League of Nations proposal unanimously adopted in session
Paris January 25 The peace conference unanimously adopted the league of nations project. President Wilson and Col House were American members of the commission. Wilson urged a permanent settlement and a continuous superintendence of world peace by associated nations. Delegates from Great Britain France Italy and Japan were named to the league commission. Cle menceau read the resolution endorsing international cooperation to secure obligations and guard nations against war. The session opened with businesslike aim as Premier Clemenceau chaired with Wilson and the American delegation nearby.
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Associated Press
Paris
League If Nations
Wilson
Colonel House
United States
Europe
Asia
President Wilson
Col. House
League of Nations
Great Britain
Lord Robert Cecil
Jan Smuts
France
Leon Bourgeois
Ferdinand Lamnaude
Law Faculty
The
University of Paris
Italy
Orlando
Vittorio Selaloia
Japan
Viscount Chinda
Kodhial
League
Clemenceau
League of Nationa
Salle de la Plax
Premier Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Ministers Asked To Aid Campaign Victory Gardens
Forty thousand ministers from all denominations are urged by the National War Garden Commission to promote home food production. On February 2 1919 messages should reach congregations. The commission provides books on home gardening and canning free on request.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
National War Garden Commission
Victory Gardens
United Society of Christian Endeavorers
Boston
Franeia E. Clark
United States Food Administration
United States Railroad Administration
Hodgson Family Visit From Tech Highlighted
Mr. Clifford Hodgson is visiting from Tech and spends time with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hodgson.
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Clifford Hodgson
Tech
Mrs
J. M. Hodgson
Carranza's Army Now Reorganized Plays in Mexico
Washington reports that Carranza has reorganized the Mexican army, equipped with arms and new campaigns, and launched two campaigns. Several rebel bands have surrendered with leaders, others dispersed. Jalisco and Guerrero states are cleared of rebels, indicating improved control and stability.
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Associated Press
Washington
Carraza
Republic
Jalisco
Guerrero
Food Situation In Bavaria Says To Be Not So Bad
Munich reports Minister of the Interior Auer assessing Bavaria’s food supply. Wheat about 5.2 million tons with half potentially available. bread secured till February 7. Hoarding and cheapened trade hinder supply. dairy has mixed yields, fat ration likely cut. Emphasizes communal farming and import limits due to the weak mark, forecasting improved prospects if imports resume.
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Bavaria
Munich
Associated Press
Auer
England's Dog Army: Gallant War Service Across Fronts
London reports England’s dog army rendered vital service in the war. Dogs trained by Lt. Col. Richardson’s school carried messages, located enemy positions, and aided reinforcements despite wounds. Collies, sheep dogs, lurchers, and Airedales led successful missions, with several dogs covering miles in minutes to avert disasters.
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London
Associated Press
England
Dog Army
British
War Office
Richardson
France
Gulf Disturbance Moves Northeast from Gulf of Mexico
The disturbance in southern waters was centered over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico late today and is moving northeast. Storm warnings are posted along the east Gulf and Atlantic coasts south of Hatteras. Heavy rains have hit southern Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, and northeast Florida.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gulf of Mexico
East Gulf Coast
Atlantic Coast
Hatteras
Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Soldier students not neglected by English plan to educate
London reports a government effort to help war veterans resume studies. Universities such as London allow a personal examination in place of matriculation and shorten intervals between exams. War time service may count toward degrees in various faculties. Professional bodies also adapt time counts for wartime service. The Ministry of Labor aids demobilized officers via public funds for training in specific vocations.
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London
Associated Press
Ministry of Labor
University of London
Ruhleben
Germany
London University
The
Law Institute
Solicitors
Institute of Chartered Accountants
Royal Institute of British Architects
Institution of Civil Engineers
Alleged Fake Race Swindlers Arrested In Florida Town
AP reports in St. Augustine that C. H. Myers and Samuel Mays were arrested and held on twenty thousand dollar bail each for an alleged attempt to swindle Ohio tourist and wealthy businessman Max Carroll with a fake horse race bet. Four more suspects were detained awaiting investigation.
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Associated Press
St. Augustine
Fla
American Women Requested to Knit For Wounded Men
New York January 25 A national appeal asks women who knit for the Red Cross to make protectors for wounded soldiers and sailors with amputations. A model garment by Mrs Chauncey M Depew has medical approval. Doctors say protectors are needed under outer clothing to guard tender exposed stumps and the committee hopes to supply at least six protectors for every disabled man.
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New York
Red Cross
National Repth
Navy League
Chauncey M. Depew
Debarkation Hospital Service
Pension Bill Grants $5,000 to Roosevelt Widow
Washington notes the House passed a bill granting a $5,000 annual pension to the widow of Theodore Roosevelt after a record vote, with Senate approval already unanimous. The measure now goes to the president for signature.
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Roosevelt
Associated Press
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
House
Senate
Athens Police Report 1918 Highlights Robberies Fines and Warrants
Athens shows a strict record for 1918 with Chief Reusse and force handling a tough year. Total stolen goods recovered reached 1492.08 dollars while cash fines fell at 9737.78 and stockade time amounted to 676.50. Back taxes collected were 726.60. Court cases included 149 drunks and disorderly, 395 disorderly conduct, 437 traffic violations, 43 bound over, 20 idling and loitering, 14 bright light, 3 market ordinance, 14 axes not tried, with many state warrants arrests for deserters transferred to military authorities.
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Athens
Reusse
Bousse
Increased Use Oil For Fuel on Merchant Ships Being Planned
Washington reports plans to vastly increase oil fuel usage by American merchant vessels. At a conference with oil interests, ship owners, and the shipping board, J H Rosseter called oil fuel the solution to the merchant marine problem. Additional oil bunkering facilities are planned at various ports.
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Associated Prese
Washington
Shipping Board
United States
J. H. Rosseter
Germans Lost 120 Submarines With All Men on Board
London reports semi official estimates that during the war Germany lost 203 submarines. Of these, about 120 sunk with all men aboard while the remaining serve crews perished in roughly half the cases.
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Associated Press
London
Eil
Captain George Harrison's Arm Restored After Unusual Operation
Athens friends hear that Captain George Harrison of Atlanta, wounded in the Argonne forest battle, underwent a rare Fort McPherson operation. A leg bone segment of five inches was grafted to his elbow area. the procedure succeeded without harming his leg, and both bones are expected to grow to full proportion restoring arm movement.
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Athens
George Harrison
Atlanta
Argonne Forest
Fort McPherson
Harrison
University of Georgia
France
Captin Harrison
Argonne
America
Fort MacPherson
France faces trade struggle with Germany says Hurley
Paris Jan 25 Edward N Hurley chairman US Shipping Board warned France will meet German competition with wartime energy redirected to commerce He urged rehabilitation of France and protection for French products under a made in France trademark with strict penalties for infringements
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Germany
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Hurley
Armour Advocates Monopoly on Meat Industry
J Ogden Armour testified before the Senate agriculture committee proposing a government supervised monopoly of the national meat industry. He argued the plan would save millions, boost livestock producers’ profits, and lower meat costs for consumers, stressing the need for close government oversight.
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Armour
Associated Press
Washington
J. Ogden Armour
Senate Agriculture Committee
Women Industrial Workers in England Plan Organization
Lady Rhondda, president of the Women's Industrial League, says the objective is to unite industrial women across classes to speak with one voice on employment issues. District committees form in industrial centers to select Central Executive Council members. She praises Tremain Lloyd George's pledge as a charter of women’s industrial rights and notes the league’s annual one shilling subscription is attracting many members.
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Associated Press
London
Lady Rhondda
Women's Industrial League
New League
Central Executive Council
Tremnter Lloyd George
Bolshevik Foreign Minister Seeks Confirmation of Peace Council Decision
Paris January 25 Bolshevik Foreign Minister Tchitcherin wires Soviet representatives in Sweden seeking confirmation of the supreme council of the peace conference decision to send a mission to confer with Russia factions on Princes Islands. He argues Princes Island is too remote for such a meeting.
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Paris
Tchitcherin
Sweden
Supreme Council of the Peace Conference
Russia
Princes Islands
Tehitcherin
Princes Island
Street Car Union Officers and Men Arraigned in Kansas
In Kansas City twenty labor union officers and striking street car men were arrested and arraigned before the U S commissioners on a federal conspiracy charge to hinder interstate street car service and to defy a federal injunction. The Kansas City Kansas cars are under marshal supervision. Defendants pleaded for mercy. Bond set at five thousand dollars each.
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Kaners City
United States Commissioners
Pollock
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
English Spinners Are Making Money
English cotton spinners posted a total profit of £34 for the year to November 20 across forty companies, averaging £14,403 per company versus £5,045 in 1917. After depreciation and interest, profit on capital stock ran over 34 percent, up from 13 percent last year, with July and August shows at peak before earnings declined.
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Manchester
Eng
Asproft
Conference Delayed for International Socialist Meeting
The International socialist and labor conference opening has been postponed to February 2. Announcement was made tonight. Delegates note the absence of American representatives already at the meeting provokes comment.
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Associated Press
Berne
International Socialist and Labor Conference
Unemployed mass meeting at Madison Square Garden fails
New York January 25 police outnumber civilians at the advertised mass meeting of unemployed at Madison Square Garden. The event drew little enthusiasm and protesters were scarce as police kicked a soap box and arrested a man distributing handbills.
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Associated Press
New York
Madison Square Garden
Bolsheviks Reported Planning Two Million Army
London dispatches say travelers returning from northern Russia report Bolsheviks aim to raise an army of two million for a spring campaign in the south Baltic region.
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South
Associated Press
London
Copenhagen
Bergen
Russia
Bessa
Serbia Faces Massive War Losses and Rebuilding
Geneva reports estimate total Serbian losses at 10 billion francs, excluding war debts. Miros Saveic, former Serbian minister of public works, says Serbia and Montenegro suffered more in lives than any ally, with 220,000 men dead and half the tax base wiped out. Reconstruction demands include returning plunder, restoring farms, industries, and institutions, plus rapid supply of food, textiles, and medical stores.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Mijos Saveie
Geneny Commoe For
Serbia
M. Saveic
Montenegro
IM. Savele
Confu
Germany
Berlin
Bagdad
Aides
M. Savcic
Frank Lee Walker Victim of Pneumonia Overseas
Mr. Frank Lee Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Walker of Athens, died of pneumonia while serving overseas. Born in Georgia, he was 24 or 25, a former State Normal School student, attended Tech for overseas training, and served with Motor Supply Train No. 421. He went through Camp Johnson, Camp Upton, and France with American forces.
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J. Y. Walker
Athens
Frank Lee Walker
Walker
Bhirsville
State Normal School
Tech
Camp Johnson
Florida
Camp Upton
New York
France
Grand Cemetery
England Plans New System of Medical Service to Poor
London reports a government committee proposes a full time national medical service funded by the state. Physicians would be graded like military officers, handling 2000 to 3000 patients each, with hospitals nationalized and evening visits curtailed. Critics warn of loss of doctor patient ties and free personal choice.
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England
London
Associated Press
Medico-Political Union
Americans Not Overcharged, Coblenz Report Finds
Analysis of price reports in the American occupied area shows prices before the armistice remain largely unchanged with no general German tendency to raise food prices for soldiers. In Coblenz some shops raised prices due to factory cost hikes, letters from Berlin attest to higher costs. Coblenz faces food shortages but remains hopeful about the local food situation, unlike interior Germany.
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Associated Pres
Coblenz
Berlin
Germany
Mexican Federal Captures Bandit Leader Morelos Zaragoza
Mexico City January 25 The war department reports the capture of Ignacio Morelos Zaragoza once a federal general who opposed the government in Nuevo Leon. He was seized at a Nesta Leon ranch and sent to Montes Ay for trial after a career opposing the constitutionalists and later returning from amnesty.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
War Department
Ignacio Morelos Zaragoza
Nuevo Leon
Nesta Leon
Montesay
Zaragoza
Tampico
Huerta
Pablo Gonzales
United States
Mexico
Jean Almazan
Monterey
British Roads Renewal Plan Announced
London reports the government has set aside 50 million dollars for road building and bridge reconstruction decayed in war. About 2,500 miles of roads will be built and up to 100,000 men will be employed, many of them discharged soldiers.
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Associated Press
London
Transportation Line Strike in Paris Ends
Paris reports a transportation line strike ending after government requisition of facilities. George Crane, off work for weeks due to the dispute, is improving and able to sit up in bed, marking a potential return to duty as authorities restore service.
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Paris
Vurious
George
Crane
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