British Plans Veiled as U Boats Penalty Talk in Lords
In the House of Lords Earl Curzon said Admiral Jellicoe saw no panic risk as submarine losses were offset by new naval measures and shipping recovery. Lord Lytton warned Germany must learn by experience while insisting Britain can keep neutral routes open and maintain supplies. Figures showed mercantile marine still strong despite wa r loss.
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London
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War Council
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Lotton
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Thermany
Lord Curzon
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Germany Faces Food Crisis During Next Four Months
Rotterdam dispatch from Feb 13 reports two Americans who recently arrived from Germany describe severe food shortages. Berlin stores show scarce meat. rich can still buy poultry but the poor suffer. In coming four months vegetables are expected to be exhausted. sauerkraut is rationed. Officials hope supplies last with careful control, though hunger grows.
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Rotterdam
United States
Bertin
Frankfort
Theodore Wurslin
Jamaica
N. Y
Suis
Berlin
Berne
Gerard
Medical
Von Bernstorff Party Leaves Washington Amid Guarded Farewell
Count von Bernstorff and the German embassy party depart aboard the Frederik VIII after a guarded farewell at the station. Diplomats and officials from central powers and neutrals gathered as police lines blocked access to the presidential entrance and the east concourse for the departing entourage. Count Bernstorff, emotionally quivering, answered questions and denied involvement in pro Germany propaganda, stating he would not seek office unless invited.
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Mr. Long
Mr. Robbing
Prince von Hatzfeldt-Trachenberg
Stop Catarrh Open Nostrils And Head
An old advertisement promotes Ely's Cream Balm to relieve nasal congestion from colds or catarrh. A small bottle is applied in the nostrils to soothe inflamed membranes, offering instant relief and a sense of clear air passages and head. The ad emphasizes immediate breathing ease and lack of headache.
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Ely
Guards Guard Steamship Move for German Ambassador
Federal and municipal authorities prepared elaborate precautions for the departure of Count von Bernstorff and 149 embassy staff aboard the steamship Frederik VIII from New York. The port, pier, and route were under guard with police patrols on the river, a pier barricade, and secret service guarded taxis ferrying the party to the ship.
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New York
Count von Bernstorff
Frederik Viil
Washington
Dudley Field Malone
Musterole advertised relief for rheumatism and more
The ad promotes Musterole ointment as a mustard oil based remedy for rheumatism and stiff joints. It claims doctors and nurses recommend it and notes millions of jars used for bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia pleurisy back and joint pains sprains and colds of the chest with possible pneumonia prevention.
Convoy Plan Seen As Seven Warship Guarded Arrivals
Passengers arriving in New York report a naval convoy system linking England and America. Seven British steamers, including the Cunard liner Ascania and the Laconia, reached New York within hours, escorted by warships and trawlers sweeping for mines.
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England
America
Admiralty
New York Harbor
Atlantic
Cunard
Ascania
Liverpool
Skipper Chosen to Bring Count Bernstorff Home
The skipper will command the Frederik VIII steamship to carry Count von Bernstorff and his party back to Germany, directing the voyage home.
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Frederik VIII
Count von Bernstorff
Germany
Referendum on District voting rights debated by two witnesses
Former District Attorney Henry E. Davis urged no voting discrimination for residents over 21 and supported allowing government employees to vote without affecting state voting. William M. Gude backed a referendum without restricting voters to property owners, and both cited historical precedents for local referendums in the District of Columbia.
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House
Congress
Sheppard District
House District Committee
Henry E. Davis
William M. Gude
District Referendum Association
Senate
Mr. Gude
Davis
Virginia
Monroe
Mr. Davin
British Forces Hem In Turks Across Tigris Bend at Kut El Amara
London reports that British forces on the Tigris front have established a line across the bend west of Kut El Amara, hemming in Turkish positions. Shelling of Shumran bridge yielded a direct hit and some enemy shipping sunk, with the enemy pushed back to their trenches in the Dahra bend.
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Tieris
Tigris
Kut-El-Amara
Shumran
Dahra
Kut
Berlin
Sayville
Turkish War Office
Constantinople
Tigris River
Mesopotamia
Submarine Shells Coast Near Adour River Mouth
A French official report says an enemy submarine surfaced at 5 p.m. near the Adour River mouth in the extreme southwest and fired six shots at the coast. Land batteries replied, the submarine dived after the first shot, five persons were wounded including one seriously, and material damage was insignificant.
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Paris
Adour Fiver
Adour River
Ryndam Returns to Port After U Boat Interception
The Holland America Line steamer Ryndam, launched from New York January 29 for Rotterdam, was turned back by a U boat one day from Falmouth and reached Quarantine shortly after midnight. On board were 65 cabin, 32 second class, and 26 third class passengers, including 22 Americans. Cargo to the Netherlands Overseas Trust Company was declared noncontraband.
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Ryndam
Holland- America Line
Rottterdam
Falmouth
Netherlands Overseas Trust Company
Greece warns Germany over shipping damage
Athens instructed the Greek legation in Berlin to deliver a note to the German government expressing Greece’s reserve about possible actions if Greek shipping is damaged by Germany’s submarine warfare.
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Athens
Berlin
Greece
Germany
German Writer Stays in Capital After Washington Departure
German correspondent Dr George Barthelme, long from the Cologne Gazette, remains in America by choice after the party to Germany left Washington for New York. The State Department offered safe conduct, but Barthelme chose to stay, saying his work here is not finished. He remains popular and says he would be welcome to remain as long as he desires.
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Count von Bernstorff
Washington
New York
Germany
George Sbathelme
Cologne Gazette
Barthelme
America
State Department
German unions ordered to front by authorities
Berlin based dispatch reports German officials have called up all trade union and socialist organization officials, numbering about 10 000, who had previously been exempt from military service. The move follows a crackdown and broad mobilization measures.
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London
Reuter
Berne
Referendum Debate Opens as Committee Schedules Forenoon Hearing
A committee prepares to hear additional advocates for a referendum. The discussion centers on Congresss authority and whether a referendum should be held.
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Congress
Germans Resist Raids Stubbornly On French Front
London reports from British headquarters in France say a strong raiding party was driven off south of Pyg with heavy losses and prisoners. Allied forces then carried out a successful raid east of Souchez penetrating enemy trenches and destroying a trench rail head and four mine shafts. Casualties and prisoner counts cited, while more trench actions occurred near Neuville St Vaast Loos and Ypres. In Illinois, the senate approved a referendum on statewide prohibition for the 1918 general election.
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Pyg
Serre
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Perlight
Neuville-St. Vaast
Loos
Ypres
Armentieres
Escaped convict recaptured after brief Occoquan escape
William Sullivan a 32 year old former Leavenworth convict was retaken yesterday by Central Detective Sergeants Pratt and Boyle. He had been brought to the Occoquan reform school project to work on a new building and escaped last November. He had earlier been jailed in Chevy Chase in 1916 for housebreaking and sentenced to three years. In Leavenworth he was among 100 workmen brought to Occoquan for the project and with several short term prisoners escaped last November.
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Leavenworth
Occoquan
Pratt
Boyle Sullivan
Chevy Chase
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