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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1918
Page
1
The article notes the Ebert regime tottering as Germany faces Allied occupation. It mentions tobacco being sent to soldiers and references figures like Thos Prank and Col. Roosevelt, with a claim of former Reds involved in agitation for a socialist paper.
Chicago dispatch reports Adolph Germet, national socialist party secretary, testifies in a trial of five socialist leaders for alleged violations of the espionage act. Joseph Spargo cites party letters praising German policy, calling the war stance un-neutral and un-American. Simultaneously Berlin notes soldiers and workers congress tensions over government stability and potential armistice disruption.
Paris dispatch notes definite peace conference plans are not forming as quickly as American commissioners expected. President Wilton studies public opinion in France and Great Britain while advisers express confidence that these peoples back the principles for a durable peace. Entente delegates hold formal conferences to outline a future league of nations with neutral states later joining.
Associated Press Spokane December report states Congressman C Dill of Washington Fifth district had his draft record altered after a delinquency inquiry. Dill’s file was removed and he was reassigned to 5 A based on his status as a congressman after receiving a questionnaire from Columbia, sent from Washington.
Dr W F Cogswell secretary of the Montana board of health reports on a meeting of the American Public Health Association in Chicago. Delegates including leading bacteriologists surgeons and health experts discussed methods to control the flu epidemic. The committee favors distributing the spread over a longer period to reduce impact even if it does not fully stop it. Continued on Page 3 Column 4.
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson plans depart Paris Christmas Eve for Chaumont with General Pershing. Christmas service will be held near a rest camp and the president will dine with American troops by automobile, returning to Paris that night.
The second day of the Chicago New York aerial mail route notes air post men failing to reach Chicago or New York again. The proposed line linking five cities was planned to take about eight hours, but operations face delays and uncertain timings.
Paris December 19 Havas Warsaw dispatch reports Polish forces began landing at Danzig yesterday with an army estimated at 50000 men. The Polish representative at Berlin has left.
The Senate today adopted finance committee amendments to the war revenue bill clearing the way for final passage before adjournment. It approved repeal of the zone system for second class postage and set new insurance rates based on premium receipts for fire casualty plate glass inland and export policies, with varied percentages.
Odessa dispatch reports Dr. Lutzenko, commander of republican troops in Odessa and most of Ukraine outside Kiev, saying foreign aid to maintain order could threaten democratic governance. He claims Ukraine ousted the aristocratic Hetman regime except Kiev, which is expected to welcome troops without bloodshed, while warning that foreign troops would be reactionary agents and could seize the country as before.
Baron D Estournelles De Constant and Senator Lean Bourgeois presented a French plan to Premier Clemenceau years ago. The proposal calls for a global society with compulsory arbitration without exception to secure durable peace. Details outlined to the Associated Press include forming a worldwide association to foster the constitution of such a society.
A Times correspondent argues the global flu and pneumonia toll in three months rivals and exceeds war deaths, estimating about six million perished from influenza and pneumonia while war deaths over roughly four years reached around 24 million. The piece notes influenza illness would have caused far higher fatalities at epidemic rates.
John R. B. Mott, chairman of the Y M C A War Work Council, answers critics by detailing how funds given by the American people for boys were spent. The Associated Press reports from New York on December 19 about the scandal and the organization’s handling of money.
London December 19 The commander in chief Sir Douglas Haig and generals Plumer Rawlinson Birdwood Byng and Horne arrived in London and were greeted with a notable welcome. The train was met by about 20 aircraft overhead and pas sage through crowded streets to Buckingham Palace where King George received them. At the station they were saluted by the Duke of Connaught and other high officials from the cabinet army and navy.
Washington December 19 hearings on the Administration bill proposing government ownership of all wireless stations were completed. The committee deferred decision on action until after Christmas recess. Paris December 19 a bomb planted in a bridge at Guise exploded killing 15 and injuring 2, according to a Guise dispatch.
Washington reports detail German plans dating to 1909 to manipulate American public opinion through press channels and financing schemes. Alfred L. Becker testified before a Senate committee, describing Berlin’s propaganda apparatus and links to the Paris Journal and other outlets as a deliberate, though sometimes 실패ful, attempt to sway neutral and allied sentiment.
Berlin dispatch reports clashes between cabinet representatives and the executive committee as soldiers invade the meeting hall. Garrison troops say they don’t represent all troops in Berlin and may send delegates. A workmen delegation outside demands admission as a tumult erupts when protesters surge to the speaker’s stand demanding resolutions.
Findings from the autopsy on Frieda Weichman of Chicago show death by skull crushing. Police admit the evidence does not clear up circumstantial developments in the case of Milo H. Piper, a local insurance agent charged with her murder.
Swedish foreign office hands to American minister Morris two German communications urging leniency for the German people. The minister warns that without food relief Germany faces grave danger of social disturbances and unrest.
Toronto's 300 striking officers rejected the board of police commissioners settlement, demanding reinstatement of 12 union officials dismissed last Tuesday and insisting on recognition as an affiliated body with the Canadian labor congress.
The New York Yacht Club decided at a meeting tonight to decline the Royal Ulsters Yacht Club’s 1919 challenge for the America's Cup but announced that it would accept such a challenge if renewed for 1920.
Washington reports that six million persons have joined the American Red Cross since the Christmas roll call began. Red Cross headquarters indicate the campaign is moving rapidly with aid reports from all states showing strong momentum.
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