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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1920
Page
1
President Wilson’s unpublished address to Atlantic Fleet officers, aboard the Pennsylvania, urges throwing tradition to the winds and using audacious, untested methods against German submarines. He calls for naval officers to propose strategies, with the president ready to connect ideas to practical testing and-wide sacrifice to win the war.
The speaker extols America as a prize amateur nation and Germany as a prize professional nation. He urges backing bold audacious action over prudence, arguing risk and daring outpace circumspection to defeat the other side.
London May 12 Two kings the honorees of Belgium and Great Britain attended the wedding of Lady Cynthia Curzon daughter of Earl Curzon and Lieut Oswald Mestey in the chapel royal. The ceremony drew many distinguished personages including diplomats and other prominent figures.
President Wilson signed a law amending deportation rules to target German and other aliens aiding the war effort. Enemies convicted or held on presidential warrants face deportation after hearings, with permanent readmission barred once deported. Palmer urged enactment almost a year ago.
Paris May U With Joulaux battles labor leaders the General Federation of Labor is dissolved by the government Premier Millerand orders warrants for radical labor heads and calls a general strike of electrical and water works workers in Paris rail and port services are largely shut down some trains run by volunteers from schools and clubs and some water and street cars are operated by these volunteers in a tense capital holding back riots and awaiting further developments
Washington reports the treaty grants Greece Thrace Smyrna and hinterland under limited sovereignty with a two year plebiscite plan. Constantinople remains under Turkish sovereignty with an international guard and commission to supervise, while Britain gains Mesopotamia and Palestine mandates. Russia not mentioned in the summary.
Turks take part in a Turkish peace treaty ceremony at the peace conference in Paris. Present were French and British representatives, with Italian and Greek diplomats among others. The event followed the ongoing peace talks as Allied Commission officials oversee terms.
May 12 dispatches describe Kosciuszko aerial squadron under Maj. Pauntle roy aiding Polish and Ukrainian forces near Kiev. American raids, bomb drops along railways, and low machine gun bursts on Bolshevik positions preceded a retreat to forward headquarters near the front. Dnieper bridges dynamited as Bolshevik lines stiffen, with heavy artillery actions reported to the north and south of Kiev. The Paris wireless desk notes Bolshevik silence from Moscow since Monday afternoon.
Washington reports a new Mexican government led by Gen Adolfo de la Huerta after the collapse of Carranza. Alvaro Torre Diaz heads the revolutionary mission seeking U S recognition. Obregonistas seize treasury funds while Diaz family ties noted. Provisional president to move from Sonora to Mexico City. border skirmish near Brownsville signals possible invasion.
Coblenz May 12 Allied military authorities were informed by the German government that Ruhr troop levels would be cut to the August Paris agreement limit by tonight. The Germans also signaled a withdrawal of French forces from Frankfort on the Main as an entente commission is named to inspect Ruhr conditions. Washington May 12 President Wilson signed bills authorizing special half dollar coins to commemorate Maine and Alabama achieving statehood.
The Republican resolution to end the war with Germany and Austria is up in the Senate and will stay there until a vote. Senator Lodge expects a vote soon while Senator Underwood signals resistance to delay. Senator McCumber of North Dakota opposed ending the war by joint resolution and urged restoring commercial relations with Germany.
A new policy proposal requires wholesalers to maintain a one cent profit margin while retailers face a two cent cut. The plan aims to curb price inflation and protect consumer costs, drawing scrutiny from trade groups and lawmakers.
Walker D Hines will leave soon for Europe on a confidential mission for President Wilson. Palmer sets a profit margin on sugar sales of one cent per pound for wholesalers and two cents for retailers, with U S attorneys to prosecute profiteers who ignore the order.
Bristol England May 12 Chas George Stephens a 56 year old barber announced he will try to shoot Niagara Falls in a barrel. He booked Liverpool Quebec passage for June 18 and aims for late June or early July. The plan includes a 6 ft 2 in barrel with a 100 lb weight and breathing gear. Previous attempts by others ended variously in injury or success.
Merchantville New Jersey faces a soap and suds dispute as washerwomen demand higher wages and housewives strike by enforcing a lockout. A union set a $3 daily wash rate and $3.50 for housework, prompting the Women’s Club to back a $2.50 cap, while a paper shortage spurs an emergency collar and shirt-front supply drive.
Philadelphia May 12. George W Norris governor of the Third Federal Reserve bank spoke on thrift at the New Century club under Emergency Aid auspices. Women said he was thrift preacher successful though his coat was old his trousers eleven years worn and shoes near worn out as practical proof of thrift.
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