General March to Be Acting Chief of Staff of Army
Washington February 2 Major General Peyton C March is slated to be acting chief of staff of the army if General Pershing can spare him from his duties as chief of artillery No reply has been received from Pershing The move signals a possible permanent title for March and a continued role for General Bliss in Europe as American military representative at the Supreme War Council
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Washington
Peyton C. March
Army
Pershing
General Pershing
General March
Bliss
Europe
Supreme War Council
General Bliss
War Council
Congress
Pennsylvania
Military Academy
March
Astor
John Biddle
War Department
General Staff
United States
Scott
Russia
Root
Two Exonerated In Tire Theft Case In Kansas City
Justice Manley ruled that R. C. Goldtrap and C. M. Robertson, two of five youths arrested in Kansas City on tire theft charges, had no role in the theft. The others led them along, all five were brought to Lawrence, with Robertson Williams and W. R. Doolittle waiving preliminary hearing to face district court Monday on charges of stealing multiple automobile tires and cases from Susan Gilmore’s farm home.
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St. C. Manley
R. C. Goldtrap
C. M. Robertson
Inansas City
Kansas City
Lawrence Lastunday
T. A. Robertson
Robert’ Williams
W. R. Doolittle
District Court
Susan Gilmore
Atchison Beats Lawrence In Rough High School Game
Atchison won 31 to 21 at home, taking the lead in the High School League while Lawrence drops to second. Lawrence captain Clarence Houk criticizes the play as ragged on a smaller court. A rematch is set for March 8 on the Haskell Court as the rivals seek to even the score.
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Lawrence High School
Atchison
Lawrence
Clarence Houk
Lawrence Boys
Haskell
Meeting of Grocers in Chamber of Commerce Rooms
Grocers are invited to a Tuesday night 7:30 meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms to discuss general food prices and regulations. Miss Blanche Simons and Mr Wayne Maloney traveled to Kansas City to view the Show of Wonders. Ernst Uhriaub returned to Camp Doniphan after a five day furlough. Armin Bartledes is spending a fi ahrin Eaten ea.
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Chamber of Commerce
Blanche Simons
Wayne Maloney
Kansas City
Uhriaub
Camp Doniphan
Armin Bartledes
Eighteen Douglas County Men Declared Physically Fit for Draft
Eighteen men on the Douglas County draft list were pronounced physically fit by examining officer T. Jones yesterday. This marks the largest list approved. Two registrants were found fit for limited service. Names listed include Leo J. Walker Clyde T. Snodgrass Eugene Renner Hugh L. Hook Archibald Roe Fletcher N. Burns Louis E. Clevenger Henry L. Stover Delbert Stirling Richard Gleed L. Irvine Justin Warren Kirby Louis J. Abraham Chirles C. Jackson Robert B. Williams Herbert R. Laslett Clarence Kiser Henry Palkowsky Erval Coffey.
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Douglas County
T. Jones
Leo J. Walker
Clyde T. Snodgrass
Eugene Renner
Hugh L. Hook
Archibald Roe
Fletcher N. Burns
Louis E. Clevenger
Henry L. Stover
Delbert
Stirling
Richard Gleed
Justin Warren Kirby
Louis J. Abraham
Chirles C. Jackson
Robert B. Williams
Herbert R. Laslett
Clarence Kiser
Henry Palkowsky
Erval Coffey
Halt Physical Exams Hit Topeka For Kansas Registrants
Topeka February 2 physical examinations of registrants under the selective service act were halted statewide in Kansas by order from the Adjutant General. Examinations are in abeyance pending new instructions from the War Department following a Washington request.
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Topeka
Ansas
Adjutant General
Washington
Abayence
War Department
Strike troubles in Germany continue
Amsterdam reports ongoing German strike activity centered in Berlin and Altona with Hamburg Kiel armament hubs. Rioting in Berlin injures about thirty. police and troops confront crowds. Leaflets in Berlin urge revolution and a republic to end industrial war, while Voer Waerts editorial seeks peace through understanding.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Altona
Hamburg
Kiel
Rhineland
Silesia
Faar
Kingdom of
Saxony
Handelsblad
Germany
Koelnische Zeitung
Cologne
Tyd
Charlottenburg
London
Daily Express
Voerwaerts
Voer Waerts
Child reader Anne Elmer demands Journal-World each evening
One reader in the Journal-World art department is Anne June Elmer, a 26 month old daughter of Dr and Mrs M C Elmer. At dusk she calls for Daddy to read the Journal-World and cries in tears if another paper arrives.
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Journal-World
Anne June Elmer
College enrolls Monday with deferred 9 am start
Administrative Committee shifts enrollment to nine o clock to hear Lieutenant Per igord. Regular order remains. Six enrollment blocks set by numbered cards. Robinson Gym hosts College and separate buildings host Engineers Fine Arts and Pharmies. Graduate students enroll under Dean Blackmar. All students must take physical exercise. war courses include military science food conservation and wireless telegraphy.
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Perigord
Robinson Gymnasium
Engineers
Fine Arts
Pharmies
F. W. Blackmar
Goebel to Speak Here at Thrift Week Meeting
Douglas County Council of Defense discussed Thrift Week plans as P W Goebel of Kansas City Kansas retires as National Bankers Association president. A luncheon with county workers may follow his address, and a county census via teachers was proposed for defense data. A dedicated fund for incidental expenses was authorized, with C H Tucker presiding in R A Kent’s absence.
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Council of Defense
Douglas County
P. W. Goebel
Kansas City
Kansas
National Bankers Association
Lawrence
Goebel
C. H. Tucker
Gobel
County Council of Defense
R. A. Kent
Dick Stone Convicted on One Prohibition Count
In Ottawa district court Judge Smart found Dick Stone guilty of giving a drink under the prohibitory law on one count. He faces a possible new trial as five witnesses did not appear for the defense. The case involved five counts, but only one conviction was secured.
Ike Lambert Enters Officer Training for Aviation
Ike Lambert of Emporia has entered the officers training school in Boston to become an aviator. After two weeks he reported a weakness in one eye and underwent surgery, which doctors deemed successful. He spent a brief furlough at home in Emporia before resuming his training in Boston. A remark about healing time was noted regarding a widow speaking to a friend.
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Ike Lamberi
Ike Lambert
Officers Training School
Boston
Emporia
French Officer to Tell of War at FraSer Chapel
Lieut Paul Perigord of the French army veteran of the Marne and Verdun will speak at Fra ser Chapel Monday at eight. Secured by the university intelligence committee, he will share impressions from the Marne to Verdun and his WWI service. Perigord, former University of Minnesota student, trained troops at Camp Devens before touring the United States as a speaker. The Kansas City City Club praises him and he plans another talk in Kansas City afterward.
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Paul Perigord
Marne
Verdun
Fraser Chapel
Lieut
Perigord
Inteligence Committee
University of Minnesota
France
America
Camp Devens
Mass
Bureau Ofublic Information
IV. G. Gentry
City Club
Kansas City
City fuels meeting pledges orderly coal supply
At a special meeting led by Mayor Francisco in Lawrence, officials and coal dealers reported no widespread fuel shortages yet most households faced limited supplies. Thirteen coal cars are in transit and dealers will stock at least one car weekly for orders routed through the mayor who will ensure deliveries if needed. Schools use slack or mine run coal and residents are urged not to panic or hoard.
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Francisco
Lawrence
FE. Stauffer
W. S. Griesa
Scott Holloway
Griffin
Mr. Cronemyer
Board of Education
Logan
Berlin reports US behind strike plan to foment revolts
Cologne papers publish Anglo American plot to incite revolutions in Central Powers. Dispatches claim 250 million marks were subscribed in Washington for a scheme led by Senator Stone Reading and Viscount Northcliffe. Branches would operate in neutral capitals to sway workers in munitions plants to strike and sabotage German production. Weather notes a normally fair today and Monday warmer tonight colder Sunday.
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London
Berlin
Cologne
Exchange
Amsterdam
Washington
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Stone
Kurl Reading
Viscount Northcliffe
Indusstry
Inauguration Plans Set for Baker University Leader Dr S A Lough
Elaborate plans outline the May inauguration of Dr Samuel A Lough as Baker University president with a ninethree member committee, a six day schedule due to wartime, and a Sixtieth Anniversary celebration. Events span May 11 through May 15 including sermons addresses a historical play and luncheon and involve ex governors alumni and living former presidents.
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Samuel A. Lough
Baker University
Lough
Wilbur N. Mason
Arthur Capper
Bailey Hoch
Stubbs
Hodges
John A. Simpson
Kansas City
Kans
Weatherby
Lawrence
William H. Sweet
Salina
H. A. Gobin
Greencastle
Ind
L. H. Marlin
Boston
Mass
William A. Quayle
St. Louis
W. N. Mason
Topeka
Kansas
Baker
Strimls
MacDowell Recital Lecture At Fraser Hall Feb 4
Mrs Edward MacDowell to present a lecture recital on the MacDowell Colony at Peterboro New Hampshire. Illustrations by lantern slides and a program of MacDowell compositions will be performed. Proceeds support converting Colony studios into dwellings for convalescent soldiers. Lawrence artists invited as Colony members.
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Edward MacDowell
Fraser Hall
MacDowell
Peterboro
N. H
Nevin
Skilton
Wattles
Preyer
Margaret Lynn
Lynn
Kansas
New England
Absurd Stone Calls Report Of Fomenting Strikes In Germany
Senator Stone, chair of the senate foreign relations committee, denounces reports that he was involved in an organization to foment strikes in Germany as absolutely without foundation. He speculates the reports may have circulated in Germany to suppress unrest and notes Bolsheviki circulate President Wilsons addresses in Russia Poland Germany and Austria to fuel sentiment and pressure Brest-Litovsk peace terms.
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Senator Stone
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
United Sates
Wilson
Russia
Poland
Austria
Czech
Brest-Litovsk
Glass in Cookies Sparks Store Investigation
A local incident reports small pieces of glass found in cookies bought yesterday. The purchaser notified the store proprietor and the stock is being examined for further evidence. A few pieces were found, some sizable, prompting ongoing checks by authorities.
New York Women Frequent Luxurious Gambling Hubs
The district attorney will open testimony next week into upscale gambling dens on the Upper West Side where wealthy women meet each afternoon with pedigreed dogs as mascots. Prosecutions may target crooked operators as a wife reportedly lost $10 000 in two hours. Dogs are said to be prized mascots while bets rise over rival pets and beverages accompany games of chance.
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New York
Upper West Side
Smith
Court Opens Monday at County Court House
The February term of the district court will open Monday with Judge C A Smart presiding. Twelve criminal and 101 civil cases are on the docket, but many have been settled out of court. The criminal jury has been dismissed as no cases need a jury. Many jurymen were farmers and were excused. The Monday session will review the docket and strike off settled cases. An order for remaining cases will be announced later.
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C. A. Smart
Oil Leak From Damaged Tank At East Lawrence Station
A kerosene spill occurred yesterday afternoon when four tanks, totaling 10 500 gallons, collapsed at a Standard Oil station in East Lawrence. Oil flowed across ground and into storm sewers as residents rushed to save fuel, filling containers and salvaging several hundred gallons.
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Standard Oil
East Lawrence
Lawrence
Factories Under Martial Law In Berlin Strikers Ordered Back
London reports that Berlin factories are under martial law with strikers ordered to resume work by 7 am Monday. Punishment for noncompliance is to be meted out under military discipline. Professor F W Blackmar attended Topeka’s State Council of Defense meeting. He chairs the Public Defense Committee and helped draft Home Guard plans.
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London
von Berlin
Amsterdam
F. W. Blackmar
Topeka
State Council of Defense
Committee On Public Defence
Three Local Cases to Supreme Court Needing Settlement
Three Douglas county cases head for the state supreme court during February. Maple Drainage District v Grant Highway Commission concerns culvert sizes and mandamus action. Henshaw v Smith involves rental disputes over improvements on eighty acres west of Eudora. County commissioners appeal an old jail title case against the city of Lawrence. Mayor Francisco says verdict could yield a premier city property site for a Social Service hospital upgrade.
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Dou
Us County
Maple Drainage District
Grant High_way
Nathan Henshaw
Albert J. Smith
Douglas County
Lawrence
Supreme Court
Old County
District Court
Gounts
W. J. Francisco
Social Service Hospital
Grant Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Smart
Drainage District
Henshaw
Albert Smith
Eudora
Smith
Lawrence High School Boys Club Plans Three Spring Phases
The Lawrence High School Boys' Club outlines three spring efforts: Father and Son week, Come Clean week, and vocational speaker visits. A Bible study series on The Soldier Spirit begins Tuesday, led by George Stewart Jr., with praise for Denver’s F. H. Cheley who directs Boys' Work for the international YMCA committee.
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Lawrence High School
George Stewart, Jr
F. H. Cheley
Denver
Cheley
International Y. M. C. A
Who Got the Wood J L Roberts Motorman Knows
J L Roberts a friendly street railway motorman bought hedge wood with part payment and asked delivery to his home on South Ohio Street where his wife would pay the balance. The wood had not arrived by noon today and Roberts vows to run the street car over the delivering farmer and back up for good measure unless the matter is cleared.
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J. L. Roberts
South Ohio Street
Roberts
Missionary Delegates Meet in Kansas City Convention
Delegates from Douglas County met at the M C A this afternoon to plan enrollment for the Laymen's Missionary Convention. The convention runs February 21 to 24 in Convention Hall Kansas City and features prominent figures in the missionary work. The committee believes attendees will be well repaid for time and expense.
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Douglas County
Kansas City
Carter in Aviation Service Cleared for Training Call
Alta Carter, owner of the Carter Cycle Company, passed the aviation service physicals in Kansas City yesterday and returned to Lawrence to straighten business matters while awaiting orders to report to the training school.
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Carter
Alta Carter
Carter Cycle Company
Kansas City
Lawrence
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Kansas City Banker
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