Germany Second in Death Toll in World War Totals
Washington reports World War I death toll at 7 254 000 with the United States suffering the least battle deaths. General Peyton C March releases figures for national losses and notes American troops may be withdrawn from Italy with the 832nd regiment ordered to Genoa. Second Division leads with 664 Distinguished Service Crosses among all units.
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U. S
Italy
U.S Army
Washington
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Peyton C
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United States
Germany
France
Austria
England
Belgium
Serbia
Monte- Ce
Genoa
Ohio National Army
Adriatic Sea
Coley
Rome
Sfal March
Mir
Treat
Education Will Best Bolshevism in Senate Debate
Washington March 1 Senator Kenyon declared the illiteracy crisis affects over 8.5 million Americans and urged passage of a Bill for graduated annual appropriations starting at 500 million to fund the so called Americanization effort. He warned illiteracy fuels bolshevism and said the measure would act as fuel for the melting pot. The Interior Secretary Lane backs the bill and Kenyon said he would seek a test vote to reveal senators' positions.
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Washington
Kenyon
Senate
Interior Lane
White House
Scheidemann Resigns as German Chancellor Amid Revolution Hopes
London reports Philip Scheidemann has resigned as Germany's chancellor. Dispatches from Holland say revolutionary movements are rising. Scheidemann, a pre war Socialist leader, served in the Reichstag since 1903 and held the finance portfolio before resigning in November, with Landsberg succeeding him.
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Germany
London
Philip Scheidechancellor
Holland
Scheidemann
Socialist Democracy
Reichstag
Aliar Ebert
Herr Landsberg
Yale Plans Hearings on Athletes Scholarship Status
Yale undergraduates reach agreement with faculty to bring athletes ineligible for low scholarships before the student council for hearings and possible aid or dismissal. Captains and managers will provide lists of ineligible players amid efforts to remove those lacking interest or who are lower in scholarship. The plan, urged by the Yale faculty and dean, aims to enforce standards.
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New Haven
Yale
Uates
Motorman Killed in Collision Near Warren
Frederick Foote, motorman, was killed and about twenty injured when a two coach electric train on the Providence Warren and Bristol branch of the New York New Haven collided with a work car near East Warren Rhode Island on March 1. The crash left several passengers injured and the scene drew investigators and local officials to the tracks.
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R. I
Frederick Foote
Providence, Warren and
New York, New & Railroad
Plane lands at Madison during reporter flight to New York
Theodore B. Hedlund of the Boston Post attempted a Boston to New York flight to cover a story, becoming likely the first such trip in America. Rough weather forced him to land in a field near Madison Conn after a radiator tube broke, leaving him to finish the voyage by other means.
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New York
Field
New Haven
America
Theodore B. Hedlund
Boston Post
Madison, Conn
Madison Square Garden
Hedlund
Air Service
Providence
Westerly
New London
Pear
Duty of Peace Envoys Urges Swift Return of Troops
Washington March 1 Senator Hardwick Democrat Georgia urged peace delegates to speedily conclude a just and honorable peace, send American soldiers home and end the twilight between peace and war. He supported repealing the espionage law and other wartime acts, criticizing the party's delay until March 4.
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Hardwick
U. S
Washington
Georgia
Tools For France Proposes Major USExports
Washington reports relaxation of French import limits to allow American sales of about 40 million dollars in machine tools and agricultural implements. If one year commercial credits can be arranged, US firms would deal directly with French concerns. Baruch notes similar inquiries for raw cotton.
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Washington
Mar
War Industries Board
B. M. Baruch
United States Economic Commission
Europe
Senator Gay Backs Suffrage Vote in Senate
Senator Gay of Louisiana announced support and will vote for the suffrage resolution introduced by Senator Jones of New Mexico. His vote would supply the one needed to pass the amendment if brought to a vote before the end of the current session.
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Washington
Gay
Louisiana
Senate
Jones
New Mexico
Engine Narrowly Misses River in Washout Accident at Winsted
Central New England passenger train leaving Cherry Brook station derailed as the engine and tender left the rails due to a washout. The 10:13 am arrival at Winsted was disrupted but no injuries were reported.
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Winsted
Central New E
Farmington River
Cherry Brook
General Strike Called in Berlin Workers to Walk Out
Berlin reports a delayed general strike order calls upon factory workers to walk out Monday or by the middle of next week, signaling widespread industrial action. The move underscores mounting labor unrest and could disrupt production across the city.
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Berlin
Peace Conference to Act on Italy Yugoslavia Dispute
Paris march 1 strong action will be taken by the peace conference on the Italy Yugoslav dispute upon Wilson and Lloyd George return. A provisional boundary will be drawn and both sides warned to keep to their side. No definitive pronouncement yet as economic measures are considered to cool tensions.
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Wilson
Lloyd-George
M. Crespi
Jugo-Slovakia
Italy
League of Nations
League
United States
Washington
America
Tony
Europe
Asia
Council of Ten
Germany
Adriatic
Austria
Bavaria
Switzerland
Vatican
M. Tardieu
Reparation talks under Big Five discuss common fund idea
Paris March 1 reports from commissions on reparation and finance show cooperation among the Big Five. Reparations focus on monetary claims from Germany. A possible common fund was considered to which Entente powers would contribute according to resources and losses. The discussions occurred today.
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Paris
Big Five
Germany
Whiskey price rise sparks saloon murder in Chicago
In Chicago on March 1 a five cent whiskey price increase triggered a fatal confrontation. Police seek John Bowman who allegedly shot saloon keeper Peter Reklis after Reklis charged him 20 cents for a drink that had sold for 15 cents.
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Chicago
Peter Reklis
John Bowman
Reklis
Krasnoff Forces Take Two Towns
Stockholm dispatch reports General Krasnoff forces capturing Saratov and Volsk on the Volga river, about 4500 miles southeast of Moscow. The advance follows advices received here detailing the two-town seizure during ongoing operations.
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Krasnoff
Stockholm
Saratov
Volsk
Saratov and
Volga River
Moscow
Ships Captured Near Great Belt by Montcalm and Timeratre
Two German vessels were captured by the ships Montcalm and Timeratre while cruising the Great Belt between the Baltic and the Kattegat. The pursuit yielded three enemy ships, none flying a flag, as the action moved northward.
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Copenhagen
Far
Montcalm
Timeratre
Great Belt
Baltic
Cattegat
Bomb kills four in Franklin Mass near woolen mill
Four men were found dead in a bomb torn swamp near Franklin's American Woolen Co mill. Names include Dominic Palombo Savrio de Chellis and Staccichio de Chellis with the fourth unidentified. The blast wrecked nearby dwellings and injured residents. Authorities suspect labor agitators while DOJ and state police investigate.
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Mass
American Woolen Co
Dominic Palombo
Savrio de Chellis
Staccichio de Chellis
Woolen Company
Department of Justice
Freeman Knowlton
State Guard
Troopship Sobral Nearly Capsizes In Harbor
In New York on March 1 the troopship Sobral listed to sixteen degrees as soldiers on deck rushed to greet cheering crowds. A strong hose stream drenched the troops and ballast was dumped to right the vessel. Captain Gavitt ordered water to the deck, saving 2,655 aboard before docking at Brooklyn.
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New York
Sobral
Atlantic
Brooklyn
I. P. Gavitt
Huge Stone Wall Crashes Into Homes on Columbia Boulevard
A fifty foot long embankment thirty feet high collapsed in Waterbury after rain, damaging verandas of two residences on Columbia Boulevard. Rock tumbled loose, crushing property and narrowly injuring Maurice Learman, a boarder who fled his room as a boulder broke through his window. The wall had been unstable for years.
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Waterbury
Columbia Boulevard
Maurice Learman
Wilson Signs 16 Bills in Swift Washington Move
President Wilson signed 16 congressional acts including the post office and army appropriations measures. The package authorizes resumption of voluntary army enlistments and allows discharged service members to wear uniforms and gear under specified conditions. Separately New York sees New England fishers bring catches directly to port due to shortages and price rises, bypassing Boston for on arrival processing.
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Wilson
Washington
Post Office
Army
Riots erupt in Munich and Berlin amid general strike
Serious disturbances flare in Munich with government troops occupying the Law Courts. Berlin via London notes a major socialist appeal to workers to join a general strike. The Gérstenberg division reports occupation of Hirn and 116 spartacides arrested.
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Munich
Berlin
London
Law Courts
Gérstenberg
Hirn
Officials Expect Avert Marine Strike In New York Meet
Washington officials of the war labor board say a threatened marine strike may be headed off at a New York meeting this afternoon. They decline to state the basis of their belief but imply workers will be offered higher wages.
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Washington
War Labor Board
New York
Republicans seek extra session to force bond bill blocking
Washington reporters expect a Republican filibuster to be announced to press for an immediate extra session of the 66th Congress. Senator Watson planned to frame the move to block the 7.0 billion dollar bond bill, arguing the economy suffers and jobs are lost. Democratic allies threaten to keep Senate in continuous session to compel action.
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Washington
Senate
Watson
Indiana
Knox
League of Nations
Smith
Suffrage Bill to be Supported by Judge Ransom at Hearing
Hartford March 1 Judge William L Ransom of New York City will speak for the presidential suffrage bill before the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association committee in the capitol Tuesday March 4 at 2 pm Aligned with Robert Butler Miss Katharine Luddington and Mrs Nan Schoonmaker will join in favor About 100 suffrage supporters will march from headquarters carrying placards signed by 35 000 women The speakers will also include county chairmen Schoonmaker has campaigned in Maine where the bill passed Vermont Rhode Island and other states have granted presidential suffrage
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Hartford
Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association
William L. Ransom
New York City
Whitman
Public Commission U
Woud
Capitol
Robert Butler
Judge Ransom
Cornell
Katharine Luddington
State Suffrage Organization
Nan
Schoonmaker
Maine
Senate
Vermont
Rhode Island
Starvation Deaths Rise in Bucharest Amid Crisis
London dispatch reports 250 Bucharest residents dying daily from starvation. The new economic council has urged immediate peace or lifting of the blockade. Hunger grows in eastern Europe as Bolshevism spreads in Germany, threatening the new government’s existence.
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Bucharest
London
Dailey News Today
New Economic Council
Paris
Council
Europe
Germany
Sleeping Sickness Report Spreads in Chicago Area
In Chicago and northern Illinois cities the Sleeping sickness illness appears with four cases reported in Chicago. Two victims have died while the other two were abandoned by physicians. Beeman Osgood, 15, is among the latest cases, having fallen asleep after days of unresponsive sleep. Dr. Charles Elliott predicted he would sleep until death.
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Chicago
Illinois
Beeman Osgood
Charles Elliott
Pratt Case Postponed in Yorkville Court
New York March 1 Arthur W Pratt of Darien Conn charged with grand larceny was postponed until next Monday as assistant district attorney Samuel Berger requested the delay.
Entente Promises Military Support for Servia Prince
London dispatch from Vienna states the entente pledged military aid to Crown Prince Alexander of Servia if republican movements threaten his rule. The report cites Belgrade sources and dates to today.
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Entente
London
Alexander of
Servia
Vienna
Belgrade
Fire Tears Through Winsted Home in Séville
Fire today at the home of Harry Rosansky in Séville, Winsted. Loss estimated at 3,000 dollars. Rosansky, his wife, and seven children escaped by climbing to a roof and lowering themselves with ropes to safety. Local authorities investigate cause and extent of damage.
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Winsted
Harry Rosansky
Séville
Rosansky
Germany plans 10 send millions here
London reports a German commission warns of a planned, large scale immigration drive to the United States. It claims millions of Germans ready to move, with subsidies to push substitute goods and efforts by German emigrants to secure American contracts and recruit for the merchant marine. The piece notes fears of bolshevism and immigration limits.
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London
Germany
United States
Wilhelmshaven
Berlin
Hamburg
America
New York
Naval Commission
Armistice Terms Near End as German Forces Drafted to Demobilize
Marshal Foch holds completed armistice terms to Germany expected to mirror war peace treaty conditions, including full German mobilization halt, general disarmament, and inter allied inspection of munitions works. Germany’s armed strength set at about 25 divisions. Tardieu accelerates peace work. a general peace view due between March 8 and 15 with all issues closed by April 1.
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London
Marshal Foch
Germany
Inter-Allied Commission
Daily News Today
Andre Tardieu
Paris
Daily Mail
Germany Near Demoralization as Strikes Spread
From London reports dated March 1 Germany edges toward collapse amid widespread strikes and sabotage by Spar tacides. Industry has fallen apart and chaos follows. corruption grows as internal unrest mirrors Russia. Analysts warn Bolshevik allied factions in Germany pose a civilization threat.
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London
Germany
Russia
Attempt Comeback for Ludendorff in Germany
Amsterdam reports Pan Germans wage propaganda to rehabilitate General Ludendorff and plot to overthrow the republic, restore a monarchy. Ludendorff tells the Telegraph Union in Berlin he is eager to use his talents against the Spartacids, praises the ex-kaiser, criticizes the crown prince, and says Germany was beaten last August.
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Ludendorff
Amsterdam
Kurt Hisner
Bavaria
Telegraph Union
Berlin
Germany
Taxes Wait On Renovation In Paris Senate Panels
Paris March 1 senate committees on finance and foreign affairs decide no new French taxes until Germany's reparations amount is fixed. They join Finance Minister Kletz in insisting on securing indemnity installments to elevate certain domestic debts to privileged class.
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Paris
Senate Committees On Finance and Foreign Affairs
Germany
Kletz
Martial Law Proclaimed in Madrid as Riots Erupt
Madrid declares martial law with troops patrolling streets after food shops were stormed and several people wounded by gendarmes. Theatres and public venues remain closed as order is restored.
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Madrid
Luxury Tax Repeal Bill Passes House After Roll Call
Washington shows March 1 report that the Kitchen resolution repealing luxury taxes in the $6,000,000 revenue bill was approved by the House after a roll call. The action marks a reversal of the tax provision amid fiscal debate and political maneuvering.
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Washington
Congress
House
Roll Call
Knox Discerns Gaps in League Pact on Sovereignty
Senator Philander Knox argued in Washington that the League covenant threatens American sovereignty. He applied four tests to the covenant, contending it could legalize war under certain conditions and require Washington to curb armaments, with binding rules set by the league rather than Congress. He urged a true league of nations with an international code and court to enforce peace.
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League of Nations
Philander Knox
Taft
Senate
Pennsylvania
Knox
Exile Council of the
League
League of
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America
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