Nations Will Not Sign Peace Pact Delay Remains
Paris reports Lord Cecil says inclusion of the League covenant in the preliminary peace treaty will not be signed within two weeks. He adds the Monroe Doctrine gains strength from League oversight and international order. Paris notes final peace terms amended to remove indefinite German disarmament clause after Admiral Benson pushes for changes.
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Paris
Asolated Press
Obert Cecil
Men
League of Navns
the Jeague
Germany
Adrial Benson
Switzerland to receive navigation facilities amid peace talks
Paris reports the commission on international waterways ports and railways recommends to the Peace Conference that Switzerland be granted navigational facilities on the line she seeks. Paris clears forts relief and a Slovak commission to study U S methods is planned. King Herbert Asquith discussed as potential first president of the League of Nations.
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Switzerland
Paris
Ess
Commission On Intentional Waterways, Ports and
Iant Asqeith
sLantion
Herbert Asqwith
Drtt
League of Nations
Mirror
Croja Steamer Grounds Southeast of Grand Manan
The lush steamer Croja struck on a reef southeast of Grand Manan last night. The crew landed on an island.
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Stport
Maing
Croja
Grand Manan
Widespread Criticism of United States in Siberia
Reports from Vladivostok dated March 18 describe extensive hostility toward the United States in Siberian press. Observers note subsidized papers hostile to the U S, a systematic propaganda campaign, and limited American support across classes and parties.
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Wssians
United States
Vladivostok
Mondev. S
Associated Press
Siberia
United Tos
Burglar Makes Good Escape in Calypso Street Burglary
A burglar entered Ernest E Broadnax home on Calypso Street between 7:00 and 7:30 PM while the Broadnax family was away. Bloodhounds traced the intruder toward Green Logan's cabin. Green, a 10 year old, had an alibi and his son Frank Trozan, 16, also had an alibi after leaving a negro picture show.
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Ernest E. Broadnax
Calypso
Broadwaxes
Womble
Missouri Pacific
J. E. McClanahan
Columbia
Layton
Green's Alley
Green Logan
Green
Broeadnax
Monroe Cotton Oi Co
Frank Trozan
Breadnax
South Fifth
Onaehita
Groadnax
Legal beer rules discussed by U S revenue officials
Washington March 19 internal revenue bureau officials debated when beer is legal and if it may contain 8-4 percent alcohol without being intoxicating. They cited court decisions and regulations, with no firm conclusion pending a legal division decision and Justice Department opinion.
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Washington
Revue Bureau
Bureau
Palmer
Roper
New York Ewers
Wilm
Internal Revenue Bureau
of Revenue Bureau
Department of Justice
New York
Revenue Bureau
Hogs and Hog Crops Highlight Calhoun Meeting
The North Louisiana Agricultural Society will meet March 27 at the Calhoun Experiment Station La. Topics are Hogs and Hog Crops and Orchard Work. Speakers include B Szymoniak W H Polis and A P Kerr.
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North Louisiana Agricultural Society
Experiment Station
Calhoun
CG. D. Cain
B. Szymoniak
W. H. Polis
A. P. Kerr
Intruder Entered via Bathroom Window at Broadnax Home
Mrs Broadnax and visiting aunt heard a strange sound and switched on the porch light to find the bathroom window open. Further checks showed the robbed door and the intruder had crawled through the window, gaining entry through the rear screen porch.
Labor Commission Reaches Agreement on Internal Labor Reform
Paris March 19 The commission on international labor legislation held what may be its final meeting after agreeing on all points. The American position that each country should settle its internal labor problems without invoking the league’s power prevailed.
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Labor Commission
Paris
Commission On International Labor Legislation
League
War Finance loan to Rail Admin to pay current bills
Washington on March 19 reports a 54 million dollar loan from the War Finance Corporation to the Railroad Administration will be used solely to cover current expenses and not to meet existing obligations with railway companies.
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Washington
War Finance Corporation
Railroad Administration
Assistant Engineer Killed In Power Plant Wheel Failure
Pascagoula Mississippi March 19 J W Powell assistant engineer of the Power Company was killed and A J Sims seriously scalded when a six wheel let go The town is without street railway and power service as a result of the accident.
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Pascagoula, Miss
J. W. Powell
A. J. Sims
Rabid Dogs Infest West Monroe
West Monroe faced heightened alarm after the killing of two rabid dogs this morning. Marshal Averett plans a sweep for stray canines while several dogs are suspected rabid and three local boys were bitten last week, receiving Pasteur treatment in New Orleans.
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West Monroe
Marshal Averett
New Orleans
Bavarian Diet Advances Nobility Abolition Reform
Basel dispatch reports Premier Hoffmann presenting the Bavarian government program in Munich. Representatives reportedly approve the plan. A bill to abolish nobility in Bavaria was adopted, with a wartime measure prohibiting hereditary rights.
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Basel
Hoffman
Diet
Munich
Iuvara
Fire at Missouri Pacific Offices in Monroe
A fire at the Missouri Pacific offices in Monroe started in the attic and spread through wrapping paper and stored cord. Railroad employees extinguished much of the blaze before Monroe and second alarms arrived, with damage estimated around 106 dollars mainly from water. no roof collapse.
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Missouri Pacific
Mooroe
Monroe
Ox 45
Ouachita
South 11Th Street
Wea
Mexicans For League Plan in Senate Debate
Mexico City March 19. Two senate resolutions were made public on the League of Nations question. One expresses sympathy and admiration for President Wilson and the other urges that Wilsons democratic proposals be realized and that Mexico may form part of the proposed League if given opportunity.
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Mexico City
League of Nations
Wilson
Mexico
Lloyd George to Remain in Paris During Peace Draft
Premier Lloyd George will stay in Paris until the draft treaty is concluded after being urged by Wilson Clemenceau and Orlando to postpone his return to London.
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G George Wit
Paris
Lloyd George
Wilson
Clemenceau
Orlando
London
Germans Must Pay American Prisoners on War Debts
Washington March 19 General Pershing informed the War Department that receipts held by repatriated American prisoners of war for money due them from the German government would be presented for payment through the armistice commission.
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Washington
General Pershing
War Department
Armistice Commission
Preparations for transatlantic seaplane flight underway
Washington reports Lieutenant Commander Bellinger has been moved from Norfolk to Washington for work on the repair and preparation of a large Navy seaplane planned for an Atlantic crossing in the spring.
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Washington
Bellinger
Norfolk
Washington Ce
Clerks Urged to Return to Work in Nashville System
Railroad Administration officials urged 900 striking clerks of the Nash Ville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway to resume duties so their complaints can be submitted for formal consideration by the Railroad Administration Board of Adjustment. The advice was given to Mr. Forrester, head of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Nash Ville
Chattanooga and St. Louis
Railroad Administration Board of Adjustment
Forrester
The
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Gas Well Leak Ties Three Wells to Wild Flare
J W Smith of Shreveport, state conservation official, visited the city and wild gas well on the Island. He said the gas likely escapes from a crack in the casing of Smith Nee 2 or 2 Moore No 1, with all three wells equidistant from the wild well. The wild well blew at 560 feet last week and has run wild with about 900 pounds pressure, as owners and the state work to locate and remedy the leak.
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J. W. Smith
Shreveport
State Conservation Commission
Brewers Open Fight to Declare High Alcohol Beer Non Intoxicating
William Guthrie counsel for the United States Brewers Association announced the opening of a legal battle to have beer of 4 234 per cent alcoholic content declared a non intoxicating beverage. An order will be sought to restrain the internal revenue commissioner from interfering with sale.
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New York
William Guthrie
United States Brewers’ Association and Allied Organizations
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Baltic crown offered to Prince Adolph Friedrich
Official dispatches report an English squadron with both military and political authority to open talks with the Lettish government arriving at Libau. Prince Adolph Friedrich of Mecklenburg is said to have been offered the Baltic royal crown.
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Washington
Libau
Adolph Friedrich
Mecklenberg
Rainbow Division to Sail From Brest Between March 28 and April 7
The Forty-second Rainbow and the Twenty-sixth New England National Guards will sail from Brest between March 28 and April 7. The Rainbow division will land at New York while the Twenty-sixth will land at Boston, according to General Pershing and the War Department.
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Washington
Rainbow
New England National Guards
Brest
War Department
Pershing
New York
Boston
Gooding College to Install New President Charles Wesley Tenney
The inauguration of Charles Wesley Tenney as president of Gooding College will be held Friday in Gooding Ida Attendees include Governor Davis ex Governor Gooding and numerous Pacific Northwest educators Dr Edward H Todd president of the College of Puget Sound will give the principal address on the day
Spanish papers on Wilsin idealism shape League pick
Madrid reports two newspapers clash on Manuel Moría as the neutral nations selection for the League of Nations conference. Bozca or Booca notes a pro Rowanones tilt toward closer US ties while Epoca criticizes Wilson as idealistic and favors Europe over distant America.
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Madrid
Booca
Manuel Montrria
League of Nations Conference of Neutral Nations
Rowanones
United States
Epoca
Wilson
Spain
England
Francia
America
Conference Leaders Discuss Peace Conditions
Prime ministers and leaders from key nations meet to discuss the terms and prerequisites for a lasting peace. Officials indicate progress and caution on sensitive issues affecting regional stability and international relations.
Plans Unchanged for Peace Treaty With League Provisions
Paris report says no final decisions but main questions for the peace conference are settled. Leaders from Britain France and the United States indicate expected treaty within two weeks and insistence on including the League of Nations covenant in the preliminary pact. Crowds watch as officials discuss the approach at American headquarters.
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Paris
Associated Press
David Lloyd George
M. Clement
League of Nations
White House
Colonel House
Vittorio Orlando
England
France
United States
Andre Tardieu
M. Loucheur
Mouse
Robert Cecil
Lloyd George
Helgoland
Germany
Formida
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