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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1918
Page
5
Soviet forces claim ten enemy losses and seize Minsk in a rapid operation. Reports describe intense urban fighting and bold advances by Bolshevik troops, with authorities declaring Minsk under control and cordons surrounding the area.
German troops captured Dvinsk Minsk and Rovno in a broad push toward Pskov and Riga. The Wehrmacht seized key rail junctions, and reports claim 8 700 soldiers and 425 officers captured, along with over 1 300 guns and thousands of machine guns.
Washington reports Maj. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss receives full credit at the war department for the so called brilliant American argument shaping the inter allied plan. The war council will command a multinational reserve army and can quickly transfer troops to any front in Europe. General Bliss will remain in Europe as a permanent war council member with General Foch as the directing medium if action is needed.
Paris reports a major battle raging along the front from the Aisne to the Alps. American troops in their new Chemin des Dames position have killed and captured a number of German soldiers.
Petrograd reports a Bolsheviki proclamation ordering soldiers to resist the German advance to the death. The capital is in a siege state as Teuton forces press toward the city.
Dr. H. L. Russell dean of the college of agriculture and director of the agricultural experiment station at the University of Wisconsin has joined the United States food administration. He will coordinate with the agency and the United States department of agriculture to link extension programs of agricultural colleges nationwide.
Eight clothing manufacturers, two employees and a clerk in the army quartermaster's office were indicted on charges of extensive uniform cloth frauds. About 5 million dollars in cloth and supplies were stolen, with Louis Davidson identified as a key figure and facing 16 counts for stealing 2000 bolts valued at 30000 dollars. The probe spans nationwide, with further investigations anticipated.
British troops report the capture and possession of Jericho in Palestine, with London confirming the victory on February 21. The advance marks a key milestone in the ongoing campaign.
The Austrian socialist party asks Premier von Seydl to adopt President Wilson's framework for a general peace. They demand steps to open negotiations between Austria-Hungary and the United States. Wiener Zeitung notes imperial support for two Polish ministers amid resignation rumors.
General Pershing wired the war department reporting one officer wounded in action February 12 and five enlisted men wounded February 17. The wounded are Second Lieut. John J. McNeely of Washington and Privates Frank Wolfe of Ashland Wisconsin Elmer Wise of Fairview Ohio Charles W. Durant of Sheridan Wyoming Irwin C. Sutton of Lansing Michigan and Corp Elie L. Tapley of Adrian Michigan.
Washington reports three American soldiers listed as missing after the February 9 action have been located in a German prison camp. They are Corp. Nicholas Mulhall of Jersey City New Jersey Private Edwin H Haines of Woodward Oklahoma and Private Frank F McDougal of Maryville Pennsylvania.
Henry Japson Reagan county sheriff shot and killed James Belcher at Big Lake railway station and then killed himself. Both men were wealthy cattlemen from West Texas, with the incident linked to financial troubles. Belcher was boarding the train when shot.
Washington reports the food administration condemned double middlemen profits on foodstuffs that raise consumer prices. The statement says replenishing stock through purchases from another dealer is sometimes necessary, but there is no justification for two wholesale or retail profits on the same lot of goods.
Berlin reports that the independent socialists in Germany plan a demonstrative strike in munition factories starting March 1. The information is from Berlin and transmitted by the Amsterdam correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph company.
Washington February 22 Hoover warns the next sixty days are critical as the United States falls behind its war food program. He cites shortages in cereals meat and potatoes due to railway congestion and urges public cooperation to speed loading and reduce consumption to aid allies.
Washington February 22. Director General McAdoo and A. Wharton president of the railway employees department AFL reach an agreement to hasten repair work on locomotives and rolling stock by lengthening working hours promoting apprentices and helpers and maintaining open shop conditions. The pact affects more than 800000 workers.
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