Germany Backs Wilson Points Amid Hunger Crisis
Berlin, Jan. 20 Chancellor Ebert said Germany will comply with President Wilson's 14 points but warned he will not take responsibility if allied demands exceed those terms. He emphasized immediate peace to feed the people and restore work, declaring the Americans lost their revolt and noting Germany's shared blame for the war.
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Frank J. Taylor
United Presse
United Press
Bahelin
Ebert
Germany
Wilson
Wilpon
Basia
Miss Anna Arnold Named Paris Store Manager
Miss Anna Arnold, formerly employed in the Pari store at Walla Walla, becomes manager of the Paris store in Pendleton succeeding Carl Hopf. Arnold took charge today, running the business on the same lines as before. The stores in Pendleton and Walla Walla are owned by Charien Kinmberg of Walla Walla.
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Anna Arnold
Walla Walla
Rasneger
Paria
Pandleton
Arnold
Carl Hopf
Charien Kinmberg
Contract Held Invalid By Supreme Decision
Washington Jan 20 The Supreme Court affirms a ruling of lower courts that struck down an interstate commerce commission decision. It held contracts between railroad and telegraph firms for interchange of service at free or reduced rates were invalid. The railroads favored by the arrangement, while telegraph companies benefited roads in tendent measures.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Umatilla County Reports Fourth Liberty Loan Entries
Umatilla County contributed 100,960 to a county total of 38,62,550 for the Fourth Liberty Loan in Oregon. The county reported 4,882 subscribers with a 0.9 percent oversubscription. State headquarters released the figures, noting that non-banking centers quotas were not shown. Portlands papers used 87,494 column inches for publicity. The county statement lists community results.
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Umatilla
Oregon
Portlane
Wilhelm’s Written Abdication Message
A transcription of Kaiser Wilhelm II announcing abdication on 26 November 1918. He renounces the German imperial crown and cedes command of all officials, army, navy, and federal contingents. He calls for the reorganization of the empire to protect against anarchy and foreign domination, signing with the imperial seal.
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Wilhelm
Germany
Prustia
Germen
Bulgarian cabinet resignations shake Sofia district notice
Italian delegates named to peace talks as former premier Salandra and Signor Harsital appointed. January 20 report notes cabinet in Sofia as resigned and new delegation picks formed for negotiations.
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Tome
Salandra
Signor Harsital
Umapine Farmers Sparse in War Fund Giving
Local note reports Herman Behnke and others in Umapine resisting the United War Work Fund drive. Nick Groasebauer and Fred Methoff gave little or refused due to sending money abroad. William Swash of Umapine claimed wealth yet did not contribute. Milton resident also refused. Central Loyalty Committee oversees.
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Herman Behnke
United War Work Funch
Fred Methoff
Umapine
Our Boys Sn
Germany
Local Man in Shock Division That Broke Hindenburg Line
Article by J. M. Cornelison recounts a local serviceman in the Shock Division of the American Expeditionary Forces near Le Mans France. It notes the division’s role alongside British forces, mentioning Kemmel Berg and Rheims region context, and signals continued coverage on page six.
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Armerican
Inc
Perlance
Montfort
le Mana
France
Coasar
Gaul
Dral
le Mane
Hovat Apteo
Rheims
Toath
Stih
New York
Diviehorn
Britten
Chret
Mlandert
Berg
Kemmel
Huns
Hillsboro Murder Suicide Thinly Sketched Tragedy
Charles W. Colt 68 shot his wife in the hand and then killed himself with an automatic revolver in their home near Timillow east of Hillsboro. His wife, 34, married in 1908 at Culkin Cal, had been helping with mortgage payments by cooking at a logging camp. Police described Colt as ambitious and recently involved in personal finances.
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Hillsboro
Dan. S
Charles W. Colt
Timillow
Colby
Cuktind
Cal
Bt Helen
Pwlton
Chayed Hhurst
Montgomery Street
Tortland
Kaiser’s Millions Saw Europe Wide Funds Stolen
Amsterdam dispatch notes Holland avoided invasion yet faced seizure of private imperial funds. The Hoageche Post reports 85 million pounds of Wilkin’s and 520 million of Franz Joseph’s monies moved from London to Dutch banks, reducing the Kaiser’s requisition by 19 percent.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Belgium
Kadeer
Autrian
Hoageche Post
Progressive Planks for Troop and Labor Welfare
Washington details the Progressive program's four planks. Immediate government inquiry into obligations to workers, unemployment data collection and federal placement, rapid repatriation of American troops from Europe and Russia, and economy measures to boost industry and domestic policy for prosperity and democracy.
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Washington
Congress
Artiest
Maupurton
Lewinintion
Federal Employment Service
Germany
Russia
Europe
Lnws
Poarbin
Women Cast First Vote in German Elections
United Press paraphrase from Berlin reports notes German women voted and ran for office for the first time in the nation. Across districts women led turnout. indications of disturbances reached Leipzig and Dusseldorf as war tensions weighed on the country.
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Berlin
Dan
Germany
Abeen
Demobilization Accelerates for 13th Division at Camp Lawte
Tacoma January 20 reports rapid demobilization of the thirteenth division at Camp Lawte. About 16,000 men expected to be discharged daily as offers from Washington to demobilize the entire division are received. Headquarters will run until demobilization finishes, while hospitals remount depot guard and other utility units stay in operation. A separate dispatch notes the former white Russian Soviet government proclaiming Smolensk and Minsk part of the Russian Soviet government per dispatches.
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Camp Lawte
Tt Ie
Wrehington
Quartermaster Department
Ordnance Department
Whdet
Amsterdam
Dan
Smolensk
Minsk
Roublic
Moskow
Rioters in Berlin Street Fighting Suppressed
Berlin dispatches report street fighting after an attack on ballot boats in Bello. Spartecens tried to storm the Vorgurts building, with insurgents repulsed. violence continued into the night as authorities quelled the unrest.
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Copenhagen
Dan
Bello
Sparl 4St
Berlin
Spartecens
T “Orm
Vorgurts
Insurgenta
Credentials Hold Up Work of Conference
Paris dispatch reports fraught talks as Britain France Italy and Japan seek resolution of credentials of delegates for the League of Nations congress. Balkan and Montenegrin representation in abeyance and new Jugoslav nation formation loom. Russian situation reviewed. Motsěneff and envoys push for defined representation this week amid Paris cold snap.
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William Philip Summa
United Presse
Paris
Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Balkan
Chiropractor Dr W Reynolds Opens Pendleton Office
Dr W Reynolds a chiropractor arrives from Condon and will open offices in the Smith Crawford building on Malp Street Pendleton He is accompanied by Mr Reynolds and currently stays at Hotel Pendleton He has three years of experience and previously practiced in Condon and Salem The article notes he will install his equipment in his office.
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W. Reynolds
Pendleton
Condon
Smith-Crawford
Malp Street
Mr. Reynolds
Hotel Pendleton Unt
Reynolds
Salem
Portugal Restores Monarchy Named Former King Manuel
Loyalists proclaimed the restoration of the monarchy in Lisbon naming former King Manuel as ruler of Portugal.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Dan
Manuel
Per Person to Person Calls Cost More Under New Rates
A Pendleton office notice explains new telephony toll rates effective at 12.01 tonight. Per person to person calls will cost about 26 percent more than station to station calls, reflecting operator effort and routing differences. The change applies to night service and short-distance calls, with examples showing varied increases and a mailed pamphlet to patrons.
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Peron
Wubecrib
Tiple
Anditior
Inereaay
Imate
Pendleton
World Labor Legislation in 1s Program
Paris dispatch reports the American plan for world labor legislation as part of the peace treaty. It calls for incorporation of international labor law, protection for women workers, working conditions, and hours. The plan envisions compulsory arbitration to prevent war and civic participation by free nations in the League of Nations.
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Robert Dender
United Press
Paris
League of Nations
Wilson
Italy
League
Crash Injures Great Lakes Blue Jackets
The Chicago rail crash today killed one sailor, I J Paynter, a Great Lakes carpenter, and injured 12 others bound for the Great Lakes naval training station. Brakeman John McGinnis died later at the hospital after the suburban train collision.
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Great Lakes
Blue Jackets
Chicago
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
I. J. Paynter
Great Laken
Dbrakeman
J— John McGinnla
Wau
Troop 0 Man Home From France Returns to Pendleton
A veteran discharged January 14 from General Hospital No 1 New York arrives in Pendleton. He enlisted in 1917 and served in France with the 10th Field Artillery after transfer from cavalry. He plans to enter rehabilitation at a hospital and may write about his experiences.
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Bunyan
Pendleton
SS General Hospital No 1
New York
Hasing
Portivad
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