Poland appeals for aid spurned by Rumania in crisis
Berlin dispatch reports Poland seeking rescue from Bolshevist pressure only to be refused by Rumania for a second time. Polish morale is deteriorating with scarce ammunition and German supplies alleged by press accounts. Bolshevik forces push toward Warsaw Vilna and the Galician border as cavalry offensives surge. Budeny I, a former Cos sack officer, now leads red cavalry on the southern front and is hailed as a Soviet counteroffensive star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl H. van Wiegand
Universal Service
Special Cable Dispatch
Berlin
Poland
Rumania
Teutons
Falkenhayn
Macken
Trotzky
Germany
East Prussia
Zeppilins
Warsaw
Vilna
Vance
Mackensen
Danajec
Budeny I
Red
Desertions Hit Mexican Federal Army Amid Revolts
From Vera Cruz to Mexico City reports say wholesale desertions swell as pay delays provoke new revolts. Government claims insufficient troops to quell disturbances while General Pablo Gonzales leads a northern movement. Veracruz suffers strikes halting trains and rail workers demand wage increases.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Republic of Mexico
Mexic
Pablo Gonzales
Nova Leon
Gonzales
Wien
Veracrus
Federation of Labor to Study Candidates
Washington July 18 executive councils of state federations of labor were asked today by the executive committee of the American Federation of Labor to hold a special session on Saturday August 7 to adopt measures for close cooperation with the national committee in the politics campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Federations of Labor
American Federation of Labor
National Committee
Eyewitness tale of czarina death amid scorched throne
Paris reports publish a chilling account from ex-courier Alexandre Dobrowitz about the assassination and final scene of Czarina and son. The narrative describes the massacre at the bonfire and the empress's calm step into the flames with her child, amid fierce onlookers, while other court ladies fall to the crowd. Crop notes from Helena report generally good conditions with county variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal Service
Paris
Alexandre Dobrowitz
Yakovlett
Romanoff
Caarina
Dobrowitz
Czarina
Canreviteh
Tatiana
Plane dashes to ground at Coeur d Alene three men killed
Coeur d Alene Idaho July 18 three men died when a hydroplane crashed to the lake shore about 3 pm Pilot Cleo Shelton Miller of Pullman Washington Peter Savage 30 Kellog Idaho and Gus Erickson 30 Bonners Ferry Idaho were aboard Erickson died instantly Savage died en route to hospital Miller survived but unconscious The plane was about 100 feet high when power failed and it fell in a beach wreck witnessed by about 1000 people Also noted two killed in Tulsa Oklahoma when a wing dropped off during approach Newsome manager of a local field was piloting the machine and perished when it fell 1500 feet
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Coeur D’alene
Idaho
Cover D'Alene
Sue
Cleo Shelton Miller
Pullman
Wash
Peter Savage
Kelloge
Gus Erickson
Bonners Ferry
Erickson
Savage
Miller
Tulsa
Okla
Albert W. Newsome
Union Point
Robert F. Midkiff
Madame Schumann-Helnk
Decatur
Newsome
Okmulg
Plane crash kills two at Fort Sill field
Oklahoma City reports that Rollo Brown and mechanic Sergeant George Burleson, both from Fort Sill, were burned to death when a plane they piloted fell about 70 feet after takeoff and burst into flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alahoma City
Rollo Brown
Serst
George Burleson
Fort Sill
Okla
Brown
Oom Ee Ee
Prince Joachim of Hohenzollern Ends Troubles With Death
Berlin dispatch reports Prince Joachim of Hohenzollern youngest son of former Emperor William died by suicide in Potsdam. Once a wartime hero, he faced financial strain and divorce proceedings after the war and had been rumored to consider emigrating to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verde
Prince Joachim
Berlin
Associated Press
Prince Joachim of
Hohenzollern
William
Potsdam
Joachim
France
Marie Augustine of
Anhalt
Paris
Germany
United States
Soviet Russia bows to the world fund proposal
Soviet Russia refuses to accept war reparations from Poland and suggests an international reconstruction fund. A Moscow radio broadcast accuses Britain of pressuring France against the Soviets while supplying arms to Poland and anti-Soviet forces in Crimea. In San Francisco, oil shortages prompt Captain Cheatham to demand 14 400 barrels of fuel oil for six destroyers at Mare Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal Service
Special Cable Dispatch
Berlin
Russia
Poland
Lenine
Nauen
Moscow
England
France
Crimea
San Francisco
J.J. Cheatham
Navy’ Supply Department
Mare Island
Navy Yard
Farmer Labor Party to Campaign Nationwide for 24 Hours
Parley Parker Christensen, the party’s presidential candidate, announced a round the clock nationwide campaign from Chicago before heading to Denver and Salt Lake City to organize a speaking tour in every state. He dismissed critics as coupon clipping intellectuals and pink tea uplift ers, saying they do not represent the committee of 48 whose delegates supported the platform and candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New Farmer-Labor Party
Parker Christensen
Denver
Salt Lake City
Christensen
Committee of 48
Farmer-Labor
Imperial family in danger as troops loot Nan Yuan
Reported disorder around Nan Yuan suburb shows troops looting and unrest. The imperial family has appealed to foreign legations for protection amid arriving defeated troops and fears of vengeance in the capital.
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Nan-Yuan
Woman Kills Herself After Failing to Marry Suitor
Pauline Meglitsch a 36 year old bookkeeper shot Julius Jonas 48 a traveling salesman then killed herself in Chicago. Jonas who has a wife and four children was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. Jonas had separated from his wife about five years and had boarded with the Meglitsch family. A March suit for separate maintenance had been filed by Mrs Jonas but a reconciliation was said to have followed. In a letter to the public Miss Meglitsch said Jonas refused to kiss her and would return to his wife and family. Meglitsch's mother said she knew of the affair but could do nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pauline Meglitsch
Julius Jonas
Jonas
Megitsch
Miss Megitsch
Pauline
Eugenie Buried In England Ceremony At St Michael's
The body of Empress Eugenie was carried on a gun carriage through a lined avenue in Farnborough to St Michael's chapel. She rests beside Napoleon II and the Prince Imperial in the chapel crypt after an impressive funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenie
Farnsborough
England
Empress Eugenie
St. Michael's Bey
St. Michael's Chapel
Napoleon II
Prince Imperial
Frantz Finances Pipe Line From Winnett to Frantz Well No. 2
Winnett Lewistown July 18 An announcement reports Frantz corporation financed a pipeline plan in the Winnett field extending from Frantz well No 2 to Winnett. Distribution starts Tuesday. line to be completed in two weeks with three additional weeks for pumping stations tanks and loading tank cars at Winnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Frantz Corporation
Winnett Field
Frantz Well No. 2
Winnett
Cloudburst damages road 15 and rails near Bond station
A Dillon dispatch reports a cloudburst washing away 50 feet of Oregon Short Line track at Bond station and destroying a $25,000 Beaverhead Ranch storage reservoir. A passenger train was halted but near the scene and work crews rushed gravel to reopen the line. Farmers suffered losses to grain and hay as gophers faced a chaotic, crowd-driven mischief incident at the stranded train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Oregon
Beavertend Ranch, Company
Bond Station
Butte
Beaverhead Ranch Company
Battlefield at Chateau Thierry Consecrated After Medal Ceremony
Chateau Thierry was marked as a consecrated battlefield today with the presentation of the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre to honor Hill No. 204 where American and French troops under General Degoutte and General Mangin launched their attack in the second battle of the Marne on July 18, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Thierry
Associated Press
Hill No. 204
Degoutte
Mangin
the Marne
Harding Seeks Clear Stand On Foreign Policy
Marion Ohio July 18 Warren G Harding Republican nominee called for a bill of particulars outlining the Democratic party foreign policy proposals. He challenged Governor Cox to state clearly his position on critical issues amid a broader volley of interrogatories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ohio
Warren G. Harding
Cox
Bryan Favored as Prohibition Party Presidential Candidate
Portland, July 18 William Jennings Bryan is to be drafted as a presidential candidate by the Prohibition Party at its national convention in Lincoln Nebraska if he consents. Oregon party leaders say Dan Poling may receive the nomination if Bryan refuses. Oregon will send two delegates Mrs Adah Wallace Unruh and Rev Hiram Gould to the convention, leaving Saturday night. Dr Jenee True Wilson will also attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal Service
Portland
Ore
William Jennings ‘Bryan
Prohibition Party
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Dan Poling
Oregon
World's
Christian Endeavor
Boston
Adah Wallace Unruh
State Committee
Hiram Gould
Jenee ‘True Wilson
Democrats Gather for Prohibition National Convention
From Omaha escaped report indicates early arrivals from the East and Central states as Nebraska and Montana Democrats move toward the convention. The ban on alcohol policy and the nationwide nomination drive occupy speakers and delegates gathering in the state capital as plans for the campaign are laid out.
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Neb
East
Central States
Peet Announces Democratic Candidacy for Secretary of State
Helena July 18 Herbert Peet of Harlowton chairman of the state Veterans welfare commission tonight announced his candidacy for secretary of state on the Democratic ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Herbert Peet
Harlowton
State Veterans’ Welfare Commission
Nominee Champion World Peace Says Backing Ahead
A nominee announces after interview that championing world peace will guide their bid. They claim support from the Democratic Choice, the United Party, and the United Nation, signaling broad cross group backing for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champion World Peace
Democratic Choice
United Party
United Nation
Presidents affirm League of Nations unity in White House
President Wilson and Governor Cox declared complete agreement on the League of Nations issue after a White House meeting with Franklin D. Roosevelt. The trio spent an hour on the South Portico discussing campaign topics and issued statements asserting clear purpose and unity on the key issue.
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Wilson
Cox
Roosevelt
League OF Nations
Red Press
Wileson
Ohio
White House
Neisce
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mane Sion
League
Senator Walsh Attacks Cox Wet Flag As Smoke Screen
Helena July 18 Senator T J Walsh announces he addressed the anti saloon league in the state replying to statements that the Democratic presidential nominee is wet The letter to Joseph Pope of Billings state superintendent of the league points to the Democratic party record on the dry issue and charges that characterization of Governor Cox as wet is a snake screen behind which Republican forces hope to control the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
T. J. Walsh
Anti-Saloon League
Joseph Pope
Billings
Cox
District Deputies Named To Bring American Legion Bodies Closer
The state American Legion executive committee named district deputies to unite the state body with local posts. Appointees include K K Pierce Kalispell Harold J Jones Missoula V L Holdzendorf Havre Lou C Flaherty Great Falls and the Rev Eliott Porter Harlowton. The committee also announced leaders and officers including W G Ferguson Miles City Dr Foster Livingston M Cohen Butte Poore Wolf Point and A K West Great Falls. Ben Barnett Helena named state adjutant and Edgar Lowe Miles City eyed state war fish officer pending veteran welfare commission action. The gathering in Helena Aug 15-14 to honor visitors and bond sales of about 100000 for veterans welfare under posts. Governor Stewart to issue proclamation urging Montana residents to act promptly. Maj Charles Sheridan reappointed federal director of Montana United States Employment Service with office adjustments.
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Helena
The
American Legion
Unin
K. K. Pierce
Kalispell
Harold J
W. G. Ferguson
Miles City
Foster
Mander
Livingston
M. Cohen
Butte
Poore
Wolf Point
A. K. West
Great Falls
Ben Barnett
Edgar Lowe
Veteran Welfare Commission
Veterans’ Welfare
SV. Stewart
Montana
Maj
Charles [. Sheridan
United States Employment Service
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Aneed
Federation OF Labor
Soviet Russia
Hagneck
Farmer-Labor Party
China
Chops
Beaverhead
Oregon Short Line Railway
Haring
Dry Party
Democratic ‘State Central Committee
Notic Ce Ana
Overnor Cox
D’olier
Do Rstrict
Flolena
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