Britain Faces Import License Plan for Goods
London and Washington reports describe Britain moving to license imports including motors, boots and typewriters as part of a wartime protection scheme. Critics say it risks free trade and hurts exporters while domi nions gain exemptions. The policy aims to stabilize postwar industry but faces sharp opposition. In the U.S. a separate inquiry seeks policy on interchanging rail and water traffic, through rates and thru bills of lading.
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Associated Press
London
Auckland Geddes
England
Great Britain
J Board of Trade
Board
Busiess
Washington, D. C
Hines
Congressional
Railroad Administration
Lower
Mississippi
Warrior River
Alabama
New York State Barge Canal
Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Upper
Fletcher
Florida
Ransdall
Louisiana
Jones
Washington
Esch
Wisconsin
Winslow
Massachusetts
Moore
Pennsylvania
Small
North Carolina
Kennedy
Iowa
I W W Spies Trial Halted by Motion to Dismiss
In Wichita Kansas the trial of 32 alleged I W W members charged under the espionage act was halted as three motions to dismiss were filed by defense chief George Vandever of Seattle. He argues the facts do not constitute a cause for action and that juror prejudice may have arisen from newspaper coverage.
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Associated Press
Wichita
Kan
Frog‘Tess
Industrial Workers of the World
George Vandever
Seattle
Women to Direct OWA Loan Drive from Water
Two million medals made from captured German cannons will be distributed to Victory loan workers. Mary Synon, treasurer of the national woman's property loan committee, informs Mrs. W. W. Marsh, Iowa women's committee chair, of a March 27 conference in the seventh federal reserve district to prepare for the loan. Secretary Glass is expected to speak. Grace Dixon will participate. The Iowa committee office opens in Leavitt Johnson Bank building with Lulu Cushman as executive secretary.
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Victory Loan
Mary Synon
National Woman’s Pherty Loan Committee
W. W. Marsh
Iowa Woman’s Committee
Marsh
Federal Reserve District
Iowa Women’s Committee
Leavitt & Johnson Bank
Cgan
Lulu Cushman
Kreger Returns as Acting Judge Advocate General
Brig. Gen. Edward A. Kreger arrives in New York from France aboard the America to act as judge advocate general in place of Lieut. Col. Samuel T. Ansell, recently reduced in rank. Kreger will lead the department and review court martial cases with a view to recommending commutations where needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward A. Kreger
Baker
Cuba
Enoch H. Crowder
America
France
Kreger
Samuel T. Ansell
Courier Delivery Timing and Reprint Policy Notice
The Courier will be delivered to your home before 5 30. If you do not receive the paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, call 3830 and copies will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 p.m.
Spartacans Driven From Lichtenberg as Berlin Turmoil Continues
Berlin authorities report government forces advanced into Lichtenberg after heavy bombardment, taking prisoners and executing some Spartacan captives. Troops and workers councils clash as reprisals and mass arrests sweep the city amid ongoing fighting and shelling.
Des Moines Murder Tied to Robbery in Viaduct Find
Roy Evans a National Biscuit collector was found dead on a viaduct near the business district. Officials say he carried a large sum yesterday but it was not on his body, leading police to suspect murder by robbers. Earlier theory suggested a hit by a speeding car.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Roy ©. Evans
National Biscuit Company
Koreans declare independence amid tense Far East tensions
The Seoul March 13 declaration voices Koreans' aim for free national development and peace with Japan, denying vengeance while warning occupation endangers 400 million Chinese and regional stability. It cites 20,006,600 Koreans speaking for justice and humanity and calls for a new friendship with Japan.
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Seoul
Korea
Japan
Far East
China
Final Versailles Terms Limit German Power
The treaty draft sets Germany at the Rhine frontier with Poland, cedes Lorraine iron and Saar coal to France, and yields Upper Silesia to Poland. Germany loses 60k–70k sq mi and 13–14 million people, gains 20k sq mi and 7 million in return, net loss of about 30k sq mi and over 7 million people. Military reduced to 100k, with ships, submarines, and gas stockpiles controlled, inspections strict to prevent rearmament. Germany faces an era of weakened industrial and military might for decades.
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Germany
Schleswig
Upper Silesia
Austria
Hapsburg Empire
France
Rhenish Republic
Rhine
Spain
Lorraine
Saar
Kaiser Planned Sweden as Asylum Before Armistice
Washington March 13 William Hohenzollern two months before the armistice planned an asylum in Sweden but was blocked by the Swedish government. He aimed to rent Gasilee Stora Sundby castle near Stockholm, where funds were spent on repairs for a royal reception. Learnings led him to switch plans to another castle in Holland.
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Mresa
Washington, D. C
Willian Hohenzollern
Armisticas
Sweden
Gasilee Stora Sundby
Stockholm
Prince
Princess Wedat
Kaiser
William I Wohenzollern
Holland
Self Governing Ireland Worse Needed Mail Dispatch
London reports a Dublin dispatch in the Mail arguing Ireland faces extreme difficulty and urgently needs self government. It predicts a turbulent new Irish assembly without a firm administering authority and notes widespread Irish labor threats that Britain cannot easily quell. It says Viscount French and Lord Neudenant schemes have collapsed, leaving a dangerous situation calling for an Irish parliament.
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Associated Press
London
Dublin
Ireland
Sinn Fein
House of Camming
Viscount French
Neudenant
No Teat Draft Big Saving For Allied Nations
London dispatch reports at the peace conference in Paris that Premier Lloyd George won support to abolish conscription. The plan aims to reduce military burden while sustaining the league of nations, easing Germany's responsibilities and enabling a smaller overall force.
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Associated Prosa
London
Paris
Daily Chronicle
Lloyd George
Germany
League of Nations
Troops Arrive From Europe On Multiple Ships
New York dispatch reports Hapagne bringing 534 troops from Havre, Honolulu 114 from Bordeaux, Atenas 104 from Bordeaux, and Comfort hospital ship with 402 personnel. America carries 7127 troops to Camp Mills with 570 sick or wounded. Newport News arrivals include Aeolus Zeelandia and Ohio with 5867 soldiers and air formations.
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New York
Hapagne
Havre
Honolulu
Bordeaux
Tenth Field Artillery Brigade
Camp Funston
Atenas
Comfort
22Nd Field Artillery Brigade
Brest
America
Camp Mills
Custer
Sherman
Grant
155Th
Edward A. Kreger
Judge Advocate General’s Department
George A. Wingate
52Nd Field Artillery Brigade
Newport. News
Newport News
Aeolus
Zeelandia
Ohio
France
11St Field Artillery
Texas National Guard
48Th
Toast Artillery
Wisconsin
Middle Western
Camp Grant
Calamity to Withdraw Any Russia Force
Captain W. B. Dunham of the YMCA, just back from service with Canadians under Brigadier General Emsley in Vladivostok, warns that pulling allied forces from Siberia would be calamity. He notes Bolshevism is widespread yet restrained by allied presence and reports him as the first Canadian returnee from Siberia.
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Associated Press
Toronto
W. BD. Dunham
Emsley
Vladivostok
Siberia
Dunham
Gottschee seeks neutral republic under US guidance
In Vienna on March 12 inhabitants of Gottschee in Carniola presented a memorandum to Prof. Coolidge’s American commission requesting permission to form a neutral republic under American protection. The memo notes many residents are former emigrants to the United States and that prewar ties saw the dollar circulate nearly as much as the crown.
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Myhe Associated Press
Vienna
Gottschee
Carnisola
American Commission
A. C. Coolidge
Paria
Washington
Gattschee
United States
Wilson Welcome as Old Glory Flies in Brest Parade
Paris welcomes President Wilson with Brest decorations and allied banners as the George Washington approaches. Col BE M House and Jules J Jusserand arrive to greet him while four American destroyers escort the president’s vessel toward the port. Kept on schedule, the journey continues to Paris with arrival expected Friday morning. Mosquito collection orders target Army camps to catalog species for the medical museum.
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Brest
Col
BE. M. House
Jules J. Jusserand
United States
Madame Jusserand
Wilson
George Washington
Georges Leygnes
Marine
Wil
Port du Commerce
Radius Lansing
U. S
Associated Press
Paris
Robert Lansing
Col. BE. MM. House
French
Yarnell
Tarbell
Wilsey
Lee
ARMY
Washington, D. C
Ireland
Army Medical Museum
Dock Strike and Subway Chaos Across New York Area
Rioting erupted in Newark as Public Service Railway strikers clash with crews after news the dispute would go to the War Labor Board in Washington. Harbor freight congestion grows as New York harbor workers and boat owners remain in deadlock over wages and hours, prompting rail and ship service fears and calls for government aid.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Public Service Railway, Corporation
Isher
Washington
Nch
Washington, D. Cy
New York Harbor
Serament
Boston
New York
Comission
Naval Authority
Interborough "Rapid “Transit
Frank Hedley
New Jersey
Altho
Public Seice Corporation
Staiters
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Joint Conference Board of the” Union
New Jersey:c Operative Industrial Commission,civic Organization
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Britain
Christiania
Norway
Vice Ansell
Havana
Ispartacans
Copenhagen
East End
Berlin
Lichtenberg
Workmen's Council
Unter den Linden
Moabit
Nippon
Pickio
Yi Heui
Jugoslavs
Herne
Francis Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Tisza
Stephen Tisza
Budapest
Francis Ferdi Mand
Francis Joseph
Count Tisza
Serbia
William
Potsdam
Prank H
Lemonds
McClura
Couriers
Treaty of Versailes
Westphalia
Utrecht
Europe
Versailles
Poland
Vistula
Espagne
Russia
U.S
Supreme Council of the Conference
VJ. Carmen
WAR Labor Board
Cleveland
U. 8
New Jersey Public Service Corporation
Publi Service
D. C
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