Great Rally Sparks Patriotism At Overflow Chestnut Street Hall
An overflow audience at Chestnut Street Hall heard three speakers describe the allies and food shortages with urgency. Howard A. Heinz, State Food Administrator, warned that without U S food, the allies cannot win and Italy’s collapse showed food is the key. The talk stressed conservation and loyalty as vital to support in a long war.
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Chestnut Street Hall
Harrisburg
Howard A. Heinz
Heinz
Italy
Germany
Weather Report From Harrisburg And Vicinity
Vor Harrisburg area expects slightly colder conditions tonight with a low around 25. Wednesday should be fair and cooler with strong northwest winds diminishing by daybreak. Rain in the past 24 hours pushed Susquehanna and tributaries higher, then colder air checked runoff. Juniata near flood stage at Huntingdon but likely to ease.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Iver
Susquehanna River
Freesin
Janiata
Huntingdon
Food Will Win the War Don’t Waste It War Appeal
A wartime call urges citizens to fill an ambitious wheat goal to aid Allied forces. It warns only 75,000,000 bushels of wheat in three months can sustain armies and prevent failures. It condemns German propagandists and notes food shortages shaped battles and morale.
Six More Men Added to City Police Force From New Civil Service List
City Council approved Mayor Keister’s plan adding five permanent patrolmen and one detective from the civil service list to cover a temporary vacancy due to Army service. Wills becomes detective. Burganstock, Waters, Dye, Schmehl, Keys join patrols. Wills’ permanent status depends on future vacancies. Foreman and Jackson remain on the eligible list.
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New Civil Service
Council
Keister
Edgar T. Burganstock
Derry Street
B. U. Waters
Herr Street
Johns. Dye
North Sixth Street
E. Schmehl
Disbrow Street
Martin L. Keys
Wills
Burganstock
C. V. Foreman
Frank ©. Jackson
Forster Street
Militia Visit Harrisburg Reserves Drill at City Grays Armory
Militiamen will gather at 7 30 tonight at the City Grays Armory for a special drill with a visiting address by Lt Frank G Fahnestock Jr a former Reserve officer now with Company He will explain the State Militia program and recruit more men for the Reserves The event aims to strengthen training before camp and invites draft age men to join for instruction separate from the militia Also noted are liquor license crackdowns in Luzerne County with licenses revoked and removals following remonstrances
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Harrisburg
City Grays
Frank G. Fahnestock Jr
Fahnestock
Ash Problems Before Special Council Session In Storm
A forty two mile per hour northwest gale paralyses city streets as a special council meeting considers bids to remove ashes starting March first. Commissioner Hassler presented the bids but officials postponed action until the adjourned session. A Pennsylvania Reduction Company letter reports a cleanup in progress as winds whip rain clouds away and slow foot traffic.
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Hassler
Samuel Gardner
Pennsylvania Reduction Company
Bids Sought for Materials at Middletown Aviation Plant
Major Gray and Captain Moore oversee government construction near Morrisburg. They call for bids on gravel slag and other materials for aviation depots near Middletown. Regardless of depot location, work will start on the $800 000 and $750 000 warehous es built last summer. James Black, contractor, has visited Harrisburg several times since the contract letting and aims to begin promptly.
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Gray
Moore
Morrisburg
Middletown
James Black
Harrisburg
No General Fixing of Prices Is Hoover Pledge to Farmers
Washington February 26 General price fixing on agricultural products is not part of the food administration’s policy and will not be attempted. Administrator Hoover said last night that misinformation has circulated in agricultural communities about price fixing. He added the food administration is not a price fixing body except for certain commodities driven by abnormal overseas relations and related factors posing dangers to farmers and consumers.
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Washington
Food Administration
Hoover
Mass vaccination at Harrisburg Silk Mill after smallpox case
Almost three hundred girls exposed their arms for vaccination at the Harrisburg Silk Mill after a smallpox case linked to Miss Grossbeck, a mill employee. A half dozen doctors vaccinated the group, the mill fumigated, and authorities prepared quarantine for any girl who refused.
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Harrisburg
Hertling Says Allies Must Join Wilson in Peace
Amsterdam reports February 25 that Imperial German Chancellor Count von Hertling told the Reichstag he agrees with Wilson’s four principles for a mutual peace discussion. He added that the principles must be proposed by the United States and recognized by all states, with one reserve. He noted the goal has not yet been achieved.
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Amsterdam
Count von Hertling
Wilson
United States
Swanson Blames Senators for Defeating Armed Ship Bill
Senator Swanson denounces a small group of filibuster‑minded Senators as destroying the last chance for peace with Germany. He argues their defeat of the armed neutrality measure prompted Germany to enforce submarine warfare and warns of pro German propaganda aiming for a peace favorable to Germany.
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Associated Press
Washington
Swanson
Virginia
United States
Germany
Senator Swanson
Congress
America
German Raider Igotz Mendi Ashore After Long Voyage
Copenhagen reports the German auxiliary cruiser Igotz Mendi, a Spanish prize ship, landed after nine months in the Gulf of India. Prisoners include nine women and two Americans. sixty prisoners were aboard with an epidemic of beri beri and scurvy. The Danish authorities have jailed the German commander and released all aboard.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Igotz-Mendi
Pacific Ocean
Skaw
Exchange Telegraph Company
Gulf of India
The Wolf Raider Returns to Port After Long Ocean Raids
The Wolf, a celebrated German raider, has reached port after a long voyage. British estimates place eleven ships lost, including three American vessels, with the Wolf gathering 400 prisoners and cargo at Pola before slipping away from the North Sea. The Wolf’s sister ship Moene had previously conducted two Atlantic raids.
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Washington
The
Wolf
Entente
Pacific
North Sea
Pola
Adriatic
Moene
Atlantic
Artillery Duel in U S Sector Grows Intense in France
American forces clash with German lines northwest of Toul as shells fly and gas and high explosive rounds bombard batteries. Both sides exchange fire across front trenches and wire entanglements while patrols and machine guns keep pressure on supply and movement behind the enemy lines. Low clouds and rain limit aerial observation.
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France
Toul
Bolshevik Dig Trenches as Germans Take Pskov
Bolshevik troops dig trenches while Germans press toward Petrozavodsk and Pskov as Red Guards resist. Reports from Petrograd describe sirens awakening the city and German forces entering Pskov, prompting defense measures.
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Pskov
Petrograd
British Freighter Sunk by Submarine
The British freight steamship Philadelphia, owned by the Leyland Line, was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine after departing New York on February 11 with cargo for British ports. Loss confirmed by Leyland Line offices and marine insurance circles.
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New York
Philadelphia
Leyland Line
Philadelphian
Governor Delays Extra Session Decision
Governor Brumbaugh indicated no decision yet on calling a special session of the General Assembly. He said he would consider the whole proposition and make up his mind soon, noting many suggested subjects and the difficulty of assembling lawmakers. The governor had just returned from Florida and planned to stay in Harrisburg soon. Howard E. Ahrens, 64, president of the Allentown and Reading T raction Company and former creameries operator, died in Reading today.
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General Assembly
Brumbaugh
Florida
Capitol
Reading
Howard E. Ahrens
Allentown and Reading Traction Company
Pennsylvania
Premier Célineau Praises Front Morale After Belgian Visit
Premier Célineau returned to Paris from a two day tour of the Belgian British and Portuguese fronts and praised the morale of troops. He observed high morale on the Belgian front the Portuguese troops enduring wind and swamps and lauded the British bearing and defensive organization. He noted perfect harmony between entente allied headquarters and said a German shock was expected soon.
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Associated Press
Paris
Clemenceau
Mrs Watts Hidden as Material Witness in Case
Mrs Watts was held as a material witness in the ongoing case and provided testimony regarding key events. Her status as a witness affects proceedings and potential charges tied to the matter.
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Watts
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