Germans Advance on Russian Front in February Dispatches
Dispatches from Petrograd report German air fronts moving toward Vitebsk Minsky Pskoff and Reval after the armistice. Regusa was raided with many bombs killing several. Dvinsk fell two hours after the armistice ended as German patrols seized railway stations. Civilians lacked escape chances as Red Guards demobilized and commissaries were captured. Berlin says Hovne cleared and trains with food cars planes and war material captured. Germans press eastward between Dvinsk and Pinsk with Von Linsingen continuing a wide advance.
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iPetrograd
Vitebsk
Minsky
Pskoff
Reval
Regusa
Dvinsk
Red Guards
Olesity
Berlin
London
Hovne
War Office
Pinsk
Von_Linsingen
New Zealanders Raid East of Polygon Wood Capture Prisoners
London reports New Zealand troops conducted a raid east of Polygon Wood in Flanders early this morning and took a number of prisoners. The war office said enemy artillery was active yesterday evening against Allied positions near Feasures.
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Polygons Wood
London
New Zealand
Polygon Weaort
Flanders -Front
Kays
War Office
Fesquieres
Railway Employes and McAdoo Reach Agreement
Washington February 21 to hasten repair work on locomotives and rolling stock the agreement lengthens working hours promotes apprentices and helpers and maintains open shop convic tions. The accord between Director General McAdoo and A O Wharton president of the railway employees department of the AFL affects more than 300 000 workers.
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McAdoo
Washington
A. O. Wharton
Railway Employee's Department
American Federation of Labor
British airmen claim twelve German planes downed
London reports twelve German airplanes accounted for by British airmen and one destroyed by infantry. The aerial operations statement also notes a successful raid on Thionville and Pirna sens in Germany.
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Germany
London
Thionville
Pirmasens
Mexico Favors Entente in Neutrality Debate
Mexico City reports say Mexican Congress rejected a benevolent neutrality bill due to constitutional limits granting the President alone authority to act. The secret debate was mainly pro Entente, particularly in the Chamber of Deputies, reflecting allied sympathy amid war.
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Laredo
Texas
Mexico City
Mexico
Congress
Chamber of Deputies
FRENCH AVIATORS ESCAPE TO HOLLAND IN 1946
Lieut Roland Garros and Lieut Antoine Marchal, famed French aviators, reportedly escaped from a German prison and reached Dutch soil near Amsterdam on February 21. Marchal had previously flown over Berlin in 1916 and dropped proclamations before being captured in Poland. Garros, a prewar record holder, reportedly downed German planes and was captured in 1915, while Marchal completed a long 800 mile flight prior to captivity.
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Roland G. Garros
Antoine Marchal
Lieut. Marchal
Berlin
Poland
Lieut. Garros
Doing Police Work by France Based Soldier Walker Letter
Charles F. Walker of the 117 Ammunition Train in France reports in a letter to his mother that he is doing military police duties in a French city. He notes calm seas during the crossing, convoys guarding transports, possible transfer soon, and Christmas packages arriving well from the United States. His barracks hold sixty five men with three stores, and he provides his A. E. F. address in France.
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Charles Walker
France
Charles F. Walker
F. R. Walker
Maine Street
United States
Tractor Building Burns in Kansas City Show Structure Destroyed
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the frame building housing the Tractor Show in Kansas City Missouri. Loss estimated at 17000 dollars. Part of the building was to serve as a club house for soldiers and sailors passing through the city. Remains to be torn down and lumber sent to Camp Funston. Building stood opposite the Union Depot.
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Kansas City
Camp Funston
Kansas
Union Depot
Ship Workers Enrolling Surpasses Target in Campaign
Washington February 21 Preliminary estimates suggest the drive to enroll 250000 ship workers will exceed the goal as thousands of union men join without restriction on working with unorganized workers. The movement indicates broad support and rapid registration across the industry.
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Washington
German spy convicted in federal court here today
Louis Herschkovitz alias Louis Hirshey was found guilty by a federal jury of spying for Germany. He sought prohibited information about the Algiers naval station for enemies of the United States in New Orleans on February 21.
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Algiers Naval Station
New Orleans
Louis Herschkovitz
Louis Hirshey
United States
University students ordered to report for aviation training
Clifford H Wilbur Walter B Havekorst and Joe Casey received orders to report at the aviation training school at Herkley California on March 9. Havekorst is president of the mars student council while Wilbur and Casey are athletes. Wilbur is from Lawrence and attends Guards' Officer School. The Kansas guards weekly officers school will be held at the armory tomorrow night at 8 o'clock.
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Clifford H.wilbur
Walter B. Havekorst
Joe Casey
Herkley
Cal
University
Havekorst
m@ars
Wilbur
Casey
Lawrence
The
Kansas Guards
Russia Accepts Peace by One Vote After Dvinsk Capture
The Russia soldiers and workers delegates narrowly voted to accept German peace terms after news of the Dvinsk capture and German advances. Premier Lenin urged peace at any price to rebuild Russia, while Bolshevik leaders debated whether to seek formal conference with Germany. News reviews split on wisdom of the action as Pravda and Nova Zisa offer opposing judgments.
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Petrograd
Lenine
Trotzky
Ensign Krylenko
Dvinsk
Dyinsk
Fnully
Russia
Dvinak
Pravada
Germany
Nova Jisa
Death of Douglas County resident Robert Anton
Robert Anton aged 65 died at his home 2224 Barker avenue from heart disease. Short funeral services will be at 11 tomorrow at the residence, then the body goes to BeeOne for 1 pm services in Clearfield, conducted by Reverend D B Williams. Survived by a wife six sons and two daughters Frank A V J Anton James Anton Milburn Minnie Anton among others. burial in Clearfield.
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Robert’ Anton
Robert Anton
Douglas County
Barker Avenue
BeeOne
D. B. Williams
Topeka
Clearfield
Anton
Frank Anton
A. V. Anton
John Anton
Gray County
Will Anton
Elmer Anton
Norton County
James Anton
Los Angeles
Milburn
Eudora
Minnie Anton
Lawrence
Meeting of Kansas and Missouri Classical Departments at KU
The Association of Classical Departments of Secondary and Higher Schools of Kansas and Western Missouri will meet at the University of Kansas on April 26. Prof J B Brandt of Greek is secretary. A conference with English faculty will be held this afternoon to plan consolidating with an English Teachers Conference at the same time.
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Association of Classical
K. U
Kansas
Western Missoari
Univeristy of
J.3. Brandt
al- Tost
Public Speaking Dept Welcomes New KU Instructor
Miss Geneva Darker of Montgomery Michigan arrived yesterday as the new assistant in the University of Kansas public speaking department. She succeeds Howard T. Hill who will soon enter active military service.
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Geneva Darker
Montgomery
Michigan
University of Kansas
Howard T. Hill
Washington's Birthday Post Office Hours
Friday observance of Washington's Birthday with money order and stamp windows closed all day. Delivery window 7 20 a m to 12 m rural carrier 8 a m to 10 30 a m. Rural carriers do no route deliveries. City carriers provide morning delivery and collection only. Extra collection in business section at p m. Special delivery and outgoing mail as usual. Co C See wir Postmaster. Art Ellison Home Ellison Lawrence soldier boy who trained at Fort Worth aviation school returned home last night to visit with family.
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Washington
Co. C. Seewir
Art Ellison
Ellison
Lawrence
Fort Worth
Texas
Kansas Weather Report Prompted By Partial Readings
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Friday, followed by a warmer Saturday. The brief note references yesterday evening and today afternoon, indicating a temperature rise and conditions in Kansas.
Spectacular Liberty Loan figures rise over City Hall
Philadelphia hosts elaborate Third Liberty Loan preparations with four heroic figures over City Hall archways. A large Bartholomew Goddess of Liberty statue stands 29 feet high, surrounded by a charging soldier, a tank, and a battleship scene. Medals, nails, and mail armor pledge symbolism mark bond subscriptions as districts plan pilgrimages to the city.
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Philadelphia
Federal Reserve District
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Trenton
Delaware
Bartholiii
New York Harbor
Tho Municipal Building
America
Bond
Federal Reserve ‘District
Finish the Excavation for West Wing Foundation
The foundation work for the new west wing of the Administration Building will finish in a few days. Eight hundred pounds of dynamite have been used to loosen rocks, with two more charges to complete blasting. Pouring concrete forms will start after excavation, as a 100 foot tower rises. Olson and Johnson Company of Kansas City holds the erection contract for a building to mirror the mast wing, connected by a 289 foot corridor and slated for completion around mid December 1918.
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Olson and Johnson Company of
Kansas City
Senor Molina to Lecture at University Club Friday
Senor Don Felipe Molina of Granda Nicaragua will speak at the University Club Friday night as the first in a four lecture series. He teaches Romance Languages at the University of Kansas and has served as a Nicaraguan army colonel with over twenty engagements. He formerly owned Central American newspapers and will discuss Panama and Central America and their relation to the United States.
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Panama
None Was Disqualified Only One Registrant Referred to Board
None of the registrants examined yesterday by Dr. E. W. Phillips were disqualified for military service. One registrant Willie McKay was referred to the medical advisory board. Glenn C. Coons and Willard Arnold Anderson appealed to the advisory board. Those qualified for military service yesterday included Carl Henry Monroe Glenn R. McQueen Walter Holt Thomas H. Haut J. Richardean Frederick K. Rogers John Sturn Chaz Webb MePike.
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Medical Advisory Board
E. W
Phillips
Willie McKay
Advisory Board
Glenn C. Coons
Willard Arnold Anderson
Carl Henry Monroe
Glenn R. McQueen
Walter Holt
Thomas H. Haut
J. Richardean
Defective Chimneys Cause Two House Fires
Fire department reports two chimney fires yesterday and this morning. A faulty chimney at 13 Main Street owned by Fred Heck caused $5 in damage after a 7 40 AM blaze. Another chimney fire at 1700 Tennessee Street owned by Milton A Mitchell caused $150 in damage yesterday afternoon.
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Sparke" Fumi
Main Street
Fred Heck
Tennessee Street
Milton A. Mitchell
Band Practices Tonight in Chamber of Commerce Rooms
The Lawrence band meets for regular practice tonight chaired by Hugh Keller, president. He will report the city commission's decision on the band's request for 50.00 growth support that was provided to the former group.
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Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Hugh Keller
City Commission
Campaign for Members Methodist Brotherhood Meets Tomorrow
The Methodist Brotherhood will hold two meetings and supper at the church at 6 36 o clock tomorrow evening to discuss selecting men workers for the Every Member Campaign next Sunday.
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Methodist’ Brotherhood
Illegally Dealt Army Clothes Indictments In Federal Case
A New York grand jury indicted eleven men including a quartermasters clerk on charges of fraud tied to a nationwide army clothing profiteering plot. Investigations claim losses could reach 5 million dollars with cloth clipings sold to manufacturers in Chicago St Louis and Greenville. Some defendants boasted of 3 to 8 percent clipings while stolen cloth appeared in shop windows.
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New York
Federal Grand Jury
Quartermasters Department of the Army
Prom
Couild
Geo. D. Barnitz
Chicago
St. Louis
Greenville
War Finance Corporation Bill Advances in Senate Finance Panel
The Senate Finance Committee favorably reported a bill to create a war finance corporation with 4.5 billion capitalization to aid war industries. Amendments shift loan and security licensing powers to a federal reserve committee, limit direct loans, and place director appointment with the President subject to Senate confirmation.
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War Industries
Washington
War Finance Corporation
Senate Finance Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
McAdoo
Government hosts rejuvenation class for office workers
A Washington program titled rejuvation offers former typists and clerks a chance to brush up skills. Mrs Henry T Rainey wife of Congressman Rainey of Illinois chairs the Woman's Cooperative Council vocgonal effort aimed at reducing rust on office tasks.
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Washington
Woman's Cooperative Council
Henry T. Rainey
Congressman Rainey
Illnois
Baker Defeats Haskell in Plan for More Gardens
Baker defeated Haskell 31 to 21 despite missing two regulars. Bruner led with four field goals and five free throws, while Carpenter was Haskell’s top scorer. The game was fast with few fouls. Wellborn left injured and Wilgus replaced him. Baker now meets Ottawa and Emporia, then Baldwin, as district tournament approaches in Baldwin. A Lawrence home gardening campaign will be discussed by the Chamber of Commerce, with a new committee planning vacant-lot use, seed aid for the poor, and gardening guidance for families.
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Baker
Indians
Wilcox
Johnson
Green
Bruner
Steve
Carpenter
Haskell
Schablager
Ottawa
Wellborn
Wilgus
College of Emporia
Baldwin
Lawrence
Ber of Commerce
Reomis
Major
W. J
Ware
Francisco
W. C. Sink
Chamber of Commerce
O. Ja. Lane
R. A. Kent
H. B. Pesi
C. A. Shull
J. M.’ Boyd
I.sweeney
H. W._ Boltz
Prof
A. Dykstra
Rs” E. Bart
RW. Sanderson
A. A. Hicks
F. EL Hendricks
Francised
Boy Scouts
anal-World
Oe ‘Shull
University
A Good Amateur Play The Checkmate at Bowersock Theater
The University Dramatic Club presented The Checkmate a wartime drama set in England at a private boarding house with four German spies, two British secret service operators and an array of strong performances. Craig Kennedy played Brent the secret agent. Helen Clark led the female cast with charm. Additional praise went to Florence Butler Barney Miller Susan McDonald and others for vivid character work. A Montana ranch move followed the show as E G Heek and family head to Handley Montana.
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K. U
Bowersock
University Dramatic Club
England
Craig Kennedy
Christopher Brent
Secret Service
Helen Clark
Florence Butler
Barney Miller
Fraulein
Schroeder
Fritz
Susan McDonald
John Cooper Released on bail after forgery charge
John Cooper university student was freed from the county jail yesterday evening after an uncle from Stockton posted a $300 bail. Cooper returned home to Stockton with his uncle. The courthouse is expected to close tomorrow for Washington's birthday, with most county officers favoring the holiday observance. County Clerk George Brune cites heavy work as keeping him from observing the closure.
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John Cooper
Stockton
Young Cooper
Washington
George Brune
Conet House
Livestock Convention West Virginia Program Highlights
St Stubbs prominent speaker at the convention with W R Stubbs of Kansas Live Stock Association delivering the annual address in Wichita on February 26 27 and 28. Notable participants include J T Pryor American National Live Stock Association Major W L Brown Cora Wellhouse Bullard H J Waters Fred J Karlen Herbert Hoover. Thursday features brief talks by stockmen focusing on war impact and suggestions for raisers.
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WV. St. Stubbs
W. R. Stubbs
T Kansas Live Stock Association
Wichita
J. T. Pryor
Amedcan National Live Stock Associ
W. L. Brown
Cora Wellhouse Bullard
Tonganoxie
H. J. Waters
Fred J. Karlen
Aed
Herbert Hoover
Washington program to be held in United Beethres church
A patriotic program planned for tomorrow evening at 7 30 in United Brthrea Church commemorates a birthday anniversary. J H B Wilson and Rev F M Testerman will give addresses. Music by Paderewski and Mrs Paul Moser, reading selections by Miss Rovilla Fillon, Reading The American Flag Beecher by Miss Lillian Mayer, and other readings and musical numbers led by Mrs Swadley and Minnie Testerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Beethres Harch
United Brthrea
Syantig
Cislock
Stan
Ty Thetor Ney J. Hb.wilson
Wif
Paul Moser
LaFayette
Rovilla ‘Fillion
Os Sale
Minnie Testerman
J. B. Wilsons
Beecher
Lillian Mayer
F. M. Testerman
Swadley
Russian Language Professor to Speak on Conditions in Russia
Dr Samuel Harper of Chicago University will outline conditions in Russia in a convocation lecture at Robinson Gymnasium on Tuesday February 26 at 4 oclock. He recently returned from Petrograd where he served as interpreter and adviser for the legation. He is the son of the late Doctor Harper, former Chicago University president. Murray Griesa has measles after returning from Camp Doniphan and is confined to bed.
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Samuel Harper
Severv
Chicago Universsity
Russia
Robinson Gymnasium
Harper
Petrograd
Enfesgecenie Te Heersees Legation
Doctor Harper
Chicago University
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New
Billy" Hutson
Hoover
Billy” Hutson
Food Administration
Ww. A. Himessey
Congregational Church
Long Range
P. H. Murphy
Fort Riley
New York Street
FFERS
Harry. Houdini
Tractor Building
BERNS
Post Office Service
Kansas Weather Report
Senor ‘Molina
Frederick K .Rogers
John Sturn
Chaz, Webb
MePike
Andy T Rainey
Kk. U. Dramatic Club
Montana
E. G. Heek
California
Handley
George Heck
E. G. Heck
George T. Fitz
M.L. Holcom
Vinland
Stony Point
Amanda Walker
Ananda Walker
Ada Faxon
Filken
James D. Faxon
Wyoming Street
William Johanning
Livestock Convention
Murray Griesa
Doniphan
T. E. Griesa
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