Wilson lays down rules at meeting
Paris April 23 United Press staff corr declares President Wilson's statement has broken up the peace conference a member of the Italian delegation said Orlando will depart for Rome tonight or tomorrow and the rest of the delegation will leave as soon as possible afterward. Italy's response may take definite action perhaps withdrawal.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Corr
Paris
Wilson
Orlando
Rome
Italy
Aided Sailors and Y W C A Aide at War
Mrs Edward Townsend Stotesbury wife of a Philadelphia capitalist tied to major railroads devoted much of her social life to war work. She joined the War Council of the YWCA and used her home as a sailors club during the conflict. Before marriage she was Mrs Lucretia Roberts Cromwell of Washington and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Townsend Stotesbury
Philadelphia
War Council
Lucretia Roberts Cromwell
Washington
New York
Wilson demands showdown with Sonnino over Fiume policy
President Wilson presses Italy publicly on Fiume with Baron Sonnino in Rome. Britain and France back the US stance as the Italian ministry faces possible collapse. The president argues that New York’s Italian community does not justify ceding Fiume and seeks a peace outcome that avoids further war.
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Washington
Wilson
Baron Sonnino
Fiume
Great Britain
France
Jugo Strovakia
New York City
Italy
Rome
Sonnino
America
Treasury offers daily plane ride for top bond seller
Washington reports that local loan committees will grant a daily flight to the loan worker selling the most bonds in that community. The top bond purchaser will also win a ride in a plane. The plan encourages bond sales with a transportation prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Wilson rules out Italian claim to Fiume at peace talks
President Wilson says Italy cannot keep Fiume and must accept its use for northeast land access rather than Italian control. He cites changed postwar borders after Austria Hungary dissolution and new Balkan states, urging adherence to armistice and fourteen points. Italian delegates miss the afternoon Big Four session.
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United Press
Paris
Wilson
Italy
Fiume
Austria-Hungary
Balkan
Hungary
Bohemia
Czecho-Slovakia
Rumania
Jugo Slav
Mediterranean
United States Stands Firm on Italy Balkans Policy
United Press reports a statement urging adherence to existing principles on Italy's claims. The President rejects new Balkans rules and says Fiume must stay as a seaport for smaller nations. Deadlock at the conference grows worse after talks between Lloyd George and Orlando. Italy hints at talks with Germany toward a separate peace and seeks coal and food from Germany and Ukraine rather than Britain and America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Ferguson
United Press
Paris
Wilson
America
Italy
Balkans
Fiume
Lloyd George
Orlando
Germany
Ukraine
Great Britain
Four powers discuss Japanese claims to Chinese territory
Paris April 23 The big four continued talks on Japan and China over a secret treaty backed by Great Britain France Italy Japan and Russia. Japanese and Chinese delegates presented cases while US maintains its stance that secret pacts are nullified by armistice terms. Most delegates favor China’s position on Shantung peninsula and oppose Japan’s gains through force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Ferguson
United Press
Paris
Big Four
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Russia
United States
Chain
Shantung Peninsula
Oiara
Germany
China
Ellingtort
Wilsc
Coun
Big four seek delay on peace terms after treaty
British reports say the four powers want to defer settlement until peace is signed with Germany losing China rights. Chinese delegates will consult their government, while Japan rejects the delay and insists on immediate settlement. Italian chances for Dalmatia soften with a possible Fiume deal. the pact omits Fiume. House visit blocks and Italian leaders move amid talks and departures.
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Big Four
Germany
China
Japan
Adriatic
Dalmatia
Fiume
Crillon
Colonel House
Orlando
Admiral di Revel
Italy
Diaz
Sonnino
Blanquet believed alive after reported death in Mexican clash
On April 23 a report claimed General Aureli Blanquet was killed in Mexico while Diaz and Planquet forces captured Medellin in Vera Cruz and entered Vera Cruz suburbs posting proclamations. Robert Gayon, Blanquet’s secretary, said Blanquet is alive and expected to send news soon, though the government announced his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aureli Blanquet
Diaz
Planquet
Medellin
Vera Cruz
Robert Gayon
Blanquet
Gayon
Crimes of the Huns Lad Before World
Paris April 23 The official report of the responsibilities commission of sixty five pages left the printer today. It lists thirty classes of crimes and specific instances of each, detailing actions by the former Kaiser and the authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Responsibilities Commission
Ite Yuaing
Muinors
Disseli
Kaiser
Burglar Steals Teeth and Gum In St Louis Heist
Police seek a burglar in St Louis after stealing a set of sales teeth and about 150 dollars worth of chewing gum from J. and Brennan and Company. Detectives describe the suspect as gum hungry and elusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
J. & Brennan and Company
Italy defies allies as peace talks stall at Versailles
Rome dispatches report that Italian delegates will skip the Versailles meeting after failed talks. Italy's representatives deny withdrawal but warn a rupture with the allies is likely, with Adriatic and national ambitions at stake and Italian victory asserted regardless of agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Paris
Tribuna
Versailles
Corriers D‘ Italia
Italy
Adriatic
Posa
Giornale D’italia
Reception delayed for 332nd Infantry in Cleveland
On April 26 the 332nd Infantry regiment delayed arrival due to transport shortages. Soldiers who fought in the Piave drive were scheduled to parade in Cleveland Friday but will now arrive Friday, postponing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
332Nd Infantry
Piave Drive
First U S Engineers Reach Front in France
Seven officers and 265 enlisted men of the slimed engineers, the first American volunteers in France, arrived in New York aboard the Santa Teresa. Colonel William Barcley Parsons and over a thousand from the 11th were due on the Chicago. The Duca D'Abruzzi also arrived with 1,175 men of the U S Army ambulance service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sluth Engineers
France
Iiwne
Santa Teresa
William Barcley Parsons
United States
Chicago
Duca D'Abruzzi Alo
United States Army Ambulance Service
Russo German Alliance Doubts Stir Entente Debate
Paris reports doubt over a Russo German alliance as peace delegates discuss amended terms to prevent German military instructors abroad. Observers question Lenine’s stance while forecasts cite possible German political gains at Versailles and commercial aims in Russia amid Bolshevik influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Staff
Paris
Germany
Warsaw
London Daily Telegraph
Lenine
Scheidemann
Versailles
Russia
County Campaign Faces Dismay Over Victory Loan Subscriptions
Reports from across the county show meager subscriptions and scarce loan figures. County Chairman Alderman cites poor returns. rural workers may be delaying reports. The Whippet tank tour stalled near Logan but expected in Athens tomorrow. Athens officials promise renewed effort to meet the city quota.
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Alderman
Nelsonville
Logan
Altho
Jacksonville
Athens
Telegraph firms refuse to carry World dispatch attacking Burleson
The New York World reports that Postal Telegraph and Western Union declined to transmit a dispatch attacking Postmaster General Burleson. Company executives cited that the article described by the schedule was improper under the government controlled telegraph system run by the postmaster general.
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New York
New York World Today
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
World
Isarieson
World Today
Burleson
The
World Office
Coney
Postal
Leipman
Western Union
Congress
Thru
Postmaster General
Fear Yanks Should Be First To Cross Atlantic
St Johns Newfoundland April 23 The weather remains unfavorable for the next forty eight hours as Sopwith and Martinsyde crews wait to fly toward the Atlantic. British teams fear Americans starting from Long Island may beat them across the ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Johns
N. F
Atlantic
Long Island Way
Woman with Two Husbands Seeks Legal Clarification
In Boston Mrs. T. M. Lucas faces a court dispute after discovering her first husband, believed dead, is alive when she had remarried. She seeks to drop her second husband, but the court has not yet decided on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
T. M. Lucas
Buckeye Pupils to Vie for Hun Helmet Prizes in Thrift Contest
Ohio War Savings Committee secures helmets from European battlefields to award as prizes in Vacation Thrift Contests for Buckeye School pupils. Entrants must form local Vacation Thrift Committees and beat stamps sales targets by October 1 to win state prizes totaling over 8000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio War Savings Committee
Buckeye
War Savings Committee
Ex Rough Rider Captain Cosby Sues for Separation
New York. Captain A. F. Cosby formerly of the Rough Riders seeks legal separation citing financial strain blamed on his wife’s extravagance. He presents grocers bills showing six eggs daily as proof of expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. F. Cosby
Rough Rider
Cosby
Ohio Tax Ruling Hits Cleveland Cliffs Iron on Ohio Business
Attorney General Price ruled the state tax commission may tax Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company on 4,803,259 dollars worth of business conducted through its Cleveland office. The firm argued the amount was not subject to Ohio tax since its principal office is in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Price
State Tax Commission
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Michigan
Shipping board reorganizes division to guide peacetime merchant marine
The Shipping Board announces a reorganization of its division of operations to direct peacetime merchant marine activities. The change aims to separate valuable gems from inferior ones at major ports and to streamline export and import processes, aligning with new standards in gem classification and trade oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wshington
Shipping Board
Siam
United States
Victory notes sale on pace to hit multi-billion total
Treasury officials reported $500 million in victory notes sold in the first two campaign days with high totals across all Federal reserve districts. If the pace continues, $4.5 billion is within reach. an average $250 million daily is needed to finish on time. Cleveland district had about $74.95 million subscribed by noon.
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Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Cleveland
Federal Reserve District
Victory Notes Stagger Public Sales During Campaign Drive
Washington reports show early campaign sales reaching 200 million dollars with incomplete figures listing 116 077 900 dollars across five Federal Reserve districts by noon. War officials note canvassing is in full operation as rivals adapt to the drive and sales momentum grows. In Toledo Van Wert County surpasses its loan quota by reaching seven hundred thousand dollars and still rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Toledo
Business Men Refit Rest Athens Ladies Room
The Retail Merchants Association of Athens redecorated and refinished the Ladies Rest Room in the building with aid of $20 from the county grange. The committee JJ Preston M M Kerr and John Malone oversaw the improvements praised by visitors and locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associa’ of
Athens
Associa
JJ Preston
M. M. Kerr
John Malone
County Grange
Montenegro Union With Serbia Declared End of Kingdom
A dispatch from Podgoritsa reports Montenegro ceased to exist Sunday as its national assembly transferred power to the Serbian governor completing the union with Serbia and forming a Jugo Slav empire. Serbian claims of Montenegrin support contrast with Montenegrin charges of a packed assembly and Serbian domination since the armistice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Podgoritza
Scutari
Kingdom of
Montenegro
National Assembly
Montengro
Serbia
Athens Daily Messenger shifts eastbound mail to 7 02 P M
The Athens Daily Messenger announces eastbound mail will now depart on the B O passenger train at 7 02 P M from Athens, allowing towns along the line to receive the paper the same evening. Previously the mail left Athens at 5 20 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Daily Messenger
Athens
Aews
No. 4
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First Air Police Service
U.S
A. E. Coles
Venice
Cal
Ning
Otto Mayerhoffer
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