General Wood Opposes Army Reorganization Plans
General Leonard Wood, head of the Central Department, told the Senate Military Affairs Committee he opposes the War Department plan for a 567000 man standing army. He argues 225000 to 250000 would suffice and urges universal service for youths of nineteen. He favors a separate aviation department and warns against creating 32 new brigadier generals.
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Leonard Wood
Central Department
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Secretary of War
Wadsworth
Chamberlain
General Staff
England
France
United States
March
Harvard College
Universitie
Inside facts on League of Nations and Paris talks
William C Bullitt testified before the senate foreign relations committee about Wilsons league proposal and Paris settlement. He said Article X remained intact and that Lansing opposed the Armenia mandate and many covenant provisions. He noted optimism from Knox Lodge White and Bliss contrasted with their actual reservations. He had been sent to Russia to ask Soviet terms to stop fighting.
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United States
Mr. Bullitt
Russia
Lenine
Colonel House
Lloyd George
Bullitt
Germany
Washington
League of Nations
Paris
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William C. Bullitt
Philadelphia
American Peace Commission
Wilson
Knox
Lansing
Senate
Armenia
League
England
France
Lodge
Henry White
General Bliss
White
Secreary
Hopeful view on influenza likely to spare northwest
Washington health officials led by Dr. J. B. Anderson say the northwest may avoid a wave like last winter’s flu. Local outbreaks could occur but major epidemics are unlikely. any new spread would be fought by limited quarantines and crowding reduction rather than broad business suspensions. The danger lies in carriers who underrate illness and unknowingly spread the disease.
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Washington State
Northwest
J. B. Anderson
Anderson
Iodine Cure Found For Hairless Pigs And Goiters
The Methow experiment station reports iodine as a universal cure for hairlessness in pigs and goats and goiter in goats calves and weak newborns. Treatment includes feeding injecting or skin application with monthly on the first and fifteenth dosages for pregnant animals as advised by Dr Kalkus of the state college.
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Methow
Kalkus
The
State College
WM. Meikle
Treaty Sparks and Senate Clash Over Leagueof Nations
Senator Lodge defends lengthy treaty work while critics call opponents contemptible quitters. President rebukes pro league opponents as misjudging ratification’s effects, noting U S involvement would curb world conflict and lower beef prices. Senator Reed accuses the president of treasonous insinuations. Three hundred miles of roads planned at $4,000,000.
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Senate
Reed
League of Nations
Democratic Senator Slams League In Senate Speech
Sen Reed denounces the League of Nations in a Senate address, arguing America should not surrender sovereignty to foreign powers. He accuses the president of pressuring lawmakers to back the league and warns against any leader who would mind America’s business for it.
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Lodge
Paris
Reed
Senate
League of Nations
America
League
Washington
The Echo Takes Orders For Rubber Stamp Line
The Echo charges ahead with rubber stamp orders promising careful attention and prompt delivery. The notice hints at a catalog or service offering for stamp products amid unspecified context.
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New York
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Brussels
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Great Northern Lumber Co
Leavenworth, Wash
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Packard
Standard Oil Company
California
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Special Agent
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Wenatchee, Wash
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Sellingham
Wash
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Winston-Salem, N. C
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