Dardanelles Forts Bombarded as Allied Fleets Press Attack
London reports British and French fleets bombarded the Dardanelles forts with sea and air support. The Turkish war office says 400 shots were fired with little damage and one soldier wounded. Forts on the European side were silenced. Asiatic forts reportedly still fired.
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London
Dardanelles
Ne Entrance
Vengeance
Cornwallis
Triumph
Suffren
Bouvet
Amsterdam
Constantinople
Turkish War Office
Athens
British Hesitate in Campaign to Starve Germany
London reports the third day of the German blockade and Britain’s planned policy to declare all food destined for Germany contraband. German moves on the eastern front center attention as Hindenburg’s flank attempt against Warsaw is discussed. Russian reinforcements, Bukovina battles, and Przemysl bombardment are summarized with Austro German fighting along the Carpathians and Belgian front. Belgrade bombardments and warnings to the Serbs are noted by Vienna.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Foreign Office
Wilhelmina
Petrograd
von Hindenburg
Warsaw
East Prussian
Niemen River
Kovno
Vistula
Bukowina
Pruth
Galicia
Carpathian
Pyres
Belgium
Freech
Przemysl
Geneva
Paris
Cracow
Przemys
Hine Kresno Jaslo-Gorlice
Washington, D. C
Belgrade
Vienna Foreign Office
Sinking of Ville de Lille by German Submarine
Cherbourg reports the Ville de Lille was sunk off Barfleur by German submarine U-16 after a stop and order to abandon ship. Two bombs exploded aboard, two boats reached safety as the crew rowed toward Barfleur. The captain was rescued by the submarine and given first aid and sea boots.
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Ville de Lille
Cherbourg
Paris
Barfleur
Cren
Gereman
Norwegian ship Hjarko sinks after hitting mine
The Norwegian steamer Hjarko struck a mine near Nakskov and sank this morning. the crew was saved. The Bjarko, laden with coal from Leith to Nakskov, and the Belridge, torpedoed near Folkeestone, are noted as other warzone losses. An American ship, J L Luckenbach, arrived Bremen after departure from Boston. a Dutch pilot was briefly arrested and released.
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Nakskov
Denmark
London
Hjarko
Bjarko
Leith
Belridge
Germany
Folkestone
Biarko
Amsterdam
J. L. Luekenbach
Boston
Bremen
Ymuiden
Liatle
Wilhelmina Case Soon Adjudicated
London reports the American steamship Wilhelmina with cargo of foodstuffs seized by British authorities en route from New York to Germany. A. G. Hays, attorney for the shipowners, expects a brief prize court hearing with no dispute on the main facts, focusing only on international questions involved.
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London
New York
Germany
A. G. Hays
Lusitania Reaches New York from Liverpool
The British liner Lusitania arrived in New York from Liverpool, not hoisting the U S flag on the outward voyage. She waited at anchor in the Mersey nearly five hours due to German submarine fears, then proceeded at night after a favorable tide. Weather was rough across the Atlantic, with an average speed just over twenty knots.
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New York
Liverpool
United States
Irish Sea
Mersey
Lusitania
Atlantic
Paper delivery help line notice for late delivery
If the paper is not delivered by 6 o'clock due to carrier error or other cause, call 3340 for a replacement copy. After 6 30, call 2059 for assistance.
Germany Replies Face U.S. Naval War Zone Tensions
Washington officials receive Germany's official note on the naval war zone and Britain's replies to U.S. protests. German tone is described as friendly, with Berlin blaming Britain for neutral shipping disruptions. Ambassador von Jagow pressed that Germany bears no blame while Britain bears responsibility under the Wilhelmina case.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Naval War Zone
Great Britain
State Department
Berlin
Gerard
White House
United States
British Isles
England
Gernsterf
Conferranl
Bryan
Lansing
Coast Guard Cutter Stops For Storm Near Distressed Liner
The coast guard cutter Onondaga, departing Norfolk to assist the United Fruit steamer Santa Marta, was halted by a gale 45 miles from the distressed vessel. She waited for the storm to subside before resuming, with nearby cutters aiding. No imminent danger reported to the Santa Marta or the squadron.
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Norfolk
Coast Guard
Onondaga
United Fruit Company
Santa Marta
Hatteras
Ogle Sentenced for Check-Raising in Waterloo Case
Detroit, Feb 20. John Paul Ogle, formerly of Waterloo, Illinois, was sentenced yesterday for check-raising. He pleaded guilty and received an indeterminate term of four to fourteen years in the state penitentiary.
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Ogle
Detroit
Mich
John Paul Ogle
Waterloo
Rulty
Leammits
State Penitentiary
Colorado seeks Iowa coal miner on grave charge dispute
Des Moines is amid a legal tangle as Colorado requests the return of G. H. Edmunds, a Des Moines coal miner and union organizer, accused of murder. Iowa Governor Mlurke weighs alibi evidence and extradition merits, amid concerns of mob justice and the accused’s sharp defense. Edmunds, a longtime Des Moines resident and Enterprise miners union member, denies proximity to the crime with alibi claims.
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Tes Moines
Iowa
Edmunds
Germany and Austria protest U S submarine parts shipment
Washington Feb 20 Germany and Austria through their ambassadors protested to the state department that submarine kits are being assembled in the United States for Great Britain and shipped to Canada. The German embassy cites Bethlehem and Union Iron Works in San Francisco and additional submarine components built for England at Boston and Seattle.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Austria
State Department
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Bethlehem
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
England
Boston
Sentile
Night Riders Forcing Negroes From New Madrid County
In New Madrid Missouri about 300 black tenants fled their farms after night rider warnings to vacate by tomorrow morning. No violence reported yet though tensions rise over land rental gaps. Sheriff Kinces Nes requested militia from Governor Major to restore order amid white opposition to the rent system and Black tenants' payouts.
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New Madrid
Turaday
Madrid
Jobey
Kinces Nes
Major
Lin
M. J. Conran
Trouble in South Texas Teak on Next Monday
Corpus Christi edition reports a postponed preliminary inquiry into an alleged conspiracy to form a republic by Mexicans and Negroes in south Texas. The case targets Anatolio Gonzales and Manuel Fiores on charges of seditious conspiracy amid Spanish circulars inciting white male killings. Federal and state officials brace for emergencies.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
South
Texas
Washington
United States
Southgate
South Texas
Anatolio Gonzales
Manuel Fiores
Fedeval Ued
Steamer Cambank Torpedo Victims Reported
The Cambank of Cardiff was torpedoed by a German submarine off Amilwych bay Wales with no warning. The third engineer and two firemen were killed and another crewman was drivened while boarding a boat. The rest of the crew were saved as the ship had just taken a pilot for Liverpool.
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London
Cambank
Cardiff
Amilwych Bay
Wales
Liverpool
No Horses at Any Price in War Slaughter Plea
Iowa Falls February push by Kraunklin County Humane Society appeals to local horse owners to halt sending horses abroad for slaughter. It cites horses face three day lifespans in war zones and endure severe mistreatment, urging owners to stop shipments.
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Iowa Falls
Kraunklin County Humane Society
Panama Pacific Exposition Opens Amid Citywide Salutes
Franklin K. Lane represents President Wilson as Pan ama-Pacific Exposition opens in San Francisco with ceremonies and speeches. President Wilson expected to send a congratulatory message as gates rise and radio and fireworks mark the event. Forties nations and 43 states participate, with a Washington ceremony signaling the opening.
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San Francisco
Med
Citiens
van Nese Avenue
Fairgrounds
San Francisco Bay
Wilson
Washington
Franklin K. Lane
Interior
Hiram W. Johnson
C. G. Moore
Washington, D. C
White House
California
Congress
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Government Exposition Board
Tuckerton
Lane
Roads must supply cars as demanded
Washington, D. C., Feb. 20. The Interstate Commerce Commission held, in a divided decision, that it has original jurisdiction over cases alleging failure to furnish rail cars as demanded by shippers, not the courts. The agency ruled carriers must explain or excuse failures beyond supplying equipment for production lull.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate — Comme Commission
Malingis Central
Clark
Harlaw
Clements
Iitself
Bronson Explains Vote On Mulot Repeal
Des Moines February 15 1825 letter from C E Bronson explains his vote against repealing the mulet law. He cites Republican lineage and a 3000-voter petition in his county demanding the law remain, asserting opposition to repeal in the Thirty sixth general assembly.
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Bronson
Des Moines
Evening Courier and
Waterloo
Laws
House Journal
Senate
Speaker
General Assembly
Cc. E
Native Mexican Priests Held for Ransom in Mexico City
Washington February 20 official advices from diplomats in Mexico City report all native Roman Catholic clergy in Mexico City are being held for a half million dollars in ransom. Foreign priests are exempt and ordered to depart the country.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico City
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