Berger and Four Others Sentenced to 20 Years
Chicago February 21 Congressman elect Victor L Berger of Milwaukee and four co defendants were given 20 year terms for espionage act violations and conspiring to block U S efforts in World War I They faced bonds of 25000 each and pledges of silence while appeals proceed. Berger may defend his seat in Congress.
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Alschuler
Berger
Chicago
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
United States
Germany
Leavenworth
Kan
Kenesaw M. Landis
Samuel Alschuler
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Alscillier
J.q.Louis Engdad
American Socialist
Wiliam F. Krause
Socialist Party
Harry Cochems
Tually
House Committee On Privileges and Elections
Congress
No Power to Silence Them Faces Federal Prison
The passage notes that facing a federal prison term, the subjects wilted and agreed to perform an action they had previously sworn they would never do, as described to Judge Landis.
George Washington Sails Under Heavy Weather Without Convoy
In a February telegram Washington reports the presidential ship is steering to Boston through heavy seas without naval convoy. The New Mexico lost a turbine engine and left the fleet, while destroyers take the line. Newport dispatch notes Gamble Meredith and Harding ordered to sea to escort the George Washington to Rogton for the presidential party.
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Washington
George Washington
Boston
Navy Department
New Mexico
Newport
R. N
Gamble
Meredith
Harding
Second Caval District
Rogton
Record Flight Claims 168 MPH NYC to Washington
Unofficial word from Washington states Lieut. Frank H. Harmon of the army flying corps shattered the record from New York to Washington in 3 1/2 hours aboard a La Pere scout plane. Powered by a 400 horsepower Liberty motor the craft reportedly averaged about 168 miles per hour with a favorable breeze.
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Lieut. Harmon
Army
New York
Washington
Frank H. Harmon
Army Flying Corps
Harmen
American Doughboys Arrive in Berlin as Clearing of Detachment Expected
American troops reach Berlin and are billeted in hotels. Hotel managers file a joint protest, but officials expect no further action. The Berlin dispatch notes the farewell promise to write home from Berlin may be fulfilled for some detachments, though not for a New York unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Amercan Doughboys
Berlin
New York
Greater Navy Bill Held Up in Senate Fight
Washington reports the naval appropriation bill backing Secretary Daniels three year navy expansion faces rejection in the senate. The plan for ten capital ships ten scout cruisers and many auxiliaries would cost about 740 million dollars and is opposed by Republican leaders while Democrats plan to seek a continuing resolution.
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Washington
Secretary Daniels
Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
Swanson
Pittman
Lewis
Lodge
Penrose
Traub Defends Argonne Performance Against Kansas Governor Claims
Maj. Gen. Peter E. Traub testified before the house rules committee that the Thirty-fifth division did not sacrifice men due to artillery gaps in the Argonne battle. He said they advanced eight miles on a narrow front against three German crack divisions and tied the enemy’s defense to four years of preparation. He contrasted Civil War Cold Harbor losses with Argonne outcomes and praised Pershing’s leadership and American soldiers’ effort.
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Washington
Peb
Peter E. Traub
of the Argonne
House Rules Committee
Allen
Kansas
Cold Harbor
Grant
Traub
Traub Defends Battle Efforts Amid Civilian Criticism
General Traub responds to civilian criticism over the war effort saying everything possible was done and that concern for the wounded and dead justifies scrutiny. He notes the delay was due to material shortcomings and recalls sending Y M C A workers and Governor Allen to secure operation secrets days before the battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Kansas
Traub
Y. M
Allen
Eight German Steamboats Allocated to U S for Troop Transport
Washington February 21 definite information reached the war department that eight German steamships including the Imperator have been allocated to the United States for transporting troops from France. They will provide accommodations for from 40 000 to 60 000 additional troops monthly.
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Washington
War Department
Imperator
United States
France
Americans Win French Honors In Northern Russia Front
Thirty US officers and men in northern Russia received French war crosses for gallant service on the Votovoda railway front during the Septem ber to November offensive against the Bolsheviks. The ceremony occurred under zero degree temperatures with Maj. Gen. Edmond Ironside and Col. George E. Stewart present. Washington reported no alarm over troop health as Col. Stewart stated the command is well cared for and capable of withstanding the Bolshevik threat.
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Archangel
Russia
Votogda
Edmond Ironside
George E. Stewart
Tussia
Washington
George F. Stewart
War Department
Stewart
Reds Bombard German City and Ruhr Strike Widens
Spartacan forces shell Kotterop in Westphalia as 30 000 government troops assemble in the Ruhr to subdue the movement. Berlin reports a Dorsten clash with four government dead and twenty Spartacan fatalities. miners and workers vote against the strike though coal output stalls.
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Rotterop
Westphalia
Berlin
Copenhagen
Joachim of
Prussia
William
Munich
Kotterop
Muenster
Roiterop
Ruhr
Dorsten
Nuremberg
Navaria
Socialist Vorwaerts
Spartacan
Spartacans
Dusseldorf
Muhlheim
Tak
Three Alleged Whisky Smugglers Die In Detroit Crash
Three men believed to be smuggling whisky into Detroit were killed when their car collided with an interurban at Wyandotte. The deaths occur as a crackdown on liquor smuggling continues with Secret Service agents patrolling the Michigan border near Monroe and federal agents replacing state police after a Michigan Supreme Court ruling invalidated search and seizure.
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Detroit
Mich
Wyandotte
Ohio
Michigan
Secret Service
Monroe
State Supreme Court
Lansing
Australia Faces Losses in War Enlistment Figures
Melbourne reports Australia’s war dead number 55 085 from a voluntary enlistment total of 400 000 men. About 336 000 Australian soldiers were transported Overseas during the war.
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Australia
Melbourne
Plot Aimed at Clemenceau Blamed on Bolsheviks
Paris reports an alleged Bolshevik plot to assassinate Premier Clemenceau. A Geneva rumor cited Bolshevik activity in Lausanne and two agents crossing into France. An overheard discussion at a Russing book store and police watch were noted. An X ray confirmed the bullet pierced the right lung area. The premier left the hospital after examinations.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Geneva
Lausanne
Switzerland
M. Clemenceau
Petit Parisien
Russia
Russing
Gobelins
France to finish conference in two weeks
France plans to complete the conference in about two weeks. Officials indicate efforts aim to finalize outstanding agreements and resume regular diplomacy.
Wilson to sail on George Washington for return to France
Secretary Daniels announced President Wilson will sail aboard the liner George Washington for his return to France on March 5. The George Washington now leads a battleship loaded with troops, joined by the North Carolina after its repair, replacing the New Mexico which lagged due to disabled machinery, en route to Boston.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Daniels
Wilson
France
White House
North Carolina
Boston
New Mexico
Socialist leader Kurt Eisener shot in Savarki
Kurt Eisener of Savarki, a leader of the socialist movement in Europe, was shot today by lieutenant Count Acco Valley. The assailant was wounded by a guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurt Eisener
Savarki
Count Acco Valley
Eisener
Socialist Movement
Europe
Senate Committee Backs Red Flag Legislation
The senate judiciary committee unanimously recommended legislation to punish anarchistic activities propaganda and the display of violence emblems. It drafted and ordered a favorable report on a measure combining Indiana Senator New's red flag bill with other anti agitation proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Commuittee
New
Indiana
Chicago bars vote asked for April 1 in Cook County
The Illinois supreme court in Springfield directed Chicago election officials to place the local option question before Cook county voters on April 1. The ruling upholds petitions from the Dry Chicago federation after officials had rejected them last year.
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Iminoic Supreme Court
Election Board
Chicago
Timois Supreme Court
Springfield
Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
Cook County
House Won’t Set Date on Railroads Return or Funds
Washington February 21 The House refused to set a date for railroads return to private control or to limit the president's control time. Amendments to the administration bill increase the railroad revolving fund from 100,000,000 to 1,250,000,000 dollars.
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Washington
House
Railroad Administration
Bandits Grab $40,000 in Silk Freight Heist
Fifteen masked bandits stopped a fast freight train on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad at Anatomik near Strendsburg and stole bales of silk valued at 840.1000, en route from Washington to Scranton.
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Wilkesharre
Delaware, Lackawanna , Western
Anatomik
Strendsburg
Wshesene
Scranton
Miners Vote in Britain For General Strike
London February 21 The initial vote by British miners on a general strike in the coal fields shows overwhelming support for a walkout.
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London
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Joachim
Rhineland
Gelsenkirchen
Elverfeld
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Rule
Essen
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Bolshivik
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