Peace Pact With Ukrania Reported By Central Powers
United Press dispatch from London says Germany and Austria signed a peace pact with the Ukrainian republic at Brest-Litovsk. The arrangement may involve Hungary and aims to secure wheat rich Ukrania as a food source for the central powers, with two delegations representing different factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
London
England
Germany
Austria
Wireless Today
Berlin
Vienna
Copenhagen
Denmark
Ukrainian Republic
Hrest-Litovak
Teriin
Austria Hungary
Ukrania
Brent-Litovsk
Republic
Proteriat
Bolocheviki
Last Day For German Alien Enemy Registration
Police Chief Kiddell urges completion of German alien enemy registration by eight tonight. Only four have filed so far with the registrar noting some others likely to report to comply with the law. The text warns of penalties tied to the registration requirement.
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Kiddell
Local Vikings Lodge Members Head to Chicago Session
Nelo Netoon Gua Carlaon and J. Duhlquist left for Chicago to attend a three day session of the grand lodge of the Independent Order of Vikings. Local members anticipate an interesting stay after receiving the program. They plan to return home late Sunday night or Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelo Netoon
Gua Carlaon
J. Duhlquist
Chicago
Grand Lodge
Independent
Rder of
Vikings
Freight car derailment disrupts Fourth Street crossing
A freight car jumped the track at Fourth Street noon today, damaging crossing planks and gate, then returned to rails. The car, seen with a brake wheel, paused east of Fourth before the train was halted. Knights of Columbus dance Tuesday February 12 from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Taxi service resumes tomorrow with “one nine seven” dispatch.
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Fourth Street
Knights of Columbus
Hell
Knights
Young Man Struck by Freight Train in Tragic Accident
Laverne Barnes son of Fred Barnes of Esmond and brother of Mrs Verey Terwilliger was seriously injured Thursday afternoon when struck by a freight train while walking on the tracks. He was taken to Sycamore hospital with a broken leg and severe bruises, showing some improvement today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laverne Barnes
Fred Barnes
Esmond
Verey Terwilliger
Sycamore Hospital
T Redmond Announces Taxi Resumption with Caution
T Redmond announced late this afternoon that big taxis would resume work tomorrow, though many streets remain unsafe for cars. Officials say everything possible will be done in safety of passengers.
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T. Redmond
Rockford Area Shows Mixed Results In Local Basketball
Elgin defeated Rockford 22 14 and DeKalb beat East Aurora 24 14 in a school gym night. DeKalb won the lightweight 23 16 as East Aurora took the heavyweight 24 14 with Reed of Aurora shining amid rough floor play.
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Freeport
Rockford
West Aurora
DeKalb
Hisbee 1
East Aurora
Mali
Aurora
Johnson
Stegmeier
Cee
Joliet
Elgin
Local Young Woman To City A Buying Coal
Miss Lillie Stegmeier has run the coal offices for L C Schermerhorn and traveled to Chicago yesterday to secure coal after meeting resistance from coal dealers. She visited St Luke’s hospital, stated she would keep working until costs meet needs, and noted plans to persist through the day if necessary. Weather for Illinois shows fair tonight and Sunday with cold tonight and warmer Sunday into Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Stegmeier
L. C. Schermerhorn
Chicago
St. Luke's Hospital
Wisconsin Senator and Son Indicted in Anti Draft Plot
Wisconsin Representative John H. Nelson and his son Byron faced charges of conspiring to evade the draft. Indictments alleged the senator urged his son to marry in Canada to dodge service, but the case was dismissed after the son returned and registration was observed.
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Wisconsin
United Press
Washington, D. C
John H. Nelson
Nelson
United States
State
Dane Councils of Defense
Canada
Byron
University of Wisconsin
String Coulee
Alberta
Madison
Aurora streetcars return to service after storm disruption
Aurora line street cars reach the viaduct again after the week storm that buried interurban lines. Crews have shoveled and chopped to rails, with service hoped to resume tonight or tomorrow as eastern residents rejoice at restored transit.
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Aurora Line
Aurora Company
East End
Large Express Shipments To East Continue Daily
It is a sight near the American Express office in the late afternoon as east bound trains approach at 5:23. Trucks loaded with wooden and pasteboard boxes from the Q. M. S. Company head eastward each day. The express system works hard, with crews worn out after a busy evening.
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American Express
Q. m S
Costany
Knights of Pythias Initiate Louis Moulton in DeKalb
The Knights of Pythias held a well attended Thursday night meeting. After routine work, the lodge disclosed the mysteries of the third rank to Louis Moulton of the fire department, making him a full member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Louis Moulton
Fire Department
DeKalb
De Kalbman’s Novel Stunt Delights Local Crowd
Ralph Unangst of Independent Oil staged a sleigh ride for his daughter aided by a bull pup. The dog pulled the sled for an hour with rope tied to its neck while the man kept pace, creating an entertaining, if quirky, street spectacle in De Kalb.
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Ralph Unangst
Independent Oil Company
Ralph
Unangst
German Miner Approved of Boat Sinking Sparks Lynch Threats
Chicago Feb 9 mobs threaten to lynch Germans in Wilmington Illinois after telegraph messages say Mayor William McAllister should surrender Joseph Dumire a German miner accused of approving the sinking of the Tuscania. Department of Justice aid is being sent from Joliet and Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Wilmington
Department of Justice
William McAllister
Joseph Dumire
Tuscania
McAllister
Joliet
Moriris
Local man rests well at St Luke's hospital
Word received today says L. C. Schermerhorn went to Chicago at the start of the week to become a patient at St. Luke's hospital and is resting very well. The examining physician's report was favorable and family and friends are encouraged.
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ST. Luke’s
L. C. Schermerhorn
Chicago
St. Luke's Hospital
Family Poisoned After Eating Meat
Mrs. Frank Hollister and her two children have suffered ptomaine poisoning for several days after eating meat. Their physician believes the illness was caused by the meat and reports they are improving today.
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Frank Hollister
Sugar Scarce and Rail Problems Hit Sterling
Sugar is scarce in Sterling with a one and a half pound limit at stores and shortages reported. Rail talks at weekly Sterling meetings address car shortages, loading practices, and cooperation among North Western, Illinois Central, and Burlington lines under state board guidance. Flour shortages loom as DeKalb bakers report dwindling supplies and substitutes become widespread. The food administrator works to ease the crisis as officials monitor shipments and shipping delays.
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Allen
North’ Western
Sterling
North Western
Ilinois Central
Burlington
State Railroad Board
Peoria
Mr. Allen
DeKalb
DeKalb Bakers
Death of Ruth Feyerharm by Whooping Cough
Ruth Noretta Feyerharm, two years nine months old, died at 817 Grove street after a several day illness from whooping cough. The Feyerharm children are quarantined and Ruth’s funeral will be private tomorrow at two, with remains placed in the mausoleum for a few weeks.
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Ruth Noretta
Otto Feyerharm
Grove Street
Ruth
DeKalb
Feyerharms
Entries for Big Tourney Reach State Meets
Preliminary arrangements for the state basketball meets have been filed at Rock Island with the state association. De Kalb fans learn their teams and venues including Rockford regions with Amboy Belvidere DeKalb Dixon Freeport Galena Lanark McHenry Morrison Mt. Carroll Mt. Morris Pecatonica Rockford Harlem Savannah Sterling Sycamore Winnebago Elgin Antioch Dundee East Aurora West Aurora Batavia Elburn Elgin Geneva Glen Ellyn Hinsdale Naperville Plano Waukegan West Chicago Wheaton and Yorkville.
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Rock Island
DeKalb
Rockford—Amboy
Belvidere
Dixon
Freeport
Galena
Lanark
McHenry
Morrison
Mt. Carroll
Mt. Morris
Pecatonica
Rockford
Harlem
Savanna
Sterling
Sycamore
Winnebago
Elgin
Trench Battle Clippings Sent From Camp Logan
Rae Bates of Camp Logan Texas forwards clippings detailing trench work at southern camps. Major Goodison and Major Lord with their staffs are noted. A long clipping recounts about 600 soldiers killed in a German gas attack across No Man's land.
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Rae Bates
Camp Logan
Texas
Goodison
Lord With
No Man's Land
See Columbia Great Britain and France Armry Monday
See report outlines a Monday event involving Columbia Great Britain and France Armry with sketches and notes on the proceedings.
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Columbia
Great Britain
France
Camp Grantters Are Our Guests At Armory Tonight
DeKalb welcomes 90 officers and men of Company H 342nd Infantry National Army. A big military ball at the Armory opens with a reception and dance, highlighting an evening of patriotism and a chance to meet the Camp Grant soldiers and their officers.
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Company H
Captain Sperling
Elks Club
DeKalb
Judge Hopkins 评论对 Tuscania 沉没之感情
Chicago 论战报道中 Judge Hopkins 就美国人对 Tuscania 沉没应有的情感发表看法 指出应激起民众爱国热情 还点出对内外部煽动者的批评 指德国宣传者借美国名义的群体。
Well Known Young Woman Undergoes City Appendectomy
Miss Ruth Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs M P Anderson submitted to an operation for appendicitis at the Swedish Mission Covenant hospital in Chicago Her trained nurse sister Miss Ada Anderson cared for her and accompanied her during the city visit without her parents knowledge.
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Ruth Anderson
M. P. Anderson
Swedish Mission Covenant Hospital
Chicago
Ada
Miss Anderson
Miss Ada
Garden of Allah Princess Monday Show Tonight
The Garden of Allah features Princess Monday in a special presentation tonight. Adults 15 cents and children 4 cents admission.
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Allah
the Princess
Local suggestion aids soldiers with writing paper enclosures
Residents propose sending sheets of writing paper and envelopes to service members like Grace Welch an army nurse in distress another note urges DeKalb writers to include paper and envelopes when mailing letters to Sam mies in France.
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Walters
Grace Welch
DeKalb
France
Severe weather and telegraph damage hit region
A varied storm last night brought heavy rain sleet and hail across the region with freezing temperatures afterward causing slips and bruises. East and west of DeKalb the storm caused significant damage to telegraph and telephone lines while Chicago lines suffered major disruption. locally the impact was limited and streets are now safe as the sun returns.
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DeKalb
Clinton
Chicago
United Press
Irish Treat Sammies Well After Tuscania Rescue
Washington reports hundreds of American survivors from the torpedoed Tuscania are being published and identified. Irish troops in Belfast hosted survivors arriving by sea with cheers and private hospitality. The war department confirms some American prisoners were taken near Vivray or Varvinay, near St Mihiel, as fighting continues on the west front.
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United Dress
Washington, D. C
Belfast
Ireland
Tuscania
Royal Irish Rifles
Berlin
London
Vivray
War Department
Varvinay
St. Mihiel
West Front
Pershing
Iowa Negro Will Hang At Rock Island Friday
Governor Lowden refused to commute the death sentence of Will Carter for Davenport Iowa. Carter, a negro, is to be hanged at Rock Island next Friday for the murder of Peter Je vic of Minneapolis.
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Iowa
Rock Island
United Presby
Springfield
Ill
Lowden
Will Carter
Davenport
Peter Jevick
Minneapolis
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