Pershing Holds Further Army Readiness Stance
Washington reports quote Gen. John J. Pershing and Maj. Gen. Harbord urging a strong peacetime army. They warn further cuts would be disastrous and advocate ample garrisons for overseas posts and the Panama Canal to defend national security. They recount war lessons and stress preparedness as a national duty.
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J. G. Harbord
War Department
Congress
National Press Club
Papshing
Pershing
Hawaii
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal
United States
Harbord
Navy aims to keep enlistment above 65,000 in Congress
The House debate centers on a proposed minimum naval enlisted strength of 65,000 for next year with McArthur seeking 36,000 and Rogers pushing 96,000. McArthur notes current policy plans for about 80,000 enlisted plus 6,000 apprentices, while critics warn reductions threaten morale as Japan and Britain maintain far higher totals.
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House
Walter Brown
Harding
Congress
Intrior
Agriculture and Commerce
Brown
Roth
Representative McArthur
Oregon
Naval Affairs’ Committee
Appropriations Committee
Representative Rogers
Massachusetts
Foreign Affairs Committee
Kelley
Subcommittee On Appropriations
Arthur
Rogers
McArthur
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Tam Net
Japan
Great Britain
Poincare Army Bill Indorsed By 405 to 157 Vote
The French government under Premier Poincare won a confidence vote in the chamber of deputies on the army service question. The result was 405 to 157 as deputies rejected the eight months service bill led by Paul Boncour. The government backed an eighteen month service period.
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Faris
Associated Press
Poincare
Chamber of Députies
Paul Boncour
Maginot
Rioters Clash in Lahore Jail Leaves Two Dead
A Pathan and a Sikh were killed in a riot at Lahore jail yesterday. Forty rioters were injured as authorities restrained the clash between Pathans and Sikhs. Warders and police quelled the disturbance without firearm use.
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Lahore
India
Montgomery
King of Belgium Injured in Rome Stumble Before Vatican
King Albert of Belgium slightly injured his shoulder in Rome when he stumbled and fell in front of the Vatican this morning. After receiving medical attention, the king was able to proceed on his way unassisted.
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Udec Samyne
Rome
Albert
Belgium
Vatican
Solid Earth Explored As Waves Shake Shoreline
Special Cable Dispatch reports a demonstration that the solid earth acts as a stiff jelly. Prof J W Evans told the Royal Institution he recorded waves on shore at West Bromwich that produced tremors felt across 300 miles to western Ireland. Tremors travel through rock at about 180 miles a minute, with 5 to 8 seconds between quakes.
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London
J. W. Evans
Royal Institution
West Bromwich
English Midlands
Ireland
Root Calls Open Diplomacy Aids Peace, Warns Against Loose Talk
Elihu Root urged open diplomacy for democracies in San Francisco, warning that loose talk risks war. He said the four power treaty avoided conflict, urged changing minds over coercion, and urged voters to punish demagogues who stir anti foreign sentiment to safeguard foreign policy.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
Elihu ‘Root
Edward ‘Grey
Root
United States
Huff sues Ford for 11 million in magneto patent suit
Edward S Huff of Miami files an $11,000,000 lawsuit against Henry Ford claiming he originated the magneto used on Ford motors and that Ford underpaid him royalties. Huff asserts patents cover magnetos for Ford Motor Company equipment and notes a $10,000 royalty payment labeled full settlement. Service on Ford is reported seized at his winter home in Fort Myers Florida.
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Miami
Via
Henry Ford
Edward S. Huff
Hufft
Ford
Huff
Fort Myers
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Genoa Plan in Lloyd George Resolution Hangs on Lib-Lab Support
London March 29 The fate of Lloyd George proposed confidence resolution on Cannes Genoa conference hinges on independent Liberals and Labour support while the government seeks to avoid fully answering leadership questions. The resolution endorses Cannes terms for Genoa and calls for government action to implement them.
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Cannes
London
Supreme Council
Genoa
House of Commons
Genos
Sheyd George
Herbert H. Asquith
J. Austen Chamberlain
Commons
Boulogne
L Lkely
Hich
Whyle
Winston Spencer Churchill
Russia
Red Guards Fire In Church Doorway Killing Four
In Moscow on March 29 four parishioners were killed and ten wounded when red guards fired at a crowd obstructing a doorway at a provincial church during an attempt to seize church treasures under new Soviet decrees. The confiscation committee entered Shovya in Ivanovo-Voznesensk province to demand surrender. when met with protest, officials returned with soldiers and guards fired after stones and threats escalated.
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Moscow
Associated Press
Shovya
Ivanovo-Voznesensk
Izvestia
Here
Red
Index to Today's Issue Page
Index lists page references and brief headlines across sections including politics crime society radio sports legal and pictures with entries such as Sees Longer Session Pershing Against Army Cut and Ry.
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Pershing
Genoa
Dublin
Miss Stone
Riga
Red. Cross League
Commission Colored Cadets
Wyoming
Wilson Dam
Fire destroys Ste. Anne shrine in Quebec
A blaze razed the Ste. Anne de Beaupre shrine in Quebec causing about 1.2 million dollars in damage. Priests helped fight the fire while relics and the miracle statue of Ste. Anne were moved to safety. Water shortages hampered firefighting. the basilica towers fell as winds shifted fortunes for the village of pilgrims.
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Quebec
Associated Press
Ste. Anne de Beaupre
Ste. Anne
St. Lawrence
Canada
United States
Mount Etna Erupts Violently As Lava Flows Reach Villages
Central News dispatch from Rome says Mount Etna roars in violent eruption with lava streams issuing from all crater sides driving villagers from homes. Several earthquakes have rattled Palermo and Messina Provinces in recent days.
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Ava
London
Mount Etna
Rome
Palermo
Messina
Ambushes and Raids Spur Irish Crisis Across North Antrim
Dublin reports a wide series of IRA and loyalist clashes with police, including a Belcoo barracks raid seizing arms and money, a Belfast border skirmish with four constables killed or wounded, a derailed Belfast to Dublin train set ablaze near Newry, and a northern bank raid at Ballycastle netting 20000 dollars as authorities scramble. The violence coincides with high level talks in London between Griffith Craig and British officials on Ireland's future.
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Freeman's Journal
Griffith
Craig
London
Ireland
Arthur Griffith
Daily Eireann
James Craig
Ulster
Associated Press
Marquis of
Londonderry
W D. Spender
Michael Collins
Trish
Churchill
Laming Worthington Evans
Marquis of Londonderry
Belfast
Cullovilly
Crosamagien
Belcoo
Fermanagh-Cavan
Cavan
Royal Irish Constabulary
Special Constabulary
Free State
Belcop
Irish Republican Army
Tyrone
Ballagh
Caledon
Royal
Aughmadog
Sinn Fein
Baldycastle
Antrim
Ulster Bank
Ballycastle
Newry
Great Northern Railway
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