Ship Shortage Calls For Grave Steps Nation Told
Premier Lloyd George in the Commons warned the tonnage crisis endangers ordinary needs and military needs. He urged drastic measures including halting nonessential imports and boosting shipbuilding to relieve the catastrophe. He outlined plans for price supports, production at home, and curbs on imports to ease the bottleneck.
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Missionary Robert Haden Among Athos Victims
American Presbyterian missionary Robert Allen Haden stationed at Foo Chow China died when the French liner Athos was sunk by a submarine 210 miles east of Malta on February 15. Consul Keblinger at Malta reported the death to the State Department noting Haden's address as care of the Presbyterian Mission Board at Nashville Tennessee.
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New Yorkers Push Food Relief as Riots Rise
Gov Whitman and state lawmakers weigh swift food and market bill. City housewives organize districts for relief, demand $1,000,000 to sell at cost to the poor. Philadelphia housewives form Keystone Cooperative to open a wholesale food store, aiming to curb middlemen profits amid rising prices.
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President to convene Senate in extra session in March
Washington reports President Wilson will call a Senate extra session on March 6 to consider nominations and the pending revenue and sundry civil measures. Republicans hint at forcing delay to block bills while Democrats seek a unified program. House debates the army bill at about 250 million, and a dry laws measure moves in Congress.
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Bread Card System Marks Second Anniversary in Germany
Berlin reports the bread card celebrates two years of strict rationing from the chancellor to laborers. About 3,600,000 cards and 66,500,000 coupons circulate weekly with all rations tracked by the bread commission. Soldiers at railway stations receive furlough-tied token stamps. German chemists note tar oil from burnt coal now used to make soap through a potash-based process yielding various soap types.
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London
Bread Commission
Towa Farmers Face Labor Shortage Amid War Demands
Des Moines reports a statewide labor shortage as spring plowing nears. Farmers beg for workers, with eastern and western areas most affected. Directors note farm hands are diverted to munition factories, some offered up to $40 with board and washing.
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Webster City Woman Named Federation Head
Mrs. F. C. Whitley of Webster City Ta was elected president of the Upper Mississippi Valley conference an organization of woman's clubs, at its annual meeting in Minneapolis held yesterday with the Minnesota Federation of Woman's Clubs convention.
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Frederick Funston to Lie in State in San Francisco
Flags at half mast mark San Francisco as Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston arrives. The body lies in state at city hall rotunda this afternoon tonight and part of tomorrow before burial at the Presidio National Cemetery. Pershing departs El Paso to assume command of the southern department with Brig. Gen. George Bell Jr. succeeding in the Paso patrol district.
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American Ships to Be Spared Facing German Submarines
Berlin reports via Lokal Anzeiger that American steamers Rochester and Orleans may escape U boats through the charred zone from New York to Bordeaux. Berlin circles say submarine commanders are told not to sink these ships. The Orleans, a freighter owned by Oriental Navigation, is expected at Bordeaux after leaving New York on February 10.
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Orleans
New York
Bordeaux
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Lokal Anzeiger
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Amsterdam Dispatch
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Beeves
The
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Paris
Plan No Action on British Blockade
Washington February 23 announcement from the state department says Britain's extended blockade order has been received but likely will not form the basis of official action by the United States given the possible developments ahead.
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State Department
Great Britain
Potato Used as Currency At Wisconsin Bar Spree
Monroe Wisconsin on February 23 a potato passed as illegal tender for two glasses of beer. After draining his drink the patron produced a genuine white potato the size of a chicken egg and offered it to the bartender who rang up the tab. The patron chose to finish his beer and the entire potato was squandered.
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Des Moines Senate Keeps Nonpartisan Judiciary Law
In Des Moines on February 25 the senate voted 29 to 20 to reject the Tielmer bill repealing the nonpartisan judiciary law and adopt a report for indefinite postponement. A motion to reconsider may be filed later. The senate also approved Senator Kimball’s bill to nominate all state officers under the governor at a state convention. Smoke Fi Tovar. Sc cigar, (advertisement)
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Reichstag Member Attacks Envoy Gerard in Meeting
London dispatch reports Dr. Wildgrube, a conservative Reichstag member, condemning Mr. Gerard for closing his espionage office. He says Gerards ties to German authorities hurt the people and accuses him of insulting the chancellor. He labels Britain and the United States as enemies.
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Great Iron Works at Liege Destroyed
Amsterdam reports that several buildings of the Gockerill works at Sersing near Liege have been destroyed by an incendiary fire. The loss to the iron works and machine shops, among Europe’s largest, is estimated at 16 million dollars. Feb. 23. Tes Nouvelles notes the damage.
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Tes Nouvelles
Europe
Brief Brief Heat Wave Forecast Ends in Cold Front
Unseasonably warm conditions with thunderstorms gave way to a colder air mass forecast for tonight and Saturday across the Midwest Ohio Valley and East. Temperatures ranged around 70 in the Missouri Valley and plains, with Texas and lower Mississippi Valley near 90. Former Davenport police chief Helena Schramm dies at 62 after operation at Merry Hospital.
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Paper delivery remedy notice at 6 o clock
If the paper is not delivered by 6 o'clock due to carrier error or other cause, call 3330 and two copies will be sent. After 6 30 o'clock call telephone No. 2.
Peace advocates clash over settled policy at national conference
New York February 22 delegates from state peace societies and foreign groups met at a national Peace societies conference. They voted for a referendum on declarations of war while leaving the form to a committee. A rival motion for a prewar referendum was defeated to avoid pressuring President Wilson.
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National Conference of Peace Societies
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Germans Break Through Galician Lines in Galicia
Germand break through Russian Galician lines east of Zlachaft after heavy artillery. Russians counter attacked, driving Germans back to their original positions. Official war department statement from Petrograd notes German advances and Russian resistance on the western front near Svishen and Ztecho.
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Kansas Passes Stringent Dry Law By Gov Capper
Topeka, Kansas, February 23. Gov Capper signed a statewide dry law that immediately took effect. The measure is described as one of the most drastic prohibition actions by any state, with El Verso advertised as a 10 cent cigar.
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Sahara
Topeka
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Capper
City Block Burn Destroys Downtown Omaha Stores
Omaha Neb Feb 23 fire swept a downtown block destroying Berg Clothing and Hartman Furniture stores. Six firemen were injured including Captain Toe Hoffman who was likely fatally harmed by falling walls.
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Berg Clothing Company
Hartman Furniture Company
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Wilson to Take Oath on Sunday March 4
Washington reports President Wilson will take a private oath of office at the White House on Sunday March 4. Unclear if a public ceremony on March later will occur or if the inaugural address will be the sole focus, with the possibility that the usual postinaugural Senate session may be bypassed. The decision may allow traditional ceremonies in the Senate chamber to swear in new senators.
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Flanders
Washington, D.C
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White House
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Germany apologizes for sinking of Edda ship
Stockholm Reuters report says Germany’s minister to Sweden informed the Swedish foreign ministry that the Swedish steamship Edda was torpedoed by a submarine by mistake. Berlin regrets the incident and is prepared to pay indemnity. The Edda was torpedoed January 29 while sailing to Sweden with coal.
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Trailed by Hounds Two Held for Murder in Arkansas
In Enake Arkansas two 21 year old men Joseph Trotter and Kelley Bore were captured by bloodhounds from a posse and jailed on murder charges in the death of Tonox a Tokane merchant. Trotter claims an alibi and refused counsel as the case proceeds. In Chicago a Travelers Aid report notes 14 400 women and girls aided and protected as strangers in the city over the past six months.
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