Huns Get Orders to Halt Drive
London reports the German army has orders to stop its advance into Russia while Berlin says their Northern Russian operations proceed normally. In Minsk, 50 000 rifles and 2000 machine guns are captured. Bolshevik peace terms prompted questions on armistice renewal and a German halt. Petrograd notes resistance grows as German attempts near Vitebsk fail and front-line troops regroup. Enrollment of a new army continues, with Cossack regiments and mixed detachments marching to the front. Sailors arrive in Petrograd and civilians, including women and children, are allowed to leave the city.
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London
Russia
Petrograd
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
Germany
Minsk
Hoffman
Brest-Litovsk
Pskov
Teuton
Ukraine
Vitebsk
Finland
People’s Council Scores German Socialists For Permitting War to Go On
London report says Petrograd dispatch from Reuters quotes the Council of People’s Commissaries issuing another call to arms. It declares German invaders are arresting the Workmen's and Soldiers' Councils. The account mentions shootings and captured Red Guards amid ongoing hostilities.
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Reuter
Petrograd
Weather prospects for Harrisburg and eastern Pennsylvania
Unsettled conditions bring likely rain tonight and Friday with a low around 35 degrees. Eastern Pennsylvania expected rain late tonight and Friday, colder tonight in the north, colder Friday with moderate northeast winds. The Harrisburg river gauge stood at 12.0 feet Wednesday evening and is about 10.5 feet expected Friday morning.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
American Band Parades in Rome to Honor Garibaldi
The American military band from France and Italy’s American mission marched through Rome with an enthusiastic crowd. They paused at Janiculum to honor Garibaldi, with speeches by American Ambassador Page and General Ricciotto Garibaldi. The band played both nations’ anthems.
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France
Italy
Janiculum
Garibaldi
Page
Ricciotto Garibaldi
Five More Americans Dead From Hun Gas Shells
In France on February 27 two more American soldiers died from poison gas, raising deaths to five. Sixty others were affected as German gas and high explosive shells hit American battery positions. American artillerists scored a direct hit on a large enemy dugout and shells struck several enemy working parties. A group of seven enemy aircraft crossed the lines, one was shot down.
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France
Halifax Property Owners Must Pay Taxes on Lost Homes
Halifax residents who lost houses in a harbor fire after the December 6 munition ship explosion must still pay taxes. The court of tax appeals dismissed petitions for remission, ruling that revised assessments before the disaster gave no legal basis to excuse taxes for a destroyed area.
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Ialifax
Court of Tax Appeals
U.S. Takes Industry Eight-Hour Day Effective
Portland Ore Feb 28 Beginning March 1 the logging camps and lumber mills of Washington and Oregon will adopt a basic eight hour day as the government takes over spruce timber production used in aircraft construction.
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Portland
Ore
Washington
Oregon
Victory 12-ounce loaf to go on sale in Harrisburg
Harrisburg markets will see a new 12-ounce Victory loaf with a six cent wholesale price for small families. Dauphin County Food Administrator Donald McCormick urged bakers to market the smaller loaf as patriotic duty. Graupner's Standard Bakery to begin first 12-ounce batches Saturday, despite limited pans and output. Bernard Schmidt of Schmidt Baking Co notes feasibility of producing the 12-ounce loaf.
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Harrisburg
Donald McCormick
Dauphin County
McCormick
Graupner
Standard
Bernard Schmidt
Schmidt Baking Company
Seven Nurses Missing From Hospital Ship Glenart Castle
London reports the British hospital ship Glenart Castle with 182 aboard sank in the Bristol Channel after an explosion. Three parties totaling 38 have been landed at Swansea Milford and Pembroke. About seven female nurses are missing. Survivors said the ship was torpedoed though no submarine was seen and a faint light appeared before the blast.
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Glenart Castle
Bristol Channel
Swansea
Milford
Pembroke
Allen Indicted for Embezzlement Dies in Santa Fe
Willard S. Allen, indicted fifteen years ago for embezzling $110,000 from the Preachers' Aid Society, died at Santa Fe New Mexico. A Santa Fe lawyer notified Boston attorney Robert Cushman asking that relatives be located.
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Associated Press
Boston
Santa Fe
N. M
Willard S. Allen
Preachers’ Aid Society
New England Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Robert Cushman
Japanese Ask Siberian Move by the Allies
Viscount Moto and Paris reports shape coverage as Japan weighs a Siberian venture amid German advances. The Times cites the foreign minister statement as an authoritative policy signal. Washington reports Japan asking Entente Powers and the United States about joint military operations to secure war supplies at Vladivostok and along the Trans-Siberian line.
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Viscount Motono
Paris
Japan
Russia
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Washington
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Siberia
Vladivostok
Siberian
Porkless Saturdays Save Meat Across Markets
Washington on February 28 reports Porkless Saturdays are yielding large savings of pork. The Agriculture Department notes January cold storage holdings rose across classes with lard stocks up about ten percent. Frozen beef and cured beef inventories also increased in storage.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture Today
Italian Shipping Immune During the Past Week
Rome reports Italian shipping remained immune from German submarines and mines in the week ending February 23. One steamer was attacked but repelled the submarine. During the week 419 ships entered Italian ports and 38 money cleared, excluding fishing and small vessels.
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Rome
Recognize Need for Rebuilding Main Highway
Delegations from Lebanon and Dauphin counties met with State Highway Commissioner O Neil to advance a plan for permanent improvement of the Berks and Dauphin turnpike through three counties. Estimated cost about 30 000 per mile due to its national war use. efforts ongoing to fund and authorize the work.
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Lebanon
Dauphin Counties
O'Neil
Berks and Dauphin
English Take Prisoners and Machine Gun in Greenland Hill Raid
English troops carried out a raid on Greenland Hill north of the Scarpe river and seized twelve prisoners and a machine gun. English and Scottish forces also captured twelve prisoners and three machine guns in the southern Houtholst forest. Enemy artillery was active near Havrincourt wood and east of Ypres during the night.
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Associated Press
London
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Scarpe River
War Office
Houtholst Forest
Havrincourt Wood
Ypres
Germans Interned After Landing From Converted Vessel
Copenhagen February 28 German crew and a Spanish officer were landed from the German converted Igotz Mendi which sought refuge in Danish waters. The Spanish flag now flies from the vessel. Danish soldiers escorted the Germans to Skagen where they have been interned.
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Copenhagen
Igotz Mendi
Skagen
Austro German Breach Widens in Dispatch from France
An official dispatch from France highlights rising Austro German strain as Austrian Premier declares Austro Hungary will not join military action against Russia or send troops into the Ukraine. The report cites a meeting between Emperor Charles and Emperor Wilhelm and notes continued tensions.
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Associated Press
Washington
France
Austro-Hungary
Russia
Ukraine
Charles
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Schneidmann Protests in Reichstag Against Peace for Russia
Amsterdam reports Philp Scheidemann Socialist leader in the Reichstag condemning a peace deal with Russia. He insists Germany fought for homeland defense, rejects dismembering Russia or subjugating Belgium, and calls for real peace through mutual Belgian accord and nonhumiliation of the foe.
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Reichstag
Russia
Amsterdam
von Hertling
Philp Scheidemann
Entente
Belgium
Peace Discussion Might Begin at Once Following Hertling Speech
Amsterdam February 28 Chancellor Von Hertling denies any German plan to establish itself in Estonia and Livonia. The Frankfurter Zeitung says there is no fundamental difference with President Wilson and peace talks based on Wilson's principles might begin immediately. It urges the president to gain allies' recognition of his principles.
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Germany
Esthenia
Livonia
Frankfurter Zeitung
Wilson
Senator Humbert Says Money Deposited For Paper Purchases
Paris reports Senator Charles Humbert owner of the Journal says cabled dispatches misrepresent funds on deposit with J P Morgan and Company. He claims $324000 in cash and bonds were to buy paper and some funds from Bolo Pasha were used to reimburse Madame Lenoir. He asks for a hearing with documentary proofs.
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Charles Humbert
Journal
France
Bouchardon
New York
J. P. Morgan and Company
Lewis
New York State
Humbert
Central Bank of
Norway
America
Bolo Pasha
Madame Lenoir
Former German Teacher Held as Nation's Foe
Merle Mace aviator saved from the Tuscania writes his mother about the torpedo attack that sank the ship, noting 210 men lost and that British hosts treat the rescued as kings while praising England and the rescue voyage.
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Mace
Tuscania
Merle Mace
William K. Crozier
Swatara Street
England
Mineola
Merle
Sleeping Soldiers Face Death Sentences Referred for Review
Four American soldiers in the first line trenches were sentenced to death for sleeping on sentry duty. General Pershing has authority to execute but referred the cases to the War Department for review in Washington D C.
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War Department
Pershing
The
Mexican Officers Executed For Kidnapping Girls
Eight Mexican federal officers were executed at Chihuahua City after conviction for belonging to a gang that kidnapped young girls. The gang seized society girls after theater outings, detaining them for days before alerting authorities.
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Juarez
Mex
Chihuahua City
Two Dogs and a Cat Help Farmer Seek Army Exemption
A district draft appeal board hears pleas for exemption on agricultural grounds. One man, claiming to run a 15 acre limestone farm with livestock, says his farm work is full time and includes an overseer and foreman role, yet his only claimed livestock are two dogs and a cat. Another applicant cites a bedridden wife as the reason his family cannot support itself.
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District Draft Appeal Board
All _o
No French Vessels Lost in Week Ending Feb 23
Paris reports no French vessel over 1600 tons sunk by mines or submarines in the week ended February 23. One vessel under that tonnage was lost but no fishermen perished. Four merchant ships repelled submarine attacks. Entries into French ports totaled 916 and departures 901.
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