Lithuanian Army Drives Bolsheviks from Lithuania
Paris and Berlin dispatches report military advances by General Zakauskas with a 25,000 strong Lithuanian force driving Bolshevik units from much of Lithuania. American relief workers follow the army as typhus and famine strike remaining populations. Polish use of General Haller's troops in eastern Galicia is authorized to restore quiet.
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Ryan
Hamburg
Bernardo and
Upshur
Ellut
Hamsburg
Lithuania
Zakauskas
Dvinsk
Konovok
Herbert Hoover
Poland
Haller
Council of Four
Galicia
Ukraine
Simeon Petiura
Petlura
Berlin
Germany
Danzig
Tagebblatt
Grand Duke of
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Hast
Prussia
West Prussia
Posen
Herr Wig
Weimar
Berzberger
Groener
Two Young People Drowned When Car Plunges Into Chicago River
AP reporting from Chicago details a fatal morning accident near Diversey avenue bridge. Edith Olewine age twenty and Henry Bohnenkamp twenty one died when a car driven by Bohnenkamp skidded after misjudging the bridge approach. Raymond Holtz twenty three and Marley Halvverzen nineteen survived. six bank employees had attended a dinner then tours before the tragedy.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Edith Olewine
Printers
News
Henry Bohnenkawp
Diversey Avenue
Raymond Holtz
Marley Halvverzen
Holtz
Bohnenkamp
Chicago Trust and Savings Bank
Miss Olewine
PRESIDENTS AIM ON BEER PUZZLES PRESIDENTS AIM ON BEER PUZZLES
Washington DC June 27 the house judiciary committee voted 17 to 3 to report out all prohibition enforcement legislation in one general bill with wartime enforcement as part one. The three sections cover wartime enforcement constitutional prohibition enforcement and regulation of industrial alcohol.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House Judiciary Committee
House
Dyer
Igoe
Missouri
Gard
Ohio
Igce
Dyer and Steels
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Body of Nurse Disappearing Believed Found
Chicago June 27 A body believed to be Mrs Dolly Chesher of McLean Ill the trained nurse who vanished from the home of Clarence F Parker a former vice president of the Illinois Central was recovered from Lake Michigan Identification tags and her uniform matched the missing woman Her mother came from McLean to assist in identification The dog she disappeared with was found near the lake The death by self action theory was dismissed as the body showed no signs of violence
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Associated Press
Chicago
Dolly Chesher
McLean, Sr
Clarence F. Parker
Sinois Central
Lake Michigan
Marice
Mclean
Alice
N D Rural Ballots Run Heavy For Nonpartisan Laws
In North Dakota rural districts, support for seven Nonpartisan league laws is rising as rural precincts report results. Of 2,856 precincts, 12,049 vote yes and 21,586 no, with urban areas showing opposition. Rural areas favor the program, potentially yielding a large overall majority for the laws.
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Fargo
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Nonpartisan League
Loaded to Capacity Santa Clara Brings 1745 Soldiers Home
The Santa Clara arrived in New York from St Nazaire with 1745 troops. The largest unit aboard was the 173d provisional battalion of 16 officers and 1544 enlisted men, drawn from scattered embarkation units. Detachments included 530th engineers and 21st 48th veterinary hospitals among other companies. Two casual companies comprised men from Massachusetts and New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Santa Clara
St. Nazaire
173D Provisional Battalion
15Th
Massachusetts
Anarchist Parsons' Widow's No. 2 Sends Threat to President
George Markstall, 47, radical, is confined in Dunning insane asylum after a commitment order from the county court following arrest for sending a threatening letter to President Wilson. He is the husband of Lucy Parsons, widow of a Haymarket anarchist.
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Chicago
George Markstall
Dunning Insane Asylum
Wilson
Markatall
Lucy Parsons
Haymarket
Seal of President To Press On Treaty With War Nations
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson will sign the Paris peace treaty with a shorthand seal on his ring for the first time in an international accord. He will sign and seal at least 20 documents as part of postwar arrangements.
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Congress
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
White House
United States
United States of America
U. S
Sidney i Smith
Department Bureau
State Department
Paris
German Editor Fined for Libeling American Soldiers
George Sauerbern editor of the Montaubour Kreisblat was convicted of publishing false statements about American troops and fined 7 000 marks with a suspended three month jail term. The article claimed Americans killed by civilians and a town fine of 20 000 marks. Montaubany hosts the first division, a key American town east of the Rhine.
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Associated Press
Goblenz
George Sauerbern
Montaubour Kreisblat
Sauerborn
Krieisblatt
Germany
Montaubany
First Division
Irish Question Left in Hands of Clemenceau
The Paris peace conference delegates for Irish societies report the Irish question has been left to Premier Clemenceau. Frank P. Walsh and Edward F. Dunne will sail for the United States on Saturday.
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Associated Press
Paris
United States
Clemenceau
Frank P. Walsh
Edward F. Dunne
President Wilson in France and Paris visit report
Frank H. Simonds previews his article on page 6 about President Wilson in Paris, his achievements and failures, arguing much criticism is baseless. The piece highlights Simonds’ factual exposition and urges readers to check the Saturday Evening Courier and Reporter for the full history.
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Frank H. Simonda
Wilson
Paris
America
Simonds
Signing May Not Stop Tenseness Between Enemies
Dr. Hermann Mueller and Dr. Johannes Bell travel from Berlin to Versailles to sign the peace treaty as Cologne passage is noted. Paris reports allied doubts about the treaty ending tension with Germany and questions on ratification timing. Former Emperor William plans a return to Germany from Amerongen as Holland would not detain him amid unrest in Hamburg and reports of communist and counterrevolutionary plots in the east.
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Associated Press
Hermann Mueller
Johannes Bell
Berlin
Versailles
Cologne
Teut
Paris
Germany
William
Stuttgart
Amerongen
Holland
Hamburg
Fight on Anarchists Should Have Larger Fund
The senate began consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill providing a $300,000 special fund to round up and deport dangerous alien radicals and boosting the department of justice crime-suppression budget from $1,400,000 to $2,040,000. It also extends wartime rental controls on explosives and places enforcement under the bureau of mines.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Campaien
Department of Justice
Bureau of Mines
Soldiers Ban Farm Want Clerical Work in Unusual Numbers
New York dispatch reports Col. Arthur Wood saying seventy percent of discharged soldiers have jobs awaiting them, with 60 000 to 70 000 discharged weekly. The main unemployment centers are New York Chicago Pittsburgh St Louis and Boston. He notes strong demand for clerical work and reluctance to farm.
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Associated Press
New York
Arthur Wood
Secretary of War
Woods
Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Boston
Snifters to Europe Not to Be Stopped by Prohibition Plea
Kentucky liquor dealers plan to ship surplus stocks to Europe after June 30 if Congress removes the export ban. The move follows hopes Congress will strike the prohibition clause from the wartime enforcement bill. Advertisement notes San Felice Cigars at 3 for 20 cents as a promotion.
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Europe
Kentucky
Associated Press
Louisville
Congress
Paper delivery deadline notice and courtesy service
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 4:30 o'clock. If you fail to receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, please phone 3380 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6:30 p.m.
Peace Delegates on Way to Affix Names to Pact
Coblenz report says Foreign Secretary Mueller and Colonial Secretary Bell travel to Versailles by special train in secrecy amid fears of an attack. They plan to sign the treaty at 3 pm Saturday, according to Berlin dispatches received by American authorities.
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Associated Press
Coblenz
Mueller
Bell
Versailles
Cologne
Berlin
Cob- Jenz
Senators See Wilson OK on Pact Changes
Washington June 27. Senators opposing the league suggest President Wilson might accept reservations in the league covenant but supporters discount such talk. Admin leaders say Wilson and a Senate majority will stand firm while some expect the president to tour the country to justify Versailles. Opponents hint at reservations on Shantung to gain support from league backers.
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Associated Press
Washington, D D. C
Wilson
League of Nations
League
Hlihn Root
Senate
Versailles
Shantung
New Pogrom Probe Plan Wilson Takes Under Advisement
President Wilson told the Senate through the State Department he may send an additional committee to Poland to probe reports of Jewish massacres. He will decide after conferring in Paris with Hugh Gibson, American minister to Poland, following a May 28 Senate resolution. Polk’s letter notes Gibson’s plans to visit Roumania to investigate Romanian reports.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Wilson
Senate
State Department
Poland
Paris
Hugh Gibson
Polk
Gibson
Poincare Urges Vigilance on Peace Terms at Dinner
Paris June 26. President Poincare stressed the allies duty to enforce the peace terms and honor America's war service during a dinner with President Wilson and the peace delegates. Wilson delivered a farewell address, praising the conference and predicting growing sympathy and cooperation, as the great Salle des Fetes was adorned with flowers and flags.
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Associated Press
Paris
America
Poincare
Wilson
France
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Townley Red Flag Defender Bankers Swear In Trial
Jackson Minn June 27 James E Gilespie a banker from Stillwater Minn testifying at noon in the trial of A C Townley and Joseph Gilbert Nonpartisan league leaders declared Townley defended the red flag as the emblem of the oppressed in a Stillwater speech Feb 19 The defense objected but testimony was admitted Townley Gilbert face charges of conspiracy to commit disloyalty He also cited Townleys remarks in St Paul Sept 1917 and Glencoe June 21 1917 against profiteering and wealth conscription to win the war
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Townley
Gilbert
Gillespie
Nonpartisan League
St. Paul
Glencoe
Minn
Era of Secrets in Foreign Policy Is Gone Tittoni Says
Rome where Foreign Minister Tittoni declared before the senate that Italy’s Paris mission would not be prolonged. He pledged to return home to tell the country the full truth about Italy’s position in Europe and urged that foreign policy be the people’s policy. He said the era of secret alliances and wars is over and affirmed Italy’s right to Fiume’s self determination. The speech ended with an ovation. London reports a new Irish Dominion League movement encouraging dominion home rule and Irish representation to solve the question.
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Associated Press
Rome
Tittoni
Senate
Paris
Italy
Europe
Fiume
London
Newsup
Trish
President's Absence May Not Hurt Now
Treasury officials said that President Wilson’s expected return from Paris before the first government pay day of the new fiscal year would prevent inconvenience, since the new appropriation bills could not take effect until July 1. Comptroller Warwick noted that a cabled approval by the president is not enough to authorize treasury payments.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Wilson
Paris
Warwick
The
Suspect Freed in Murder Case in Wisconsin
Loui Ruchl, a Chicago Milwaukee railway detective, was found not guilty by a jury in La Crosse Wisconsin of the murder of John B Schomers.
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la Crosse
Wis
Loui )Ruchl
Chicago
Milwaukee
Paul Tailroad
John B.schomers
Earl Dear Hangs in Chicago for Wolfe Murder
Karl Dear and fellow gangster Earl Dear faced execution in Chicago after a long crime career. Dear, dubbed the Immune, was hanged for the slaying of Rudolph Wolfe, a taxi driver, after a car hijacking. Sentences and appeals followed as guards guarded the jail amid tips of a rescue plot.
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