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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1919

Page

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President Wilson poised to battle Knox resolution in Senate

Washington June 13 The White House and Senate brace for a fight as Knox moves to separate the peace treaty from the league covenant. President Wilson may publicly warn the Senate or urge Democrats to filibuster or press for a test vote on the measure, aiming to keep the two linked in the final pact.

United Press Washington Wilson United States Knox Senate Paris League of Nations Senate Democrats League

Knox Resolution Faces Tight Senate Vote On League Separation

Washington June 13 extremely close vote foreseen as Knox plans to call up the resolution next Tuesday to separate the league of nations from the peace treaty. He argues for urgency speed and a referendum while administration leaders warn of a long filibuster and party divisions.

L. C. Martin United Press Washington Senate Knox League of Nations League McNary Norris Capper Spencer Coll McCumber Chamberlain Reed Gore

Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Burleson Rate Boost

The Ohio Supreme Court today ruled that Postmaster General Burleson had authority to raise telephone rates, affirming a Franklin County Common Pleas Court restraint against collection. The decision follows a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on similar matters.

Columbus Ohio Supreme Court United States Supreme Court Burleson Ohio Common Pleas Court Franklin County

Turmoil as Hun delegate challenges at Weimar convention

At the German socialist convention in Weimar Edward Bernstein of the peace delegation sparked turmoil by stating that most terms were born from necessity. The crowd cheered and hissed with War Minister Noske and leaders reproving Bernstein as Scheidemann rallied for a forward path despite defeat.

United Press Weimar Edward Burnstein Noske Bernstein

Cleveland boards cannot establish cadet training in schools

Attorney General Price ruled the Cleveland school system cannot run military training under current laws. The Board of Education lacked authority to arm or equip units and spent 16500 in September 1918 on military supplies illegally. A legislative change may be sought to permit such programs in Cleveland and other cities.

Columbus Price Cleveland Schools Board of Education Boards of Education Cleveland Board of Education F. B. Pearson Superintendent of Public Instruction Cleveland

Labor HCH TN Take Part in Wet Parade

Four hundred AFL delegates from Atlantic City plan to ride special trains to Washington for an anti Prohibition demonstration at the Capitol. They urge Congress to refrain from enacting beer and light wine bans, citing jobs at stake for brewery workers and related industries.

Alvin E. Johnson United Press Atlantic City N. J American Federation of Labor Convention Washington Capitol New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia Congress John B. Colpoys Washington, D.C Portland Ore Ed. Anderson Denver Col Tommy Burns Tacoma Wash Nathan Birch Seattle Duncan Federation Kolchak Russia India R. R. Telegraphers Railroad Telegraphers’ Union Western Union Rena Mooney Tom Mooney California San Francisco Tex Hurley Oakland Cal Mooney Billings Hurley Labor Fickert

Vickers Plane Ready for Ocean Flight

The Vickers plane is ready for a non stop trans Atlantic flight after a second trial spin. The pilot and navigator praised the machine and said they would begin as soon as weather reports are satisfactory. T M Muller of Vickers witnessed the test. A stray moral paragraph follows about anger and injury.

ST. Johns N. F Vickers T. M. Muller England

Bankers Testify On Treaty Leaks With Senate Panel

Bankers from Wall Street appear as witnesses before a Senate committee investigating treaty leaks. Jacob H. Schiff and Lamont are noted figures, with Lamont possibly absent in Europe for weeks. Subpoenas compel production of correspondence between New York offices of J. P. Morgan & Co. Kuhn Loeb & Co and their foreign representatives regarding the peace treaty.

Jacob H. Schiff New York Lamont Europe Wall Street Ow York J. P. Morgan & Co Kuhn, Loeb & Co Senate Foreign Relations Committee J. P. Morgan Thomas W. Lamont H. P. Davison The Morgan & Co Frank A. Vanderlip

County Boards Urged to Halt Hiring in Low Attendance Districts

County Supt. Root urged boards of education to suspend hiring in districts with average daily attendance below ten under Sec 7730. The law allows temporary or permanent suspension of schools with low attendance and directs pupil transfers to other schools, with re establishment possible when attendance rises to twelve or more.

Root Boards of Education Board of Education County Board of Education

Units arrive in New York with troops and convalescents

The transport Henderson arrived in New York today with troops from the 319th Flight Signal Corps Battalion 405th Telegraph Battalion 119th Bakery Company and several hundred convalescents and casuals. The piece notes a wary view of life insurance money taken by a widow.

New York N. Y Henderson 319Th Fieht Signal Corps 119Th Bakery Company

Government to pay farmers to delay wheat sales

Washington reports bonuses may be paid to farmers who delay marketing their 2.26 wheat under a government plan to aid railroads in moving the harvest. Terms will be announced soon by the United States Corporation. Bonuses likely set at one to two cents per bushel per month held after harvest.

Washington United States Corporation Railroad Administration United States Shipping Board Department of Agriculture Gulf of Mexico

Army convicts exposed in large scale check forgery scheme

Four men were arrested by Captain Thomas J. Porter in Chicago on charges of forgery after a confession by an escaped prisoner linked them to a Leavenworth counterfeiting ring. Authorities say the group defrauded the government of over 100000 dollars using prison presses and prison paper to print checks on U S sub treasury accounts.

Chicago Thomas J. Porter Secret Service Leavenworth Robert Jones Porter Arthur Matheson Alfonso Jones Joe Wilson Federal Grand Jury

Kolchak Outlines Governing Plan to Allies

Paris June 13 Admiral Kolchak presents to the Allies a plan for his Omsk government. He pledges to resign powers after Bolshevik defeat and allow a constituent assembly to decide government form, while rejecting 1917 assembly legitimacy. He calls for talks on international issues and outlines autonomy stances for Poland Finland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Bessarabia and Caucasus regions. He also offers to assume national debt and guarantees peasant land rights and equal citizen protections.

Paris Admiral Kolchak Omsk Kolchak Constituent Assembly Poland Finland Esthenia Latvia Lithunia Bessarabia Russia

Chinese resignations signal ripple in China Japan ties

Anti Japanese feeling in China over the Shan tung settlement and other issues has led to the resignation of Chinese minister to Japan Chang Chung Hsiang and other high officials, according to the State Department. Pekin is reported quiet while Shanghai residents boycott Japanese goods and wear badges denouncing Japan.

Washington China Shantung Settlement Japan Chang Chung Hsiang State Department Pekin Ia Shanghai

Germany Admitted to League of Nations Aimed Soon

Paris dispatch reports the big five nearing complete peace work. Premier Orlando and General Diaz head to Rome as the allied reply to German peace proposals nears final form. Germany expected to gain admission to the League of Nations within a short time.

Fred 8S Ferguson United Press Paris Orlando General Diaz Rome Germany League of Nations Sonnino Italan Adriatic Col. House Andre Tardieu Wilson Lloyd George Clemenceau France Russia Fiume Baron Makino Rhine Hudson United States Great Britain Tardieu Vitelli Italy Labour Japan Breekdorf Brockdorff-Rantzau Reparations Commission

Henry Jam Receives Croix de Guerre Amid Home Turmoil

In New York Henry Jam earned the Croix de Guerre for valor in defeating five Germans. His wife has reportedly kicked him out, and he told the judge he seeks protection.

New York, N. Y Henry Jam

Canaanville Baseball Club Dance and Ice Cream Supper

The Canaanville baseball team hosts a dance and ice cream supper at the pavilion under the big elm on Ed Carpenter farm Tuesday evening. Everyone is invited.

Canaanville Big Elm Ed. Carpenter Farm

Stars and Stripes Suspends Paris Publication

The Stars and Stripes the official A E F newspaper stops publishing with today’s issue in Paris ending its run due to suspension of operations.

Paris the Stars and Stripes The

German women demand altered peace terms in interview

Frau Gierke a national party delegate says German women cannot accept terms as harsh as the original treaty and cites lack of cooperation from allied women. Deputies Frau Marie Juchaez and Frau Clara Schuch add that prospective mothers suffer from undernourishment and children fear a bake shop world, not a toy shop.

John Graudenz United Press Berlin Germany Frau Gierke National Party National Assembly America Marie Juchaez Clara Schuch

Children Day at Factory Church Draws Local Invite

Children’s Day exercises are announced for Factory church on Sunday June 15 at 7 30 PM. An excellent program has been arranged and a cordial invitation is extended to all.

Factory Church

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