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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1917
Page
5
Representatives for Ensign Krylenko travel to German lines and are told by the German commander that Germany officially consents to immediate armistice negotiations on all fronts of the belligerent nations.
Official release from Smolny institute states that Ensign Krylenko and Bolshevik commander in chief have crossed to the German side and opened talks with German military authorities.
The revolutionary committee at Minsk reports the removal of General Balueff, commander on the western front, for refusing armistice talks with Germany and being replaced by a maximalist. They announce control of Tashkent after four days of fighting and state the military revolutionary committee has seized the customs department.
London reports that military cadets and nearly all officers of anti-bolshevik troops in Moscow districts have joined General Kaledines. He reportedly controls most of southeastern Russia as hundreds of officers from rear and front regiments switch sides, including officers from guard regiments.
Washington reports that the United States and allied governments will decide if the Bolsheviki are enemies or allies of Germany after talks between Bolshevik leaders and German officers. News of German staff advising Lenine and Bolshevik leaders meeting in German lines alarms officials and challenges hopes of united anti Prussian war effort.
Washington November 27 the military graduating exercises at Fort Myer reserve officers training camp released 90 trained men for army service. An address by Secretary Baker to the new officers was the principal feature of the program as the president and Mrs Wilpsnan and cabinet members were among those accepting invitations to attend.
Washington announces a public hearing on federal standards for shelled 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 a 17 city tour by the U S Department of Agriculture inviting criticism from producers, millers, merchants, inspectors, warehousemen and others interested in grain standards and enforcement rules.
Three Higbee store night watchmen were bound and gagged as four safeblowers forced into the Cleveland strongbox. They escaped with cash estimated between 5 000 and 10 000 dollars and 10 000 dollars worth of jewelry and furs in a bold vault raid.
The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin urges parents and employers to instill disciplined, honest, and helpful conduct in children and workers. It argues success comes with virtue and wealth should aid the less fortunate, reducing crime and immorality in the community.
A Pane invented life preserver uses oil filled cylinders as a brake to cushion falls. It is designed to save people from burning buildings by allowing drops to the ground without injury.
In Paris the Stars and Stripes drew big demonstrations of enthusiasm at the Folies Bergere finale. Allied flags including British, Italian, Belgian, Roumanian, Serbian, Russian and Portuguese sparked applause as “The Star Spangled Banner” rang. A Canadian soldier led cheers for the Yanks, and Uncle Sam received a hearty ovation.
France moves to secure 122,000,000 bushels of wheat and cereals for 1918 with a unified Allied purchasing board. The plan calls for 400 thousand tons of shipping monthly, tighter controls on private trade, new supply ministries, and licensing of ships to direct essential goods. Shipping will be allocated to indispensable products, with reductions in voyages and closer sourcing, increasing overall tonnage for provisioning.
The piece notes how some writers become soldiers and vice versa and cites Whistler and Poe who were West Point cadets discharged for deficient chemistry. Whistler quipped that silicon as a gas would have made him a soldier.
Washington reports major U.S. firms have gained British lists of German owned patents seized since the war began. Du Pont plans large scale dye manufacture amid continued U.S. output growth past 1914 levels. American chemists quickly duplicate German processes, with patent law changes expected to boost independent development.
Rome reports a great Italian victory with the Brenta valley lines broken and Austro German forces suffering heavy losses. General Garibaldi praised his Alpine troops noting they would hold the line, even at the cost of life, if necessary.
Bryant H. Barber of Polo died after leaping from Grand De Tour Bridge. attorney for his mother Lucia Barber disclosed the Polo Brothers' bank insolvency with $800,000 in depositor funds missing. Receivers Edward H. Clopper and Harry L. Spear hold bond of $700,000 as the bank faces about $500,000 in good notes and currency against $800,000 in liabilities. The bank remains submerged at Rock River.
The northern pampas hold vast grasslands with year round feed and abundant water. Windmills dot the plains supporting cattle raising. Argentina cattle are praised as the world’s best beef due to Spanish and native stock mixing. Breeding could greatly raise production.
New York November 27 newsprint from eight percent of the nations output will sell to publishers at three cents a pound at the mill until April 1. After that price to be fixed by the federal trade commission under an agreement with six of seven paper manufacturers charged with Sherman act violations.
Miss Tatiana Nicholaevna Romanoff, daughter of the deposed Russian emperor, has escaped Sibelia via a feigned marriage to a former chamberlain's son and is traveling to the United States escorted by an Englishwoman, per Russian relief sources.
Washington November 27 Absence of senators on the subcommittee charged with probing Senator LaFollette s St Paul speech last September led to delaying the inquiry probably until after Congress reconvenes.
British cavalry have taken Birtir Station six miles southwest and Ain Karim three and a half miles west of Jerusalem, according to a British official communication.
New York November 27 Dr Ami Jae oy yy of the American henwee n eulity died suddenly Sunday following illness.
A man accused his wife of bigamy in New York after a scheme where the wife married her stepson, the man’s former son, to make him her living husband and dodge the draft. The trial revealed the unusual plot and its roots in draft evasion.
The Exchange notes the tobacco trade easily uses cents to set prices and cigarettes are priced as closely as items in stores. It suggests smokers need not have “smokes” and prices stay attractive to prevent trade shrinking.
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