Germans Riots May Influence His Peace Move
Washington reports pessimism in Berlin over Brest Litovsk talks as Russian strikes aid resistance. Bolsheviki crack counter revolutionary plots in Petrograd, seize Kiev, and form a new multi ethnic Rada. German objections thwart repatriation of about 40,000 Polish troops and bar access to Warsaw for German peace delegates.
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Petrograd
Sinebrukhoff
Wolk
Neval Kaledines
Cossacks
Ensign Volk
Smolyn Institute
Bolsheviki
Kiev
Bolsheviki Rada
Ukraine
Moscow
Red Guard
M. Vinnichenko
Ukraine Secretariat
Rada
Petchersk
Stcherbatcheff
Fromussia
Poland
Germany
Lrest-Litovsk
von Kuehlmann
Warsaw
Weather outlook for Harrisburg and Eastern Pennsylvania tonight
For Harrisburg and vicinity cloudy and not so cold tonight with a low around "& degrees. Sunday likely snow or rain and warmer. For Eastern Pennsylvania cloudy and not quite so cold tonight with Sunday snow or rain and warmer. Variable winds, mostly east.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
U-Boat War Declared a Failure by Geddes
Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord of the British Admiralty, calls submarine warfare a failure after one year. He predicts no near change in the war but hopes for more ships from the United States and Britain. Amsterdam reports say German leaders believed U boats would force victory in six months, with some glorying the U-boat as a strategic weapon.
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Associated Press
Washington
Eric Geddes
British Admiralty
Great Britain
Eric
United States
Amsterdam Handelsblad
First U S Dead in Italy Receive Military Honors
Richard Fairfield and William Platt the first Americans killed on the Italian front since the war began were buried with full military honors as Italian officers paid tribute to their sacrifice. The two ambulance drivers in a British unit died when hostile aviators bombed a hospital.
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Associated Press
Washington
Richard Fairfield
William Platt
United States
Red Cross
Wairfield
Platt
British Airmen Imprisoned Ten Years Over Leaflets
Amsterdam reports two captured British airmen sentenced by a German court martial to ten years imprisonment for dropping hostile leaflets in Germany. London cabled that reprisals are demanded by the Daily Mail for the German action.
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Amsterdam
Tages Veiling
Berlin
Garm Tp
Mar Lial
Germany
London
The
Daily Mail
Inquest Finds Trolley Speed Caused Sleighing Crash
Coroner's inquests held at the office of District Attorney Michael E. Stroup found the trolley in the sleighing crash was driven at excessive speed and beyond control, killing two women and injuring many. The second inquest cleared the motorman in the death of John E. Garverich, who died after being run down January 16. Weather forecasts warn of snow or rain this week from the Weather Bureau.
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Michael E. Stroup
Hummelstown
Stroup
John E. Garverich
State Street Bridge
Garverich
Harrisburg
Berlin Charges U S With Plot to Start Strikes
Berlin dispatches claim an Anglo American plot to foment revolutions in central powers was planned from Washington with 250 million marks. Seamor Stone, Earl Reading, and Viscount Northcliffe were named as leaders. Neutral capitals would host branches to incite munition workers to strike. Continued on another page.
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London
Berlin
Cologne
Exchange Telegraph
Amsterdam
Washington
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Seamor Stone
Earl Reading
Viscount Northcliffe
Stern measures taken to check Berlin walkout
London, Feb 2. A demand that the German Reichstag be summoned to discuss the strike was made by the Vorwaerts. The Berliner Tageblatt declares the civil power will not grant the request, arguing radicals would use Parliament to spread strike propaganda. A leaflet circulated in Berlin helped spark the strike.
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Associated Press
London
Reichstag
Vorwaerts
Exchange Telegraph Company
Copenhagen
Berliner Tageblatt
Central Powers Secret Understanding Warned by Labor Minister
London reports that George H. Roberts minister of labor challenges Hertling and Czernin, alleging prewar secret treaties among Germany Austria Bulgaria, and a four power pact to restore Turkish holdings and grant it a free hand in Arabia and Armenia. The claim includes a prior secret treaty with Bulgaria and a wartime pledge to recover Turkey’s lost provinces.
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Associated Press
London
George H. Roberts
Count von Hertling
Count Czernin
Germany
Austria
Wilson
Bulgaria
Turkey
Arabia
Armenia
White Hill Woman Burned by Exploding Stove
Mrs W H Snook of White Hill suffered severe burns and multiple broken bones when a stove exploded while she lit a fire early this morning. She was hurled across the room and found unconscious beneath the kitchen table. Dr R D Saul of Camp Hill says she is in serious condition but expected to recover.
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W. H. Snook
White Hill
Camp Hill
John L Sullivan, Famed Champion, Dies at 59
Abington Mass February 2 John L Sullivan former world heavyweight champion died at his home aged 59 after ten years on a farm. He was taken ill with heart disease and death followed quickly leaving boxing fans in mourning.
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Associated Press
Abington
Mass
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Archbishop of Paris Protests German Raids
Paris February 2 Cardinal Annette archbishop of Paris issued no protest against the raid by German airplanes. He said that civilization and Christianity demand condemnation of barbarous acts that are assassinations with no military utility. Two military medals and six war crosses were awarded to workers in a bombarded factory who stayed at their posts, including three women.
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Associated Press
Paris
Annette
Flood warning urged after eight weeks of abnormal weather
State Water Supply Commission warns of possible disastrous floods on large streams due to prolonged abnormal weather. Municipalities, corporations and individuals urged to adopt protective measures as continued low temperatures threaten rising water levels. Continued on Page 4.
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State
Soroee
General March to be acting Army chief of staff
Washington reports Major General Peyton C. March is slated to become acting chief of the Army if General Pershing can release him from artillery chief duties with the expeditionary force. General Bliss would remain permanently in Europe as U S military representative at the supreme war council.
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Associated Press
Washington
Peyton C. March
Pershing
General March
Bliss
Europe
Supreme War Council
France
War Council
Congress
Pennsylvania
Military Academy
Must Hear Sermon by Each Applicant for Navy Chaplain
Washington February 2 The examination board chair J B Frazier requires every chaplain applicant to hear at least one sermon from each candidate. Each candidate preaches at a local church with Frazier present to assess fitness for service. GOES SOUTH FOR HEALTH Secretary Cyrus E Woods leaves for Florida after surgery in Philadelphia and will stay along the coast for a couple of weeks due to slow recovery from winter.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
J. B. Frazier
Frazier
the Commonwealth
Cyrus E. Woods
Philadelphia
Florida
Woods
Foggy Front Lines Test American Trenches in France
American troops dig in near the German line as fog hampers operations. Trench positions lie in marshy ground requiring duckboards and frequent mud work. Some sectors show sixty feet to the enemy, others separated by a mile with waterlogged patches where neither side wishes to advance.
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Associated Press
France
Standard price fixed for coal in bushel lots
A new emergency card announces standard price control for coal measured in bushel lots. The notice outlines fixed pricing terms intended to stabilize markets and ensure uniform charges across suppliers.
Fuel Supply Low As Coal Fails To Reach City
Fuel administration warns supply is low due to coal not arriving this week. Most dealers lack coal, except soft or bituminous coal. Uptown dealers report only about six tons remaining. Citizens without coal are urged to send a wagon or sled to the nearest dealer for a bushel or two to last into Monday or Tuesday. Citizens who asked the fuel office for coal may not be served immediately because of the shortage.
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Nder
County tax rate may be boosted a full mill
County officials on the 1918 budget plan an increase in the county tax rate of at least one half to one mill to fund extensive bridge and road improvements. Six bridges must be built including a long covered bridge on the Harrisburg to Hummelstown highway over Swatara creek, making the bridge item a major expense.
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Harrisburg
Hummelstown
Swatara Creek
Goldman and Berkman Must Now Serve Terms
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, famed anarchists, must begin serving their sentences after the Supreme Court affirmed their conspiracy conviction over draft law interference. The mandate directs surrender to federal marshal. Berkman to Atlanta Federal Penitentiary and Goldman to Jefferson City State Penitentiary. Both had been free on $25,000 bail pending the high court ruling on their appeals.
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Associated Press
New York
Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
United States Supreme Court
Mayer
United States
Thomas D. McCarthy
Berkman
Atlanta
Aged People and Boys Aid Red Cross Knit Drive
Aged residents and young boys contribute to Red Cross knitting efforts at the local headquarters. Julia A Keim, 79, sent eighteen pairs of socks, while 9 year old Harry Lutz delivered a fine sweater and sold 575 Red Cross Christmas annals in the drive. Red Cross workers praise the patriotic, practical support from these contributors.
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Red Cross
Julia A. Keim
Harry Lutz
City sets coal price and weight for bushel lots
A conference last night between city retail dealers and Ross A. Hickok, county fuel administrator, established a standard price of forty cents per bushel and a weight of seventy five pounds for coal sold in bushel lots. The measure was applied today to all city coal yards, with plans for a central coal office.
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Ross A. Hickok
Thousand Men Urged to Join Shovel Squad
One thousand men are asked to report to the mayor's office at 8 o'clock Monday morning to join a snow removal effort. City officials plan to announce final arrangements by Monday for Snow Removal Day, counting on volunteers alongside the highway department. At least twenty trucks will be available, with more teams and wagons needed. volunteers may deliver vehicles to suggested points.
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Keister
City Plans Conference on Capitol Extension
City Solicitor John E. Fox was authorized to contact George A. Screiner to set a meeting date about Capitol Park extension plans outlined by the state. Commissioners Gross and Lynch, City Engineer M B Cowden, and the Solicitor will attend with state representatives, then report to Council for action. Mr Gross and Mr Lynch were named to represent Council.
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John E. Fox
George A. Screiner
Capitol Park
Gross and Lynch
M. B. Cowden
Council
Gross
Lynch
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Krylenko
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Greensville
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Edward J. Causey
Dover
Garfield
Edward V. Sourbier
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David EF. Briuser
Jennie
Londonderry Township
Daniel W. Cain, Jr
Ruth A. Kinsey
Middletown
Clarence Selaer
Veneda Llewellyn
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