Reds Fall in Battle Mekhrenga
In Mekhrenga the Reds suffer a defeat as military forces clash. Details indicate a failed engagement with casualties and retreat, signaling a setback for the Red faction in this conflict.
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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1919
Page
12
Americans Confirm Safe Return Of Captured Soldiers In Russia
Archangel dispatch reports Bolsheviks suffered 700 dead and wounded and 108 prisoners taken by Allied forces in the Sred Mekhrenga sector. Three American soldiers captured at Bolshie Ozerki are being moved to Moscow. Chaplain Father Roach released and delivering news. Red Cross seeks word on prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archangel
Sred Mekhrenga
Dvina River
M. V. Arnold
London
Ohio
B. R. Ryall
Bloomfield
N. J
Y. M. Co
Bolshie Ozerki
Moscow
Obozerskaya
Father Roach
Vologda
Ryall
Arnold
Glenn W. Leitzell
Mifflinburg
Jens C. Laursen
Marquette
Mich
Freeman Hogan
Detroit
American Red Cross
British envoy denies Lloyd George urged Bolshevik recognition
Lord Reading said claims that Prime Minister Lloyd George urged recognition of Lenin or Trotzky were unfounded. He noted Paris reports of pressure on allied governments to recognize the Bolshevik regime were not supported by official statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lord Reading
Lloyd George
Lenine
Trotzky
Paris
Flares to Guide Transatlantic Naval Flight Next Month
Army chemical experts improve flame and smoke flares for seaplane pilots. Dropped at intervals, the flares help determine drift from cross winds and enable corrections to keep the flight on course for the upcoming transatlantic mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Wurttemberg May Join Reds Reported
Berlin reports interest in Bavarian affairs as the Wurttemberg National Assembly meeting is indefinitely postponed. Munich University students declare the Senate deposed and transfer governance to a Council of Students and Professors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wurttemberg
Berlin
Bavaria
Munich University
Germany Must Pay After Reparations Plan Approved
Paris reports the reparations committee accepted a proposition to categorize damages Germany must pay and outline methods of estimation. A post treaty commission will finalize the full bill and collection. Realized assets will be prorated among creditors, with no preference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
Millionaire Merritt Sentenced in Sugar Hoarding Case
Hulett Merritt of Pasadena, a reputed millionaire, is sentenced in federal court to five months in jail and a $5,000 fine for hoarding sugar in violation of war food restrictions. Merritt gave notice of appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Hulett Merritt
Pasadena
United States District Court
Merritt
Cowpunchers Return as British War Re-enlistees in New York
United States soldiers from 23 states totaling 2,700 disembarked from the Mauretania in New York wearing uniforms of 50 British regiments. They had enlisted in British service early in the war, with several from the British West Indies and former Arizona cowpunchers in kilts and tam o shanters. A band of Scottish pipers welcomed them at the pier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitts
New York
Mauretania
British West Indies
Arizona
Strikes and Crackdown Mark German unrest across Württemberg
In Stuttgart and nearby cities demonstrations met with armed government response. Three protesters died as troops with machine guns and armored cars dispersed strikers. Gas and electric supplies were cut, food was scarce, and authorities faced growing nerves amid fears the protests would spread nationwide. In Frankfurt am Main, police suppressed looting in the Alstadt, with twelve alleged attackers killed, four of them women, as labor factions aligned with authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
Stuttgart
Wurttemberg
Germany
Berlin
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Frankfort
Alstadt
Lithuanian towns drive out Bolsheviks in revolt
Reports from Kovno say Sumilichais Tra kai and Landvarva populations rose against Bolsheviks drove out soviet authorities and burned administration offices Bolshevik troops were disarmed and many killed in the uprising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sumilichais
Trakai
Landvarva
Kovno
Bolshevik Troops Withdraw Under Allied Pressure
London dispatch reports a Bolshevik wireless official message admitting a withdrawal of troops in the Pinega area about seven miles under allied pressure. The message also claims allied attacks at Ust Poga were repulsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pinega
Ust Poga
Reds Take Bank’s Securities
Paris reports the Petrograd branch of Credit Lyonnais surrendered all deposits to the Bolshevik government and was taxed 4 025 000 rubles. The manager was compelled to transfer securities and comply with the seizure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Petrograd
Credit Lyonnais
Bolshevist
Tacoma Recall Moves to Oust City Officials Over Tag Day Sale
Central Labor Council endorses recall of the entire Tacoma city administration after officials refuse to sanction a Tag day sale by the Soldiers and Sailors Mutual Aid Society. Police arrest sixty six people, including several women, for selling tags despite orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Central Labor Counci
Soldiers and Sailors’ Mutual Aid Society
Terms Ready by Easter in Peace Talks Amid Optimism
London reports from the Sunday Observer claim peace conference pessimism is unfounded. Lloyd George and Wilson work together for a guaranteed peace. Premier says preliminary treaty should be ready by Easter and for Germans to sign in late April or early May. He notes no divergence among negotiators though technical experts differ on methods and payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Sunday Observer
Lloyd George
Wilson
Paris
Great Britain
Stephane Lauzanne
Mafin
M. Lauzanne
Germany
Golf Course on Vimy Ridge in Winnipeg Feature
Canadians have laid out a nine hole golf course on Vimy ridge based on a letter from a Canadian officer in France. He says President Wilson may be invited to play the first official game on this historic course. Vimy ridge was captured after fierce fighting and France may present the ridge as a war memorial to the dominion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Vimy Ridge
France
Wilson
Bavarian Government Seeks Alliance with Russia
Bavarian authorities begin talks for an alliance with Russia citing insufficient entente food supplies and better grain access from Russia. Munich reports the move as a strategic response to supply concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Russia
Munich
Bavarian
Volks Zeitung
Entente
Philippine independence push gains White House support
Secretary Baker told a Philippine Legislative special mission that President Wilson believes the time has come to grant complete independence to the Philippines, signaling White House backing for immediate self rule sought by Filipino leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baker
Wilson
Armenian Massacre Report Reaches Constantinople
The Turkish interior minister announced in a dispatch from Constantinople that 800,000 Armenians have been massacred. The claim reflects dire ethnic violence and a nationwide tragedy during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Constantinople
China Urges Abrogation of 1915 Japanese Demands
Peking official statement cables to the Japanese peace delegation declares that the twenty one demands imposed on China in 1915 should be abrogated as incompatible with League of Nations principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Japan
Peking
China
League of Nations
Peace conference stalls over Rhine and Alsace dispute
Paris April 4 President Wilson and Premiers Lloyd George Clemenceau and Orlando continued talks at the Wilson residence as the four powers seek a middle ground amid deep Western frontier disagreements. A new consultative trio Andre Tardieu Charles H Haskins and Viscount Morley was formed to aid the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Wilson
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Orlando
Council of Four
Germany
Rhine
Alsace-Lorraine
Superior Council of Four
Andre Tardieu
Charles H. Haskins
Viscount Morley
Preparing Future Army in Germany Amid War Mood
Paris reports that German armament limits are mainly academic as the state and private sector have built sizable forces through persistent recruitment and pay. War Minister Gustav Noske says in a bad peace the army must be quickly rearmed to peak efficiency for a new war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Gustav Noske
Japanese troops abuse Koreans reported in Pyongyang
An American school teacher in Pyongyang describes soldiers entering and searching schools. He recalls unarmed people being beaten, bayoneted, and dragged to jail, with schoolchildren knocked down after singing. The letter conveys a grave, compassionate witness to the abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Pyongyang
Korea
Bolshevik Threats Amid Arctic Front Moves
London reports Bolshevik War Minister Trotzky orders Baltic fleet to sea to attack allies with threatened executions for disobedience. Detachment of Kolchak forces links with allied troops near Archangel as clashes persist east of Bolsheia Ozera. Allied gains cited while Bolshevik reverses boost prospect of holding out. Brig. Gen. Richardson heads to Murmansk with 200 troops as plans proceed to remove American forces from north Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Leon Trotzky
Admiral Kolchak
Archangel
Murman
White Sea
Paris
Russia
Murmansk
W. P. Richardson
Mexican War Minister Blanquet Returns After Dangerous Trip
Gen Aurelio Blanquet once Huerta era minister of war and Diaz ally arrived safely in Mexico after a risky journey. Roberto Gayon his secretary announced the development in New York detailing his role in a revolutionary movement against Carranza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aurelio Blanquet
Victoriano Huerta
Felix Diaz
Carranza
Mexico
Roberto Gayon
Burglars Target Mayor Woodman Home In Bribe Case
Burglars visited the home of Mayor F. T. Woodman in Los Angeles and were indicted on a charge of asking receiving and agreeing to receive a bribe. They stole a small trunk containing papers said to be valuable only to the mayor according to a police report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
F. T. Woodman
Robbers Hit Bank of Bastrop for $10000
Bandits robbed the Bank of Bastrop in Louisiana of ten thousand dollars. Armored men with guns planned the crime, and fifty armed men were scouring the surrounding countryside according to a telephone report from Pine Bluff Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Bluff
Ark
Bank of
Makes Grave Charges Against Army Medical Officers Overseas
Washington reports charges of gross carelessness and negligence in preventing the spread of typhoid and paratyphoid fevers by medical officers serving with the forces overseas. The chief surgeon's circular warns vaccination does not grant complete immunity and Public Health Service releases the warning in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Health Service
Late Market Quotations Good Hogs
Market notes show late quotations for hogs with prices or bids and comments on supply demand dynamics. The fragment references live hogs traded at price levels and potential consumer demand considerations.
Butter Production Notes and Storage Terms
Fragmentary notes describe butter process steps and packing stock terms. Mentions creamery operations with references to second grade cold storage and unspecified weights. No clear people, places, or organizations identified in readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranemnerian
Seeeseees
Vseawdee Olmpes
Grain and Feed Prices for Neb and Colo Slips
Market notes show buying 100 lbs grain at $2.45 in Nebraska while corn chop and gluten feed are selling by the sack. White and yellow cornmeal priced at $4.00 per 100 lbs, with bran from Colorado listed at $3.34 per 100 lbs.
Flour prices and discounts for assorted sacks
Readable fragment lists flour varieties with weights and discount notes. Mentions 98 pounds sacked and 48 pounds sacked with discounts. Also references Hungarian item 24 pounds sacked with discount. Text is fragmented and lacks complete details or context.
Hides and Pelts Prices From Charles Friend & Co
Quotations from Charles Friend & Co. Inc. list dry flint hides by weight and category. Includes butcher hides, fallen hides, bulls, stags, culls and green salted hides with price ranges and notes on horsehides and pelts. Also covers short wool pelts, various grade kip hides, and ponies for glue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Friend & Co., Inc
Caewetes
Metal and Livestock Prices Across Markets
Metal markets show silver at $1.01, copper 15c, spelter $6.25, tungsten $12.00 to $14.00 per unit. Chicago hogs bid from $18.96 to $20.30, sows $17.75 to 19.75, pigs up to $18.75. Cattle ranges include heavy beef steers $11.50 to 20.40, cows and heifers $7.50 to 15.50, calves $13.50 to 15.75. Sheep show lambs $18.50 to 24.40, ewes $12.25 to 15.76, culls $6.00 to 12.25. Cash grain notes No white corn at 68c, yellow at 61 to 66c, rye $1.74 to 1.77, barley $1.03 to 1.16, Timothy $7.50 to 10.50, clover nominal. Pork and lard figures show lard $28.60, ribs $26.50 to 27.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Chicago
Sugar Prices in New York Market Report
New York sugar prices show centrifugal at 7.28 and cut leaf at 10.50. Crushed sugar is 10.25 while mould A costs 9.50 and cubes 9.75. Powdered varieties range from 8.20 to 9.15 with fine granulated and diamond A at 9.00 and confectioners A at 8.90. No. 1 sugar trades at 8.85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
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Sred
Mekhrenga
U.S
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Millionaire
Edwin F. Gay
Louisiana
New Orleans
Vimy
Phillipine
Masacred
J. N. Towers
John N. Towers
Naval
NCI
Rockaway Naval Station
RED Fleet
Anarchists Order Baltic
NAVY
Siberian
Western Newspaper
Bolsheii Ozera
Bolsheia Ozera
Odozerskaia
Bolshoia Ozera
Odorzerskaia
Blanquet
Denver Markets
Denver
Uprove
Icc
Lima
Colorado Upland
Nebraska
Prairie
Timothy
South Park
Gunnison Valley
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