12 Feb 1919
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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1919
Page
1
The War Council renews consideration of the new armistice terms. Questions causing discord are taken up again as a new condition is prepared for discussion. The present document expires February 17.
Paris reports the Supreme War Council weighing fresh armistice terms for Germany as the Feb 17 deadline nears. President Wilson and allied leaders attend a Marcel Hutin meeting while league of nations talks stall on a new constitution. If no plenary session and agreement arrive, Wilson plans a rapid return to Washington and then back to Europe, with Mrs. Wilson’s packing complete for a late February landing in the U.S.
Washington reports say the Polish national election held January 26 used American electoral methods. Bars selling intoxicants were closed and every vote polled with women showing high turnout. Parliaments sit in the Girls Institute, once a royal palace. A Polish fleet nucleus forms on the 15tula River, with Dantzig as future base. Poland has seized German aviation material and airplanes near Warsaw. Poles advance in Astri-Germany threatening Bromberg. trains bound for Lissa fired upon. A Swiss-guarded food relief train leaves for Warsaw.
In Southport England a government statement to the Miners' Federation promised wage gains and better conditions. The plan includes a 40 percent wage rise, a six hour day, and nationalization of mines.
In Chicago on February 1 two men were killed and several injured in an early morning blaze on Madison Street. The two bodies were found in a charred second floor room where they apparently suffocated. One man leaped from a second story window and is hospitalized in critical condition.
Federal Judge J C Cook of Des Moines reported to police in Chicago that within ten minutes of arrival a pickpocket stole 1100 dollars and an American Railway pass. The incident occurred February 12 with the judge filing the complaint.
The Presidential box was draped with the Stars and Stripes. The party included the President and Mrs Wilson Miss Margaret Wilson Secretary Lansing and Admiral Grayson. Mrs Wilson carried a bouquet and is shown in a terrace mood as the report notes Berlin sentiment calling for another armistice extension. The Tageblatt argues Allies press for extensions while Germany nears the limit of its ability to comply amid friction in Weimar.
Washington reports a heated battle over the 1 117 289 400 army appropriation bill as Republicans threaten to raise a point of order against measures modifying a peacetime army. Democrats anticipate action on navy funding, wheat guarantees, and mineral land leasing, with possible votes on federal reserve act changes and veterans education bills.
Berlin February 12 The American Mission led by Captain Walter R Gherardi former naval attach� in Berlin moves to study Germany economic conditions with focus on the food outlook Captain Gherardi declined to comment on mission work or prospects London February 12 German military authorities bar a delegation of American officers led by Col Grove from entering occupied Lithuania to assess local needs in a War Office dispatch.
A government minister explains how Lenin and Trotsky gained prominence, noting passports expedited by the Germans helped Lenin's entrance into Russia via Switzerland and Germany as Workingmen cried for bread despite broad supplies.
Washington reports the Department of Justice plans deporting 5200 additional aliens as labor and security concerns expand. Senate testimony cites Lenine and Yretzky entering Russia amid German-backed revolutionary activity. Union agitators in New York and King urge broader deportations, with Labor Bureau expanding facilities to speed removals.
Washington February 12 War Department announces the casualties in Russia for the American expeditionary forces total 424 to date. The figures list killed in action died of wounds 135 died of disease 54 died of accidents 31 wounded severely 69 wounded slightly 31 wounded degree undetermined and missing in action.
Washington authorities reveal plans to deport about 5000 Bolsheviks and I W W members as soon as export facilities exist. Labor and Justice officials say Congress action is needed to deport thousands of interned Germans and Austrians not covered by the alien anarchist act. In Russia, Dr Simons warns of an imminent pogrom against Jews with Bolshevik fears fueling mass flight and propaganda.
British view argues submarines threaten island security and must be destroyed with no future builds. The piece warns of endless arms race, calls for League action, and frames submarine warfare as a peril to Britain and global peace.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa introduced a bill today in Washington proposing a federal six member commission to study financing and housing development to enable wage workers to buy or build homes. The bill includes a fifty thousand dollar appropriation to study methods and report by January 11, 1920, with potential future federal aid and a permanent housing policy for war time projects.
Washington February 12 The army weighs what to do with ten million registered questionnaires from the manpower survey. Officials plan a dedicated building at Washington Barracks to store the intimate history of American men aged 18 to 36, with about 270000 square feet needed. Local boards still hold documents in their current buildings.
Washington reports Edmund T. Adcock summing up for client J Milton Trainor alleged to have solicited a 100000 dollar commission related to the Speedway Hospital project in Chicago. The Senate committee may defer judgment, suggesting the Department of Justice handle any action.
London reports on February 12 say both the former German emperor Kaiser and the ex crown prince are ill. A Berlin dispatch cited by a news agency and a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam quote a Cologne returnee from Amerongen describing the former war lord as timorous, decrepit, and mentally broken. In Washington on February 12 there will be no criminal prosecution of the big five packers per Francis J. Heney, as he told the House committee he has lost faith in criminal procedure against them.
The official vows utmost effort to safeguard liberties for all citizens as he accepts the presidency. He emphasizes national unity and commitment to constitutional freedoms, addressing lawmakers in the assembly.
News from Weimar reports the government proposing a peace standing army of 250,000 troops to the National Assembly, with plans for conscription modeled on the Swiss system to enable rapid mobilization. Reports also note German Austrian delegates cleared for representation and ongoing unrest linked to the Spartacist movement.
Chicago reports the New Chicago Labor Party plans a general strike on April 1 election day to ensure workers vote and influence turnout. The party fields a full municipal ticket and aims to watch opposition hirelings while urging workers and allies to vote.
El Paso February 12 Thirty E W W and Bolshevik agitators gathered in western cities and passed through El Paso en route to a special prison train bound for Ellis Island for deportation.
Forecast for Western Pennsylvania calls for cloudy skies tonight and Thursday with possible snow or rain. The advisory notes precipitation may bring slick travel conditions across the region. Local officials urge drivers to stay cautious and monitor updates.
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