China Seeks Reforestation Aid Amid Flood Risks
The article discusses China’s deforestation driving floods in the Yellow River basin and highlights a proposed seed exchange and reforestation program with the American Forestry Association. It notes Peking Hankow railway policy, China's floods, and efforts to restore mountain forests to protect watersheds and aid industrial recovery.
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America
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Cooperaion
America Forestry Asso Iiation
Washington
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Europe
Charles Junthrop Pack
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Belgium
Italy
Thon Ganda
Bigge
Far East
American Forestry, Association
United States
Protems
Allies Name Five To Answer Teats
Paris May 14 The council of four at the peace conference appointed a committee with one member from each of the five great powers to handle objections and proposals from German plenipotentiaries. The council also discussed ports waterways and details of the Austrian treaty. Three German notes were delivered this morning covering economic effects of terms Wilson points application and reparation principles the last signaling Germany’s readiness to subscribe to them.
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Great Britain
France
Italy
United States
Japan
Havas
Germany
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Furs and Frills thrills Waterloo crowd with Caries star turn
Richard Caries, longtime Waterloo favorite, stars in Furs and Frills, its second Waterloo appearance this season. The company, enhanced since New Year’s Eve, delivers lively entertainment with Caries in a sharp cat costume and a capable cast including Clara Palmer George Bogues Milt Tawaon Honey Fox and Jar Ehlood. Madge Rush dances deftly in the second act as a strong chorus and pretty songs such as Heart of My Tear draw crowd praise.
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George Bogues
Milt Tawaon
Hanye Fox
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Ehlood
Carle
Madge Rush
Dancis
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Accident Injures Iowa Dairy Employee in City Crash
Greene an Iowa Dairy employee was run down by an unidentified motorist at Jefferson and Mullan. He was taken to Presbyterian hospital with non fatal injuries and no bones broken as reported. Cotton men meet in New Orleans to form a South cotton export and organizing core led by Gov Pleasant of Louisiana.
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Switzerland
Joe Rolweder
Greene
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Orleans
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Louisiana
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Archangel gun boat sunk in engagement with British forces
Reports from Archangel say one Bolshevik gun boat was sunk in a clash with British forces. Other brief items note indictments in Des Moines over monopoly schemes tied to government supply releases at Camp Dodge, a Windsor street railway strike settlement, Villa moving toward Ojinaga with about 500 troops, a forest fire near Embarrass controlled after 24 hours, Samuel Dorf reelected head of the Order of Liath Abraham, steel rail bids from the Railroad Administration, and a Zurich women’s peace conference approving a resolution condemning the peace terms.
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New York
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Women's International Conference For Permanent Peace
Austria Peace Talks Narrowed To Allied Powers
Paris May 14 The peace treaty with Austria would be handed to Austrian delegates by week end relief was expressed. Allied powers at St German will be more numerous than other nations and include states that declared war on or broke with Austria Hungary.
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Haras
Austria
St. Germain
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Navy to Requisition Steel Under War Emergency Rules
The Navy plans to requisition steel for shipbuilding under war emergency authority. The price will be set later based on market conditions and quotations, not shipyard accounts, and applies to torches, battleship construction, and related materials.
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Washington
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Nansen Meets Lenine Over Russian Food Relief
Dr Fridtjof Nansen travelled to Paris to negotiate with Bolshevik leader Lenin on food relief for Russia and an end to fighting. A Paris dispatch reported Bolshevik Foreign Minister Tchitcherin said the Bolsheviks refuse to cease hostilities as a condition for provisioning.
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Arsosialad Press
Paris
Fridtjof Nansen
Russia
Nikolai Lenine
M. Tehitcherin
Social Democratic League Urges Support for Peace Treaty
The Social Democratic League of America appeals for backing of the peace treaty tied to Wilson's 14 points. The group, led by Allan B. Nelson and others, says the conference advances international democracy and urges American Socialists and Democrats to support the treaty and League of Nations.
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New York
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Jalm Spargo
Charlotte Gilman
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Walling
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Fiame Opposed by Italy But Will Abandon Secret Pact
Paris May 18 Italy only partly insists on the secret treaty with Fiame and Von pon. Adriatic territory issues show a possible adjustment as talks continue. The Fiame stalemate remains a topic of discussion with no firm settlement yet. Federal court recesses as Rainbow division celebrations proceed in Waterloo. Judge Reed adjourned the U S district court until Thursday morning. Transfer workers strike escalates with wage-demand protests halting incoming service.
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Waterloo
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United States District Court
Elderly Shelbyville woman dies at 106
Shelbyville Alabama May 14 Mrs Perlisse Ann Keilor died at her home Tuesday age 106 The clay pipe was her constant companion as she lived a long life prior to passing away in her residence.
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Bolshevik Defeats Reported as Ukrainian Advances Rise
Across Kiev Tchernigov and Poltava regions Soviet forces face renewed setbacks as Ukrainian rebels led by Simon Petykra press forward. West Ukraine seeks prisoner releases in Italy to bolster fighting. Paris reports French league selections forthcoming.
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Kiev
Tchernigov
Poltava
West Ukraine
Italy
Dewar and guest visits amid local notes and theft
May 14 report from Dewar notes Profrec Maurer of Mechanicsville visiting for a few days and Dan Wewitt from Trent visiting relatives. Widder Bros start a 40 by 50 foot garage foundation for tire and tractor repair. A break in at L. E. Turner’s house yields about 50 in theft. suspects fled. Petrograd item covers Bonar Law denying definite allied plans. French presidents serve seven year terms with limited reelection. presidency elected by the people via an electoral college system.
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Thru Fire Brings Margot and David Back Together
Margot watching from the hilltop fears for David whose workshop window signals his presence. A kitchen fire in Margot’s rambling house prompts David to rush up the hillside, where she reveals the doughnuts were frying to lure him home. The incident rekindles their long stalled relationship.
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Ta Commotive Explosion Injures Night Watchman
Morton Washington Wyatt Keene night watchman of the Ta coma Eastern railroad locomotive engine was asleep when the engine exploded about 1 AM. He was thrown against an oil tank and burned his arm while injuring his back. The blast hurled the locomotive off the rails and damaged a coalhouse as oil sprayed.
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Tacoma Eastern Railroad
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South Dakota Claims World Record in Grain Per Capita
Brookings data show state college researchers asserting South Dakota leads the world in grain production per person. In 1918 the state produced 428.8 bushels per capita while North Dakota 288.6, Iowa 286.4, Minnesota 161.4, and Kansas 109.5. Despite low wheat and corn ranks, SD's small population boosts per capita figures.
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Kansas
Palm From a Per Capita Standpoint Cited by Statisticians
Economists estimate the state farm products for last year at about 600 million dollars, exceeding 800 dollars per person. The figures come from statisticians noting per capita household implications and regional production scales.
Court wrestles over residence of wealthy Indiana benefactor
In Columbus Indiana lawyers dispute Nathan Lewis residence for probate after his death in a hotel. He owned a 500 acre Brown County farm and an 80 acre Hancock County farm with other property totaling about 16006 dollars. He used an ID card in the name of his brother in law Lafayette Shaw of Frankfort who is now dead. A will copied in Greenfield and another in Frankfort await probate. The court must decide Lewis legal residence for probate.
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