monday night with 47 killed and 169 injured in the first attack of the year. Among the dead are 14 men 17 women and 16 children with most victims in the London area.
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London
Wilson warns of crisis this year urging bigger crops in 1918
President Wilson told the Urbana conference that the coming year will determine the war's outcome. He called for every man in business to boost production, said farmers must exceed last year's record, and asked Congress to fund seed programs to ensure ample sound seed in the corn belt.
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Washington
Wilson
Farmers’ Conference
Urbana
United States
Congress
Agricultural Department
Corn Belt
Million Strike Expands Across Germany Amid Turmoil
The Exchange Telegraph reports a growing German strike with 760,000 workers striking in Berlin including 58,000 women. In Tegel Aldershof Spandau and Farinendorf 500,000 men quit work. similar numbers elsewhere. Socialist leaders are arrested and a state of siege is proclaimed in Hamburg Altona and Wandsbeck amid clashes between troops and strikers.
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London
Exchange Telegraph
Copenhagen
Berlin
Amsterdam
Tegel
Aldershof
Spandau
Fariendorf
Empire
Hamburg
Altona
Wandsbeck
Basle
la Suisse
Yankees Take Over Line in France War Move
Secretary of War Baker announced that American forces have formally taken over a section of the line in France. The report follows a dispatch from the American expeditionary force detailing a German raid that left two Americans dead four wounded and one captured.
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Baker
Front
France
Washington
Rail wage demands total nearly half a billion dollars
Washington February 2 Disclosures show wage increases sought by railroads pending before the railroad wage commission average about 40 percent. The aggregate payroll demand this year runs to about $500,000,000 across the industry.
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Washington
Railroad Wage Commission
Two Die in Hotel Fire at Fairview Martinez Cal
Two men were burned to death and five seriously injured when the Fairview hotel in Martinez California burned down. Seventy five other guests escaped in night clothes.
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Martinez
Cal
Fairview
Italians Launch 2600 Prisoners Capture on Northern Front
Rome reports a heavy Italian attack on the northern mountain front. Reinforcements moving to Nos and Campomulo valleys were dispersed by Italian artillery and allies. Twelve enemy aircraft were shot down and Italians claim mastery of the air. They captured more than 2,600 prisoners and stormed positions east of the Asiago basin despite counteroffensives.
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Rome
War Office
Nos
Campomulo
Asiago Basin
Pershing Praises His Fighting Men and War Effort
In a message to Secretary Baker, General Pershing lauds the American Expeditionary Forces for their discipline, health, and moral standards in France. The piece notes licenses required for feed dealers, new medical training courses, and overseas library programs, plus policy directions on highways and labor.
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Committee On Public Information
Washington
Baker
France
Overseas Service
The
American Library Association
Debarkation
Association
Houston
Department of Agriculture
United States
Department of Labor
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Louis F. Post
Mexico
China
Two Die in Virginia Floods and Inundation
A Virginia flood report notes two deaths Mrs A P Bias and William Clark of Logan amid widespread inundation across Morgantown Logan and Belington. The disaster affects nearly all parts of the state with extensive property loss and rising floodwaters from ice and water.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
A. P. Bias
William Clark
Logan
Morgantown
Belington
Paducah
Wires to Petrograd Cut Cut Communications With Russia
American Minister Ira Nelson Morris reported from Stockholm that cable and telegraph lines to Russia are severed. Remaining routes to Petrograd are via Persia and Vladivostok. Land lines cut at Haparanda Sweden and Viborg Finland. The war department accuses Germany of violating the truce by moving troops from the eastern front to the western front.
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Washington
Russia
Ira Nelson Morris
Stockholm
Petrograd
Persia
Vladivostok
Mr. Morris
Haparanda
Sweden
Viborg
Finland
Germany
War Department
550000 Soldiers Insured in War Risk Program
Washington reports more than 550000 members of the U S fighting forces have applied for war risk insurance. The total insurance written up to now is $4,663,420,500.
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Washington
America
Enlistment Call for Veterinary Corps Reaches 2000
The army seeks 2000 men not subject to call under the selective service law for service in veterinary hospitals and related corps duties. Overseas deployment expected soon. Demand includes veterinary and agricultural students, farmers, stablemen, horseshoers, saddlers, pharmacists, cooks, typists and stenographers. Pay ranges from $30 to $56 monthly with rations clothing and quarters. Applications available at army recruiting offices.
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Army
War Service Exchange to aid enlistment and allocations
The new War Service Exchange will answer inquiries from those seeking to serve in the army and inform on personnel needs across branches. It will direct suitable applicants on where and how to apply and cooperate with labor and other agencies to locate needed personnel. Inquiries go to room 529 State, War, and Navy Building Washington DC.
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War Service Exchange
Army
Department of Labor
State, War, and Navy Building
Washington, D. C
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Max Breitung
Chicago
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DR. Sanders Wekerle
Sanders Wekerle
Doctor Wekerle
Foe
Asiago
Diaz
Pershing
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Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Riley
Kan
Medical Department of the Army
Tasmania
Australia
Commonwealth
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Chesapeake & Ohio
Norfolk & Western
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Virginian Railways
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Indiana
Ohio River
Western Railroads
Gulf of Mexico
Illinois
Mus
Virginia
Ohio
Francis
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