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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1919

Page

3

No Breach Insight Two Allies Agree On Plan For League Of Nations

Paris edition of the London Daily Mail reports a British acceptance and extension of the League of Nations plan. It envisions each nation sending an ambassador who also serves in the cabinet with continuous sessions. The league court would be separate from ambassadors and arbitration could be voluntary or compulsory.

League’ OF Nations Paris League of Nations London Daily Mail Belgium Holland Court Court of the Ambassadors League

Billion Dollars for Roads in Postwar Plan

Government officials expect heavy road building this year with a minimum highway outlay of 300 million dollars. Postwar expansion and parcel system use could raise total highway spending to about 1 billion dollars. States listed for year spending include Iowa 15.574 million Texas 20 million Nebraska 1.657 million North Dakota 3 million Wyoming 653 thousand Colorado 3.9 million California 20 million Arizona 900 thousand Nevada 1.1488495 million Idaho 1.6 million.

Washington Bureau of Public Roads and Rural Engineering Iowa Texas Nebraska North Dakota Colorado California Arizona Nevada Idaho

Europe is Famishing Washington at Food Shortage Report

The American commission reports over 1.4 million tons of food worth about 350 million dollars are needed to sustain populations in surveyed districts until the next harvest. Meats fats and milk are scarce in many regions harming health and causing high child mortality amid ongoing threat.

Washington American Commission

Wilson to Return to Paris for Peace Conference Sessions

President Wilson plans to stay in Paris after March 4 to address Congress in Washington and then return to France for the peace congress sessions. Lord Cecil and Leon Bourgeois will present British and French plans as American delegates refine their positions. A busy week in Paris precedes the inter allied conference assembling next week.

Paris Wilson United States Congress France Peace Congress Washington Italy Murat Robert Cecil League of Nations Society of Nations Leon Bourgeois

Government Yards Make Poor Showing

Four ships have been delivered by three government shipyards. Charles Piez testified before the Senate Commerce Committee that yard construction and material shortages caused delays. Relief funds prompt action as House approves $100 million for Europe outside Germany, though passage is uncertain.

Washington Charles Piez Emergency Fleet Corporation Senate Commerce Committee Congress House Appropriations Committee Wilson Europe Germany House Sherman

Kaiser to be forced to rebuild Belgium and northern France

Richard Barth a socialist member of the German government says shooting the former Kaiser and his co conspirators would spur world peace less than punishment that compels them to reconstruct Belgium and northern France.

London Kaiser Richard Barth Belgium France

Polish Army Reported March on Berlin Denied

Dispatches from Berlin claimed a Polish army was marching on Berlin but the German press bureau denied the report. The note notes uncertainty and urges caution in interpreting wartime rumors.

Berlin Washington gMeh Bureau

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