NATIONS LEAGUE SAVED BY ACTION OF PRES WILSON
Paris dispatch details how President Wilson blocked a preliminary peace plan that excluded the League of Nations covenant. British and French accord backed his stance, delaying a Germany settlement until after April, with a full treaty to be sent to Congress later.
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América
America
Hindenburg Defends Kaiser's Flight From Germany
Berlin reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg has published a defense of Emperor William II's flight to Holland. He portrays the November situation as dire, argues peaceful return was impossible, and says the emperor left to save the fatherland and end Germany's distress.
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Copenhagen
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Cancellation of War Contracts Slows Transport Efforts
Washington March 20 AP reports extensive artillery orders totaling 48.25 million dollars for heavy howitzers and other guns. The War Department also announced cancellation of many contracts while detailing explosive stock transfers and nitrate surplus handling for agricultural and military use. Newport News and New York ports saw arrivals of units from France and numerous casual companies en route to camps.
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American Nitrate Pool
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France
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Pershing Inspecting Occupation Army at Cochem Coblenz
General Pershing completed his official review of troops in the occupied zone of Germany. He inspected the fourth corps at Cochem on Moselle in the forenoon and reviewed the fourth division in the afternoon. He praised the division for its performance in the Marne, St Mihiel, and Meuse Argonne campaigns and expressed hope for a swift homecoming.
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Pershing
Germany
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St. Mihiel
Meuse- Argonne
Japan to Seek Equal Treatment for Aliens in League Pact
The Japanese amendment to the League of Nations covenant asks contracting parties to grant equal and just treatment to aliens from member states. Tokyo argues equal rights should extend to citizens of advanced nations traveling or living abroad, while other delegates debate immigration as a domestic issue.
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Paris
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League
Supreme Council
Reuter
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Australia
Rail bond plan eyed to fund railroads under new review rule
Washington March 20. The war finance corporation weighs a potential 900 million bond issue to fund railroads and meet demands, with a 4 percent rate. Bonds would run a year to a year and a half, sold privately to banks, tax exempt except certain taxes, and interest on 5000 owned by a single interest tax free. Original capital may be exhausted as large advances loom.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Rail Administration
Railroad Administration
War Finance Corporation
Liberty Loan
Corporation
Iowa Law Enforcement Funding Dispute Stalls Dean Bill
Des Moines reports the Iowa House refused to concur in Senate amendments to the Dean bill funding the attorney general's office. The original $75,000 annual appropriation for the next biennium was cut to $37,500, with bonding for state agents and budgeting via the state executive council added. A joint conference committee will seek a compromise with opponents insisting the final figure not exceed the Senate's.
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Doctor Accused of Killing Wife Denies Crime
Long Beach March 20 Dr Walter Keene Wilkins pleads not guilty at arraignment before Justice of the Peace Coleman to a first degree murder charge in the death of his wife.
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Long Beach, N
Walter Keene Wilkins
Justice of the Peace
Coleman Today
Murcer
Wm. Vosberg Dies of Heart Disease on Waverly Street
Wm Vosberg died of heart disease at his Waverly Street home on February 27. Surviving are his widow and daughter, with mention of other relatives. Police investigated an assault nearby but no clear arrest details remain, and a funeral is planned.
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New York
Conan
Winchford
Injunction to Ukrainians and Galicians Near
Paris dispatch reports the supreme council halting combat in Galicia where Ukrainian forces besiege Lemberg. A sharp ceasefire injunction is ordered to both armies. President Wilson dined with Col. House and discussed French boundaries and the Jugo Slavic question with Clemenceau and Orlando.
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Paris
Marshal Foch
Supreme Council
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Lemberg
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Promiers Clemenceau
Orlando
Mr. Wilson
Federal land banks issue $14.8 million in February loans
Loans totaling $14,799,800 were made to 4,209 farmers via federal land banks on long term first mortgages in February. The Federal Land Bank of Omaha led with $2,895,400, followed by St. Louis, Houston, and St. Paul among others. Total loans since inception reach $182,897,964 to 78, some borrowers. applications total $471,455,362.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Federal Land Banks
Farm Soan Board
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Neb
St. Louis
Houston
Tex
St. Paul
Spokane
Wash
Wichita
Kan
Tlonaville
New Orleans
Columbia
Berkeley
Cal
Baltimore
Springfield
Greeks Defeat Reds Led by Teuts at Vickerson Battle
Saloniki reports Greek forces overcome a Bolshevik group four times their size at Vickerson northwest of Odessa. The Bolsheviks are said to be reorganized under German officers, many of whom commanded in the battle.
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Associated Press
Saloniki
Vickerson
Odessa
Vn Bolshéyiki
Pershing Post Forms District World War Veterans Group
Gen Pershing Post No 1 in Washington DC is established as the DC branch of a proposed world war veterans organization. Commander Lester Jones says delegates will be named March 24 to meet state and overseas delegates to draft a national program. Gen Pershing has been advised by cable.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Gen. Pershing
District of Columbia
World War Veterans’ Organization
Cot
Lester Jones
National Organization
Cable
Nations Pact Amendments Hearings Planned Saturday
Paris March 20 President Wilson and leaders Clemenceau and Lloyd George prepare for a key League of Nations commission meeting at Lloyd George’s residence. The panel will consider amendments and a provisional plan, with continuous sessions until revision is finished. Spain backs the league and pledges cooperation and sacrifices.
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Paris
Wilson
White House
Promers Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Associated Press
Leagus of Nations Commission
America
Robert Cecil
Thomas W. Gregory
United States
Spain
Madrid
Romanones
Associated Press Today
League of Nations
League
Pardon Probe Progress Indicated By Iowa House Panel
Des Moines reports the Iowa house judiciary committee expects completion of the Rathbun pardon investigation in one to three days. All-day hearings are planned for tomorrow and Saturday with more subpoenas issued for witnesses including Rathbun attorney George Clark Ida Grove Sioux City special state prosecutor J J Kennedy and grand jury clerk H Q Hamilton.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Rathbun
Iowa House Judiciary Committee
Committee
George Clark
Ida Grove
J. J. Kennedy
Sioux City
French Modistes Back Horse Racing as Fashion Catalyst
Paris reports the government agrees to resume horse racing on May 1. Modistes and the fashion industry press the case, arguing race meets drive new fashions and boost design launches.
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Paris
France
Two Railroad Victims Die After City Shooting
In La Crosse Wisconsin in March 2026 Fred Zunker 24 a St Paul railroad employee was shot by railroad detective Louis Ruchi for trespassing on tracks Zunker died in a local hospital Joan B Schomers another victim died after being admitted to a hospital Ruehl remains in custody at the city jail
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Associated Press
la Croske
Wis
Fred Zunker
St. Paul
Louis Ruchi
Joan B. Schomers
Ruehl
City
Teut Command Spares Polish Truce Breaks Talks
Negotiations between the inter allied commission and German representatives at Poznan were interrupted as German authorities reportedly refuse to honor a proposed armistice with Poland. Dispatches indicate a rift between the German high command and the Berlin cabinet, with a decision expected tomorrow.
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Paris
Inter-Al- Nad Commission
Posen
Berlin
Japan and U S Troops Clash in Tien Tsin Incident
Reports reach the state department of fighting between American soldiers and Japanese at Tien Tsin with an unprovoked attack within the French concession. Officials await fuller details from Minister Reinsch in Peking or Consul Heintzelman at Tien Tsin before acting.
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D. C
Tien Tsin
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Reinsch
Peking
Heintzelthan
Luxembourg Chamber Votes on Plebiscite for Dynasty or Republic
London reports Luxembourg deputies passed a bill on March 18 by 30 to 20, proposing a plebiscite to decide whether the current dynasty remains, a new dynasty is created, or a republic is formed. The Associated Press dispatch notes the vote outcome and the coming plebiscite.
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London
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies
Prisoners Shoot Up Train After Escape
Peoria area area dawn hunt resumes for Paul Morrison aged 21 and John Mills aged 19 paroled convicts who beat guard John C Wertz and fired on a Burlington train. The pair fled handcuffed together and were last seen near Maxwell six miles west of Peoria as officers close in. Morrison has escaped custody twice in 10 days and Mills was captured in Galesburg en route to Peoria for federal charges. Wertz’s revolver remains missing.
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Morrison
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Galesbury
Reds Lose 8000 Men At Nikolaten Before Victory
Bolshevik forces retreat across the Riga Odessa front as Lettish troops report capturing Mitau and pushing Bolsheviks eastward. London dispatches say Ukraine largely in Bolshevik hands with heavy fighting near Nikolaisv and Odesssa while Kiev and Zhitomir shift under Moscow control.
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Courier Delivery Notice and Instructions
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