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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1919
Page
2
German leaders express bitter disappointment over the Versailles peace terms with a public appeal for restraint and unity. The Imperial Government contemplates counter proposals while awaiting a formal reply, as delegates weigh concessions and long-term aims.
J Carey vice president of the United States Grain Corporation plans to travel to Winnipes to buy wheat for Northwest millers. He says the purchase will be modest and guided by surveys. Wheat will be sold for grinding at the depot while harvests are gathered. Government purchase estimates in Winnipeg reach about 1000 bushels.
A chaotic dispatch reports Copenhagen rejecting an offered armistice and promising to press the campaign. The Hungarian government asks for surrender terms while Romanian forces and allies shift positions in the ongoing operation, with prisoners and hostages to be returned without reciprocity.
Report states 1,000 quarts of whisky seized by Sheriff Nealbeyv and seven deputies during a Detroit-bound Michigan Central freight raid. Officers pursued several suspects who fled, with unclear details on the resulting arrests or charges.
District Attorney Bellates announces a multiagency crackdown with Federal Judges Ch vip and Chatfield and Federal Marshal Power targeting about 2500 alleged slackers in Brooklyn within days.
A tornado struck the Coven area in the Rio Grande region causing fifteen fatalities and widespread destruction of farmhouses in the Grande Valleys. Crop damage is reported across the area as rescuers assist and assess losses.
The Chinese delegation has cabled instructions to sign the peace treaty despite the Shantung settlement. Northern and Southern government representatives at Shanghai received orders to the same effect. About 5,000 students marched to the American and English Legations in Peking urging ministers to press the Council of Three to revisit the decision. Police blocked the legation square entrance.
White House announced the president will cable his address from Paris and have it read after Congress convenes May 1. Advises indicate he will not hasten return to Washington for the extra session, with no expected date given, though belief centers on June first.
Berlin reports say President Mehr enbach told delegates within 15 days to offer verbal talks with allied powers. He deemed Germany’s terms harsher than expected, labeling the treaty as dictated by hate and a perpetual enslavement of the Cerillian people.
Cincinmath Ohio witnesses were summoned to appear before the Phunston County Grand Jury to testify about the high cost of foodstuffs and commodities. The session was in its begining and an adjournment to next Friday was expected as several grand jurors would be out of the city. Prosecuting Attorney Louis H. Capelle was expected to present collected evidence.
Prizes totaling a touring car and dining sets will be awarded to boys and girls in Ohio schools who sell the most War Savings Stamps from April 17 to October. Winners come from public, parochial, or private schools across the state.
In Copenhagen the district council elections across Phidersteben Apenpude and Senderburg produced a strong Danish win with 53 Danish and 720 Germans elected, a shift from the prior councillors. The change underscores Danish influence in the three districts.
The Northern Russian Government in Archangel plans to recognize the Kolchak government as Russia’s central authority with the condition that Archangel and other local governments keep control of local affairs. President Tschaikovsky approves the step to formalize recognition given the broad support for Kolchak.
Government efforts to stabilize prices for industry failed as the Industrial Board of the Department of Commerce dissolved after a New York meeting with the Railroad Administration and steel producers. Chairman George N. Peek and six board members resigned, and the Railroad Administration will return to competitive bidding for orders. Officials questioned if steel producers would maintain the board approved price schedule. Attorney General Palmer said price agreements were not authorized by law.
New Yorks Charles P. Brush, general manager of the postal system, announced adoption of an eight hour day and time and a half for overtime for all systems in large and small cities across the United States, to take effect July. Brush said details of the change in working conditions had not been worked out yet and noted approval by Postmaster General Burlison.
Washington. Senator Jones plans private operation of most merchant ships built by the government during the war. Excludes ships needed for the army, navy, or other government departments. He will chair the Senate Commerce Committee in the new Congress.
Twenty two mounted bandits raided the town of Camauena Sono and robbed a tank. Five police officers were killed including the chief of police. Prisoners were released and suspects fled with horses into the surrounding hills.
Paris reports that President Wilson will visit Belgium soon and deliver an important speech there while in Europe, signaling U.S. diplomacy and wartime efforts.
New York bankers meeting with representatives of the Association of Railway Executives urged an organized push to secure Congress action. They cited mounting drain on resources from advancing funds to railroads and called for legislation to replenish the Railroad Administration revolving fund at the earliest possible moment.
Walter D. Hines Director General of Railroads urged compulsory consolidation of all U S railroads into 12 to 20 large, privately owned but government regulated, systems at the Economic Club. He warned postwar regulation would be more disappointing than prewar unless a radical cure is adopted.
The War Trade Board announced new policy requiring individual import licenses for all import of potash dyes and dye stuffs including bases crudes and intermediates from any source. Exclusions from general import licenses were made due to German-origin goods reaching the United States.
Mexico City railways once under government administration have been returned to private owners. Canadian interests who control the system pursued months of negotiations seeking reimbursement for damages incurred while the system operated under government control.
Versailles delegates to the peace conference voiced bitter complaints to French officers about the unexpected severity of the peace terms. They expected more far reaching demands from press reports but found the printed document harsher.
In Memphis Tennessee resolutions from the American Hardwood Manufacturers Association and the Southern Hardwood Trade Association condemn discrimination in merchant marine shipping. They protest the absence of ships to carry hardwood lumber, urging action to expand shipping to Gulf ports.
London dispatch reports Norway asks the Peace Conference at Paris for indemnity for Norwegians vessels sunk by Germany as the Foreign Minister pursues compensation through the talks.
Lyons county attorneys representing 25 percent of property owners asked the State Tax Commission to review Marked assessment inequities in Frankfort Kentucky. The board ordered a $190000 increase to a $5 million base, with farm land cases cited showing sales at 150 per acre taxed at 10 while neighboring parcels sold for 8 per acre taxed at 12.
Paris notes from Germany ask revisions to labor clauses and urge immediate repatriation of prisoners of war after preliminaries. Berlin proposes a joint Versailles labor conference and cites Germany’s existing principles while seeking stronger guarantees of food and clothing for POWs. The proposals were to be discussed by the Council of Four.
The State of Ohio seeks Central standard time on all Ohio railways by appealing to the National Railway Administration and the Interstate Commerce Commission. A General Assembly resolution calls for uniform time, citing disruptions and strikes caused by differing time standards and delays in elections over schedule choices.
Copenhagen news reports a plebiscite clause for Southern Schleswig in the peace treaty. Danish papers claim the district includes groups Denmark does not want, warning of future racial conflict. The Danish Government and Rigsdag insist on enforcing the nationality principle via telegraph to Paris.
New York reports plans to attack the Federal prohibition amendment to be opened at the start of Wilson's special session. Rep. Reuben L. Haskell of Brooklyn will introduce a resolution for repeal and another for a nationwide referendum. Rep. James A. Gallivan of Boston expected to join the effort.
Helsingfors dispatch to Aftonbladet states Entente forces prepare an operation against Petrograd with Helsingfors as base. Fifty thousand troops expected to take part as French cruisers are reported in the Gulf of Finland near Helsingfors.
Paris Alberto J. Pani Mexican Minister to France said he may present credentials at the French Foreign Office on May 13. He noted the Mexican press reported his departure for Spain at that moment.
President Wilson made public a proclamation urging the period from June 8 to June 14 to be observed as Boy Scout Week. He called for a citizens' committee in each community to cooperate in expanding the Boy Scout program to a larger portion of American boys.
The pills' purgative effect stems from their tonic action making them a natural Spring medicine. The claim positions Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a preferred remedy for seasonal cleansing.
A brief dialogue features Mrs. Finebred asking Mr. Newpop if he belongs to an old family. Mr. Newpop replies they have been married only a year, signaling a light domestic moment. The exchange hints at social perceptions of pedigree and modern marriage.
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