Army Plan Covers 21 Divisions and Air Service Expansion
Washington reports wartime reorganization plans envision an air service of about 1,700 planes in commission with 3,400 in reserve, under a 509,000-man establishment. The plan creates 87 service squadrons, including coast defense, pursuit, and observation/bombing units, forming five corps with 21 divisions and five air attachments. Excess training and service planes face disposal with little salvage value.
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War Department
Air Service
United States
Insular
Tuguesat
Information Issued On Peace Negotiations Dispute
Paris April 2 An official note says the press has issued certain information on the peace negotiations especially the final negotiations which does not agree but is entirely erroneous The Temps comments that the above contradiction constitutes the sole information imposed to the French press regarding the important deliberations of the heads of the allied governments.
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Epidemic of Typhus Ravages Prozhatm Garden Area
Associated Press reports a terrible outbreak of typhus raging in Prozhatm garden per the Tageblatt. Thousands of people are stricken as the epidemic is worsened by poor water and the weakened condition of the population, hindering containment efforts.
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Berlin
Prozhatm Gaden
Tageblatt
Japan to adopt democratic government after decade
Count Y. Ozaki, Japanese parliament member, arrived in San Francisco and predicted Japan will shed militarism within ten years to form a democratic government. He advocated universal suffrage, urged unity on China policy, and supported disentangling arms from regional affairs while backing Philippine independence with U S aid.
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Philippines
United States
Haywood Prepares for Rehearing in Kansas Prison Case
Haywood and 300 fellow inmates affected by a draft court of appeals decision say they will proceed with a rehearing. They express strong interest in overturning wartime eviction laws and vow to work toward that goal.
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Returning Soldiers Best Citizens O Ryan
New York April 3 Major General John F O Ryan commander in France of the 27th division says no military group in America is knowingly planning against the peace of the United States The returning army citizen soldiers is the greatest influence for stability and constructive effort in America today
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Prussia
America
John F. O'Ryan
France
United States
Bonds Put in Market Soon Sold
Washington April 3 The war finance corporation offered 200 million dollars of five percent one year bonds. Subscriptions from nine Federal Reserve banks exceeded the amount offered as banks rushed to buy for the attractive rate and tax exemptions. Officials said the oversubscription indicated strong demand ahead of the victory Liberty loan.
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War Finance Corporation
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Federal Reserve
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Prohibition Agents Held For Homicide Refused Bail
Four Virginia state prohibition agents charged with murdering Lawrence D Budson and Rainmond Shackleford near Woodstock were held without bail for the grand jury after a magistrate hearing. The accused were sent to Fredericksburg Park under militia guard while the circuit court judge will decide on potential bail.
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Circuit Court
St Louis Sees Big Potential In River Barges
The St Louis Star finds the nine government barges built for the Mississippi era significant. It argues St Louis should become a major inland port and boat builder, noting Quincy capitalized on need and urging full river traffic development and waterborne shipping.
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St. Louis
United News Siites
Furney
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
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Mintern
Quincey
Quincy
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Mississippi River
Mississippi
St. Louisa
Troops Break Up Night Raid Along the Border
Marfa Texas April 3 official report says 89th cavalry overtook and killed five Mexican bandits after a river raid during a hail storm. Troops recovered stolen camels and cattle and returned to the American side with no casualties. Cavalry pursued into Mexico and tracked raiders from Ruideda to Candelaria.
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Candelaria
India
Mexico
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Bond
Philippine Envoys In Washington Seek Independence
Washington April 3. Members of a special Philippine Legislature mission established headquarters and will present their case for independence to Secretary Baker on Friday. The mission, led by M. Quezon, cites wartime service and self government as proof of readiness for full independence. Forty progressive Philippine leaders comprise the mission.
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Baker
Congress
Senate Philippines Committee
Tylanders
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Philippine Senate
Philippines
United States
M. Quesem
Wilson
France
Amore Progressive
Proclamation of Korea Independence Read Aloud
Full text of the March 1 1919 Korean independence proclamation printed in Seoul is presented here by AP director Voss McClatchy. Thirty three signers including Buddhist leaders and Christian denominations declare Korea’s liberty backed by 20 000 000 people and 5 000 years of history asserting the right to freedom and a decent orderly conduct.
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Seoul
Korea
Voss McClatchy
Associated Press
Nong Chang Tyung Hi
Price Clash Delays Steel Price Readjustment
Washington April 3 Director General Hines of the railroad administration refused to accept steel price readjustments agreed by the industrial board with the steel industry. Cabinet members and board representatives held extended talks, then recommitted the matter for further consideration. Secretary Glass declined to speak to reporters as officials warned the dispute could reopen steel pricing.
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Questinn
Chiirman Peek
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Railroad
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Chaiman Peek
Garfield
Edward Richard
W. A. Glasgow
Gasoline Prices Increase in Memphis During Price War
Memphis on April 8 saw retail gasoline prices rise from 11 to 28 cents a gallon after several days of cuts. Standard Oil and Gulf Refining Company announced the new price, marking a sharp reversal in the local fuel market.
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Poland Ukraine Key to Russia Says AP in Vienna
The Associated Press dispatch from Vienna follows a tour of Poland and Ukraine. It argues food alone cannot halt Bolshevism and that Ukraine harbors a national movement. Poles criticize Ukrainian leaders as adventurers while Ostapincha says allies fear union with Russia but Poland will not join Russia.
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Ukraine
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Budapest
Tolstoi
Berlin Wide Open Town Gambling in Streets Raises Alarm
Berlin reports that gambling has surged since the armistice with open street games of chance, including roulette, in certain districts. Police admit weak membership rules prevent legal action against clubs, and streets remain lined with edge to edge tables. Bets climb as locals, often unemployed or on government aid, wager 25 marks, gamblers flee when police arrive, then return.
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Berlin
High Coffee Prices From Brazil Frost Hit Crops
Chicago April 3 a Cleveland coffee official says high prices are not wartime driven but result from last year's frost in Brazil. Carl W Brand president of the National Coffee Roasters Association tells Mississippi Valley roasters the new crop will bring about 40 cents a pound for common grade and 50 to 60 cents for better grades with no further abnormal prices expected.
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Chicago
Carl W. Brand
Cleveland
National Coffee Roaster Association
Mississippi Valley
Hungarian Minister Recognizes Armistice Hope
PARIS April 2 The Hungarian foreign minister Bela Kun signals willingness to recognize the armistice of November. Despite allied clashes in Tlungarvy, the government remains aligned with the Allies and seeks to preserve relations.
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Indictments For Fraud In Shells Returned In Knoxville
Federal grand jury in Knoxville returns indictments charging fraud and sabotage in shell manufacture for the United States government. Names include William J. Oliver Manufacturing Co and nine employees headed by William J. Oliver. separate indictment for J. A. Zugler, a government witness.
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Tenn
United States
William J. Oliver Manufacturing Company
William J. Oliver
J. A. Zugler
Peoria Mayor Woodruff Leads by 796 Votes in Early Returns
Early results from seventy one precincts show Mayor Woodruff Republican ahead of S. D. Long Democrat by 796 votes. Officials estimate a seventh term for Woodruff with a majority exceeding one thousand and indicate election of the full Republican ticket.
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S. D. Long
Serbian legation denies Belgrade republic report
London April 2. The Serbian legation in London denies any proclamation of a republic in Belgrade and calls the report untrue. Washington April 3. Professor Yovanovitch denounces claims of a Karageorgevitch dynasty deposition as vulgar propaganda amid Serbia’s Paris conference fate. He notes frequent unconfirmed dispatches from Rome about revolutions. San Francisco April 3. Wang Ching Wai says Korea will adopt a republican government if independent from Japan and monarchism in China is dead.
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Belgrade
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Jugo-Slavia
Vogslav M. Yovanovitch
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Dalmatia
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Japan
Wang Ching Wai
China
Wang
Negro Petition Triggers A Duvall Retort In Illinois Senate
Springfield April 3. A petition signed by about 50 Negroes asking St. Clair county be separated from Illinois drew defense from Senator R E Duvall Republican Belleville who said the petition protested the conviction of Dr Leroy Bundy a Negro dentist linked to riot actions. The senate also placed a revenue study panel to review Cook county tax legislation and a bill to authorize free employment bureaus in cities 25000 plus with $10000 to take over federal bureaus during the war. House referred all revenue related bills to the revenue committee for study. A Chive mayor pension hearing was indicated for next Tuesday.
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Revenue Committee
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General Assembly
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Department of Labor
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