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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1918
Page
1
A United Press dispatch reports the northern half of the Russian front has fallen to German forces. Slavs hope for a revolt of the German people as cities are evacuated under orders from authorities.
Hulet M. Wells former president of the central labor council and socialist mayoral candidate Sam Sadler Morris and Joe Pass face possible fines and imprisonment after a federal jury found them guilty of seditious conspiracy. The sentence ranges from a small fine and brief imprisonment to thousands and years, with possible separate penalties for the Pass brothers evading the draft.
Reports say peace negotiations will begin tomorrow with Romania and central powers. Romanian premier and foreign minister are in Bucharest while Austrian Foreign Minister Czernin is said to have gone there days ago.
A Petrograd dispatch dated Thursday reports Germany demands occupation of Petrograd as a guarantee for a peace treaty with Russia and a ten year trade agreement. The note, relayed to London, frames terms of the proposed accord amid WWI negotiations.
London dispatch reports Bolshevik ministers issued a proclamation claiming agreement to peace with the central powers to avert exhaustion and preserve the revolution. They say German workers may rise against suppression and urge rebuilding the army as Trotsky’s peace vote tipped the ministry toward Berlin. An indignation meeting was held over his stance and Trotsky may resign.
Night dispatch reports Russian authorities ordered forces to withdraw from Finland. The move signals Bolshevik focus on resisting a Teutonic invasion and halting efforts to conquer the new Finnish republic still fighting for independence.
Petrograd dispatch reports Russian forces evacuating Pskoff and Polotek while Minsk falls. The advance threatens Homel and Mohileff with large ammunition and food stores at risk. Austrians reportedly seize Lutsk and Dubno as Pskoff lies 150 miles southwest of Petrograd on the Riga Petrograd line.
The Star sends George Randolph Chester to France to report the human story of the French war effort in a heroic national spectacle. The feature, History, will begin in February 1918 in this newspaper.
Polotek lies 60 miles northwest of Vitebsk capital of the province where Russian armies under Gen Bonchbruyevitch are reported to concentrate. Minsk 125 miles southwest of Vitebsk Mohileff 60 miles south of Vitebsk and 100 miles east of Minsk Homel 125 miles southwest of Vitebsk. Lutsk and Dubno in Volynia lie near Rovno which Germans claim they have taken.
A reliable diplomatic source says Russia will form a fighting front to resist Germany. The government notes Russia is in close touch with the situation and believes resistance may not be immediate but will come as Germany pushes forward, with Serbia cited as a possible trigger.
W E Henry librarian at WA of W was granted two months leave by the regents Thursday to perform detach ed war duties at Camp Fremont California.
Boston headed toward a mass strike as 7000 of 8500 employees voted to walk out unless wages rise and cars are heated. The threat targets the elevated, surface, and subway lines, with action to take effect by Monday at midnight.
Washington February 22 The Senate without a roll call defeated Sterling's amendment, refusing to vest President Wilson with the power to initiate votes under the railroad control bill. The Interstate Commerce Commission would determine just and reasonable rates.
Twenty women are included in the venire of prospective jurors to appear Monday for service in the trial of Israel Weinberg charged with complicity in the preparedness parade murders. The venire numbers 100.
Peoria, NL Feb 22. City Health Commissioner Parker declares more than 2,500 suspected poisoning cases as an epidemic of intestinal grippe. Precautions are being taken with the drinking water supply.
Four miners were killed when a powder loaded motor train exploded in the Royal Colliery mine at Verdin Mississippi. The incident occurred today, February 22, in the local operation. Local authorities investigated the blast and identified the deceased workers.
Seattle paused to observe George Washingtons birthday with memorial services at the university statue D A R speakers Gen Hazard Stevens and Prof Edmond Meany. Washington state guard parade and review followed by mass meeting at Hippodrome and later events across the city.
Agriculturist Floyd Rader urges readers to grow food in war gardens with instructions printed in The Star. Citizens may borrow ground from welfare officials, request city plowing, and seek free government seeds by contacting local officials or Congressman Miller. No plot is too small. all must plant a garden for America’s food supply.
In Pennyan New York on February 22 a Bluff Point man presents a diary claiming Augustine Washington noted George Washington cutting a plum tree with a hand saw. The document asserts the famous tale involves a plum tree, not a cherry tree, and a hatchet.
American artillery pounded German positions and destroyed wire entanglements as heavy shelling continued on the American front. Airplane observers aided the guns in the brisk afternoon fight, reporting substantial damage behind the lines.
Prof George V Lomonosoff, leader of the Russian mission on American communications, arrives in Seattle and will address a public monster meeting at the Hippodrome at 3 p.m. The mission seeks economic relief for starving Russians, with millions cited by secretary Mitchell Berg. He will also speak at the University of Washington at 10 a.m. Monday on Russia's economic conditions.
The King County Democratic club meets Saturday at noon at Good Eats cafeteria. General Secretary Clarence Gilbert Hoag of the American Proportional Representation league will address. Philadelphia native Joseph Sloan, a shipbuilder, will share impressions of the national capital. Charles A. Reynolds’ resolution on the state public service commission’s handling of telephone and gas rates will be finally considered.
Secretary of the Interior Lane announced public entry of 68,800 acres in New Mexico across Qual, Roosevelt, Union, Curry, and Chaves counties. An additional 437,000 acres in North Dakota are now available for settlement, expanding western land access.
Soldiers at Camp Lewis observe Washington's birthday with a patriotic program in the Liberty theatre under the Knights of Columbus. Most men received leave until 6 am Saturday and many joined celebrations in Tacoma and Seattle.
Washington reports Austria facing rising unrest as socialists and Czechs push for change while the emperor warns of iron rule to defend the provisional budget. Peace talks with the United States emerge as a key liberal demand amid economic strain and discontent.
Former German Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg subscribed to Liberty bonds. His Waco Texas caretaker proposed converting about 75 000 dollars yearly estate income into bonds to aid the war effort. Alien Property Custodian officials said part of the funds already went into bonds and assume Hollweg gave the directive.
President John Grier Hibben of Princeton University told the American Institute of Mining Engineers that Germany is winning the war and urged mobilization of national intelligence, especially scientific intellect, to turn the balance in favor of the Allies.
United Press report from Washington on February 22 states the Senate defeated Hitchcock's amendment to restrict President Wilson's power to override laws and manage railroads. The 46 to 25 vote allows the railroad bill to proceed with continued executive authority over railroad control pending further debate.
German recruits at Beverloo camp near Brussels mutinied after an officer sabered a soldier. Several officers were shot and a number of mutineers reportedly court martialed and shot.
British dispatch from Gen. Allenby reports Australian mounted troops entered Jericho at 8 20 this morning and established a line between Jericho and Wadi Auja. Wadi Auja lies five miles north of Jericho along the Jordan river.
Washington officials announce immediate drafting plan. Justice Department states all men under arrest will be drafted as county jails are overcrowded. Quick relief is imperative to address the crowded facilities and enforce service.
Gold Hill Utah February 22 Indian squaws of the Goshute tribe raided the agency after seven alleged draft evaders were arrested by Fort Douglas troops. They threatened Jim Clover the Indian interpreter in charge but were suppressed by Dr J H Peck who influenced the Indians. The seven arrestees await investigation on evading the draft law.
Detroit jury rules against Mrs. Havilas Cure of Dallas in a breach of promise suit against J. J. Waters after seven hours of deliberation. A defense reveal included telegrams suggesting Cure has a husband in San Francisco, negating grounds for action.
French Ambassador Jusserand warns against a hatched up peace in a Washington address to the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution. He cautions that efforts may mask true aims and urges vigilance in postwar diplomacy and policy.
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