Soviets Have Whip Hand in Paris Plan for Ration Output
Officials anticipate Allies crafts to aid their supporters in Russia under a Paris program. Washington disclaims involvement while Paris outlines a plan to supply the Soviet state and its cooperative societies. Critics fear political recognition and military danger if gold payments and commodity exchanges proceed, with distribution biased to Soviet supporters and potential invasion risks to the West cited.
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Paris
Russia
SIMS CHARGES TO BE PROBED BY SENATE COMMITTEE
Washington reports the Navy and security matters to be investigated by a Senate subcommittee as Admiral Sims claims the department failed to cooperate during the war. A second subcommittee will decide if an inquiry into Providence Journal editor J R Rathams charges is needed. Daniels says Sims will testify before Senate or a naval board. House chair Butler says Maj Gen Leonard Wood will explain claims that U S naval vessels were floating death traps.
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Plaes
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J. R. Ratham
Providence Journal
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Daniels
Naval Board
Butler
House Naval Committee
Leonard Wood
Far Apart on One Reservation in League of Nations Talks
New York senators reported progress on a peace treaty reservation dispute over voting power in the league of nations. The fourteenth Lofiga program reservation drew a rift between democratic and republican members of the bipartisan committee. Chairman Lodge convened foreign relations committees to discuss a resolution proposing senate action on Thrace.
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League O Nations
Lodge
Senate
Thrace
News of the Week Cut Down for Busy Readers
Secretary Baker urged the United States to supply surplus military supplies to Poland to help repel Bolshevik advances. Admiral Keonta recommended a naval force of 638 ships to Congress, and the water power bill passed the Senate 52 to 18. Shipping board officials estimated vessels earned about 100000 dollars each in 1919 with twelve hundred ships operated that year. Marines and Haytian gendarmerie repelled a Port au Prince attack by 300 bandits, many killed or captured. The U S rejected two percent of seized German ships in retaliation. Eight thousand American troops in Siberia will begin homeward movement mid February, Japan to guard Siberian railroad and anti-Bolshevik forces. Director General Hines signed a national agreement with railway clerks and related workers on working conditions.
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Washington
United States
Port Au Prince
Navy Department of Washington
Notable Deaths and Nominations Highlight Bipartisan News
Personal Francis Marion Gray a 77 year old cousin of President Wilson dies in San Diego California. Former Michigan banker. John F Dodge Detroit auto maker dies after a week with pneumonia in his Ritz Carlton New York apartments. Guy F Allen of Somerset Maryland nominated by the president to be assistant treasurer of the United States in place of Hand who resigned in Washington.
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Wilson
San Diego
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Michigan
John F. Dodge
Detroit
Ritz-Carlton
New York
Guy F. Allen
Somerset
United States
Washington
Vice Hand
Domestic I D Cornish Arrested for Forging Treasury Checks
Rochester man Domestic I D Cornish was arrested in St Paul by U S secret service agents on forgery charges involving federal treasury checks issued to disabled Minnesota soldiers. Additional details from Pittsburgh reveal the Frick will left Helen C over 22 million and son Childs 3 million with 2 million in trust.
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Rochester, Minn
St. Paul
Minn
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Iowa agriculture notes span hog sales and beekeeping efforts
Iowa reports detail J W Wals Carroll county hog lot earning 19 76 per cwt with 219 lb average. Linn County road work includes 6 5 miles of Lincoln highway link Cedar Rapids Mt Vernon. Marshall County forms county beekeeping group with 125+ members. Be cautious about beekeeping methods. hog disease controls debated. County Farm Bureaus organize, sprayer rings form, and pork plant efficiency noted. Tuberculosis cattle testing totals 117 herds and 2728 cattle examined with 241 reactors.
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Omelina
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Mt. Vernon
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Dubuque
J. H Allison
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Pottawattamie County
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W. A. Buchanan
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Cass County Farm Bureau
Theu County
H. P. Kelly
Pymosa
Washington
Grove
Cumberland
Smith Lake Association
Iown
Haus Mark
Shelby County
Mark
R. T Lee
Buchanan County
Iowa
F. H. Thompson
R. D. Wall
Four Years of Hell and the Call for New Morale
Frank Comerford argues four years of war left Europe stunned and urges a united American industrial morale to aid Europe. He warns that Europe depends on the United States, and halting production now would deepen global catastrophe. He contrasts American prosperity with Europe’s ruin and calls for labor and capital to endure together.
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Frank Comerford
Eurone
Lght
Europe
America
Ouy Hense
Joan
the Brotherhood of Man
Imbor
Brother
Slater
Replant Your Cost Teeth After Knockout Accidents
Dr HY Mavery describes two Lan cet cases where multiple teeth dislodged were saved by reinsertion. In one, teeth placed in salt water, sockets cleaned, gums stitched, and jaws bandaged to bite on lint. In the other, sockets cleaned with teeth still attached, both outcomes leading to solid fixation in months.
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HY. M.avery
London
de Witt C. Henry
New York
Our Arts Our elfs and a Lake Melodic Echo
An artful note speaks of happy elfs, a musician by a tranquil lake, and a traveler in Nice hearing a distant echo. The romantic mood hints at music, memory, and poetic resonance across scenes.
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Nice
Eimern Nou
Belgian Sketches Reminiscences of a Belgian Baby
The narrator recalls a five year old arrival in a war torn Belgian town under German occupation. He describes fear and disruption as bombs, raids, and theft of blankets and bedding disrupted family life. After the armistice, relief erupts as Belgian soldiers pour in and the family reunites with a wary, newly aware perspective on home and safety.
War Time Losses and Hunger Hit a Family Hard
A child recounts repeated German looting during the war, from doorknobs to machinery, and the family’s struggle to survive on scarce rations. They hide items, mend clothes from blankets, and cope with hunger, debt, and uncertainty as the occupiers leave only a few comforts. The narrator notes relief when Germans stop visiting but laments ongoing shortages and worn clothing.
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