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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
1
June 4 Vienna reports the Austrian government unan imously rejects the St Germain peace terms. Cable errors caused initial misreporting that terms were acceptable, later corrected as unacceptable. Paris talks search for early united action with Council of Four.
London June 6. The Surplus Government Property Disposal Board offers 2000 to 3000 guns from 18 pounders to 15 inch howitzers for sale to public bodies factories and possibly private individuals as decorations or mementoes. Prices set by scrap value plus transport and dismantling costs with an 18 pounder expected under 250. Golf clubs are among likely applicants.
Washington sources report a nation wide hunt for bomb plot perpetrators with Secret Service and Justice Department help. William J. Fivnan assists in investigations while a coroner's jury considers the bomber's death. Chicago detectives receive a lull before another sweep, and Cleveland prepares wholesale deportations of radicals aiding the bomb crackdown.
JEFFERSON CITY June Gov Gardner directs Attorney General Frank W. McAllister to assist Barton County Prosecuting Attorney Timmonds in investigating and prosecuting those who participated in the lynching of Jay Lynch after his murder conviction. Lynch was taken from court and hanged in front of the courthouse following his life sentence for Sheriff John M. Harlow's death. The Governor insists on a thorough investigation and prosecutions.
A fragmentary OCR item hints at an early action related to a bill concerning bees. The readable bits mention a date in day and month style and reference a view toward prompt steps. Names, places, or exact actions are too garbled to confirm.
The governor-general of Kediri district Java reports 5100 killed in Kalut Kaluto eruption. Earlier Amsterdam dispatch on May 26 said 31 villages wiped out and 15000 killed or injured. The volcano lies in eastern Java south of Surabaya.
Federal officials in Nogales say Mexico will not be granted permission to move federal troops in bond through the United States to join the fight against Villa forces in Chihuahua and Yaqui unrest in Sonora is reported as terrorizing communities.
A detachment of 1600 American infantry from the 339th regiment boarded a transport at Archangel for Brest as the first group to leave the Archangel front. Brig. Gen. Richardson will keep headquarters at Archangel for weeks while awaiting further ships. General Miller and other Allied leaders thanked the troops for their service during a harsh winter campaign.
Springfield Newfoundland June 5 Sixty thousand linemen and sixty thousand operators of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers will strike June 16 at 8 am if Postmaster General Burleson does not meet their demands. Charles P Ford secretary says talks with government officials have occurred for eight months and the men will seek public decision if unmet. Demands include the right to organize bargain through representatives and timely handling of grievances.
Major Gen. William R. Smith commander of the 86th division arrived in New York on the transport Patricia. The vessel carried 2,846 officers and men including the 131st 138nd and 188rd machine battalions the 111th field signal battalion and 36th divisional detachments with 1st infantry brigade headquarters. The cruiser St Louis accompanied the Patricia with 1,415 additional personnel from ambulance service sections and transport corps units.
A fragmented ad blurb touts Whig Want Ads as the quickest route to find home helpers tenants or a job. It urges readers to use the short cut across lots to reach real estate and employment needs, claiming speed and direct results from the classified section.
Winnipeg witnesses rival parades by returned soldiers amid a general strike, with thousands marching toward the parliament buildings and city hall. Striking workers and sympathizers also parade, while authorities brace for further demonstrations and food supply disruptions as bakeries and dairies resist strike orders.
ST. LOUIS June 6 Submarine Chaser No. 3 of the United States Navy tied up in the Mississippi at Market Street. It is the first of the anti submarine flotilla ships to arrive. the rest are expected about June 15. The flotilla includes the destroyer Isibel, the American submarine K-5, and two flying boats. The ship’s visit precedes the arrival of the full flotilla and officials announced visitors will be admitted to ships on arrival of the entire flotilla.
Austrian public shows apathy toward peace terms while officials in Vienna denounce them as unjust. In Paris the council of four weighs German counter proposals on territorial questions and reparations as Noske checks coast defenses. An appeal by German magistrates urges a peace of justice under Wilson’s plan and an end to the blockade. Bolsheviks claim Mongolian autonomy under Semenoff and report a counter offense against Esthonians near Petrograd.
In Paris on June 4 the Bolshevik hand is seen in local strike agitation. A factory walkout is alleged to have been traced to Bolshevik agents, according to information received this afternoon.
Washington June 5 Action by Congress to grant equal suffrage ends a forty year fight with Senate passage of the Susan J Anthony constitutional amendment resolution by 36 to 25 alongside a House approval earlier. The measure now goes to the states for ratification by three fourths of legislatures.
German peace delegation members who returned from Versailles will stay in Berlin at the government’s disposal until the allied powers signal willingness to negotiate peace terms. The German cabinet has not decided its stance if the Allies refuse to negotiate and demand German acceptance of the terms.
Paris June 4 The American experts who completed their labors with the peace terms and are returning include Admiral William Benson naval dynaer to the American delegation Naval questions have been concluded except the final decision by the political chiefs
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