Berlin talks seek end to allied penalties and Rhine barrier
A Rome style briefing reports Berlin discussions among allies on canceling penalties, including Rhine customs barriers and Ruhr port occupation, amid Germany's terms acceptance. Britain reportedly favors cancellation.
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E. D. Chassell
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Premieres Hope For British French Agreement On Upper Silesia
Paris reports President Millerand held talks with King Albert of Belgium and French and Belgian ministers on the Upper Silesian issue. The discussion covered allied positions and potential German troop movements, with an apparent consensus reached on steps to avoid conflict. Also from Silesia Adalbert Korfanty’s Polish executive committee telegraphs readiness to retire to secure immediate hostilities cessation if German territory is left under allied control.
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London Sees Easing Tension Over Polish Silesia Revolt
London discussions on the Polish revolt in Silesia show cooling tension. Reports say Lloyd George and Briand may reach an understanding at their impending talks, with pledges of steady exchange between London and Paris.
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Korfanty Demands Local Polish Currency to Ease Wages
Adalbert Korfanty, leader of the Polish insurgents in Upper Silesia, issues an ultimatum to industrial interests to sign a Polish Silesian currency to relieve money strain after Reichsbank refuses 250 million marks for miners wages. He cites Bolshevism and possible sabotage as reasons while frontier forces are strengthened.
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Mother of Slacker Gets Prison Term
Emma C. Bergdoll was sentenced in federal court to one year and one day in the Atlanta penitentiary for conspiring to aid her sons Grover C. Bergdoll and Erwin Bergdoll to desert the U S army. She was fined seven thousand dollars, with possible remission if the sum is paid within the current term of court.
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United States
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Dickinson
Towing Rates on Puget Sound Cut 14 Percent
Seattle May 18 reduction of 14 percent in Puget Sound towing rates including leg towing and general work but not harbor works announced by the Northwestern Towboat Owners association. The cut will take effect when approved by the state department of public works and aims to stimulate the lumber industry in the district.
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War Department surprised by deserters list publication
The War Department issued a statement expressing surprise at the publication of draft deserters. It defends the list as corrected, noting 480000 records were checked and reduced to about 155000 names with only four confirmed errors. It says individuals who failed to report were sometimes listed even if they later served.
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U S Demands Russia Free Prisoners Before Recognition
Washington reported informal but definite notice to Soviet Russia that U S recognition hinges on the release of all Americans held in Russia. State department officials say no direct talks with the Soviet government are possible while prisoners remain under guard. The communication, possibly routed via British or Red Cross channels, signals Washington’s firm stance on prisoner release before diplomacy resumes.
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Red Cross
Anthracite and Bituminous Miners Plan Unified Bargaining
A May 18 conference in New York brought district leaders of hard coal miners together with John L. Lewis and Philip Murray to discuss uniting anthracite and bituminous miners. The aim is to present a single front to coal operators in wage negotiations this winter.
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John L. Lewis
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers of America
Winter crop and tax news from Montana and Oregon notes
Dr. C E Sisson joins Reed College staff in Portland Oregon and a Montana crop report details winter wheat prospects at 85 percent normal with 4 233 000 bushels forecast. lambs calves and pastures praised while soil moisture and pests affect yields. Public utilities commission orders Montana pipeline firms to file rates by June 1 and a boundary commission fixes intercounty indebtedness. State warrants regain value. railroad overcharges pursued by Montana rail commission with dozens of claims.
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Escaped Convicts Recaptured Near Deer Lodge Prison
Two prisoners who escaped from Deer Lodge penitentiary have been captured and returned. Frank Pellman, sentenced for grand larceny, was seized in Chico California. Perry Munden, also jailed for grand larceny, was nabbed in Spokane. Pellman fled February 1 1921 and Munden violated the confidence reposed in him July 14 1919.
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Munden
Helena Postmaster Fortman Pleads Not Guilty to Embezzlement
United States Commissioner Julius H Brass hears the case as Helena postmaster C H Fortman pleads not guilty to embezzlement charges. He is bound over to the federal grand jury meeting June 15 with $2000 bonds provided by Fortman and fresh sureties George L Ramsey and Jacob Schweitzer. Local creditors filed $850 in attachment actions against Fortman’s property prior to arraignment leaving an acting assistant postmaster in charge. F S P Lindsay, a Helena merchant, has been recommended to President Harding for the position by Congressman McCormick of Montana.
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Montana
Wholesale Distributors Fight State Gasoline Tax
Great Falls announces by attorney I W Church that wholesale distributors will refuse to pay the state gasoline tax of one cent per gallon from January 1 to March 1 1921. The law approved March 2 stockpiles full force after approval but the state board claims January 1. Secretary of State Stewart warns distributors there will be levy. Five wholesalers in Montana dispute March 1 as the effective date and threaten court action. Tax revenue estimated about fifty thousand dollars for the period.
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Butte Courts Object to Making Butte Center of Divorce
Judge Carroll declared the Butte court objects to outside counsel turning Butte into the state's divorce center in the Gilles vs Gillies case. W Mayhew Gilles of Missoula sued Helen Gillies in Philadelphia for divorce on grounds of not living in Montana due to winter conditions. decree awarded to the husband.
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Missoula
$20,000 Worth of Liquor Returned After Raid
Judge Ewing in district court ordered the return to owner Nick Bantz of three truckloads of liquor seized in a January raid on the Nick Bantz hotel. The liquor valued at $20,000 had been held pending condemnation. Bantz, a wealthy Early Great Falls pioneer, was arrested after the raid. he was released on court proceedings. The decision followed a recent supreme court ruling restricting raids without a warrant based on information and belief.
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Ewing
District Court
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Baatz
Bantz
Masquerading as Man Leads to Detention in Great Falls
A woman who hid as a man for four months in Great Falls was arrested by the sheriff at a ruming house. She identified herself as Frederika Weiderechtt and came from Butte. Beyond noting she is over 21 she refused to provide further details about herself.
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Frederika Weiderechtt
Butte
Bachelor Tax Smok es Out Men Posing as Unmarried
Butte Montana reports three men in Silver Bow county challenged the bachelor tax by claiming marriage exemption. They appeared before the county treasurer and swore they were exempt because of marriage, risking penalties for deception.
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