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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1919
Page
1
Paris April 7. Lloyd George says peace near, urging patience as Allies press German delegates to Paris by April 20. Negotiations run two weeks over treaty details including damages, Rhine frontier, and Adriatic questions. The league covenant and Monroe doctrine to be debated this week.
Preparation for feeding Germans in the area occupied by the American army is nearly complete. Moods tuffs will begin to arrive and be distributed around April 15. Plan calls for supplying retailers with flour lard and fat.
An army mess price plan covers sugars beans and canned goods at army prices with a 15 percent resale profit cap. An estimate from the ety administration indicates 150000 rations per day could cover current shortages and fill the gap in food supply.
Representatives of twenty nine racial divisions in New York packed a theater for an Americans all manifestation. They adopted resolutions pledging to buy Victory loan bonds in the coming campaign and to urge others to join with strong wartime spirit.
Paris April 7 President Wilson’s health continues to improve steadily with rapid recovery attributed to his bed rest. Admiral Grayson says the president should be fit for today’s council of four sessions where the reparations issue is expected to be settled.
In Terre Verne Indiana on April 7 John Clark aged seventy formerly with UT S.A now retired and stationed at El Paar and recruited a Meer here married Hasel Weeks twenty seven stenographer daughter of a local minister The ceremony noted by local residents also mentions Captain Merk Civil War veteran and other scattered details. Mathias Ferberger of the German armistice commission received a wireless message about the proclamation of a Soviet republic in Manich.
The first of three navy flying boats is scheduled to depart Rockaway Air Station on April 15 for a nonstop attempt across the Atlantic. If engines run well and weather cooperates, 1200 to 1300 miles to Newfoundland could take about 16 hours, with Boston or Halifax possible call ports if stops are needed.
London reports King Albert of Belgium vanished while en route from Paris to Brussels by air, amid widespread concern from Belgian officials. Known as the Flying Monarch for his wartime aerial travels, the king previously toured fronts and attended the George V silver wedding from Ostend to Dover.
Report from Paris says the king's air trip to Paris last week sought priority for Belgium in indemnity payments from Germany and urged Brussels as the world league capital. Both proposals reportedly received favorable consideration from the "before."
New York April 7 The war and navy departments and the Marine Corps plan to resume direct flour purchases. Previously handled by the Food Administration Grain Corporation the departments consider buying according to certain desirable features from the mills standpoint within the law.
Reports from Budapest and Vienna indicate the Hungarian Soviet government has been toppled. General Jan Smuts arrives in Budapest on a mission from the Big Four and communicates with the new Hungarian authorities as bolshevik forces face mutinies in northern Lithuania. Destroyers defend port as Mayo fleet reaches New York.
Detroit April 7 election hinges on women voters as supporters and opponents of the beer and wine amendment mobilize. Dry advocates warn a Detroit victory would be offset by opposition elsewhere while wet campaigners claim edge in cities and towns aided by betting chatter and hotel men.
Washington April 3 The War Department announced that women stenographers and clerks enrolled as yeowomen in the national reserve force during the war will be continued on active service in their present rating as long as their services are required.
The Lewis act, signed by Governor Sleep last week, strengthens penalties for possessing any form of intoxicating liquor without lawful purpose. It recently became law in Michigan and treats unlawful possession as a felony with possible heavy fines or imprisonment.
London reports the prince of Wales will appear as a principal character in The Power of Richt and The Warrior Train. The films show him distributing gallantry awards and taking salutes in a cadet march review. He will not be paid, but he said he liked the part.
Washington April 7 The United States must maintain a powerful navy for years regardless of the peace conference outcome. If no international armament limits arise, the nation should possess a naval force equal to any other power. Representative Patrick H. Kelley of Michigan voices strong views on naval policy.
Murkegon Michigan April 7. Line 8 Seely American seaman found in London in unconscious condition and nearly naked. He is the son of Mrs Mae Seely of Bolting Michigan. E W Seely of Tenia Michigan came to Mus ea and established the sailor's identity. Relatives petition for word of the sailor condition by nvess patches.
Paris reports Bolshevik pressure on Odessa grows with imminent Allied evacuation. The piece notes Allies may withdraw to protect Romania and Bulgaria, with the Perekop isthmus fortified to shield Sebastopol. London dispatch adds Archangel area fighting with heavy losses and multiple captures after a night bombardment.
The St Louis board of aldermen voted 25 to 1 to denounce the nationwide petition law set to take effect July 1. A copy of the resolution will be cabled to President Wilson.
A Washington note from state department advisers warns of a rising threat of communistic revolution. Officials describe the danger as significant and urge vigilance and prepared responses from government agencies.
Vienna reports warn of a growing danger in Austrian affairs with a possible Communist revolution in German Austria. Bela Kun is reported killed in the fighting. The note from Washington notes imminent danger and potential far reaching results.
A Vienna dispatch reports Bela Kun, Hungary's foreign minister, killed amid Budapest Soviets overthrow. The note confirms a political upheaval with Kun's death as a key development.
A tornado swept Omaha causing heavy property damage last night. Many houses were destroyed and only a few persons were injured.
Brussels reports say King Albert landed Sunday in Brussels from Paris aboard an airplane. Earlier London dispatches claimed he was lost, creating uncertainty about his whereabouts during the journey.
Independent Socialists and Spartacists vote 10 990 to 5 000 to begin a general strike in Berlin on Monday. The machine and metal works employees supported the move while Socialists opposed it. Government troops in Berlin have been reinforced.
In April in London the Morning Post warned that once imports are allowed Americans will flood Britain with cheap reliable cars, risking the ruin of the British motorcar industry. The pessimistic view centered on competition from U S makers entering the market.
Washington reports twenty one aero squadrons will remain active as the flying arm of America's peace time army. De mobilization continues, with enlisted personnel reduced to fifteen thousand as the war department announced.
In Washington on April 7 the Liberty 12 engine program shows a cumulative total of 20 478 engines produced and delivered through the week ending March 21. The report notes cancellations of service material valued through March 22 but provides no further figures.
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