Kaiser Rejects Trotzky War Peace Plan
London and Amsterdam reports say Germany will renew military activity on northern Russia and support Ukraine with arms, rejecting Trotzky's no war no peace plan. Armistice expired. Berlin aims to breach the eastern front and secure grain with Ukraine as a cornerstone of peace.
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Germany
Russia
Imperial Headquarters
Holland
Emperor William
von Hertling
von Hindenburg
von Ludendorff
von Kuehlmann
Leon Trotzky
Amsterdam
Petrograd
Ukraines
Ukraine
Rada
Berlin
Koelnische Volkszeitung
Vienna
Brest Litovsk
Trotzky
Europe
U S Ambulance Men Honored by France
Paris reports in the American ambulance service field bulletin that Americans in ambulance and transport units are honored by the French government for bravery and meritorious service. One member received the Legion of Honor, 282 earned the War Cross, four the Military Medal, and 17 sections were cited officially for recognizing their contributions. The note adds plans for technical and military assistance, with central depots and junctions needing protection amid Bolshevik threats.
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American Ambulance Service
Cedar Rapids Protest Against Pro German Preacher
The Rev. John M. Driver of Chicago's People's church drew fiery rebuke at a Linn county teachers meeting in Cedar Rapids as pro German remarks prompted a mass rally by about 500 teachers led by county superintendent Miss Lulu Secrist. Authorities warned Driver at Monticello about pro German statements and Iowa officials criticized his conciliatory stance toward Germany. State Supt A M Deyoe called the address too lenient toward those blamed for the war and efforts to bar further speaking engagements were noted.
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John M. Driver
People's Church of
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Teachers’ Institute
Kaiser
Bill Thompson
Miss Secrist
Thompson
Driver
Red Cross
Monticello
Deyoe
Des. Moines
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Dr. Driver
Germany
Flags to replace shamrocks at Chicago St Patrick's event
Chicago February 15 American flags will replace shamrocks at the annual reception and ball of the United Celtic American societies of Chicago on St Patrick's Eve. Transatlantic shipping conditions prevented obtaining shamrocks, an official announcement said.
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Enrolled Over Half of Shipyard Army in RESERVE Drive
Washington February 16 More than half of the shipyard workers needed for the merchant marine program have been enrolled in the first half of the first week of the nationwide drive by the United States public service reserve William Hall director of the reserve reported today He stressed priority of quality over speed and noted men will not leave current jobs until called by the labor department for shipbuilding service Danger of the phrase omitted until more details are available.
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Washington, D. C
United States Public Service Reserve
William ©. Hall
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Labor Department
Two Murderers Die by Hanging in Chicago Jail
Chicago Feb 16 Howard Ammunition Wheed slayer of two payroll robbers and Harry Lindrum slayer of Patrolman Tiernan were hanged from the same scaffold. Wheed read the Bible prayed and declined breakfast while Lindrum slept, played cards, and ordered a large last meal. Death by strangulation occurred in seven minutes for both. Wheed proclaimed his sins and Lindrum asserted his innocence. Wheed had robbed Winslow Brothers payroll in 4700 West Harrison St, killing Barton Allen and Louis Osenberg. Lindrum was convicted of killing patrolman Tiernan during a west side robbery. Both executions mark a rare Chicago police officer murder death sentence.
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Wheed
Winslow Brothers
Harry Lindrum
Tisman
Lindrum
Story
Grimes Edward
Barton Allen
Louis Osenberg
West
Harrison Street
John Tiernan
Allen
Osenberg
Alten
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
West Side
Kickham Scanlon
State Supreme Court
Wie Wheed
Pontiac
Tiernan
Criminal Courts
Weeks Blames President For Partisan War Fight
Senator Weeks charges President Wilson with injecting politics into war planning and backs a central war cabinet and munitions director plan. He criticizes Baker as pacifist by nature and argues the present disjointed system hinders readiness, highlighting shortages in coal, ships, guns, and heat in camps.
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Wilson
Weeks
Military Committee
War Department
War Cabinet
Bill
America
Mipon
Chamberlain
Oregon
White House
Senate
Congress
Baker
Edward R. Stettinius
Vernon Castle Dies In Flying Mishap Near Fort Worth
Fort Worth dispatch reports Captain Vernon Castle of the British royal flying corps killed when his plane failed to recover during an Immelmann turn near Benbrook field fifteen miles west of Fort Worth. He instructed a cadet, R Peters, who escaped injury as Castle died minutes after the crash from brain concussion. Castle, famed for air stunts and dancing, had made over 150 flights over German lines and served nine months in Flanders. His front seat death prompts aviation officers to note unusual instructor seating in crashes.
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French Airplanes Sink Submarine in Channel Encounter
Two French hydroplane aircraft engaged a German submarine in the English Channel at dusk. After bombing the periscope, the sub surfaced with a 46 degree port list, then rolled and disappeared twice more as the observer tracked its final motion.
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English Channel
Admiralty
President puts all foreign trade under license decree
President Wilson issues a proclamation extending license control to all exports and imports through the war trade board. The policy aims to free ships for troops and matériel, stating no embargo but granting authority to regulate commerce to win the war. The War Trade Board emphasizes avoidance of unnecessary interference and focuses on essential objectives.
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War Trade Board
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France
Germany
Treasury Department
Eight British crafts sunk by enemy destroyers
London reports eight British anti submarine vessels sunk by a raiding flotilla of enemy destroyers in the straits of Dover. Seven were drifters and one a trawler. The destroyers withdrew northward before engagement.
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London
Straits of Dover
American passenger ship damaged in collision off Atlantic port
An American passenger steamer bound for Cuba returned to port with a large hole above her starboard waterline after colliding in dense fog with an unknown steamer early yesterday. The other vessel fled, leaving the anchor torn off and no word on its fate.
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Cuba
Restrictions on business hours lifted Feb 18
An Iowa fuel administrator ordered normal business hours to resume Monday February 18 unless a severe cold wave or blizzard intervenes. The move rescinds the January 28 order while maintaining Garfield Thursday and Sunday lightless nights and existing curtailment rules for stores and signs. Local officials anticipate differing reactions and note the fuel situation remains fragile despite recent mild weather.
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Charles Webster
Webster
Garfield
Iowa
J. E B. Sedgwick
Waterloo Fuel Board
Waterloo
Italy Prepares for Another Austro German Drive
Rome February daily commentary quotes Gen Diaz, Italy's army chief, saying the eastern front no longer threatens central empires while warning that Austro German forces will press again. He notes the weather and two harsh winter months in November and December halted enemy attempts, as Italian soldiers defend homeland soil and homes.
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Tragic Grey Nunnery Fire Claims Dozens of Babies
Montreal electrical fire devastates the Grey Nunnery killing 62 with 14 more bodies found as search continues. Sisters and nursing staff heroically saved nearly 1,000 inmates including many babies just weeks old. The blaze started in the Creche wing where 170 children were housed. Officials estimate 50 to 100 deaths overall.
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Vorth Creche
Jereat
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Hertling Speech Misunderstood Says Vorwaerts
Amsterdam reports German Vorwaerts claims Hertling misread remarks on British coal stations as ironic about Wilsons principles. The paper says the speech on freedom of the seas has heightened, not eased, misunderstandings and calls for direct discussion.
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Vorwaerts
Amsterdam
Liord George
House of Commons
von Hertling
Germany
Wilson
America
Berlin Papers Hint Roumanian Parley
Berlin newspapers say Roumanian negotiators may arrive to discuss prolonging armistice days and peace talks in an imminent parley though no official communique has been issued. Amsterdam dispatch reports Berlin being intimate about the plan.
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