Reds Fall in Battle
In a clash described as a battle, the Reds suffer a defeat at Mekhrenga with limited readable detail. The report notes a fall in aggression and outcome but provides few specifics about players or scores.
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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1919
Page
4
American Soldiers Safe Amid Bolshevik Actions in Archangel
Archangel reports say three American soldiers captured by Bolsheviks on the Bolshie Ozerki sector are being taken to Moscow with others, while a chaplain released from Bolshevik captivity brings word of their safety and suggests improved treatment. Bolshevik losses reportedly 700 dead and wounded with 108 prisoners, and bombardment of British and American positions on the Dvina river resumes.
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
Odozerskaia
Bolshoia Ozera
Odorzerskaia
Recognition Not Proposed by British envoy on Bolshevik rule
Lord Reading, ex British ambassador, denied claims that Lloyd George urged recognition of Lenin or Trotzky. Despite Paris reports of pressure to recognize the Bolshevik regime, the assertion is said to be wholly unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lord Reading
Lloyd George
Lenine
Trotzky
Paris
Flares to Guide Transatlantic Naval Flight
Washington reports that new army flame and smoke flares, refined by chemical experts, will aid the next month’s transatlantic flight by naval seaplanes. Flares dropped at intervals will reveal drift from cross winds, allowing course corrections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
John N. Towers
Naval
NCI
Rockaway Naval Station
Wurttemberg May Join Reds
Berlin reports interest in Bavaria as Württemberg delays its National Assembly meeting. Munich University students depose the Senate and transfer administration to a Council of Students and Professors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wurttemberg
Berlin
Bavaria
Munich University
Germany Must Pay Under Reparations Plan
Paris reports that the reparations committee accepted a proposal to form damage categories and method of estimating them. A commission will determine the full bill after the peace treaty. Germany’s assets will be prorated among creditors without preference as full payment is unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
Millionaire Sentenced in Sugar Hoarding Case
Hulett Merritt of Pasadena a reputed millionaire was sentenced in U S District Court to five months in jail and a $5000 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
Return of 2,700 Americans in British Uniforms
About 2,700 Americans from 23 states returned on the Mauretania wearing uniforms of fifty British regiments. Some had enlisted early in the war, including a number of West Indian colored men. The contingent also included former Arizona cow punchers in kilts and tam o shanters, welcomed by a band of Scottish pipers at the pier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitts
New York
Mauretania
British West Indies
Arizona
Strikes Mix With Street Fighting Across Württemberg
In Württemberg a general strike triggered clashes with government troops in Stuttgart as demonstrators faced armed forces. casualties reported, and utilities disrupted amid scarce food. Berlin reports Frankfort on the Main forces maintaining order as labor groups align with authorities. twelve would-be plunderers killed in Alstadt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
Stuttgart
Wurttemberg
Germany
Berlin
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Frankfort
Alstadt
Lithuanian Towns Drive Out Bolsheviks in Revolt
Rebellions in Sumilichais Tra kai Landvarva drove away Bolshevik soviets and burned admin offices. Bolshevist troops were disarmed and many killed, according to reports from Kovno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sumilichais
Trakai
Landvarva
Kovno
Bolshevik Forces Withdraw Near Pinega After Allied Pressure
London report states a Bolshevik wireless official message admits withdrawal of troops in the Pinega area under allied pressure for about seven miles. It also says allied attacks at Ust Poga were repulsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pinega
Ust Poga
Reds Take Bank's Securities
In Paris a dispatch reports the Petrograd branch of Credit Lyonnais forced to surrender all securities on deposit to the Bolshevik government. The branch was also taxed 4 025 000 rubles by the Bolsheviki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Petrograd
Credit Lyonnais
Bolshevist
Recall Move in Tacoma Targets City Administration
The Central Labor Council adopted a recall plan against the entire Tacoma city administration after officials refused to sanction a "Tag day" sale by the Soldiers and Sailors' Mutual Aid Society. Sixty-six people, including several women, were arrested for proceeding with the sale despite orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Central Labor Counci
Soldiers and Sailors’ Mutual Aid Society
Peace conference progress amid Easter terms expected
The Sunday Observer says peace talks are moving well and Lloyd George and Wilson are coordinating for a durable settlement. A Paris interview with Lloyd George notes a final treaty by Easter and possible signing end of April or early May, with reparations debated and technical leaders differing though negotiators remain united.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Sunday Observer
Lloyd George
Wilson
Paris
Great Britain
Stephane Lauzanne
Mafin
M. Lauzanne
Golf Course on Vimy Ridge In Winnipeg The Nine Holes
A Canadian officer reports a nine hole golf course laid out on Vimy ridge in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. He notes President Wilson may be invited to play the first official game on this historic course. Vimy ridge was captured by Canadian troops after fierce fighting and may be given to France as a war memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Vimy Ridge
France
Wilson
Bavarian Government Debates Alliance With Russia
Munich reports that Bavaria begins talks with Russia to secure grain and food supplies. The Bavarian Volks Zeitung says Entente supplies are insufficient, prompting the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Russia
Munich
Bavarian
Volks Zeitung
Entente
Secretaries Back Philippine Independence Call
Secretary Baker told the Philippine special mission that President Wilson supports granting full independence to the islands, saying the time has come to fulfill the Filipino people's demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baker
Wilson
Armenian Massacre Toll Reported at 800000
Constantinople dispatch cites Turkish interior minister as confirming the massacre of 800000 Armenians, a figure reported from Athens. The claim underscores a sweeping atrocity acknowledged by authorities and echoed in foreign channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Constantinople
Chinese urge nullification of 1915 Japan demands
An official Peking statement urged the nullification of the twenty one demands Japan pressed on China in 1915. It said the terms were incompatible with the principles of the league of nations and should be abrogated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Japan
Peking
China
League of Nations
Four-Party Talks Tangle Over Rhine Frontier Stakes
Delicate negotiations at Paris amid Wilson Lloyd George Clemenceau and Orlando, with fear of no tangible progress and deep splits on western Germany frontier and Alsace Lorraine risks. A consulting trio—Tardieu Haskins Morley—formed to seek a middle ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Four
Germany
Wilson
Rhine
Alsace-Lorraine
Superior Council of Four
Andre Tardieu
Charles H. Haskins
Viscount Morley
Preparing Future Army in Paris Shows Germany’s Armament Drive
Paris reports that Germany seeks to strengthen its armaments beyond treaty limits. War Minister Gustav Noske warns that in a bad peace the German army must be quickly rebuilt to peak efficiency for a potential new conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Gustav Noske
Attack on Koreans by Japanese Reported in Pyongyang
An American school teacher in Pyongyang describes Japanese troops entering and ransacking schools run by Americans. He reports unarmed locals, including students, being beaten, bayonetted, and dragged to jail, with crowds singing the Song of Liberty briefly distraught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Pyongyang
Korea
Bolsheviks Threaten Sea Attack as Allies Reinforced
Reports from London say Leon Trotzky orders the Baltic fleet to sea to strike the allies with threats of executions for disobedience. A Kolchak Siberian detachments joins allied forces near Archangel as reinforcements and relief efforts proceed amid ongoing clashes around Bolsheia Ozera and Odorzer skaia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Leon Trotzky
Admiral Kolchak
Archangel
Murman
White Sea
Mexican war official Blanquet returns to Mexico after dangerous trip
Gen Aurelio Blanquet Mexican minister of war under Huerta and described as Diaz's second in command arrived safely in Mexico after a very dangerous trip. The announcement came from his secretary Roberto Gayon in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aurelio Blanquet
Victoriano Huerta
Felix Diaz
Carranza
Mexico
Roberto Gayon
Burglary at Mayor Woodman Home Involves Bribe Charge
In Los Angeles burglars broke into Mayor F. T. Woodman's residence and faced a charge of asking receiving and agreeing to receive a bribe. They stole a small trunk containing papers said to be valuable to the mayor but not to others, per police reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
F. T. Woodman
Bank of Bastrop Robbed of 10000 by Armed Bandits
Robbers steal 10000 from the Bank of Bastrop Louisiana. Armed men, about fifty in number, scour the surrounding countryside after telephone word of the robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Bluff
Ark
Bank of
Charges of gross carelessness against army medical officers
Washington circular by the chief surgeon of the American expeditionary forces accuses many medical officers overseas of gross carelessness and negligence in preventing the spread of typhoid and paratyphoid fevers. The Public Health Service release warns vaccination does not guarantee complete immunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Health Service
Late Market Quotations Good Hogs
A brief market note highlights late quotations for hogs with emphasis on price shifts and market conditions as reported by traders. The short item notes demand and supply factors affecting livestock prices and nearby contracts.
Butter Prices Reported From Creamery Trade
Milling notes show creamery activity with butter process details and packing stock movements. Prices touch 59 cents per pound while storage and distribution considerations reference second grade and cold storage facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranemnerian
Seeeseees
Vseawdee Olmpes
Grain and Feed Prices Include Oats and Corn in Nebr
Market notes show prices for 100 pounds of oats at 2.45 dollars in Nebraska. Corn chop in sacks sells at 3.10. Corn in sacks at 8.05. White and yellow cornmeal per 100 pounds at 4.00 each. Gluten feed and bran prices listed with selling terms across regions.
Flour trade listings with discount subject lines
Fragmentary trade note listing flour types with weights 98 pounds 48 pounds and 24 pounds in sacks, all noted as subject to discount. Text is garbled but indicates price reductions or discount terms on various flour varieties.
Hides and Pelts Prices and Classifications List
Quotations from Charles Friend & Co. on dry hides and wool pelts include dry Flint Hides, Butcher categories by weight, fallen hides, bulls and stags, culls, and dry salted hides at various per pound rates. Green salted, branded kip and calf, and part cured hides are listed with price differentials and horsehides values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caewetes
Market Report: Metal Prices and Chicago Livestock Quotes
Metal prices list silver copper spelter tungsten. Chicago hogs and cattle ranges with weights and values. cash grain in Chicago with corn rye barley barley and other notes. The report compiles commodities trading figures across metals livestock and grains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Price of Sugan in New York Market Report
New York sugar prices list centrifugal 7.28. cut leaf 10.50. crushed 10.25. mould A 9.50. cubes 9.75. powdered 8.20. 9.15. fine granulated 9.00. diamond A 9.00. confectioners' A 8.90. No 1 8.85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
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Edwin F. Gay
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J. N. Towers
Clemenceau
Orlando
RED Fleet
Anarchists Order Baltic
NAVY
Siberian
Western Newspaper
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Bolsheia Ozera
Murmansk
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Timothy
South Park
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