Army Prisons Model Under Study at War Department
Washington Feb 6 Two War Department agencies review military discipline to draft a model prison system and to correct injustices in wartime sentences. Commandants of disciplinary barracks met with War Department officials as progress targets recommendations based on prison administration experience. Secretary Baker anticipates humane, uniform treatment for all prisoners. A separate JAG committee studies correcting wartime sentence inequalities.
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The Married Life of Helen and Warren
In the next instalment the couple faces more misadventures as Warren grouches and Helen endures a tough day. Mabel Herbert Urner builds on their familiar domestic rhythm in the Boston Post Sunday Magazine.
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Leary Defends Self in Espionage Trial CrossExams Ochs
Jeremiah A. O Leary on trial in Federal Court prosecutes his own defence by cross examining Adolph S Ochs publisher of the New York Times. Richard Hooker publisher of the Springfield Republican was called but excused after an objection.
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Ochs Denies British Influence in Times Ownership
O'Leary questioned Adolph Ochs for about an hour seeking admission that the New York Times was controlled by British money. Ochs testified he owned 54 percent of the stock and that all other shares were held by Americans, countering assertions in Bull magazine.
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Ochs Denies Times Anti US Stance in Testimony
Witnesses deny charges of British influence over the Times and of editorials favoring England. Marguerite Kelly testifies about Truth Society funds and identifies a letter from O Leary urging support for the United States if war comes.
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Brighton Railway Strike Shrinks Crew By Quarter
One fourth of the engineers and firemen at the Brighton Railway have gone on strike. The company reports about 25 percent of drivers and firemen have left posts without warning, creating a precarious situation.
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Germany Bluffing at Insolvency in Peace Conference Talks
Paris reports Raoul Peret, former justice minister and budget committee head, argues Germany must be kept from bankruptcy and financing reparation through a financial society of nations. He advocates capped annual payments, customs tariff guarantees, and neutral participation, plus selective raw material import rules and international taxation to fund postwar debts.
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