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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-04
Eastern Star. Party.

The dancing party to be, given at
the Masonic temple Friday evening by
the Bismarck chapter Of the Eastern
Star promises to be one of the most
enjoyable events of the year in Ma.
sonic circles. All resident and visit
ing Masons and their families are in.
vited. O'Connor's orchestra will fur
nish the music, and tasty luncheon
will be served. Dancing will begin
at 9, and an unusually attractive pro-
gram Of modern dance numbers has
been arranged.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-04

Mrs. Thomas Allen Box, wife OF the
Secretary Of the North Dakota coun-
Gil Of Defense, who Following Tour
under the Auspices Of the Speakers
Bureau Of the National Council of De-
fence will Join Her Husband Here.
Mrs. Thomas Allen Box, formerly of
Casselton. but for several years past
a resident of California, where she
has been prominent in society circles
on the west coast, is now en- route
home from Elorida where she has
made a series of addresses on wom-
ans work in The war during the last
winter Mrs. Eox. under the super
vision Of the speakers bureau of the
National Council of Defense and the
department of public information Of
the Uni,ed States administration will
speak at number of important cities
on the Atlantic coast before joining
here her husband, Thomas Allen Box,
secretary of the North Dakota Council
of Defense. Mr.. and Mrs. Box will
make their home at the Mex enzie,
ana Mrs. Box will devote her time to
addressing meetings of women war
workers in North Dakota.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-04

Wanted in Oregon--Covernor Lynn J.
Frazier today nonored a requisition
from the governor of Oregon for the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
NO WORD FROM.
RUSS COMMISSION.

London. Feb. 22.--Athough tho
delegates sent by the Russian COM
missioners to inform the Germans Of
cially Of Russia's c,pitulatlon depart
ed for Dvinsk on Wednesday, no news
has been received from them, says
an announcement by the commission
ers, as forwarded in a Reuter- dis
patch from I'etrograd. The an
nouncement adds:
1T seems that the German gov
eminent is putting Off its reply and
evidently is refusing peace and car
rying out the wishes of the capitalists
OF all countries"
The commissioners appeal to the
country also intimates tina: the Ger
mans plan the capture OF Petrograd.
The German generals" it s:...
'.desires to establish their own order
in Petrograd and Kiev. The repub-
lie is in the gravest danger. The
duty of Russ an workmen and peas
ynnts is defense to the death Of the re.
public against the masses of Bour-
geois.e and imperialists of Germany. q
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Petrograd says the evacuation
of Finland has been ordered by the
commissioners.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
Today's War
Summary
(By the Associated Press.) }

The Bolshevik government again
has changed its tactics and ordered
that opposition be given to the Ger
man army now sweeping eastward In
to the heart of great Russia. All Rus
slams are summoned to the defense OF
their country in a proclamati signed
by Premier Lenine and Ensign Kry-
lenko, commander-in-chie of the
Bolshevik armies. .Petrograd has
been declared to be in u state of siege.
AS the German army advances. the
German navy is aiding in the cam
paign against Esthonia and Petro-
grad by investing Reval, the second In
importance of the naval bases on the
southern coast of the Gulf of Finland.
German troops have been landed
there and forty-five German .warships
are nearing the harbor. The Russian
navy. however. probably will offer lit
tie resistance. 1t is-reported as beine
completely disorganized. both. as to
equipment and morale. Removal Of
Russian warships at Reval and Hell.
singfors to Kronstadt is considered
unlikely because they have been idle
SO long. ......s.
In taking Minsk and Rovno and In
pushing their campaign 3 swiftly on
other sections of the. long front the
Germans had captured large quaint.
ties of war material including more
than 1900 guns and 5000 prisoners
! Weight is given to reports that For
eign Minister Trotzky will resign By
the fact that his name is missing from
the proclamation ordering that IT,:
German advance be resisted. Whtls
this may not be significant. all previ
GUS orders in the present crisis have
been signed by Trotzky and Lenine
Trotzky is reported to have cast thu
deciding vote in favor of accepting
German peace. Written eonfirma
ton of the acceptance of German
peace has passed. the German lines
this disposes of rumors that the Len
ine-Trotzky government had fallen.
In France and italy there has beer
no change in the general situation or
the fighting fronts. Small raids ant
artillery duels continue, as does th'
aerial activity. German artillery fir
has been heavy north of the Aisne ant
in Champagne. On the American
sector the intense artillery firing con
tinues with the American gunners do
ing the most damage.
Demands of Austrian socialists tina
the government begin peace negotia
tions on the basis of President VIII
sons recent message has brought tn
threat from the emperor that he viii
dismiss parliament if the budget
which the socialists have it in thei
power to pass or defeat. is not given
majority. Not only are the socialist
dissatisfied but the Czech, Slav an
Polish deputies in the Austrian reichs
rath are openly hostile to the gov
ernment in its war and peace policies
The socialists have called mass meet
ings to support demand for tn
opening of peace negotiations witt
the United States
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
INSTRUMENTATION OF
NAVY Is STARTED.

London. Feb. 22.-Disorgan nization
in the Russian navy has reached an
extreme point and there is no slikli-
hood OF any order. being obeyed, ac-
cording tssrAn ,EEEhaa9e = .Ysiegraph
dispatch from Fetr0grld. The naval
authorities at Reval report that in
order to save the Russian navy from
the hands Of the Germans it W II be
necessary to ren>Sve the shirs at Re-
val and Helsinfors to Kronstadt.
This, however, is believed to be i'm
possible owing to their d;suse. Up
to this time only submarines have
been removed from the seaports. The
questions has arisen whether to de-
stroy the ships in Helsnfo,s. 1t is
also suggested to intern them in Fin
land as a free and neutral state, ac-
knowledgement Of Finnish neutrality
having been made by the Bolsheviki.
The Bolsheviki are willing to with
draw the Russian Red Guards from
Finland and to stop the supply of
munitions to the revolutionists. The
marine 'detachments at Abo, Finland.
and the Aland Islands demand th~i
immediate discharge, the dispatch
adds. and the majority of the crews
at He!singfors oppose any active de-
Tense.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
WASHINGTON
DAY PROGRAM
:. AT=GAPITAE
Memory of First President
Extolled by French Am
bassador and Senator.

Washington, Feb. 22-The memory
Of Washington was extolled by NJ.
Jusserand, French ambassador and
Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio,
in addresses delivered at a COM
memorative mass meeting held here
today under the auspices Of the Sons
and Daughters OF the American revo-
luton.
Everybody" said NJ. Jusserand,
''knows the unanimity Of feelings of
all French people who ever met
Washington; how. during our revolu-
tion French citizenship was bestowed
on him as being 'one of the benefac-
tors of humanity and how when he
died the French nation went into
mourning, officers wore crepe and our
flags were flown at half mast.
ITO conduct oneself we'll is a harder
| task in days Of gloom and anxiety.
In both, Washington Stands model.
He knew all the trouble which may
result from delays, mishaps and mis-
management, but never thought of q
patched up peace"
Senator Harding declared that the
time had come to apply the maxims
contained in Washington's farewell
address concerning the pernicious ef-
fects of internal dissension in a ma
tiOnal emergency
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
BELIEVE. GERMAN
WORKERS WILL HELP.

= Petrograd. Thursday. Feb. 21.-In
a proc c'amation announcing that they
had agreed to sign German : peace
terms, the peoples commissaries de-
clare they are firmly convinced that
the German working classes will not
permit the Russian revolution to be
crushed by the militarists. Appeal Is
made to local councils to increase ef-
forts to reorganize the Rus ian army.
The proclamation which is addressed
to Russian workmen and peasants,
tays: ~. 81.
I'VE agreed to sign peace terms at
the cost of enormous concessions in
order to save the country from Anal
exhaustion and the ruin Of the revo-
luton. Once more the German rork-
ing class. in this threatening hour,
has showed itself insunicientlv deter
mined to stay the strong criminal
hand of Its own militarism. We had
no other choice but accept the condl-
tions OF German imperialism until a
revolution changes or cancels them.
The German government Is not
haeteninx to reply to us, evidently
aiming to seize as many important
positions in our territory as possible.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
PROHIBITION PARTY
=, OF WISCONSIN WILL
JOIN NATIONAL PARTY

Oshkosh, Wis. Feb. 22.-"Re-
solved: That it be the sense Of the
Wisconsin state prohibition conven-
ton that we merge with the National
party"
This resolution was adopted yester-
day afternoon by the state prohibition
party, which also adopted resolution
commencing President Wilson and
the administration for prohibiting the
Manufacture of whiskey and further
sale Of barley to breweries as a war
measure and resolutions calling upon
the administration to prohibit the
sale of all grains and sweets fol
manufacture of any sort of intoxicat-
ing liquor during the war.
A resolution was also adopted as
follows:
Resolved: That we place in nom
ination candidate for United States
senator and that If any other party
puts in nomination candidate who
will come out publicly in favor of the
constitutional amendment and in IA
vor Of absolute conservation of food
during the war, that we withdraw our
candidate and help elect him
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
TROLLEY Poles
DESTROYED BY
ST. PAUL men
Cars are Stoned d-One Pass
enger Injured by Glass
Bullet Hits Car.

st. Paul, Mimi. Feb. 22.-Destruc-
ton Of a dozen trolley poles, ana ston-
ing Of cars the property of the Twin
City Rapid Transit company early to-
day were reported by the local po-
lice. A passenger on one Of the cars
was cut by breaking glass when a
missile passed through window,
shattering It. The report to the po-
lice indicated that a rifle or pistol
bullet passed through window OF .
car in a suburban district. ~
Investigation of rear end collision
between two cars. neither of which
contained passengers. early today sis
being made.
The pos:ce believe the activities re-
ported to them this morning to be
the work Of sympathizers OF union
car men who declare street car off,
cials here are failing to meet requests
of the federal mediation board whicn
investigated conditions here several
weeks ago. . se 3t
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
BRITISH HAVE
TAKEN JERICHO.

London, Feb. 22.-The British have
captured Jericho, in Palestine, the war
Office reports
Since the capture Of Jerusalem the
British have been pushing ahead
steadily, striking out to the north and
east. Official statements from Lon
don in the last few days have re-
ported rapid progress. and apparently
the Turks have offered no determined
resistance.
Aside from its historical import
ance, in connection with the British
domination of the Turks, the capture
of Jericho is of little significance. 1t
consists merely of group of squalid
novels and few shops, with about
800 Inhabitants. Its chief strategic
value lies in the fact that it gives the
British domination of the valley Of
Jordan, and also control of a network
of highways radiating from the town.
A further advance eastward of IS
miles, however, would take the Brit
ish to the railway from Damascus to
Mecca. which would cut off the Turks
line of communication with Arabia
and greatly assist the revolving Arab
tribes which are cooperating with the
British. Jericho is near the northern
extremity Of the Dead sea- fourteen
miles northeast of Jerusalem.
The ancient Jericho. which was situ-
! ated to the west of the modern Jeri-
cho, was town of considerable size.
It was the first Cananite city to be
reduced by the Israelites. who, the
, biblical story relates encompasBed its
destruction by the blowing Of trump
cts
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
WISCONSIN HOUSE.
KILLS THE SKINNED
MILK CHEESE BILL

Madison, Wis, Feb. 22.-The house
today by vote of "a to l9 killed the
Grell bill providing for the manufac-
ture Of SKINNED milk cheese in the
state. 1t concurred in the Burke bill
ments. 1t adopted the report of the
assembly judiciary committee against
the dismissal of Assemblyman f. J..
Lahuwi from the assembly and ad-
vised that the matter against bin, he
presented to the courts of Dodge
county.
The senate passed a resolution blot
ting from view the German imperial
insignia which adorns one Of the fig
ures in the great painting, over the
presidents desk in the senate There
were no new Developments in the sen-
atorial situation today. The legisla-
ture Ii doing all possible to affect adj
Ijournment by Saturday night ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
CHICAGO HOLDS
CELEBRATION
Great Parade, of Illinois Re.
serve Forces in Honor
Of Washington.

Chicago, Feb. 22.-Chicago today
celebrated Washington's birthday with
a military holiday, a parade of 5000
men of the New Illinois reserve mill
tary being feature of the celebra-
ton. Governors of seven states, in
Chicago for the congress Of National
Service, reviewed the parade. Gov
ernor Lowden of Illinois, accompanied
by Governor r. l. Manning of North
Carolina; Governor C. H. Brough of
Arkansas; Governor w. l.. Harding of
Iowa; Governor ]. A. A. Burnqist of
Minnesota; Governor C. S. Whitman
of New York. and Governor w. E..
Lindsey OF New Mexico. and by q
number of military officers and other
prominent men who were in the re-
viewing stand for the main parade OF
the day. -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
SPEECH MADE
BY VlSC0UNT
.MlLNER u TODAY ]
Allied ] il1i cooperation and
Concentration on National
!; Salvation Urged.

= London, Thursday, Feb. ;az1.-Allied
corporation and concentration OF all
efforts on national salvation are two
essential conditions for making use Of
the resources Of the, allies, Viscount
Miner, member of the war cabinet
declared in a speech at plymouth to-
day
, :aThere is but one answer to the
German challenge" he said, ''and !
will not conceal what that answer in
wolves.
Great and wonderful as have been
the efforts and endurance Of the Brit
ish nation during the last three and a
half years. we must be prepared for
greater efforts and hardships in the
immediate future. but the more
iercely the storm RACES. the higher
the spirit of the nation will rise.
There are two essential conditions for
using our great resources to the full.
First. More perfect coordination
Of effort by all the allies. Second.
Maintenance within the borders Of
each allied nation on unity Of spirit
and purpose, suppression of domestic
discord. and the concentration Of all
efforts on one supreme object-na-
tional salvation"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
MORE AMERICAN SOLDIERS
sent TO front LINES TO
FIGHT ON A|SNE SECTOR
ENGINEERS AND
SURVEYORS ARE
MEETING TODAY
Day Of Activities. in Progress
at Annual Convention of
Minnesota Men.

Duluth. Mimi, Feb. ga day Of
activity is before the delegates at
tending the annual convention Of the
Minnesota surveyors and engineers
society here. The gathering opened
late yesterday with fifty representa-
tives from various parts Of the state
and will close tomorrow.
Today f. H. Bass, Minneapolis. will
report on state natural resources;
Charles A. Forbes. St. Paul. report on
highway committees; minnesota
highways" by John H. Mullen,G St.
Paul. This afternoon the delegates
will inspect the Universal Portland
Cement plant. Tonight the annual
meeting of the joint engineering
board will be held, and the annual
banquet. After the banquet, Mayor
c. r. Magney, Duluth, will give an
address of welcome. "Engineering
unity" by c. E. Draper. secretary of
the Cleveland Engineering society;
Railroads and other Russian condi-
tions," w. l.. Darling. United States
railway representative to Russia:
Turkish experiences" Dean Allen,
University of Minnesota; els there
anything the matter with the. state So
ciety?" by George L. Wilson. Mime
!apolis engineers club. and "Is there
anything the matter with Duluth?" by
George H. Herrold. st. Paul.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22

With the American Army in France,
Feb. 22-(By the Associated Press)-
In a patrol fight, Americans from
units under instruction in the famous
Chemin Des Danes sector killed one
German and captured another. Ono
American was slightly wounded
This is the first time it has been per-
mitted to reveal the fact that new
American units have entered the line.
The troops have been there for some
time, suffering slight casualties, but
their presence was kept secret until
it was certain the enemy knew they
were there. 80
Details of the patrol fight are AZ
yet unavailable, beyond the unofacial
report that the prisoner taken was
captured single-handed by young
American from one of the New Eng
land states, who during the engage
ment dropped into a she'll hole on top
Of German hiding there and later
brought him in.
The American forces entered the
line on one of the darkest of nights
through shell-pitted region dotted
with shell wrecked towns. The French
general commanding the sector, 4
hero Of the Marne, greeted them as
comrades in arms and kissed the
American flag.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
|ONE GERMAN PRISONER KILLED
AND ANOTHER IS BROUGHT BACK
British Capture Jericho On March In Palestine
Artillery Fight Is Reported On The Whole Western
Front And Infantry Action Is Started
Regiment OF E.honian Troops Reported To Have Gone
Over To Germans -Teutons Have Captured Hapsal
On Coast NearFinland Gulf

American troops revealed by todays dispatch in
action front-the famous Chenin Des Danes
where in patrol fight they accounted for German killed
and brought another back their lines prisoner One Aer
slightly wounded
Previously known that American hold
section of the front French Lorraine of St Me
and last weeks report showed American
ice in the Champagne The Chen Des they
appeared the Aisne front, point
which American troops have been reported.
This sector well toward the left flank of line
the British having reported recently
dona sector of the front south of ST. Quentin probably
La Fee where the line by the French
front starting the district between Disc
northwest of Laon.
The British in their onward entered
Jericho IA miles northwest of Jerusalem further
tended their advance northwest of the latter city.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
DEFENSE TO DEATH IS ORDER
ISSUED BY B0LSHEVlK HEADS
Commissioners Appeal To Soldiers To Destroy Railroads
~s And Provisions .-Woul Compel Bourgeoise
To Dig Trenches Under Penalty OF Death.
Bol,heviki Depending On German Working Class To Op
pose Crushing OF Russian Revolution -Saner Rus
slams Want Coop Grafton With Allies.

Germany advancing Russia restore the monarchy
and the privileges of the land and the captastc classes
the Boshev in Petrograd eclares in procla
nation the people, and calls them to resist the Ger
man armies and defend the republic ITO the death"
All Russians in the defense the bourgeois
classes by compulsion the official proclamation de-
eares Peograd has been declared in state of siege
Explicit instructions given the peasants and workers
take all valuable property from falling
into the hands of the Germans Railroad rolling stock and food
supplies particularly mentioned Everything be done
the people adjured keep the German itarsm from
crushing in great Russia and the Ukraine
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-22
NOT A MARCH
TO CONQUEROR.

London, Feb: 22.--The German ad-
vance into Russia is not the march OF
q conquerer, for nowhere up to the
present have they met any serious op-
position. The comparatively rapid
progress is ascribed to the fact that
the Germans found a clear passage.
Special dispatches. from Petrograd,
none of which are dated later than
Wednesday, indicate that the invaders
are making their own pace in col
lecting Immense stores Of weapons,
munitions, food and other valuable
property, which the disorganized Rus
sian armies abandoned in their hur-
ried fight. The strength of the Ger
man advancing army Is not believed
10 be great. A Petrograd dispatch to
the Morning Post gays that there Is
nnly one division of cavalry and one
division Of infantry. =.
Germany's ultimate, objective. OF
course, can only be speculated upon
but, according to the correspondent
there is nothing whatever to prevent
them from reaching Petrosrad il they
wish for the Decentralization Of the
Russian soldiers is so complete that
orders to resist the invasion would be
impossible of execution. Moreover
the enemy could easily reduce the
capital to famine. which already is
closing its grip on the people.
The Bolshevik capitulation to, a
German peace and. news of the Ger
man advance was received in Petro-
grad in various ways according to
Wednesdays reports. The corre-
spondent of the Times says that pro-
found disgust and shame was felt and
uttered by serious and intelligent peo-
ple and was reflected in the nom Boil
chevik newspapers. A report to the
Morning Post says that the saner ele-
ment Of the population call for closer
relations with the allies. looking to
the ,unification of Russia and the
abandonment Of the dreams Of anna
teur Statesmen. 1t is reported In thit
connection that the nom BolsheviR
and non Socialist parties will try to
reassemble the constituent assembly
With the view Of appealing to the
The Petrograd correspondent of the
Daily Mail describes the attitude OF
tho people as most one of apathy and
fataiizm. He says that a majorit,
would welcome the arriyal of the Ger
mans in the hope that they would re-
store order the feeling beingr tha,
anything is better than the present
condition. ~
AZ the decision to surrender to the
Germans, accounts differ. Some say
that Premier I1enine and others that
Foreign Minister Trotzky. was respon-
sibls for the escapitulation. The cor
respondent of the Daily News who ha:
been in close relations with the Bol.
si,eviki says that at the meeting Of
the council of peoples commissa ries
which voted on the question. Trotzky
Who had been in favor of fighting tc
the last. unexpected went to the 9TH
er side This caused indignation In
his party and he probably will resign
Tho change In the Bolshevik policy
10 one Of surrender SURPRISED bott
their enemies and friends. and threw