Allied plan eyed for Schleswig policing after evacuation
Paris May 15. The council of foreign ministers weighs an allied force to police Schleswig after German evacuation, using a Flemsburg naval squadron with United States Great Britain and France, plus infantry battalions. An Austrian peace delegation led by Karl Renner arrives at St Germain en Laye. reception is cordial though no handshakes.
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Council of Foreign Ministers
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France
St. Germain-en-Laye
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Franz Klein
Peter Bichoff
Richard Schuller
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Saar Valley
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Eupen
Belgium
Berlin
Wives May Travel to Europe After June 15
Washington reports wives and mothers of American soldiers may go to Europe after June 15 if prepared to stay six months so as not to affect troop returns. Wives and mothers of Bildiers on early sailing lists won’t be allowed abroad. Secretary Baker announced these points. Switzerland opposes tourism and has asked the state department to discourage it.
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Europe
United States
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Switzerland
State Department
Pension delays in France spark deputy inquiry
Paris May 15 Leon Abrams under secretary of state for pensions told the chamber of deputies that with the present staff it would take from 12 to 15 years to clear the backlog of military pension allocations while 1,700,000 pensions await action.
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Paris
Leon Abrams
Chamber of Deputies
Milk Strike Halts Chicago Milk Supply Across Three States
Chicago faced a milk distribution paralysis as associated dealers and wagon drivers halted shipping after wage talks failed. Telegrams ordered producers in Illinois Indiana and southern Wisconsin to stop milk shipments. About 460000 Chicago customers faced shortages while drivers demand five dollars per day. Police were deployed to curb violence amid the strike and delays.
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Wisconsin
Chicago
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Wanzer
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Milk Dealers’ Association
Milk is fed to the pigs as strike halts shipments
Chicago on May 15 reports a lockout of milk drivers prompting a total shutdown of large Kane county dairy plants. About 350000 pounds of dairy destined for Chicago shipments were halted. dairymen are feeding milk to pigs or converting it into butter and cheese while the dispute is resolved.
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Chicago
Kane County
Soviets Mobilize Vast Russian Forces
Copenhagen May 15 report says the Russian soviet government issued a decree ordering the greatest possible speed in mobilizing every available man.
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Copenhagen
Paris May 15 Council declines German peace note
The council of four refused to consider the German peace delegates note on international labor legislation. Premier Clemenceau says peace decisions will ensure the realization of important reforms.
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Council OF Four
Clemenceau
Immediate action urged for lower wheat price across chain
New York report quotes Julius Barnes wheat director after talks with grain industry reps on binding contracts to guarantee a lower price from producer to consumer. The plan seeks refunds via congress action, with millers, jobbers, bakers agreeing margins and retail flour prices to reflect the reduced wheat cost.
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New York
Julius Barnes
Barnes
Act of Congress
Texas
Grain Corporation
Illinois Bandits Rob Bank In Dalton Heist For $60000
Three bandits robbed the First National Bank in Dalton Illinois today taking sixty thousand dollars and fleeing in an automobile. Local authorities launched a manhunt as investigators described the robbery and are reviewing nearby surveillance footage. The incident marks a bold daytime theft in a small town with no immediate arrests reported.
Americans may leave Germany by August after war end
Coblenz May 15 General Pershing stated the American army will do its part if Germany fails to sign the peace. Reports say all U S troops except the Third corps and three divisions may depart by June 1 if peace terms are accepted. Third army HQ to stay in Coblenz with Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett as the area is handed to the French.
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Pershing
America
Third Corps
Germany
Third Army
Hunter Liggett
Rhine
British win Afghanistan battle on the frontier
London reports mixed but favorable Afghan front lines over the weekend. British forces drove tribesmen from Ar Rasikhel on Friday and aircraft bombed Loidatta positions with good results. Afghans hold ground west of Loidatta.
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Afghanistan
Ashrasiakhel
Loidatta
City council changes streetcar step height in Youngstown
Youngstown council members debated dress style influence before approving a measure to alter streetcar step heights. The change aims to ease travel for women wearing tight skirts.
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Youngstown
Wednesday Resulta League Baseball Scores
In the National League New York tied Chicago 3 to 3 while Pittsburgh and Philadelphia finished 8 all and Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati 7 0. Boston beat St Louis 4 3. In the American League Chicago and Boston drew 1 1 while New York and Detroit won 6 1 and 9 6 respectively. Cleveland crushed Washington 11 2 and St Louis defeated Philadelphia 11 9. In the American Association Indionenette edged Columbusa 1 0 Louisville beat Toledo 2 1 Minneapolis won 8 2 over Kansas City while St Paul Milwaukee had no game due to rain.
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Relief fund expanded for Near East aid drive
The American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief voted 3,000,000 for Near East relief at a luncheon hosted by treasurer Cleveland H. Dodge. Funds cover clothing and supplies and allocations to Persia 500,000 Caucasus 825,000 Beirut Ourfa and Mardin 300,000 Aleppo 100,000 and Constantinople 650,000 with 225,000 held in reserve.
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Near East
American Committee For
Cleveland H. Dodge
Ambassador Elkus
John H. Finley
Agia Minor
Persia
The
Caucasus
Beirut
Ourfa
Mardin
Aleppo
Constantinople
Foch Ready to Resume as Germany Lets Sign or Refuse
Paris reports persistent rumors of Marshal Foch’s possible resignation were dispelled as he was sent to the Rhine by the big four to be ready to resume military operations if Germany refuses to sign the peace treaty. A renewed food blockade would be imposed at once if Germany refuses. if she signs, the blockade would be lifted immediately.
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Paris
Marshal Boch
Germany
Rhine
Illinois Woman Dies at 106 in Shelbyville News
Shelbyville Indiana May 5 Mrs Per lisse Ann Keller died at her home aged 106 A little clay pipe was her constant companion
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Illinois
Shelbyville
Perlisse Ann Keller
Navy Seaplanes Ready for Jump to Azores
The NC-4 seaplane arrives Halifax after repairs at Chatham then sails toward Trepassey N F to join NC-3 for a flight to the Azores. The C-5 dirigible flies from Montauk Point as weather remains favorable for a transatlantic attempt. NC-1 and NC-3 expected to attempt crossing by sunset today.
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Nova Scotia
Baltimore
Washington
Atlantic Ocean
Ceral
Navy Department
Trepassey Bay
Army Surplus Subsistence Sales Reach 50 Million
The War Department announced that overseas army surplus subsistence supplies have totaled 50 million dollars. The American Relief Commission took 10 million, the Czecho Slovak government 16 million, Roumania 14 million, and Poland 10 million. Also noted were plans to sell all horses and mares with the army in France and negotiations for selling oil and gasoline storage tanks distributing stations railroad cars and tank trucks.
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Washington
War Department
American Relief Commission
Roumania
Poland
Department
France
Big Demand for Farm Hands in Western States
Chicago May 15 demand for farm hands in western and central western states exceeds supply. At the central office of the United States employment service 2000 farm hands are rented with wages up to 75 dollars per month with board. Highest wages offered in Dakota and Montana.
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Uanited States Employment Service
Dakota
Montana
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