Torpedo and shells threaten Americans as treaty bid fails
London reports Mantola survivors, led by Dr. Rice of Portland, recount torpedoing and German shelling with seven crew killed. British sloop later rescued. Berlin exposes Montgelas protocol demand press alarm, Gerard declines, and Germans restrict American passport vises amid war tensions.
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Gerard
U. S
E. M. Rice
London
Harl M. Rice
Portland
Mantula
Chavas
Liverybody
Copenhagen
United States
Associated Press
Berlin
Montgelas
Foreign Office
Zimmermann
America
Germany
Jesa
Washington
Teutonic Empire
Repulse Austrians East of Gorizia
Rome Feb 11 A large Austrian assault east of Gorizia was repulsed in most sectors as Italian defenses held and prisoners were taken. Albanian air losses included two reconnoitering seaplanes with four aviators captured. In Berlin reports Austrian raids over Italy yielded hundreds of Italian prisoners and captured matériel.
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Rome
Vila London
Goriza
War Office
Near
Trentino
Monte Creme
Monte Fasibio
Gorizia
Lower Austria
Bukowina
Col J R Streett Dies After Throat Operation
Col John Rush Streett a member of the governor's staff and noted East Coast horseman died at Mercy Hospital after surgery a week earlier. He had recently suffered quinsy and an operation to relieve throat infection led to uremic poisoning. Streett owned Farmington estate in Hartford County, a center of fox hunting country.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
John Rush Streett
Mercy Hospital
Col. Streeatt
Col. Streett
Farmington
Streett
Hartford
America
Germany Moves Toward War With United States
The article describes Germany weighing a ruthless submarine campaign and a blockade after Ambassador Gerard’s January speech. It notes a decision reached at a grand Austro German conference, censorship hindering details, and the January 31 Reichstag announcement. Relations ruptured earlier than expected, shocking German officials.
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Count Tarnowski von Tarnow
United States
Associated Press
Gerard
State Department
Foreign Office
Zimmermann
Reichstag
Herr Zimmermann
Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg
Mysterious craft sighted near Kroonland during Atlantic crossing
New York reports two mysterious vessels sighted in mid ocean on February 5 by officers and passengers of the American Line steamer Kroonland. One said to be a submarine and the other a raider or supply ship. Dutch freighter allegedly destroyed by a submarine on February 1. Kroonland near Fastnet light observed lifeboat rescue and surface gunfire.
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New York
Midocean
American Line
Kroonland
Liverpool
Trish
Fastnet Light
Broonland
Barman
Germany
United States
U. S
Slavs Recover Lost Positions From Russian Front
Petrograd reports German forces attacked near Stanislau Galicia and were pushed back by a Russian counter attack. The day’s note mentions snow and minor actions on other fronts with no major events, plus a note about sinking three enemy schooners near the Anatolian coast.
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Petrograd
London
British Admiralty
Stanislau
Galicia
War Office
Caucasus
Black Sea
Berlin
Prince Leopold
Postavy
Lake Narocz
Zlochoff
Stok
Archduke Joseph
von Mackensen
Thief Drops Silver Loot At Wilcox Home Breakin
Police chase ends with suspect dropping a bag of silverware during a back alley escape from 1207 Clifton Street Northwest. Mrs Wilcox reports this is the third break in at the residence in six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Wilcox
Clifton Street
Guy French
French
Wilcox
Duke of Norfolk Dead in London February 11
Henry Fitzalan Howard fifteenth Duke of Norfolk and senior Catholic leader in England died in London at age 97 after a sudden illness. He served as earl marshal and chief butler of England, officiated at royal ceremonies, and acted as Queen Victoria's envoy to the Pope’s jubilee in 1887. The heir is five years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Norfolk
Henry Fitzalan Howard
Duke of Norfolk
England
Tnn
George van King
Queen Victoria
Leo
ATR Raids in Lorraine by French Fliers
Paris reports from February 11 that French air forces conducted new operations in Lorraine targeting manufactories at Hauts Fourneaux La Sarre Hagendange Esch and Megieres les Metz. An enemy plane fell to our guns near Verdun. Bombs hit Nancy Pont St Vincent with no result. Two German aircrafts were shot down in flames in separate locations. A fire occurred near Amargible Station. Colmar ground aviation and the port of Zeebrugge were bombarded.
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Paris
War Office
Verdun
Nancy
Pont St. Vincent
Lorraine
Hauts Fourneaux
la Sarre
Hagendange
Esch
Megieres-les-Metz
Amargible
Colmar
Zebrugge
Willcox defers national GOP meeting amid war crisis
New York Feb iti William B R Willcox chairman of the Republican national committee replies to George W Perkins and Everett Colby urging a May or June meeting. He argues it is inopportune to convene as events push the nation toward war and unity in support of the administration. He notes efforts toward party reunion despite the recent defeat and says the next committee meeting may be held in Chicago.
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New York
Iti
William RB. Willcox
Republican National Committee
George W. Perkins
Everett Colby
Republican Campaign Committee
National Committee
Perkins
Colby
Willcox
Chicago
Robbery Report From Local Church Lodge and Hotel
Miss Elsie C. Small reports a handbag with pearls and silver stolen from the Church of the Incarnation at Twelfth and WN streets. A guest, Mrs. Stone of Saginaw, Michigan, says a ruby and diamond ring valued at 350 dollars was robbed or lost at the Everett Hotel. A thief hit the Cathedral School for Girls lodge on Wisconsin avenue and Woodley lane, taking a black leather pocketbook with six dollars, keys for Miss Ruby Dey, and a purse with a small cash amount for Miss Ada Cornwell.
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Elsie C. Small
Fourteenth Street
Church of the Incarnation
Twelfth
WN Streets
Mr. Stone
Saginaw
Mich
Everett Hotel
H Street
Cathedral School For Girls
Wisconsin Avenue
Woodley Lane
Ruby Dey
Ada Cornwell
Jeer at U S honor as basis for war
New York February 11. At the Church of the Messiah an audience applauded two English speakers mocking the defense of American honor as a pretext for war. A British “slacker” and Rev Harris Crook of Boston spoke, while pacifists won the room. The proposed Wilson telegram urging restraint drew near unanimous support. Five opposed.
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New York
Church of the Messiah
Harris Crook
Central Church
Boston
Harvey Dea Brown
Harvey Dee Brown
Wilson
Brown
Vice Presidents Preside as Sessions Open Ballot for 276 to 255
The Senate and House meet in a joint session Wednesday to canvass the electoral vote. The expected outcome of 276 for Wilson and Marshall and 255 for Hughes and Patrbanks is viewed as certain with Marshall presiding in the House chamber. The article notes historical context and the ceremonial process of counting ballots.
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Senate
House
Wilson
Marshall
Hughes
Patrbanks
British Make Big Gains on Tigris in Mesopotamia
London reports a British success against Turkish forces in Mesopotamia. British troops repulsed four Turkish attacks on the right and expanded positions on the left with bombing and assaults. A new line of operations now spans over 6,000 yards with Turks pushed back 800 to 1,200 yards. evidence indicates heavy Turkish losses.
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London
Mesopotamia
Townshend
Miege
Kut
Mrs George Draper Dies After Daughter's Wedding
Mrs George A Draper of 297 Commonwealth avenue Boston died today after years as an invalid. Her daughter Mise Helen Howard Draper wed Walbridge Smith Taft of New York, nephew of Prof William H Taft, and the couple has postponed their wedding trip. Mrs Draper was formerly Miss Susie Preston of Lexington Kentucky, daughter of Gen William Preston.
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Washington Post
Boston
Mass
George A. Draper
Mise Helen Howard Draper
Walbridge Smith Taft
New York
William H. Taft
Commonwealth Avenue
Discovery of Ancient Nippur Map Proves It Say Museum Officials
Philadelphia February 11 a map of the district around Nippur dated 1600 B C has been found among university museum tablets. Dr Stephen Langdon says the 3 by 4 mile cadastral survey shows canals villages and fields and sheds light on Hammurabi law about shepherds returning sheep by a horn date. It suggests close village proximity and earlist parcel post and circulating libraries as early as 2200 BC.
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Nippur
Philadelphia
B. C
University Museum
Stephen Langdon
Langdon
Hamruabi
Food Abundant For War Time Says Vrooman Review
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Carl Vrooman announced that U S food production is ample to meet wartime needs even if imports are cut off. The report shows 23 billion pounds of meat produced with under 100 million pounds imported, 4 billion bushels of corn, wheat and rice produced, and sizable milk butter egg and fish outputs with modest imports from Argentina Australia Canada the Netherlands and Norway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Carl Vrooman
Argentina
Australia
Canada
Soldier in uniform robs girl after street assault
Laura Kehme, 19, of 541 Twenty first street, says a man about 23 in army or marine dress knocked her down on her way home at 1300 hours yesterday, grabbed her pocketbook containing just over $10, and fled after smashing her glasses. she was injured in the nose area with eye injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Kehme
Twenty-first Street
Georgetown
G Atreet
Mies Kehme
Balfour Thanks America For Relief Efforts In Germany
Ambassador Page in London quoted Foreign Minister Balfour praising the United States for efficiently caring for British interests in Germany. He expressed gratitude for America's spirit and kindness in undertaking the large relief task, noting its abandonment following the severance of relations with Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
Germany
State Department
Ambassador Page
London
Balfour
Self Guiding Torpedo Invented by Charles J Field
Charles J Field of Williston North Dakota, grandson of Cyrus W Field who laid the first transatlantic cable, announced a self guiding torpedo based on magnetic control. Field said the device has been turned over to the U S government and recent tests credited seven hits in eight attempts, surpassing average hits of ordinary torpedoes.
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Williston, N. Dak
Feb
Charles J. Field
Cyrus W. Field
Field
United States
Testa
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SELIS
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George Draper
Taft
Regen
Barton & Guestiers de Luze & Co
Cruse & Fils Freres
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Cresta Blanca Clover Leaf
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Conn. Ave
K St
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Standard Sanite and Tia. Co
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L St. No W
Losa
Thomas J. Fisher & Co., Inc
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