Grant U S Tonnage In Chile Seal
The United States considers 100000 tons of German shipping in Chilean waters granted by the shipping commission. Chairman Hurley says final action depends on grant terms and ship condition. State Department has information ships were allocated, with repairs to assess. Some officials doubt use until peace is proclaimed, delaying commissioning.
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Washington
Alled Shipping Commission
Hurley
Shipping Board
United States
Turley
State Department
Phartey
Cocemany
Edu
Peru
Uruguay
Unit
Brewers Seek Brief Lift on Beer Ban From President Wilson
Washington march 13 the brewers petitioned president wilson to permit beer manufacture until May 1 under wartime prohibition they cited dwindling stocks and changed food conditions but the president reportedly gave no action and sailed away without ruling the petition. wartime prohibition continues toward the hoped for end of the war and national prohibition looming next year. Cleveland Ohio march ba reports show personal injury damages in ohio courts broke records in july with large awards in common pleas court victor i miller fared for 3000 against pennsylvania rail and other cases sought 172000 for pork pig issues
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Washington
Wilson
Usta
Ana
Federal Food Administration
Hrouse
Brewers
Cleveland
Owio
March
Victor I Miller
Ponnavivanta
Poland Relief Under Way Now Bread Cheaper
Paris dispatch reports Herbert Hoover says Polish food relief is progressing smoothly despite Baltic mine risks. Food arrives via Rotterdam and Copenhagen for transfer to Danzig, War saw. American shipments reach 38,000 tons to Danzig and 23,000 to Warsaw. Bread prices fall from 75 to 25 cents a pound while four million townspeople remain in need until harvest. Discontent falls as relief expands and efforts target children with condensed milk and other foods.
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Associated Press
Paris
Poland
Herbert Hoover
Danzig
Baltic
Rotterdam
Copenhagen
Warsaw
High Fence Around Witness To Hide Ankles In Court
NEW YORK March 1 A judge and prosecutor argued aloud as Mrs Betty Inch faced a second trial for extortion. In court a four foot fence blocked view of her ankles while she testified. She is accused of extorting 215 dollars from Eugene Potter man, president of the Herman Motor Truck company.
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New York
Betty
Supreme Court
Illinois Has Money Due Her On Highways
Springfield March 13 Illinois will have about 14 million dollars available for federal aid hard roads on July 1 if the legislature approves seven million dollars as the state's half of the cost. Rep Richard R Meentz Ashkum chair of the house roads and bridges committee said the figures. This adds to sixty million dollars in bond funds. Over seven million needed to match federal appropriation from automobile fees is in the state treasury for use. Unexpended four point nine million dollars due to war conditions must be re appropriated two point seven million paid by automobilists in 1918 is available and about three million will come in during 1919. Federal funds accruing since 1917 total seven million two hundred one thousand dollars.
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Springfield
Illinois
Richard R. Meentz
Ashkum
House Roads and Bridges Committee
Treasury
Meentz
Meents
Mutiny on Transport by British Troops
HALIFAX N S March 18 The transport Toloa docked with its captain reporting a threat by 203 British troops in steerage to sink the vessel unless ashore and allowed homeward transport to the United States Steamship officials interviewed the soldiers Fifty had funds for rail fare and immigration head taxes The others would be held aboard as the ship sails Friday for New York Captain Jackson feared possible violence
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Halifax
N.S
United States
New York
Jackson
Disorders In Berlin Are Due To Famine
Washington reports from Copenhagen advise the state department that Berlin’s strikes stem from food shortages and Bolshevik propaganda. Descriptions of bloodshed in Berlin are said to be greatly exaggerated in published reports.
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Berlin
Washington
State Department
Copenhagen
Germany
Code Bills Move Through Illinois Legislature
Springfield March 13. House bills limit injunctions in labor disputes repeal civil service law and senate bills allocate 17 million for public welfare expenses for next biennium and boxing regulation reported favorably. Housing code measure also advanced. Church convention data bill discussed with January 1920 convention plan. potential special election highlighted.
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Springfield
House
Senate
Department of Public Welfare
Harold Kessinger
Senate Judiciary Committee
Church Bi
Legislative Reference Bureau
Senate Convention Committee
Theodore K. Long
Chicago
Soderstrom
Dudley Taylor
John O. Walker
Htinois Federation
Carber
Angus W. Kerr
Walker
Heuss Civil Service Commission
Otto Sinnemann
Cartinvile
Blackwood
Civil Service Preform Assecution
Civil Service
Linnemann
House Lcense
House Elections Committee
Senate Municipalities Committee
Gregory
Igee
Ixee
Giving Attention To Russian Fugitives
British and Canadian authorities in Vladivostok note a dire prisoner situation with about 200,000 enemy prisoners and 400,000 returning Russians in Siberia. Five carloads of supplies have been thinned for the prisoners.
Turkish Boundary Question Referred to Peace Body
Paris March 12 The council of the five great nations ruled that Turkish boundaries will not be decided by the boundaries commission but by the supreme council The Albania Yugoslav border and Adriatic issues plus Italian Yugoslav boundaries are to be handled together by the supreme council The west German boundary also awaits supreme council action The decisions aim to finalize all boundaries as part of the peace treaty with some technical survey work likely by a later commission
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Associated Press
Paris
Council of the Five Great Nations
Boundaries Commission
Supreme Council
Albania
Jugo-Slavia
Italy
Technical Commission
Government Will Store Airplanes Used During War
The War Department will maintain sixteen flying fields and three balloon fields as a permanent military establishment and store hundreds of training planes for possible future use. Training of Army aviators will occur at two fields while others remain as reserve. Proposed sites include near Newport News, on the Pacific coast, New York area, Texas, Florida, Mississippi, the Great Lakes region, Georgia, Oklahoma, with Gerstner Field at Lake Charles, Louisiana likely chosen for the sixteenth site.
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Washington
War Department
Crowell
Newport News
Pacific Coast
New York
Texas
Florida
Mississippi
Great Lakes
Georgia
Oklahoma
Gerstners
Lake Charles
Chilean Mission To Visit Allied Powers
Santiago reports the Chilean commercial mission will visit the United States France Great Britain and Italy. Eleodoro Yanez chairman Ismael Tocornal Augusto Vilanuave Silva Vildosola and Alexandre Alvarez head the delegation. The press expects improved relations with ally powers.
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Santiago
Chile
United States
France
Great Britain
Italy
Eleodoro Yanez
Council of Ministers
Ismael Tocornal
Interior
Augusto Vilanauve
Bank of Chile
Silva Vildosola
Alexandre Alvarez
Take Step to Settle Big Strike
Washington reports a move toward settling the New York harbor boat workers strike. War and Navy departments may approve updated working conditions for army and navy harbor craft, with mediation by James L. Hughes. The War Labor Board’s award currently governs wages and conditions, and any changes would need board consent.
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Washington
New York
War and Navy Departments
Army
War Labor Board
Department of Labor
Board
Hughes
Wilson Names New Men on Gormis
Washington March 13 President Wilson moves to reorganize the civil service commission. He asks the resignations of Herman W Criven and Charles McGalloway and announces two new commissioners Martin A Morrison of Indiana and George R Wales of Vermont. A third seat remains vacant awaiting Mr Galloway's resignation. No reason was given for the overhaul.
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Washiington
Wilson
Civil Service Commission
Herman W. Criven
Charles McGalloway
White House
Martin A. Morrison
Indiana
George R. Wales
Vermont
John A. Melhienny
Galloway
Friends of Commissioner
Congress
Spartacans Hold City Strongholds Amid Slow Government Advance
AP dispatch reports about 3000 Spartacans entrenched in Copenick Neukolm and Rummelsburg as government troops delay cleanup of reconquered areas. Hunger and looting afflict Lichtenburg residents while eastern and southern city sectors remain traffic free.
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Associated Press
Ats Rlin
Lichtenburg
Copenick
Neukolm
Rummelsburg
Corporations Asked To Make New Returns
Washington March 13 Corporations that filed tax returns before February 25 when the new tax measure became law covering their fiscal year ending 1818 must file amended returns and pay taxes in the same installments as calendar year filers. The treasury says amended returns for additional taxes are due next Saturday with 45 day extensions if estimates are filed by March 15.
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Washington
Treasury
Poindexter Welcomes Peace News Amid League Debate
Washington March 13 Senator Poindexter one of 39 Republican senators approved Senator Lodge's opposing resolution. He calls the announcement that preliminary terms of peace are agreed upon the most refreshing news for suffering millions. He says the treaty of peace should be kept separate from any future league for war.
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Washington
Poindexter
Lodge
League of Nations
League
Peace Congress
Durin
War League
London Delegates Reject Amendment To League Covenant
London March 12 Oscar Straus of the American League to Enforce Peace failed to win support for an amendment to the league of nations covenant to safeguard the Monroe doctrine. French and English delegates tempered expectations while Chinese delegates protested, and a British proposal to make covenant breaches trigger war was defeated due to U S constitutional concerns.
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Associated Press
London
Oscar Straus
American League
League of Nations Union
League of Nations
Straus
League
United States
Financial plan for railroads discussed in Washington
Washington March 18 the extent to which the federal reserve system can aid in railroad finances was discussed by Secretary Glass Director General Hines Governor Harding and War Finance Corporation officers. It was not decided if railroad notes secured by warrants might be eligible for rediscount with federal reserve banks.
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
Congress
Glass
Hines
Ilarding
Reserve Board
War Finance Corporation
Railroad Administration
Federal Reserve Banks
Slow Progress In Wichita Trials
Wichita Kans March 13 Slow progress was made in selecting jurors for the federal court trial of thirty two alleged I W W members charged with violating the espionage act Defense chief counsel George F Vandever of Seattle attacked the indictments and demanded the papers taken from prisoners at arrest claiming the search warrant was faulty
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Wichita
Kans
Industrial Workers of the World
George F. Vandever
Seattle
Victory Liberty Loan details announced for 1919 campaign
Washington reports Secretary Glass outlined dates for the Victory Liberty Loan, opening April 21 and closing May 10. Notes maturing within five years will be issued instead of longer bonds, with interest and tax exemptions to be set shortly before the drive. The plan emphasizes short-term notes to ease postwar credit and urges broad public investment.
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Washington
Victory Liberty Loan Capaign
Glass
Treasury
United States
Treasure Department
Pershing Weeps Seeing Wounded Soldiers Aboard Mercy
Gen Pershing visits the Mercy hospital ship at Bordeaux February 27 and sees wounded officers and men. He passes through two lines of cot beds aboard while his staff records the moments and he praises the courage of the wounded sailors and soldiers aboard.
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New York
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U.S
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Hoover
Uncle Sam
Frederic J. Haskin
Quincy
Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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Civil Service Board
Gen. Pershing
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