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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1919
Page
1
Allied conference reports preliminary terms for a peace pact, with speedy completion urged by all participants. The statement emphasizes resolve to finalize negotiations within three weeks, aiming for a durable settlement and regional stability.
Neutral states Switzerland Denmark Sweden responded to the invitation to join league of nations discussions. Wilson and Lloyd George led a flurry of meetings as the peace conference resumes, with neutrals weighing in on the future structure of the postwar order amid French reconstruction talks and Latin American concerns about representation. Paroles granted to 12 aliens in New York with deportation orders upheld in nineteen cases.
A court martial tried Emile Cottin for attempted attack on Premier Clemenceau, finishing in under six hours. Verdict, a unanimous death sentence, was announced at 7:25 pm by Colonel Hyvert. Earlier today Mrs. A E Marlatt learned her son J W Tibball of Junction City is very ill.
New York March 15 Joseph P Tumulty secretary to the president announced he had received a cablegram stating that the plenary council has positively decided that the league of nations will be part of the peace treaty. The cable in response to reports that the league might not be incorporated.
Taris report from a peace conference sub committee declares criminal prosecution of those who caused the war as anomalous and unnecessary. It notes the conference might adopt special measures or create machinery to deal with those who planned the conflict.
General John J. Pershing inspected the Second division on a Rhine plateau near Coblenz, reviewing 24 000 troops in massed formation and decorating officers. He questioned company commanders and spoke with wounded soldiers about recovery, learning the doughboys prefer to stay and complete the job before returning home if needed.
The Kansas senate confirmed three appointments named by Governor Allen. They are J. S. Hart of Jewell as chief state grain inspector, John H. Crawford of Wichita as state labor commissioner, and Alva Clapp of Atchison as state fish and game warden.
Atchison county will spend over two million dollars on hard surfaced roads within four years as federal aid covers 40 percent. Sixty nine miles have been laid out with petitions circulating, and several miles may be paved this summer at thirty thousand dollars per mile.
Plan calls for cooperation with the county by AJ and teachers of Douglas County to organize BEPIER School work aimed at improving educational efforts. The item notes joint action and planning sessions to boost school programs.
Dean Kelly of the University and Supt. Lane of the county, with Supt. Kent of the city, led speeches at the first annual banquet for rural school teachers. The event at First Methodist Church and county court rooms drew about 130 attendees despite muddy roads. Kent spoke on agriculture work at Lawrence High, stressing project work and summer group activities. Lane discussed truancy, libraries, and school savings, with roundtable sessions planned in the afternoon. Mayor Kreeck gave welcoming remarks as Dean Kelly lauded district school boards for their role in advancing education.
Hill line item for a Kansas reception in New York to honor return of soldiers was reduced from 40000 to 20000 by the Senate. The bill allows governor appoints a secretary at 1200 salary and a volunteer committee to direct the reception, with expenses paid by the volunteers. Douglass Metcalf offered a change to permit spending within the state.
Mon roe McGowen and William Thomas, held since their Friday capture by Lawrence police, face a preliminary hearing Tuesday afternoon in county jail for the attempted freight car robbery. A Union Pacific detective investigates the North Lawrence incident linked to goods dumped from the car. An Atchison man shows a curious claim with two lawsuits per week.
Riverside park proposal envisions a city beauty spot from Massachusetts to Vermont, including the Social Service hospital area and up to the Santa Fe railroad embankment. County crews will clear debris at the south river bridge site, then construction begins with pedestrian paths, shrubbery, and a central pergola.
Congressman B C Little of Topeka says the Thirty Fifth will be demobilized at Camp Funston with the 25th Division to pause in Kansas on the way home. He cites a War Department message granting the division a short parade and expects similar privileges for Topeka.
Warsaw reports continued fighting on three Polish fronts with mixed results. Bolshevik forces attacked Slonim in Grodno District and were driven out. Polish troops repulsed Ukrainian assaults on Lemberg Gradek and Jagielnien, claiming gains at Jaksmanice Siedeska and Rydkow. German actions on Tosens front near Mosher repulsed. Ash dumping warned in Warns with fines likely for violators.
Col. Donald Matheson, with years of service in the Canadian army, will speak at the weekly Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Tuesday noon. Journal ism department members at KK U will give short talks and be honored guests of Lawrence businessmen that day.
Report claims three loot huts dispatched Ari Weeasuies to return to France from occupied territory. Mentions Varis, Maret five dollars, and a French wireless service. Art treasures stolen from the museum at Silks allegedly moved to Brussels gradually and later restored to the original region.
Washington reports Secretary Wilson, after talks with immigration officials, decided to deport 37 of 43 aliens held at Ellis Island. Final judgments on six others await review, with possible releases for some.
A district court in trial held up after three delays hears the Valley Interurban street railway company versus the North Lawrence line over right of way on Jucus Street. The case centers on whether interurban cars may use the tracks and possible settlement talks between the two firms with city mediation discussed.
Mrs J L Canavan of Lawrence died after a long illness at her daughter's home. Born October 27 1839 in Mt Vernon Ohio, she married James T E Canavan in 1872 and had two children, Mrs Simon R White and Asa L Canavan. Funeral set for Sunday at 2:80 from Funk parlor with Rev C J Stark officiating.
Adolphus Burns and Hoey Waltkiee were arrested this week for stealing a valuable item. Four Kansas City girls identified them yesterday as the two hold-up men who robbed a university student in South Park on March 1. Burns admitted his role. Wallace changed his name to James Smith during the trial and faces charges.
County Clerk George Brune awaits orders to ship pedels of the deserted men from Douglas County to Washington. Sixteen parcels will be offered from the sixteen files prepared for shipment. The lists contain over 1000 names, kept secret and not shared with the department.
A stockholders suit seeks an injunction to halt pending manufacturing and sales under wartime prohibition. The complaint argues the emergency clause adopted November 21 is unconstitutional as it aims to safeguard the nation during hostilities and should have ended with the armistice. It contends no emergency justified banning grain, cereals, or grain products for beer or wine.
Holes appeared in three windows at Eeke's furniture and one at an adjoining company, suspected to be sling shot wads rather than bullets. County officials see sling shot marks with no arrests reported. The incident occurred last night amid a wave of social snobbery.
Delegates from Hungary attend a conference in Brussels where terms regarding ships are agreed upon. The agreement outlines conditions for naval vessels and potential trade arrangements, signaling progress in postwar diplomatic talks.
German delegates at the Brussels talks accept allied terms for a monthly food ration of 5704100 tons while demanding continued assistance through August 15. Von Braun argues for shipments to September to blunt Bolshevism. a German board of control will oversee allocations with Rotterdam as a likely HQ. The plan includes 1.4 million tons of grain, 100000 tons of pork monthly, and fish imports from Norway, amid blockade adjustments and renewed fishing rights.
March dispatches from London report acute unrest across Westphalia, a key industrial region with rich coal fields, prompting British forces to enlarge their bridgehead east of the Rhine near Cologne. Separate items note a 30-foot fall on Louisiana Street injuring Mrs. Kennedy, a mail robbery suspect escaping near Herington, and wartime demobilization figures with officers entering reservice commissions.
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