Tables Show Disbursements To Each Country Since War Start
New York figures from the Joint Distribution Committee show total relief disbursements of 23,812,203 dollars for food clothes medicines and life necessities to Eastern Europe the Balkans Palestine and other regions. Of this 10,238,515 dollars was spent since January 1 this year, with 13,573,688 dollars allocated before that date. The Drive by the American Jewish relief groups adds almost 6,000,000 dollars to the fund to aid over a million children and more than 5,000,000 adults this coming winter. The table lists country totals including Palestine 8,194,381.01 Poland 11,781,391.55 Russia 2,082,800.00 Italy 4,000.00 France 7,000.00 Greece 156,571.69 and other entries with various amounts. Plans for a reconstruction corporation to rehabilitate Old World Jewry are in view but separate from current emergency relief.
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New York
Joint Distribution Committee of American Funds
Europe
Balkans
Palestine
Joint Distribution Committee
The
Central
Jewish People’s
American Jewish Relief Committee
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Rhode Island
Nebraska
Colorado
Nevada
Utah
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Virginia
Alexandria
Czecho
Slovakia
France
Gallia
Greece
Holland
Jugo
Poland
Roumania
Turkey
Syria
Bayard
Constantinople
Spain
Switzerland
Denmark
Japan
Yokohama
Lithuania
Cretion
Paris Advisory Commission
Russia
Italy
Verona
Austria
Vienna
Splendid Plan of Transmission for Polish Relief
Article details a proposed Joint Distribution Committee express system to ship food and clothing from America directly to relatives in Poland. A central Warsaw office with 17 Polish city branches would use 60 trucks to deliver 140000 parcels monthly, aided by rail and motor routes, to aid starving families and orphans amid civil unrest.
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New York
Poland
Joint Distribution Committee
Europe
American Jewish Relief Committee
Boris D. Bogen
America
Dr. Bogen
Warsaw
Siedlitz
Vilna
Krakow
Minsk
Pinsk
Brest Litovsk
Danzig
United States
Peace Treaty Ratification Set for January in Paris
The Versailles treaty ratifications are to be exchanged January 6 at the Quai d Orsay with von Lersne and Paul Dutasta finalizing naval material issues. The Allies offer Germany 242000 tons plus credits depending on experts' reports. Lloyd George will attend the ceremony. Diplomatic ties reopens soon and troops will move to evacuate German-held areas by January 12.
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Paris
Quai d’ Orsay
Baron von Lersne
Paul Dutasta
Germany
Danzig
Hamburg
Bremen
David Lloyd George
Berlin
Ellis Loring Diesel
United States
Burton Quits Minnesota State University Presidency
Dr. Marion LeRoy Burton resigns as president of the University of Minnesota. He has accepted the presidency of the University of Michigan, with a $25,000 annual salary and a $10,000 yearly retirement endowment. The Minnesota regents will consider the resignation at their January meeting.
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Minneapolis
Marion LeRoy Burton
University of Minnesota
Board of Regents
Minnesota
Burton
University of Michigan
Chicago
Michigan University
Michigan
Michigan Regents
Senate to probe alleged Wilson Lansing bail claim
Reports circulated in New York by the Mexican consulate claim President Wilson or Secretary Lansing paid bail to free American consular agent W. O. Jenkins from Puebla jail. The Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee will investigate the Mexican affairs matter, announced counsel Francis J. Kearfut.
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Washington
New York
Wilson
Lansing
W. O. Jenkins
Puebla
Senate Foreign Relations
Francis J. Kearfut
Quarters Wrecked by Fire Injures Two Aviators
Fire destroyed the machine shop of Flight A Ninety sixth Area, Douglas Arizona, with equipment valued around 100000. Airplanes were saved as 25 aerial bombs and gas oil containers exploded hindering firefighting. Two aviators injured in the blaze. In Washington, the Shipping Board assigns the George Washington to the American line for service between New York Brest Cherbourg and Southampton.
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Douglas, Ariz
Flight A
American Line
Washington
The
Shipping Board
George Washington
President Wilson
France
Amercan Line
New York
Brest
Cherbourg
Southhampton
Marble store owner guilty of arson in district court
A. Markus of Marble Minnesota pleaded guilty to arson for burning his Marble store on December 15. Before Judge C W Stanton in Bemidji district court he admitted Bolshevist sympathy and received an indeterminate sentence at Stillwater the maximum seven years.
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Bemidji, Minn
Meye
A. Markus
Marble
C. W. Stanton
Russia
Stillwater
Australia’s cost of living and wartime labor rules
Mark Sheldon, Australia’s trade representative, says living costs are up 30 percent while a four room cottage rents $20 to $25 monthly. No new war debt tax exists and wage arbitration is compulsory. Soldiers receive $10 weekly until they can find work.
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Australia
Mark Sheldon
Sheldon
Ice orders and livery ad from J F Schiermeistr
An old classified note invites readers to order ice for immediate de poses and mentions J F Schiermeistr operating an adv livery offering washing and related services.
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J. F. Schiermeistr
Adv
Emmons County Light & Power bell calls for bill payment
All patrols of the Emmons County Light & Power Co are urged to visit the office and pay light bills before the 10th of each month to avoid service discontinuation. G C Fuller manager.
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Emmons Countyt Light & Power Co
G. C. Fuller
Mgr
Bakker School District Plans Public Sale of Schoolhouse No 5
The Bakker school district No 10 will sell to the highest cash bidder at Public Sale on Friday January 30 at 2 p m. The sale occurs at the building site of School House No 5. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the district school board Anthony Compaan, Clerk.
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School Board
Bakker
Anthony Compaan
New Year Dance Draws Attendees From Pollock and Herreid
A pleasant New Year’s dance in Pollock brought good turnout from the locality and Dale with several Herreid youths joining in. The article notes a community social as well as a postal bid notice. The post office seeks bids to carry mail on the Pollock Winona route with three weekly round trips on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. Bids close January 27.
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Dale
Herreid
Post Office
Major Farm Sold North of Hazelton in Landmark Deal
One of the region’s largest land transfers occurred Tuesday as Geo G Zir bes sold his section farm two miles north of Hazelton to Peter Mastel of Strasburg. The price per acre was not disclosed in the available text.
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Geo. G. Zirbes
Peter Mastel
Strasburg
Local land deal totals 41600 dollars and Westward trips planned
The article notes a 640 acre sale valued at 41600 dollars. Mr and Mrs F J Appert plan a western vacation visiting Cottonwood Idaho and Portland. Other locals plan trips to Endicott New York and return to Hazelton mid February.
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F. J. Appert
Cottonwood
Idaho
Peter Klapperich
John J. Schneider
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W. E. Petrie Co
General Merchandise
Michigan Institution
Jenkins
Radical
Pollock
Hazelton
Republican
H. O. Batter
County Register of Deeds
A. L. Geil
Scott Cameron
Linton
Myr
W. S. Chandell
Liver Country
A. E. K.abunde
H. E. Winchester
Bismarck
Papa Winchester
D. D. Bidwell
South Dakota
Bidwell
W. B. Andrus
OPERA
Smiths Orchestra
Jonathan Wagner
Rome
DeBoer & van Soest
N. Dak
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