Lines of Attack Form on League Covenant in Senate
Washington February 15 lines of attack on the league covenant read to the plenary session of the peace conference by President Wilson are forming in the Senate. Main battle of opinion not expected until the constitution draft is acted upon. amendments likely from powers’ representatives. key objections include control of enforcement and size of military reductions. Senate leaders note administration moves to place on record approval, while some Republicans may push prolonged debate. ratification questions hinge on whether the covenant is a treaty requiring Senate action.
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Twelve Injured In Pennsylvania Rail Accident at Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh February 15 twelve persons on Pittsburgh and Cincinnati train number 104 eastbound were injured last night when a six foot girder on a westbound freight train sideswiped three coaches near Oakdale. Injured include W G Merrick Atlanta Ga Ralph Davidson Ia nd Oval Ill Mrs W A Keller Heubenville O and C C Copeland Negro Perry Ga.
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Perry
Emrenbach Elected President of German National Assembly
Weimar reports Konstantine Fehr embach, former Reichstag president, elected president of the National Assembly today. He succeeds Edward David who resigned after being appointed minister without portfolio in the Cabinet. Feb 15 reports Berlin and Weimar sources.
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Berlin
Waden
Konstantine Fehrembach
Reichstag
National Assembly
Edward David
General March Reveals Demobilization Totals
General March reports 1,174,545 soldiers released and 501,000 discharged, leaving 323,455 still under orders for demobilization soon. The figures reflect planned reductions and outline the near term postwar military manpower.
Demobilization Figures Show 1.17 Million Discharged
Washington reports 1,174,545 officers and men actually discharged from the U S Army, with 1,501,000 ordered for discharge. March notes 396,455 to be remobilized, 71,235 officers and 1,429,765 enlisted already discharged. Also 299,781 overseas troops landed at Atlantic ports and 157 transports have docked at New York Philadelphia and Boston since hostilities ended.
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Air Service
May halt army bill in senate
Reported optimism as lawmakers in the upper chamber consider the military appropriation measure. Most leaders say passage is possible in its present form, with only small changes anticipated.
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War era army bill faces tough Senate odds
Washington February 15 The $1,006,000,000 army appropriation bill for a temporary force of 27,479 officers and 508,209 men draws bipartisan criticism in the House. Democrats and Republicans denounce the wartime structure as guesswork and question volunteer support, while Chairman Dent hopes to push passage in the House by tomorrow.
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General Staff
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House Military Committee
Seaboard Airline Terminal Ruins After Savannah Fire
Fire on Hutchinson Island in Savannah leaves the sea board airline terminal in ruins with extensive damage. The Southern Fertilizer and Chemical Company reports losses near 1 million on plant and stock. Cotton worth about 1 million nine hundred thousand stored in warehouses and on wharves is destroyed. Two thousand tons of nitrate and substantial lumber, warehouses, and railroad facilities burn. Total loss estimated at about 2.5 million with 80 percent insured.
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Southern Fertilizer and Chemical Company
Two More Taken In Roundup Of Gambling Syndicate
New Orleans police detain Harry Moffitt of Kansas City James Jackson and Thomas Kennedy of New Orleans as they probe a gambling syndicate. The operation allegedly bilked southern tourists of 3 million dollars this season.
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Harry Moffitt
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James Jackson
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Riots in Grenada Spain Leave Three Dead in Siege
Madrid reports a state of siege after riots in Grenada cause three deaths and twenty injuries. Rioters burned the customs house amid food distribution unrest.
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Grenada
Rioting Marks Berlin Warehouse Workers Strike
Copenhagen reports considerable rioting marking the warehouse workers strike in Berlin Forty thousand workers are out according to a dispatch from there today
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Jamestown and Erie may get new post offices
Washington reports in the Omnibus public building bill that Jamestown New York would receive 120 006 dollars for a new post office and extensions along with several Pennsylvania towns including Norristown Scranton Phoenixville Pittston Tamaqua and Tarentum. A separate plan seeks four million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars for a new Chicago post office with one million sixty thousand four hundred already allocated and the site acquired.
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Thomas warns of sedition menace facing country
Washington February 15 Senate debate features Sen Thomas of Colorado urging immediate action to curb revolutionary doctrine. He cites revolutionary papers in two great cities preaching insurrection and treason with impunity. He argues Congress should sweep aside calendar legislation to address the crisis.
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Major General Rogers Succeeds 2000 as Quartermaster Gen
Major General Harry N. Rogers, U S A, today assumed the office of Quartermaster General of the American Expeditionary Forces after returning from France where he earned an enviable record as an administrator. General Wood will retire from active service and enter business at Warne, Pa. Rogers is a Kansas City, Missouri native.
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Moorish Prince on Fire Near Azores While En Route to London
The British liner Moorish Prince of 5948 tons, sailing from Newcastle to London with cargo, is reported ablaze off the Azores. The ship was said to be racing toward an Azores port as Lloyds dispatches described the situation.
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Agent of Bolshevik Held Incommunicado in Germany
Berlin reports Karl Radek a self proclaimed Bolshevik agent in Germany is held incommunicado and heavily fettered. He had foreseen arrest and granted power of attorney to Sig Fried Weinburg.
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Berlin
London
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Strine at Belfast ties up gas works and power plant
Government troops seized the Belfast gas works and electricity station today. The mayor appealed for volunteers to run municipal services as the crisis escalated.
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Belfast
Congressional Investigation of Williams Begins in House
A resolution by Rep Louis Z McFadden seeks a congressional inquiry into John Skelian Williams and his office. The probe would examine Williams private banking connections in Richmond Virginia or Baltimore Maryland and past year ties to stock dealings in International Mercantile Marine and Russian bonds. The measure goes to the House Rules Committee.
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Chief Executive and Wife Set Flight Home Amid Crowds
The Chief Executive and his wife begin their return journey to the United States at 11 15 oclock this morning. Huge crowds line the water front at vantage points along the shore as the vessel is expected to land at Boston port.
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Wilson Returns Home From Brest After League Win
President Wilson sails from Brest aboard the George Washington landing in Boston as crowds cheer. Report notes his prestige rises from securing a league of nations framework in peace talks and highlights French approval of the plan’s simpler practical form amid wartime internationalism discussions.
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Ex Kaiser Possible Trial By New German Government
Exclusive cable reports from Amsterdam say the new German government weighs trying the ex Kaiser for stealing 15 automobiles and 150000 dollars from the German treasury before fleeing to Holland. In Weimar a protest by Herr Groeber, calling such a trial illegal before a foreign court, was delivered to the National Assembly.
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Merchants and Manufacturers to Discuss Action on Railroads
Baltimore, Md. February 15. Meetings of the Merchants and Manufacturers Association at the Baltimore Chamber of Commerce will address government plans to cease operation of the Merchants and Miners Transportation Company steamship lines on March 1. With government control, about half the traffic of the large coastwise line has moved to rail routes, risking suspension without new arrangements with the railroad administration. The line, in operation nearly 75 years, could affect the ports of Boston Providence Philadelphia Baltimore Savannah and Jacksonville by withdrawing a major transportation facility.
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Jacksonville
Conservative England May Change an Ancient Custom
Londar January 26 The conservative English weigh a change to a long standing road rule kept to the left since knights and lances dominated the road. Transport experts press for modernization arguing American drivers could lead the way as the era demands innovation.
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Londar
London Papers Split Over League of Nations Constitution
London newspapers offered diverse opinions on the League of Nations charter with general enthusiasm. The Star praised the plan as the Magna Charta of mankind and credited Premier Lloyd George with backing Wilson and persuading Clemenceau, while The Globe remained cool, calling the idea a grand delusion and doubting its ability to prevent future wars.
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Anniversary of sinking of Maine celebrated in Capital
Washington February 15 Wreaths sent by President Wilson were placed on the Maine shaft in Arlington Cemetery as part of the 21st anniversary observance of the sinking in Havana Harbor Senator Harding of Ohio was to be principal speaker later in the day Cuban minister Carlos Manuel de Cespedes was also scheduled to speak
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Announcement of Largest Sale of Tonnage to Be Made
Washington February 15 The announcement of the largest sale of tonnage in American shipping history is expected next week after a three day conference between E W Hurley chairman and Charles Pier director general of the Fleet Corporation The conference will commence when Pier arrives in Washington Monday The sale value has been promised and awaits executive approval with private interests mainly on the Pacific coast offering about the cost of construction of the vessels
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Weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania today
Washington reports a Western Pennsylvania forecast showing snow and colder tonight with Sunday bringing local snow showers.
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