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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1919
Page
1
Allied forces near the Coblenz bridgehead prepare to push forward as military operations accelerate. American units concentrate near the Rhine in a show of force advancing toward German lines.
Berlin papers foresee renewed hostilities after the seven day grace period. Marshal Foch orders troop concentration in occupied Germany. American forces stand ready to advance. Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau protests mob violence at Paris departure as German peace terms spark polarization.
At St. Paul on June 18 nine of eleven governors have replied to vote on the suffrage amendment. Twenty six states have agreed to call extra sessions to ratify the amendment while ten replies are unfavorable. Governor Burnquist will call an extra session if thirty five more governors act.
Final plans for the Chamber of Commerce campaign will be discussed at Friday noon luncheon. The event was postponed from Tuesday to avoid University commencement interference. A L Oliver secretary of the Kansas Federation of Commercial Organizations and of the Topeka Chamber of Commerce will discuss campaign plans with team managers.
The report lists temperatures for yesterday at 7 AM noon and 2 PM and for today at 7 AM and 2 PM. It provides a snapshot of daily temperature readings without additional weather conditions.
Lawrence mayor George L. Kreeck announced at the city commission meeting that Friday the 20th will be a designated complaint day for citizens to submit grievances about city departments or suggestions for improvement. He said future Fridays will mark complaint day through his tenure, with a June 18 annual reminder for ongoing feedback.
Farmers in Douglas County appeal to the Chamber of Commerce for Harvest Volunteers as the wheat harvest begins. Shock squads, reorganized this year, will work on the Par dee farm field with fifty cents an hour pay and evenings meals provided by farmers. Lawrence Post Office volunteers include John Akers Jed Springer Wilfred Maclain and John Canavan as the first squad. city squads from Journal-World and independents also reform for the season.
Every pupil in Douglas County can earn a U S Army hand grenade by saving for War Savings Stamps during vacation. Children under 10 must save enough to buy a Stamp costing 4 17 to 4 19 with proof to their teacher, while those over 10 must buy two Stamps.
Five hundred fifty youths from Kansas Lutheran churches will receive medals from the National Lutheran Commission for Soldiers and Sailors Welfare. Dr. C. W. Haggart, pastor of the First Lutheran Church in Topeka, Kansas, announced the completed Kansas list as the state representative.
Paris June 16. A deputy claimed 30,000 French war blindings, but the under secretary of the army medical department challenged the figure and later said the number of blinded men does not exceed 1,500.
Mrs Delilah Schrader about sixty fell while picking cherries from a tree near her home at 829 Rhode Island street Sunday morning. She broke her ankle and is said to have suffered internal injuries and was taken to Simmons hospital.
Visitors at the university commencement include Dick Waring a former football star. Since graduation he has run a ranch in Montana.
A lifelike Kaiser head trophy taken from a German bust in Trier after World War I was delivered to Corporal Archie Little of the 108th Infantry by his parents in Lawrence. Little, who returned home from France, had bought the macabre keepsake after serving in the unit's headquarters company.
Thirteen sons killed on the field, three discharged with grave injuries, one wounded four times, a daughter shot for going to Lille, another daughter killed at Dunkirk. M. Vanhee of Reminghe near Ypres had 46 children before the war, 22 sons and 14 daughters. One son served as valet to Pope Pius X, returned wounded after four engagements. another lost both legs, another blinded and deaf, and another underwent trepanning.
Kansas City will join six miles of concrete road on the Fort to Fort Highway. A 18 foot wide section of two miles parallel road and four miles to the Leavenworth county line will be concreted under the new Kansas road law. Wyan ydotte county road commissioners plan to form a benefit district and issue bonds. Petitions signed by residents on the route have been presented.
London June 18 unrest among Canadian soldiers in England led to an attack by about 400 Canadians on the Epsom police station last night. Several officers were wounded and a Canadian prisoner was released. Police released another inmate to defuse the riot as camps at Whitley faced hut burnings and damage while delays in homeward sailings continued due to dock strikes or transport shortages.
Lecompton plans monthly road work with business houses closing one day each month. The Lecompton Commercial club promotes the effort urging workers to join in building better roads, with B P Scott emphasizing community support.
The American Red Cross will discontinue its supplementary service for relatives of AEF members starting July 1. Rapid troop demobilization and transfer of hospital records to the United States reduce need for 400 searchers overseas, according to Red Cross headquarters.
A roof collapse at the Pon tmnezen K of C hut in Brest injured 40 and caused no deaths. Several soldiers remain in serious condition as workers recover victims buried in the debris. In Topeka, Dr. R B Hammond of Sydney promotes world prohibition during an address at the First Methodist Church.
The Chamber of Commerce board discussed a proposition to raise $3000 to move the Tipe Organ Company plant to Lawrence. After hours of debate a representative will be sent to Trenton, Illinois to inspect the matter and report back. Only $700 was pledged so far unless the report supports action.
The Board of County Commissioners will choose a successor to the late W R Green from twelve applicants in the First Commissioner District. Ten Republicans and two Democrats remain in contention to serve the unexpired term until the 193.
The text notes that in England and France women originally communicated their titles to husbands. Today in England a few women retain titles in their own right with the remainder to their eldest son, while the husband does not share the title.
Douglas county units organize to raise 3750 for the Salvation Army as part of a nationwide 2000000 drive. Dr W A Young chairs committees including executive publicity and four minute men to mobilize cantatas and district efforts starting Monday June 22 through June 28, praising veteran support and war bonds.
London June 18 the financial secretary to the treasury told the house of commons that five million dollars will be set aside to conduct a search for petroleum in Great Britain. He said that one million dollars would be directed to flax production mainly in Ireland.
Both parties seek skilled women speakers for next year’s national campaign with gifts in clear forceful speech. The chosen stump speakers will be trained to deliver convincing political messages.
Emporia Kansas June 18 The state organization sets a goal to form fifty local posts of the American Legion comprising veterans of the late war Charters for Horton Atchison Columbus Topeka and Emporia approved The executive committee is named with members from Topeka Wichita Columbus Emporia and other cities Delegates will be elected at the Wichita convention September 25 26 27 to attend the national meeting in Min Dict Minn on November 10 11 VW
A Topeka report details a state plan to preserve duplicate draft registrations and mobilization orders for 40 188 Kansas men inducted during the war. The adjutant general’s office lists 1 537 draft calls, many in small groups, with records now alphabetically organized for instant access.
Captain J. W. Murray of the 110th Ammunition Train and 35th Division lectured in Fraser chapel on American duty. He urged alumni to extend freedom and wholesome life, honoring World War heroes and pursuing just peace terms that uphold law and accountability rather than easy punishment. The speaker tied patriotic service to ongoing civic betterment.
Enrollment for the first six weeks predicts about eight hundred students as 423 attend Summer Session opening. Prof Carruth to speak on The New Poetry at Fraser Chanel Friday. Open convocation Thursday morning and a university party Saturday night. Berlin strike settles. papers resume Wednesday. Women barred from Maiwatchi town on Russia border.
Washington reports strong representations to the Mexican government for protection of Americans in the troubled region. Telegraph and rail lines are down near Juarez and Chihuahua, and Villa forces roam the area south of the border as mining firms pull workers back to Torreon.
University students P. F. Stewart and Ben E. Brown launched the first aerial taxi in Lawrence using a large Kanuk Curtis plane. They flew from Kansas City, landed at Daisy Field, with a city flight totaling five minutes including two city circles. Sightseeing flights begin at 4 PM under the Lawrence aviation board.
Douglas and Shawnee county boards toured the Fort-to-Fort highway route from the Douglas county line to Topeka. Officials discussed advancing the project and inspecting a new township road on the county line. Attending were Commissioners Andrews and Hooten, Clerk George Brune, and Engineer Lloyd Ditty. A vote on liquor law modification was set for Saturday by the House judiciary committee.
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