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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1919
Page
2
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The piece extols Decoration Day as a tribute to soldiers from six wars including the Revolution and Civil War. It asserts all fought for shared ideals and that remembrance teaches history and patriotism. Living and dead both gain from remembrance, inspiring citizens to become braver patriots.
A historical editorial argues Germany will sign the peace treaty under pressure to avoid immediate Allied occupation and full economic blockade. It contends the signature may lack moral weight, with Germans likely to claim duress and seek to evade wartime obligations. It warns Allies may resort to force to enforce terms.
In northern Chihuahua the Parral capture by Villa and Angeles highlights federal forces fragility as civilian messages are refused on wires. About 260 men of the 44th cavalry reach Juarez with garrisons at Casas Grandes and rail lines from Chihuahua City. Juárez commander Norat Juarez, Colonel Escobar, holds about 8,000 troops and expects no attack.
The text notes that there will be no prompt settlement like after the Franco Prussian War and predicts the Allies will likely keep Germany in their grasp, unresponsive and galling, for many years to come.
The War Department commits to rebuilding the National Guard, praising its performance alongside regular and selective service forces. It notes prior criticism has faded, cites Mexican service as strengthening weak units, and urges prompt federal legislation to sustain state and national duties through a stronger, more unified Guard system.
A wartime dish column presents a Salvation Army doughnuts recipe with precise measurements for five cups flour two cups sugar five teaspoons baking powder salt two eggs milk and lard. It notes four dozen doughnuts can be made and wryly comments on Germany and the treaty with a poke at U S Senate sentiment.
Gorman remarks touch on frontier voting scope. He notes the treaty imposes demands beyond the target of the Daritish government. The remarks imply broader implications for policy and governance in the disputed region.
AMWERONGEN May 28 The former German emperor has withdrawn further from public view since the peace terms. Only glimpse possible is when he crosses the drawbridge twice daily for garden work. He told the AP his attitude is unchanged and officials refuse publication. The empress seems more affected, hoping a tribunal may be brought against him.
The conservative Berlin press rejects Germanys counter proposals to peace terms as financial and military concessions. Pan German Gazette calls it death by own action while Post predicts slavery under two masters until a new Germany breaks the chains. Kreuz Zeitung doubts success amid Count von Brockdorff Rantzaus submissiveness. Taegische Rundschau deems German reply as depressing as Entente terms.
A May 28 report from Wolff bureau circulating a Amsterdam dated story claims the United States grows uneasy with Versailles developments. It notes a drift toward German understanding through peace terms modification and cites a Versailles correspondent alleging Poles favored by the Entente plan to take Russia's debt to France of 20 billion francs.
A fragmentary report recalls a telegram sent to Berlin condemning a discourteous act toward the entente chancellories. A reply arrived at night explaining there had been a misunderstanding and clarifying the situation.
Betty Brown notes a fashionable outdoor costume featuring a smart green silk sweater with a white stitched vest, matching green silk buttons, a crepe de chine white pleated skirt, green hose, white sport shoes, and a white silk hat with a green grosgrain bound pleated brim.
A Paris synopsia from Basle reports German counter proposals in the territorial section. The Saare region with about 600,000 people would be detached from Germany solely for coal claims. A 15 year period of commission governance is proposed, with population consent not required. Schleswig-Holstein status remains under debate as talks proceed this morning.
Lumber arrives to build grandstands for the Hiks roundup on July 4. Elks committee confirms feasibility of a quarter-mile track with a Twin Falls racing team facing Pendleton. C. B. Chapman trains four local horses for the stage coach race and touts Twin Falls horses as strong as Oregon stock.
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