Complete Deadlock Over Italian Land Claims
A stalemate persists regarding Italian land claims with no progress reported. Official discussions continue as diplomats seek a resolution amid mounting tension and legal complexities.
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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1919
Page
1
Alliance of United States Britain and France Reported
Semi official sources claim a completed alliance among the United States Great Britain and France. The pact is said to treat any German aggression as war against the Triple Alliance, with pressure on France to secure allied protection and uncertainties over a Rhine buffer proposal and American congressional authority remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Clemenceau
Wilson
Col. E. M. House
Rhine
Con Rets
Congress
Ace
Lloyd George
League of Nations
Dead Men Voted In Fiume Annexation Debate
Paris reports a census filed with the Big Four showing that Italian dead in Fiume have been counted to support that Fiume is an Italian city and should not be handed to Jugoslavia. The contending claim notes 27,000 Italian residents in Fiume voted for annexation to Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Italy
Jugo-Slavia
Adri
Baron Sonnino
Wilson
America
China
Germany
Sebo de Paris
Big Four
Fiume
Homecoming of 128th Field Artillery at Boston Harbor
Boston welcomes 200 Yankee division veterans from the 128th field artillery and various Midwest companies aboard the Vedic. Missouri officials led by Governor Gardiner join New Englanders in a large reception as units from Illinois Wisconsin Pennsylvania and Connecticut arrive. Maj Gen Clarence R Edwards and officers greet the crowd amid a musical clash between military bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
128Th Field Artillery
St. Louis
Illinois
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Vedic
Missouri
Gardamer
H. C. Clark
Middle West
26Th Division
103Rd Field Artillery
New York
New
W. J. Warner
Wood
Meuse
Argonne
St. Mihiel
Verdun
British Fleet Arrives in Cherbourg in Ceremonial Salute
In Cherbourg France April 22 veteran British warships from the Jutland battle sweep into the roadstead in a majestic display. Once the Fighting Fifth they are now the Second Atlantic squadron as a peace salute rings out with French guns answering gun for gun. The squadron is commanded by Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherbourg
France
Jutland
Great Sea Wall
Louis XIV
Arthur Leveson
Enlistments for Overseas Service Reach 12521
The War Department announced on April 22 that enlistments for overseas service as of April 17 totaled 12,521, with nearly 70 percent for a three year term. Week ending April 12 showed 4,454 enlistments, up from 2,969 the prior week and 180 in the campaign’s opening week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
War debts and Big Four clash over Germany at Versailles
The American commissioners insist Germany must accept full responsibility and pay, despite not wanting Germany bankrupt. They note President Wilson and the Big Four agree on this point while signaling alternative action if Germany resists at Versailles. Details are withheld for military reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Germany
Versailles
Big Four
Victory Drive In Full Swing In Washington April 22
Treasury officials tally opening day subscriptions as the Victory Liberty Loan drives gain momentum nationwide. Reports from Chicago Philadelphia Boston and St Louis indicate strong starts and oversubscribed counties while Detroit confirms quota achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Districts
Cleveland
Chicago
San Francisco
St Louis
Missouri
Arkansas
Mississippi
Memphis
St. Louis
Boston
Proctor
Kansas City
Kansas
W. Stanley
Detroit Victory Liberty Loan Committee
Glass
Detroit
Sandusky Restores Standard Time After Saturday
Sandusky will not observe daylight saving after Saturday. City Manager George M. Himmerman reports the city commission instructed turning the official clock back one hour Saturday night, restoring the pre March 30 schedule. The city is in the eastern time zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Ohio
George M. Himmerman
Germans Mass 200000 Troops Aimed at Poland
London report cites Field Marshal von Hindenburg at Kolberg with 200000 German troops. Dispatched through the Times says the force, massed on the Baltic, seeks to crush bolshevism but primarily to wage war on Poland and raid Baltic provinces, threatening Poland’s existence as Libau and Riga are cited in the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
von Hindenburg
Kolberg
Poland
Times
Baltic
Libau
Riga
Camouflaged Whiskey in Virginia Freight Yard Discovery
Forty seven barrels of whiskey camouflaged as lumber and consigned to a Richmond firm were found today in Alexandria Virginia freight yards. An alluring aroma betrayed the scheme and freight agents reported the discovery to the commonwealth attorney who will pursue the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richmond
Alexandria
Virginia
Commonwealth Attorney
Sutherland enters Republican presidential race in Newcastle launch
New York April 22 Senator Howard Sutherland of West Virginia was named today for the Republican nomination by Bert F. Kline of Newcastle Pennsylvania. A group of Sutherland boosters plan to open temporary national headquarters at Newcastle in a few days. Sutherland was elected to the senate in 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Howard Sutherland
West Virginia
Bert F. Kline
Trial Flight Of NC-2 Seaplane Near New York
The NC-2 naval seaplane conducted a brief test today over New York showing takeoffs and landings on water. It circled in the air, landed on the water twice, then climbed to considerable altitude before a final landing, signaling progress toward potential trans Atlantic flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Naval
Thief Fears the Dead in Secret Night Incident
A terse report notes a thief fearing the dead in a nighttime incident. Details are sparse but imply a frightening encounter near a cemetery. Local authorities investigated, with no clear suspect or outcome announced at press time.
Lieutenant Richard Gildersleeve Dead
Lieutenant Richard Gildersleeve, 30, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Gildersleeve, died at Gaylord Farm Sanatorium after months of illness while in U S service in Rochester New York. He was born October 27 1889 in Portland and lived here all his life. He was mustered out of the army weeks ago after attending Plattsburgh Officers Training Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Richard Gildersleeve
Ferdinand Gildersleeve
Gaylord Farm
U. S
Rochester
N. Y
Gildersleeve
Plattsburg
Gildersleeve Dies After Illness in Wallingford Sanatorium
Gildersleeve, Middletown and Williams College graduate class of 1912, served as bank bookkeeper and First National Bank director before joining the Officers Training Camp in Plattsburg. Commissioned, he served in Camp Devens and Jacksonville then Rochester in the aviation photographic division. He returned home to weaken and died at Gaylord Farm Sanatorium. Survived by parents, one brother William, and two sisters Mrs Fife of Middletown and Mrs English of Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Williams College
Williamstown
Mass
First National Bank
Freestone Savings Bank
Plattsburg
Camp
Florida
Rochester
N. Y
Army
Gildersleeve
Gaylord Farm
Wallingford
Portland Board of Trade
William Gildersleeve
Robert H. Fife, Jr
Robert English
Hartford
Fifty German Delegates To Sign Versailles Treaty
London reports seventy five German delegates will sign the peace treaty at Versailles with Count von Brockdorff Rantzau and other officials among them. Paris dispatch notes Clemenceau invited German representatives to Paris on April 28 to start preliminary negotiations before signing the treaty. The German government says Brockdorff Rantzau will go to Spa if the commission is given a free hand to conduct real negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Versailles
Paris
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Herr Lansberg
Leinert
Theodore Melchoir
Schucking
Berlin
Politiken
Copenhagen
Wries
Mornin
Clemenceau
France
Count von Brockdorff- Rantzau
Spa
Sons of America Meet in New Britain City Event
National convention of the Commandery Guard uniformed bank Patriotic Order Sons of America convened in New Britain with 110 delegates. Commander in chief C Harry Barlow of Reading presided and Mayor George A Quigley gave the welcome. Sessions run and a banquet with speakers William Heat William Stees featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Britain
Commandery Guard
Uniformed Bank
Patriotic Order
Sons of America
C. Harry Barlow
Reading
George A. Quigley
William Heat
Baltimore
Barlow
William Stees
Philadelphia
Freeman Would Punish For Mer Kaiser
Bishop Theodore Henderson of Detroit told Boston Methodist Social Union that the former Kaiser should spend life cracking stone for churches wrecked in the war zone after his return from Europe, describing the estate of William Hohenzollern near Metz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Theodore S. Herderson
Detroit
Europe
Boston Methodist Social Union
People’s Temple
William Hormenzollern
Metz
Kaiser
Resolution for Soviet England Withdrawn in Huddersfield Debate
A dispatch from Huddersfield reports that a resolution favoring a soviet form of government in England, introduced at the independent labor convention, has been withdrawn after discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Independent Labor
Huddersfield
Strikers threaten violence in Limerick strike
London April 22 reports say threats of violence in the Limerick strike were freely heard during the day as described by a city source to the Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Limerick
Star
Victory Jubilee at Grand Theatre in Middletown
Middletown celebrated a Victory Liberty Loan jubilee at the Grand Theatre to inaugurate the drive and celebrate surpassing the quota. Captain Losey auctioned bonds totaling 88890 while speakers including Captain Ladd ex Governor Weeks and Lieut Stanley urged continued support and thanked the theatre management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory
Middletown
Grand Theatre
Arthur S. Losey
Victory Liberty
James H. Bunce
Chamber of Commerce
Bunce
Arthur L. Allin
Victory Liberty Loan Committee
Frank
Liberty Loan
Ladd
General Staff
Mr. Chamberlain
Young Men’s Christian Association
Lieut
Stanley
Hartford
Ameren Air Squadron
Eddie Rickenbacker
Roosevelt
Lufberry
Losey
Robert W. Rice
S. Adorno
Charles F. Coles
Alfred C. Ward
Arthur R. Tuttle
Revolution in Turkey Reported as Bolshevik Government Formed
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Paris, citing Kiev sources, claims a Turkish revolution has established a Bolshevik government. The Constantinople revolutionary committee seized eleven motor boats and three steamers and plans to trade goods with Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Turkey
Convoy Assignments Announced by War Department
Washington April 22 war department released assignments for an early convoy. Included are transportation corps companies 99 and 100 evacuation hospital ambulance company 67 evacuation hospital 11 34th aero squadron head quarters and company B 501 engineers base hospitals 51 55 78 sanitary squad number 1 balloon company 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Transportation Corps
United States faced with Constantinople mandate option
Paris dispatch notes that if the United States refuses a mandate for Constantinople the port would become internationalized. The Petit Journal predicts the U S will decline to accept the mandate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United States
Constantinople
Petit Journal
Lord Cottendam Dead in London Expires at 45
London report notes Lorna Cottenham aged 45 has died in London. He was married to Pa in California, with references to the 1919 era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Cottenham
London
Lorna Cottenham
Pa' A California Fares
$10,000 Damage Suit On Trial In Superior Court
The administrator of Antoinette Press sues the Connecticut Company for 10000 dollars over her death after a Russell Company car struck her on Main street near College. Witnesses for both sides described the incident and car speed. motorman Kelsey testified the car was under ten miles per hour when the girl ran in front. The jury pool includes residents from Middletown to Durham and the trial was expected to continue into the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Press
Connecticut Company
Antoinette Press
Joel H. Reed
Ralph M. Wilcox
Wilcox
Main Street
College Street
Center Street
Hazen
Palmer Brothers
Fountain’s Shoe
Press
Russel Company
Russell Company
South Farms
Clinton E. Kelsey
Mr. Press
Antoinette
Morris Gatzner
William Street
William J. Brainerd
Henry Kirby
Gustaf B. Carlson
Albert M. Beach
Winifred Hurley
Fairview Street
Portland
William F. Bielby
Middletown
Harry G. Brainerd
Gustaf Grenman
Haddam
Wesley C. Bailey
Essex
Alvah B. Payne
John R. Ames
Cleveland Marquard
Killingworth
William F. Ewald
Cromwell
Frank Bissell
East Hampton
Frank Vv. Kokojan
Clinton
Eugene P. Gladwin
Durham
Gilbert H. Norton
Chester
Meridenite Jumps Bond In Fatal Intent Charge
Meriden resident John Zeizik held on $7,500 bond in Hartford police court on an assault with intent to kill charge after a shooting and slashing affray on Pask Street left Lawrence Trehan and Margot Seimer injured. Trehan bears four bullet wounds. others present also charged. Affray began over a card game. Zeizik captured on the Berlin turnpike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Britain
John Zeizik
Meriden
Pask Street
Lawrence Trehan
Margot Seimer
Trehan
Kohousky
Boris Kirsch
Daniel Crotasen
Zeizik
Tréhan
Berlin
Hartford
Roumanians Push On Toward Budapest Invasion
Vienna dispatch reports the Romanian army invading Hungary has captured all of Szatmar county and presses toward Budapest. Bela Kun the communist leader at Budapest confirms the loss of Szatmar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Hungary
Szatmar County
Budapest
Vienna
Bela Kun
Szatmar
Clearing House Statement Moody New York April Forty Two
In debit the clearing house shows 103,889 dollars. Exchanges total 768,423 dollars. Balances amount to 58,302,037 dollars. A financial snapshot from New York dated April 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Senate Recedes On Catilina Cavalry Bill At Devens Today
Hartford April 22 The Senate receded from its form and concurred with the House on the cat lincense bill. Governor Holcomb was at Devens today. Two unfavorable reports came on the proposed trolley measure. The judiciary committee favored a bill concerning Supreme Court appointments. The House passed a motion changing the fiscal year and approving changes in public health provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
William Brooks
Hough
Hazen
Dei
Bowers
Delaney
Holcomb
House
The
Judiciary Committee
Edward Hartford
Cor
Supreme Court
Baldwin ii
Appr
and Willimantic Strest Ra
Stamford Board
Board of Education
Common Claims
Samuel” Sell, S Jr
Middletown
Knights of Co
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Senate
Russell
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