Neutral ships to sail Ryndam to depart today
Halifax will act as examination port for neutral vessels crossing the Atlantic eastbound under British orders. The Ryndam will sail for Rotterdam via Halifax as a freighter, with Noordam and Stockholm also moving via Halifax to avoid the war zone, while several Dutch ships in Newport News and New York receive orders to depart soon.
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Halifax
New York
Ottawa
Atlantic
Tialifax
Customs
Halfax
Kirkwa
Ryndam
Rotterdam
Noordam
Btockholm
Gothenburg
Halifas
Carlsholm
Helig Olay
Stockholm
Halifax Milit
Allie
Halifae
Philadelpha Felts
Strathion Oon
Gibraltar
Cheyenne
Barrow
Joaquin Hlumbru
Barcelona
Drammenseren
Brave Zone
Newport News
Germany
Entente Steamer Arrives From French Line
New York reports the French liner Chicago arriving with first passengers after passing through Germany’s submarine zone. Officers said no U boats or friendly war vessels were seen as the wireless mentioned French patrol boats off the French coast. Passengers include Robert MacCreary and Frederick Zinn, both on leave from the Front.
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New York
Chicago
Germany
Robert MacCreary
East Aurera
Frederick Zinn
Battle Creek
Mich
Zinn
Russian Finn Fails Test in Citizenship Hearing
Gustave A Johnson, a Russian Finn, applied in Jersey City for final citizenship papers before Judge Mark A Sullivan. When asked the Constitution question he answered Rugged and healthy. The judge advised studying the Constitution and returning in three months. Johnson exclaimed this country can go to h, and was told to wait five days as his preliminary papers were cancelled.
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New York
Gustave A Johnson
Mark A. Sullivan
Jersey City
United States
Johnson
Jalter
Frederik VIII Arrives Halifax Under Customs Review
The steamer Frederik VIII arriving Friday from New York with Count von Bernstorff and German officials will undergo preliminary customs examination by Saturday night. About 100 customs and immigration officers will board Saturday morning to inspect passengers and cargo, with potential detention duration outlined after review. The vessel will be met by naval patrols and taken to the examination anchorage before proceeding to Copenhagen.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
Frederik VIII
New York
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Copenhagen
Bedford Basin
Customs and Immigration
Senate blocks Colombia treaty amid ratification fight
Informal notes say the Colombian treaty will not be brought up this session. Republicans led by Senator Lodge oppose ratification as a vote seems unlikely to reach the required two-thirds, despite talks to placate Colombia with an apology and $14,006,000 for the Panama cession.
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Senate
Colombia
Panama
Lodge
Torpedoed Ship Owners Plan Protest Over Loss
Newark Feb 16 A cablegram from captain F W McDonough of the American schooner Lyman M Law sunk by Austrian submarine reports crew safe at Cagliari Sardinia The Maritime Transportation Company president George W F Green says he will file a protest with the State Department noting the Law carried no contraband was unrigged with wireless and was likely in the Mediterranean when the note was publicized The Eagle Wings another company schooner is held up in Marseille by French authorities.
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Newark
F W. McDonough
Lyman M. Law
Aunk
Mediterranean
Maritime Transportation Company
Law
Cagiiari
Sardinia
George W. F Green
State Department
McDonough
New England
Mr. Greer
United States
Germany
Eagle Wings
Marseille
France
Green
U.S. Petty Officer Jailed by Germany
Copenhagen reports warrant officer Hardy of the American gunboat Scorpion arrived after arrests and detentions during the unrestricted warfare period. Detained from Sofia to Berlin, then Warnemunde, he faced secret service inquiries and waterboard-like washings before boarding to Denmark. He is the only known American detained crossing into Denmark.
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Copenhagen
Hardy
Constantinople
Sofia
Budapest
Vienna
Dresden
Secret Service
Berlin
Warnemunde
Denmark
Associated Press
Government halts release of vessel names at two ports
Marine observers at Cape Henry and Sand Key report orders to stop publishing vessel names to prevent aiding German submarines. No nationwide order to curb customs clearnces yet. shipping interests say action is under consideration.
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Cape Henry
Sand Key
Fla
State Department
Europe
Coup at Senate Over Postal Bill Reduces Local Letter Rates
A parliamentary move in the Senate forced amendments by Post Office supporters to lower local letter postage to one cent and raise second class rates. The vote to reconsider passed 33 to 26, prompting heated debate about rules and merits as senators returned to the chamber.
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Senate
Friends of the Post Office Committees
Friends
Smoot
Bryan
Robinson
Mastin
Harding
Chilton
Senator Bryan
Hoke Smith
Smith
South Carolina
Villa Wins La Cruz Battle Near Chihuahua City
Villa troops broke through lines and isolated a large government force under Gen. Murgula near La Cruz, 90 miles south of Chihuahua city. Two trains loaded with wounded soldiers returned to Chihuahua city as the insurgent victory was reported by passengers arriving from the south.
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Juarez
Villa
Murgula
Chihuahua City
la Cruz
National Capital Military School proposed by officers' reserve corps
44 new names added to the reserve corps membership at the Home Club meeting. A committee was formed to draft a constitution for the National Capital Military School, seek a charter, and obtain space for equipment storage. The aim is to recruit officers for the reserve corps, with a minimum of 100 students planned.
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Officers’ Reserve Corps
National Capital Military School
S. E. Bomar
Eadward J. Taylor
C. A. Price
Maj. Bomar
Joseph Pulitzer Jr in hospital after illness in Washington
Joseph Pulitzer, son and namesake of the late editor, has been at Episcopal Hospital, 1147 Fifteenth Street NW, Washington, for a week. A nurse said his condition is not serious and that the attending physician is out of the city. Pulitzer's home is in New York.
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Joseph Pulitzer
St. Louis
New York
Soba Ang
Fifteenth Street
Pulitzer
Colombia Reaffirms Neutrality Amid German Submarine Campaign
Bogota, Feb 16. The government replied to President Wilson on the German submarine issue stating Colombia will maintain neutrality. The note expresses hope peace between Germany and America remains unbroken.
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Bogota
Colombia
Wilson
Germany
America
German Engineer Seeks U.S. Citizenship After 38 Years
John Adlung, a German engineer residing at 419 Fifth Street Southeast, has applied to the District Supreme Court for final U.S. citizenship papers after 38 years in the United States and a prior citizenship petition at age 16. He cites the U.S.-Germany break as motivation, noting his four American-born sons John Jr, George A, Henry, and William Adlung, all married. Born February 25, 1853 in Württemberg Bavaria, his interests and family remain in the United States.
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United States
John Adlung
Fifth Shest Southeast
District Supreme Court
Adlung
Germany
Sam
Wurttemburg
Bavaria
John Jr
George A
Henry
William l. Adlung
Policy Syndicate Now Flourishing in New York
New York forces claim evidence from Detective Amadeo Polignano who spent three years as a bootblack shows a thriving policy syndicate earning between 600000 and 1000000 dollars yearly in multiple cities. He testified that murders have occurred due to the policy rackets and that Italian reporters send winning numbers daily to agents in stores and other locales.
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New York
Amadeo Polignano
Polignang
Auarrela
Italy
Polignano
Campaign Extends Two Days for St Aloysius Fund
Campaign leaders decided to extend the St Aloysius Fund drive by two days to reach the $100000 goal for a parish and girls high school. Cardinal Gibbons will speak Tuesday night and Monsignor Bonzano will officiate the cups presentation. The total reached $65934 with daily gains from women and men.
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St. Aloysina
Cardinal Gibbons
St. Aloyatua
John Bonzano
Er Rand
Wickedly Tempting God
Amsterdam reports Berlin’s Lokal Anzeiger warns American merchantmen sailing in defiance of the submarine blockade is wickedly tempting God. The paper calls such plans dangerous and futile amid ongoing naval tensions.
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Amsterdam
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Referendum Motion Protest Planned in Washington
District Realise Party discusses a mass meeting next week in Washington to oppose a war declaration without a referendum. The gathering is to be held at an announced location after meetings at 811 Street Northwest last night.
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Washington
Fletcher Off to Capital En Route to Mexico City
HL P. Fletcher United States Ambassador to Mexico departed Nuevo Laredo at 1:30 this afternoon for Mexico City aboard a special train. Precautions have been taken to prevent interference with the train and its accompanying party.
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Mexico City
Laredo
Tex
HL P. Fletcher
United States
Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Prohibition Amendment Moves Forward in Congress
Congress advances prohibition in both chambers. Senate votes 45 to 11 to add a crime to ship liquor into dry states and bar alcohol ads from the mails. House judiciary reports favorably the constitutional amendment, with Webb predicting passage within a week despite the Sixty-fourth Congress ending March 4.
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Senate
House
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Webb
Reed
Missouri
United States
President Wilson endorses George Washington memorial building
Mrs. Henry F. Dimpeck announced the George Washington Memorial Association’s plan to erect a 3 million dollar memorial building. President Wilson’s letter of endorsement expresses strong interest and hope for the project to prosper and be completed.
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George Washington Association
Henry F. Dimpeck
George Washington Memorial Association
Wilson
Ereessident
George Washington Memorial
Thieves Loot Silk From G Erlebacher Store
Expert thieves looted G Erlebacher’s silk stock at 1210 Patreet between store closing and 10 p.m. last night. A rear door was forced. only costly silks were taken. Firebacker and the employer were notified and an inventory will determine full extent.
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G. Erlebacher
Patreet
Firebacker
Chaplin Gives $150,000 to War Loan
Charley Chaplin, the American film star, contributed 150000 dollars to England's war loan as subscriptions close today. He cabled the gift from Los Angeles as London readied for formal closure tomorrow. Trafalgar Square hosted a noon demonstration as Britain's largest advertising campaign filled streets and papers.
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Charley Chaplin
London
America
England
Chaplin
Los Angeles
Trafalgar Square
Short hearings end as brokers' books examined in New York
Congressional committee on the stock leak adjourned its public hearings in New York leaving brokers' statements to a three member subcommittee. The panel will continue work from Washington while awaiting further facts. Harriman testimony revealed a large short position and a 50 share purchase by a public official, with the identity of a suspected anonymous speculator discussed but deemed not pertinent.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Congressional Committee
Wilson
Washington
Sherman L. Whipple
Capitol
Philip P. Campbell
Kansas
William S. Bennet
M. D. Foster
Slmmels
Wall Street
Waa
Oliver Harriman
Jessa Li Livermore
Harriman
United States
Whipple
Robert L. Henry
Car Splits A Cab Mrs Bolling Hurt In Accident
Mrs Thomas Bolling, related to Mrs Woodrow Wilson, rode in a horse drawn cab when a street car on Connecticut Avenue caused a crash that split the cab in halves. She escaped with shock and minor bruises, taken home to the Grafton. Driver R H Brady also injured, treated and released from Emergency Hospital. The horse bolted toward De Sales Street before being caught.
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Thomas Bolling
Woodrow Wilson
Connecticut Avenue
R. H. Brady
de Sales Street
Brady
Shakespeare Scenes Staged for District Club Benefit
A Shakespeare adaptation performed at the Cairo Hotel by the Shakespeare Society of America featured Rev. and Mrs. George Buckler and several other participants. Nina Gore, daughter of Senator Gore, played Juliet at age 13, noted as the youngest to do so.
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Beneft
Federation of Women's Clubs
District of Columbia
Eleanore N. Buckler
Cairo Hotel
Shakespeare Society of America
George Buckler
Mabel Owens Wilcox
Pauline de Brodes
Henry McGeorgias
Campbell
Samuel Burleigh
Milton
Adelph
Colleges Fight Blow At Staffs
Several colleges and universities, including institutions in Washington, prepare to oppose amendments to the legislative executive and judicial bill and the agricultural bill now before the Senate. Faculty members may be affected if the measures pass, with some schools planning to send representatives to conference committees to argue against the changes.
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Senate
Washington
Eleven Arrested in Indianapolis Political Conspiracy Case
Indianapolis Ind Feb 16 With the surrender of O R Watera 11 men indicted by the Federal grand jury were arrested on charges of conspiracy to corrupt the 1914 election Samuel V Perrott chief of police and nine others said to be leaders and followers of a political machine surrendered earlier Bonds were posted for eight men and two were released on own recognizance Thomas Taggart former United States senator and Joseph Bell mayor signed bonds of 3000 for all men who are members of the police force and business men supplied the 5000 bond for the police chief
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Indianapolis
Ind
O. R. Watera
Samuel V. Perrott
United States
Storen
Thomas Taggart
Joseph 3B. Bell
Americans slain in ranch raid and border clashes
News briefs report three Americans killed in a ranch raid linked to Pearson Milling interests in Madera, with looting of Pearson company stores alleged. A separate border skirmish near Zapata, Texas, involved twenty Mexican bandits and Florida infantry, one bandit captured and horses seized, while Carranza cavalry movements near Guzman and Palomas were announced as commanders prepared to engage Salazar and advance toward Ojitos.
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Madera
Juarez
Pearson Milling Company
Pearson Company
Laredo
Tex
Florida
Zapata
Rio Grande River
Mexico
Carranza
Guzman
Jose Ynez Salazar
Jose Murgula
Palomas
Columbus
N. M
Salazar
Ojitos
No New Orders to Funston After Border Raid
Reports reached the State Department last night from Hachita conveying the finding of bodies of Americans slain by Mexican bandits. Officials offered no comment but indicated no new orders would go to General Funston. He has full discretionary authority to handle the border situation unless a new attack or broader raid occurs.
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State Department
Hachita
Funston
Baker studies Army plan for universal military service
Secretary Baker opened talks with Maj. Gen. Scott and Brig. Gen. Kuhn on the general staff plan for universal military service. He sent for War College data and voiced hopeful expectations while not commenting on specifics or timetable for Congress.
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Army General Staff
Baker
Scott
Kuhn
The
War College
Army
Gambling raid nets one arrestee on New York Avenue
Police from Hirst precinct raided a house on New York avenue between Ninth and Tenth streets NW and arrested Morris Payne, 36, of Buntaville, Md, for permitting gaming. Seven other men were released on personal recognizance to appear as witnesses. Payne released on 25 collateral. Detectors Howes Simpson and Sergi Bean led the arrests.
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Hirst
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days by PAZO Ointment
Druggists refund money if PAZO Ointment fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. First application gives relief. 60 cents.
Dansant for Holy Rosary at old Masonic Temple
An entertainment sand dansant for the benefit of Holy Rosary Church by the Holy Name Society was held at the old Masonic Temple Ninth and Fetraeta last night. The dancing contest offered prizes of 10 and 6 dollars in gold. First honors went to Thomas Kelehan and Miss Kelehan, second to Mr and Mrs John McKarland. Rev N De Carlo estimated nearly 300 dollars added to the church fund.
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Holy Rosary Church
Holy Name Society
Old Masonic Temple
Thomas Kelehan
Kelehan
John McKarland
N. de Carlo
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