Fierce fighting centers on Warsaw in eastern front
The English press tracks intensified clashes near Warsaw as Russian forces push against Austro German reinforcements in the Carpathians. Western fronts see a quiet weekend with few naval actions and rumors of Zeppelins waning. A British aviator reportedly sank a German submarine at Zeebrugge harbor after a bomb strike.
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London
Liverpool
Cunard Line
Ateamer Lusitania
Washington
Carpathian
Hungary
Poland
Warsaw
England
Carpathians
Nieuport
Rotterdam
Zeebrugge
Russian Forages Ready 10 Glear Soil Of Enemies
Geneva via Paris reports a consignment of bonds stocks and ships sent from Paris for safekeeping after the German invasion of France was shipped back to Paris in a guarded car. The shipment valued at 500 to 600 million dollars. Also a Bucharest dispatch said Baron Burian Austrian foreign minister will visit Budapest to study food shortages and war weariness. Bohemian strikes continue despite arrests.
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Geneva
Paris
France
Bucharest
Baron Buriap
Budapest
Peace Party
Flag Incident Reported on Lusitania Flag Use
London, Feb 8. Ambassador Page forwarded to Washington a report on the Lusitania flag incident. He notes informal accounts of an American flag seen on the Cunard liner as it entered Liverpool harbor Saturday morning. No official communications have passed between governments on the flag usage.
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London
Walter Hines Page
State Department
Washington
Cunard
Liverpool Harbor
Atlantic
Page
Foreign Office
British Casualties Placed at 104000 in House Debate
London February 8 Asquith, speaking in the house, announced British casualties placed at 104000 amid war reporting. The figure emerged during a parliamentary session as officials and reporters noted the rising toll and queried source details.
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London
Premiser Asquith
Chicago Starts A Five Hundred Thousand Fund For Unemployed
Chicago launched a 500000 fund to create city work for the jobless under Prof. Charles R. Henderson of the University of Chicago, with Mayer Harrison’s appeal spurring donations. The commission will require one year of Chicago residence for eligibility and work will beautify the city through cleaning, unsightly spots, and street improvements on public lands.
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Chicago
Charles R. Henderson
University of Chicago
Municipal Industrial Commission
Mayer Harrison
Kenyon Seeks Joint Budget Commission For National Government
Senator Kenyon of Iowa pledges a rapid fight in the new Congress to create a joint commission of — three members from each house — to study and report a responsible budget system. He estimates savings of 200 million dollars annually and says budgets should be prepared before appropriations. He cites government demoralization from scattered pork and urges a business basis for national funding.
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Washington, D. C
Kenyon
Iowa
Congress
Treasury
House
Senate
Peace Prayers in Belgian Churches Across Belgium
Belgians filled churches in Antwerp Brussels and Malines as Pope Benedicts prayer for peace was read Cardinal Mercier assisted at Malines and German soldiers stationed there joined in the devotions with no military interference reported across the country.
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Amsterdam
London
Antwerp
Brussels
Malines
Pope Benedict
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
British casualties total 104000 in Western Front to Feb 4
A member of the commons stated that British casualties across all ranks in the western arena since hostilities began to February 4 reach about 104,000. The figure includes killed wounded and missing troops.
Union Stockyards Again Operating
The Chicago union stockyards reopened for interstate cattle shipments after a partial federal quarantine since January 25 due to a threatened foot and mouth outbreak. Cattle may not be held longer than 448 hours and government inspectors are authorized to slaughter cattle held in violation.
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Chicago
Chicago Union
Five Germans charged over U S passport scheme in New York
In New York on February date, Carl Burpede William Hen rich Sachsse August Meyer Walter Muller and Herman Wegener pleaded not guilty to indictments charging conspiracy to obtain American passports from the state department. Ruroede faces passport procurement charges. the others allegedly attempted to use them. Bail set at 25000 for Ruroede and 5000 for others. Sachsse released on military parole.
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New York
Carl Burpede
William Henrich Sachsse
August Meyer
Walter Muller
Herman Wegener
State Department
Ruroede
Snacisse
Extradition Request Placed for German Officer Werner Horn
Washington reports the British ambassador's application to extradite Werner Horn, a suspected German reserve officer. The request was referred to Secretary of State Bryan and Solicitor Cole Johnson. No action until the justice department reports after preliminary examination. Horn is accused of attempting to blow the railway bridge at St Croix New Brunswick and Vanceboro Maine to hinder wartime supply transport to Halifax for England.
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Werner Horn
Washington
Bryan
Spring- Rice
Cole Johnson
State Department
Department of Justice
Horn
St. Croix
New Brunswick
Vanceboro
Halifax
England
More trouble at women in attack in Roosevelt New Jersey
A crowd of angry women at Liebig and Williams & Clark fertilizer plants stormed gates after 19 strikers were shot Jan 19. Elmer Osborne and Frank Davis were assaulted. special police rescued them. Women jeered workers taking $1.60 daily pay, down from $2. Union leaders say none of the strikers joined today’s workers.
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Oshorne and Davis
Bank cashier Binner suicide shocks Schaefferstown
A notice on the doors of the First National Bank near here said it would stay closed until after Wednesday’s funeral for Alvin Binner the cashier who killed himself on Saturday and left a note to his wife saying he was wrong in his bank account. An examiner reported irregularities in more than 19 000 dollars of deposits. the bank’s deposits total about 100 000 dollars.
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Lebanon
First National Bank
Schaefferstown
Here
Alvin Binner
Binner
Man offers to sell his two daughters for cash
Detroit editorial reports 26 year old unemployed carriage trimmer An drew F. Yushaz offers his five children, aged 18 months and three years, for sale at $1,000 each after falling behind on house payments. He nails the ad to a fence near the Associated Charities building, hoping to keep the family home amid mounting debt.
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Detroit
Mich
Andrew F. Yushaz
Associated Charities
Yushaz
Wifs
Flag incident of liner Lusitania garners attention
An American flag on the Cunarder Lusitania during a crossing of the Irish Sea sparks official curiosities. Officials consider naval precedents, international law, and potential executive action while awaiting ambassadorial reports and a British Admiralty statement.
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Washington
London
Irish Sea
Fay
Penang
Naval Cireles
Glass
Charleston
Phiippines
Guam
Australia
Peking
Sydney
Gua Charleston
Naval War College
Navy War College
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Sherman
State Department
London Board of Trade
United States
England
British Board of Trade
Brazil
Navy Department of
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Senate Foreign Yulations Committee
White House
Congress
Lusitania Flew U.S. Flag Under Attack in Irish Sea
Passengers report the Cunard liner Lusitania steamed at full speed across the Irish Sea with the United States ensign flying amid a submarine attack warning. The ship’s crew allegedly used the American flag to signal safety and deter danger during the perilous crossing.
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London
Cunard
Eight inmates of German Odd Fellows home cited in deaths
Yonkers February reports raise possibility two more inmates were buried alive while under anesthesia. Coroner abrir investigatin with long talks with inmates. Undertakers to be questioned about life signs checks before burial. Embalmer Henry Blum confirms a nurse once claimed three deaths.
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Yonkers
Odd Fellows
New York
Henry Blum
Fred Mors
Henry Horn
Blum
Horn
Mary
Mors
Ted
Lord Londonderry Dies of Pneumonia
The Marquis of Londonderry died today of pneumonia in London. He was a leading supporter of the Ulster movement and a highly successful member of the British bar. A renowned nobleman of the United Kingdom, he held the title of Knight.
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Lord Londonderry
London
Marquis of Londonderry
United Kingdom
Lusitania Feigns Calm Then Lambent Mersey Entrance
The liner halted off Queenstown for about an hour and hoisted the American ensign on its stern before resuming full speed up the Irish channel. It used two engines to save coal but passengers believed all four were active in heavy seas. The ship entered the Mersey at full speed seeking refuge, amid unconfirmed rumors of a German submarine attack.
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New York
Liverpool
Queenstown
Mersey
Lord Londonderry Chronology of a British Statesman
Lord Londonderry, a long-serving Anglo Irish political figure and descendant of Sir Piers Tempest, was born in Ulster. A Trinity College Dublin alumnus and former solicitor general of Ireland, he held major posts in the Balfour ministry and served as viceroy of Ireland. He married in 1875 and left two children, with Viscount Castlewell the heir.
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Trinity College
Dublin
Mide
Ireland
England
County Down
Great Britain
Lord Londonderry
Earl of Shrewsbury
Viscount Castelregh
Flood menace ease Cincinnati river recedes
Cincinnati Ohio February 8 flood waters of the Ohio river began to recede officials at Central Union Station said railroads likely to reoccupy the station before night the 7 am stage was 55.5 feet and falling slowly Weather forecaster says the fall will be slow today but rapid after tonight The weather bulletin notes the Ohio at Cincinnati has fallen 0.4 foot in the last 24 hours and that Louisville Evansville and Cairo areas show rising levels with Memphis expected to see flood stages midweek
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Central Union Railway
Devereaux
Catro
Washington, D. C
Wether Bureau
Ohio
Louisville
Evansville
Ind
Cairo
Mississippi
Memphis
Paper Delivery Request Contact Numbers
If the paper fails to arrive by 6 o clock due to carrier error or other cause, call 8336 for a copy to be delivered. After 6 30, call 2059 for assistance.
Federal verdict on beef shortage to be official
Washington reports the government will officially recognize a permanent U S beef shortage. A commission led by Beverly T Galloway warns prices will rise as immutable economic laws work, and no Sherman act or farmer education will avert higher meat costs. Pork prices may stay steady yet rise with corn, while beef remains doomed to permanent scarcity. The study links shrinking farm acreage and evolving cattle ranges to growing population.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Agls
Department of Agriculture
Houston
Farm Economista
Beverly T. Galloway
Cornell Agricultural College
T. M. Carver
Department
Rural Organization Service
C. F. Curtis
Ames
Iowa State Experiment Station
H. J. Waters
Kansas Agricultural College
Manhattan
Kan
Mumford
Chicago
Western Baseball League in Doubt
Western base ball league magnates renewed their task of arranging a 1915 playing schedule. They hoped for a satisfactory plan by tonight, but a possible circuit change may delay adoption. President O'Neill plans to visit Colorado Springs to assess ground for a potential fourth team if Topeka loses a franchise. H. H Merrill of Webster, S. C., seeking a franchise, may meet him there. Simeon Baer, a Topeka director, joined the meeting.
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O'Neill
Colorado Springs
Topeka
H. H. Meyer
Webster
S. C
O’ i Neill
Simeon Baer
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