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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1919
Page
2
Hans offers to reimburse France and Belgium about 25 billion dollars and seeks immediate admission to the League of Nations plus rights to resume overseas trade. The proposal aims to repair wartime damages and restore international commerce through alliance inclusion.
The NC4 completed a series of endurance legs from Trepassey to Lisbon covering 2,150 nautical miles with a 26 hour 45 minute leg. Earlier segments included Ponta Delgada to Lisbon of 800 miles with 9 hours 43 minutes and 82.2 knots on the final leg. Overall average speed noted at 80 nautical miles per hour.
Germany public counter offers reject Kaiser removal and seek immediate admission to the League of Nations with a mandate over former colonies. Danzig would be a free port with the Vistula river internationalized. Entente to withdraw from occupied territories within four months. Germany offers to reimburse damages to France and Belgium and proposes payments totaling up to 100 billion marks by 1926 plus annual sums. Reciprocal trials for those held by both sides and a neutral presidency for a reparations commission. Germany seeks overseas trade, merchant marine rights, and taxation of fortunes abroad.
Washington reports 160000 sets of ambulance harness are to be disposed through the War Department surplus division. Manufacturers and wholesalers agree to buy at a fixed price and distribute over three years or act as sales agents with a small profit.
Secretary Baker asks Congress to open the regular army to non English speaking citizens and aliens. The plan aims to educate enlistees and teach them English after they join. He submitted a proposed bill to the Senate and House military committees.
Latest returns show the woman suffrage amendment defeated with a majority over 5 000, overturning a 3 000 lead in favor. Count notes 51 counties unsettled with many reports still pending. Prohibition appears to have carried.
The German peace delegation here will present a counter claim of 12.85 billion marks as offset to Allied reparation demands, arguing it should be subtracted from the blockade payments.
Secretary Daniels told the House Naval Affairs Committee that abandoning the large navy program would prove the United States faithful to the league covenant. He said the three year plan, with ten capital ships and six cruisers, should be pushed, contracts replace cost plus work, and that big expenditures could be avoided under the league. He cited assurances from Lloyd George and other Allied leaders that the United States should lead by example.
The NC-4 under Lt. Cmdr. Albert Cushing Read lands in Lisbon Lisbon Portugal as the first airship of any kind to cross the Atlantic under its own power. The flight began at Rockaway Beach and covered 800 miles from Ponta Delgada Azores in 9 hours 43 minutes at over 80 knots. Total Newfoundland to Lisbon time was 26 hours 41 minutes. The achievement marks a pinnacle in transoceanic navigation and navy leadership.
The railroad administration will use grain shipment permits from interior markets this year to curb movement of the large harvest. Without restriction, congestion could paralyze transportation as farmers begin delivering crops to trade arteries, so a permit system similar to last year's freight congestion plan was adopted as the best solution.
Archbishop Dowling received the pallium in a moving ceremony led by Archbishop Keane of Dubuque Jr. Twenty bishops and two hundred priests joined the procession from the archiepiscopal residence to the cathedral. Dowling’s installation had occurred weeks earlier due to a delayed pallium.
In the House of Commons the chancellor of the exchequer stated Britain’s government debt to the United States stands at 4.26 billion dollars, while American departments owe roughly 210 million to British departments.
American forces engage in ongoing combat under constant daylight conditions in the northern Russian region as operations continue. The siege or action persists with no prominent ceasefire reported.
Reports recount a capsize at a park lake where four children drowned after two rowboats sank. No life guards or rapid medical response are noted, with criticism of park officials. Other items include rail commission ruling on common carriers, large land sale near Greenwood, and enlistment, floods, and awards across Nebraska.
Nebraska Red Cross figures show 585 156 members in 1918 and $101 640 disbursed locally. Omaha welcomes war guests and honors units. Bartlett builds a new courthouse. referenda on prohibition and laws circulate. Scouting saves three at Riverview. Nebraska legislature cost per law noted. 89th division reception in Lincoln. nursing schools expand in Columbus.
Reporting from WNIREG the long quiet strike disrupts trade as about 15 000 workers planned action and 16 000 more threatened. City officials warn agitators and rail carriers to avoid trouble while Toronto reports 15 000 workers ordered out.
Washington reports Villa forces claim General Felipe Angeles as provisional president of Mexico. The crisis prompts calls for U.S. troops through Arizona amid serious tensions and potential intervention.
The report states that shipments under the American program met requirements and that the grain corporation will not buy more wheat flour or cereal products for the present. It suggests purchases may resume early in the new crop year.
The pay for blinded American servicemen totals 125 in number. Some retain limited vision yet are legally blind in an industrial sector, with four months of compensation totaling $51.60 plus government insurance.
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