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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1919
Page
7
Franklin P. Alcorn Company lists offices in New York and Chicago with Marbridge Building and Peoples Gas Building locations, carrying second class matter status at Quincy Illinois. It notes membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
The article recalls Admiral Sims secretly traveling to Europe with an aide, adopting civilian clothes and false names to consult with British admiralty on naval cooperation. They survived a mine strike in Liverpool harbor and reached London as war loomed for the United States. The tale echoes old adventure writings and notes Sims’ humor in after dinner talks.
The article notes Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, long a top authority on foreign affairs, returns to prominence as chairman of the foreign relations committee with the Senate's changed balance. His influence now aligns with the President, elevating his status in national policy debates.
The article notes President Wilson may sail with his transport if a peace treaty fails to reach agreement within two weeks. It reports European consternation, optimism from Lloyd George and Pinchot, and questions whether the League of Nations will be established in Paris. It warns that leaving the conference could be seen as a failure and suggests a second meeting in the United States if needed.
Buster Bear tries to escape noisy tor mentors Blacky Crow and Sammy Jay who torment him as he treks from a tall tree to avoid them. They chase him with shrieks above him and follow to Green Forest. He hides under leaves to finally find quiet after the crows and Jay depart.
ANNOUNCE TERMS MONDAY WASHINGTON April 12 All terms of the Victory Liberty loan have been determined by the treasury and probably will be announced Monday instead of awaiting Secretary Glass speech at a loan rally in New York Tuesday night
A cablegram from American expeditionary headquarters to the war department notes that all organizations of the 29th New Jersey Virginia Maryland Delaware and District of Columbia and 33rd Illinois divisions along with the 158th field artillery brigade and base hospital No 77 are assigned to early convoy. Transport Arrives. The transport Jutia Lueckenbach carrying the 157th infantry arrived off Ambrose lightship from Beardenuy. The unit is part of the 40th national guard division from several western states. Men to be distributed among IV camps.
New York April 11 Officers and men of the cruiser squadron under Admiral William B Caperton U S N who returned after over a year in South American waters report firm friendship with Guatemala Brazil Uruguay and Argentina The reception seen is viewed as a prelude to greater US South American commercial ties Caperton praises kindness of friends Argentina to export over three and a half million tons of corn this year.
Washington April 12 Director General Hines ordered wage increases totaling 65 million dollars for 100000 railroad engineers firemen trainmen and conductors in both passenger and freight service retroactive to January 1 1919. The plan aims to restore pre increase wage relationships while overtime pay for yard workers is settled by a separate board.
Berlin April 9 The Soviet congress becomes a rough parliament with clashes between the majority socialists and independents. The presiding officer’s inexperience fuels turmoil. The independents demand government action on Ruhr strikers and Ledebour’s release as he faces criminal court review. The opening session escalates into a sharp political standoff.
The Belgian chamber of deputies approved an electoral reform bill. It grants the ballot to widows who have not remarried and to mothers of soldiers killed in battle or civilians shot by the Germans, and guarantees universal suffrage to all males over 21.
On April 12 1861 the bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor marked the first battle of the Civil War The crisis followed Southern secession after December 1860 with South Carolina Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana and Texas joining the Confederacy Lincoln planned to reinforce Sumter but Confederate forces demanded surrender Major Anderson held the fort firing began at 4 30 AM signaling the start of the war
The destroyer Barney completes a cruise along the north Atlantic coast to Newfoundland to scout landing sites for naval seaplanes on the first leg of a trans Atlantic flight. Lieut Commander Bellinger and Lieut. Stone of the coast guard service observed and are expected to report to Washington in a few days. The Newfoundland port name was not released by the navy department.
A historical ad touts BATONIC as a cure for acid stomach pains and indigestion. It claims the remedy absorbs excess stomach acid, stops belching and heartburn, and instantly improves strength and mood, urging readers to start today.
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