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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1919
Page
8
Paris dispatch notes the Peage Conference moving toward finalizing a preliminary peace with Germany. Wilson expected to be welcomed and seen as representing the United States and liberal aims, while European leaders foresee rapid progress and a shift from league focus to drafting a broader peace.
Murphysboro Illinois March 15 Mrs Thomas DeWitte of this city who has slept continuously for three weeks has given birth to a boy weighing ten pounds. Immediately after birth she relapsed into a sound slumber and several physicians admit their inability to awaken her.
Fort Dodge Ia March 13 Senator W S Kenyon issued his first formal statement on the league of nations declaring himself in favor but insisting amendments be made before ratification. He outlined objections including immigration control mandatory provisions and increased U S voting power while praising President Wilson for his efforts and urging open discussion. He said the president should welcome suggestions and cautioned against political motives.
Millions of dollars flowed into internal revenue offices as individuals and businesses filed income and profits tax returns and paid the first 25 percent installment. By nightfall around 4,000,000 filers were expected and total tax paid estimated between 890 million and 1 billion dollars.
War savings stamps were sold in January at 45 cents per person nationwide, totaling $48,395,000. Vermont led per capita with $1.20 and $438,000 in sales, while New York state outside NYC registered 16 cents per capita. Montana followed with $519,600 in sales and $1.05 per person, and Stah sales reached $432,000 with 4 cents per capita. Holiday Nutmargarine brand ad appears in the notice.
The notice urges home delivery before 5 30 o clock and offers a reprint if the paper is late due to carrier error. Call 3330 to request a copy, with calls to reach the office by 30 p m.
London reports nine sailors dead when the American naval transport Yselhaven hit a mine at 1:35 am Friday. The ship, bound Baltimore to Copenhagen, sank in the North Sea with thirty-five survivors taken to Hartlepool by a British steamer. ship built 1918 in Rotterdam and operated by the U S Shipping Board. Separately a derelict schooner Millie R Bohannon was set afire sixty miles off Anclote light after gale February 14. it carried half a million feet of lumber.
Three editorial columns in the Coblenz Gazette oppose petitions calling for a West German republic. A Cologne meeting endorsing the republic prompted calls for a plebiscite.
Paris reports early council talks on the Poland Germany boundary with President Wilson present. The Polish boundary commission and territorial commission have nearly agreed on the line, including Danzig in Poland to secure strategic points against Bolshevism and western Europe.
New York March 15 Lutherans announce a campaign to raise 3 million dollars or more via liberty bond gifts to support superannuated ministers professors teachers and dependents. The endowment fund will receive bond donations with income used for relief work. Beginning March 30 fifty thousand workers will visit church members to collect offerings.
Warsaw reports fighting continues on three Polish fronts with varying success, according to an official general staff statement. The note marks ongoing hostilities across multiple theaters as forces engage with uncertain outcomes.
A Paris report from March 14 notes a subcommittee finds punishment for those who caused the war anomalous and unnecessary. It discusses criminal prosecutions and a proposed high tribunal, suggesting powers to act might be limited by broader considerations and possible special measures.
Gen Pershing inspected American troops in formation on German soil near Coblenz after arriving to oversee divisions in occupation. He spoke with wounded soldiers, decorated several officers, and noted their readiness to serve until the Army departs Europe.
Paris dispatches report President Wilson confirms plenary council decision that the league of nations will be included in the peace treaty. The British view is to sign preliminary terms first and remove excess provisions to quicken settlement.
Secretary Daniels sails from New York aboard the Leviathan to France to study aircraft developments by France Britain and Italy. He plans to return by May 1 to prepare a Congress outline for aircraft experimental work and seek funding.
Three Nonpartisan League endorsed state officials condemn recent bills creating a penal and charitable institutions board and centralizing legal printing. They urge voters in the referendum to veto both measures, arguing they threaten the League program and industrial laws.
American aviator James Norman Hall, a Colfax resident, famed for World War I service with England’s Lafayette Escadrille and later American forces, is reported to arrive home tomorrow. He was repeatedly reported killed in action.
Guayaquil March 15 official note states reports that President Wilson was asked to arbitrate the Ecuador Peru boundary dispute are unfounded. The government cautions such a move could jeopardize its standing with the Ecuadorian congress before the league of nations decision. Ottawa March 16 overseas casualties list includes Americans Langston Martin missing in action and Died Carveth Chicago and Taylor Detroit.
A memorial service for James Black will be held at First Presbyterian Church tomorrow afternoon featuring ministers from Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. The funeral will follow Monday at 2 o’clock from the family home, with Black’s favorite psalms sung and testimonies from friends and colleagues.
Chicago March 15 The University of Michigan presidency may go to Professor James K Angell dean of the faculties of the University of Chicago in a secret meeting yesterday Professor Harry B Hutchins recently resigned and declined to discuss the report Angells father Dr James B Angell led Michigan for US years
Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday indicate unsettled conditions with occasional rain and snow. Temperatures remain below normal with widespread rain in the South Atlantic and Gulf states and snow in the North Plains and North Rocky Mountain regions.
Germany accepts allied food terms while debating finance and mercantile shipping transfer. Berlin officials seek supplies through September and propose 1.4 million tons grain monthly plus pork fats rice and milk. Von Braun warns Bolshevism worsens without steady rations as flour stocks run short into May.
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