U S Hear Neutrals Won't Break With Germany War Measures Continued
The cabinet discussed every phase of potential U S entry into war with Germany including a possible shift in submarine warfare. Switzerland declined to end neutrality, Spain took over German interests, and other neutrals offered protests. Officials expect a full report on the Marestone sinking and an American sailor killed, while the President will act on verified facts without flagging inquiry to Germany.
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Switzerland
Wilson
United States
Germany
Spain
Tender-Hearted Burglar Strikes New York House
In Harlem Hospital, 11-year-old maid Katie Konopan lies after being attacked by a so called Tender-Hearted Burglar who then robbed Mrs. Sadie Miller’s apartment. He reportedly treated the maid with mild care, applying cold towels and leaving $800 in silverware and jewelry taken during the assault.
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New York
Sadie Miller
Katie Konopan
Burelar
Brumbaugh Administration Under Senate Inquiry
Harrisburg February six senate approved a resolution for a legislative inquiry into charges about Gov Brumbaugh admin. The measure passed without amendment and will go to the house tomorrow. It was introduced by friends of United States Senator Boies Penrose.
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Harrisburg
Gov. Brumbaugh
Senate
House
Friends of
United States
Botes Penrose
Bread card system starts in the Netherlands
A centralized bread bureau will oversee distribution of bread and flour across the Netherlands, with commerce department dispatches indicating the new control measures and implementation nationwide.
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Central Bureau
Netherlands
Commerce Department
Ambassador Gerard Held by Germany Over Bernstorff Ruling
Copenhagen reports Germany will not allow James W. Gerard the American ambassador to leave Berlin until Berlin is assured about Count von Bernstorff’s treatment by the United States government. The move ties U S and German diplomacy to the Bernstorff issue.
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Gerard
Germany
von Bernstorff
Copenhagen
James W. Gerard
Berlin
Count von Bernstorff
Washington
Ambassadors Gers and Americans face travel hurdles amid Berlin split
American diplomats and journalists in Berlin face passport delays and police scrutiny as the United States breaks diplomatic ties. Officials require ship tickets and approve departures under a two week military investigation rule while some Americans seek to stay or depart via Switzerland or Spain.
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U. S
Ships recalled and new war zone sailings report
Albany to Galveston dispatches detail Standard Oil ships recalled after Germany's policy, Communipaw and Pioneer returning near Baton Rouge and Norfolk, Cretic sailing to the Mediterranean with Americans aboard, St Louis delayed awaiting State Department word, and New York remaining at sea 700 miles from the war zone. Three ships depart Galveston for war zone routes with cargoes including cotton and munitions.
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New York
Cunard Line
American Line
Washington
Standard Oilt Company
Baton Rouge
Norfolk
Pioneer
Cretic
White Star Line
Mediterranean
St. Louis
Liverpool
State Department
Kroonland
Galveston
Tex
Germany
Helga
Genoa
Alecyon
Aarhuus
Este
Aalberg
Pennant
London Direct
L. Kamps
Pierce Navigation Company
Austria at end of food supply report
Amsterdam via London reports Austria has exhausted supplies from the last harvest. Frost hampers potato stocks while Austrian food controller Hoefer says Germany will supply from Roumania in March. The item notes shipping and wartime food constraints.
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Amsterdam
London
Austria
Neue Freie Presse
Vienna
Hoefer
Roumania
Neutrals Not Ready for Break and War News
Index to today's issue lists items on neutrals' stance in a breaking war, American ships behavior, a potential navy expansion, and political maneuvers. Reports cover policy shifts, U boat offers, and relief work discourse among leaders.
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Gerard Heid
Berlin
Suspect Orders to Cripple Ships Reported
Officials say seventeen German merchant ships in Philippine ports were thoroughly damaged by their crews making seaworthiness require six months or more. Of 23 vessels tied up in the islands all but six had been inspected and none could be readied without heavy time and money. A blanket Berlin order is suspected though the government offers no confirmation. President Wilson seeks to avoid any taint of commercialism in case of war and no decision on seizing ships has been made. Reports from other ports were awaited.
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Philippine
Germany
Islands
Berlin
Ags
Japan
Wilson
Boston
Argentina Cabinet Holds Long Session on War Crisis
Frederic Jesup Stimson returns to the Buenos Aires embassy amid a cabinet meeting that reviewed Germany’s submarine warfare stance. Argentine papers praise Wilson but caution neutrality should not be abandoned by other republics. La Prensa notes a united American stance and cites Wilson's belief that neutrals will follow.
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Washington Post
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Frederic Jesup Stimson
Argentine Republic
Mar del Plata
United States
Germany
Stimson
Senate
Wilson
Americas
la Prensa
Only One Survivor Reported From Lars Kruse Ship
London reports that the Belgian relief ship Lars Kruse has only one crew survivor. The Admiralty confirmed to Associated Press that no other crew members are known to have been saved.
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London
Admiralty
Associated Presa
Lars Kruse
Navy plans call for 100000 more sailors if needed
Secretary Daniels told President Wilson that the Navy Department is rushing to ready the fleet with 22 battleships loaded and crews at hand though a shortage of men remains. Plans to recruit 100,000 sailors and Marines are under way while 500,000 volunteers for a wartime army are discussed.
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Baker
Daniels
Wilson
Army
War Department
Quartermaster's Department
National Guard
Holland Orders Reservists Home
Paris dispatch reports the Dutch legation announcing all Dutch subjects with military obligations must report to the Dutch consulate without delay. The notice covers militia reserve and territorials and urges prompt attendance.
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Paris
Turbulent German Submarine Attacks Increase Maritime Losses
Reports from Lloyds and exchanges describe fourteen additional vessels torpedoed, including the passenger liner Port Adelaide sunk with 96 lives lost or rescued. U-45 fired on American steamer Westwego but caused no damage, while Swedish Bravalla and other British and Norwegian ships were sunk or believed sunk. Crew nationalities listed. gasoline and petroleum cargoes aboard Westwarp salvaged.
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Port Adelaide
Bravalla
Central
Palmleaf
Thor II
Belford
Lloyds Shipping Agency
Lloyds
Warley Pickering
Floridian
Philadelphia
Westwerp
Atlantic Refining Company
Standard Oil Company
Westwero
Steaua Stomana
Westwegeig 7
Muleoy
Congress urged to grant wartime power to seize ships
At a conference led by Secretary McAdoo and William Denman, lawmakers pressed for emergency authority to commandeer all ships under construction for foreign owners and to seize privately owned American vessels during war. The plan seeks rapid government acquisition and operation of hundreds of thousands of tons of merchant ships to match rival nations.
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Congress
Shipping Board
United States
McAdoo
William Denman
Fletcher, Simmons
Ransédell
Commerce Committee
Alexander
Martine
House
Denman
Fletcher
Traders May Sail in Groups
Special to The Washington Post reports Baltimore February 6 with allied vessels convoyed from the port. Neutral flag vessels are held due to lack of safety provisions, while few ships cleared recently. Groups will depart after consul instructions and head for sea where British cruisers will convoy them through the danger zone toward safety.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Torrow
Infc
Chancea
Carranzistas Again Defeat Villa Force in Mexico
Government agents report battles near Galeana and La Cruz with Carranza troops defeating a small Villa force led by Silvestre Quevedo. Confirmation of clashes between Chihuahua city and Santa Rosalia was received, with reports Villa troops occupied Santa Rosalia after fighting with de facto forces.
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Tex
Galeana
Villa
Silvestre Quevedo
Carranza
la Cruz
Chihuahua City
Santa Rosalia
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