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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1919
Page
5
Dispatches from Paris report the Treves conference renewing the armistice with Germany pledging to meet all clauses of the November 11 and December 12 agreements. The signing signals a three day notice right for allies to end the truce if Germany fails to comply.
Mrs A F Musgrave wife of the jory of the British embassy staff in Washington is a bride of only a few weeks. She was Miss Helen Greene of Kentucky a prominent American woman who has married allied officers and diplomats sent to the United States.
Bericht aus Paris legt die Umrisse einer künftigen Weltordnung vor. Die Zeitung beschreibt den Vorschlag als Allianzvertrag von fünf Großmächten mit Vorbehalt, andere Staaten aufzunehmen oder auszuschließen. Die Disarmamentklausel berücksichtigt die geografische Lage, sodass Frankreich mit den Bestimmungen ausgenommen bleiben dürfte.
Washington reports steps to strengthen Allied positions in northern Russia as a prelude to withdrawal this spring. Britain to send 2,400 troops and U S railroad engineer units about 500 to keep sea lines open. Baker tells House committee Wilson says no danger of being cut off. aim is all American soldiers out by spring Archangel anarchists seek to sap morale among conscripts and allied troops.
Washington February 18. The house appropriations committee approves an appropriation of 750 million dollars for railroad operation under government control. Plans for railroad legislation this session including a five year extension of government control were dropped by the house interstate commerce committee.
The Montego Bay city council in Jamaica has unanimously resolved to ask the government to pursue confederation with Canada. The dispatch notes the move was reported to the Morning Post from Kingston.
Paris February 18 report that the armistice commission proposes limiting Germany to an army of 25,000. The terms would restrict German operations against Poland within fixed lines, reducing the risk of a military clash.
Secretary of Labor Wilson declares that aliens advocating destruction of property or overthrow of government by force will be deported under the 1917 immigration act. He rebukes Brooklyn machinists union for supporting 58 deportations and defends fair trials and due process.
Berne reports that Lithuania and Poland have reached an agreement for the Tenth German army to withdraw from Lithuania and for Polish forces to occupy the evacuated territory. Polish troops have reportedly entered Volkovish near Grodno.
Former Canadian prime minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier was stricken with paralysis in Ottawa. His condition is reported critical and care is being provided as doctors monitor his health.
Basle Switzerland Feb 18 reports that American troops will be sent into Berlin to guard food shipments from the United States amid relief efforts and occupation duties.
Odessa February 18. The anti Bolsheviki army under General Deikens reaches the Caspian Sea after advancing 230 miles. The force has captured 31 thousand prisoners and seized 100 guns and armored trains.
Weimar, February 18. German finance minister Doctor Schiffer warned the national assembly that war costs reached 161 billion marks and urged approval of a 25.3 billion mark loan the largest yet asked of the people. He cited mismanagement and wartime waste as key reasons for the financial crisis.
Washington reports the 1918 casualty list for American coal mining shows 2,575 killed. Secretary Lane lauds miners for wartime sacrifice while noting output rose to 384 million tons, with total production at 85.3 million tons higher than 1917 and gas deaths down by 238.
Berlin reports American owners of wartime German gun and ammunition factories will receive profits from death dealing weapons used against Allied troops. Privy Councillor Hermann Elders says all American plants remain intact and ready to resume after peace. Books show surplus profits with 1 percent for bookkeeping and war tax deducted.
Indianapolis is the scene as a federal grand jury returns 320 indictments affecting 513 people. The panel sat thirteen and a half days, with most charges stemming from liquor law violations.
Chicago welcomed the Eighth Infantry Regiment known as the Black Devils with a record homecoming. An estimated 300000 to 400000 gathered, crowding Wabash avenue and the Coliseum as the soldiers entered. Police pressed to clear paths while the vast throng packed every balcony and even girders.
The navy department will not loan Capt. B. B. Lipsner the HC-1 or any seaplane for a transatlantic attempt. Secretary Daniels announced the decision, noting that navy aviators are already pursuing a transatlantic flight with plans under way that are progressing satisfactorily.
Chicago Feb 18 Actual work on the city’s new Union Station began with 100 men employed by the Union Station company to construct the $6,000,000 project.
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