Senate Rejects Changes Limiting President Powers Over Railways
Washington February 28 The administration railroad bill faced a lengthy Senate debate with a viva voce vote approving major provisions while rejecting Cummins amendments. The measure would fix rates by the president with Interstate Commerce Commission oversight and end government control 15 months after the war.
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California
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Traitors Seized at Camp Lewis in Treason Plot
Four National Army soldiers at Camp Lewis Tacoma were held in the guardhouse awaiting a presidential warrant to intern as enemy aliens. They planned to shoot officers and surrender their unit to Germany. Names withheld pending Washington advices. A broader cleanup at Camp Lewis discharged 34 soldiers. Courts martial possible. death penalty if convicted.
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Incomplete namelist on amendment vote tallies
A fragmented OCR list presents names of supporters and opponents of an amendment. It shows many surnames with scattered initials and party-tags, followed by grand totals indicating votes against the amendment and party lines among Republicans.
Army student aviator fatalities total 51
Washington reports 51 deaths among army aviation students in training. Secretary Baker calls the record remarkably low, noting hazards of the era, new aviation art, and compares favorably with other countries amid ongoing concerns.
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America
Health of Camp Improves Across American Camps
Health conditions in all American army camps showed improvement for the week ending February 15. The period saw a lower death rate in all camps than at any time since last November, with 177 deaths recorded during the week.
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Washington
Americans Enter Chemin des Dames Front In Secret Move
In France on February 23 American troops entered the Chemin des Dames front in a patrol action killing one German and capturing another. The prisoner was taken single handed after a American soldier dropped into a shell hole on top of a German. The unit was welcomed by French officers and rode to positions through shell scarred villages and dark night.
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McAdoo and Hoover clash over food shipments delay
Washington February 25 Differences between William G McAdoo director of transportation and Herbert Hoover food administrator over the cause of delay in coast shipments reach a new peak McAdoo writes Hoover asking to reveal location of food supplies and says he will ensure they are mauled.
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Herber Hoover
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Mr. Hoover
Russian Siege Warnings and German Advances Reported
Bolshevik authorities urge soldiers to resist and fight to the death while German troops push through the Baltic area. Reports say Minsk and Novograd Volhyneki fall as Russians call for defense and urban rebellion. Petrograd declares siege and mobilization in propaganda amid ongoing invasion fears.
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Russian Navy Disorganized Amid Civil War Turmoil
A Petrograd dispatch reports extreme naval disorganization in Russia with orders ignored. Naval authorities at Reval say ships must be moved to Kronstadt to spare the fleet from German control as German forces close in. The earlier Bolshevik proclamation urged councils to boost army reorganization and hinted at peace terms.
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British Capture Jericho in Palestine War Report
The war office says British forces entered Jericho on Thursday with Australian troops facing little resistance. Casualties were slight as they held the line along the Jordan and Wadi Auje, marking a historically significant but strategically modest advance near the Dead Sea.
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Neb? man held on charge of threatening President Wilson
Lincoln Nebraska February 23 FE E Marshall a farmer of Murdock Neb was held in the county jail pending a preliminary hearing Marshall denied the charge including the threat to the life of President Wilson.
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Greed Perils Men Says Wilbur At War Speech
Chicago February 23 President Ray Syimon Wilbur of Leland Stanford University warned that in the war greed endangers the nation. He urged faster education of the public on war issues at the Medinah temple during the congress of national service. The audience sang America and The Star Spangled Banner as the flag rose behind his rostrum.
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Move Toward Hod Point in Gaugaus Turkish Army Joins
Turkish forces join German troops in a push toward Hod Point as the Great Russian offensive continues. Allied lines show pressure along the front with heavy fighting reported near coastal positions and inland fortifications.
Armistice Ends as Turkish Offensive Advances
AUK The Turkish army moves against Russian forces in the Caucasus as the armistice pending peace talks is declared off. Turkish forces appear set to cooperate with the Central Powers in a broad offensive to gain control of a vast region.
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Evening Journal
London
Caucasus
War Office
Terry M Govern Dies at 48 After Illness
Former world lightweight champion Terry M Govern died at King's County Hospital at 9 25 this morning after pneumonia and kidney trouble. He was ill two days and died within 48 hours of ambulance transport from his Brooklyn home. His wife was present. they leave a son Joseph aged nineteen. Born in Johnstown Pennsylvania on March 9 1880, he moved to Brooklyn as a youth.
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Italy Expects New Drive Near Lake Garda
From Rome, dispatches say Austria has closed the Swiss frontier and moved troops toward the Italian front. General Borcovic, newly appointed commander by Emperor Charles, plans an offensive between the Astico and Lake Garda as fresh Austrian forces arrive from the Russo Romanian front.
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Spanish Ship Mar Caspio Sunk by Submarine Fire
The Mar Caspio a 2723 ton Spanish steamship was sunk by submarine shell fire confirmed from Madrid. The 47 crew of the British transport Veturta, which foundered off the coast with cargo, were rescued by a United States cutter at Atlantic Port two days earlier.
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Hog Island Witness Says He Was Fired From Yard
Albert Fred. ragatreldenieds testified to the senate commerce committee that KE. Lynch, superintendent, discharged him after he announced plans to restify management at Hog Island air yard in Washington.
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Hog Island Air Yard
Senate Commerce Cottemittee
KE. Lynch
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