Germany Rejects Versailles Terms Says 14 Points Basis
Berlin dispatch reports German cabinet rejects peace terms as moral and political breakdown in Versailles terms. German stance cites President Wilson 14 points as rightful basis for peace, urging America to uphold them or declare inability or unwillingness to do so, with a call for justice and nonpartisan treatment.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
United States
Versailles
Lansing
Washington
Wilson
America
J .Wilson
Tight Skirt Protest Over Car Safety Mirrors
In Los Angeles on May 31 the city’s railway company faced protests from women upset by small safety mirrors on cars. The women say the mirrors invite undue attention as they board, while officials counter that the mirrors aid in ensuring passengers are aboard and claim delays are caused by the fashion.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Railway Company
60 000 Phthisis Debarments by National Army
The Associated Press reports New York May 21 that sixty two thousand men with tuberculosis were barred from entering the national army, with 20,000 more discharged after reaching camps for the same reason. Six thousand men in service remain under treatment at army tuberculosis hospitals. Discharged soldiers and sailors with tuberculosis since Oct 6, 1917 will receive free hospital care via the Public Health Service or the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. A national tuberculosis prevention campaign will be planned at a Atlantic City health conference next month.
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Associated Press
New York
National Army
Army
National Tuberculosis Association
United States Public Health Service
Bureau of War iTisk Insurance
Association
Atlantic City
Hawker and Grieve Missing After Air Flight from St Johns
Hope for the safety of Harry G. Hawker and Commander MacKenzie Grieve faded as British fliers prepared to fly toward Ireland after they disappeared Sunday in a Sopwith biplane. They carried only a tiny emergency boat, far weaker than the NC-3, so rescue seemed unlikely.
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Associated Press
St. Johns
N. F
Harry G. Hawker
MacKenzie Grieve
Husband Dies After Scissors Flung by Wife in Quarrel
Chicago May 21. George Healer of 1838 N Robey St collapsed and died after a pair of scissors thrown by his wife struck him during a quarrel. Mrs Healer and Miss Caroline Hartman of 2249 W Oakley Ave say heart disease caused the death. Mrs Healer is held as a witness at the inquest.
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Chicago
George Healer
N. Robey Sr
Caroline Hartman
WN. Oakley Ave
Ankeny Farmers Threaten Slayer Transfer to Jail
Des Moines May 21 Charles Walker alias Charles Gray 25 confessed killer of Mrs Fred Coppeck of Ankeny was moved from the police station to county jail after farmers from Ankeny demanded his surrender. They came to arrest a degenerate living on county money and left after police urged lawful process. Walker also admits a May 1 attack on a 15 year old girl and says he has been adjudged insane twice.
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Des Moines
Charles Walker
Charles Gray
Fred Coppeck
Ankeny
William Kelly
Walker
Engine Trouble Delays NC-4 Transatlantic Flight
The NC-4 naval seaplane faces engine trouble delaying the planned Lisbon flight. Admiral Jackson reports one engine not functioning and the start set for today is canceled. Crew members Laven der and Ladenwater will return to the United States on a government vessel from Ponta Delgada. The NC-3 dismantled craft heads to New York on the Melville. The Stockton will aid Commander Towers as remaining crew proceed to Plymouth England.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Admiral Jackson
Ponta Delgada
Lisbon
R. A. Lavender
H. Ladenwater
United States
Vesssel
New York
U.S. S. Melville
L. R. Moore
Stockton
Towers
Flymouth
Eng
All Americans Return Home on Sierra from Bordeaux voyage
Forty five officers and 760 enlisted men of the 82nd All American division arrived in New York from Bordeaux aboard the steamship Sierra. Maj. Gen. George B. Duncan Brig. Gen. J. R. Lindsey and Col. Robert D. Walsh were among the officers. Detachments for Camps Devens Dodge Pike Funst on Gordon Upton Dix Grant and Sherman and Fort Oglethorpe traveled with 1511 troops including the 157th and 639th aero squadrons nine wounded, two nurses and civilian casualties from New Jersey and New York. The Kroonland transport was diverted to New York from Boston and will arrive Sunday.
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Associatedress
New York
82Nd
Bordeaux
Sierra
George B. Duncan
J. R. Lindsey
Robert D. Walsh
Devens
Dodge
Pike
Funston
Gordon
Upton
Dix
Grant
Suffrage Passes in House Today Debate on Equal Amendment
Washington May 21 The House began consideration of the Susan B. Anthony equal suffrage amendment with a plan to close debate in two hours. Representative Mann sought unanimous consent to extend to 5 o clock, but Ferris refused. Representative Little opened in support. The measure, last passed 274 to 136 in January 1918, is expected to pass the House with changes anticipated in the Senate.
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Washington
DD. C
House
Representative Mann
Susan B. Anthony
Senate
Expulsion Considered for Austrian Correspondent in France
Paris May 21. The French government weighs expulsion of Herr Frischauer, Austrian delegation correspondent at St Germain for Neue Freie Presse Vien na, after a censored dispatch was altered and sent. The case centers on violating censor rules and preserving the newspaper’s influence.
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Paris
Havas
France
Herr 'Frischauer
St. Germain
Neue Freie Presse
Vienna
Frischauer
Graves Declares U S Not To Interfere In Russia
Major General William Graves, commander of the American expeditionary force in Siberia, issues a message titled Our Duty in Siberia. He affirms policy fixed by executive, no interference with Russia’s internal affairs, and urges U S troops to respect Russian laws, customs, and traditions while avoiding political entanglements.
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Vladivostok
Siberia
Associated Press
William Graves
Riberia
Russia
Washington
Graves
United States
Injunction Over Waverly School Staff Picks
Waverly Iowa May 21 Special A court injunction halted the school board from keeping four instructors without teaching certificates. Miss Mary Francis county superintendent sought the order. After service, the teachers quit and vacancies were filled by qualified individuals. The ousted teachers are college graduates otherwise able to teach, the board says, lacking certificates.
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Waverly
Waverly Public Schools
Mary Francis
Francis
Woman 79 In Critical State After Home Invasion
Mrs Eliza Bolsinger 79 is in grave condition after two men robbed her rural Cal esburg Iowa home of $18. They forced a knife to her throat and struck her head during the late yesterday attack. Neighbors aided after the pair fled, and Bolsinger reports one intruder had a wary red face. she cannot identify them.
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Calesburg
Eliza Bolsinger
Three arbiters bring drivers strike near end
A tentative arbitration deal reached after Mayor Thompson joined J L Davling for the union and W A Bryant for employers. If ratified by both sides the strike will be off within hours. The accord aims to satisfy workers while safeguarding employers from future issues.
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Teamsters
J. L. Davling
Chicago
W. A. Bryant
RK. ©. Thompson
Thompson
Devring
Rantzau Seeks More Time For German Reply On Peace Terms
Count von Rantzau head of the German peace delegation asked for an extension of time to present Germanys reply to the peace terms. He said further notes were being prepared and cannot be completed by 1 pm Thursday. The Havas agency reports the request will likely be granted as Germany needs more time to study several treaty questions. No official word yet on allied decision.
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Vfairs
Count von stotkdorfz-Ranzau
Askion
Germany
Havas J
Sultan Moslem Head With Authority Cut Plan Allies Debate
Great Britain seeks to preserve a semblance of the Turkish empire to avoid religious complications from Mussulman dissatisfaction. Peace conference circles discuss plans for the sultan to remain in Constantinople as head of the Moslem faith with only nominal temporal authority.
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Associated Press
Paris
Great Britain
Mussulman
Constantinople
Flour Millers Seek Voice in Wheat Price Fixing 1919
In Louisville on May 21 the Community Flour Millers Association of America, about 1 500 members, adopted a resolution urging Director Barnes of the United States Grain Corporation to delay decisions on the wheat guarantee law until the association’s recommendations are reviewed. The group, representing around 1,000 millers, plans to seek representation on the grain corporation advisory board and a larger say in price fixing and disposal of the 1913 crop.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Community Flour Millers’ Association of America
Barnes
United States Grain Corporation
The
Grain Corporation
Evangelism Urged by Presbyterian Board Against Bolshevism
In St Louis on May 21 the Presbyterian Church U S A home missions leaders urged evangelism to eradicate Bolshevism and atheism. The report warned that without teaching religious principles the fury of Bolshevism would spread universally, declaring religion essential to counter the menace.
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Foy
Associated Press
St. Louis
Neera of Home Missions
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Berlin Assembly Peace Meet Held in Star Chamber
Berlin peace commission of the national assembly met with the cabinet at 5 o'clock in secrecy. Members not on the committee were barred, with Dernburg and Wissel present after Spa. The Versailles peace mission planned to transmit notes on eastern frontier issues, Alsace Lorraine, indemnity size and payment, private property in occupied areas, and rights of abroad propiedades.
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Berlin
Star Chamber
Associated Press
Peace Commission of the
National Assembly
Ternhard Dernburg
Herr Wissel
Spa
Versailles
Alsace-Lorraine
Poles Capture Three Towns in Galicia Campaign
Warsaw reports Polish forces have captured Drobobycz Boryslaw and Mikolajow in Galicia. The official claim notes oil wells intact at Boryslaw and a crossed Dniester near Rozwadow, with control of the Lemberg to Mikaylof road and railway, large war material seized, and volunteers enlisting at Samor. The enemy reportedly in flight as enthusiasm rises in newly taken cities.
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Warsaw
Drobobycz
Boryslaw
Mikolajcw
Galicia
Star
Dniester
Razwadow
Drohobycz
Guards Transported Treasure Trains Move Silver to India
Washington reports government shipments of silver from melted dollars to India, with guarded trains carrying 5 to 10 million dollars per car and two armed guards per car. Over 265 million dollars in silver dollars were melted and sent in the year ending April 28, with transfers from Philadelphia to San Francisco and shipments from Washington and New Orleans as well.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
India
Mint
Baker
Philsélphia Mint
San Francisco
Armead
United States Treasury
Washington
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Wilsons Wet Stand No Surprise to Drys NY Leader Asserts
New York May 21 The Anti Saloon league said it was not surprised by President Wilsons wartime prohibition repeal recommendation. William H Anderson NY state superintendent asserted the wets had been warned after Samuel Gompers return and the Republican party's origins in protest against evil.
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New York
Anti- Saloon League
Wilson
Congress
William H. Anderson
New York State
Weta
Samuel Gompers
Anderson
Republican Party
Wilson Can't Come From Antwerp From Harbor Too Shallow
Paris May 21 American naval authorities have decided that the steamer George Washington used by President Wilson between the United States and France cannot enter the harbor of Antwerp as it is not deep enough to accommodate the vessel. The issue arose in connection with plans for Wilson to sail homeward from Antwerp after visiting Brussels.
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Associated Press
Paris
George Washington
Wilson
United States
France
Antwerp
Brussels
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German Push for Treaty Modifications Continues
Amid Versailles talks Germany refuses to accept terms as presented. Berlin signals ongoing effort to modify peace terms with notes to the Allied Secretariat. Italian Premier Orlando flies to Rome for cabinet talks as discussions hinge on Dalmatia, Fiume, and Austrian settlements.
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Associated Press
Dafinita
Germany
Versailles
Ebert
Scheidemann
Ean
Peace Congress
Paris
Orlando of
Italy
Rome
Orlando
Italia
Fium
Dalmatia
Signor
Orlando _ will
Schumacher
Tyrol
Vienna
Trieste
Karl Renner
U S Irish Delegates Seek Wilson Meeting on Sinn Fein Issue
In Paris May 21 American Sinn Fein supporters in Paris urge President Wilson to meet them regarding a British permission request for Edward De Valera and other Sinn Fein leaders to travel to Paris to press Ireland's case at the peace conference. The appeal was first sent to Secretary Lansing and then to the president. A Paris dispatch notes the request would go to Britain, with a likely refusal expected.
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Associated Press
Paris
Wilson
Edward de Valera
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Lansing
Ford Libel Argument Over Evidence Heard as Jury Is Barred
Mount Clemens Michigan May 21 Arguments on the admissibility of evidence prepared for the Ford Tribune libel suit continued before Judge Tucker in circuit court. The jury was excluded. Alfred Lucking for Ford resumed remarks where interrupted by adjournment yesterday afternoon. San Felice Cigars for 200. America’s most popular cigar advertisement mentions
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Associated Press
Mount Clemens
Mich
Ford- Tribune Ihel
Tucker
Alfred Lucking
Ford
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