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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1919
Page
6
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson and U S officials push for indemnities limited to restitution and restoration. 200 American officers to assess actual damages in France and Belgium as records are scarce, with estimates likely huge and debates over punitive fines ongoing.
War department orders direct Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood to leave Camp Munston Kansas and proceed to Chicago to assume command of the central department. Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Barry arrives in New York after transfer to command the department of the east with headquarters at Governor's Island.
A cordon surrounds Moabit in Berlin to disarm civilians and root out Spartacists. Searches enter homes, pedestrians are halted, and telephone service is cut to seal the seizure. Schwarzkopff workers vote to resume work amid railway protests.
A convoy of foodstuffs arrived in Vienna as a gift from the British army in Italy to the women and children. Crowds welcomed the troops but with restrained enthusiasm. The British commander said the aid honored Austria for humane treatment of British POWs compared with Germans.
A Lima strike paralyzed business and led to clashes between mobs and troops. Striking workers blocked rails and tried to cut water supply while Berlin rail employees also walked out seeking higher wages. The era notes nurse shortages and casualties overseas as part of wartime strain.
London reports the admiralty released the full story of Britain s new submarine cruisers. The craft reach 24 knots on the surface, displace 2000 tons surfaced 2700 submerged, measure 340 feet, and boast a 12 inch gun with 8 to 10 torpedo tubes. They include cushion systems to absorb gun recoil.
Paris reports that allied plans move 2,262,626,000 marks from Berlin Reichsbank to Frankfort as of December 51. Officials note German paper in circulation totals 31,792,318,000 marks with additional municipal issues increasing supply.
Reports from Paris on January discussions at the peace conference show two groups shaping the league of nations idea. One backs armed enforcement while the other favors nonmilitary methods. Diplomats see a possible compromise giving each nation a say on using force, with a final framework to be written by a designated committee.
The national labor congress, meeting in Chicago, elected Edward D. Nolan as chairman after conservatives defeated radicals two to one. They planned actions to aid Thomas J. Mooney and Warren Billings, including appeals to the judiciary and congress, with potential labor boycotts or strikes as options.
Senator Lawrence Y Sherman of Illinois plans retirement when his present term ends March 3 1921. Health issues especially deafness are cited, with intent to resume law practice. He has been a two term Republican and 1912 presidential candidate.
Berlin faces a violent aftermath with about 200 dead and 1,000 wounded as government troops quell Spartacist uprisings. Looting scars key districts while detectives round up rebels and police are armed. A cache reveals 60,000 marks in jewels seized from a youth.
A safety bureau of the Interstate Commerce Commission placed blame for the September wreck of a troop train near Marshville Mo. that killed 12 soldiers and three workers and injured 40 on a train crew including a dispatcher and engineman. The Associated Press reports Paris cabinet approves use of German war prisoners in reconstruction work in liberated districts with a target of at least 200000 workers by March.
The American Office club hosted a festival for 400 British and American Pilgrims members in London. A naval orchestra, a vocal quartet, and other performers contributed to the afternoon program.
National debate on federal woman suffrage stalls as New Hampshire legislature rejects urging Senators Moses and the New York delegation to back the amendment. Senate action postponed while officials await political momentum from state votes and party alignments.
A disrupted newspaper notice asks readers to phone 8830 to arrange paper delivery. It states copies must reach the office by 8 30 p m and references carrier error or other causes for the delay.
Princess Charlotte, sister of Grand Duchess Marie, was chosen by the Chamber of Deputies to succeed as ruler after Marie abdicated. A 30 to 19 vote ordered a delegation to receive Charlotte’s oath of office, with her to assume office Wednesday.
Springfield Jan 16 Two bills proposed in the Illinois House would set elections for constitutional convention delegates on Nov 4 1919 and the convention itself on Jan 5 1920 One bill favors partisan selection the other nonpartisan Both contemplate $2000 per delegate and reference state election laws to govern procedures The measures go to the special constitutional convention committee for discussion and possible later amendments
Grace Wilson and Georgie Clark, under treatment at an isolation hospital in San Francisco, drank alcohol adulterated with formaldehyde. The toxin caused a violent reaction like lighting a match in gasoline, wrecking the room and drawing five policemen to quell the intoxicated pair.
Hunger riots in Petrograd reported as ten thousand march through streets on Saturday and Sunday shouting for bread. Bolshevist troops, allegedly Letts, fired on crowds while reports say no bread is available and ground oats are given to residents.
The Senate passed 42 107 and the House 86 to 19 as ratification nears. Colorado approved and Wisconsin Senate supported. New Hampshire completed ratification with 19 votes in favor in Concord. Thirty four states have now ratified the amendment.
At least ten men, all city workers and teamsters, were killed when a storage tank of molasses exploded in the Purity Distilling yard near Copps wharf off Commercial Street in Boston. The blast hit workers from the city street department, who were in an adjacent yard. The incident marks a deadly city accident with multiple fatalities.
A wireless message from Halifax reports four of the Castalia's crew missing after a collision or incident near Bergensfjord with the Bergensfjord and War Fiji steamers. The remaining crew were said to be saved.
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