Invasion of Germany Likely If Pact Refused
Allied experts warn Germany may face invasion if terms are rejected while Austrian delegates head for Paris. Berlin debate grows as Scheidemann and Ibert resist peace terms. Brockdorff-Rantzau presses for unity with Austria as German delegation negotiates repatriation and labor basics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rantzau
Council of Four
Count von Brockdorffantzau
M. Clemenceau
League of Nations
League of Nations Commission
Tet
Berlin
Imperial Ministry
M. Clambaceau
Soverneue Freie Presse
Vienna
Count von Brockdorff- Rantzau
Versailles
Austria
Germany
Associated Press
Paris
Count von Brockdorff
Bride of Yank Loves Farm Boy Tries to Elope Arrested
In Aurora Mrs Louise Nance 28 Mendota and Roy Clemons 18 a farmer eloped but failed to secure a license as he could not pass for 21. They were arrested at the Schlitz hotel Sunday night. Nance remains in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bride of
Yank
Aurora
Louise Nance
Mendota
Roy
Clemons
France
Schlitz
Nance
April Advance In Prices Was One Per Cent
Washington May 13 Wholesale prices for all commodities rose one percent in April, Dun's review shows. The index was 4.7 percent below Oct 1 on May 1, reflecting stabilized prices despite scattered declines. Federal Reserve Board notes prices appear stabilized with business expects current levels to hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Dun
Department of Labor
Federal Reserve Board
Overseas Hero Home Stabbed After Dance in Hammond
Cor poral Michael Franzi arrived from overseas Sunday to a home welcome in Hammond Indiana where Mary Lamier danced with him. As he left the party he was assaulted by Caub and Vladmir Tullis and stabbed. Franzi is in critical condition. the assailants are in custody.
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Hammond
Ind
Michael Franzi
Mary Lamier
Franzi
Andrew Czuh
Caub
Vladmir Tullis
Davies Returns 7500 Dollar Fee From Wisconsin Candidate
Joseph E Davies, former federal trade commissioner and Wisconsin senate candidate, had a $7,500 fee paid by Consumers Packing returned to the company in U S district court. The fee covered legal work in August 1918 for a capital issues permit not obtained. Davies’ lawyers had sought absolution from knowledge of alleged wildcat activities before today. John H Haskell, former salesman for Consumers Packing, testified and was arrested after leaving the stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Joseph E. Davies
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Wisconsin
Consumers Packing Company
United States District Court
Landis
Joseph McNab
Davies
Judge Landis
Jim
McNab
Heid
John H. Haskell
Etsies
Austrian Treaty Sets Up Responsibility Clause And Italy Frontier
Paris report says the Austria peace treaty includes a responsibility clause like the German treaty, omits the trial of former Emperor William, and provides for an international court martial for military offenders. It details a strategic frontier shift detaching the Tsrael region to Italy, including Bozen and Meran, to defend against northern invasion. Officials note separate settlements cover war materials and transport from the United States to allies.
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Associated Press
Paris
Austria
William
Saar Valley
Italy
Bozen
Meran
Alps
London
Altho
War Department
United States
Finnish Minister Arrives in America to Represent Finland
New York May 13 Armas Saas jaminden former Finnish minister to Denmark arrived with family and two secretaries aboard the Frederick VIII from Copenhagen. He learned Secretary Lansing in Paris on May 7 announced the United States officially recognized the independence of Finland's de facto government and that Saasetaminden would be its accredited minister in Washington. He expected to proceed to the capital at once.
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New York
Armas Saasjaminden
Denmark
Helsingfors
Washington
Frederick VIII
Copenhagen
Lansing
Paris
United States
Finland
J. M. Saasetaminden
Two More Fliers Head For Atlantic Flight
British aviation teams Bolton & Paul and Vickers-Vimy arrived in St Johns Newfoundland to study weather as Hawker and Raynham await improved conditions. Captains Bennett Alliott and Brown inspect sites and discuss housing for machines while expectations rise for a Tyne flight. A Chicago cruiser party prepares for the C-5 airship arrival from Mortlauk Point, New York, later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
St. Johns
N. F
Bolton & Paul
Hawker and
Raynham
A. S. Bennett
A. A. Alliott
A. W
Brown
Tyne
Hawker
Chicago
Mortlauk Point
N.Y
Army surplus knit goods offered for export sale
The War Department will offer its entire stock of surplus knit goods for export sale from Washington on May 13. Most items are underwear and socks. If unsold under export restrictions, the Industry will be consulted before any may be placed on the domestic market.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Foreign-Born Woman Needs to Be Reached With American Ideas
Peter A. Speck of the Library of Congress spoke at an interior department Americanization conference, stressing that adult foreign-born women need extension schooling more than men and must be drawn into the American world as a key task of Americanization.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Peter A. Speck
Library of Congress
Interior Department
Mr. Speck
Italian Flexibility Grows as Paris Peace Talks Open
Paris May 11 3 The Italian position appears ready to yield as allied negotiators begin discussions. Premier Orlando called on Col E M House and the council of four did not meet in the morning. No word from Germany and the liaison commission over sees talks with the German delegation now includes an Italian member.
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Associated Press
Paris
Orlando Gails
House
Orlando
Col
EK. M. House
Council of Four
Versailles
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Wilson
Thomas Nelson Page
Italy
Queson
Fuil
Liaison Commission
Orien
Germany
Eace-Bringer
Clemenceau
la Frenchman
Berlin
Treat
$100,000,000 Cotton Export Financing Pool Planned
New Orleans May 13 The proposed organization for the American cotton export financing corporation outlines a pool of producers and dealers for export trade. It would be capitalized at 100 million largely paid in Liberty bonds. The firm could accept diverse foreign securities and market them here or issue its own bonds. It could even acquire control of foreign cotton manufacturing plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
American Cotton Export Financing Corporation
Britain to Pay U S 35 5 Million for War Claims
Washington May 13 The American liquidation commission announces a complete settlement of all war claims between the United States and Great Britain. The British government will pay the United States 35 5 million as a net final adjustment.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Great Britain
American Liquidation Commission
Baker
Courier Delivery Policy Notice at 3 30 Deadline
The notice informs readers the Courier should be delivered before 3 30 o'clock and if not by that time to call before 6 30 p.m. A remedy includes sending a copy of the paper and a phone contact for service.
Rainbow Heroes Return Train to Waterloo Iowa
Rainbow heroes of Companies A B and C are due in Waterloo Iowa with a large homecoming celebration. Gov Harding and staff will meet the train at Dubuque and a statewide program unfolds through Des Moines with marine bands and a big dinner planned for 500 soldiers and officers.
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Waterloo
Rainbow
Cos. A
Matthew Tinley
Camp Upton
Battle Creek
Mich
Chicago
Iowa
Dubuque
Dubuqque
Gov. Harding
Des Moines
Mississippi River
Davenport
Clinton
Luce
Mulberry Street
Fifth
Washington
Fourth
Lincoln Park
Weilein
One Hundred Sixty-eighth Regimental
Cedar Falls
Illinois Central Band
Col
Tinley
Weileln
Mulberry
Shift of rulers of Teats likely treaty outcome
London reports German chancellor Philipp Schaldemann discussed the possible change in Germany’s government as allied peace terms are presented. He urged that a brutal dictated peace is untenable, warned against reactionary or communist risks, and doubted any signatory government could satisfy the treaty terms.
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London
Germany
Philipp Schaldemann
Berlin
Exchange Telegraph Company
England
France
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Rainbow division flag appeal lights Waterloo tomorrow
An appeal to Waterloo residents urges decorating homes and businesses to honor the Rainbow division soldiers visiting the city tomorrow. Led by Joan T. Houser the effort asks everyone to display flags, close shops during the visit, and show appreciation for the troops and their sacrifices.
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Waterloo
Rainbow Division
Joan, T. Houser
Chateau Thierry
Argonne Forest
Felf
Chilean Army Officers Plot to Install Dictatorship
Dispatches from Buenos Aires report dissensions in the Chilean army leading to more than 60 officers' arrests after discovery of secret naval activity. The plan allegedly aimed to establish a military dictatorship on June 1 and call elections for a new president, with accused officers saying they acted to save the government from a proletarian movement.
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Buenos Aires
Quick Holdup Trial II shows fast Chicago justice
Chicago records detail William Stamler who, in a four hour trial, was tried, convicted, and sent to Joliet prison after a 10 am start. The judge accepted a verdict by 2 pm and denied a new trial at 2:05 pm. The case illustrates swift court handling in the city.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Criminal Court
William Stamler
Stamler
Joliet
Red Cross Traces 9700 Slain Americans Beneficiaries
Red Cross home service workers with the bureau of war risk insurance report tracing 9700 beneficiaries of men who died in service in France. About 60,000 checks await claimants due to address changes. The battleship Louisiana returned 1444 officers and men, including units such as the 107th ammunition train and the 32nd division police. Martha Washington transport rerouted to Newport News with arrival expected May 19. Four people were killed in the Fuertaventura quake and relief efforts are underway.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Red Cross Home Service
Bureau of War Risk Insurancce
France
Louisiana
107Th Ammunition Train
32Nd Division Military Police Company
107Th Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop
Eighth Sanitary Squad
Martha Washington
Washington
D. C
New York
Newport News
Religion Scoffed At by Bolshevik Rites are Parodied
London dispatch reports Bolsheviks in the Caucasus mocking religion with a church ceremony that paired an old priest with a mare. A funeral rite for a dog is parodied, icons are damaged, and bones of saints are exhumed as propaganda. The Moscow soviet promotes anti religious literature and calls for a global protest of Bolshevik desecrations. The Odessa metropolitan may travel abroad for a church world protest.
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London
Associated Press
Caucasus
Russia
Reuter
Ekaterinodar
Moscow Soviet
North Caucasus
Christ
Moscow
Tiakon
Mitrofan
Odessa
Greatest danger near as Scheidemann speaks to assembly
Berlin dispatch quotes Chancellor Scheidemann as warning against peace terms and warning that any attempt to sever German unity would be like a murderous knife. He frames the issue as a life-and-death matter for the nation and denounces the envisaged treaty as extortion and bondage.
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Berlin
Philipp Scheidemann
National Assembly
Alsace-Lorraine
Rhineland
Saar
East Prussia
West Ey
Posen
Silesia
Danzig
Memel
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Entente
Tantzau
Ntente
Ibert
Scheidemann
Gerany
Characer
Pessoa Emmanuel
Rome
Epitacio Pessoa
Brazil
Victor Emmanuel
Quirinal
Papa
Benedict
Bagk
Finn
America
Atlantic Flight
Britain
U.S
Hawkeye
Great Western
Chile
San Felice
Red Cross
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Havas
Fuertaventura
Ghancellor
Alsace
Basel
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