Submarine Blockade Harms American Shipping In 1917
Washington reports the German submarine campaign crippling U S ports and ships. Officials consider arming merchant vessels and new search ports while Congress awaits President Wilson’s forthcoming steps. Hauling freight congestion grows as rail and port bottlenecks tighten.
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Navy Department
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Great Britain
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Kirkwall
United States
Munich
Berlin
Germany
Wilson
Congress
Honotite Wilson
Ship Owners Ready to Help Ease Freight Congestion
New York news reports owners and Sons of ships ready to aid in relieving railroad freight congestion. They say exporters should face little cause for complaint if vessels are found to ship goods, despite the German submarine blockade. Rail workers stress the weather and wartime constraints as key factors shaping the freight situation.
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New York
HCI
Europe
Brand Whitlock Asked to Lower U S Flag at Brussels Legation
Berne Switzerland Feb 17 according to official reports Brand Whitlock American Minister to Belgium was asked by German authorities to haul down the American flag that was unfurled over the legation at Brussels.
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Berne
Switzerland
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Brussels
British officers search Frederik VIII German party in Halifax harbor
Canadian immigration and customs officers began examining credentials of the German party aboard the Frederik VIII from New York to Copenhagen in Halifax. The ship was escorted by a patrol boat with a searchlight while officials, including translators and women examiners, conducted a thorough review. Count von Bernstorff’s party faces landing restrictions. Countess Bernstorff shows mild nervous strain.
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Associated Press
Halifax
N. S
New York
Copenhagen
Immigration and Customs
Halifax Harbor
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Hans Tauscher
Wolf von Igel
Welland Canal
Frederik VII
Bernstorff
Turkey Would Remain Friendly to United States
A Turkish foreign office dispatch to Ambassador Elkus expresses friendship and hope for continued friendly relations with the United States. The message does not mention Turkey supporting Germany's submarine policy or plans to apply it with its few submarines.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Elkus
Turkey
Germany
Embassys orders to disable ship ruled secret at trial
Federal court hears Captain Polack testify that he was ordered by a man connected with the German embassy to disable the engines of the Kronprinzessin Cecilie to prevent use by the U S in case of war. He refused to name the official, citing treason risk. The case involves $2.3 million in damages and the ship held by U S Marshal amid seizure.
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Boston
Mass
Charles A. Polack
Kromprincessen Cecilie
Petiti
Germany
Polack
Hoboken
N. J
Morton
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Moller
Kronprinzessen Cecilic
United States
Mitchell
Lloyd Steamship Company
Guaranty Trust Company
National City Bank
New York
England
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Maine
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Circuit Court of Appeals
South Carolina passes Boyd bill in House debate
The House of South Carolina approved the Boyd bill to bar import of any intoxicant with more than one percent alcohol except for medicinal sacred or scientific use. It replaces the Durant measure which would permit one quart monthly. The Senate had backed Durant and rejected bone dry language. The bill advances to the Senate.
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Associated Press
Colas
D. C
South Carolina
House
Senate
Boyd
German protocol to Prussian American treaty published
The State Department released the explanatory and supplemental clauses proposed by Germany. The protocol would extend treaty protections to Germans in the United States and Americans in Germany during war, covering property rights and detention. Officials note possible new provisions and uncertain Senate ratification, with little immediate action expected.
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Associated Press
Washington
Germany
State Department
United States
Senate
Brooklyn Boys Receive Pardons In Auto Theft Case
Governor Bickett pardoned Melville Humphreys and William Robas, Brooklyn youths who stole a Wilmington car last year and served a year in prison. Judge Connor said youth, wanderlust rather than criminal intent, influenced their actions. Delia Gibbons arrives in U S and seeks naturalization after nurse service in France.
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Governor Bickett
Liberty
Brooklyn
Weather forecast for week in southeastern states evolves
Unsettled weather gives way to fair conditions after Tuesday across the southeast. A pronounced cold snap is expected Tuesday and Wednesday. Rain returns Friday or Saturday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tar Heel sentry shoots civilian at El Paso outpost
An outpost sentry from the second North Carolina Infantry on duty near El Paso Texas on February 17 shot and killed an American civilian who failed to halt at a challenge. The guard was placed under arrest and the victim remained unidentified.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Texas
Second North Carolina Infantry
Steel net guards the port of New York
A steel net to protect New York Harbor from hostile submarines was installed and will be kept in place from sunset to sunrise. In war, it can be made permanent. Three tugs and three lighters lowered it to the channel bottom, with anchors and surface buoys. Beginning tonight, entering vessels must stay outside until morning and sailing ships only by day.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Navy Yard
Prominent Women Form Flying Squadron for Militia Aid
New York on February 17 reports Mrs. John Hays Ham leading society ladies who form The Militia of Mercy to aid Naval Militia families. The group offers support to Secretary Lansing, who gratefully accepts and says he will call on them at once in wartime.
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New York
John Hays -Hamage
Naval Militia
Militia of Mercy
Lansing
Jealous Houston salesman shoots in New Orleans lobby
E. J. Hargrave, oil salesman from Houston, shot Mrs. Mathilda Koneman in a crowded hotel lobby and then shot himself in the right temple. Doctors at Charity Hospital expect Hargrave to survive and say Koneman will recover. Police tie the act to jealousy. Hargrave was a widower with two children. Koneman is a widow with a 19 year old son.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Charity Hospital Today
E. J. Hargrave
Houston
Texas
Mathilda Koneman
Dallas
French Attacks Fail Near Aisne and Champagne
French troops attacked the Aisne west of Berry-au-Bac and Champagn e south of Ripont yesterday. Berlin reports the efforts failed per today’s official communications.
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Berlin
Champagne
Ripont
Paris
Aisne
Berryau-Bac
Somme
German War Office
Artois
Verdun
Alsace
Ouituz
Petrograd
Sayville
Berry-au- Bac
Champagn
Artillery Duels Reported in Maisons de Champagne Sector
Paris reports artillery duels in the Maisons de Champagne sector this afternoon. French forces attacked Ammerzweiler and inflicted appreciable losses on the German troops, according to the official communication.
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Paris
Maisons de Champagne
Ammerzweiler
Swiss Note on Submarine Talks Likely German Origin
London reports that the Swiss note to the American government proposing new submarine warfare talks did not originate with Switzerland. The Swiss government would not initiate such moves now, serving only as a conduit between belligerents. Observers believe Germany authored the note.
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Associated Press
London
Reuter
Berne
Germany
Wilson Forcing Mill Officials To Yield Sparks Price Talks
Washington February 17 news that print paper manufacturers yielded in their opposition to restoring normal prices and agreed to let the Federal Trade Commission set a fair scale only when faced with the threat of personal action by President Wilson and a special session of Congress to pass remedial legislation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Wilson
Congress
Banks Hold $165.7 Million in Excess Reserves
New York February 17 The statement of actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies shows reserve holdings of $165,715,220 in excess of legal requirements. This is an increase of $1,256,470 from the previous week.
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Associated Press
New York
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