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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1919
Page
7
May 24 reports that a general mobilization of the Belgian army and other allied forces has been arranged. The German peace delegation will present a counter claim of 12.85 billion marks to offset reparations demands.
New York May 28. A national conference on the new obligations of the United States under the proposed League covenant will be held at Columbia University Thursday June 25 under the auspices of the Academy of Political Science. Speakers will include Senators Borah Cummins and Mithun Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer and Dr Nicholas Murray Butler among others. Professor Samuel McClure Ling president of the academy announced the details.
Reports from Swedish press cited by the state department indicate Petrograd may be averaging over a thousand deaths daily. Food rationing tightens for workers as living conditions deteriorate amid war strain. A separate dispatch from London denies Petrograd explosions and notes evacuation plans.
May 28 reports from Ontario and Canada describe widespread union dissatisfaction with strike leaders. Government officials denounced leaders as uncooperative while unions vow a general strike. Railway and postal services show mixed disruption as streetcar service resumes or shifts pending further decision.
A riot in Kew Haven Conn ascribes to Bolshevik elements after a minor clash between discharged servicemen and Yale undergraduates. Police reported injuries and broken windows while crowds clashed near theatres and dances. Yale students and the college council deny responsibility and blame organized elements. Also reported: John Roelfsema, ex-president of a Carroll Iowa bank, charged with absconding with about 75000 dollars. He was arrested in Sioux Falls South Dakota. He had been connected with the bank.
Harry G Hawker told Daily Mail of weather aiding a flight hampered by a cooling system leak and weak wireless. He described limited radio range, undersized propeller, and reliance on celestial navigation as no ships were sighted.
Reports from Berlin, Paris indicate Germany will base proposals on four points and seek a democratic regime while Amster damfront reports signal mobilization near the Belgian border. Allies reportedly wary of prolonged parley if terms are rejected. Italy pushes frontier and coast clauses linking Austria’s fate. Observations on weather and flight drift accompany dispatches about airmen Hawker and Grieve receiving the Air Force Cross for crossing the Atlantic aid mission.
Frankie Burns, lightweight pugilist from Oakland, has returned from overseas with the American expeditionary force. He hopes to reenter competition after years out of contention. Once touted as a possible contender for top honors in his division, Burns now seeks comeback opportunities in San Francisco.
A Vienna dispatch via Exchange Telegraph from Copenhagen reports American and British ministers at Warsaw have protested against the Polish offensive in Baltic Galicia. The note cites diplomatic objections raised in the Polish conflict context.
Democratic leaders gathered in Chicago to launch the 1920 campaign with Homer S. Cummings urging unity and praise for Wilson era reforms. The meeting, amid speculation on a third-term and party strategy, signaled a militant start as committees plan state actions and mobilize auxiliary groups.
Reading Pennsylvania May 2 Willem Burns a Crat American citizen born of German origin and longtime president of the Harmonte Maer Nerher Society resigns the presidency and plans to quit his membership He says a German flag was torn down and a home flag put up in place after Reading soldiers of the Rainbow division returned home He claims he was misinformed about the club and its character and that the court should have praised the place due to recent events
Paris May 24 A German Austrian request for medical faculties in Spain to report famine relief efforts met strong opposition. Barcelona Granada and Madrid universities refused to cooperate Sevilla sent a delegate but Madrid government argued universities should not engage in political matters. A navy dispatch praises Lieutenant-Commander Reed and the Seattle crew for a notable flight.
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