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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
1
March 18 Paris reports Dr. von Kapp and General Ludwik Luettwitz have left Berlin. Regular troops now control the city with Ehrhardt forces having evacuated and burned records of their involvement. Remaining troops guard public buildings as the government teeters.
Washington lawmakers from the house Ways and Means Committee push an extensive program to tax war profits up to 60 percent. The move aims to finance a veterans bonus and reduce current government debt. Prominent Democrats advocate the proposal amid ongoing discussions with other lawmakers.
Canton Ohio March 18 Harry Stodall found guilty of perjury in common pleas court after eight minutes deliberation. He testified that Simon G Lasher sold him 100 cases of whiskey for 500 dollars but only one case was delivered. This marked Stark county's first perjury conviction in years.
London reports that the Allied occupation of Constantinople began yesterday and will continue until the Turkish treaty terms are fully executed. Two British soldiers were killed and four wounded in minor clashes. Turkish casualties were heavier. The action aims to protect foreign nationals.
In Washington on March 18 President Hoover backed joining the League of Nations as essential for freedom of action and a path to peaceful development. He argued reservations should satisfy safeguards while stressing the need for international cooperation to curb antagonism and push for global disarmament.
Dispatches report Von Kapp and War Minister resign amid collapse of the revolt. Von Quelson takes command in Berlin in Gustav Bauer’s name while Ebert’s government may return. Spartacists push toward a soviet republic with proclamations at Eisleben and heavy street fighting in Hagen leaves dozens dead or wounded.
From Berlin and Paris reports say Von Luettwitz resigned after brief leadership of the revolutionary movement following Chancellor von Kapp's ouster. General Von Seeckt took over the war ministry and command of Reichswehr troops as radical uprisings spread through Bavaria Saxony the Ruhr and Kiel.
A man who claimed to be George Evans and who allegedly confessed trunk murder of Mrs. George Fivans in New Britain is in Bellevue hospital in critical condition with a throat wound from an attempted suicide. He gave the name George Stane at a hotel and stopped surgeons during operation to reveal the crime.
Canton Ohio reports a sleeping sickness crisis within ten miles, with more than 100 days of illness and three deaths, two in Canton and one in East Palestine, as doctors seek answers about the strange malady.
Paris reports Major General Allen in Coblenz announcing that American troops along the Rhine are ready for any emergency. He notes the allied chiefs meeting urged by Marshal Foch occurred before the Berlin coup and was not triggered by it. Allen says the Von Kapp movement registered little impact near the Rhine and that American forces are in fine condition for any contingency. He departed for Paris to consult with Ambassador Hugh Wallace.
E. L. Miller will manage the dry goods department at Zenner Company Athens. Miller formerly worked in Cincinnati with Mabley and Carew and comes to Athens from Atlas Store Gloucester. He plans to move his family to Athens around early May.
Robbers blew the Bank of Trenton safe with nitroglycerine in Hamilton Ohio but could not access the main vault. Cashier T. H. Belt said the bank's funds remain intact. The outer vault door was wrecked while inner doors held. The robbers took $46 in pennies not in the vault. Over fifty private safe deposits were rifled. bonds valued at 10 000 to 15 000 dollars may have been taken.
A meeting of the Athens Central Trades and Labor Council is set for Sunday March 21 at 1 PM in Red Men Hall Local union men are urged to attend Organizer W D Wallace will be present F ecty 8183
Dr. Herbert N. Shenton, former head of the CN D research staff, is appointed director succeeding Grosvenor B. Clarkson. He joined the government in August 1918 from Columbia University and helped organize the U S bituminous coal commission, seen as a leading research figure.
Dutch authorities weigh sending Wilhelm II to Curaçao amid entente pressure. Officials note the exiled figure symbolizes militarist power, with Holland restricting him to Doorn and plans to heighten guards as talks with Allied powers continue.
Johnny Loftus, America's premier jockey, was denied a license to ride this season at a Jockey Club meeting in New York. No reason was given. Loftus had licensing troubles last season and was suspended once previously.
Virginia Charleston dispatch reports district 29 leaders J R Gilmore John Gatherum Lawrence Dwyer and Joe Patton among eleven indicted by a Raleigh county grand jury on perjury charges. Also named are Marshal Price G F Parsons Lizzie MacMillen J E Boorks John Kennedy. Indictments stem from Tony Stafford trial for shooting at Glen White coal mines two years ago.
Berlin reports say Von Kapp resigns and transfers power to the defense ministry as Bolshevist influence grows. A Berlin dispatch notes Daumig and Cohn leading radical groups claim to organize a cabinet of independent socialists and communists to govern.
Recent reports from Hungary claim Admiral Horthy's dictatorship and white terror surpass Bela Kun's red terror. The white army is described as more brutal than Bolshevik excesses, with actions exceeding those of the red terror.
Washington reports warn of a possible German Russian Bolshevik alliance aiming to seize Germany and repudiate the peace treaty. Diplomats note Spartacan outbreaks as early signs while American troops are instructed to keep order in their occupied zone and not advance.
In Vincennes Indiana on March 18 the Liberty restaurant reported strong business. Proprietors John Barney and Joan Bellesea now stand charged with operating a moonshine nail.
Athens County may become a major oil center linking Pennsylvania and Kentucky fields with Guysville at the heart of activity. Oneittsburg Land Company holds 60,000 acres in the county, Rome Oil and Gas Company has 3,000 acres near Guysville with a drilling outfit ready, and four long‑lived wells buoy optimism in the region as wildcat prospects grow.
Regular meeting of the United Commercial Travelers set for Friday night March 19. All members must assemble at the Hall at 6 30 for supper and to elect officers and initiate candidates. Signed by W A Reading Senior Counselor. 3 18 2
Eight inmates escaped Steubenville jail by sawing bars and weaving a rope from blankets. One escaped prisoner is described as an insane Negro. The group included Edward Shields of Steubenville, George Ross of Wheeling, William Midon of Youngsville, and Anton Zoffer of Dillonvale. Authorities said preparations for the breakout took several days.
The census bureau will release population figures for Defiance and Gallipolis at 10 30 tomorrow. The announcement proceeds the census tallies and provides official counts for the two cities.
A 12 year old Margaret Hagney was robbed by two burglars who knocked her down and stole her bags after she defended her bank55 cents in New York.
Senator Hiram Johnson denounces the Minnesota presidential primary as a staged one hour event orchestrated by machine politicians for General Wood. He says farmers were disenfranchised, cites missing polling places and districts, and claims credentials were returned from areas with no primary. He vows to accept the people's decision but condemns the process.
Harry Greb of Pittsburgh outweighed his foe by ten pounds and won the referee’s decision over Tommy Robson of Boston in a 12 round bout here last night. Gene Delmont of Cleveland and Louie Lavel of Anderson Indiana fought eight frantic rounds ending in a draw.
Federal authorities were asked to search for ten men who stole 94 cases of whiskey valued at 28 000 dollars from the Tower Distillery Co warehouse in Lexington Kentucky. The gang entered with drawn revolvers and disarmed watchmen and distillery workers before loading liquor onto a truck and a touring car and driving toward Cincinnati.
President Wilson has informed Under Secretary Polk that Turks have no right to remain in Constantinople and should be ejected, a semi official disclosure indicates. The statements reflect U S policy views on the Turkish occupation of the city.
Philadelphia report notes Fred Fulton outclassed Charley Maddon in a slow six bout at the Olympic while Janny Frush, the English lad of Baltimore, upset the odds by knocking out Artie Root of Cleveland in the final bout at the National.
A London dispatch reports more than 100 killed in disorders at Dortmound Westphalia a coal mining center near Essen. In the same district 44 dead and 70 wounded were listed. Freiburg Saxony reports fatalities and twenty injuries.
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