Peace Terms in Germany Split Toward March Completion
A March 20 target for completing the peace treaty looms as Allied powers push disarmament measures. Marshal Foch backs voluntary service, Lloyd George seeks 12 year terms, and German forts on the Rhine must be destroyed. The conference aims for a Versailles signing window after March 20 with draft revisions before March 26. Count von Bernstorff is not a delegate.
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Supreme Council
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Europe
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United States
Arch Criminal Will William branded by peace conference
Paris reports the peace conference will brand former Emperor William as an arch criminal. Most commissioners favor punishing German officers for orders or acts violating German law or the rules of war, while disagreements may arise over subordinate figures. Edith Cavell’s executioner is noted as potentially guilty of espionage.
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Paris
William
Commission On
Altho
Germany
Tryatt
Edith Cavell
Ford plans lower priced car with 200000 workers
Detroit March 11. Henry Ford announces plans for a new company to build a lower priced automobile than any current model and potentially employ 200,000 workers when in full operation. He says this venture will not affect the Ford Motor Company nor his control of it and he is not seeking other stockholders. A year may be needed to perfect the plans.
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Associated Press
Detriot
Mich
Henry Ford
Los Angeles
Ford
Ford Motor Company
English Channel Tube Cost Estimate Reveals Fivefold Rise
A dated estimate claims the proposed English Channel tunnel would take five years to complete and cost about £89.9 million under current conditions, far above the normal £16 million due to higher labor and material costs. The report notes substantial increases in expenditures and time.
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English
England
France
Former King Drowns Fight as Sailors Seize Yacht on Lake Constance
Geneva reports Former King William of Württemberg narrowly escaped drowning when German sailors from Wiel seized his yacht on Lake Constance to use as a fishing boat. Rhine districts outside Allied control report disorders as consuls withdraw amid peasant tensions. Denver carpenters strike halts work after contractors refuse a wage increase approved by the state industrial commission.
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Navy marksman skilled when pursuing copper motor thief
Chicago March 11 A motorcycle officer John Quthank shot Leonard Harrigan in the wrist as Harrigan fled in a stolen automobile. The car swerved to the curb, losing a wheel, aiding Outhank in catching the driver and earning a reputation as a marksman during service at Great Lakes naval training station.
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Leonard Harrigan
John Quthank
Outhank
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Cooperation in Rail Funds Hopes of Hines
Washington March 11 The railroad administration faces a funds shortfall after Congress did not authorize a $750,000,000 package. Director General Hines meets with railroad executives bankers and War Finance Corporation officials to discuss a private financing plan. Some New York bankers proposed a $110 million banking pool to support railroads for more than six months.
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Railroad Administration
Congress
Hines
Railay
War Finance Corporation
New York
U S Reds Plot Found In Mail Evidence Read In Senate
Washington March 11 evidence from the post office department shows I W W Socialists and other radicals sought to overthrow the US government through Bolshevism. A Lamar memorandum and excerpts from mail matter claim a nationwide terror campaign aided by recruitment and subscriptions. Conference with steel interests postponed due to Elbert W Gary illness.
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Washington, D. C
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I. W. Ww
Senate Committee
Lamar
Department
United States
Washington, DD. C
Steel
Industrial Board
Department of Commerce
Elbert W. Gary
Steel Committee
American Tron & Steel Institute
Daniels Talks 150 Miles To Navy Plane In Flight
Secretary Daniels radioed Ensign Harry Fagenwater aboard a navy plane en route from Washington to Hampton Roads. The 150 mile contact marked the longest radio telephonic link with an aircraft in sight to date, with distance beaning only the limit of the present equipment.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Daniels
Ensign Harry. Fagenwater
Washington
Hampton Roads
Krow
Navy Department
Griffin
Mr. Daniels
Debardment
Medical Puzzles At Doctors Meet On Air Navigation Topics
Rome March 11 The first inter allied medical aeronautical congress opened to study aviation health problems. Resolutions cover pilot tests altitude limits and oxygen use while a permanent medical committee will voice aviation views. Prof Guillaio of Milan elected president and Dr L G Rowntree represents the United States.
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Associated Press
Rome
Guillaio
University of Ian
United States
L. G. Rowntree
Minneapolis
Medical Corp
Salon
Baris
Paris
Third Iowa boys near return by April tenth
Washington dispatch cites Gen Pershing ordering the Rainbow division to prepare for homeward embarkation. War department officers indicate the Third Iowa Infantry likely begins embarkation by April 10, with a month needed for sailing preparation. Troops then proceed to demobilize at camps near their homes.
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Waterloo &E
Washington, D. C
New York
Washington
Cavin Dodge
Musinr
Neutral Austria Faces Entente Dissent Over League Bid
Paris dispatch from March 16 reports Austria seeking league membership while entente powers debate neutrality. Some favor neutralizing Austria to protect Switzer lands, others oppose any neutralization or union with Germany. Tyrol neutralization could alter fronts as peace talks consider concessions.
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Entente For Land
Paris
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Entente
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League of Nations
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Supreme Council
League
Austrian
Tyrol
Spartacan Uprising Rages Through Berlin Streets
Reports from Berlin describe a brutal clash as Spartacans battle government troops guarding post offices and police stations. Many soldiers and police were killed or tortured, with summary executions and attacks on a Red Cross ambulance. Noske ordered immediate shooting of armed dissidents. violence continues as two days of fighting are forecast. Independent socialists and radicals push for government troops to withdraw before work resumes.
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Maret LO
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Keltenberg
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Tferr Noske
Defense
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Red Cross
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Die Mielehei
Die Tapublik
Friedrichstrassa
Unter den Linden
Berlin
Buffalo steak offered for sale at public markets in Omaha
A historic first herd of buffalo meat arrives in Omaha public markets with steak priced at one dollar per pound. The shipment marks a claimed world first for sale on an open market, though details are sparse and no commission house has yet acknowledged the delivery.
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Omaha
Neb
Mare
South
White peace talks eyed by Moscow factions
A Moscow wireless note says Lithuania and white Russia governments seek plenipotentiaries for talks on Prinkipo island in the Sea of Marmara. A truce between Russian factions was required as a condition for a conference, but plans for Prinkipo reportedly were abandoned with possible alternative venues under consideration.
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Associated Press
Asse
Libau
Moscow
Lithuania
Russia
Prinkipo Island
Wee Boa. Ee Ae
Prinkina Island
Sea of
Marmara
Plas
Prinkip
Feagherg Resiga At Cedar Falls Leavitt Also Out
Resignations were filed today by Roger Leavitt president of the school board and seven instructors after yesterday's election swung against the student teacher plan. The resignations cite harmony, dislike of policy changes, and opposition to the Teachers College work, with several principals and a domestic science supervisor among those quitting effective tonight.
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Mareh Il
Roger Leavitt
Leavitt
Mesere
Clay
Martin
Faith Kidoo
Ames Rice
Jefferson School
Grane Rait
Kylah Turner
Agnes Allender
Ruth Kennedy
Bertha Stiles
Wom Hert
Double censor on U S British cables to stop
The Associated Press reports a Washington agreement between the United States and Great Britain ends double censorship of cablegrams. From now on, censorship applies only in the country where the message originates. The U S aims to end censorship entirely when feasible, while honoring the blockade.
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U. S
Washington, D.C
United States
Great Britain
Australian Blocking of Imports Except British Gets Quiz
Washington March 11 Enquiries on reports that Australia banned imports of all but British goods were made by the department of commerce through diplomatic channels at the request of American manufacturers. In the absence of official word, officials thought the reports likely erroneous and sparked by an Australian order restricting imports of adverstuffs to British made products.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Australia
Department of Commerce
Delivery deadline notice for newspaper service
The Courier should be delivered at your home before a stated time. If you fail to receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, call 2330 and a copy will be mailed. Phone calls must reach this office before 6:20 p.m.
Weeping Mouchoir Game Taps Frank for Roll of $800
A garbled Chicago item from March 11 reports a swindle involving a weeping man seeking delivery of $5 to an unidentified recipient, Frank volunteers, returns with $6, and a “land kerchief game” yields about $800 cash and bonds. Detectives arrest Put Plazimenty of Detroit, named as a swindle suspect.
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Chicago
Twa
Krink
Kenly Reassigned as Air Service Comes Under New Command
Major General William A Kenly, head of military aeronautics, was ordered to report to the chief of field artillery as Brigadier General William Mitchell takes command of Army aviation. The bureau of military aeronautics undergoes cuts, reducing senior leadership as Kenly shifts to artillery duties. Kenly, trained as an artillery officer, led the air service after its separation from the signal corps.
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William KL. Kenly
Military Aeronautics
Field Artillery
William Mitchell
Army Aviation
Bureau of Military Seronautics
War Department
Aviation Service
Kenly
Air Service
Signal Corps
Amelia Barr 88, Prolific Writer Dies in Richmond
Amelia B. Bart, famed author of numerous books and a prolific short story and poem contributor, died last night at her Richmond home at age 88. Born early, she produced about two novels yearly for 34 years, amassing 63 books and hundreds of poems and stories.
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Associated Press
New York
Amelia B. Bart
Richmond
Debate on Townley Disloyalty Charge Delayed to April
St Paul March 11 The supreme court continued until April 28 the arguments on demurrers to 10 indictments charging disloyalty against A C Townley president of the National Nonpartisan League and Joseph Gilbert a league organizer The Gilbert indictment stems from a Jackson speech Townley is held responsible for a pamphlet issued by the Nonpartisan League discussing war issues
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Surpreme
de- Murrers
A. C. Townley
National Nonpartisan League
Joseph Gilbert
Gilbert
Jackson
Townley
Nonpartisan League
Free Textbooks Vote Passes in East Independent Districts
The East Independent district approved free textbooks for students by a vote of 405 to 0 against the proposition at yesterday's annual school election. In the West Independent firstries, existing policies continue. Former board members were reelected: West Austin Burt Colby and Campbell for three years. East Dr H A Boysen and B W Schuneman over labor candidates George Bishop C T Stockwell. Boysen 2 votes Schuneman 297 Bishop 201 Stockwell 108.
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Austin Burt
Colby
C. Wh. Campbell
H. A. Boysen
B. W. Schuneman
George Bishop
C. T. Stockwell
Boysen
Mr. Schuneman
Mr. Bishop
Mr. Stockwell
Inquiry on Army Sentences Start by Baker
Washington, March 21. Differences between Major General Crowder and Brigadier General Ansell were explained as the inspector general of the army was ordered to conduct a thorough investigation into military justice during the war. Crowder defended the system and said no execution of death sentences occurred, while criticizing the press and Congress.
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Hooch H. Crowder
Samuel T. Ansell
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Crowder
Baker
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Ansell
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