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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1919
Page
1
St Johns June 15 Great Britain’s Lt Arthur Whitten Brown and Capt John Alcock launched a non stop Atlantic crossing in a Vickers-Wing bi plane bound for Ireland. They faced altitude struggles and fog while passing Conception Bay before heading toward Ireland with radio silence prompting concern from London.
Lieutenant Arthur Whitten town aims to cross the Atlantic in the Vimy bomber with pilot Captain Jack Alcock, applying marine navigation methods to flight. He notes sun and star charts, a drift indicator, chronometer, and compass can enable landfall within 20 to 30 miles, while wind shifts may affect accuracy. Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin have ratified the amendment.
News from St Johns Newfoundland reports three separate updates on the Vickers Vimy Atlantic flight. No wireless word after takeoff, with theories of radio failure. steamships enshrouded in fog offer no contact. Ten hours after departure, Capt Alcock and Lieut Brown missing as Great Britain's bid to cross the Atlantic remains unresolved.
Governors of twenty one states promised to call special sessions to ratify the suffrage amendment. Governor Burnquist reported they would act if enough others joined to reach 36 states before the next presidential campaign. Seven governors were noncommittal. Favorable replies came from the following states and officials.
Baltimore June 15 Secretary Daniels spoke at the University of Ma veland commencement praising physicians and surgeons in the war. He warned that peace depends on preventing future wars, challenging those who oppose the League of Nations and warning against waiting for another war to act. He asked if nations will guard against suspicions and selfish interests that have bred peace treaty flaws and warned about those who deny manifest destiny after the war.
Paterson New Jersey June 18 Acting on a warning from William J Flynn head of the DOJ bureau of instigation authorities said bomb outrages might be expected nationwide Chief of Police John Tracey ordered special guards to protect public buildings and Homes of prominent citizens
Government weather observer records 1.52 inches of rain from Saturday storm between 8 and 9 pm in Bloomington Tl. No major damage reported, but the heavy rainfall is expected to greatly aid local crops.
In Washington on June 15 organized labor gathered on Capitol steps to protest wartime prohibition. Samuel Gompers warned enforcement could menace workers and pledged to seek orderly adjustment while advocates of repeal argued personal liberty and labor duties were at stake. Thousands arrived by special trains to express opposition to the ban on beer and wine.
Associated Press reports that Germany will likely learn final peace terms within 48 hours, with indications Paris that terms may be delivered Monday or Tuesday. Terms must be answered within five days, while German position remains unclear as socialist convention in Weimar continues.
Paris reports the TEMPS says the allied armies would move instantly if Germany refuses a treaty. Belgians on the Cologne to Holland frontier near Essen, British forces would seize coal regions, Americans advance to Frankfurt, French to Hanau Würzburg Ulm, with German lines and supplies in doubt.
A hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee featured Emma Gompers urging moderation of the prohibition law to allow beer with up to 2 percent alcohol. She argued the rule discriminates against workers and demands a fair chance to live, while Gompers held an American flag as a symbol of liberty. Meanwhile, plans hinge on terms of a Rhine peace and Foch’s actions as Germany weighs final demands around June 21, with possible treaty signing or renewed hostilities looming.
Springfield Newfoundland June 15 Walter E Greenfield seeks to enjoin State Auditor Fussell and State Treasurer Sterling from paying warrants for expenses of the legislative committee probing the Christian Apostolic Church of Zion The judge Barton will decide next Friday Attorneys say no funds will be provided by the state while the case is under advisement
Washington reports President Carranza of Mexico will not seek re election and will retire at term end. Gen Cardido Aguilar son in law and Vera Cruz governor states Carranza will not assist any candidate and desires a free vote for the Mexican people as he returns to private life.
A special conference of all Republican branches in California adopted a resolution urging the Republican national convention to nominate Senator Hiram W. Johnson for president of the United States. The event took place in San Francisco on June 15.
Juarez battles intensified with heavy firing along the eastern sector near the race track. Fort Hidalgo artillery fired on Villa forces as refugees surged into El Paso. Immigrants, including Chinese, were held as authorities corral the evacuees. Intermittent gun and cannon fire continued through the night amid ongoing combat in the city.
June 14 15 1911 reports from El Barro and El Paso describe rebel Generals Angeles Villa and Martin Lopez breaking camp and forming a south eastern arc toward Juarez. Villa leads a cavalry column amid desert dust while Federal troops reinforce Juarez and American authorities guard the river crossings. Fleeing Mexicans seek safety near the US side as the race track area is seen as a potential field base.
Berlin reports that after theHungarian Soviet government’s ultimatum expired the Entente began military action. French troops reached Pressburg near Vienna as Paris signals Clemenceau demanded Hungary halt attacks on Czecho-Slovak forces or face extreme measures. The French refuse to negotiate with Bolshevism in Hungary.
Washington June 14. The Federal Reserve Board estimates in its June bulletin that private initiative must provide over 3 trillion dollars in new funds in the next months to sustain U S export trade at current levels. Experts warn that extending long term credits to Europe could drain needed money while tightening credit may curb domestic industry and labor demand.
The Federal Reserve Board estimated US obligations abroad and receipts from foreign securities, noting trade deficits and maturing foreign obligations between 600 and 750 million dollars this year. Treasury advances stand at 10 billion, with most expended, while export credit may reach 1 billion via the War Finance Corporation led by Eugene Meyer Jr in Europe.
In Peoria Illinois on June 15 operators and newspaper men from many cities gathered for the ninth annual meeting and banquet of the Associated Press Cod Fellowship club Illinois Iowa branch. Melville E Stone AP general manager will attend the event expected to draw over 500 attendees at noon banquet.
Kalamazoo, Mich. June 16 H M Patten president of the district council of Michigan International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers said at Sprid's announcement Saturday night that the telephone strike would not apply to Michigan as advised. We will go on strike Monday morning and remain on strike until it is called off by headquarters. Our contention is for higher wages and the right of collective bargaining.
June 15 reports say Postmaster General Burleson ordered telephone firms to bargain with employees. J L Noonan, acting international president of the Electrical Workers' Union, announced the strike was postponed indefinitely while companies must recognize employees rights to organize and bargain. The order allows dealing with employee representatives not employed by the company and protects organizers from discharge or demotion. The central board provision is deferred pending wire system disposition.
Charles P. Ford, secretary of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, returned from Chicago and said no statement would be made until official notice from Washington. About 109,000 workers face potential action as the union presses for the right to organize, collective bargaining, and an impartial adjustment board. The strike was set for June 16 and may be called off if Burleson’s order allows negotiations, with details continued on Page.
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