Senate furies over Shantung pact in peace treaty clash
Washington July 15 The senate stormed over the Shantung issue in a lengthy debate on the peace treaty favoring the German rights prior to 1898 and Japan’s claim. Lodge called it a price paid for Japan’s acceptance of the League, while Democrats argued the alternative was failure of the peace conference. The Foreign Relations Committee adopted requests for information on a secret 1918 Germany Japan treaty and for all drafts of a league covenant. The session ended with adjournment to Thursday as readings of treaty sections began.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
League of Nations
Shantung
Japan
Tokio
China
Wilson
Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Norris
Nebraska
Borah
Idaho
United States
Hitchcock
Germany
Williams
Mississippi
Versailles
White House
Johnson
California
Officer And Six Men Lost On Mine Sweeper
The American mine sweeper Richard H. Buckley was destroyed by a mine in the North Sea on July 12. One officer and six enlisted men were killed. Two officers were injured, two officers and 16 enlisted men were rescued. Commander Frank A. King remained on the bridge and went down with the ship as it sank within six minutes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Richard H. Buckley
North Sea
Buckley
Lightning Strikes Airship NS-11 Over Ocean
London reports the British airship NS-11, departed Pulnam for a forty eight hour mine sweep mission with a twelve man crew, believed struck by lightning and lost.
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London
Army Prisoners Handled Roughly in France Testimony
Six former American soldiers testified before a special House committee on alleged cruelties to military prisoners in France. They described merciless assaults by officers, poor food and bedding, and mud-filled tents. Witnesses named officers including Lieut Hard Boiled Smith and others. most witnesses were acquitted or dismissed.
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Washington
Special House
France
Smith
Mason
Sullivan
Ball
Wolfmeyer
Bush
Tours
Sidney Kemp
New York City
H. Mendleburg
Baltimore
Base Hospital 42
Mendleberg
Representative Flood
Democrat
Virginia
Allied nations warned against Bela Kun move
Paris July 16 The Allied council urged all nations to oppose sales in their countries of securities held in Hungary. The securities, ordered delivered by the Hungarian Soviet government, were deemed illegal confiscation and could fuel propaganda. A note to Bela Kun and to nations advising against purchasing these securities was under consideration.
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Paris
Havas
Inter-alled Council
Hungary
Germany
Austria
Council of Five
Bela Kun
Motor Busses Will Take Place Of The Toledo Street Cars
Toledo Ohio July 16 The Toledo Railways and Light Co was ordered to vacate the streets by July 30 Mayor Schreiber and the council consider replacing street cars with motor buses A company has offered to promote a 2 million dollar corporation to furnish street transportation The rail light fare was raised from five and one cent to six and two cents for transfers leading to the move away from street cars
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Toledo, O
Toledo Railways and Light Co
Schreiber
Chicago Bathers Vote Stockingless Bathing Suit Endorsement
Chicago alderman Govier reported to the council in favor of stockingless bathing suits. He argued that most bathers' morals are not deserving of harsh costumes and that the beach should allow more freedom, despite prior policing and welfare opposition.
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Chicago
Govier
Parks and Beach Committee
DREWERS DEMURRER UPHELD IN WAR PROHIBITION CASE
New Orleans July 1 Federal Judge Foster sustained a demurrer by American Brewing Company officials to an indictment charging beer with more than one half of one percent alcohol content violated the war time prohibition act.
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NEW _ ORLEANS
Foster
American Brewing Company
Debate over home liquor storage in prohibition bill turns legal test
Washington July 16 A house judiciary committee test of a man's right to keep liquor in his home continues as an amendment seeks to ban possession of liquor stored before July 1. Prohibition leaders expect the measure to grow stricter as the bill’s fate hangs on calendar timing amid other vetoed bills. Speaker Gillett allowed a Massachusetts Democrat speech accusing congressional hoarding to remain in the record.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
House
Blanton
Texas
Gallivan
Massachusetts
Congress
Gillett
Readjustment Of The Freight Rates
Washington July 16 Readjustment of freight rates to South Atlantic and Gulf ports will be started soon by the railroad administration to permit shipments on equal terms with New York and the east Directors Chambers and Thelen told southern and midwest representatives at a hearing They denied plans to cancel existing export rates and said rates would extend to cover all territory to prevent diverting freight to the north Atlantic seaboard
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Washiington
South Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Railroad Administration
New York
East
Traffic Chambers
Istrector Public Service Thelen
South
Middle West
North Atlantic Seaboard
Wailroad
Suffragists In Missouri Steer Clear Of Party
In Missouri, suffrage leaders say state leagues will stay intact to act as a unit on future questions. Mrs. George Gellhorn urges neutrality toward parties until platforms align with women voters’ needs. Programs include citizenship schools, joint meetings, candidate scrutiny, and League of Women Voters cooperation. A joint GOP call for July 22 plans a party leadership election.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
George Gellhorn
Missouri Womar Suffrage Association
League of Women Voters
W. L. Cole
Republican State Committee
Planters Hotel
Women's Organization
Women’s Executive
Seamen Strike Spreads Across Ports and Nations
The American Seamen's Union strike widens with crews of foreign registry ships in New York harbor quitting or threatening to quit. About 1,000 union members aboard foreign ships join in solidarity, while other ports from Norfolk to New Orleans report ships tied up. Crews on several Great Lakes ships bound for Europe refuse to sign on beyond Montreal.
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New York
Gus H. Brown
Gulf
International Seamen's Association
Brown
Booth Line
England
Mr. Brown
American Seamen's Union
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Washington
Port Arthur
Galveston
Mobile
Boston
Newport News
New Orleans
Missouri Delegation Seeks Daylight Saving Repeal
Washington report notes that 14 of 16 Missouri representatives voted to override the President's veto on the agricultural appropriation bill while Igoe abstained and Bland supported daylight saving. The House fell short 247 to 135, signaling weak repeal momentum as urban lawmakers opposed the measure and Senate leaders showed little appetite to act.
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Associated Press
Washington
Missouri
Igoe
St. Louis
Bland
Kansas City
House
Senate
Sherman Attacks Edsel Ford Over Army Exemption
Senator Sherman of Illinois attacked Edsel Ford, son of Detroit auto maker, on the senate floor saying the presidential aide was saved from service by executive power. He linked Ford's defeat in Michigan to public unpopularity over his son’s military conduct.
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Washington
Edsel Ford
Detroit
Senate
Sherman
Ilinois
Ford
Michigan
Pershing Arrives in London for Peace Celebration
General Pershing, commander of American forces in France, arrived in London with his staff on Tuesday to take part in the peace celebration. He was met at Dover by General Sir Henry S Herne and a guard of honor.
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Taysdon
Surly
Pershing
France
Dover
Sir Henry S Herne
Strike at McCormick Works Says Industrial Unrest
About 4,000 employees at the McCormick works of International Harvester struck on Tuesday in Chicago. Roughly 2,000 remained at work. other plants were not affected. Wages have risen 1 14 percent since June 1914, and the company attributes the action to general industrial unrest. The McCormick plant is the only one where the harvester plan of equal employee representation failed. Works councils handle negotiations at plants where the plan is in operation. No disorder occurred.
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Chicago
McCormick Works
International Harvester Company
Hairvester Industrial Council
Reign of terror in Korea cited by church group
A federal council on relations with the Orient reports 361 Koreans killed and 60 wounded from March 1 to April 11. It cites torture of suspects and atrocities against Koreans, especially native Christians, by Japanese forces in Korea. The movement for independence began with educated Koreans seeking justice. Demonstrators were fired on, beaten, and women were brutalized by troops.
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New York
Commission On Relations With the
Orient
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
France Moves to Ease High Cost of Living
Paris plans energetic steps to curb rising prices. Government food stations in Paris will double, more popular restaurants open, and foodstuffs distributed via cooperatives. War department stocks priced for sale through cooperatives. An under-secretary for food with powers to prosecute food speculation is to be appointed.
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Paris
War Department
Keeps Drinking After July 1 Woman Dies
ST LOUIS July 16 A post mortem shows Viola Fluke 27 died from illness caused by continuous drinking from wartime prohibition start July 1 until the previous Saturday. Parents Thomas and Mrs Fluke said she refused help or a physician until she blacked out. They did not know where she obtained liquor.
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ST. Louis
Viola Fluke
Thomas Fluke
Heavy Loss At Dubuque Flood Estimated At $100000
Dubuque streets sustained heavy damage from the July 8 cloudburst and flood. City Engineer Walter Cullen estimates the total losses at about $100,000, counting the disaster costs and repairs.
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Dubuque
Walter Cullen
Cables to Germany Accepted for Western Union Messages
New York July 16 The Western Union Telegraph company announced that business cable messages can now be sent to Germany but must be in English or French.
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Germany
New York
Western Union Telegtaph Company
Ford now favors universal peace backed by preparedness
Mount Clemens Mich July 16 Henry Ford testifying in a $1,000,000 libel suit against the Chicago Daily Tribune said he now favors another great war if the League of Nations fails. He urged preparedness to the hilt and admitted most pacifist propaganda attributed to him was written by Theodore Delavigne whom he employed. He said he assumed full responsibility for the material and clarified that prepared ness meant over preparedness in 1916. The witness described a seven by fourteen foot world brother hood flag shown in court and discussed a flag of humanity concept to supersede national flags.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Henry Ford
Chicago Daily Tribune
League of Nations
National Guard
United States
Delavigne
Ford
Theodor Delavigne
Elliott G. Stevenson
The
Tribune
World Brotherhood
Shepard Inducted Head of Conductors
Cedar Rapids July 16 T H Shepard was elected president of the Order of Railway Conductors at the second day of the semi annual convention. The union, strained by influenza losses, plans pensions for disabled members, audits its books, and aims to maintain wage standards amid rising living costs.
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Cedar Rapids
T. H. Shepard
Shepard
Warine Strike Stilt at New York Port
The strike by marine workers at New York and other Atlantic ports entered a second day, challenging the wartime work orders and disrupting ships operated by the L and Shipping Board. The labor action, part of the Walkout, centers on demands for union recognition and stalls vessel operations.
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New York
Brock
L. & Shipping Board
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