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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1919
Page
14
Ambassador reports grave conditions in Liberia as Morris cites a crisis while U S motion to amend a peace treaty faces urgency. A senate committee drafts revisions amid tensions with Mexico, signaling possible looming crisis for international accord.
Bandits likely escaped after reaching mountain fastnesses, with authorities reporting pursuit ongoing. Details remain sparse as investigators verify routes and potential accomplices.
A garbled dispatch notes a push by authorities to confiscate foreigner owned property amid controls on natural resources. The message hints at nationwide oil and forest policies and potential seizures, with political figures urging support for drastic measures.
Ambassador Morris reports Kolchak best suited to confront Bolshevik threat though government not fully organized. Lack of material aid hinders Kolchak forces, but he can stand firm with military campaign past 30 days. Recognition of Kolchak possible if survive. Aid hoped includes loans, arms, and supplies. a Berlin report notes a mission to Silesia and tensions with Germans. Sofia reports Bulgaria’s August elections end in decisive left gains.
Major Renee Robert Town has been ordered to assume immediate command of the 30 border district at Fort Bliss Texas after returning from overseas. The transfer places Town in charge of Fort Fil Math 10 Lake area operations and coordination with nearby units.
Mexican cavalrymen in California and volunteers search the northern Lower California region for American aviators Lieutenants C. H. Connelly and Clark B. Waterhouse missing since Tuesday. Cavalry and air units coordinate from Calexico toward the international line, with field conditions and supply work hindering some operations. Airfield shortages delay aid from Rockwell Field, and a detachment plans further west if needed.
Senator Watson urges exploration of domestic pulp sources to secure half of U S newspaper print. He cites Alaska forests, Pacific Northwest mills, and New York concentration, proposing a government survey and education campaign to conserve forests and boost Northwest and Alaska pulp production. The plan seeks $200,000 to survey resources and promote domestic production.
Paris, Friday, Aug. 22. At a meeting of the inter allied coal commission with German supports at Versailles it was decided to send immediately a commission to Silesia to investigate the situation. Colonel Goodyear will act as American adviser.
In Washington on August 23 the Mexican deputies in secret session proposed a committee to negotiate with President Carranza on international questions, especially the petroleum dispute. The Senate moved to investigate the broader crisis while Mexican press amplified border tensions and potential U S action. Carranza and advisers reportedly intend to seize foreign oil properties despite protests, underscoring the critical U S Mexican petroleum dispute.
Weather predictions for the week starting August 25 cover the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with generally normal temperatures but frequent showers and possible thunderstorms. Northern and southern Rocky Mountain plateau regions and Pacific states expect near normal temperatures and generally fair skies.
An official statement from Mexico's petroleum bureau outlines a propaganda program to attract national capital and involve Mexican workers in developing the petroleum sector. The move follows pressure from the U.S. State Department for American firms to comply with Mexican law as cases reach the Supreme Court.
Washington August 23 The Interstate Commerce Commission was asked by the Intermountain states Montana Washington Idaho Utah Nevada New Mexico and Arizona to investigate commodity rates to wintermountain territory. It is alleged that rates are wasteful and unfavourable compared with Pacific coast rates.
Cambridge Aug 33 A newly found comet reported by Rev Joel H Metcalf of Winchester during a vacation at South Hero Vermont. The object visible with a small telescope in the eastern sky early evening moves rapidly northward suggesting it lies fairly close to the earth and is the first new comet of the year credited to Metcalf.
New York Aug 23 The Great Northern and its sister ship Northern Pacific will be permanently used in Pacific transport service. The routes include San Francisco to Manila via Honolulu and Yokohama with plans to speed mail service. Ships, bought from Great Northern Railway, are among the largest on the Pacific coast.
In a heated session on August 31, Democrats opposed Lodge proposed changes to the treaty with Poland and Germany. The committee limited the chairman from contacting President Wilson about the pact and prepared amendments only to this treaty, adjourning until Monday.
Paris dispatches report Herbert Hoover saying Hungarians will press the Hapsburgs to part with Archduke Joseph as the supreme council in Budapest considers resignation rumors. Notes threaten to cut Austrian reparations and deduct Romanian requisitions from Hungary’s share, while more notes loom for Germany and signals on Austria treaty conditions.
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