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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
1
President declares a de facto state of war with Germany and urges Congress to convene April 2 to consider the U-boat crisis and U.S. wartime measures. The proclamation signals direct executive action and heightened tension as the nation prepares for potential broader conflict.
President Wilson orders Congress to meet on April 2 to receive his guidance on grave national policy as German submarine warfare threatens American lives and ships. Leaders indicate a state of war may be acknowledged. mobilization and industrial support accelerate in preparation for possible war.
Prominent figures within the uprising move key roles as Grand Duke Nicholas allegedly urges abdication. Grand Duke Cyril places Marine forces at the Duma, aligning with revolutionaries. Prince George Lvov becomes Russia's new premier and interior minister while presiding over the council.
Petrograd reports a nearly bloodless coup born from bread shortages. Soldiers defect to civilians as crowds seize Nevsky Prospekt and key garrisons, rapidly toppling authorities and seizing Moscow, Petrograd, Kharkov, Nizhny Novgorod, Cronstadt. Provisional government promises order as streets run hot with hunger and shifting loyalties.
Government forecast notes unsettled weather in the state with chances of rain or snow. Warmer conditions in the east tonight and colder in the north and west Thursday with fresh winds. Temperatures from the Republican thermometer are listed for Tuesday and Wednesday with readings across day parts.
French cavalry moved within about 4 1 2 miles of St Quentin and occupied Tergnier while British troops entered fourteen villages south from Arras toward Ham. German withdrawal reportedly observed north of Arras with forces retreating toward the Belgian line.
Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam reports serious riots breaking out in Berlin due to a food shortage. Frontier regiments were recalled to Berlin as unrest grows.
New York City reports show Germanys submarine blockade of England and Ireland cut Americas exports through New York to those nations by 39 million dollars in the first month, compared with February 1916. Total exports last month were 52,057,000, while exports to all Europe rose about 1,027,000.
Governor Norbeck selects C. M. Henry of Redfield as head of the new rural credits board. Appointments for other members will be announced soon. County auditors gather for annual conference with the state tax commission as the governor addresses tax reform.
New photo shows James Gerard arriving in Washington after recall from Germany. He carries the black bag he kept since leaving Germany, a container of important documents he would not entrust to anyone.
Three South Dakota soldiers from Aberdeen Brookings and Huron crossed the Missouri River on ice to reach the Northwestern railroad after being mustered out in Omaha with no money. They hoped state relief would aid them but legal hurdles stalled aid leaving them to rely on friends or travel homeward.
In Vancouver B C a gunbattle last night with a drug addict at a lodging house left three dead including Chief of Police M B MacLennan, a nine year old boy Robert Wait and suspect Tait. Police responded to a call from the lodging house proprietor as the attacker fired from a window. The confrontation began with Tait firing on officers and the chief was killed at the doorway.
Forty seven of the 158 men arrested across Indianapolis Evansville Frankfort and Gary on federal indictments charging violation of election laws pleaded guilty when arraigned before Judge B. Anderson in United States district court today. Demurrers were filed by most of the others.
The Russian provisional government orders a general political amnesty to satisfy national conscience and secure the new regime. It also increases state bank issuance by two billion rubles and gains Orthodox Church recognition in Kiev. The shifting foreign post follows Paul N Miljukoff as new foreign minister replacing Bakhmeteff, risking the ambassador’s career in Washington.
The former Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna met her son Nicholas in Kiev as he returned from abdication. She had opposed Imperial favorite Rasputin and Alexandria and advised on her future residence. She reportedly plans to go to Denmark, with Nicholas possibly moving on to Switzerland or France.
Santiago de Cuba March 15. Early estimates by sugar planters say the rebellion against the Menocal administration will cut the island sugar output at least 30 percent this year. Rebels threaten cane destruction and rail damage to worsen the shortage, leaving thousands idle or joining marauders. General Fernandez leads rebel forces vow to burn cane fields and destroy property.
The Emergency Fence federation supports Dr. David Starr Jordan chancellor of Leland Stanford University in his protest to the war department against Major General Leonard Wood's speeches.
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