Polish Plans for Counterstroke Front Warsaw Eyed
Warsaw Aug 12 reports say Polish forces are concentrating for a wide counterstroke on the Warsaw front within days. Weygand’s supreme command offers are conditional on evacuating eastern Galicia and Lublin for a middle Vistula offensive. Poland resists abandoning half the country while delaying decisions pending Soviet replies. NATO
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Warsaw
Weygand
Maxime Weygand
Council of National Defense
Council
Galicia
Lublin
Vistula
Poland
Eugene Sapieho
Ostrolenka
Narew
Bug
Bug River
Poland’s fate tied to world’s response to Bolshevik threat
Count Lubomirski lauds U S note to Italy saying it inspires Poland with hope. He cites the American government as upholding independent Poland and a firm stance toward Tusaean Bolsheviks, aligning with Wilson’s peace conference position. Poland’s moral future weighs on global democratic indifference or support.
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Italy
Lubomirski
Poland
United States
Bolshevista
Wilson
Roosevelt Opens Campaign at Chicago Auditorium
Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the national campaign at Chicago's Auditorium theater with a sharp attack on the Republican party and a reaffirmation of Democratic principles. The crowd filled the arena, giving him a rousing ovation as he stated Cox's directive to carry issues to the nation and reject self-appointed worship.
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Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Auditorium Theater
Cook County
Roosevelt
Tes
Bene Dreds
Cox
America
212 Slackers Hunted in Chicago by U S Marshals
United States deputy marshals and FBI agents with warrants will sweep Chicago to arrest 212 alleged draft slackers who failed to register or answer local boards. Illinois corrections reduced the delinquent list to under 500. District Attorney Clyne said secrecy will be kept until arrests and opportunities to clear themselves are provided. Some names may be volunteers previously misclassified. A rumor linked Jack Johnson to the list, but no confirmation.
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Chicago
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Washington
Clyne
Draft Board
Jack Johnson
Wheaton County
Geneva
Ponzi Admits Past Prison Terms Amid Boston Bank Closure
In Boston on August 12 Charles Ponzi admitted he served terms in Montreal and Atlanta as crowds gathered outside Hanover Trust. Bank Commissioner Joseph Allen closed the Hanover Trust amid safe but cautious statements from officials, while Ponzi claimed he is solvent and owed debts to society merit a square deal.
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Atlanta
Boston
Ponzi
Charles Ponzi
Charles Ponsi
Montreal
Hanover Trust Company
Joseph ©. Allen
Allen
William S McNary
Chmielinski
Trust Company
Ponsi Sentenced for Forgery in Montreal Case
Montreal authorities report that Charles Ponsi, linked to the failed Zrossi & Co. bank, was convicted of forgery and fraud under the alias Bianco. He received a three-year sentence at St Vincent de Paul penitentiary after extradition from Mexico City.
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Ponsi
Montreal
Que
Charles Ponsi
Zrossi & Co
Zrossi
Mexico City
Bianco
St. Vincent de Paul
Denver Strikers Decide Not to Return to Work
Denver voters at a tramway workers meeting rejected a return to duty by 771 against and 36 in favor with 7 blanks. In Washington, Brig. Gen. W. D. Conner was named chief of transportation and head of inland and coastal waterways service to replace Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, who resigned.
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Tramway
Denver
Conner
Washington
W. D. Conner
Inland and Coastwise Waterways Service
Frank T. Hines
Baker
Meredith Rejects Fair Livestock Commission Rates
Secretary Meredith announces new schedules will take effect August 16 after finding higher rates charged by Chicago commission houses on cooperative livestock shipments were not justified. Investigation followed a complaint by the American Society of Equity, with hearings in Chicago in April. The order notes differences in rates for single versus plural ownership carlots reflect actual weighing and accounting costs.
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Washington
HolMing
Chicago Commission
Secretary of Agriculture
Meredith
American Society of Equity
Commission
Chicago
France recognizes Wrangel as South Russia head and aids
Paris reports that the French government will recognize Gen. Baron Peter Wrangel as head of the de facto South Russian government and provide military aid. A high commissioner will go to Sebastopol, and France will revoke dealings with Soviet emissaries in London. The move aims to bolster anti Bolshevik forces amidst harsh Polish terms. Lloyd George expresses surprise in London.
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Paris
Baron Peter Wrangel
South
Russia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
General Wrangel
France
Sebastopol
Foreign Office
General Wrangell
Lord George
London
Leonid Krassin
Leo Kameneff
Poland
House of Commons
Wrangel
General Wrangl
Denikine
Admiral Kolchak
Lloyd George
France Recognizes Wrangel Government in Southern Russia
Premier David Lloyd George told the House of Commons that France has recognized General Wrangel as the de facto government in southern Russia. He said Millerand had not disclosed such intent at Hythe, and that England and France hold divergent views. The prime minister claimed he had no official knowledge of France’s action, but a source close to him indicated he remains committed to peace and seeks to end the conflict.
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France
Wrangel
David Lloyd George
House of Commons
Millerand
Hythe
England
DIES ON HUNGER STRIKE IN PENITENTIARY
Charles Wilson an African American convict in Pottsville Pennsylvania died after 438 days on a hunger strike in county jail. He was serving seven years for holdups and attempted murders and had briefly escaped by forcing his cell door with a spoon crafted key. He attacked a night watchman and exchanged gunfire with another guard, leaving himself severely injured before later being resentenced to a total of 28 years.
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Pottsville
Charles Wilson
Wilson
Carnegie estate transfer tax paid in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg August 12 The state received a check for 40197.67 as the transfer tax on the estate of Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie died a year ago leaving 818,855,097.29. He gave away during his lifetime 330,000,000.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Rob Driver and Take Car in Des Moines Raid
Four men in army uniforms robbed taxicab driver Ario Dearinger at Des Moines Aug 12. They seized money and the taxicab and forced him to undress, taking his clothes.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Ario Dearinger
Sinn Feiners Taken and Jailed in Dublin Court Martial
Civilian deaths and injuries mark street clashes as military clamps down on Sinn Fein activities. Three men convicted to two years hard labor for carrying off two men. Police use bloodhounds. republican courts suppressed. Dublin reforms threaten municipal services. Sir Thomas Stafford resigns in protest over dominion step proposal. Government withholds £170,000 grants until Dail Eireann recognized.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein
Siir Thomas Stafford
Viceroy’s Advisory Council
Dublin Corporation
Dail Eireann
Russia Triumphs: Bolshevik Outfit Takes Lead
A bold sports or political note asserts Russia is much better today and poised for a match with the Bolshevik outfit, signaling improved performance and upcoming confrontation.
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Russia
British anger over France recognizing Wrangel regime
Paris dispatches report northern Poland reinforced per Weygand advice. Poland equals Russian Soviet army in manpower. Britain objects to France recognizing Wrangel as de facto South Russia government, calling it a threat to Entente relations. King George postpones Scotland visit due to the crisis.
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Evening Journal
London
Great Britain
France
General Wrangel
South
Russia
George
Scotland
July Breaks Army Recruiting Records
Washington reports peace time recruiting records in July with 15,821 men accepted for enlistment. Adjutant General Harris notes July typically slows recruitment, making this surge especially notable and record breaking.
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Washington
Harris
Aurora and Elgin Boosted by Census Figures
Chicago Aug 12 Aurora and Elgin celebrate revised census figures confirming population gains. Aurora reaches 86,397 up from 86,265 while Elgin is listed at 27,454, previously 27,481. Troops to Stay in Denver after tramway strike unrest Col C C Ballou says military in Denver will remain until streetcars resume operation and the strikebreakers depart.
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Chicago
Aurora
Elgin
Census Bureau
Denver
Colo
C. C. Ballou
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Thorn
Touchacheski
Danzig
U. S
Casimir Lubomirski
State Department
War Department
Thas
Hanover Trust Bank
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REDS
John B. Thrift, Sr
Kars
Rine
State of
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Durstin
Wrangel Menace
Minnesota
Betwen
W . Gibbons
G. W. Johnson
Minneapolis
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