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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1919
Page
8
Fragmented dispatches describe a tense April scene with manifestants near the American embassy and Paris reports of high level conferences. Wilson, Orlano, and Italian delegates are cited as negotiations begin toward a defensive peace and a basic settlement structure.
Paris dates report Premier Orlando leaving France after talks with the council of four and with Wilson Clemenceau and Lloyd George on Italian aims in the Adriatic. Italian premier criticizes Wilsons principles as applied to Italian aspirations amid European negotiation. Demonstrations in Rome and Paris echo strong anti Wilson sentiment as discussions continue.
In El Paso on April 23 the 354th Infantry paraded under Major Rosch as part of the Victory Loan drive. The California regiment arrived by train, was greeted by the Victory Loan committee, and marcked through the city led by a military band before departing for Los Angeles.
Washington April 25 war department reports show surplus supplies totaling 31 40 00 percent, averaging 91 percent of initial cost. Military railway tarsers dropped to 71 000 exactly the government cost. Aircraft production mats were void at 4 percent of cost and ordnance supplies brought 57 percent.
Official German couriers arrive in Versailles in May ahead of plenipotentiaries. A special train from Cres near Compiegne brings 25 German envoys to the hotel de Restarvoirs, where Colonel Henry and French officials receive them for the peace negotiations.
International situation reports from Paris show Italy withdrawing delegates and Britain and France remaining represented at the peace conference. Efforts to bridge gaps between Lloyd George and Wilson continue while the three council considers status of German fortresses and the Danubian region. Polish plans for Danzig free city under protectorate emerge as Hungary faces grave conditions with Romanian advances aided by French troops. Czecho-Slovak troops move toward Waltern as Vienna disperses to defend Bratislava corridor.
Dertin April 23. German miners in Ruhr and nearby districts resume work amid Communist calls for a continuation of strikes. American food aid draws labor, martial law rules ease in Dranswiek, Hamburg still tense with troops and police maintaining order after protests. Rampuig reports claim crucifixions by communists.
A general cool wave with snow and freezing temperatures swept much of the east of the country, delaying baseball and threatening crop damage. Reports indicate no April records were broken, but winds were high and the cold persisted into tomorrow and Sunday. Several cities noted football weather as the season’s normal warmth gave way to frost.
News from Geneva reports that after General Fransche d Esprey visited Budapest Rumanian troops were ordered to advance against Hungary. The march drew Saxon officers and troops from Transylvania to join the Rumanian cause as Red Guards fled Budapest. Rumanian forces pushed toward the Thelas river and Bry breach evacuated. Thousands protested Soviet and Bolshevik rule in Budapest.
Atlanta April 24 A memorial to all southern men who fought in wars from the American Revolution to World War I will be carved on Stone Mountain, replacing a Confederate alone focus. Sculptor Gulzon Borglum began work before the war. it resumes to honor all southern soldiers. Fireman killed and others injured in Baltimore when a wall collapsed at St. Mary’s.
London papers split on Wilson and Orlando support for his diplomacy as a plenary peace conference in Paris plans to review the League covenant and treaty portions. Prime ministers Clemenceau Lloyd George and Wilson will hold four o clock meetings to discuss undisclosed topics.
Major General Squire, chief signal officer, reveals a portable field laboratory built from a tree used as a wireless tower. He demonstrates receiving and limited transmission using trees, discussing experiments begun in 1904 and the potential for trees to act as electromagnetic detectors and conductors in communications.
Paris April 24 Associated Press reports a reconsideration of Polish claims on Danzig moves toward meeting Polish demands. Poland would gain control of Danzig transport facilities and the Vistula water route with freedom to cross via the Polish corridor or German territory if needed, while internal city affairs remain Polish not Germany. Germany would be guaranteed freedom of passage across the Polish corridor to East Prussia.
Rome reports indicate Ambassador Page may resign amid Italian cabinet tensions over Paris peace talks. Demonstrations planned to greet Premier Orlando on Friday from Paris, with widespread sentiment urging Italy to warn France and Britain about peace terms. Rumors of Page’s early resignation circulated mid February. no official confirmation in April.
Paris reports a three month war bread program to ration milling and secure distribution to allied and neutral countries under Hoover appointed supervision. In New York officials say Americans will keep eating white bread, as Victory flour bans ease. London notes Spanish influenza deaths in British India and the wider epidemic impact across regions.
The Earl of Reading, retiring British ambassador to the United States, was eulogized in addresses and cable messages in New York. A farewell dinner was tendered by the Association of Foreign Correspondents of the United States.
The National Geographic Society reports the sixth Katmai expedition led by Professor Robert F. Griggs for a search of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes in Alaska. The party, including scientists and photographers, aims to assess volcanic activity and potential helium deposits nearby, continuing the society’s early Katmai studies begun in Wisconsin and following the area’s designation as a national monument.
City warrants for the judges and polling places of the bond election are ready at the city auditor's office. A claim of 748.65 to recompense the judges and 780 for polling places was allowed by the city constable yesterday. A petition from Debbie Hutchtea and others, representing law property owners of Tanner Court, requests an extension of the city water meter along Tanner Court and was referred to the water superintendent with power to act.
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