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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
6
An Associated Press wire report states Poles demand Germany withdraw from Polish territory immediately. German claims of Polish atrocities cited by German sources. tensions rise over territories including Brest Litovsk and actions around the Ukraine.
Vienna dispatch cites claims of burning, looting, and attacks on Christians in Lemberg amid Polish tensions. Over 56 suspects arrested. Ukrainian and Ruthenian blame cited. correspondent notes no Polish troops in the city and prisons opened.
Heavy snowblocks keep coal from reaching Vienna for two weeks as Czech and Polish authorities withhold shipments. Frontiers seize large sums of money from travelers, with police reporting hundreds of billions of crowns in capturables. At the same time banks struggle to settle cross border credits amid new compensation talks. A Vienna doctor announces upcoming office hours at 24 East Pennington Street.
Ronstadt Grain and Implement Co. on Main and Congress streets advertises corn shelters and dise harrows for sale at peace prices. Limited details available in the damaged OCR text.
An ad copy touts Bells Pine Tar Pipes as economical and effective against coughs, colds, grippe, and bronchitis. It promises easier breathing and relief from lingering symptoms, urging readers to try the product at 36 cents.
A home made cough syrup using Pinex alcohol and sugar syrup is claimed to stop a chest cold within hours. The article extols its pleasant taste for children and asserts purity and affordability with instructions and optional ingredient substitutions.
Park Benjamin denounces a visit by Enrico Caruso to his son in the Brooklyn naval hospital. He says the account was misrepresented and orders were given to bar the singer and his wife from the Benjamin home. The feud stems from wartime service details of Benjamin’s son and Caruso’s public image.
American aviators return from the Lapland transport recount a planned raid on Berlin by eight to twelve De Havilland aircraft. Forty pilots trained in the United States and Britain were to strike the German capital the night the armistice was signed, with plans to drop tons of TNT from Ford Junction Sussex to Berlin across about 500 miles.
More than 127 500 acres of wheat were recovered from German occupied territory in France by British and French armies during the great offensive that ended the war. Harvesting employed about 17 000 men with French aid from the Agricultural Reconstruction office. Machines were later sold at reduced prices to affected farmers.
The War Trade Board announced a new trade arrangement with Holland allowing imports without license under conditions. Only Dutch ships may be used and shipments must be consigned to The Netherlands Overseas Trust. Exporters must obtain import certificates from The Netherlands Trust for each consignment. No details on Holland’s remaining exports were provided.
A proclamation from Chihuahua Governor Andres Ortiz arrived in El Paso stating that $15.60 had been found in the state treasury when he assumed office. Ortiz succeeded former Governor Enriquez, who was deposed by General Murkula.
Suits were filed in district court in El Paso against D. V. Peacock former Dona Ana county assessor, New Mexico, to collect 2900 a bond he furnished for his appearance in court to answer a forgery charge. Peacock is not new within the jurisdiction of the court.
Dec 5 report from the Paris edition says King Albert of Belgium plans a new military order named the Order of the Yser. The first decoration is to be awarded to Marshal Foch.
A December 5 report notes a revolution in Puerto Rico adopting a request for complete self government from the United States. A memorandum urged President Wilson to grant home rule, asserting the PRicans have demonstrated their desire for self governance.
Canada moves to demobilize its overseas forces with 2 904 members listed overseas. Provinces project distribution by enlistment. married personnel to return first by duration in service, followed by single men. Welfare plans include shipping arrangements and resettlement of families with immigration help to reestablish soldier homes.
A letter to Collier families from Joe Johinston reports the naval collier Cyclops, missing since spring while carrying manganese and passengers, has been located in the Kiel canal after capture by German forces. Johnston says the ship will be repaired or towed to the United States if engines cannot be temporarily repaired.
Federal Judge Relistab ordered the Klaxon Stator Horn company to stop alleged anti trust activity in Newark New Jersey. District Attorney Lynch filed the application alleging a combination with jobbers to restrain trade. The contracts require uniform yearly terms for all buyers of the warning horn signals.
Washington December 5 The amalgamation of Western Union Telegraph marine cables with Commercial Cable Company was authorized by Postmaster General Burleson under the Commercial company vice president George G Ward. Denver officer dies at sea New York December 5 Near the Lapland ship two days at sea six men with Spanish influenza were taken off and Lieut James McKnee of Denver died of pneumonia He had helped build army camps in England.
Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, former army chief of staff, will arrive in El Paso on December 15 as the guest of Brig. Gen. Anson Mills who will accompany him from Washington. General Mills who named El Paso will stay two weeks with General Miles.
Advices from Petrograd say Bolshevik authorities arrested and imprisoned Persian ministers to Russia. They appear to intend to detain the ministers until Soviet representatives in Turkestan, reportedly arrested by British order in Persia, are released.
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