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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1919
Page
8
Paris dispatch reports the first League of Nations meeting likely in Washington next October. Plenary sessions approve the covenant, with Germany’s plenipotentiaries en route to Versailles as Italy’s Parliament debates the Dalmatian mandate and Fiume issue amid war-torn Europe.
Waterloo residents near the Rainbow Boys stop are told to expect a 30 minute signal and a two hour visit with approval cards required for any relative joining soldiers. Police chief Major Weilein will issue admission cards, and MPs will patrol in well marked uniforms. A victory banquet and concert are planned for May at Walnut Street Baptist Church with returned service members invited.
Roumanian troops occupied the vicinity of Puespok Ladany and Bekes-Csaba, 12 miles southeast of Budapest, on the Budapest Debreczen railway line. Dispatches from Budapest report the gains occurred Saturday, April 2.
Washington April 28 Senator Borah Republican Idaho placed blame for sharp criticism of Postmaster General Burleson on Congress saying he is enforcing laws that grant drastic powers under the war powers cloak. He urged Congress to repeal those laws to restore control.
London April 29 Herbert H Asquith former premier is likely to become ambassador to the United States. The Evening News says he was offered the post earlier and declined but not definitively. Ministers reportedly favor his appointment and he may feel it his duty to accept.
Twenty four Waterloo men join the Rainbow division, rostered at New York, with Cedar Falls and nearby towns contributing. Names listed include Lon Morgans, Gay H. Rutter, Sim Partchowis, Millard Jacoby, Frank Smead, and many others from Waterloo Cedar Falls Dunkerton and Fairbank, detailing ranks and hometowns as the unit heads to Camp Dodge.
Washington April 29 Senator Lodge and Senator Curtis urged Republican senators to withhold final judgments on the league of nations covenant until the amended draft is studied and a conference sets attitude. McNary of Oregon said he would support the covenant as adopted in Paris. Amsterdam April 29 The international Socialist conference urged Palestine become an independent state and join the league of nations.
Budapest dispatch reports a family quarrel halted a proposed law to free women and allow husbands to marry anew, with wives threatening ministerial wives and the state warding children. Bela Kun and printers intervened. the law was scrapped. Brig. Gen. Beye B. Babbitt assigned to Camp Dodge.
In Paris April 29 the covenant of the league of nations meets muted enthusiasm across the city. L Oeuvre notes the pact brings disappointment. articles resemble the stat utes of league governments, not a new charter for nations. Pertinax spokesman inRhodes Paris declares the league is dead before birth amidst rumors of secret treaties between allies.
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 6 30 o'clock. If you fail to receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, please phone 880 and a copy will be sent. Calls must reach the office before 6 30 p.m.
War department approves six cantonments across the United States for a six week summer program. Camps Custer in Michigan and Funston in Kansas will host units from multiple states including Indiana Ohio West Virginia Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Iowa Nebraska Wyoming Colorado and Missouri. Col Elvid Hunt will direct the program with regular army officers supervising at schools and colleges.
President Wilson commends Frank H. Simonds for his war reporting and insights on world settlement. The Evening Courier notes its readers value Simonds' articles, saying Waterloo residents prize his coverage of field operations, people involved, and political angles surpassing other sources.
An Associated Press dispatch from Rome dated April 28 notes that anti Italian demonstrations occurred in Spalato Dalmatia after Dr Ahton Koresec, head of the Jugoslav party, arrived with Serbian officers. Italians blamed the weak U S naval authorities for permitting the protests despite Allied admiralty orders.
Mrs. Eugene H. Clarks widow of a Waterloo sailor travels from Ireland toward Waterloo but will not reach the city for several days. A New York City Red Cross notice to the local chapter says she and her infant will be detained in New York until rested due to fatigue from the ocean voyage.
Cape May New Jersey April 29 Lieut Berger and Exsign Barron were drowned when their hydroair plane fell into Cape May harbor. A third man escaped and swam to the wharf.
Reportedly the German peace congress delegation and aides reached Versailles as the signing of the treaty looms. Hotels bustle with guards and telegraph operators as officials prepare for the historic event. Buildings to be decked with flags align with wartime peace ceremonies anticipated for today.
Panic spread in Munich as government troops advanced on the Bavarian capital on Monday. Three Communist government members resigned. Berlin reported encirclement of Munich by troops, with Landshut captured and Nuremberg unrest as Spartacans faced a siege.
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