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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1919
Page
1
The report claims President Wilson is hammering ahead and has made good progress in World War era efforts. It also asserts the Kaiser’s responsibility for the war and suggests he will likely be tried, possibly by Belgium.
Washington reports President Wilson hammering ahead in Paris talks with good progress toward peace. Advises say progress is unclear but officials are satisfied at the White House. The peace conference is to begin dissolving difficulties as two obstacles to peace are removed.
Paris reports that the council of four has fixed Germany's war responsibility and a plan to bring the Kaiser to trial via an allied government, likely Belgium. It also outlines reparations of 5 billion dollars within two years and a 30 year interallied commission to assess further losses, starting May 1, 1921, with initial payments credited against occupied- region costs and German food relief.
Paris April 10. Andre Yardiew, Vin count Morley and Charles Haskins, members of the special committee on western European boundaries, were called before the council of four. The development fueled belief that Premiers Lloyd George Clemenceau Orlando and President Wilson were examining the Rhine valley issue.
Paris April 10 President Wilson is to preside over the league of nations commission when its sessions resume. The program calls for discussion of amendments proposed by French American and Japanese delegations.
President and Mrs Wilson with Rear Admiral Grayson called on Queen Marie of Romania at her temporary Paris residence before the council of four session. The visit occurred in the lead up to the day's talks and marked a cordial early social engagement among leaders and officials.
Paris publication echoes British sources asserting that delegates from nations outside the Big Four want to secure terms before Germany obtains them. The report highlights diplomatic pressure and potential shifts in postwar settlement talks.
Delegates debated a plan as the peace treaty would not be shown at a plenary session until after being communicated to Germany. An American mission statement opposed the plan, drawing comment from nations not on the council of four.
Berlin reports that 700 Austrian army officers wish to emigrate to Argentina and will not be blocked from travel. The note highlights German officers pursuing entry to the American army and the Spanish embassy placard stating they are not wanted. American correspondents in Berlin say U.S. authorities have no knowledge of accepting German officers.
Coblenz on Wednesday April 1945. The United States third army headquarters announced shifts in command. Major General William Lassiter becomes chief artillery officer of the third army. Brigadier General William G Haan will command the division when it returns home. Brigadier General Adelbert Cronkhite and Charles B Muir revert to their old divisions the 80th and 28th respectively.
Millions of dollars worth of material abandoned by the German army will be sold to civilians in the American occupied area under United States army regulations. No arms or ammunition will be included and no material serviceable to the American army will be sold. The items include woollen-soled shoes, paper uppers, paper harness, cooking utensils, wagons, carts, and other articles not associated with the German military establishment.
Charles W. Norton of the Michigan Hotel Men's Association campaign committee says wholesale fraudulent counts by dry forces exist and a recount will be sought Monday. He claims the official tally would show Michigan voted not by 20. Last unofficial figures put a dry majority 119,000 with three-fifths of state reporting. Macomb County Mount Clemens reported dry but voted wet. Kalamazoo Genesee Kent Bay and others under wet investigation.
The Armenian delegation in Paris reports a telegram from Trans Caucasia warning that Armenians there face serious threat from Mussulman and Tartar forces that have disarmed Armenians and set up a new government in Azerbaidjan. It urges allies to act to prevent revolution and bloodshed.
Premier Romanones met the British ambassador as Spain and Great Britain prepared a convention to be signed tomorrow. England will allow imports of Spanish oranges and send 150000 tons of coal monthly. Spain will loan Britain 75000000 pesetas at five percent interest.
London reports violent fighting between Hungarians and Czechs at Ungvar near the Moravian border. A Central News dispatch from Amsterdam says about 150 Hungarians were killed and the Creeds suffered considerable losses.
A company of American troops near Archangel hesitated to return to fighting south of the city arguing that Germany was defeated and the United States was not at war with the bolsheviks. The regimental commander urged the men to continue, invoking army traditions and the danger to their own lives.
Berlin officials warn of a planned demonstration by wounded soldiers in connection with the Soviet congress now in session. The goal is to provoke loyal troops into a confrontation that could be used as a pretext to call a strike and imitate a Soviet government at Munich.
Mrs. F. L. Higginson, savings director of New England, argues that government securities are an excellent investment from national and racial viewpoints. She notes the rise from about 300,000 to 30,000,000 holders, crediting thrift lessons to the war effort and stressing that saving through government bonds turns citizens into participants in governance, aiding Americanization and reducing the hyphenated identity among immigrants.
Daylight editorial urges Congress to investigate the whole problem of military justice. It credits Lieutenant Colonel Ansell with brave, intelligent advocacy for soldier rights and argues the old system is antiquated and needs modernization beyond the War Department’s old school. The piece predicts Congress will modernize the code and praises Ansell's role.
A brief quotation appears to question the value of politeness, noting its costless nature and suggesting that greater civility might exist if it carried a price. The remark reflects a concise editorial voice typical of a newspaper snippet.
Washington reports Major General Hugh L. Scott is relieved of command at Camp Dix as Brigadier General Harry Hale arrives to take over. Hale, formerly commanding the 26th Division in France, is reassigned to temporary duty with the 26th in the Northeastern Department parade duties. Edwards is expected to command the division.
Washington reports 125 total blindness cases in American forces and under 4,000 amputations. The War Risk Insurance Bureau notes many blindness cases not yet deemed permanent and denies any double limb loss cases. Over 500 artificial limbs have been supplied to date under Congress’s act.
In Rutland on April 10 a lumberjack named McGuinness at the house of correction made two suicide attempts since arriving Sunday. He first suspended himself from a steam pipe with a belt, then used a blanket strip to repeat the act Monday morning, but was rescued both times. He was brought from Manchester by Deputy Sheriff Purdy for intoxication sentencing, fined, liberated, and later confined after alarming Mendon residents.
Arthur Barton, committed years ago after arson at Shaftsbury, escaped from the state asylum at Waterbury. Word reached Bennington that the demented man may head toward his former home, prompting local hopes for his recapture.
United States Steel reports unfilled orders on March 3 at 5,450,572 tons, down 580,215 tons from February 28. The monthly statement notes a continuing monthly decline since October 1918, when orders stood at 8,453,?00 tons.
Amsterdam dispatch reports a proclamation of a Soviet republic in Salzburg German Austria. The claim notes Salzburg near the Bavarian border and is dated April 10. The Central News received the report from Amsterdam on Sunday.
Trainman Frank Merrill from New London Conn. visited Montpelier on his way home from attending a Central Vermont traffic men meeting in St Albans. Major and Mrs Passett and relatives traveled to Rochester. Executors settled final accounts for the estates of SW Benjamin and Lucius Thurston. D P Town named executor after Luther G Town will. Proved wills include Charles F Wood of Barre. State Treasurer Walter F Scott improves from illness. Miss Marion Martin takes vacation from the governor’s office. Francis Shaw, former executive messenger, returns to Rutland. The Missisquoi Lime Works Inc filed a stock paid certificate with the secretary of state.
Captain John B Woods formerly of St Johnsbury has been named assistant forester by Massachusetts governor and council. He will serve in the Berkshire district with headquarters at Monterey. A Vermont native and Brown University graduate, he studied at the Biltmore Forest School and spent five years with a major lumber company in Arkansas before serving in France as a second lieutenant with forest engineers and later being promoted to captain.
The Mongolia landed 4,700 artillerymen of the Yankee division at Boston bringing units from the 26th division. Rhode Island and Massachusetts officials hosted an emotional reception at Commonwealth pier with Governor Coolidge and Governor Beekman among the greeters. Private Norman F. Elliott earned the croix de guerre at Leicheprey, and Private Joseph Parent also received high decorations after fighting under fire.
Debarkation began at 1 30 and seven medical cases were sent to city hospitals. Headquarters company of the 1st artillery brigade rode the first train at 10 40. Officers in charge did not expect all soldiers to leave the pier before midday after delays.
A Greeley house preliminary hearing or proceeding is planned to determine suitability for a Greely case, with officials preparing to weigh local criteria and legal standards. Further details are not provided.
The Horace Greeley house at East Poultney was bought yesterday by a Vermont Press association committee led by C. W. Humphrey Harry C. Whitehill and Howard J Hindley to keep the property in newspaper hands The option expires today and the house may be offered to the Vermont Press Association at its next annual meeting Funds from the National Editorial Association and several newspapers are sought to establish a Greeley memorial.
A young woman from Hardwick survived a jump from an express train en route to a state hospital near Waterbury. She fell into a swamp a mile north of Jonesville and was found by a section hand, later placed in her mother's care. She suffered a dislocated shoulder and a minor foot injury. name withheld.
Three of the 12 German liners allocated to the United States for troop transport have left Brest with troops for the American expeditionary forces. The Patricia sails first and should reach Boston by April 20, the Graf Waldersee due in New York on April 22, and the Easterin Auguste Victoria expected in New York by April 16. Several others are loading troops in France, with the fleet soon to be fully in service and alterations planned at American ports to increase capacity.
New York reports that two German Vokkers, shot down in France by American aviators, were part of a display of about 12 planes for the Victory Liberty advertising demonstration. A Captain Red Stinonin brought the German planes over from France, and apart from minor mechanical tweaks they remain as used by German aerial forces. A Camp Mills dispatch claimed the aircraft may head to New England to speed up the effort.
Washington April 10 A naval surgeon Dr J Chalmers da Costa of Philadelphia was assigned to the presidential ship George Washington in routine duty. He will desist from treating soldiers returning from France. Admiral Braisted reported the president has entirely recovered from the recent severe cold.
The destroyer Barney, patrolling the north Atlantic for possible seaplane landings for a trans Atlantic flight from Rockaway Beach, has been stopped by ice off Newfoundland and forced to return to Halifax after an initial attempt to reach New Foundland. The vessel later reported to the navy department that heavy ice hindered progress, with New Zealand later noted in dispatches.
The first day of a strike by Montreal Light Heat and Power employees showed little disruption as remaining workers kept plants in service. An arbitration panel recommended salary increases that would add about 250000 dollars annually to the company payroll.
St Johnsbury, April 10. A Tuesday night fire at Passumpsie and East St Johnsbury destroyed property valued near $10,000. The Passumpsie and Leather company plant suffered partial destruction and baled paper loss, with fire doors and walls helping contain the blaze. Theodore Chase owner, the creamery and blacksmith shop of the St Johnsbury Creamery association, burned completely. village lacks fire protection and losses exceed $4,000.
A freight car axle broke delaying the night express north on the Central Vermont line. No injuries occurred and no cars were damaged. It took time to realign the car and the train reached Montpelier around 1 am while the night mail arrived at Barre about 2 am.
Rev William A. Hickey of Clinton Mass was consecrated bishop coadjutor of the Providence diocese. The ceremony at St Peter and St Paul Cathedral drew hundreds of clergy from the eastern seaboard, with Right Rev Thomas Beavan of Springfield officiating.
A Reading railroad runaway derailed on Locust Summit grade at Shamokin Pennsylvania on April 10. Four trainmen died and thirty cars piled up on the tracks. Five wrecking crews were dispatched to the scene, the worst Shamokin division wreck in 24 years.
William L. Chatfield returns from Baton Mre while David Welch improves from asthma. Elsie Wallstrom visits home for Easter vacation from Bri wher Maes. A son born March 20 to Mr and Mrs Norrie Hamel of Hartford. Funeral for Mrs Mary Hayes Barton set at St Monica’s. J A Caron returns to bakery duties after grip. Mrs S C Smith returns from Waterbury. Jedd Sharkey visits with two daughters Blair families. Lillian Johnson leaves for Bethlehem NH for summer. Mrs H S Miles visiting son Charles Spencer. Arrests for intoxication heard. Frederick Donovan jailed for fine. John Anderson fined for test offense. Freight car derailment at Braintree delays Barre soldiers from Camp Povens. Police station rework finishes with three rooms and improved heating and wiring. Lockers repaired. station looks newer and cleaner.
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