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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
1
Rumors from Berlin report about 30000 Polish troops advancing toward the capital. An enemy division is claimed ordered to confront them as German forces retreat from Posen toward Gopenhagen. Dispatched notes quote Gustav Moske of the Ebert cabinet confirming orders to mobilize units in the Posen region.
Sparse dispatch reports Polish forces entered Frankfort on the Oder about 60 miles east of Merlin, with notes of German defenses and shifting positions. The fragmentary item mentions Prussian areas and unoccupied zones as part of early movements.
Phy kolwols of Clinton will reopen Monday after an 11 week closure due to the enw bin. A recent township board meeting lifted the ban and extra time will be allowed for pupils to complete work. Parents are asked to discuss results with their children.
Arne Miller and 17 year old Ty Sanford Stokes faced juvenile court after a string of petty thefts in November and December. Judge Williirds suspended sentence. investigation continues with police tracing missing items including a camera and Belgian hares.
Berlin reports show actions in Posen turning grave as Polish troops advance across the frontier and occupy large areas. German forces retreat before superior Polish strength as Warsaw orders mobilization of all forces.
Thirty three American wounded soldiers in a Metz ward cheered as two American Red Cross nurses entered after German evacuation. Miss Ada Haxter of Lewiston Maine and Miss Marion Whitney of New York City arrived with Dr G Pope of Spokane Washington, who entered Metz four hours after the Germans left. The soldiers had been virtually unattended for three days and were excited to speak with the nurses.
A unique inter school basketball game is set for the Y gym Saturday evening between a Groveport girls team and the local high school girls gym class. Mounts will play next week at Glenwood of Columbus and Eclipse Ranges of Mansfield at home. Howard Clark, historian at the national museum, editor at the Smithsonian, died at 68.
Three Italian ministers resign including military aid and war assignments minister and education minister. The move, reported by Echo de Paris and Laomida Bisko wi, may push back the opening of the preliminary peace conference to January 15.
London Jan 2 The Prize Court heard charges of neutrality abuse by a Swedish army official over 290,000 dollars worth of wool seized as a prize. Sir Frederick Smith Attorney General alleged the wool was bought with German money for use in Germany. Wikland head of Sweden army equipment denied by government. the case cites sham shippers and consignors aiding a Germany in need. The Attorney General called the allegations grave and noted money origin unclear.
Columbus, Jan 2. The state industrial commission notified the federal government it will maintain the seven original state city bureaus after May 1 and seek legislative appropriations for eight more offices in Canton, Hamilton, Lima, Mansfeld, Portsmouth, Springfield, Steubenville and Marion. Seventeen other offices operating since the war will be abolished when the federal funding extends.
Henry Ford announces a new minimum wage scale of six dollars a day for about 28 000 Ford Motor Company employees and tractor division workers nationwide. Twenty three thousand Ford workers already earn six dollars or more, and Henry Ford resigns as president with his son Ndsel Ford chosen to succeed at a salary of 150 000 dollars a year to devote more time to the tractor industry.
Sidney Jan 2 The Argusland Press reports Ballin a Berlin based consultant warned that either Germany or Britain would win and that victory would devastate overseas trade. He warned of a perilous German mercantile marine and said American neutrality would harm Germany’s economy. He argued Britain’s victory would force trade conditions Britain would not accept, risking long term German trade decline. The letter also lamented deteriorating Anglo American relations and warned a postwar break with Britain would hurt raw material access. Also noted: Four Railway Co paid 10 to 12 for Arthur Sargent estate to support his four orphaned children after a fatal crash.
Officials estimate the government's loss from railroad operations in 1918 at about 150 million dollars with six months of receipts from higher freight rates needed to recoup. Total aggregate compensation for all railroads is projected near 950 million dollars, with net income to the government slightly above 81 million.
Columbus report quotes Frank Pearson state superintendent urging comprehensive physical education to curb disease. He notes wartime losses and argues physicians should regularly examine families to detect and prevent illness, calling for action by school officials nationwide.
Philadelphia January 2 1918 the mint produced a record 3 006 pieces for the year 1818. Of the total 867 545 006 pieces were for domestic use and 29 480 000 for foreign governments. The coin value totaled 15 720 091 dollars while the mint output reached 244 005 528 pieces valued at 21 860 513 dollars. Last year’s lower value reflected heavy demand for small coins with 268 104 031 pennies minted. Most foreign work went to Central and South American nations.
New York December 26 The Barner reports the rescue of officers and soldiers from a stranded Northern Pacific vessel with no immediate danger. The article notes dramatic gunfire and shelling during the battle, mentioning a large German shell that damaged railway cars and a motion image showing Germans being watched. Only three of the ten crew survived due to disease or wounds from shell fragments.
The Northern Pacific stranded at Fire Island faces constant pounding by heavy seas. By noon January 2, officers and a soldier were landed, with four lifeboats arriving later. rescue and transfer plans unfold as naval officials assess options.
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