Allied ministers map peaceful exploitation of Peschen districts
Paris dispatch describes the inter allied commission plans to dispatch delegates to Peschen for peaceful exploitation of industrial districts in agreement with Czech and Polish interests, amid a pending territorial settlement by the conference. It also notes discussions on the Banat of Temavar between Romania and Serbia and lists attendees and next meeting time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
Japan
Poland
Czecho-Slovak Republic
Peschen
M. Noulens
Gothe
Rumania
Serbia
Banat of
Temavar
M. Bradfang
M. Pachiteh
Vesnitch
M. Crumbiteh
Paris
Peachen
Mayor of Quaker Ty Is Acquitted
Thos B Smith, mayor of Philadelphia, last principal figure in the fifth ward political row, was acquitted tonight by a jury of misdemeanor in office and conspiracy to violate an election law. The case stemmed from actions during the September 1917 primary that touched on police involvement and political activity by city office holders.
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Philadelphia
Jan
Thos. B. Smith
Fifth Ward
Bonus Pay for Servicemen Moves Through Conference
The Congressional conference agreed on a fifty dollar enlistment and nurse bonus and two hundred dollar officer bonus upon discharge with scope to include those already discharged. House discussions delay final action and a re draft likely pushed to Tuesday with conferees meeting tomorrow.
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Jashington
House
Senate
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Arrow
Uncle Sam Sets Down Bars on Foodstuffs
Washington announces removal of most import and distribution restrictions on foodstuffs effective tomorrow under a Wilson proclamation. Only canned and preserved beef pork and ham, cottonseed products, lard butter sugar and eggs retain limits. cold storage margins are set at 8 cents. Regulators warn against unfair practices under the Food Control Act.
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Uncle Sam
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Food Administration
Irrigation Transforms 70000 Acres in Washington State
A Washington irrigation boom turns arid land into fertile fields. Yakima Valley hosts extensive projects with 200000 acres under irrigation. Big Bend plan envisions 2 million acres fed from Pend Oreille and Idaho reservoirs. Government and state funding fuel growth led by E F Benson and R K Tiffany.
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Washington
Walla Walla Valley
Okanagan Valley
Hill
Big Bend
Columbia Basin
Pend’Oreile
Pend'Oreile Lake
Idaho
Flathead Lake
Montana
Federal Reclamation Service
State Irrigation Institute
Washington Irrigation
E. F. Benson
R. K. Tiffany
Reclamation Service
Yakima
Ukraine Ready to Assume Debt in Peace Conference Talks
Paris dispatch reports Ukraine’s new government will not attend the conference on the Princes Islands. Minister Fedorinke says Ukraine seeks recognition and may seek an alliance with France, with France paying part in wheat and Ukraine assuming part of Russian debts.
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Paris
Princess Islands
Petit Journal
Fedorinke
Ukraine
France
Russia
Premiers to Leave When Wilson Returns
Paris dispatch notes that Lloyd George of Great Britain and Orlando of Italy will likely travel to their capitals when President Wilson returns to the United States in mid February. The conference will continue its work during their absence as commissions formed earlier are already at work on the issues presented.
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Associated Press
Paris
Wilson
United Staton
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Orlando
Maly
Gal Ir
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Bealan
Seattle
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Cascade Mountains
Associated Prang
Rexall Store
West 17Th Street
Cheyenne
Wyoming
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