Bolsheviki Arm and Countermove in Petrograd Front
Bolsheviki reinforce to defend Petrograd as trenches are dug around the city. Germans press toward the capital, with reports of Luga to Pskov advance and contested control of key towns. Trotzky’s government and provisional shifts in Estonia are noted while Allied offensives and American casualties rise on the Western and Alsace fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Von
Trotzky
Esthenia
Reval
Onia
Chanor von Hertling
Ger
Wrland
Lithuania
Switzerland
Saxony
Arillery
Ypres
Chemin Des Dames
Meuse
Ver
Toul
Chancellor von Hertz
Wasnon
London
Paris
Ris
Ren Foreign Office
Germany
Hurley Will Not Visit Wilmington and Orders Site Survey
Chairman Edward N. Hurley of the United States Shipping Board will not visit Wilmington as planned. He has been recalled to Washington, and a special survey of all Wilmington sites will be conducted by the district supervisor to advance port plans. Governor Bickett was informed that his visit is postponed, with hopes the survey yields results equal to a personal visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Wilmington
United States Engineering Office
Savanah
Hurley
Washington
Shipping Board
Bickett
Washingtonian
Ben
Food Administration urges canners to hold stock for war
In Whington on February 27 the Food Administration advised canners to hold all canned corn tomatoes string beans and salTOW on hand with such holdings to be free one and to be separated from fitted stock before March 15. Officials say no stock is required for others and details will be released later. Also reported are a Chinese public stand at Hong Kong and a Hong Kong crowd incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whington
Lad On
Andreds
Ohinese
Otding
Kong
Wilmington Still Has Chance to Land Big Plant
The Dispatch reports Wilmington may win a large shipbuilding plant if local businessmen act promptly on a definite proposition presented to representatives of the Chamber of Commerce. A weekly payroll of about 75000 dollars is possible, and delaying could lose the opportunity. The charter for a proposed trust company is urged to be secured at once to aid the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Wilmington
Businessmen of
J. Allen Taylor
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Trust Company
Little resistance in Petrograd expected amid German advance
Dispatches from Petrograd suggest Germans may face little organized opposition as soldiers refuse to fight, workers enroll with Bolshevik leaders, and populace remains bewildered. Reports note Lenin as a resistance figure, while tensions with Trotzky and debates over Brest-Litovsk terms continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Petrograd
Morning Post
Nikolai Lenine
Daily News
Lenine
Trotzky
Brest-Litovsk
Revolutionists to Resist Hans Says Statement
An official Russian statement broadcast by wireless declares the revolution will defend itself against Germany. It says a peace delegation heads for Brest-Litovsk, Germany refuses armistice, and German detachments advance. It calls for wide defense of all positions and railways, and stresses the government will mobilize to thwart German plans and protect Petrograd and the revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Brest-Litovsk
Reval
Pskov
Petrograd
Moscow
Russia
Petrograd Proletaria
Bolsheviks Await German Reply on Peace Terms
Petrograd reports no German answer to Ensign Krylenko’s inquiry about Russia accepting Germany’s peace terms renewing the armistice. A German detachment near Savage between Luga and Pskov marks the closest advance toward Petrograd as workers enroll to defend the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Krylenko
Russia
Germany
Savage
Luga
Pskov
Wolf destroys 35 ships in Pacific raiding voyage
Berlin reports the German raider Wolf has returned to a home port after raiding Entente shipping in the Pacific. It destroyed at least 35 vessels, some laden with English troops, with corresponding loss of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Wolf
Pacific
Blackmail Trial Opens Over Atlanta Mayor Candler
Atlanta mayor Asa G. Candler testified as the principal witness in the Fulton County Superior Court trial of J. W. Cook and Mrs. H. H. Hirsch indicted for attempting to extort half a million dollars by threats of exposing alleged actions. The case involves Mrs Hirsch, Cook, and Red Cross connections with the mayor. The hearing began with jury selection and rapid progress toward trial conclusions within two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Asa G. Candler
J. W. Cook
H. H. Hirsch
Forest Adair
Mr. Candler
Cook
Mrs. Hirsch
Hill
Candler
Reuben R. Arnold
Hirsch
Red Cross
Eben Swift
Arnold
Judge Hill
General Swift
City Hall
Forsyth Street
Candler Building
The
Humane Society
Colonial Dispatch Names Sizable List of Deputies
A long roster of officials and deputies is presented, naming numerous individuals including C J Justice I B Chadwick E Pershake D J Browning H B Shepard G C Potter C G Carney J H Williams M W Jorden B F Phue W H Williams N R Jones J W Crandel E Rich W J Bell Be D Skipper I W Harrlson T B Walker M J Merritt J H Piner Thomas Nickles S W Skipper G I B Crandall J W Mckiney W C Baker L Smith James Rackley J W English M F Harriss P D Piner D C Howard Claud Powell Ire Jones S Dial Harry Bonds G E Hackins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Justice
Chadwick
E. Pershake
D. J. Browning
H. B. Shepard
G. C. Potter
C. G. Carney
J. H. Williams
M. W. Jorden
B. F. Phue
W. H. Williams
J. W. Crandel
E. Rich
W. J. Bell
BE. D. Skipper
I. W.harrlson
T. B. Walker
M. J. Merritt
J. H. Piner
Thomas Nickles
S. W. Skipper
G. I. B. Crandall
J. W. McKiney
W. C. Baker
L. Smith
James Rackley
J. W. English
M. F. Harriss
P. D. Piner
D. C. Howard
Claud Powell
Ire Jones
S. Dial
Harry Bonds
G. E. Hackins
Hospital ship Glenart Castle sunk in Bristol Channel
The British hospital ship Glenart Castle was sunk in the Bristol Channel at 4 am yesterday. There were no patients aboard and eight boats remain adrift. Thirty four survivors were landed at Swansea. about two hundred people were on board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Fenwick Island
Delaware Capes
Philadelphia
Luckenbach Steamship Line
Navy Department
E. M. Sennett
Boston
L. P. Ackerman
H. P. Poynter
R. J. Hall
C. E. Barker
London
Bristol Channel
Belfast
Southampton
Great Britain
England
Wales
Swansea
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bolsheviki
iMlen
Survey OF
Stanners
Hans
Cherokee
Mayor Candler
Luckenbach Steamship, Company
N. C
Dispatch
Streets Department
City of
British Channel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!