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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1919
Page
1
Reports from Paris say the council of four struggles over the German peace terms. Debates focus on the Rhine and Polish frontier as Clemenceau opposes concessions while Wilson and Lloyd George push for lighter clauses. Senate ratification moves and suffrage actions unfold in the U S with provincial approvals and calls for special sessions.
Mike Brady of Oakley shot 148 after 36 holes at Braeburn Country Club to seize a lead in the national open. He played 86 on the front and 38 on the back for a 74, matching his first round score. Chas W Hoffner of Philmont was two strokes back after a 78.
Colonel Geo Hawes praised West Virginia soldiers during a speech in the supreme court chamber. He presented the colors of the 343rd field artillery of the 80th division to the state. Governor Cornwell accepted the colors on behalf of West Virginia.
Albany announces an extraordinary New York Legislature session set for June 16 called by Governor Smith to move ratification of the woman suffrage constitutional amendment. Illinois House passes a resolution ratifying the federal woman suffrage amendment by viva voce vote. Madison reports Wisconsin also active.
Bela Kun the Hungarian communist foreign minister agrees to halt hostilities with the Czecho Slovaks. He calls for a commission to settle the Czech Hungarian disputes and expresses satisfaction at Hungary being invited to the peace conference. Allies warn that without compliance they will take extreme measures.
Nearly two thousand delegates attend the opening session in Detroit for the twenty fourth annual convention of the National Association of Credit Men on June 10.
The final units of American forces south of Archangel, except engineers, were withdrawn and will sail home next Sunday. The 889th infantry, 87th ambulance, and a medical detachment remain, with the last engineers slated to depart July 1. Eagle boats 1 and 3 joined naval forces at Archangel. boat 2 stays at Murmansk. Detroit soldiers Pohey and Springsteen earned the British Distinguished Conduct Medal for Volga road front gallantry. Lt Milton Rogers of Lebanon Ky also received the British Military Cross for action on the Murmansk front.
Paul Grottker, 42, was arrested in Toledo after police received a U S official letter asking his custody. Authorities say he is suspected of knowing details about a string of bombings targeting government and city officials in Washington New York Cleveland and other cities last week.
Paris reports a renewed labor crisis as meetings by labor organizations resume after the Pente coastal holidays. Extremists seek to convert the strike into a political movement while conservatives oppose tying union action to government ends.
Senator Knox proposes formal notice to the peace conference opposing the treaty if ratified as is. He argues membership in the League should be each nation’s choice and cites limits on Congress to amend the Constitution. The measure, sent to the foreign relations committee, aims for action by week’s end amid expected sharp debate.
Washington reports that propaganda in Poland and eastern Europe claims the United States favors Jews over Poles, fueling distrust. American Minister Gibson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that massacre stories were exaggerated while awaiting fuller word from American missions.
Rioting erupted in Winnipeg as strike sympathizers clashed with returned soldier constables. A large crowd gathered between city hall and Portage Avenue where strikers and sympathizers disarmed and assaulted police.
A police squad and mounted officers paraded through the affected area while missiles were hurled by the crowd. The police countered with baton blows on the heads of the demonstrators.
A young woman about twenty five is found murdered on a farm near St Marys cemetery in Trenton New Jersey. Hands tied with a handkerchief a belt around her neck and two gashes in her head indicate strangulation police hunt a killer. A laborer named Jacob Collisa discovered the body and a purse with a dollar bill a receipt to Mrs T Sabo and small chance were found nearby. The victim is believed to be a stranger enticed to the secluded site.
Western Union lockouts over the last three days left 2,915 telegraph and telephone workers idle. The Commercial Telegraphers Union of America set a strike for tomorrow morning, affecting up to 60,000 workers. Villa forces seized Guadeloupe, a Mexican town opposite Fabens, Texas.
New York June 10. Hobo College opened its doors under James Eads Howe of St. Louis the so called Millionaire Hobo. Graduates hoboes may enroll in sociology industrial law and public speaking courses. Students begin with a two hour job hunt and may return with first hand information for sociology. The day ends at 2 30 p m with a jungle lunch. Soldiers discharged are invited to join.
Detroit officials faced a mandatory injunction ordering the company to resume operation of part of its traction system after a strike by motormen and conductors halted service across the city and suburbs. The injunction was issued late last night and served today.
Atlantic City June 1 delegates of the American Federation of Labor hear Glenn Plumb favor public ownership of railroads. plan envisions a government supervised single corporation financed by bonds, to operate the system, meet costs, and pass a share of net results to employees.
The House passed by 205 to four a measure authorizing a 750 million dollar revolving fund for the administration’s railroad program. Democrats pressed for more, Republicans argued funds are sufficient for now. The bill moves to the Senate with early action planned.
Lawmakers clash over intrastate rates and railroad control as Cummins Pomerene and Nelson push for private operation return. Magee and Walsh fault the administration for wage hikes and waste while Lenroot accuses Republicans of opposing Wilson and the league of nations.
Attorney A B Anderson files suit in equity against the Amalga mated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes and Pittsburg Railway Company receivers. He claims damages of 1555.78 from the strike, arguing it violated U S and Pennsylvania law and restrained trade. He notes some strikers may not have understood legal risks and will be given a chance to state their attitude.
Charleston officials announce the first corporate charter issued to a Fourth of July celebration group. The Victory Fourth of July Celebration Committee, based in Grafton, will organize a city and Taylor County event. Founders include William Morgan, C. G. Turner, Harry Friedman, W. L. Coox, and Vaughn M. Keer.
Berlin reports the death of Admiral von Holtzendorff head of the German general naval staff for most of the war. He had retired in August of last year.
In Omsk the congress of the constitutional democratic party adjourned after a resolution denouncing Bolshevism and urging regeneration of Russia through cooperation with the Allies. The chairman said the struggle defends civilization and democratic principles and that the future Russia will rest on law and order. The army’s aim is Moscow and all Russian parties should support the government and the army.
Washington June 10 Soldiers from overseas spend an average 32 days in army general hospitals and 15 days in base hospitals before discharge according to a Statistical report issued today by Surgeon General Ireland.
On the eve of a nationwide telegraphers strike, Senate and House actions move to end government control of wire systems. The Senate unanimously approves a repeal bill and a 90 day toll continuation amendment. experts warn of broader risks from the strike and criticise federal ownership of wires.
Representative Dyer of Missouri cablegram to President Wilson asks for a proclamation declaring war time prohibition void. He argues Congress shows no repeal chance in the house judiciary committee and asks immediate presidential action.
In New York on June 10 Federal Judge Hand dismissed habeas corpus writs to block deportation of seven Ft W W members. They were found guilty by the labor department of meeting industrial unrest in the northwest. The court ruled their solicitation of I W W members and distribution of its literature amounted to advocacy of sabotage.
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