Germans Pour Troops on West Front as Allies Fortify Lines
Front reports say German reinforcements pour to the line while Allied forces strengthen positions in France and Belgium. American troops press shrapnel fire against German trenches as Italians and Austrians suffer reverses on other fronts amid reports of harsh occupation practices by German and Austrian troops.
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West Front
Iitalians
France
Belgium
French Readquarters
Tranches
Sette Communi
Rail Workers Push Wage Increase Across Railroad System
Washington reports formal industry push for higher pay as the Federal Wage Commission hears the American Federation of Labor claim $6 a day for skilled work and $4.50 for helpers. A 33 1/3 percent average rise could cost $82 million yearly, with unorganized workers included to bolster figures. The commission weighs whether freight rates would rise to cover new costs while stressing that shippers would bear the expense.
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Federal Wage Commission
A. F. of L
Washington
Railroad Wage Commission
J. A. Franklin
Department
American Federation of Labor
Lane
Franklin
Carmen
A. B. Garretson
Pargone
R. Weller
Agiericin Association
Engineera
Minera
Perkars
P. PF. Richardson
Chitazo
Commission
Muddy Cantonment Site at Charlotte to Be Abandoned Later
Maj Gen Diciting reports the Cantonment at Charlotte knee deep in mud due to a hard winter and clay soil hindering drainage. The medical department says no health danger to soldiers before summer, by which time the men will be moved.
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Diciting
War Department
Blast Furnace No 3 at National Tube Co Resumes
Lorain February 14 The No 3 blast furnace at the National Tube Co plant resumed operations after several weeks of idling. The furnace was refired as coke deliveries increased stabilizing production and supply lines.
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Lorain
National Tube Co
Coal Famine Nears End Says Mead For Continued Conservation
Pennsylvania coal producers warn that despite normal conditions there will be a need for continued conservation. They note war production drives unprecedented consumption and, even with warmer weather, fuel use will keep pace with production.
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Pennsylvania
Mead
Philadelphia
Fiat
Tugs Move Coal to Boston Through Icebound Harbor
Four tugs with twelve barges carrying about 19 000 tons of anthracite and another tug with two barges loaded with 2 600 tons of bituminous coal departed Vineyard Haven Mass after being held by ice. The fleet aims for Boston today with barges that left yesterday and are due late today.
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Boston
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Hoston
Chicago Army Depot Expands Rapidly During War
Chicago based quartermasters depot reports growth from six officers and 35 staff to 60 officers and over 2000 employees as demand surges for supplies in the United States and at the front. Col A D Kniskern cites Chicago as the nation’s largest army storehouse and warehouse center.
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Chicago
Chicago Quartermasters’ Department
France
A. D. Kniskern
Col. Kniskern
Col. Knisekern
Espionage Act Pleas End Case For Three Bankers Editor
In Parkersburg West Virginia February 14 two bankers and an Barbour county editor pleaded guilty to espionage act charges. Judge Woods fined Floyg Teter Ahman J Stainaker and the editor 1909 dollars plus costs. A separate note from Toledo Ohio on February 14 reports wool shortages with only enough to make one suit per person every four years and a 70000000 pound deficit.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Barbour County
Toledo
Ohio Retail Clothiers’ and Furnishers’ Association
Ohio
Plan Aviation Camp in Virginia
Vague notices show a plan to hold an aviation camp in Virginia with unclear dates and scattered pricing references. The text lists attendees and locations in garbled form, making exact organizers and venues hard to confirm.
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Plan Aviation
Virginia
Bellatroci
Ford to boost Liberty ship production at Detroit plant
Washington reports all available work capacity at the Detroit Ford plant will be redirected to high speed production of Liberty ships for America's wartime fleet. The shift follows the plant's current government war work and aims to accelerate output, with full resources devoted to the ship program.
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Washington
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Averica
Sithtang
Detroit Flere
Fragmentary OCR Note From Weat Pols and Local Names
Fragmentary OCR text references Stremles Trev Weat Pols and several garbled place names. It mentions a date line and a list of unreadable terms with scattered personal names and locations. The readable content hints at a local notice or brief item with no clear action or outcome.
Allan Line to End Boston to Glasgow Service
The Allan Line will discontinue its Boston to Glasgow passenger service after May 1. Notices warn former staff that their positions end with the cut date. Canadian Pacific Railway has controlled the Allan Line for about two years and several ships have been requisitioned by the British Admiralty for wartime use.
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Aline
Glasgow
Boston
Canadian Pacific Railway
British Admiralty
America suffers limited deaths in liner disaster
War department advices indicate very few American sailors lost their lives in the destruction of the liner Tuscailia. The latest reports place American casualties at not more than 190 of the 4,179 aboard, with details still unclear and far from confirmed.
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U. S
Washington
War Department
America
Corhpints
Indiana man chosen to steer GOP toward unity
St Louis February 14 Sy Ha of Indiana elected chairman of the Republican national committee and is expected to influence efforts to unify the party for the next campaign against the Democrats, according to weary committeemen who had just finished their labors.
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St. Louis
Indiana
Grant and Lee Grandsons Voted Into Chevy Chase Club
In Washington on February 14 Ulysses S Grant and Robert E Lee were admitted as members of the Chevy Chase club by the board of governors. A member noted their relation to the Civil War era leaders and a motion declared the conflict officially at an end.
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Washington
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Chevy Chase Club
Messrs
Grant
Lee
Heatless Monday program suspended with New England exception
Washington reports fuel administrator Garfield suspended the heatless Monday policy for up to ten weeks with a reservation to reinstate if rail traffic worsens. New England may continue to March 25, while other regions see little chance of extension. Priority coal distribution remains in force along with railroad embargo enforcement as the nation faces the fuel shortage.
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New England
Washington
Garfield
The
Fuel Administration
Mississippi
Virginia
McAdoo
Hampton Roads
Flyers plan new flight training across lines in France
The article notes pilots receive updated strategic developments in serial warfare and that experienced squadrons will be sent to France to refine training. It details a program to continue cross line air operations as part of military efforts.
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France
Pastor in Woman's Cape Arrested at Fort Douglass
Salt Lake City Feb 14 Rev Henry Leesman pastor of St Pauls Evangelical Church Ogden was arrested after trying to pass a note to a prisoner at Fort Douglass interment camp He said a woman who attended his church gave him the missive and claimed she was the brides of the prisoner He denied involvement but warned the woman was dangerous
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Woman’s Cape
Salt Lake City
Utah
Henry Leesman
St. Paul’s Evangelical Church
Ogden
Fort Douglass
Nce
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