Lodge Has Right Idea on League of Nations Critique
United Press reports Senator Henry Cabot Lodge questions the league of nations practicalities and deferred peace terms. He urges a binding postwar treaty with guarantees: German demilitarization, indemnities, territorial restitution, and international safeguards to prevent a future war, plus active American involvement to restore Russia.
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Farmers to Meet at Capital to Plan State Organization
Dee 2 representatives of all farm organizations in the state will gather at the capital Chicago MH to discuss uniting under one head. The plan, urged by the executive committee of the agricultural board, aims to bring 16 minor groups into a single state body. Charles D. Adkins argues a state-wide federation is essential for farmers and the state’s interests. A county farm board is a key aim to represent each county in farming matters, restoring broader county representation. Leonard Anderson, training at Great Lakes, is ill. his mother Mrs Caroline Anderson of Sycamore has gone to see him.
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Reed Defends Stance in Hearst Related Hearing Fracas
Washington D C February 21 The Senate committee resumed its probe into Irman proparendiss and the Belo Pasha affair. Senator Reed of Missouri clashed with Becker over political motives and Hearst's name being dragged into the inquiry. Reed denied partisan influence guiding his questions and said politics played a major role in the hearing.
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Lads’ Relatives Get Notices After October Gas Incident
Relatives of the boys in Company A who were gassed on October 6 receive official notices of the accidents from that time. Most have heard recently from their pay as to their improvement.
Wilson in England
President Wilson plans a December 30 return to Paris after his Kiel trip to attend final interallied preliminaries. He will gather British French Italian neutrals views then proceed Chaumont, London visits, and a concert in Carlisle before returning to Paris. He urged delegates to pool ideas for a just peace.
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Corporal Charles Gan Apology Letter Prompts Retraction
A published misidentification in The Chronicle labeled Corporal Gan as a private. The paper apologizes, calls the error a slander, and promises not to repeat it. It notes they did not have the flu and asks the world to take notice of the correction.
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County Schools Close Because of Epidemic
Sickness swept county schools causing closures at Sand rich and Rolle. Syveamore schools faced multiple teachers out furlough or illness, with the last named not closing.
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Syveamore
Well Known Woman Nancy Wagner Dies at DeKalb Home
The community mourns the death of Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Wait Wagner at her South Second Street home from apoplexy around 6 30 PM. A DeKalb social figure, she helped organize the Huntley Park Euchre club and served with the Woman's Relief corps. Born April 14 1847 in Stuyvesant Falls New York she married Henry Hurbot Wagner March 24 1871 and eight children survive. Funeral plans await word from Major Hayden Wagner in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
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DeKalb
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Woman and four children lack funds for Nebraska trip
A Sycamore woman traveling with four children to Nebraska arrived in Aurora short $19 for railroad fare. Welfare worker Mrs. Conklin advanced $10 to help them catch the train and arranged an inquiry that confirmed the tale, preventing further delay.
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May glut job market expected from Europe immigration
United Press reports officials forecast a rush of European immigration to U S ports as cafes reopen. About 110000 immigrants entered last year but ship passage costs may delay influx briefly. within six months inbound steerages could be crowded unless controls are imposed at home or abroad.
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Europe
Huns Not in Immediate Danger From Pamine
Washington reports Germany faces no immediate food danger due to distribution problems. The State Department says food is adequate in many areas, but distribution is poor and hoarding persists. The United States will not rush adjustments, aiming to stabilize central empire distribution to prevent famine sparking revolution.
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Ronan Arrives in United States from Front Lines
DeKalb friends celebrate news that Private Frank Ronan of Company A 129th Infantry has arrived in the east from the front. He endured serious injuries and will undergo several operations while his relatives hope to welcome him home soon.
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United States
Our Boys Come Home On Every Ship To Port
The White Star liner Baltic arrived with 99 officers and 1,945 enlisted men. The transport George Washington is due to arrive on Christmas day with 3,818 men aboard, reported as embarkation headquarters.
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Flu reports calm in DeKalb amid weather fears
City doctors say sickness remains high but is not all flu and warn weather may bring grip and pneumonia. Precautions could stamp out flu in a few weeks. In national news, U S army air forces reorganization under General MacArthur’s directive names Major Charles Noehr director of air service, with Col John Amans acting director. Demobilization rates set at six days per week, with 960,000 designated for early leave and 188,562 discharged in the latest week.
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William C. Potter
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Germany
President Wilson’s Paris Visit Told In Brief Tales
Paris December 21 President Wilson’s note on the short story route as a method of approach was illustrated during a formal audience with King Victor Emmanuel at the Murat palace. Mrs Wilson spent much of the time buying candy for French children.
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Aerial mail service postponed two weeks
Washington December 21 Postmaster General said aerial mail between New York and Chicago is suspended until January 2 due to motor overheating in most of the mail planes. The delay requires disassembly and reassembly of all engines to fix the problem.
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Jackson of Engineers Reported Safe in East
Wallace Jackson, a member of the engineers, has returned to the United States after several battles and is well and unharmed. He has not received mail for months but now is known to be in good health and will visit home once furlough or muster occurs.
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Swedish Fleet Sent To Esthonia On Diplomacy Front
Copenhagen dispatch reports the Swedish fleet off the Esthonian coast on December 21. Bolshevik forces are said to be withdrawing from the Wesenders front, six miles east of Revel.
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Circuit Court Session Cleans Up Workload
The circuit court held a brief session with multiple matters: Manley vs Manley set for Monday December 25 before Judge Meljen. various foreclosure, partition, and estate matters reviewed. master’s reports approved. guardian appointed. discharge granted for Spafford Smith trustee. court adjourned to December 23 at 10 a.m. in the Empire circuit.
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Pay Day Sparks Holiday Shopping In Kohler Die and Piano Districts
Yesterday was pay day for the Kohler Die and Piano factory workers as both firms issued wages and brought many shoppers downtown for Christmas shopping. The tests night shopping bustle highlighted a busy downtown scene with frequent visitors and local vendors reporting strong sales.
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Name Given Today on Casualty List
Samuel Callon name listed on today’s casualty list from DeKalb. He is believed to be a DeKalb soldier gassed some time ago.
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Christmas Services Planned Across Local Churches
Churches prepare festive programs despite bleak weather. First Baptist outlines a full morning service with songs, readings, and a sermon on The Joy of Christmas. Congregational and Lutheran choirs present elaborate pieces with harp solos by Edna Wheeler Ballard, and a benefit tableau for Armenian and Syrian relief.
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Frank Mosher
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E. 4. Swanson
Edna Wheelter Ballard
Chicago
DeKalb
Copenhagen moves to elect German president
Copenhagen reports Count Brochdorff of Rantsau named by Berlin as German foreign minister while Stockholm notes a December 29 assembly to elect a German republic president. Berlin reports strong agitation in Silesia for an independent republic and Amsterdam cites the British governor ordering workers to Cologne.
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Plan to sink German fleet not true
Paris Dec 21 reports that the American commissioners will advocate sinking the surrendered German fleet is pure guesswork. No decision has been reached on disposition of the fleet or the Kaiser, though many suggestions are circulating.
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France
Forty Years Ago Items of Interest From Sycamore
From the 40 Years Ago in the Sycamore Republican these items note plans to build an electric telephone line from Sycamore to DeKalb costing 400 dollars with 200 provided, and DeKalb Methodist Church trustees approve a new church estimated at about 6000 dollars.
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Methodist
Urgent plea to curb telephone use at busy exchange
In a note to The Chronicle Manager Sargent urged the public to avoid nonessential calls as illness halves the exchange staff. He emphasized physicians, fire alarms, and other urgent matters require priority while operators struggle to handle the high volume of calls.
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Earl Lowman Home for Holiday Season
J. E. Lowman, back from four months assessing West Shore properties along the Hudson, will stay in Earl and Sycamore until early next year then proceed to work on five railway systems near New Orleans. He is with the Interstate Commerce Commission and found eastern surroundings delightful during his New York work from Haverstraw northward.
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Bernstorff Sees German Hope for League of Nations
Berlin dispatch reports Count Johann von Bernstorff, ex ambassador to the United States, insisting Germans view a strong league of nations led by Wilson as essential to a just peace. He denies involvement in anti American plots and urges the world to embrace a world organization despite wartime strain. He notes a German league society spanning political opinions to support such a move.
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Uniforms to Remain Property of Discharged Soldiers
The War Department will allow all discharged soldiers to keep the uniform and overcoat worn at muster out. Earlier plans had called for returning the clothing to the government after three months.
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