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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1919
Page
15
A New York convict, Captain Gordon the principal witness, reports a 20 year sentence for an AEF traitor in love with a German girl. The man’s detection credited to volunteering for Armistice Service to stay near her.
Private Lawrence Perlmutter of the Medical Department 9th Infantry faces a 20 year hard labor and dishonorable discharge after a court martial found him guilty of supplying information to the Germans while a prisoner of war. He aided German interrogations and enjoyed leniency, amid rival accounts from fellow prisoners about his conduct and relationship with a German girl.
Bering Sea ice reappears off Nome delaying the first ships of the year. The Senator and the Victoria with passengers, plus several freighters, are held between 60 and 100 miles from the port as passage is blocked.
Knox backers press ahead with the resolution urging the Paris Peace Conference to condition entry into the League of Nations after the treaty. Senator Johnson of California supports the measure, while Senator Hitchcock delays to await Germany’s signature. Republicans expect a vote before week’s end.
Washington reports the Senate will push the Peace Treaty and League of Nations debate through the week with Knox leading supporters and Lodge among critics. House moves focus on Naval, Sundry Civil, and Daylight Saving repeal while committees prepare a flood of bills including military and tariff measures.
Professor W J Campbell Rural Extension Secretary of the League to Enforce Peace reports a wide farm press vote on the League covenant. Of sixty six farm papers surveyed, sixty two favored ratification unqualifiedly, two favored with conditions, one was noncommittal, and one Tennessee paper opposed. The survey spans forty three states with a total circulation of about 2 100 000.
In Romorantin French citizens destroy many American Army cars rather than allow sale to the United States as the Ministry of Commerce bars imports to protect local industry. American soldiers began burning machines left at a depot as authorities refuse sales despite demand from French doctors, shopkeepers, and manufacturers.
London dispatch cites Daily Telegraph Irish correspondent calling the Irish-American delegation report a grotesque political propaganda piece. It accuses the document of misstatements, omits Sinn Fein killings, Mountjoy prison claims, and ignores attacks on police and soldiers. The Telegraph urges an official, prompt refutation and questions the report’s sources.
Prague reports Czechoslovak forces checking Hungarian Soviet troops amid heavy fighting and Bolshevik-linked riots. Martial law set ahead of Parliament elections. Prague unrest tied to Soviet offensive as Czechoslovakia strengthens with troops from Russia and Italy. Bela Kun replies to Clemenceau via Budapest, noting no hostile aims and desire for peaceful coexistence. Vienna dispatch says Budapest views Entente note as virtual recognition and calls for stabilizing Hungary under Entente guidance.
Rumanian forces on the Dniester repelled Bolshevik attempts to cross the river. A detachment crossed but was effectively annihilated on the right bank. The Rumanian Press Bureau reports about 200 killed and hundreds wounded or taken prisoner.
Three Brockton youths were killed and one seriously injured when an automobile struck a group at Marshall's Corner. Victims Mariel Smith 15 Hazel Pollard 18 and Irving Taft 19 died en route to hospital. August Lawson 15 suffered a fractured skull. The driver Walter Chessman was arrested on manslaughter charges.
Paris reports mixed signals as French press and some politicians claim Allied recognition of Kolchak's government. The Council of Four denies such recognition, saying the aid to Kolchak continues to pressure reforms and a constituent assembly.
Peter Powers of 1109 Manhattan Avenue Brooklyn was arraigned in Bridge Plaza Court on assault and robbery charges. Police seek a sailor believed to have helped Powers waylay John Carlo, a produce merchant, at 1107 Manhattan Avenue. Patrolman Schwed chased two suspects for three blocks along Java and Franklin streets, fired three shots, and found Powers hiding in an empty boiler.
Admiral Ronard told the Minister of Marine that sailors brought to Toulon from the back-where for demonstration have now dispersed. Authorities reported orderly behavior as tensions eased following the unrest.
Lieut. Col. Homer Folks recounts Red Cross aid in France aiding three million refugees living in ruins. He warns rebuilding needs fifteen years with scarce materials while Italy Greece and Serbia suffer dire hunger and devastation. He notes Serbia’s war toll with a near depopulation and high prices.
The Hague report from June 15 portrays Balkan and Central European envoys and press agents at major hotels debating self determination and frontiers. Ukrainian envoy Koulichere accuses Poland of plans from Baltic to Black Sea and notes Polish-Bolshevik deals, while Ukraine suffers pogroms and famine-like conditions.
The Annalist discusses this year's wheat crop as the greatest in history and its impact on the world's rehabilitation. The piece notes readership pricing of ten cents at news stands and four dollars per year.
Brussels June 14 Brand Whitlock American Minister to Belgium declined to comment on rumors he would be transferred to Rome as successor to Thomas Nelson Page American Ambassador there Belgians hope to see Brussels legation raised to an embassy If Whitlock cannot take the post Herbert Hoover might be named but retirement from public life is likely News lists Hugh Gibson American Minister to Poland and former Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois as possible successors.
The United States Circuit Court will hear the government's appeal challenging Judge Mayer's temporary injunction. Brewers led by Eltham Root and William Guthrie argue 2.75 per cent beer is not intoxicating. The case tests what constitutes intoxicating and whether federal authorities may interfere with beer production before July 1.
George Graul of Bayside Long Island believes the prohibition ban will be eased after July 1. A former Corona tavern operator, he now runs a café at Crockeron and Bell Avenues, Bayside, and insists any new liquor venture would be lawful only if sales are permitted after that date.
William J. Flynn head of the Bureau of Investigation denies issuing a nationwide bomb warning. Paterson police had claimed similar alerts were sent, as guards were ordered for public buildings and homes of prominent citizens while a federal inquiry continues into the attempted assassination of Attorney General Palmer.
A nationwide survey reviewed by C H Duell Jr examines sentiment on permitting light wines and beer under wartime prohibition. Prominent figures including Cardinal Gibbons Samuel Gompers and Theodore Roosevelt express support for limited alcohol, urging Congress to modify the Food Control Act to allow production after July 1.
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