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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
2
The county grand jury's departing report cites police complicity in a scheme that swindled more than 360,000 through bicycle theft crimes. Loss figures range from 5,000 to 51,000, with police officers specifically charged in the case.
Washington reports that Japan unable to match the U S naval build up plans to equip new battle cruisers with 18 inch guns to overshadow American warships.
The Polish government plans to relocate from Warsaw to Walisi, about 150 miles southwest, near the old German border. Bolshevik forces have entered Solvolov and taken positions southeast of Brest-Litovsk while bombardment hits Warsaw outer forts. Soviet troops reportedly advance toward the Narew river as Polish defenses hold at Malkin.
782 refugee Russian children aboard the Yomei Maru chartered by the American Red Cross left San Francisco for the Panama canal. They had been housed and given gifts for three days after separation from parents during World War I, with overland return impossible.
Manhattan is chosen for the next Midwest farm bureau gathering on September 21 and 22. The bureau includes presidents and secretaries of state farm bureaus from Iowa, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Michigan, Indiana, Tennessee and Ohio. A cooperative grain marketing plan is being promoted, with farm organizations invited to join.
Polish forces launch a counteroffensive 31 miles north of Warsaw with cavalry and infantry moving toward the approaches as Warsaw mobilizes. Reports describe civilians arming, trains and roads crowded with supply convoys, and government moving vital documents in anticipation of possible evacuation.
French government says agents recovered documents in the Sarre valley from Jierr Climens former Reichstag deputy outlining a propaganda plan to undermine the Sarre commission. The papers allege a German government bureau authored the campaign and that The Helmatdienst received 5,000,000 marks for the Sarre campaign and directed the general strike in progress.
The German Government will seize 24 ships under the Versailles treaty reparations plan. The vessels, totaling over 704 000 gross tons, were built in private yards for several lines including the transatlantic company. Owners defying the order face imprisonment up to one year and fines up to 100 000 marks.
Washington reports July recruiting broke a record with 16.82 thousand men accepted for enlistment. Adjutant General Trarvis notes July usually slows, making the milestone notable for army enlistment efforts.
Prohibition officers seized automobiles and liquor on Connecticut highways this summer totaling about 1.500,000 dollars, according to Thomas McAuliffe who heads the district enforcement effort in New Haven.
Kansas City officials report the Missouri primary included two Socialist votes, one Prohibition vote, and three Socialist Labor votes. Printing ballots and sharing election expenses for the three parties may exceed $5,000 and could reach $6,000. Deputy election commissioner Dan Stewart provided the figures.
Worthington Aus 21 The United States states it supports a united free and autonomous Poland and its political independence and territorial integrity. It says it will avoid interference in Russian affairs while hoping Poles choose their own government and may receive practical aid if Russia resumes normal conduct.
Chief red agent Tierman T YWotfmain was arrested at 1805 Sedawick street Wolfman confessed he served as the secret messenger of international radicalism. He claimed to smuggle funds and material from red headquarters in Trambure and Amsterdam for Soviet propaganda in the United States.
Washington reports cite American ambassador David R. Francis declaring the Soviet government in Russia would be overthrown within six months. He said US policy would embolden Russians to rise against Lenin and Trotzky, noting less than ten percent support the soviet regime.
Preliminary plans for a daily paper to be printed by the Colorado State Federation of Labor in Denver were decided at the federation's annual convention in Pueblo Colorado.
In Boston August the question of war brides and hero husbands prompts sociologists to study divorce court data. Divorce rates rise with many cases centering on desertion while marriage licenses stay high. The text suggests wartime love wanes as the hero returns home.
Washington reports Polish forces defending Warsaw are outnumbered about two and a half to one. Official circles in Washington say the Soviet army on the Polish front totals about 650000 men while Polish strength is about 110000.
In Denver on August 12 a meeting of tramway workers voting on resuming work chose to remain on strike. The tally was 36 for return, 771 against, with 7 blanks.
Scant readable items note the death of actor James PNedid, age about twenty. The report mentions a memorial service and scattered international notes on disloyalty charges and trade regulation, with references to U S interstate commerce actions and foreign exchange matters.
Madrid officials announce the lifting of a ban on Argentine imports amid a government move to ease restrictions. The action ends a prohibition tied to regional trade tensions and affects local merchants and shipments.
Market listings show wheat prices for hard and soft varieties, rye and oats, timothy and clover hay classifications, and a full cattle hog and sheep section with prices. Readables include steers, cows, heifers, veal, bulls, hogs and lambs with per hundredweight figures and ranges for quality grades.
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