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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1919
Page
8
Clemenceau declares he has done his best as a vast audience of about 12 million backs the peace plan. The overwhelming vote signals strong support for U.S. entrance, shaping postwar diplomacy and league aims.
Vittorio Orlando and Baron Sonnino will travel from Rome to Paris to attend the peace conference as Italy official representatives. An Italian ambassador at London is to participate in a League of Nations executive meeting. A secret plenary session is set for tomorrow at the French foreign office. Bank clerks strike in Paris disrupts no major foreign banks.
Archangel reports say Bolshevik flotilla attacked Allied positions along the Dvina but were driven back by long range land batteries. Casualties minimal with four wounded in actions near Berezniki and Berezals. River ice broken near Archangel aids Allied gunboats.
Paris dispatch notes Italy’s possible withdrawal from the peace conference shaping the postwar order. The draft treaty and borders for new states loom. Italian participation hinges on lingering issues, with leaders like Wilson and Cecil to press for compromise as Austria and Turkey treaties unfold.
In Petrograd reports allege Finnish Reds plan a march against Finnish White guards. The message, copied from Copenhagen to The Mail, notes arrests of a faction and mentions naval and city guard activity with unclear details.
Paris dispatch reports savage acts by Bavarian communists in Munich before a counterattack. Executions and decapitations followed by a court martial sentence. Minister Landauer reportedly murdered by a mob. conflicting cables place him shot in Bamberg by government troops. An Idaho engineer Abe Eeh dies suddenly in Spokane while plans engineering work. He leaves a widow and two sons.
A fragmented report notes Premier Orlando sending a telegram to peace makers of the Allied government. Delegates from Fens and Mizisisn are involved in talks to reaffirm a treaty and hold a session on Saturday.
A May Day note from the United States bureau of education indicates a large early enlistment in a garden army, with thousands of teachers and a projected reach of about 100 acres of land. The report cites totals of enrollment and funding figures tied to foodstuffs and land allocation.
A fire at the Rockaway Beach naval air station damaged seaplanes NC-1 and NC-4, delaying the first leg of the Atlantic flight. NC-4 likely repairable in time for the jump off. NC-1 wrecked. Commander John M. Towers reports fire started by an electric spark during fueling. crews extinguished flames. Plans called for NC-3 and possibly NC-4 to depart with weather permitting. further delays possible pending repairs.
May 5 Tokyo. Japan states the Shanking peninsula should be returned to China with only a few German privilege retainers and a settlement right at Tsing Tan. Baron Makino, leading Japan's delegation, explains Shanghai policy and railway security proposals amid a China Japan joint venture. Albany dispatch notes Typographical Union strikers on rival dailies vote to return to work pending arbitration.
Disjointed report describes talks at Drossels Sunt AC after political delays. Nations debate drafts for a peace conference with Austria and Hungary, while the League of Nations forms. Danish troops occupy Patro, and Vienna tensions rise as Czech Serbian and Jionean groups approach, signaling potential disorder.
May 1 event in Ghent featured an address by the burgomaster and a procession of patriotic groups to present Belgian aims to the peace conference delegates. The Central separation proposal was debated, with officials noting Empire aims persist despite hopes for settlement. Belgian children aid and relief efforts loom large as postwar care becomes a major challenge for relief committees. Former Emperor William requests return to Germany to resume his estate at Kadinen.
NEW YORK May an overwhelming seniority of the 12,000,000 farmers of America toward entrance into the league of nations was announced by officials of the league to enforce peace. Reorganizations include the American Agricultural Ambition, Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union, Farmers Equity Union, and other groups. Leaders say a nationwide mobilization of farmers will back a drive for ratification when the League of Nations covenant is submitted for revification.
Berlin reports coal shortages affecting German mine sweepers repairing Naz ports. A Prussian Diet committee formed by Food Commissioner Schild foresees shortages in beet fertilizer and sugar, with bread rations potentially rising after harvest. Wheat stores may hold until next harvest. fisheries show some movement while potato crop remains weak.
A British team enters the London Daily Mail prize race for an Atlantic flight. Captain Alcock and Lieutenant Brown sailed from Liverpool May 3 aboard the Mauretania on a Vickers Vimy. The Mande Yarge crew departed Liverpool for St Ives en route to Herbor Grace, with a May 1 departure for Digby. Paulist Father John Hughes, United States head of the Paulist Order, is reported gravely ill after weeks in hospital from overwork.
Copenhagen May 6 General Milan Stefanik minister of war for Czecho-Slovakia was killed when the airplane he rode in crashed near Wajnar Hungary Sunday. Two Italian officers accompanying him were also killed.
A wire from Tsarskoe Selo reports the Soviet government has appointed committees of workers and given unified power over Petrograd city districts as part of the siege response. The message notes the government’s control extends through Petrograd, with the city under new administrative arrangements.
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