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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1920
Page
2
Swarthy officers and the stoppage of ammunition to counterrevolutionary formations like General Erhardt's Baltic brigade are noted as French troops face German forces at Frankfort. The article hints at internal security measures and a reorganization of guards by the present government through organized workers.
In Bochum on April 1 fierce street fighting left Reds dead and leaders imprisoned as Reichswehr forces moved into the town. Reds attempted a rescue, seven were shot, and many surrendered or scattered. Casualties totaled 170 killed, 48 wounded, 123 missing for the Reichswehr through Sunday amid rural clashes and ongoing chaos in Essen province.
In Essen on April 7, a last important red center reportedly fell into Reichswehr hands as German forces clash with Communist bands. The report notes marauding tactics and division among forces, with Swiss elements linked to Splitz and advancing positions in the area.
Paris April 2 Belgians report the king, who has been vacationing at Fontainebleau, was awakened by a cabinet call. Upon his arrival he will confer with Belgian authorities on the German situation. The dispatch notes the king's urgent travel to discuss German actions.
Oberlin April 7 brief outlines Germany's sharp protest at the French occupation of Frankfurt Darmstadt and nearby towns. It notes Paris acted before Berlin notified, questions pact spirit, and sketches a coming national assembly test for Mueller's government amid rising radical and nationalist pressure. The Ruhr is under French control with communications cut and civil offices supervised. Radical labor demands threaten a shift toward proletarian rule.
Atlanta April 7 Attorney General Palmer fell ill with an attack of acute indigestion in Gainesville Ga yesterday. His inflammatory speech in Savannah tonight was cancelled but officials expected he would keep his engagement in Macon tomorrow night.
Hundreds attend the Find Yourself Campaign at the YMCA as Mayor Wilson and Harry T. Baker speak to boys about choosing a suitable vocation. The plan uses blanks to survey abilities, interests, and ambitions to guide each boy toward fitting out for future work.
Contained from Page One the discussion centers on relief from burdens and the difficulty of restraint. Critics argue Congress should repeal or address treaty clauses rather than delay rational legislation for political aims. The report notes opposition to ratifying the Versailles treaty and warns that extending League of Nations rights to Germany could force U S protection of Germany against former Allies, challenging Senate restraint and national sovereignty.
Federal officials report Guerrero and Chapultepec transports reached Guaymas last night with about three thousand troops including infantry and artillery. General Calles says forces are deployed to back Carranza’s mandate against the Southern Pacific de Mexico strikes. If trains stay inactive, soldiers will operate the line within 72 hours.
Massachusetts Democratic chairman Crandler M Wood released a letter to Herbert Hoover asking whether he would accept the Democratic presidential nomination The query reflects party strategy during a period of uncertainty about Hoover's willingness to run and the party's hopes for a candidate with broad appeal The April 7 dispatch from Boston notes the executive committee chair's action and the political context surrounding the inquiry
Church workers heard a plea for Christian relief covering educational, religious and social needs abroad. Estimates show 64 million Chinese children of school age not in any school, with 72.09 million school age overall and 4.009 million out of public schooling. Reverend Oscar A. Maurer urged prayer and spiritual action, saying the world seeks a tangible God. Services and lectures today featured Rev W Horace Dey and local pastors.
Jason Rogers publisher of the New York Globe warned at a Cleveland Advertising Club meeting that American newspapers may lack print paper within ten years unless advertising is conserved. He said output of print paper is dwindling rapidly and pulp supplies in the United States and Canada may be insufficient to meet demand, even if spruce timber holds out.
An embargo on freight entering leaving or passing through Buffalo New York was announced after a conference of seven railroads whose yards were tied up by a strike of switchmen. The action blocks movement of goods until further notice and aims to stabilize rail operations after the labor disruption.
Providence dispatch reports Rhode Island House approves daylight saving bill by 64 to 14 vote. The measure, amended to align with Massachusetts law, sets the schedule with the first Saturday in April and the last Sunday in October as change dates.
Eighteen cases of rum and cognac were seized by inspectors during a sugar ship season from Cuba. Ships named Mimnanamar Maon aiites Moinsen Lane Lake Louise mo ored. Edgewater New Jersey reported the liquor found in cargo and on board.
About twenty harbor strike breakers aboard the tug Tyron were hurled into the Hudson after a collision with the Lackawanna raft and ferry Scandinavia. The tug sank quickly while survivors were rescued by the Terry.
Obituaries note death of Chites J Thorp at Nichols after long illness with survivors including wife Maud Snuch Thorp and four daughters plus a son. Funeral plans set at Friday morning, burial in Nichols cemetery. Other notices include Michael J. Menoe death at 414 Connecticut Ave with requiem mass, Peter Rivers of 630 Grand Street with family, and William F. Walter burial in Brooklyn. Also reporting deaths of Niceotore Christensen, Lawrence Oliver two year old, and serendipitous service details and burial plans for each.
Weather update notes continued cool conditions across Southern New England and New York with low pressure along the border from the Great Lakes eastward. Light snow fell in the north Atlantic states in the past 24 hours. Observations taken at 8 p.m. local time show cooler readings across the region with variable temperatures.
Rail strike action claimed by union leaders as effective with limited freight flow. Union estimates cite about 2006 switchmen in North America striking, while railroad officials report only 40 to 10 percent of normal traffic handled by loyal workers and replacements.
The Visiting Nurse Association in Bridgeport held its annual meeting in the Welfare Building reelecting Sanford Stoddard as President Hirer H Ovens as First Vice President Mrs J D Skinner as Second Vice President Charien H H Shapira as Corresponding Secretary and Chas W Bitzer as Treasurer Helen Rayd serves as Superintendent The session highlighted child welfare work and marked the last lectures for pupil nurses from St Vincent's and Bridgeport Hospital.
Mrs. Sarna J. Colvin of 197 Centre Street Brewer Maine says two years of lumbago after grip left her weak with thin blood. Six boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills restored strength, ended back and limb pains, and enabled easy walking. The ad promotes the pills at 60 cents a box with a free booklet.
Just opened on the Balcony the department of interest for high school students and Boy Scouts studying wireless. Newly received items include 1 inch spark coils eight dollars twenty cents spark gaps three dollars, lightning switches eight eighty and four seventy five, phone sets three fifty to twenty dollars, audion detectors twenty eight to sixty five dollars, variable condensers six fifty to sixteen, instruction booklets thirty five cents each, aerial wire seventy eight cents, and wire binding posts contact points and switch levers for making your own instruments.
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