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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1920

Page

9

General Strike in Germany prompts Allied troop movements

London reports indicate Allied plans to push into Germany if unrest continues. Cologne dispatch notes clear Leipzig by repatriates troops, while Berlin sees heavy workmen losses and cabinet officials traveling to Berlin as the general strike is denied. About 2000 people killed this week in revolutionary turmoil.

Copenhagen Leipsig Dresden Nachrichten Hamburg Berlin Sitke Enied Rip London Germany Exchange Telegraph

Indicted Coal Owner Surrenders First of 125 to Custody

Indianapolis March 20 four more coal operators surrendered to the United States marshal Edwin J Logsdon BE Neal and W B Tobin of Indianapolis and William Zeller Brazil dad were released on bail Fletcher Carl J Indianapolis secretary of the Knox County Operators association surrendered yesterday He is one of 124 operators and miners indicted last week on conspiracy to raise coal prices and defraud the government More indictments expected as others planned to give themselves up during the afternoon

Associated Press Indianapolis Ind United States Edwin J. Logsdon BE. Neal W. B. Tobin Williaae Zeller Brazil J Carl .J. Fletcher Indianapol Knox County Cal

Imperator to Undergo Overhaul After Atlantic Trip

The ocean liner Imperator will be overhauled after arriving from New York. The ship’s list on the voyage remains unresolved as former ash handling failures allowed water intake. The next sailing has been canceled and 2,000 passengers were alarmed by the list before repairs can proceed. Meanwhile, in London, the Baden diet cited rewards for the arrest of Dr. Kapp and General Luchwitz following the Berlin revolt.

Associated Press Southampton England Imperator New York Kapp Uhe Associated Press London Wichert Gen. Luchtwitz Berlin Joon Cologne Correspondern MU -Imaterdam

Berlin in turmoil as fighting widens in 1945 reports

Berlin battles rage with hundreds reported killed and hundreds wounded as security forces confront Baltic troops. Communists block rail lines while Noske remains in office and Stuttgart hosts the German assembly amid calls for normalcy.

London Hbert Leipsig Ber Exchange Telegraph Company Berlin Exchange Telegraph Co Noske Paris Hayas Gustav Noske Ebert Germany National Assembly Nosse Stuttgart Parlin Essen Hamburg Schwarzburg Regensburg Wittlespeed Kiel Re Jorts Wittlesbach Berne Switzerland Rhineland Cassel Nuremburg Havas Mulheim Oberhausen Elbersfeld Kettwig Rhine Evers Leveizow Breslau Cgasuel Foreign Office Col. Wangensefin

Kaiser A Straddler Owing to Nervousness

The former German emperor shows increased nervousness and sleeplessness after events in Germany. He now drinks wine between wood sawing intervals and his habit of straddling chairs grows more frequent. His wife’s ill health with heart disease worsens his anxiety in exile.

Associated Press Ameroop En Germany

Belgian woman awarded for sharing gas mask details

London reports two Belgian women Madame Clement and Mile Marie O'Hare received awards for providing key details of the first German gas mask to the Belgian general staff. Their father Theo phile O'Hare was posthumously honored. a dramatic escape attempt and peril for the family are recounted.

Associated Press London Madame Clement Mile Marie O'Hare Theophile O'Hare M. O'Hare Havre Holland Mille. O'Hare

Soviet Republic Declared As Essen Captured By Spartacans

Brussels March 20 The Spartacan army of about 160,000 men with armored cars and 7 guns seized Essen after a 24 hour battle. The city’s government set up a committee of action and Dusseldorf was captured with little resistance. Casualties in Essen estimated around 300.

Associated Press Brussels Havan Essen Aix-Le-Chapelle Dusseldorf Rhine Cologne Amsterdam Krupp Muen«stern Telegraf Sar Committee of Action Dispatch PPT

Treaty Defeated in Senate Returns to Wilson

The Versailles treaty failed to win ratification in the Senate for a fourth time and is sent back to President Wilson. White House officials planned archival burial in the State Department. Knox peace resolution opposition and party splits outlined as the vote totals show 49 against and 25 for ratification.

Washington, D. C Wilson Senate Wison White House State Department George A. Sanderson Rudolph Forster Forster Tumulty House Tinkham Massachusetts United States Germany Meade Club Vor Knox Foreign Relations Committee Ball Calder Ter Galt Curtis Dillingham Edge Dkiis Prelinghuysen Hale Jones Washington Kellogg Kenyon Ki Laenraut Lodge Mclean McNary Page Phipps Smoot Spencer Sterling Sutherland Wadsworth Warren Wintson Ashurst Beckhaan Chamberlain Fletcher Gore Henderson Kendrick King Nugent Owen Phelan Pittman Poamerene Ransdell Smith Georgia Smit Maryland Trammell Walsh Robin Sheppard Shield Simmons South Caroline Stanley Swanson Thomas Underwood Williams

Hitchcock Scalp Becomes Target in Anti-Saloon War

The Anti-Saloon League declares war on Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska over his support for light wines and beers. Wheeler accuses him of undermining prohibition, while Hitchcock defends enforcement and limited legalization within constitutional bounds.

Washington, D. C Maceh Anti-Saloon League Hitchcock Nebraska W. B. Wheeler League Senate Wheeler Supreme Court Congress

Community Band of Citizenship Need Lane Sees

Franklin K. Lane, former interior secretary, urges in Washington at the national conference on community organization that a more interested citizenship and translated public sentiment are vital to unite citizens, break group lines, and stimulate better governance through action on public questions.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Franklin K. Lane Secretary of the Interior National Conference On Community Organization Lane Timies

Modus Vivendi Possible For U G Aacts Downed

Washington reports a senate failure to ratify the Turkish settlement treaty will not halt allied negotiations. The US may issue views on the matter if entering the league of nations, and could negotiate a modus vivendi with Germany while zones are policed pending plebiscites. American troops on the Rhine remain under war department orders until peace is declared.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Senate United States League of Nations Yorkey League Germany America German Am Nlliess Rhine War Department

Mason City Hotel Fire Kills Clerk and Destroys Cecil

Fire at the Cecil hotel in Mason City killed head clerk Maurice Aplin and damaged the four story structure built in 1898. Water shortages and a broken well hampered suppression as guests fled smoke filled corridors and one death was confirmed.

Mason City Fit Cecil Janes Kelly Maurice Aplin Cecil Hotel Ames Bess Bennyman Aplin Arduse

Weather Outlook for Week Into Next Monday

Forecast covers lower Mississippi and Missouri valleys with rain chances on Tuesday or Wednesday. After midweek expect generally fair conditions and near normal temperatures, possibly slightly above normal early in the period.

Washington, D. C Mississippi Missouri Valley

Ekaterinoda Falls Beneath Bolshevik Grip Report

Istanbul telegrams report Novorossiysk dispatches stating Ekaterinodar fell on March 18 with Bolshevik forces close by the inland town. While not confirmed, the Bolshevik capture is believed imminent as of March 18.

Constantinople Novorossisik Ekaterinodar Cistaucasia Novorossisk Black Sea Ekaderi- Nodar

Valera Declares Senate Home Rule Resolution Ends Mission

Eamons de Valera announces to Arthur Griffith in Dublin that the U S Senate adoption of the Irish Reservation to the peace treaty completes his mission in America. He praises self determination and Ireland’s place among nations and thanks the American people and Irish friends.

Valera Senate U.S New York Eamons de Valera Republic of Ireland United States Senate Arthur Griffith Dublin de Valera Ireland

Wilson to Release Coal Reports Monday

President Wilson is expected to publish summaries of both the majority and minority coal commission reports on Monday. He will also issue an executive order on the coal situation and send a letter to the joint scale committee of coal miners and operators about report referrals for the contracts starting April 1.

Washington, D.C Wilson Coal Commission

Trees Going In Soil Of France Where Boy Fell

On battlefields where American soldiers died France is planting trees sent by the American Forestry Association. Ambassador Jusserand reported to the association that seeds shipped from Boston on January 15 will grow into living memorials. Charles Lathrops Pack, president of the association, said the trees will honor America’s dead and become lasting symbols of remembrance.

Pregs Washington, D. C France American Forestry Association Jusserand Boston Charles Lathrops Pack Smerica America

Newberry Convicted in 1918 Senate Plot Sentenced

Grand Rapids March 20 Truman H. Newberry found guilty of conspiracy in the 1918 senatorial election. He is sentenced to two years in Fort Leavenworth and fined 10 000 dollars. Co defendants including Paul King Frederick Cody and Charles Floyd also receive two years and fines. The court released others on bonds with 30 day appeal window.

Associated Press Grand Rapids Mich Truman H. Newberry Sessions Fort Leavenworth Kaw Senator Newberry Frederick Cody Leavenworth Paul King Charles A. Floyd United States District Court John John H. Newberry New York Charles Floyd Aijlan A Templeton Detroit, Board of Commerce Newberry King-Newberry

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