Defense to the Death New Russian Battle Cry
Proclaimation calls on all Russians to resist the German advance and defend the fatherland. Petrograd in peril with calls for destruction of railways and provisions, and for Bolshevik mobilization. Lenine signs the order. crisis and siege declared as the invaders press toward Petrograd.
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Petrograd
Russia
Associated Press
Smolny Institute
People's Commissaries
Prmeter Lenine
Ensign Krylenko
Germany
Reuters Petrograd
Bourgoise
Kiev
Bourgoisie
Finland
Russian Navy in Disarray Faces Possible Scuttling
London dispatch reports extreme disorganization in the Russian navy with no order likely. Reval authorities say ships may need moving to Kronstadt but disuse makes that impossible. Submarines have been removed. options include destroying ships in Helsingfors or interning them in Finland. Bolsheviki may withdraw Red Guards and halt munitions to revolutionists. Marine detachments in Finland demand discharge. Helsingfors crews largely oppose active defense.
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Fur Og
PS Triniata London
Russia
Petrograd
Petrograad
Morning Post
Germany
Daily Mail
Council of Peoples Commissaries
Trotzky
Times
Prass Luased
London
Reval
Elsingfors
Kronstadt
Helsingfors
Finland
Red Guards
Abo
Aland Islands
Wilson to aid power companies in rate relief
President Wilson has authorized the railroad administration to assist trolley light and newcomer utilities whose finances risk collapse from higher operating costs. Director General McAdoo will contact local authorities and suggest rate increases where needed to stabilize services.
Powder explosion kills four miners at Virden mine
Four miners died after a blasting powder explosion at Royal Collieries Company mine in Virden, near Springfield. The victims were Lho Moffet aged 19, James Roberts aged 19, John Fassero aged 20, and George Osborne aged 20. The blast occurred around 2:45 a.m. after 28 kegs of powder were lowered to the 300 foot level and wires short circuited.
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Associated Press
Decatur
Royal Collieries Company
Virden
Springfield
LHO Moffet
James Roberts
John Fassero
George Osborne
German Peace Terms Spark Russian Proclamation Calls for Unity
The Petrograd dispatch reports a Soviet proclamation on signing German peace terms to save the country from ruin. It urges councils to restore the army, condemns German imperialism, and calls for expulsion of hooligans while warning Bolshie civil leaders that the bourgeois must be held to strict duties.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Peoples Commissaries
Dvyinsk
Werder
Dutsk
Bourgoise
Kerensky
Czar
Davenport Clean Up Ordered Within Five Mile Zone
Davenport officials and federal officers announced a city wide cleanup order enforcing a five mile sanitary zone around Rock Island arsenal. Lt. R. Beckwith of the sanitary corps and D H Linebaugh said targeted actions include removing disorderly houses and unfit establishments as part of wartime enforcement.
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T Associated Press
Davenport
R. Beckwith
Sanitary Corps
National Army
D. H. Linebaugh
United States Attorney-General
Rock Island Arsenal
Kaiser bill to aid Esthonians
Amsterdam February 22 Emperor William replied to a Lubeck senate appeal to aid Esthonians saying the Baltic country’s distress will not go unheard. He called for effective measures to guard the tortured population from burning and plundering robber hordes and to end the state of lawlessness.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
William
Frankfurter Aeltung
Lubeck
Baltic
Lift Restrictions on Use of Mutton and Lamb in Spring
The Food Administration under Hoover says eastern U S faces the nation’s severest food shortage with stores near empty and a 60 day outlook. Rail congestion hampers movement of foodstuffs, soft corn and potatoes spoil, and livestock feed costs rise, risking losses. Western states gain permission to use mutton and lamb on meatless days until the spring marketing season ends around April 15.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Hoover
Mississippi
French Envoy Pays Tribute to Washington
M. Jusserand the French ambassador and Senator Warren G. Harding spoke at a commemorative mass meeting in Washington under the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution. Jusserand praised Washington’s unity and warned against delays while urging that the war effort continue without delay. Harding cited Washington’s farewell address on unity in national emergencies.
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Associated Dress
Washington, D.C
Washington
M. Jugserand
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution
M. Jusserand
Janserand
Harding
Esthonian Troops Switch Sides In Berlin War Office Note
A regiment of Esthonian troops has gone over to the Germans, the Berlin war office reports. Estonia, a Baltic province of Russia, is cited as largely German and persecuted by Bolsheviks. Moon Island forces crossed to the mainland and captured several towns. another unit reached Reval by boat.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Londons
War Office
Esthonia
Baltic
Russia
Moon Island
Reval
United Brethren Church Service At Cranston
Cranston Iowa February 22 The quarterly meeting of the United Brethren church will be held Sunday February 24 at St John s church. Services begin at 10 30 in the morning with Rev EB Shaefer assisted by Rev J G Light and others.
Jericho Falls to the Britons in Palestine Front
British forces capture Jericho near the Dead Sea as they push east from Jerusalem, gaining control of Jordan Valley highways and threatening the Damascus Mecca railway. Australians secure the line on the Jordan and Wadi Anja amid continued bad weather and small British casualties.
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Jersualem
London
Holy Land
Jericho
Jordan
Damascus
Mecca
Dead Sea
Jerusalem
Tuttle
Wadi Anja
Ypres-Roulers
War Office
Merckem
Yankees Take Hun Prisoner in Fresh French Patrol
In France on Feb 22 the American Army reports a patrol in the Chemin Des Dames sector killed one German and captured another, the prisoner taken by a young American from New England states. The entry marks the first disclosure that new American units have joined the lines amid shell-pitted terrain and marshaled French comrades.
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Associated Press
France
Chemin Des Dames
Amarican
Ienglam
Marne
Paris
Forest of Pinon
Chevreaux
Californie Plateau
Aisne
Butte
Mesnil
Champagne
UK War Cabinet Calls for Allied Unity and Sacrifice
London dispatch reports Vinson Milner, a War Cabinet member, urging total Allied cooperation. He stresses two conditions for leveraging resources: tighter allied coordination and national unity to concentrate efforts on national salvation amid ongoing hardship.
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London
Vincount Milner
War Cabinet
Plymouth
Iowa Camp Observes Washington Birthday Holiday
National army men at Camp Dodge received a full holiday on February 22 for Washington's birthday. The day featured a cross country run with participants from all organizations and a reception for officers and wives at the Y W C A Hostess House honoring Major General B H Plummer. A celebration at the Liberty Theatre planned speeches by General Plummer Brigadier General K R Getty and Guvyar Nor W L Warding of Town with Gina O'Brien of Chicago performing.
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Camp Dodge
National Army
Washington
B. H. Plummer
France
Plummer
KR. N. Getty
Guvyarnor W. L. Warding
Liberty Theatre
Gina O'Brien
Chicago
Des Moines
Ilinois Reserve
Congress of National Service
Camp Grant
Rockford
Three Hundred and Forty Third Infantry
Lowden
Ihnois
Harding
South Carolina
Arkansas
Minnesota
New York
New Mexico
Union League Club
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Kentucky
Louisville
Zachary Taylor
Indiana
Illinois
Drake Official Resigns as Drake Trustees Name Successor
Des Moines Iowa February 22 Theodore P Shonts longtime Drake University board chairman resigns Seith Vawter of Cedar Rapids is elected to fill the vacancy announced today The move marks a leadership change at the Des Moines institution with Shonts stepping down after years of service and Vawter stepping into the role.
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Des Moines
Theodore P. Shonts
New York City
Drake University
Seith Vawter
Cedar Rapids
Disloyalty Provokes Flag Kissing at Nokomis
In Nokomis Illinois on February 22 twelve men accused of disloyalty were forced to kiss the flag by visiting men. In a separate event twelve drafted soldiers departing for the national army cantonment received a farewell demonstration. Folkert Wolff a farmer accused of disloyal remarks was seized. A brawl ensued after he defied the act and was forced to kiss the flag again and take a loyalty oath.
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Associated Press
Nokomis
Ill
National Army
Folkert Wolff
Wolff
Washingtons Birthday Observed in Military Camps and Cities
Washingtons Birthday honors fill army camps across the nation with rest from drills and festive displays. In New York Camp Upton hosts a 10,000 troop parade as 6,000 more soldiers receive leaves, while Chicago and Louisville stage military holidays with parades, rallies, and patriotic events.
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New York
N. Y
77Th Division
National Army
Camp Upton
United States
Fifth Avenue
Seventh Regiment Armory
Uwiss
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Samuel Compers
American Federation of Labor
Weather at Iowa Clouding Up With Warm Weekend Outlook
Increasing cloudiness with rising temperatures tonight and Friday. Likely unsettled Friday as warmer conditions move in for Saturday.
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Iowa
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