Treaty leak sparks stormy Senate debate in June
In Washington the leak of the unpublished peace treaty with Germany triggered a heated Senate debate. Senator Hitchcock urged an investigation into all facts, citing alleged copies in New York and accusing Lodge and Borah of damaging the treaty. The dispute centers on who has access to the document and how leaks occurred.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
New York
Senate
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Democr Relations Committee
Lodge
Massachusetts
Borah
Idaho
Ork
United States
New York City
Mr. Lodge
Post Hitchcock
Sipie
Paris
Williams
Missouri
George Washington
House of Representatives
Lance
Hitchcock Institution
Austrians See Republic Dead Under Peace Terms
The German-Austrian Grand Council adopted Otto Bauer report stating allied peace terms mean the death sentence for the Austrian Republic. Vienna papers echo, with Arbeiter Zeitung noting strong sentiment. President Seitz, Foreign Minister Gauer and Vice President Fink left Vienna to confer with Chancellor Renner at St. Germain.
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Associated Press
Basel
Grand Council of German-Austria
Seitz
Otto Bauer
Austrian Republic
Vienna
Arbeiter Zeitung
I Gauer
Fink
Fieldkirch
Karl Renner
St. Germain
Suffrage Wins in Connecticut Senate OKs Amendment
Washington June 5 The Susan B Anthony constitutional amendment won Senate approval 66 to 25 after near four decades of effort. Supporters predict ratification by three fourths of states though timing remains uncertain for a nationwide vote in 1920. Gov Holcomb says no CT special session planned.
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Associated
Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
House
Althe
Gay
Louisiana
Hartford
Conn
Marcus H. Holcomb
Connecticut
Winnipeg Soldiers Demand Ouster Of Alien Enemies From Unions
Returned Winnipeg soldiers opposed to the general strike and to alien enemies in strike demonstrations planned a parade to force entry into the trades and labor council. Mayor Charles F. Gray would not block peaceful protest and the city prepared to distribute milk and bread if needed.
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Associated Press
Winnipeg
Man
Charles F. Gray
Trades and Labor Council
Gray
Wee Powers Victors Fighting Limitation of Austria
Paris June 5 The small powers won a victory against limits on armaments for states carved from the Austro Hungarian empire as in the Austrian peace treaty. The council eliminated provisions for such limitation and devoted time to German counterproposals and minority rights questions.
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Associated Press
Paris
Coun Ceil of Four
Philippine Nationalist Party Wins Election Record
Manila June 5 The Associated Press reports a sweeping victory for the Nationalist party which backed sending the independence mission to America. Independence mission leaders traveled to Washington to seek full sovereignty for the Philippine Islands, with strong support shown in Manila.
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Philippine Nationalist Party
Associated Press
Manila
Theationist Party
America
Washington
Philippine Islands
India Death Harvest Appalling as Crops Fail
New York dispatch reports severe famines as crop failures drive rising death tolls in India. Rev Dr R A Hume, longtime national missionary in India, arrived on furlough bearing a message from the viceroy to President Wilson.
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India
Associated Press
New York
R. A. Hume
National Missionary County of
Wilson
Petlura Seizes Railway Centers in Western Ukraine
Gen Simon Petliura's forces capture the rail hubs of Proskurov and Berdichev in western Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian press bureau in Berne. The report notes the anti-Bolshevik peasant leader's army advancing as troops seize critical logistics nodes amid the conflict.
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Byte Associated Press
Berne
Simon Petliura
Ukraine
Proskurov
Berdichef
Need of Reparation Statement to Banks Realized by Big Four
Paris reports the Allied council weighing definite reparation statements to banking interests to aid loans and the German peace treaty amendments. Nations may fix a definite reparation sum as pooling of war debts fails, forcing each country to face bankers on a strict basis. Smoke Diamond Joe Cigars.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Council of Four
Chicagoan shot through heart by driver of auto
Henry Baum deputy clerk of the municipal court was shot and killed by a driver of a five man automobile on Chicago's South Side after bidding farewell to friends at a veterans club. A police pursuit led to the North Side arrest of five Italians, including owner Ralph Laurelota, who denied the crime.
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Chicago
Henry Baum
Baum Y
Circle 6
South Side Athletic Club
Jariver
Matt
Banny
Baum
Ralph Laurelota
Laurelota
Overland Strike Mediator Due in Toledo Today
Toledo expects the arrival of George F. Miles, chief mediator for the Ohio Industrial Commission, to help end the four week labor dispute at the Willys-Overland Automobile plant involving 23,000 workers. The Overland plant and two subsidiaries will stay closed today at Mayor Schreiber's request to curb disorder.
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Associated Press
Toledo
George F. Miles
Ohio Infustrial Commission
Willys- Overland Automobile Company
Overland
Clarence A. Earl
Schreiber
Belgium can feed unlimited tourists after wartime relief
Brussels reports Belgium now can feed any number of visitors with plentiful supplies and lifted bread limits. Bread remains high quality and unlimited. meat and milk are tighter. Potatoes, wheat secured for months via inter-allied food commission chaired by Herbert Hoover. more shipments from America planned. Alcohol dumped as semi prohibition lowers price. consumption shifted to rivers in some areas.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Belgium
France
Inter-Allied Food Commission
Herbert Hoover
America
Paderewski protests change in Silesian settlement terms
Paris reports say Ignace Paderewski Poland prime minister protested to peace conference leaders against altering the Silesian settlement. Leaders consider a plebiscite on Silesian unification with Poland and a coal supply guarantee to Germany from Silesian mines.
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Paderewski
Associated Press
Paris
Ignace Jan Padjerewski
Germany
Sillesia
Poland
Silesian
Farmers clash over rural road bond plans in Iowa
Voters in Waterloo township and East region confront debates over primary highway funding. Proposals were rejected by large margins as farmers threaten to push legal actions over road bonds and cost sharing for benefits tied to adjoining properties. The Black Hawk county scene mirrors statewide interest in paving the primary highway system with a $1.5 million bond. An Iowa highway engineer will oversee paving on the Whitney Road as a federal aid project proceeds.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Electon
Black Hawk County
Black Hawk
Poyner
Lester Townships
Hawkeye Highway
Dewar
Dunkerton
Iowa Highway Commission
Austria's response to peace terms and Rhine move scrutiny
Reports from Paris indicate Austrian acceptance of the peace terms remains unclear with a lethargic public mood. Indemnity could be fixed near 25 billion dollars with first payment possibly stretched to four years. Rhine area moves toward a republic draw cautious American reaction. Premier Orlando stays aloof as Italy focuses on Austrian treaty.
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Austria
St. Germain
Ienna
Ileir Ns
Germany
Paris
Wilson
Lloyd George
Clemencead
Silesia
League, of Nations
Orlando
Italy
Rhine
Rhineland
Brussels
Belgium
America
Altho
George Washington
United States
Rea
Carinthia
Volkemarkt
Klagenfurt
Petrograd
Vardoe
Cop
Greek forces seize towns along Asia Minor coast
Salonki, June Greek forces reported to have established control over the towns of UAwall and Huira on the Gulf of Atrang tl, west coast of Asia Minor, about 1 miles north of Smyrna, per an official Greek HQ statement. San Feller Cigars ad promotes 20¢ price and timely Courier delivery for home readers.
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Ass Press
Salonki
Atday
Uawall
Huira
Gulf of
Atrang Tl
Asia Minor
Smyrna
UREAK
Red Plot Trail Seen In Arrest Of Clevelander
Unclear report states George Oliver of Cleveland was arrested and police pursue a suspected anarchist network connected to recent bombings. John Johnson, president of the Ideal W. W., and 14 others are under Justice Department examination. City detectives search for radical sympathizers as authorities tighten security. Paterson guards gas works after police warn of possible attacks on storage tanks.
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Pittsburgh
George Oliver
Cleve
John Johnson
The
Ideal
W. W
Public Service Corporation
Parsaic
Prussair
Daylight repeal buried as bill gets by House
Washington June h The 31 6 million agricultural appropriation bill passed the House with one dissenting vote and moved to the Senate. A proposal to raise the 1 4 million farm demonstration appropriation by 1 million was defeated. Repeal of daylight saving time was knocked out on a point of order before passage.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
House Committee
South African Union Calls on Lloyd George for Independence
A Nationalist delegation from South Africa met with Lloyd George in Paris on June 5 to press for full independence from the British Empire. Led by Gen. J. B. M. Herrang, eight members sought a hearing after earlier visits to New York and London, with guidance expected from Gen. Louis Botha and his cabinet.
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Paris
South Africa
Promiser Lloyd George
Indebandenge
Union of South Africa
Party of
New York
England
France
National Party of South Africa
J. B. M. Herrang
Gailoyd George
London
Louis Botha
Body in Canal Suspect Rosa Luxemburg Connection
An autopsy on a woman found in the Landwehr canal on June 1 could not confirm identification as Rosa Luxemburg, killed earlier this year by a mob. The body shows no bullet wounds or bruises, and identification remains uncertain while held under orders from the military court handling the trial of those blamed for Luxemburg and Dr Karl Liebknecht.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Landwehr
Rosa Lusemburg
Fraulein Luxemburg
Karl Liehnecht
Austrians Flee From Jugo Slavs Invading Carinthia
Dispatch from Klagenfurt reports Volkermarkt, 15 miles northeast, abandoned again by Austrian forces to shield the town from Jugoslav troops advancing into Carinthia. Command ordered retirement to prevent destruction by fire.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Klagenfurt
Carinthia
Austria
Volkermarkt
Holland Won't Lose Territory Belgian Boundary Dispute
Paris June 3 The peace conference council of foreign ministers adopts a principle that Holland need not make territorial concessions in revising the 1834 treaty. Holland appears ready to grant Belgium certain rights Belgium demands, shaping Belgium Holland borders.
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Paris
Belgium
Holland
Council of Foreign Ministers
Bryant Family Sells Cedar Falls Home to Move to Waterloo
Mrs W A Bryant of Cedar Falls sells her residence at Third and Clay to Howard W Best. She plans to move to Waterloo and will build a new home there. The Bryant family has lived in the house for over 35 years.
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W. A. Bryant
Third
Clay Streets
Cedar
Howard
W. Best
Waterloo
Rhenish Republic Talks Surface In Allied Briefings
June 4 Vienna to Wilkes Barre. Reports from the Neue Baden Landes Zeitung claim Marshall Foch and Premier Clemenceau discussed a Rhineland republic with occupation officers. They reportedly said Germany would not govern the left bank again, easing propaganda risks and aiding early economic support to the Palatinate while canceling indemnity for electors. General Mangin’s Mayence proclamation bans strikes and warns leaders of expulsion.
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Wruss
Mannheim
Marshal Foch
Alliad
Hru
Germany
Neue Baden Landes Zeitung
Foch
Clemenceau
France
Rhine-landersa
Rhine
Palatinate
Marshal Joch
National Assembly
Berlin
Mangia
Mayence
Rhenish Republic
Frankfort
Whitney Road Plans Change to 20 Foot Driveway
The board of supervisors faces a width change from 18 to 20 feet on Whitney road for a federal aid project. The alteration, noted in Waterloo, increases the cost by about one ninth and prompts questions about authority. A state highway commission inquiry was sparked to see if readjustment is possible, but bids are due June 10 and delays could last a year. The supervisors may accept the wider roadway if the change avoids further delay.
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Whitney Road
Board of Supervisors
Waterloo
M. J. Mageé
State Highway Commission
M. Fisher
Everal Emaplores
Hay
Thomas Dougherty
Student Nabbed Was Leader in Communist Uprising in Bavaria
A Munich dispatch reports Ernest Toller, a student leader in Bavaria's recent communist uprising, arrested. He was said to direct the soviet government in Bavaria and to have been killed when Munich fell in May, a report not confirmed by the authorities.
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Bavaria
Associated Press
Berlin
Munich
Ernest Toller
Alsace Council Holds First Meeting Under French Rule
In Strasburg on Tuesday June 3 the Alsace and Lorraine superior council met for the first time under the new regime. Governor General Alexandre Millerand praised the people and said no abrupt legal change is contemplated. The session took place in the former German interior ministry building.
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Strasburg
Superior Council of
Alsace and Lorraine
Mandar
Ministry of the Interior
Alexandre Millerand
Terribly Mangled Found Choking Flaming Tunnel
A deadly blast in Baltimore No. 3 and a later powder explosion near Baltimore No. 2 mine of the Delaware Hudson Coal Co. in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. left at least 78 dead and about 406 injured as officials report a disaster of unprecedented scale in this region.
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Wilkesbarre
Baltimore No. 3
Delaware & Hudson Coal Company
Wilkesharre
Baltimore
Mmine
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