Berman Envoys Instructed to Seek Oral Negotiations
Berman envoy instructions direct negotiators to pursue oral talks. The move signals a diplomatic effort to ease tensions and resume dialogue with involved parties.
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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1919
Page
1
German leaders pledge to seek changes in Versailles terms
Berlin reports that German plenipotentiaries, via London, plan to present counter claims and seek changes to Wilson's fourteen points. Chancellor Scheidemann says terms are unacceptable and fatal to Germany, but hopes conditions can be altered to allow signing. The national assembly screens the treaty at 3 PM Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Berlin
London
Rennier Philip Scheidemann
Versailles
Ales
Germany
Herreicemann
Scheidemann
Konstantin Fehrenbach
National Assembly
Berlin Pessimistic Over Versailles Terms Report
Berlin reports a pessimistic mood over the Versailles terms as the German delegation, led by Count von Rantzau, is seen as unable to make pledges. An immediate peace committee meeting convened with cautious statements and unclear outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
Beris
Versailles
Count von Rantzau
Germ
Predicts Great Germany Again
ERDAM May 9 A defiant Stresemann delivered a Hamburg speech addressing the People’s party He said we were not beaten but saved by home unity and pledged hope for colonies once more He claimed all canoes world needs our wealth and products, while a resolution demanding colonies was carried and the assembly sang Germany over all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hamburg
Herr Stresemann
People’s Party
Stresemann
Desertion Plot Uncovered By Scotland Detectives
May 9 report from Scotland detectives reveals a plot to desert soldiers under the wartime service scheme. Eight military men are implicated in the scheme that urged desertion, tied to former officials of the Derby era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Lord Derby
Battle Leaves Officials, Immigrant Clash Wounded
A clash between immigration officers and a band of Mexican attackers in Texas wounded Charlie Hopkins and two other officers early today. The incident stems from an immigration operation and a confrontation with armed individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNITED _ STATES
Tex
Charlies Hopkins
Case
The Two Extremes in Victory Bond Subscriptions
Washington reported varied Victory bond subscriptions. In San Francisco inmates of the county poor house subscribed 17,500 dollars while in Cleveland John D. Rockefeller, reputedly the world's richest man, subscribed 500,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Victory
San Francisco
Sian Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
German businessmen seek peace amid upheaval in Berlin
A Cologne report says most German businessmen want peace and deny serious allied dissension. Count von Bernstorff leads a fringe claim of a grave split. Workers show little interest in peace terms while employment and the Ebert government appear shaky. Krupp appeals to workers to prevent strikes to keep business from leaving Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Germany
Berlin
Ebert
Krupp
Essen
England
Need 500000 More Men to Aid France If Germany Attacks
Washington May 9 officials here say if Germany revived an attack on France the United States would require an additional force of 100000 to 500000 men beyond the standing army to render swift aid. They believe Germany is too depleted to strike again for a generation, making a 500000 strong American army sufficient to fulfill the pledge to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
France
United States
Wilson
United Sree
Accident at Hartford Turnpike Crossing Blocks Train Access
New Haven report states a Courier touring car owned by Stephen Gerent of West Rocky Hill ran gates on the Hartford turnpike crossing at East Berlin last night. The vehicle struck car 3388 of the electric train leaving Berlin at 11 29 PM en route to Middletown, with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Connecticut
State Automobile Register
Stephen Gerent
West Rocky Hill
Hartford Turnpike
East Berlin
Berlin
Middletown
Crown Prince Takes Post as Tile Firm Director
Washington reports the former crown prince of Germany, F. W. Hohenzollern, has become directing manager of Wienigsche Plateel bakkerij, a tile and earthenware maker. Based on island factories in Wieringen, North Sea, he is described as the business brains of the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
F. W. Hohenzollern
Wienigsche Plateelbakkerij
Crown Prince
Germany
Department of Commerce
Wieringen
North Sea
New Street Plan Aims to Secure Faculty Homes at Wesleyan
The Faculty Homes Association led by Dr. Edgar Fauver proposes building outside a new campus street on Foss property near Mt. Vernon and Cross streets. The plan includes land plots for over twenty homes with annual ground rents to the university, and eventual street and utility upgrades to keep professors from moving away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faculty Homes Association
Wesleyan
Edgar Fauver
Foss House
Mt. Vernon Street
van Vleck Obsrvatory
Cross Street
Observatory
Association
Foss
Pine Street
Fauver
Dodge
Winston
Farley
Foye
Camp
Burt
Schneider
University
Fire Breaks Out in Barber Shop on Rapallo Avenue
A morning fire at Sebastiano La Bella’s barber shop at 51 Rapallo avenue was sparked by a heat pipe in an oak cabinet. The blaze smeared inside the wall after the gas heater was left on overnight. Firemen opened a window to suppress the fire, keeping damage under $50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sebastiano la Bella
Rapallo Avenue
Wisconsin Governor to Speak for Wisconsin Troops
Governor Emanuel L. Philip of Wisconsin will address Wisconsin men at Camp Devens auditorium tonight. He outlines plans to entertain troops on their return to Wisconsin next week as the 150th machine gun battalion and the 120th field artillery depart for Camp Grant, Illinois tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Camp Devens
Mass
Emanuel L. Philip
120Th Field Artillery
Camp Grant
Ill
Labor Troubles in Toledo Fire as Strikers Clash
In Toledo Ohio on May 9 deputy sheriffs guarding the Ford Plate Glass plant opened fire when Ignatz Barger led about 50 striking workers toward the timekeeper's office. The guards repelled the crowd and Barger was later arrested on concealed weapons charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Ford Plate Glass Co
Ignatz Barger
Barger
Cyclops Found Near New York After Disappearance
A bottle claimed to be from the United States collier Cyclops, missing with all aboard after sailing from the West Indies, was found in Long Island Sound and turned to naval authorities. The message inside suggested the ship was sinking, but the authenticity and details were unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
West Indies
Long Island Sound
Chinese Peace Urged Against Signing
May 8 report urges Chinese leaders not to sign a peace accord. The brief notes public sentiment and calls for caution as negotiations proceed, with emphasis on maintaining leverage and safeguarding national interests amid ongoing talks.
City Court Fines Man for Intoxication After Arrest
Philip McMahon paid $1 fine and $5 costs in city court this morning after Officer Stanley Schilling arrested him at South Green yesterday afternoon. He admitted buying an unspecified item and later took rock and rye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip McMahon
Stanley Schilling
South Green
McMahon
Casualties Reported in American Forces Totals 287,590
Washington news release provides revised casualty figures for American forces totaling 287,590. Dead reach 76,078 with 34,065 killed in action 14,215 died of wounds 23,210 from disease and 4,588 by accidents and other causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Outlook Grows Brighter as Victory Loan Nears Goal
President Wilson urges a great bank offering as the Victory loan nears completion. Total $1.7 billion more to raise by midnight with hopeful districts like St. Louis already over the top. San Francisco pledges and Chicago and Denver districts push toward the $4.5 billion target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury Glass
Treasury
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Chicago
Colorado
San Francisco
Dallas
New England
Vermont
Allied Envoys Begin Austrian Peace Terms Talks
Paris May 9 Allied delegates have started drafting Austrian peace terms to strip the old empire into five states Italy Poland Roumania Yugoslavia and Czecho Slovakia Topics include Balkans frontier questions and Bulgarian Turkish issues The German treaty looms but is seen as nearly secured for ratification with Clemenceau aiming to present it June 4 or 5 to the chamber of deputies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Austria
Italy
Poland
Roumania
Jugo-Slavia
Czecho-Slovakia
Vienna
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Balkans
Cockpit of
Europe
Clemenceau
Chamber of Deputies
Massachusetts Senate panel votes against admitting four percent beer bill
Boston May 9 The senate rules committee without a public hearing voted 3 to 2 against admitting the four percent beer measure. Senator Kearney charged leaders promised only a hearing date and denied action on the measure. He cited 130000 petition signers including 12000 from the 26th division recently returned from combat. A four fifths vote would be needed to overturn the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Senate
Boston
Senate Committee On Rules
House
Kearney
Senate
Rules
Commonwealth
New England Faces Victory Loan Shortfall Challenge
Boston May 9 New England must subscribe $46,500,000 daily in the next two days to meet the Victory Loan quota. The sixteenth day reports total subscriptions at 281,949,000, leaving a shortfall of 93,971,000 against the 375,000,000 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Boston
Worcester moulders strike for $5.80 eight hour day
Worcester moulders in 14 Worcester foundries walk out seeking a new wage scale of 5.80 for an eight hour day retroactive to October 15. The wage rate, approved by the war labor board, was rejected by the foundry owners on legal advice. The strike is led by Nicholas Smith of Cincinnati, international vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Worcester Foundries
War Labor Board
Nicholas Smith
Cincinnati
Order in Russia Promised by Omsk Government
Washington May 9 Serge Ughet charge d affaires ad interim of Russia outlined a plan to restore law and order in Russia. He said the Omsk government will fight Bolshevism from both left and right to establish a great free democratic Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Washington
Omsk
Serge Ughet
New York Subscriptions Pass One Billion in Victory Loan
New York district subscriptions to the Victory Loan reached 1 033 275 300 by 10 am today the federal reserve bank announced Brooklyn oversubscribed its quota by 3 million dollars the district must subscribe more than 300 000 before tomorrow night to meet its target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Reserve Bank
Brooklyn
Farm Bureau Directors Meet At Ridgewood Farm
At Samuel Russell Jr s Ridgewood farm directors of the County Farm bureau will meet on Wednesday May 14 at 2 p m A short business meeting will precede a farm inspection focusing on fine stock Mr Russell shows a fine herd of Hereford stock and high class Berkshires
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Russell, Jr
Ridgewood Farm
County Farm Bureau
Russell
Chaplain Adams Accepts Rockville Memorial Day Address
Chaplain Charles Collard Adams will deliver the Memorial day address in Rockville. He and his bride attended a ministerial gathering there in April 1861 when a flag pole was being erected and he gave an address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Rockville
Charles Collard Adams
Discharges From Air Service Details Released
The air service branch of the army has been reduced from 190,627 to 567,860 since the armistice signing, with the War Department announcing this figure this afternoon. Of the present strength, 67 percent are overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AIR Service
Washington
Air Service Branch
Army
War Department
Weather Report From Grand Banks Off Atlantis
Weather off the Grand Banks and over the western Atlantis area was generally unfavourable for Sopwith and Martinayde as they maintained their positions at their quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ae N.B
Grand Banks
Atlantis
Martinayde
YMCA Annual Meeting Postponed to May 12 Evening
The annual meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association is postponed to Tuesday evening May 12 at 8 o'clock, followed by a directors’ meeting. On Friday evening next, a Get together supper will be held for the chairmen and leaders of teams who will participate in the campaign the following week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
Social Evening for Sixth Infantry Officers Association
Lieutenant Colonel T M Russell hosted the Sixth Infantry Officers Association at his bungalow last night. A brief business meeting was followed by a social session. The regimental band provided an excellent program for the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Infantry
T.M. Russell
Terms Ludendorff Takes Hard London May
General in Berlin dispatch quotes a sharp reaction to the peace terms, signaling strong Western countries' opposition. The London dispatch notes tense exchanges as German leadership faces pressure over proposed settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludendorff
London
America
General Nee
Berlin
Murder of Mrs Broadwell Baffles Barre Police
In Barre Vermont on May 9 investigators say the victim Mrs Lucille Broadwell mother of three was alive when moved from a nearby room to Wheelock garden where an attempted burial failed by a dog barrier. Private detectives followed leads toward Boston as a $1000 reward is offered.
Victory Liberty Loan Rally in Middletown This Evening
A Victory Liberty loan rally is planned for tomorrow at 7:30 PM at the Victory Loan cottage on Main Street. Local speakers including Lieut Boyle of Wesleyan and Sergeant Joseph I Lawton will discuss wartime service in France, with the Sixth Infantry band to perform a concert. Other Middletown veterans may share experiences from the fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Liberty Loan
Victory Loan
Main Street
Middletown
Sixth Infantry
Lieut. Boyle
Wesleyan
France
Joseph I. Lawton
102Nd Infantry
A. Kglis
Robert W. Rice
British Labor Flays Treaty Plebiscite Demand S
London May 9 British labor marks opposition to the peace treaty manifesting discontent with terms. It objects to the Saar valley separation from Germany and supports a plebiscite in German Austria to let people decide their fate. The document charges capitalist and imperialist influence shaping the treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saar Valley
London
Germany
Greenwich mother awarded 4500 in son's death suit
Mrs Leila M Cuguel received 4500 in Bridgeport Superior Court for the death of her 14 year old son Alfred Cuguel in an August Greenwich accident. The market car and driver Nelson Biggar were involved, and Coffin faces related suits in New York and from marketman L A Koellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Leila M. Cuguel
Bridgeport
Alfred Cuguel
William R. Coffin
Connecticut
Cuguel
Greenwich Country Club
Nelson Biggar
Coffin
Biggar
Mr. Coffin
New York
Posthumous Medal of Honor for Lt. Turner
Major-General John F. O'Ryan announced that First Lieutenant William Bradford Turner of Boston, killed near Rouvroy France on September 27 1918, has been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty during the action that cost his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John F. O’ryan
Adjutant-General of the Army
William Bradford Turner
Boston
Roussoy
France
Daniels Sails For Home From Brest Voyage
Josephus Daniels secretary of the navy sails for home from Brest aboard the private yacht Corsair after a European trip. He cites learned experiences of value to the United States and notes the close United States Britain naval relations fostered by cordial navy ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brest
France
Josephus Daniels
United States
New Auto Store Opens on Washington Street
Middlesex Sales Co. opens an automobile supply store at 66 Washington Street offering a full line of tires and accessories. Partners Elmer C. Tuttle and Earle W. Bennett invite the public to inspect the new shop through the Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex Sales Co
Washington Street
Elmer C. Tuttle
Earle W. Bennett
Carolyn Steinmeyer Joins Hartford Firm After Institute Study
Miss Carolyn Steinmeyer completes a post graduate course at The Higginson Business Institute and accepts a stenographical position with the Hartford firm of Benjamin & Connor. This move marks a favorable step in her business career and reflects well on the institute’s training program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Steinmeyer
Higginson Business Institute
Benjamin & Connor, Hartford
NC-4's second leg of Atlantic flight hampered by repairs
May 9 reports say NC-4 forced to Trepassey for motor repairs after oil pump and bearing failure. NC-1 and NC-3 to leave Trepassey tomorrow, NC-4 to be flown back to Rockaway for full repairs. Navy seeks to resume pursuit toward Halifax as conditions permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tomorro Trepassey
Navy
Halifax
Rockaway
Trepassey
Chatham
Mass
Beach
L. L
Naval Curtiss
Curtiss Company
Race
Cape Cod
Read
Lyme
N. H
Rock Beach
Rockaway Beach
Reaway
N. F
United States
Cleveland
Ohio
Chatham Harbor
Coc
Cape
Naval Air
NC-4
Nanc
Naval Fliers
Coast Guardsmis Station No. 1
Chatham Bar
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Jennier Scheidemann
Comgins
Tory
Bounter
Hartford
Board of Trustees
Bers
City Court
Wieson
Worcester Moulders
Farm Bureau
Barre VT
J. I. Lawton
Daniels
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