28 Nov 1917
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1917
Page
1
Petrograd dispatch reports Ensign Krylenko's Bolshevik delegation was told by German command that Germany officially consents to immediate armistice negotiations on all fronts. The move signals a major step toward ending hostilities in World War I.
Officially from Smolny institute it is announced that representatives of Ensign Krylenko have crossed to the German side and begun negotiations with German military authorities. The disclosure comes from Nov 27 at Perograd.
The revolutionary committee at Minsk reports the removal of General Balueff after his refusal to negotiate an armistice. A maximalist faction announces control of Tashkent, capital of Russian Turkestan, after four days of fighting, while the military revolutionary committee seizes the customs department.
London dispatch reports military cadets and nearly all officers of the anti Bolsheviki troops in the Moscow districts have joined General Kaledines leader of the Cossacks. He is said to control most of southeastern Russia with hundreds of officers from rear regiments and guards regiments also switching sides.
Washington. Nov 28. The American government and the entente will decide if the Bolsheviki are enemies or allies of Germany once advices come from talks between Bolshevik leaders and German officers. News dispatches report German staff officers in Petrograd and Bolshevik leaders crossing to confer with German authorities, dashing hopes they would aid in the war against Prussian militarism.
Military graduation exercises at Fort Myer released 90 trained men for army service. Secretary Baker delivered the principal address to the new officers. The president and Mrs. Roosevelt and cabinet members were among those invited to attend.
Washington announces a public hearing on federal standards for shell ed corn and various wheats to be held in Chicago on December 4 at 9 30 p m in room A Morrison hotel The session is part of 17 hearings nationwide inviting constructive criticism from grain producers tillers merchants inspectors warehousemen carriers and other interested persons on the grain standards and enforcement rules
Four safeblowers broke into the Higbee company store vault in Cleveland. They bound and gagged three night watchmen and escaped with cash estimated between 5 000 and 10 000 and merchandise worth 10 000 including jewelry and furs.
The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin urges parents and employers to model and teach diligent honest behavior to their children and employees. By living prudently and sharing wealth to aid the less fortunate, they can foster happiness and curb crime and immorality in the community.
A Danish inventor creates a life preserver made of oil filled cylinders that act as a brake to cushion falls from burning buildings, allowing drops to the ground without injury.
In Paris the Stars and Stripes drew large demonstrations at a Follies Bergere finale. Allied flags from Britain Italy Belgium Roumanian Serbian Russian and Portuguese drew applause as the orchestra played The Star Spangled Banner. A Canadian soldier led cheers for the Yanks and Uncle Sam received a strong ovation.
France seeks 122 million bushels of wheat and other cereals for 1918. To secure imports, 400 thousand tons of shipping monthly are needed, with packing of tonnage for indispensable goods and tighter controls. Measures include a unified Allied purchasing board, new supply ministry, licensing, and reduced voyages to Madagascar and colonial routes.
The piece notes poets and painters entering war from literature, cites Poe and Whistler who avoided service. Whistler, a West Point cadet, was discharged for chemical deficiency and quipped that he would be a soldier if silicon were a gas.
Major American dyemakers have obtained lists of German patents held by British firms since the war began. The Webb bill allows American firms to use German patents under compensation, with Du Pont planning large scale dyestuff production. American industry already surpasses 1914 dye usage, despite previous legal limits, and expects further gains from patent amendments. European use of American labor-saving machinery grows, as England France and others modernize with American methods and tools.
In Dixon Illinois November 27 the death of Bryant H Barber the Polo banker who jumped from the Grand Detour bridge November 16 is linked to an insolvency at Barber Brothers bank. Receiver Edward H Clopper and Harry L Spear face $700000 bonds with $800000 in depositor liabilities and about $500000 in good notes and currency on hand.
The article extols Argentina’s cattle sector with vast pampas grasslands, abundant water, and windmills supporting year round feeding. It claims Argentine beef cattle are unmatched due to Spanish bloodlines mixed with hardy native stock, and notes breeding could raise output further during wartime.
Rome reports a decisive Italian victory in the Brenta valley as Austro German forces fail to break the line between Brenta and Piave. General Garibaldi lauds Italian resolve and vows no retreat while men stand firm against renewed enemy assaults near the Venetian plains.
New York Nov. 27 newsprint paper will be sold to publishers at three cents a pound at the mill until April 1. After that price will be fixed by the federal trade commission under an agreement between the government and six of seven paper manufacturers charged with Sherman law violations.
Tatiana Nicholaevna Romanoff, second daughter of the deposed Russian emperor Nicholas II, reportedly escaped from St. Petersburg by a feigned marriage to a former chamberlain’s son and is now traveling toward the United States. An Englishwoman accompanies her, per Russian civilian relief sources.
Washington reports the LaFollette inquiry into a St Paul speech was not postponed by the absence of senators on the subcommittee. The investigation is expected to resume after Congress reconvenes.
British official communication reports the capture of Biltuir Station about six miles southwest and Ain Karim three and a half miles west of Jerusalem by British cavalry near the city.
Paris reports the sudden death of Dr. Ami Jacquem, chief surgeon at the American hospital in Neuilly, occurring Sunday night.
A man accused his wife of bigamy claiming she married her stepson to dodge the draft. The trial revealed the woman wed her stepson to permit the man to escape military service.
The Exchange notes tobacco prices use cents to keep cigarettes pricing tight akin to department store goods. Smokers need cigarettes, so merchants keep prices attractive to sustain demand.
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