Proclamation Calls Russian Resistance to German Advance
A Bolshevik issued proclamation from Smolny warns Russians to defend the fatherland and declares Petrograd under siege. It orders resistance to death, urges workers and peasants to dig trenches and accuses German planners of aiming to restore landowners and a monarchy. Sweden discussed Finland evacuation mediation. American staff notes Russia no longer a major military factor, expecting more resistance if Germans advance.
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Petrograd
Associated Press
Tetrograd
Smalny Institute
People’s Commissaries
Lenine
Krylenka
Schief
Orde
London
Germany
Reuters
Commissiu
Gerfisns
Fetrograd
Kiev
Finland
Council of Commissioners
Regitsky
Dvinsk
Stockholm
Sweden
Eden
Riksdag
Washington
Russia
Hima
New American Units Enter Front Line in Chemin des Dames
Reported first public disclosure of new American units in line in the Chemin des Dames sector. One German killed and another captured in a patrol. one American wounded. A young New England native single handedly captured the German. details remain limited. The unit entered on a dark shell-pitted night. French general greets them and salutes the American flag.
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Chemin des-Dames
New England
Marne
Weber cuts cherry tree on Washington birthday
A farmer saw O. Wi. Weber cutting down a cherry tree and asked why no hatchet was used. Weber replied he forgot Washington's birthday and noted the public now expects attorneys to model themselves after the Hon. George.
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O. Wi. Weber
Disorganized Russian Navy Faces Crisis in 1917
London reports extreme naval disorganization in Russia with orders rarely followed. Reval port authorities say removing slips from Reval and Helsingfors to Kronstadt would save the army, yet is deemed impossible due to disuse. Options discussed include destroying ships, interning them in neutral Finland, and Red Guards withdrawal.
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London
Petrograd
Reval
Helsingfors
Kronstadt
Finland
Red Guards
Abe Finland
Alahd
Notable Y M C A War Service Roster Released
Prominent men from fifteen Midwestern states form the Central Military Department Y M C A roster. The nationwide push assigns 43 new secretaries every 24 hours to meet needs of 200,000 soldiers and 86 service huts. Missouri Kansas Nebraska leaders aid in France with social and religious support.
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Central Military Department
France
Y.M.C. A
National War Work Council
Red Triangle
Y. M .Chaa
Jare Nen
Sherman
Dodge
Funston
Taylor
Grant
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Frequent robberies hit Gilmore district near Enora road
Lawrence sees rising thefts over three weeks with tires stolen from Mrs. Gilmore and Mrs. Martha Charles nearby. A night break in at Gilmore home triggered a gunshot as a thief fled in a waiting car. Caretaker L Myer found sacks of hair? and corn missing, suggesting broader plunder during Mrs. Gilmore’s winter absence in Florida.
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Lawrence
Gilmore
Enora Road
John Gilmore
Martha Charles
L. Myers
Lawrence Circle No. 75 meeting notice
Lawrence Circle No 75 Ladles of the G A R will meet in regular session Saturday afternoon at 2 30. Good attendance is requested.
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Lawrence Circle
Ladie
No Opposition to German Advance in Russia
Reports from Petrograd claim German forces face little Russian resistance as they advance toward Petrograd. Dispatches describe corpses of morale, with Bolshevik capitulation debated and fears of famine and looting as Russians abandon cities.
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London
Russia
Germany
Petrograd
Jnone
Morning Post
Tihe
Times
Mail
Lenine
Trotzky
Daily News
Council of Peoples Commissiries
Brest Litovsk
Eggless cake substitute tests show no major taste loss
University home economics tests by Harriett Stevenson compare cakes made with substitutes eggoe eggnit and agosave to traditional egg cakes. Substitutes provide similar appearance with added color and about half starch, modest cost differences noted while Nutritive value rises.
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Harriett Stevenson
Department of Home Economics
Court House Closed for Washington Birthday
The county court house closed to honor George Washington's birthday. County clerk George Brune, also draft board clerk, missed the observance due to heavy governmental duties. Funeral notice: Mrs Amanda Walker died at 1808 Tennessee St. Services set for 2:30 PM at Second Christian Church with Rev. B C Henderson officiating and Oak Hill Cemetery burial.
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George Washington
George
Walker
Amanda Walker
Tennessee Street
Second Christian Church
B.C. Henderson
Oak Hill Cemetery
Soldiers hold a meet at Camp Funston on Washington's Birthday
At Camp Funston Kansas a large athletic military meet is planned under Capt. Paul Withington with about 15000 spectators expected. Noted athletes from across the country are entered in events including a 100 yard dash cross country and inter company caguta war with multiple drills and games for hundreds of competitors. Newton Cope of Company G visits Lawrence on leave. Weather forecast shows continued warmth with improving conditions into Saturday.
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Camp Funston
Non
Cantonment
Paul Withington
Camp Funetom
Washington
Wathington
Avill
Corpany
LA Company
Federal Food Admin Warns Dealers on Price Schedules
Walter I. Innes Kansas Food Administrator warns county officials and price boards that listed commodity prices must stay above minimums. Dealers must seek reductions only with state administrator sanction or risk loss of supply. wholesale licenses require cooperation.
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Walter I. Innes
Kansas
Fair Fond Price Boards
Food Administration
Gas Attack at U Bar Sophomore Junior Party Incident
Early 1980s at the University of Bar Back, sophomores disrupted a junior party in Spanier Library using disulphide gas. They blocked the entrance with carban residue, causing a strong odor that ended the event. Faculty consisted of twelve, with a few hundred students present.
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Fi. U
University of Bar
Une
Spanier
Rusulph
K. U
Fire Loss Destroys House of Mrs Cragen in Grant Township
Fire gutted the home of Mrs. Lillie Cragen in Grant township on Wednesday afternoon with four persons displaced. Most furnishings saved. cause believed to be a defective chimney. The dwelling, owned by Reverend King, was partly insured.
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Lillie Cragen
Lilie Cragen
Grant Township
Lawrence Band Practices Before City Support Vote
Twenty two members reported for practice at the Chamber of Commerce rooms with the group playing difficult pieces under organizer Hugh Keller. The band will resume weekly practices at the city ball and continue pending a financial survey by Commissioner Holyfield on city support of fifty dollars monthly. Miss Fern Flore and Miss Gladys Flora spend the weekend at their Worden home.
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Twenve Membe
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Hugh Keller
Holyfield
Mutton and Lamb Allowed on Meatless Tuesdays in Kansas
Kansas federal food administrator reverses prior ban, removing mutton and lamb from meats not to be served on meatless Tuesdays until April 15. The surplus season justifies lifting the restriction.
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Wichita
Kansas
Red Cross Seeks Men and Women for Service in France
Kansas City reports a call for volunteers from the Southwestern division of the Red Cross for immediate service in France and Italy. The appeal, via Chas P Pettus of St Louis, seeks business leaders above draft age and fit members to serve. duties include feeding soldiers and manning field posts.
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Red Cross
France
Kansas City
Southwestern Division
American Red Cross
Italy
Chas. P. Petus
St. Louis
Department of Personnel
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Kentucky
Pettus
Government to Train Enlisted Men at Kansas University
Officials from the Federal Board of Vocational Education and the aviation division visit the University of Kansas to evaluate training facilities for 500 enlisted men in automobile and aviation engineering and blacksmithing. Housing appears the major obstacle, with Robinson Gymnasium suggested for dorms and Fowler Shops for aircraft parts work. Two months of instruction will run with twenty pupils per instructor, focusing on shop work and engine study while foundry approval is noted. A decision by the War Department is pending, with potential closure of KU’s engineering school on May 1 if used as a government training site.
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J. C. Wright
Federal Board of Vocational Education
A.J. Ethridge
Aviation Division
University of Kansas
School of Engineering
Inca
A. J. Etheridge
Air Service
Robinson Gymnasium
Manhattan
State Agricultural College
War Department
K. U
Frosted Students Tour City Sights with Teacher in Lawrence
Miss Marnerer, a Prospect school teacher in Lawrence, guided a group of sixth to eighth grade students on a sightseeing tour of the city. Immediately after noon, the group visited the county jail as part of the excursion.
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Marnerer
Prospect Schools
Lawrence
Dents
Grace
Opex New Science Library Moves to Fraser Hall
The Kansas Academy of Science opens its new science library on Fraser Hall fifth floor. Secretary Guy West Wilson oversees the library which houses about eight thousand volumes of books and pamphlets on various scientific subjects, moved from Memorial Hall in Topeka.
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University
Memorial Hall
Topeka
Kansas Academy of Science
Fraser Hall
Guy West Wilson
Senor Molina to Speak on Central America and Panama
Senor Don Felipe Molina of Granada Nicaragua an instructor in romance languages at the University will address University Club members tonight at the clubhouse on Central America and Panama. He is a former Nicaraguan army colonel with campaign experience and has nine years of Central American newspaper work. Adrian Pouliot left yesterday for Damar to await his draft call and expects to go as a French interpreter.
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Senor
Don Felipe Molina
Granda
Nicaragua
University Club
Central America
Panama
Adrian Pouliot
Damar
City Lets Contract for New Memphis Water Well
The city commission in special session awarded a $3,500 contract to Larne & Bowler Co of Memphis to dig a new well for Tunicipsl waterworks. The well will yield about 1 006 gallons per minute, boosting supply as current levels run low. Completion is expected two to three months after May 1, with ongoing paving delays affecting timing.
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Tunicipsl
Larne & Bowler Company
Memphis
Byll
Danmire
Charles Taylor
Layne and Bowler
T Veatch
Danmiré Beelieves
Swater
Dofimire
Kansas Paving and Construction Company
Dunmire
Left Horse Exposed at Night Outside Church Meeting
The Journal World reports that a church gathering at Nagarie nes room near Merchants National Bank lasted all night. Inside a few faithful stayed warm while Rev. Mr. Mickey’s horse stood in the cold outside the building.
Olcott visits as Great Lakes basketball squad rivals Des Moines
Coach Herman Olcott, former University football mentor and current head of the Great Lakes Naval Training basketball team, spends a couple of days with Mrs Olcott in Lawrence. He mentions a possible game with the Martinine five at Des Moines soon and notes the Great Lakes squad has defeated Chicago, Michigan, and Northwestern during the season. Olcott praises his players and recalls his successful football program at the school. He is on leave from the University for wartime service.
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Herman Olcott
Great Lakes
Lawrence
Big Bai
Olcott
Mueratine
Des Moines
Great’ Lakes
Chicago University
University of Michi’gan
Northwestern University
Olcatt
Jayhawker
University of Nebraska
Junior Red Cross Grows as Lawrence Schools Enlist
The Junior Red Cross enrolls every school in Lawrence with most students soon wearing the emblem. County returns are hot and complete, and organizers aim to hear from the remaining schools soon.
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Lawrence
Junior Red Cross
Bill Greer Leaves De Luxe Cafe for Camp Funston
W M Greer known as Bill, cook at De Luxe Cafe for over a year, departs today for Sedalia Missouri to report at Camp Funston. His quick service and cheerful manner have made him popular, and helpers expect him to handle kitchen duties with the same good nature upon arrival.
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Bill Greer
W. M. Greer
Bill
Sedalia
Bie
Camp Funston
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Order of the People's Commissaries
Réval
Gilmore Home
Court House
Newton Cope
9Th Infantry
Camp Doniphan
George Wastyington
Congress
Noth- Jax
Wooprow Wit
United Statte
Fern Flore
Gladys Flora
Wreek
Worden
Frostec
Opex New Science Library
Senor Molina
Ww ‘Ork
Ocal
Great Lakes Five
Junior Red. Cross
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