Armistice Talks With Reds Set and Paris Meeting Planned
London reports that armistice with Soviet Russia begins Friday while parley with Polish forces opens at Baranovitchi near Minsk on July 30. Lloyd George confirms Britain seeks peace, hopes for a conference in London with the Soviet government and Allies. Russian gains and Polish actions prompt Moscow notes on crimes and terms for armistice.
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REDS
Baranovitchi
London
Minsk
Associated Press
Moscow
Brest Litovsk
George Todcheran
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Poland
Polish Official Off To Attend Discussion With Soviet Leaders
A Polish foreign office representative departed for discussions with Soviet leaders to arrange a conference over armistice proposals Moscow has accepted in principle. Front lines along Grodno region show Polish retreats with scattered retakings such as Gusiatyn, as Polish forces resist Soviet pressure near Zelva and Zbrucz.
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Warsaw
Foreign Office
Rusma
Associated Press
Ples
Grodno
Rusiatyn
Enemi
Kurnice
Zelva
Radzwillow
Zbrucz
Volochysk
Gusiatyn
American Held Captive by Villa Amid Mexican Turmoil
Reports from Eagle Pass and Mexico City detail Francisco Villa seizing Carl Haegelin, American president of Sabinas brewery, and holding him for ransom as Villa’s forces reportedly control Sabinas. Exchanges with the De la Huerta government concern surrender terms and potential renewed fighting, while refugees flee Sabinas for Piedras Negras amid rising tensions.
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Eaagle Pass
Tex
Associated Press
Eagle Pass
Francesco Villa
Carl Haegelin
Sabinas Brewery
Villa
Sabinas
Wexleo City
Atla
San Antonio Tey
Ricardo Gonzales
Muevo Taredo
Department of Justice
Villas
de la Huerta
Piedras Negras
Mexico City
Manuel Larraga
Leon Martines
War Department
Arnulfo R. Gomez
Tamaulipas
Bailey Holds Advantage In Texas Democratic Primary
Dallas July 26 With about two thirds of votes counted Joseph W Bailey maintained a lead over Pat M Meff for the gubernatorial nomination as returns from remote districts showed Bailey 117671 Neff 114088 Thompson 79031 Looney 18817 Dudley Thompson campaign manager telegraphed support for Bailey in the August 28 run off election.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas Election Bureau
Texas
Joseph W Bailey
United States
Pat M Meff
Bailey
Neff
Robert K.thompson
Ren F Looney
R M Dudley
Thompson
Luther Nickels
Motive in Greek Trio Slaying Remains Unclear at 809 Ninth Street
Police probing killings of Katherine Odiscus Jean Odiscus and Theodore Koukus on a Washington rooming house top floor, with detectives unsure if robbery or jealousy sparked the deaths. A Norfolk trip by Detective Sergt Edward Kelly aims to gather relatives and friends clues plus a postcard linked to Philip.
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Ninth Street
Katherine
Jean Odiseus
Theodore Koukus
Jean Odiscus
Katherine Odis Cus
Norfolk
Sergt Edward Kelly
Washington
Kelly
Wilmington
Philp
Ashly apartment pin worth 2600 reported lost
Mrs Samuel Ganss reported losing a diamond pin valued at 2600 while in a downtown department store. Jewelers and second hand shops were notified with a description. Police believe the pin fell from the pin fastener on the store floor. A Bohemian gem thief, 38, about 6 feet 10 inches tall, linked to prior thefts, is sought with a 500 reward. Police expect capture soon. Also J A Creel reported a $30 watch theft from his home at 318 New York avenue NW.
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Samuel Ganss
Ashly
Denver
J A. Creel
New York Avenue Northwest
Maude Moore Listed Missing During Trial Proceeding
Maude Moore, under a 31 year sentence for murder of Leroy D. Harth, a Knoxville auto dealer, vanished on the eve of her second trial. Her mother reported she had been absent for weeks, calling at the attorney’s office for information.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Maude Moore
Leroy D. Harth
Seipa
Geddes Sees Colby Advice Sought on London Peace Talk
Great Britain presses for American participation in a London peace conference with soviet Russia and Allied powers. Secretary Colby signals the U.S. may stay aloof until President Wilson decides a distinct American policy, while Lloyd George pursues a conference and possible recognition of the Lenine government.
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Albert W. Fox
Washington Pout Co
Great Britain
United States
America
London
Soviet Russia
Lloyd George
Sir Auckland Geddes
Bainbridge Colby
Lenine
Muiller
Boulogne
U. S
Wilson
Lenines
Kolabevyik
Russia
Record Tax Bill Tops All Previous Year Totals
United States fiscal year ending June 30 shows a $5,410,284,874 tax bill, a record figure exceeding estimates by about $300 million and surpassing tax receipts from 1918 and 1919. New York State leads with $2,416,989,276 in taxes, while Illinois follows with $442,233,070. District totals include post office stamp sales of $22,538,551.
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Wist
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Philippine Islands
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Oklahoma
Oregon
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Virginia
Washington
Alaska
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Wisconsin
Lloyd George Must Rest Amid Health Concerns
Paris reports that British Prime Minister Lloyd George is seriously ill with doctors ordering immediate rest. A London dispatch notes political leaders fear for his condition as Ukraine shifts offices westward from Kanenez Podolak to Tarnow in Galicia, with some ministries moving toward Membica and Rzeszow near Tarnow.
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Paris
Havas
Lloyd George
Great Britain
London
Kanenetz-Podolak
Tarnow
Galicia
Prena
Membica
Rzeszow
Ternow
Vienna
Harding Sees Expert Wilson Policy Condemned
Harding met Gen Herbert de Fosse of New York in Marion Ohio to discuss European affairs notably Russia and Poland. De Fosse warned of Bolshevik strength and urged the United States to focus on its own interests and delay international commitments while praising Harding’s cautious approach to foreign policy.
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United States
Poland
Daymir Lubomirski
Russia
C. H. de Fosse
William D. Hassett
Washington Post Co
Marionshio
Harding
Herbert de Fosse
New York
Gen de Fosse
Trotzky
League of Nabvions
Two Chicago payroll robberies leave four shot in daylight
In two West Side holdups within twenty minutes, two bandits and two express paymasters were wounded as $3,500 was taken from payroll boxes. A later raid at a factory site yielded a steel box with $5,000, with one paymaster fatally shot and several bystanders watching the spree unfold.
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Chicago
Associated Preas
Express Company
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
West Side
George Haybrock
Express
Charles Gaude
Central Chile Rocked by Major Quake Rattles Santiago
A strong earthquake struck Central Chile at 1230 this morning with little damage. Reports from Mendoza and Valparaiso note alarms and evacuations recalling the 1906 disaster. In Los Angeles, a sharp tremor at 412 woke residents, with chimneys and dishes damaged and windows rattled.
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Mendoza
Argentina
Los Angeles
Santiago
Chile
Associated Presa
Kerena
Conception
Valparaiso
Calif
Italian Destroyer Alberto Carlo Bacchia Sunk Near Bosphorus
Eighteen seamen and one officer aboard the Italian destroyer Alberto Carlo Bacchia were killed when it struck a mine in the Black Sea near the Bosphorus entrance. The incident occurred as Constantinople reported the loss on a Saturday. The Italian navy confirmed the disaster with casualties including Dr Barti among the crew.
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Constantinople
Associated Press
Barti
Alberto Carlo Bacchia
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Callers Hound Cox as Governor Edits Address Draft
Dayton Ohio July 28 Gov Cor sped progress on his August 7 address accepting the Democratic presidential nomination He will post installments from his newspaper office and use blue pencils to prune phrases He conferred with Judge J G Johnson of the Ohio Supreme Court who helped Cox’s San Francisco nomination speech The Western reception of Cox remains favorable with locals likening him to a leading candidate. Oscar Bradfute of the Nemah farm bureau and former Wilson industrial commissioner discussed farm affairs. John Spreckels Jr and Senator Pomerene are involved in campaign fund inquiries with a meeting planned for tomorrow.
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Bradfute Taiks
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Pomerene
Ohio
Cor
Judge Johnson
J . Johnson
Ohio Supreme Court
Cox
San Francisco
Cot
Johnson
de West
Springfield
Jimmy Hike
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy
Rigard
Gavtox
Oscar L Braciute
Nema One
Oboe Farm Bureau
Federal Farm Bureau
Wilsons
Hts
John D Spreckels Jr
Jgalforna
Pomerene Ohin Jorie Sina
Ontin Fuan
Germany Ready to Disarm All Citizens
The cab iet has approved one day for disarm a ment of the city population and it will be introduced in the reichstag at once. The new army bill to go before the reichstag Wednesday declares universal compulsory military service abolished and all provisions to the contrary rescinded. The papers say French authorities refused travel permit to Georg Ledepour, calist member of the reichstag, who was to address a socialist meeting in Paris July 1.
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Marshal Foch
Francois Marsa
Milterand
Boulogne
Sovet
Doland
Moscow
France
Russia
Cabiet
Reichstag
Georg Ledehour
Rich Harvest With Raised Bills Swindle Spreads
Reports from Prague and Vienna describe a wave of deceptive currency schemes using raised two and ten dollar bills. Investigators warn merchants and banks have lost hundreds of dollars as culprits target busy crowds with these altered notes. Military rule expands in southern Slovakia due to harvest disruption and foreign agitators. Diplomatic status in Austria shifts as British French and Italian ministers present credentials to the president.
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Prague
Slovakia
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Seitz
United States
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