Allied Forces in Europe Outnumber Central Powers 13.3M to 1.1M
General March reports Allied forces total 13,363,000 vs 1,125,000 under arms for Central Powers. He cites 25 percent Allied demobilization and 85 percent Central Powers reduction since armistice. He details Rainbow Division demobilization plans and homeward dispersal, with 1.5 million officers and men already discharged.
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Europe
Armia
Raymon Clapper
United Press Staff
Washington
Mashal Foch
March
New York
Camp Meade
77Th
Wadsworth
General March
Germany
John D. Ryan
Aircraft Production Board
Air Service
Army
Ince
Russia
Hungarians In America Invited To Return
The article discusses U S officials weighing the Philippines independence question with Japan as the determining factor. It quotes Senator Hitchcock and Manuel Quezon on self rule, protection guarantees, and possible American protectorate in the Philippines as a response to Japanese policy and the League of Nations framework.
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Washington
Japan
Wilson
League of Nations
Korea
Hitchcock
Ita
Manuel Quezon
Artillery Brigade Receives Grand Welcome in Columbus
Ohio greets the Sixty second Artillery Brigade of the 37th Division with a massive parade and crowd scene. Major Farnsworth reviews units including the 135th 136th and 112th elements as 100 wounded men ride in from Camp Sherman Memorial Hall hosts a big dance and a lunch in the State House annex precede discharge papers.
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Columbus O
Ohio
Jtg
Chas. S. Farnsworth
Camp Sherman
Field Artillery
134Th Regiment of Field Artillery
112Th Field Signal
Red Cross
State House
Memorial Hall
Polish Troops to Disembark at Danzig and Other Ports
Marshal Foch announced that Allied nations will allow disembarking Polish troops at Danzig and, to speed arrivals, will use Koenigsberg and additional German ports. The plan preserves access via the Coblenz Kalish railway, with Danzig as a backup if needed.
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Spa
Foun
Danzig
Foch
Poland
Koenigsburg
Haller
Coblenz
Kalish
Center to house families as Detroit builds child friendly apartments
Rev John Benson of Wesley Methodist Church announced a community center planned for Detroit featuring a large apartment building accessible only to couples with children. The project will cost upwards of 600000 dollars, Benson said.
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Detroit
Mich
John Benson
Wesley Methodist Church
Benson
Special Carrier Service for Athens Subscribers
Regular subscribers who miss delivery may call the Messenger by 6 pm for a special carrier to bring a paper by bicycle at once at no extra charge. Routes aim to deliver by 5 pm. if the paper hasn’t arrived, call for the special carrier. Messerver Office both phones.
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Athens
Messerver Office
Workers Granted Voting Rights in Budapest Law
Budapest reports the soviet government issues a new electoral law granting all workers over eighteen the right to vote. The measure also deprives employers clergy and others of franchise, seizes building materials, socializes insurance, and recognizes universities.
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Budapest
Irving Bloomingdale seeks divorce over wife's spending
New York on April 5 reports Irving Bloomingdale files for divorce alleging his wife tied her golf ball to a fine gold watch and spent 110000 dollars on antique furniture during 1915.
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New York
Irving Bloomingdale
Peter Theoflis Questions Raleigh Tactics After Arrest
In St Louis on April 5 Peter Theoflis explains his actions during an incident that led to a misunderstanding involving Policewoman Hoch. He paid $25 for tipping his hat and assisting a woman up stairs before the situation clarified.
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ST. Louis
Peter
Theoflis
Sir Walter Raleigh
Hoch
Mrs Ruggs Robbed as Bandits Hold Up Couple
In St Paul on April 5 Mrs George C Rugg refused to turn her head during a daylight robbery as bandits cleaned the couple. The Ruggs were robbed and nothing was recovered.
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ST. Paul, Minn
George C. Rugg
Substitutes: box elder cap turns syrup into honey tester
April 5 report from Grand Forks notes Mrs. W. H. Roberts found the cap of the box elder tree can be used to make syrup that tests the honey flavor. The quirky finding adds an unusual home experiment to the local scene.
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Grand
Forks
N. Ds
W. H. Roberts
Quick Release For Ohio Boys
Columbus April 5. Soldiers of the Thirty-seventh Division anxiously ask when they will be discharged. They hope to return to civilian life within a week, aided by paperwork completed by officers and clerks while sailing home across the Atlantic.
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Columbus
Camp Sherman
Atlantic
Leather Waste Used In Making Finest Wall Papers
Leather waste is identified as a key ingredient in the production of high quality wallpapers. The material’s byproduct nature contributes to texture and durability valued by manufacturers and suppliers.
Hungarian Soviet invites Americans to return home
Foreign Minister Bela Kun proclaims a socialist Hungary inviting Hungarians in America to return for a workers’ utopia. He says Hungary seeks world peace, rejects imperialism, and relies on international worker solidarity while promising free trade and state monopolization of international commerce. He condemns Brest-Litovsk style force and hints at sending envoys to foreign governments.
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Bela Kun
Hungary
Munich
United Press
Budapest
America
Russia
Hoffman
Brest-Litovsk
Washington
Robins
Leon Trotsky
Lincoln Steffens Reports Bolshevik Captives Content
Paris April 5. Lincoln Steffens, returning from Russia, says American soldiers held by Bolsheviks told him they are better off than captives not yet captured. He cites archangel front prisoners in Moscow who complained of food only slightly worse than guards, noting some received extra rations.
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Paris
Lincoln Steffens
Russia
United Press Today
Steffens
Archangel
Moscow
Increase Range Milwaukee Divorce Case Highlights Flowers
April 5 reported in Milwaukee, the Muruwils dispute a range increase. Joseph Muruwil alleges Barbara hurled flower pots during marriage disputes, while the court weighs whether to allow a wider separation.
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Milwacker, WS
Joseph
Barbara Muruwil
Suffrage Leader Proves Efficient in City Office
An elderly suffrage leader, noted for efficiency, serves as the head of a local council or committee. The article highlights her role as a valued asset to the community and to the younger generation in civic work.
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Settee Tee F
Erie
Senate Deliberates Home Rule Bills On Utilities Powers
In Columbus on April 56 the Senate discussed home rule government and utilities regulation. The proposed bill would set up a city council to audit utility rate increases and allow appeals to the state utilities commission, a move opponents say infringes home rule rights. An amendment to exempt certain entities from the commission’s jurisdiction was debated ahead of next Wednesday’s session.
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Columbus
Senate
Wright
Costly Cupid in New York Spring Courtships
United Press reports rising prices dampening romance from carnations to candy theater seats and engagement rings. It notes carnations at 1.50 a dozen, candy boxes from a dollar, seven reel movies 30 cents to 2 dollars, and one carat diamonds up to 250 dollars, with rentals and rings rising while marriage licenses stay constant.
Troops quell trouble as Augusta Regiment disarmed in Berlin
Berlin April 5 government troops quashed unrest and disarmed the Augusta Regiment which reportedly planned to join the Spartacans. The general strike widens with sporadic clashes between workers and soldiers. Several people were killed or injured in riots at Esslingen.
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Frank J. Taylor
United Press
Berlin
Augusta
Augustans
Spartacans
Esslingen
War Head Quits in Budapest Government Shakeup
In Budapest on April 6, Josef I, the minister of war in the jet government, resigned today amid a governmental shakeup. The move comes as leaders seek to redefine wartime policy and stabilize administration.
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Budapest
Josef i
Minster
Crisis ends for Gre tain with new sector program
London reports a deal at a joint meeting of workers and employers. The agreement, part of the industrial congress plan, outlines a national industrial council, an eighty-hour? week for all industries, a unit minimum wage, unemployment maintenance, and child labor wage increases.
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London
Gretain
Thelie Dny
Committee On the Industrial Congress
Nntiont
National Industrial Council
Two Carriers On Roll of H
Athens area reports show two regular Messenger carriers at 100 percent efficiency for the week. Jon Wise on the Tue route and Fred Weber on Congress Street North led performance, while a special carrier handles delinquent deliveries to protect all routes. Residents urged to verify delivery and avoid penalizing carriers without proof of fault.
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Athens
Jon Wise
Fred Weber
Congress Street
Air brake equipment rented by Cleveland firm to assist trucks
A Cleveland company rented air brake equipment to motor truck operators to improve safety on steep grades. The arrangement aims to reduce accidents by providing braking aids for heavy vehicles navigating inclines.
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Mits
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