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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1919
Page
1
Reports from Versailles indicate allied and German peace delegates met briefly as preparations continue for a broader conference. Officials note credentials are being examined and a final agreement could come by Monday, with German leaders aiming to resolve terms by then.
Belgium plenipotentiaries refuse to sign terms demanded by four parties. Soir reports they require full fulfillment of promises and want assurances before any restoration of political and economic independence can be considered.
The report lists engineer companies A to D of the 89th and 04th engineer units with platoons and battalions, headquarters stations and wagon numbers, 602nd and 83rd engineers, hospitals 89 and 82, evacuation companies 24 and 8, and sanitary detachments.
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Lieut Homer Geddes 25 of Wing foot Flying Field remained under restraint after an accident Tuesday night in which he struck and injured Veronica Aman 1606 Frazier NW while driving a naval car. Doctors say Aman's injuries are painful but not serious.
The Citizens Building and Loan company issued one hundred thousand dollars in new stock Thursday, quickly snapped up by current stockholders. The capital now stands at six hundred thousand dollars. No market placement or immediate plans exist to extend. Secretary W Paul Wagner notes city building growth far surpasses prior records.
Rome dispatch reports the Italian Peace delegation met for over an hour and a decision may have been made on whether they will return to Paris. Local ads promote May 2 initiation, free baby savings accounts, Victory Bonds, and a Kenny Piano Department player roll sale.
Secret service and Justice Department agents traced 17 explosive devices mailed from New York to prominent financiers and officials for a May Day demonstration. The devices, hidden in department store wrappers, were posted on different days to reach targets on May 1. Investigators pin a possible west side factory between 20th and 36th streets.
An unconfirmed dispatch from London notes Finnish and anti Bolshevik Russian forces possibly occupying Petrograd. The Bolshevik fleet has moved to bombard allied positions, and Budapest may fall as Romanian lines push toward Hungary.
Chinese ambassador Dr Welling ton Koo voiced dissatisfaction with the deal at the peace conference. The accord transfers all German rights at Kiao Chau to Japan and envisions eventual Chinese sovereignty while Japan retains economic rights. Tsing Tao will be a free city for China.
Finnish volunteers have captured the Murman railroad from Bolsheviks severing the main supply line to Bolshevik forces on the Murmansk front. Red troops flee Petrograd fearing capture by white guards. This dispatch from Helsingfors via London dated April 30 describes strategic moves in the Arctic theater.
Paris reports detail Japan’s moral victory in Chinese claims to be included in the peace treaty. Japan will surrender Shantung Peninsula to China but retain economic rights and gain concessions at Tsingtao. Japanese forces will withdraw with Chinese police ensuring mine and rail safety.
Local labor reports show Canton faces a 3.58 million dollar building deficiency amid nationwide shortfalls. Builders note rapid population growth outstrips housing supply as homes are sold before completion. Samuel Klein of the Builders' Exchange cites strong demand and profitable small-house sales.
Canton bearing men of the 332nd Infantry will be discharged at Camp Sherman this weekend and arrive back in Canton for Sunday dinner. The infantry band with Canton's 10 men will also be discharged, potentially sparking an impromptu celebration. Other units from Camp Sherman follow a May discharge schedule with 277 officers and 12,173 men set to head home in the coming ten days from 60 organizations.
Paris May 1 United States recognizes the Carranza government but France Britain and others do not Mexico and Chile must demonstrate stability and readiness to accept league principles before membership is considered The league committee noted neutrals invited or not had no further implications and reports of a rupture were misleading
Exclusive dispatch reports Poland opposed the Allies plan for its eastern frontier and will not accept it. Polish troops continue their eastern Galicia campaign defeating Ukrainian forces and relieving Lemberg from danger of capture.
Rome reports Premier Orlando and Sonnino will stay to press a new basis for talks with the allies. Berlin dispatch says the German national assembly will meet next Tuesday and stay in touch with Versailles peace conference developments.
Sunday’s Daily News teases Eddie Rickenbacker’s second installment of his air fighting in France with direct drama. Frank H. Simonds analyzes peace conference conditions shaping future world peace. Philip Gibbs explores British soldiers minds during the war and the “contemptibles” stand. On the King’s Errand details a thrilling wartime chase through Spain. Local features promise many undisclosed frustrated stories.
Canton surpassed its campaign goal with 5 201 580 raised, triggering withdrawal of many volunteers to rural communities. Officials urge subscribers to pay the first installment by May 6 to ensure funds count and banks report on time.
The W. W. Irwin home at Lakeside and Lake View avenues sold Wednesday to Edgar Harris, contractor, by Lawrence Quilligan of the Hambleton Agency. The property spans part of Myers Lake with 6 ½ acres of woods. Harris takes possession around May 15. Other transfers include Turner estate on Woodland NW for 12 000 and Weeks property on 1456 Cleveland Ave NW.
Weather was reported improved today in wireless messages from merchant shipping in the Atlantic. Sopwith and Martinsyde airplanes stayed in hangars and no word was expected from pilots before the afternoon on whether the trans Atlantic flight would be attempted today.
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