21 Mar 1919
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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1919
Page
1
A report states Measons will not reply while his task in France remains unfinished. The piece implies involvement across at least two countries and frames the actions as purely practical rather than political. No direct statements from Measons are provided in the readable text.
March 21 Paris reports hint that league of nations talks may shape the covenant with Wilson Lloyd George and Clemenceau guiding the negotiations. As provisions on noninterference and domestic matters surface, observers forecast a draft treaty ready for plenary review by late March with signatures possible within weeks. Julius Kahn arrives to study Allied reports for United States army reorganization amid ongoing criticism of President Wilson.
A brief weather note for Washington and western Pennsylvania indicates fair conditions tonight and Saturday with somewhat cooler temperatures tonight.
Boston surgical record reveals Dr. Alfred C. Callister removed 141 foreign bodies from a man’s stomach, including 128 bed spring fragments, nine copper pennies, three peach pits and a piece of tin foil. The patient, aged six, had high fever pre op and is reported to be recovering normally.
In wartime discourse a British observer notes that popular opinion splits over gas as a weapon. While Kaiser supporters claim limited bombing, many fear gas and air raids mark a dangerous shift. The piece cites military staff resistance and German chemists’ search for nonflammable gases as crucial threads in the conflict. Separately, a report from Mexico states 53 Villa rebels were killed in a regent clash near Columbus, New Mexico, as federal forces under General Zuazun claim victory with light losses.
Washington March 21 The War department announced that more than half of the 44 Distinguished Service Crosses went to the Second Division. The 5th and 6th Marines shared many with 206 and 137 crosses respectively for Belleau Wood. The Ninth Infantry ranked third with 127 crosses.
In Passaic New Jersey Marek charged soldiers and marl as special policemen to disperse a crowd of more than three thousand striking workers in front of Botany War Mills. The demonstrators gathered to keep strike breakers from entering the plant.
In New York on March 21, the Jeremiah O'Leary espionage case began deliberations as the jury headed to decide the Federal court verdict. The defendant faces charges under the Espionage Act in a high profile trial that drew attention from national observers.
Representative McFadden of the House Banking and Currency Committee and president of the bankers association calls for taxing Federal Land Bank Bonds and Joint Stock Bonds. He argues the move would increase federal revenues and corporate contribution to public finances.
Washington March 21 Representative McFadden Pennsylvania member of the House banking and currency committee and president of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association urged next congress to tax federal land bank bonds and joint stock bank bonds to end their exemption. He warned the nation’s war debt nears 17 to 30 billion dollars as over 20 million bond holders have lost more than 800 million from Liberty bond depreciation. He cited losses in New York where January trading saw about 500 thousand dollars lost daily on 10 million bonds. He argued bonds remain tax exempt causing a total treasury loss for outsized incomes and millionaires who own such bonds.
In New York on March 21 nearly a thousand Western Union messengers walked out demanding union recognition and higher wages. Union president Adolph Bruuwassere, 14, announced the demands: one and a half cents per message, a ten hour day, and official recognition of the union.
Boston on March 2 1 locked behind county bars Miss Mabel E Norris of Little Rock Arkansas a frail 20 year old who refused to reveal her life story She chose a sentence of two and a half years for robbing numerous women’s college dormitories claiming she stole for the novelty of it.
London March 2 concessions offered to local miners and rail workers to avert a strike are seen as a victory for British labor Only the most radical are now favoring a walkout and it is considered certain this afternoon that their plans will not prevail
Washington March 21 A substitute league nations covenant has been drafted by Senator King Democrat of Utah and will be forwarded to the President at Paris within 10 days he announced Practically all provisions of the original covenant are retained with some eliminations to avoid interference with United States aid and a league could be formed with one year's notice.
Paris reports Switzerland offers an amendment to the League of Nations charter aimed at satisfying the United States on the Monroe Doctrine. Geneva may be designated as seat with possible guarantee of Switzerland’s permanent neutrality. Swiss delegates discuss annexing German Russia with Vorarlberg speaking German to shift linguistic balance.
London March 21 railway men have rejected the government's offer. J N Thomas head of the British railway men's union disclosed the decision this afternoon. The offer aimed to stave off a general strike by keeping workers from joining broader action.
Berlin reports that the Collins town aerodrome near Dublin was raided during the night. Eighty rifles and ammunition were carried off while sentries were gagged. Raiders fled in automobiles. Collinstown aerodromes formerly occupied by Americans.
Sir Ackland Geddes, minister for national service and reconstruction, has accepted the presidency of McGill University in Montreal according to the Daily Express. The offer was reported from London with Geddes stepping into a major academic leadership role amid cabinet changes.
Washington March 21. Wayne B Wheeler, counsel for the Anti-Saloon League, says beer under the war prohibition act hinges on how it is defined by federal statutes. Wheeler notes statutes have construed beer and wine to mean beer and wine regardless of their casing qualities.
A definite crew is revealed suggesting a young woman may be key to solving the killing of Mrs. Julia Wilkins. Her husband faces arraignment on a murder charge as investigators pursue the emerging theory and related evidence.
In Mineola Illinois on March 21 Dr Walter Wilkins, charged with first degree murder in the death of Mrs Julia Wilkins, faced intense scrutiny as detectives pursue new leads. A young woman and a New York connection loom as authorities guard the jailed doctor to prevent self harm while investigators probe property ties and local witnesses.
Berlin dispatch reports Mathias Erzberger, key armistice delegate at Spa, sending a note to Allied commissioners. He questions claims in British and French papers that Germany must accept the first peace treaty without debate, asking for the exact Allied position.
The Aviation Club of Chicago announces a potential trans Atlantic flight within two weeks. Captain, president of the club, says an airplane capable of the flight has been offered by a manufacturer in Ohio.
Fragmentary report notes rising discontent among Russian workers facing Bolshevik actions. Text mentions tensions in cities and mutual suspicion between labor groups and Bolshevik officers, with reports of unrest and clashes.
A bulletin records 2,006 soldiers lost an arm or leg in the war, with totals across United States forces at 3,034 by date. Of these, 726 involved hands, feet, or similar injuries, reflecting severe battlefield casualties and medical outcomes.
The federal board for vocational education reports 3 034 major amputations in the United States to date with 2 308 being arm and leg cases. Most of these require re training rather than new skills, especially artisans like carpenters and iron workers. Each case should be judged individually as hard and fast rules do not fit practice.
Berlin reports German sailors at Hamburg adopted a resolution opposing surrender of ships to the Allies. Some merchant ships under new arm terms have already been surrendered. Earlier Paris dispatches claimed Allies would furnish Germany with 270 800 tons monthly.
New York a steamship line has been incorporated under Ure laws at Tipla Ware to carry home Russian soldiers from the United States. The move was announced today from the offices of the Second All-Resian colonial convention in this city. Leaders say Russian migrants here are finding employment now.
Chicago March 2 A fatal clash unfolds as a general dry goods merchant George faces four bandits in his store. Mary Mahoner a customer collapses and dies, reportedly from heart disease. The bandits open fire wounding Gener, then flee without taking merchandise.
German minister von Shardt from Mexico City arrives in Vredo Texas and departs for Germany via New York with his wife two daughters and German consul Briunoan. Department of Justice agents meet him and escort to New York. He refuses to comment while in Vredo.
Paderewski releases a sensational interview claiming the German leadership is prepared to acknowledge defeat in the West while resisting in the East. He asserts the Polish government prime minister sees signs of German cunning influencing Eastern fronts.
An interview from Paris reports Jan Paderewski stressing a strong united Poland to shield Europe from German influence. He warns Germany could control world labor, resources, and markets if Poland falters, and urges American aid to sustain independence and industrial growth amid postwar tensions. The report also notes threats of renewed hostilities in Posen and a possible settlement with miners and transport workers to avert a national strike.
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