Orders of Baker Saved Cowards Revealed Speech
Kansas City on March 22 Maj Ick B Foster member of the Jam Funston court martial cited secret orders from the War Department protecting conscientious objectors and extended immunity for those refusing military service. He said confidential letters and bulletins urged kindness toward violators and warned officers against public disclosure.
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Kansas City
Ick B. Foster
Jamp Funston
City Club
Acuelog N. D. Baker
weMay
Noto
Maj. Foser
Congress
National Army
National Guard
United States Army
War Department
Washington
Secretary of War
Baker Yeo
W. W
More
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Europe
Pomerene Endorses League Plan Amid Critics Oppose Substitutes
Cleveland speech by Senator Pomerene praises the league of nations as the best plan with no adequate substitute. He favors amending the treaty for clarity, notes safeguards on Britain’s voting, and argues peace depends on linking league success to the peace treaty amid warnings of Bolshevik influence and rising lawlessness.
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Cleveland, O
League of Nations
Pomerang
Ohie
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mouron
Cleveland City Club
Lodge
Massachusetts
Knox
Pennsylvania
Pomierene
Great Britain
Far East
Germany
Austria
United States
Trotzky Calls Men to 46 to Resist Letts
Paris dispatch reports Leon Trotzky, Bolshevik minister of war, ordering mobilization of all men up to age 46 as the Esthenian Lettish offensive against Bolsheviks threatens Petrograd. The alert follows a Zurich dispatch to the Maliya.
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Trotzky
Paris
Layus
Bolsheviks
Petrograd
Leon Trotzky
Zurish
Malia
Rail Clerks Strike Declared Illegal by Union Leader
Atlanta March 22. President J. J. Forrester of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks says the strike by 900 to 1,000 clerks on the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis line is irregular, unauthorized, and illegal. After an all night meeting, leaders plan a vote of the strikers.
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Atlanta
J. J. Forrester
The
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
Ottoman Asia Study to Be Made by Ally Delegation
Paris on March 21 an inter allied commission will study Ottoman Asia on the ground returning to a proposal by the American delegation. The effort follows a conference with Lloyd George and Gen Allenby on Palestine Syria and broader Ottoman Asia.
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Associated Press
Paris
Lloyd George
Allenby
Palestine
Syria
Ottoman Asia
Greeks suffer as Bulgarians fail to provide aid
News from Saloniki reports thousands of Greeks deported during the war return home to eastern Macedonia in wretched condition due to the Bulgarian government’s failure to supply food and clothing. The piece also covers religious objectors and Red Cross relations, with comments on military service issues and the Civil Liberties Bureau.
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Associated Press
Saloniki
Macedonia
Itbem
Foster
Cass American Red Cross
Camp
Funkleton
Leonard Woods
Samp Funston
Department of Training
Kansas City
Ie Baker
New York
Dick B. Foster
Civil Liberties Bureau
Walter Nelles
War Department
K. Nelles
Roma Friends
Last Night's News in Brief Ominous Global Signals
Cairo reports a distinctly grave Egypt situation and Archangel notes a Bolshevik offensive between the Vologda rail line and Onega river. Lemberg falls after heavy fighting. U.S. readjusts ship costs to about 150 dollars per ton. Rhineland deposits eight million marks for war material, while a textile strike in Parsate and a Pershing deal transfers near one million dollars of textbooks to army control.
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Tondon
Egypt
Srom
Cairo
Warsaw
Lemberg
Washington, D. C
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Onega
Copenhagen
Mianburg
Cleveland
Vairein
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Coblenz
Rhineland
Armistics
Parsate
N. Fo
New Waterloo addition opened by Pommer purchase
M J Pommer of 606 Jefferson street bought an "&-acre" tract bordered by Prospect Hills and Wagle Center road to create a city addition in Waterloo. He plans to subdivide into multiple plots near Byrnes park for homes or investments with streets and landscaping features. The site promises easy access to downtown and strong residential appeal.
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M. J. Pommer
Jefferson Street
Valentine Stoskopf
Prospect Hills
Wagle Center Road
Fommer
City of
Waterloo
Byrnes Park
More Troops in Hungary Against Soviet Needed
Berlin reports Col Vix head of the allied mission to Hungary says the allies must occupy more Hungarian territory because the government is too weak to resist Bolshevik forces.
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Hungary
Associated Press
Berlin
Col. Vix
Vienna
Lokal Anzeiger
Missionary Meeting of Congregational Women Held
About $5 attended the second missionary conference of Congregational women in the Northeastern association held yesterday. Morning sessions were at Miss Lucy Leavitt’s home then dinner at the church followed by the afternoon program. Principal speakers included Mrs. J. Hardin Eldora state president Miss Sparr Cleveland representative of Schauffier Training school for foreigners Miss Kate Kerr Postville state officer Mrs. Harnes Cedar Rapids and Miss Dora Spencer Alden. Mrs. F. V. Clark Waterloo sang. Delegates came from Reinbeck Waverly Cedar Falls Manchester Winthrop Independence and local churches Union Congregational Waterloo led the largest delegation with Waverly chosen as next meeting site.
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Missionary Conference of Congregational Women
Northeastern Association
Lucy Léavitt
J. ¥. Hardin
Eldora
Sparr
Cleveland
Schauffier Training School
Kate Kerr
Postville
Harnes
Cedar Rapids
Dora Spencer
Alden
F. v. Clark
Waterloo
Reinbeck
Waverly
Cedar Alls
Manchester
Winthrop
Independence
Union Congregational Church
Gent
Seed corn testing boosts germination and yields
Testing seed corn is the least expensive way to raise corn yield per acre. Without testing, other yield methods fall short. Seed testing is easy using approved methods and saves time at planting, paying off many times at harvest. Untested seed often germinates poorly or is rot prone, while tested seed plants evenly and yields more.
Home grown fruit as a desirable family staple
Home grown fruit provides fresh, high quality produce for the family, avoiding market prices and enabling continuous supply. Proper varieties allow surplus to be sold or preserved, turning gardening into a profitable, recreational activity aligned with personal enjoyment of growing things.
Greater Need for Pork in 1919 Exports Rise
The U S department of agriculture notes pork exports for the year ending June 30 1917 totaled 1 495 312 713 pounds to Allies neutrals Delian relief and American expeditionary forces. For 1918 exports reached 1 719 705 176 pounds. The department says 1919 shipments must be somewhat greater to meet foreign demand while keeping domestic food production high. A court costs 25 words per day.
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United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
City in Brief Highlights From Local Notices and Events
A condensed roundup of locals from the Y Building area notes illness reports, one influenza case on Clay Street, a gas range ad, and several residents traveling or visiting kin. Land sales, land transfers, a divorce suit, building permits, convention plans, and upcoming bids for rail service contracts are listed.
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W. B. Peavey
Clay Street
Amos Mann
Austin
Minn
Charles W. Surey
Sheldoun
Primghar
William Conner
Shell Rock
Charles W. Ash
Mulberry Street
Corp
Ray Shannon
James E. Conry
Hudson
Casper Lindner
A McMahon
Fox Township
County May Assist Building Good Roads
Des Moines report says the Town Senate today approved Parker bill by 28 to 7. It allows county boards of supervisors to join city councils in creating a benefited district for road improvements to state or federal institutions. The district would cover city and county areas the board deems included.
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Des Moines
Town Senate Loday
County Board of Supervisors
More Advice for Dairymen Awent Educating Cows
A Luck Wisconsin message urges dairy farmers to adjust milking and chores to the daylight saving shift by moving routines forward. If cows are used to 6:20 a m milking, switch to 7:30 a m. rise at 6 to 7:30 a m. The Courier notes the week ahead will see regulations enacted and invites further suggestions.
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Wis
Seed Chicks Feeding and Local Hogs Report
Seed chicks should be fed three to five times daily with limited portions and exercised, then allow free access in the evening. Jerseyville notes a 950 pound hog at the stockyards, the largest seen and four years old. Hen and duckling care suggests keeping hens confined while ducklings roam freely to avoid brood wandering.
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Jersey Ville, Sr
Stonzo
Cleery
Mortuary Notices for Mrs Graham and James Partsaltilis
Friends of Mrs George Dudley Graham may call at 1103 Lafayette Street today between 7 and 8 pm. The body will be placed in the mausoleum until the arrival from overseas of her husband for a family funeral likely Sunday afternoon. James Partsaltilis funeral is set for 2 pm Sunday at the Greek Orthodox Church with Rev John Panos officiating. burial at Elmwood.
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George D. Graham
George Dudley
James Partsafus
James Partisaltis
Greek Orthodox Church
John Panos
Elmwood
Mediator Arrives In City To Address Imminent Packing Plant Walkout
Patrick I. Gill, commissioner of conciliation, arrived to mediate the threatened 300 worker walkout at the J rash Packing Company. He will hear employers first and workers second, with his recommendations after. The Amalgamated Butchers and Meatpackers union, about 800 members, pressed wage proposals after Judge Alszu ler set an eight hour day and overtime rate at Rath Packing. The union claimed compliance mandatory for midwest plants, but no firm reply prompted a strike vote though no walkout yet ordered until the government mediator is consulted. Also notes a 1866 Camien Lawn clock in a Vestry church keeps time.
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Patrick I. Gill
Department of Lanior
Washington
Jrash Packing Company
Amalgamated Butchers and Meatcatters of America
Rath Packing Company
Alschuler
Chicago
Middle West
Home Garden Guide for Umsted Area Veggies
The article urges small yard gardeners to favor beans as a staple, with early and staggered sowings for green and wax beans, and notes careful spacing. It highlights onions, parsnips, salsify, beets, carrots, and peas as good or valuable crops, plus tips on timing, soil, and protection from frost, plus choices for winter storage and preferred varieties. It also touts sweet corn, greens like swink church, and lettuce sowings to ensure year round supply.
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Umsted
Gree
Lima
Danger
Southport
Wethersfield
Swink
Wayshead
Big Boston
Sfunson
Imperator Foe Crew Ready to Surrender Ship
The Imperator crew shows willingness to take the ship to surrender, with wages of 490 smirks a month noted. reports from Paris last week said the vessel was stuck and would require days to move. A separate item describes the Greek Maurelia ship as a wonders of its era, detailing its size, cargo capacity, and luxurious facilities and defense engines, per Prof. Ferguson at a Boston lecture.
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Associated Press
Berling
Imperator
United States
Paris
Roston
Mass
W. 8. Ferguson
Harvard
Ferguson
Greece
Poultry Ration Practice In Moist Ground Feed
A late 19th or early 20th century note discusses a common poultry feeding practice. It highlights feeding ground grain moist with milk or water versus dry, advising not to overdo the salt-feed idea and to keep moist feed dry and crumbly.
Yanks Lose Grand Opera as Soldiers Pack Coblenz Theatres
Walter Soblenz notes that since December 2 in Coblenz German grand opera company performances drew nightly crowds. About half of the company’s business since then came from American soldiers, reflecting the occupation’s impact.
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Grand Oper
Soblenz
Walter
Coblenz
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