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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 20, 1919
Page
3
Bolshevik forces engage Japanese troops near Shamskos and Pralovka, northeast of Plagoviestchensk, in February and March. Japanese suffer casualties, Major Tanaka is jailed, Bolsheviks claim about six hundred enemy deaths in two battles as operations continue southeastward.
The Polish commission on the eastern boundary suggests granting Germany direct land communication to the Baltic via a corridor cut off from East Prussia. It calls for demilitarizing German territory east of the corridor for Poland's security and proposes a plebiscite for 600,000 Protestant Poles in Mazuria to choose between Catholic Poland or remaining German.
A Lithuanian detachment of 18 men held out against about 100 Bolsheviki at Jerge. Fifty Bolsheviki were killed. The Lithuanian press bureau reports the Lithuanians were buried in an improvised grave by their countrymen who later exhumed the bodies.
Official figures released in Berlin report 729 killed and 1 754 injured in air raids by Allied forces on German areas up to November 6 1918. The report mentions Copenhagen as a target location amid wartime aerial attacks.
Herbert Hoover reports smooth progress for Poland's food supply, despite risks of crossing the Baltic to Danzig. Large quantities are discharged at Rotterdam and Copenhagen and transferred by smaller vessels to Danzig due to mine-free Baltic waters.
A Havas dispatch notes the German submarine U-48 was chased by a destroyer near Ferrol and sunk with all hands saved. The crew of ten reportedly sought refuge, had their propulsion disabled, and were interned under guard by a Spanish warship.
A sailor's last will written on an envelope and covered by two postage stamps is upheld by the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. The bequest of $2300 and shares in Schooner L. N. Corkum to Gladys Keddy is noted, with contest by Wentzell's mother dismissed. The will was made during a voyage to Barbados and discovered in January after his death. Chilean officials prepare to turn over German ships to the United States per an Allied Paris agreement, despite Chilean opposition.
Weimar dispatch reports the German national assembly voting unanimously for a resolution backing Philipp Scheidemann's declaration protesting alleged French propaganda in occupied areas. The move aims to detach the Rhine district from the German empire, challenging the principle of nationalities.
Dominion government to extend the wartime ban on importation manufacturing and sale of intoxicants for a year after peace. A memorial from the Dominion prohibition committee urges a referendum and timing aligned with soldiers’ return home. Deputation includes Judge LaFontaine and leaders from Ontario Nova Scotia and Manitoba.
Brig Gen Start of Westmount alleges long standing mismanagement at Argyle House caused issues at Kismet Camp Wales. He moves for government to publish how Canadian expeditionary force members from this province are treated abroad and in Canada, citing new information from Shorncliffe Camp.
Leon Trotzky, Russian Bolshevik minister of war and marine, narrowly escaped a shooting attack on a train returning to Petrograd from a Red Army visit. Three Red Guard members fired. a staffer was killed and another wounded. Trotzky showed a bullet hole in his hat to the Petrograd Soviet.
The former Austrian emperor Charles suffers a nervous breakdown and is seriously ill in Innsbruck. His wife Zcelta seeks to depart Austria for the Riviera and is unable to obtain French passports while also being reported in poor health.
A Strasbourg council reorganizes Alsace Lorraine administration under a French commissioner and a permanent consultative body to remove German elements from public service. In London, figures on German ship surrender are unclear but total tonnage approaches 3.5 million, with France to gain 75k–100k tons of ocean steamers and the rest split between the United States and Britain.
In the House of Commons T J MacNamara said more German submarines would be sold and proceeds shared among the allies as decided by the supreme council. He noted 34 subs already sold and questioned what to do with remaining German ships. The Mediterranean squadron would include six battleships six light cruisers a destroyer flotilla and a submarine flotilla. Heligoland remains under German armed forces and questions about its future status are under conference review.
About $40 000 was the net result of the auction sale of the effects of the RAF held for the factory of Canadian Aeroplanes Limited. The Imperial Munitions Board oversaw the sale and is said to be quite satisfied with the amount realized.
The French mission to Australia led by General Paw of the French army sailed for France Friday aboard the Mauretania from New York. The contingent aims to return after completing a mission in Australia.
London reports Walter Hume Long moves a vote for naval personnel of 280000 and praises the navy for bearing its full share toward peace. The admiralty plans a statement detailing the navy’s war role, calling it one of the most wonderful stories ever told. The fleet’s reach spanned almost every sea and campaign.
In wartime Britain 8,000 enemy planes were downed while 2,800 British planes went missing. Brig. Gen. J E B Seeley revealed air estimates to the House of Commons at £64.5 million, noting £200 million would have been asked if the war continued. At armistice England produced 4,000 aircraft monthly with 200 squadrons in commission, up from six.
Paris court martial unanimously convicts Emile Cottin the anarchist who attempted to assassinate Premier Clemenceau and sentences him to death.
A British squadron has arrived at Libau and carries members of a British commission aboard its warships. The visit underscores Anglo Baltic engagement and naval diplomacy in the region.
The Dawson Daily argues in a special development number that Yukon can finance Canada's war debt by linking the Yukon to a trans continental railway. It notes Yukon has contributed about 200 million dollars in gold to the world in two decades.
A demonstration demanded independence for Dalmatia led by Spalato with resolutions urging Trieste to regain liberty. The pledges stated Italian irredenta would be complete only if the sister cities win their freedom.
The supreme council discussed the aerial terms to be imposed on Germany in the peace preliminaries. Articles drafted by military experts were examined and adopted according to official announcement.
February saw 12 385 working days lost to industrial disputes in Canada, lower than January 1919 and February 1918 figures. The data highlights ongoing labor tensions across industries during the period.
Copenhagen dispatch reports fighting between government troops and Spartacan bands in eastern Berlin. Local Spartacan groups form to plunder the city. An adherent was captured with jewels valued at 800000 marks. the man was executed.
Berlin officials report to a Brussels conference that Germany would immediately surrender its fleet and accept an accord on food deliveries in exchange for guaranteed potato and milk rations. Von Braun notes Saxony faces potato shortages while western cities have none, worsened by strikes and frost. milk and margarine supplies are severely limited.
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