Bolshevik Heads Bent by German Pressure in Finland
AP dispatch details secret Russian documents showing German staff influence over Bolsheviks in Finland, with orders to disarm the Red Guard, install a loyal agent to target Finnish leaders, and push back against Ukraine Estonia and Courtland agitators. The report links German war aims to suppress revolutionary propaganda and protect landowner rights amid wartime restrictions.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Finland
Russia
Shen
Red Guard
Yarvo Haapalainen
White Guard
Edgar Sisson
Intelligence Service
Trotzky
Ukraine
Estland
Litva
Courtland
Building Material Men to Meet With Council of Defense
Des Moines reports a meeting of building material manufacturers to present hardships caused by War Industries Board restrictions on nonwar essentials. George Wrightman, Iowa official factory representative, calls the conference with the state council of national defense at the statehouse to seek discretionary guidance for war efforts while minimizing harm to national institutions.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Oh Industries Board
George Wrightman
Chamberlain Hotel
State Council of National Defense
Statehouse
Wrightman
State Council of Defense
War Industries Board
War Effort Emphasizes Factories Over Lids
A fragment notes a shift in strategy toward prioritizing factories to support the war effort. It suggests not relying on lids or related supplies to secure victory, signaling a broader move to industrial capacity as a decisive factor.
Clarion Lawyers Refuse to Defend Disloyal Clients
Webster City Sept 20 Wright county grand jury adjourned after indicting three prominent county residents for inciting hostility toward the United States. Indicted are John Liowan a farmer Louis Ludgke near Belmond and Mrs Anna Haupt of Rowan. The trio faces possible federal penalties up to 20 years and all local lawyers reportedly refused to defend them, with bond set at 1000 dollars each.
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Webster Ci
Ion Bar
John Liowan
X Farmer
Nelmond
Louis Ludgke
Belmonnd
Anna Haupt
Rowan
Induct 1917 Men First if They Did Not Enroll in 1917
Lasher reports a plan to place certain 1917 registrants into Class L or J for first call to service after age status, with 1917 registrants who did not enroll addressed by adjutant general. Two separate items note a court case in Omaha where four men pleaded guilty and were fined for transporting a large quantity of alcohol, detected while moving booze from a car to a funeral car, with investigation conducted by Sheriff Gronever.
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Tere
Oready
Servier
Lasher
Nba
Siew Guy
Connell Blane
Manr
Hal
Omaha
St. Joseph
Jodo Farmer
Gronever
Cotton and Wheat Prices Spark Agricultural Debate
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes southern agricultural papers urge planters to hold cotton for 26 cents a pound, triple ordinary prices. It contrasts this with wheat, where government controls allow selling at a little over twice ordinary price, prompting questions about policy and profits.
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Cedar Rapids
Agricultural Papers of
South
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