Horrors of Prison Camps Compared to Siberia Under Autocracy
Washington reports confirm brutal treatment of American soldiers confined in France by General March. Details from a War Department cable to Secretary Baker describe conditions at Prison Farm No 2 as intolerable, with drillings under machine gun muzzle, likened to Siberian camps. A sub committee led by Representative Johnson reviews the Army inquiry and seeks immediate remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Siberia
Gzar
Washington
General March
House Committee
Royal Johnson
South Dakota
Representative Bland
Indiana
General Pershing
Baker
John F. O’ryan
New York National Guard
Prison Farm No. 2
New York
Siberian
Wainright and Kinkaid
Reme
W. W. Hartz
Paris
F. S Strong
40Th Division
F. A
Smith
Brutal Prison Camp Abuses Probe Stirs Congress
General Pershing details harsh abuses at Prison Farm No 2 near Chelles outside Paris. Three lieutenants and a sergeant were convicted, but the 158th Infantry colonel escaped court martial while higher officers faced criticism for shielding subordinates amid charges of beatings and property seizures. Congress voices concern over accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ber
Chelles
Paris
General Pershing
Smith
Congress
J. Mayhew Wainright
J. Leslie Kinkaid
Siberian
158Th Infantry
Boise
March
Representative Johnson
Representative Bland
Indiana
Notice to Non-Residents in Sullivan County Court
In Sullivan Circuit Court September term 1919 William F. Preusner v Judson Walker et al Complaint No 18220 to quiet title on real estate in Sullivan County Indiana located in Town 6N Range 8W lot 1 commencing described bounds 18.50 acres more or less defendants non residents notified to appear and answer by September 19 1919 or default will be entered. Clerk David Giles. Schroeder Price attorneys. First insertion July 23 1919 3t
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Sullivan County
Sullivan Circuit Court
William F. Preusner
Judson Walker
Schroeder & Price
Frank M. Walker
William FE. Walker
John Bishop
Ray Harbin
Horace Walker
Pearl Strahley
George Walker
Roland Walker
Simeon Walker
Walker
State of
State of Indiana
David Giles
Sullivan Circuit Court Schroeder & Price
Loans on Live Stock Farm Implements Automobiles and More
Requests for loans on live stock farm implements automobiles household goods and pianos with terms flexible. Applicants may negotiate rates and repayment schedules with lenders. Local notes show willingness to finance varied collateral for rural households and farms.
Elwood Woman Praises Trutona After Illness Recovery
Elwood Indiana August 5 Miss Lillian Cook describes her experience with Trutona praising relief from influenza aftereffects stomach and liver troubles and improved digestion She notes better appetite fewer headaches and less side pain since using the tonic Trutona is being introduced at Batey and Walters Drug Store Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Ind
Trutona
Lillian Cook
North B Street
Sullivan
Batey & Walters Drug Store
Adyv
Lichens as Historic Dyes and Litmus in Chemistry
The article notes lichens as longstanding dye sources with blue and purple hues tied to Roccellula. It explains that dyes are released from the thallus by alkali and that litmus, a lichen dye, is widely used in chemistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Divorce notice in Sullivan County Indiana 1919
On July 17 1919 Cecil Bed and Gaston Hubert McKinley Gaston filed a divorce complaint in Sullivan Circuit Court Indiana. Defendant not residing in state is summoned to appear or answer by September 16 1919 at the Sullivan County Court House. Attorneys Walter E Wood and Walter F Woon noted. First insertion July 23 1919 38t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Sullivan County
Sullivan Circuit
Cecil
Gaston Hubert McKinley Gaston
Walter E. Wood
Hubert McKinley Gaston
State of
State of Indiana
David Giles
Sullivan Circuit Court
Walter F. Woon
Complaint No 18218 in Sullivan Circuit Court
Walter F Wood Clerk of the Sullivan Circuit Court announces a suit for attorneys fees and attachment against Charles C Heisen not a resident of Indiana. Heisen must answer by September 22 1919 or the complaint will be heard in his absence. July 18 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Heisen
Walter F. Wood
Sullivan Circuit
Indiana
Sullivan County
David Giles
Sullivan Circuit Court
Public Auction Notice for Gill Township Real Estate Sale
Gill township trustee Co E Setzer announces sale of school site property in Sullivan County Indiana on September 5 1919 at 1 pm. The auction to be held on the premises for cash to the highest bidder. Described is a tract in section 4 township 7 north range 10 west with specific bearings and distances starting 403 feet north of a point on the road. First insertion July 30 1919 3t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Descrie Real Estate
Sullivan County
Indiana
Township 7
E. Setzer
Gill Township
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the National Bank
H.R. Taylor
Sullivan, Indiana
Palm Beach
the Globe Tailors Sullivan
Miss Cook
John C. Chaney
Citizens Trust Building
Rves
Wyman Bros
S. Main Street
Terre Haute
Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co
Indianapolis
Dayton
Springfield
Columbus
Newark
Zanesville
Ohio
W.H. Hill, Jr. Farm Loan Co
Crowder
East Side Square
Sullivan, Ind
Walter IF. Wood
Iam
M. A. Haddon
General Insurance
VIS Brothers Monuments
Manning
Davis Bros Monuments
E. A. Billman Coon
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