davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08
CONSTANT|NOPLE TIE WORS| [ GOVERNED CITY IN THE WORLD

Food Prices Have Increased 200 Per Cent Over Those Pre- yailng Before the War-A Modest Hotel Room Costs From $5 to $S Day. With Food In Proportion Soldiers and Sailors Roam the Streets Nightly Shooting Off Fire arms-Gambling Houses Are In Full Swing For All Classes
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08

The per capita circulation of money in the United States was s55.65 on December 1. Last years comparison was 58 cents higher.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08

The Rockefeller Foundation Sunday announced the appointment of Dr. Richard M. Pearce as general director of it's division of medical education.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08

There are now pending in the Paris courts two thousand divorce cases ascribed chiefly to infidelfty of hus- bands Or wives during the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08

Governor Robertson of Oklahoma, issued proclamation declaring mili- tary law in the coal mining regions, to take effect immediately.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08

British steamer Hurena foundered Nov. 27 Of Psara. Grecian Archipelago. The crew was saved and landed at Pi- raeus by Greek steamer.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08

Jugo- SIav delegation in Paris is in- formed that d'Annunzio is planning a raid on Cattaro Spalato and territory opposite Laibach.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08

Dr.. Copeland, Health Commissioner of New York, resigned when the Board of Estimate refused to carry on the work of the Riverside Hospital.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08

w. A. Thomas, phssident of the Brier hill steel company. second larg- est plant in the Mahoning valley, has rendered his resignation, effective Jan. |
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08

of New York, resigned when the Board of Estimate refused to carry on the work of the Riverside Hospital.
 w. A. Thomas, phssident of the Brier hill steel company. second larg- est plant in the Mahoning valley, has rendered his resignation, effective Jan, h.
 Within the next few days former Premier Stephen Friedrich of Hun gary will be arrested on a charge of complicity in the murder of Count Tisza
 Charged with selling recipes for home manufacture of beer and red 1 liquor' two men and woman were arrested in Brooklyn by federal of l ficials.
 George E. Gilbert; Manufacturing makers of woolefi goods, with mills 1 at Ware, Mass, and at Gilbertville, in
 creased employees wages F 1-2 pel | cent. effective at once. | Henry Lane Wilson, American Am bassador to Mexico during Taft's ad- ministration, denied reports published | at Fl -PaSo that American were or. dered to quit Mexico in 1912.
 Administrative commission of Mont real announced it's intention of Ii quidating debt of s45,O00,00 held il i England by floating another loan il the United States or Canada. 5.5. 1 :. | R. A. Widemann, of Stony Point, N 1 Y. filed writ of mandamus in tn, Supreme Court, District of Columbia
 against Secretary Lansing, requirini him to cancel the proclamation fo national prohibition.
 Orders for seizure by the govern
 ment of 5,3O0.0o0 pounds of sugar heli at Yakima and Toppenish, Washing ton by the Utah Idaho sugar com pany were issued by United State district judge E. D. Cushman of Ia coma.
 1 4 blanket bill providing for in
 creases of officers and non commis stoned, warrant or petty officers an non commissioned warrant or pett,
 officers of the army, navy or marine Twas favorably reported by the Senat 1 Military Committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08

Canadian financial interests acquir. ed the Rio Cauto Sugar Co.,, of Cuba operating at Ingenio, Rio Cauto, 1T Orient Province
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08
STRIKE CAUSES WILD
 RIoTiNG IN MANTUA, ITALY

Rome, Saturday. Dec. 6 By the A.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08
Condensed IeIegrams

Quotations for quicksilver were ad- vanced s5 a flask to $1oo.
 As result of the lockout at Bar celona many shops are closed.
 czssho- slovakian government or. dered mobilization of three military classes.
 The President sent to the Senate list of foreign citizens murdered in Mexico
 Premier VenizeIos arrived at Athens from Paris and was acclaimed by a crowd of SO,O00 people.
 The celebration of the Centennial of the State of Maine will be held next year from June 2S to July 5.
 Members of the American peace delegation in Paris will sail for the United States on Wednesday,
 Bela Kun, Hungarian dictator dur ing the Soviet regime, will not be sur rendered to Hungary by Austria.
 Gold amounting to $10Oo0ooo was withdrawn, from the New York Sub Treasury for shipment to South Amer ica.
 President Murray of the Pittsburgh Council of United Mine Workers o1 | America, announced end of the coa strike.
 1 Order for discontinuation of the general strike in Italy was declared following opening of the 1talian Par ! liament. Congress of Independent Socialists ] in session at Leipsic, adopted a de | ciaraion favoring the Soviet systen 1 in Germany. Senate military committee favorabI, 1 reported a bill providing for estab l lishment of separate department 0 l aeronautics.
 Gen. Diequez, commander of tn
 North at Chihuahua City, announce, it is very possible that Villa will b captured soon.''
 l The new Hungarian PrerGsr, N I Huzzar, is in favor of restoration of the Monarchy, he informed roy
 alist deputation.
 Canadian financial interests acquir
 ed the Rio Cauto Sugar Co.,, of Cuba
 operating at Ingenio, Rio Cauto,
 Orient Province.
 Jugo Slav delegation in Paris is in
 formed that d'Annunzio is planning raid on Cattaro Spalato and territor opposite Laibach.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08

The new Hungarian Prem:sr, M
 Huzzar, is in favor of a restoration of the Monarchy, he informed roy alist deputation.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08

Gen. Diequez, commander of the North at Chihuahua City, announced it is very possible that Villa will be captured soon.'
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08

Within the next few days former Premier Stephen Friedrich of Hun gary will be arrested on a charge of complicity in the murder of Count TisZa.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08

Senate military committee favorabIy reported bill providing for estab- lishment of a separate department of aeronautics.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08

Charged with selling recipes for home manufacture of beer and red liquor two men and a woman were arrested in Brooklyn by federal of ficials.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08

Congress of Independent Socialists, in session at Leipsic, adopted a de ciaration favoring the Soviet system in Germany
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-21
GERMANY PUTTING COTTON ".
Its Buyers Are seeking Best Grades
and Are Not Hag9ling over the
Price.


tFrom The New York Times
Larry. Carnan nu,cb,so. of IN,
better GRADES of american cotton
have nen,, ons- nj tbe nrinrin,l ren.
sons fo,. mo recant sansationa1 .d-
vance in nrice IN southern markers
esneciaII, IN Tnvas whara tho hest
grades 40 n he Mad ana wbcra .nni
cnttop ,e.tard,, Thrrsd,,n .ntt
above torty c4nts > nnnnd IN nm
6rst limo since tbe Ciyil wnr
II v,s asti,natnd il, mon h s,a
cotton tr,da I.et vaal MAJ mor,
thon Gva hundred tbonsand holns ~
cboic, ,,,des had nn.r b,n"b,
Gnrnans or Carman ,,.nn,. yinca mo
nreseni co,,,n s,sson. hn..,, ON An.
grst 1st and nm mis- .o,J ,.nh,hly
moro tb,t two hnnd,,d ma dfr.
thousond h,Ias atro,.d,' now, ,,',., ~.
.norted nm Monde, n,,,a. MN MN,
tbousond holas wara shin,al III, ~
Savnnnah dirac, - u,3nh,.r. ,n',fnr
tba to,,l ~ di,ao, .bi....,,.t II Ca,
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-21

He tat end of QUARREL. "Oh. Of
course | am always in the wrong, in
your view"
She; Certainly not! When you
admit that you've in the wrong YOU
We right"
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-21

Why was The dOgwood tree so nam
cd? have asked many Because. it is
said, If YOU cut piece of dogwood
slanlwise there is the face of dog
in every cut. But don't spoil dog
wood tree in order to test this,
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-21
strike Wanted.

MY daughter practices i've hours
q dan" said Mr. CrumroX
surely she will become a great
artist"
IL hope so ANYWAY hope she'll
soon get far enough along 10 join
a musical union and strike for shorter
hours"
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-21
The sun and Moon of Prohibition

Speaker Thank God, the com-
try has gone dry II will bring sun
shine to many home"
Skeptic---"Yes. and moonshinc. too
brother! Michigan GarFo1le.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-05
5 TROOP SHIPS
SAIL FOR HOME
Transports Carrying 1900 Men on
Way-Vessel Reaches New
York With LIS.

Washington, Feb. 5.-DepartIIre
from France of five transports car
rying 1900 officers and approx
mately 12,500 men, all scheduled to
arrive at New York or Newport
News between Feb. 10 and Feb. IA.
was announced today by the war
department The largest units on
the ships are the Three Hundred
Seventeen infantry, complete, and
two battalions of the Three Hun
dred Sixty-ninth infantry, both of
the Ninety-third division. Colored.
New York, Feb. 5.-With 1,776
troops the Italian steamship Duca
d 'Aosta arrived here today from
Marseilles by way of Gibraltar On
board were the Three Hundred
regiment of field artil-
lery, complete, comprising 1912 of
fcers and men of the Eighty-siXth
division, national army unit of
Illinois; a detachment OF IA men
of the Eighty-Sixth'S Three Hun
dred Thirty-third regiment OF field
Battery +, the headquar-
ters company, and a medical de-
tachment of the Three Hundred
regiment of field ar
officers and men-Of
the Eighty eighth division, a ma
tional army organization from
Iowa, North and South Dakota, and
two casuals from various branches
of the service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-05
CONVENTION FOR
NATIONS LEAGUE
HELD IN NEW YORK

New York, Feb. with more
than three THOUSAND Nalegates reg
istered. the Atlantic Congress for
a League of Nations began a two
day session here today. The con-
eress is under the auspices of the
League TO Enforce Peace, and its
state branches in New York, New
Jersey. Pennsylvania. Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia 1t is the first of a series of
nine congresses to be held this
month throughout the country
1t was announced that plans will
be outlined at these congresses for
an intensive campaign reaching
every city and town in the coun-
"
Ex-President William Fl. Taft, as
president Of the League to Enforce
Peace. called the congress to or
der and made the keynote address
The topic Of the morning session
was The Plain Necessity for a
league of Nations" Other speak
ars were Norman Hapgood, presi-
lent of the League of Free Nations
association. and Stephen S. Wise,
-abbi of the Free synagogue, New
York
The general topic of the after
lOOn session was American Inter
.sts and a League of Nations"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-05
HUNS CONVICTED
BY YANKEES FOR
PROPAGANDA ACT

Coblenz. Tuesday. Feb. 4.-(By
the Associated Press Three Ger
mans have been convicted in mill
tary courts here during the last
few days on the charge Of circu-
lating enemy propaganda among
American troops in the occupied
territory of Germany. The distri-
button of material, when intelli-
gence officers regard as propa-
ganda. has been carried on in var
ious ways. 1t has been given
away as postcards and sold in
stores.
One shopkeeper was convicted
after having offered fo- sale a
watch fob with American and Ger
man flags crossed upon it, At
Trieves, several thousand post
cards were confiscated by Amer
lean officers. They pictured a
beautiful German woman with a
handful of strings and at the other
end of the strings were the COM
paratively tiny French. British and
American soldiers, dancing to her
caprices.
BY order of French military au-
thorities the study of the French
language has been taken up in the
schools of Bngen-on-the- -Phine, ac-
cording TO German newspapers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-05
HUNS TRANSFER
GOVERNMENT TO
CITY OF WEIMAR

Wefmar, Monday. Feb. 3.-(By
the Associated Press THE pro
cess of temporarily transferring
the German seat of government
from Berlin to Weimar, where the
national assembly is to meet
Thursday, is expected 10 be vir-
tually completed when Count
Brockdorff- -Rantzeau. the foreign
secretary, will reach here. The
five members of the cabinet and
the executive of the under-chancel-
lor arrived in Weimar. and estab-
lished- headquarters i'll the palace
and held an executive council in
the royal chamber late in the aft
.ernOon With the Convening of
Ire constituent assembly its first
task will be to make the appoint
ment of a new coalition govern
ment in the organization of which
party interests will be eliminated
The majority Socialists will hold
their first party caucus Tuesday
morning. The German Democratic
faction will hold its party meeting
at Erfurt. near here.
It is believed the new provision
al cabinet will be made up of ma
tority Socialists, Democrats and
Clericals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-05
ADMITS GERMANS
COLLAPSE DUE TO
DEFEAT OF ARMY

London. Tuesday, Feb. 4.-(via
Montreal. ANY idea thai the co'-
lapse OF Germany was due solely
to blockade is discountenaRccd IN
an article in the Frankfurt Zei-
tung by the military writer, Major
Paulus.
General Ludendorff was beat
en-" says Paulus. when he com
menced TO retreat 10 the Antwerp
Metz line, for this line could not
have been held. Neither tank was
secure. In the north -he Dutch
frontier left no room for retreat
which would not have been catas-
trophiC.
"In the center Verdun provided
an invitation 10 the enemy 10 break
through The line from Diedeu-
hofen to Metz was already out
fianked when &he St Mihiel salient
was lost while the whole OF our
southern front was full Of disad-
vantages and too close 10 the
Rhine 10 be held stubbo-nly with
out risk of n catastrophe"
Paulus therefore maintains that
Ludendorff was right when, NJ the
end OF September, he announced
il was impossible TO continue the
war any longer. This was not
due. says Paulus to anything that
had occurred in Germany. but the
cause of the military situation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-05
LEAGUE WILL
NOT BAR OLD
ALLIANCES ?
Balfour Says Treaties Will
Stick-Holds Move in
Russia Impossible.

Paris, Feb. 5-Alliances between
the various countries will not be
affected by the existence of the so
ciety of nations now in process of
formation, it was declared by Ar
thur J. BalfOur to newspaper in
terviewers here last night. The
foreign secretary was asked the di-
rect question as TO whether the for
nation of the world society would
involve the abrogation of alliances.
"The constitution of the league
of nations" responded the foreign
secretary. will involve no modit.-
cation of the treaties of alliance
previously concluded.
LAS to the question whether spe-
cial coalitions of two or several
peoples could be formed aside from
the league" Mr.. BalfOur added,
the conference alone can decide"
Military intervention in Russia
on a large scale is not to be thought
of, declared the British foreign sec
retary in closing an interview which
he granted the newspaper COrre-
spondents here last night. The del
egates are doing everything they
considered possible, he said, in
dealing with what he characterized
as "a most disquieting situation"
Armed Action Impossible.
AS the interview was closing one
of the correspondents asked re-
garding the Russian question.
at is a most disquieting situa-
tion," replied Mr.. Balfour. We
are doing all that can be done. AS
to military intervention on a large
scale, it is not to be thought Of"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-05
EACH MAN IN
U.S,UNIFORM
To HAVE JOB
Sec. Baker Declares All
J Who Want Work VIII
Be Taken Care of.

Washington, Feb. 5.-'Every SOL
dler who put on the uniform of the
United States, who fought, or train
ed to fight. will have a Job if he
wants one" Secretary Baker de-
cIarad today in delivering the open
Ing address at the 14th annual con-
veution of the National Rivers and
HarbOrs congress.
The secretary emphasized the
duty Of American business men to
cooperate in what the government
was doing in this direction, and
said that every chamber of COM
merce, board of trade or other SIM
liar organization should realize the
need for its participation.
Trans pOrtation problems during
the reconstruction period, with spe-
ciaI emphasis on the railroads prop
osition as related TO waterway traf-
fic. were to be discussed by the
congress. which today opened its
%4th annual convention here. Cen
eraI Director Hines and other Off
'cials of the administration were to
be heard during the three-day meet
ing.
Besides Secretary of War Baker,
Secretary of Labor Wilson was on
tOday's program. Secretary Red
field will speak tomorrow.
Aerial transportation is also to
be considered by the delegates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-05
ASKS BILLION
GUARANTEE AID
Appropriation and Giving Powers
TO Wilson to Back 1919 Crop
Price Is Urged.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Julius
Barnes. head of the food admins
tration's grain corporation, asked
congress today through the house
agriculture committee to delegate
broad powers to President Wilson
as a means of making effective the
governments guaranteed price for
the 1919 wheat crop.
Mr.. Barnes asked for an approp-
ration of $1,000 100000 with auth
ority to borrow more if necessary
on the credit and the property of
the grain corporation, and author
ity to buy and sell wheat and wheat
products at home and abroad for
cash or for credit. He also asked
that the president be given import
ant embargo powers, authority to
build or reQuiSitiOn storage faClli-
ties, and to license dealers, millers
and elevators, control over trading
and authority to give preferential
rail service on American railroads
and steamships in transporting
cereals to markets at home or
abroad
Mr.. Barnes said that after de
ducting 1O0,0O0,000 bushels of
wheat for seed. and 470,000,000
bushels for home consumption
there would be left available for
export trade 34S. 100000 bushels.
He said of this amount 100000 900
bushels had been exported up to
Feb. l. last.
''The grain corporation now has
on hand" Mr.. Barnes said, "143,-
600 900 bushels of wheat and 49,
900, 1000 bushels of wheat flour"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-05
FEW LEAVES ARE
WANTED AS FOOD
SAVING IS BEGUN

Coblepz. Tuesday. Feb 4.-CBy
the Associated PressD The de-
termination of the allies to assist
the people in the German occu-
pied area to conserve the rapidly
diminishing food supply has re-
suited in a big reduction in re-
quests for leaves of absence. Or
ders were given today Gorbidding
American soldiers to go to Col
ogne, in the British sector unless
they return the same day. II was
suggested that the Americans
going to Cologne take food with
them
The British authorities have an
nOunced that the crowded condi-
tion in their area makes billetting
almost impossible and that the
shortage of food makes the feed
ing of visitors inconvenlnt. The
officers and men of the American
forces are less keen to visit Cob
lenz and other large towns in their
area because it is impossible to
buy even a sandwich since the or
der was issued prohibiting the
purchase of any food anywhere
from Germans.
The latest provost court records
reflect the chances the residents in
the American area are taking to
procure foodstuffs. The records
show that in SO cases where per-
sons were proven guilty of "hay-
ing in their possession property of
the United States, this property
was mostly butter. bacon and other
food supplies traded TO them by
soldiers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-05
}, ,703,273 YANKS UNDER ARMS NOV. II
STATE SENATE
0. ks ACT FOR
A SCHOOL FUND
Kessinger Bill for Vo-
cational Training
Is Passed

Springfield, Feb. 5.-The senate
education committee today report
ed out favorably the vocational ed
ucational bill of Senator kessinger,
enabling the state of Illinois to par
ticipate in federal funds for voca-
tional training.
Leaders had previously express
sed their opinion that opposition to
the Kessinger bill would not be en-
tered in the upper branch of the
legislature.
1t was expected, however, that
the bill would be fought vigorously
when it reaches the house where an
organized attack upon it is being
planned. Chief objection is made to
the administrative board which is
said to lack representation from
industrial interests of the state
Preceding the meeting of the SEN
ate today, William NJ. Roberts, as
sistant superintendent of schools of
Chicago, appeared before the sen
ate vocational education commit
tee and explained the Kessinger
bill which is known to have the
support of the state administration
A public meeting of the committee
planned for last night was omitted
because of the failure of a Peoria
delegation to arrive.
A substitute senate bill which
Senator John Daley of Peoria was
planning to introduce in the upper
house probably will not make its
appearance, and the fight on the
kessinger measure will be trans
ferred to the house
Under the provision of the federal
Smith-Hughes vocational educa-
tion bill, together with state funds,
Illinois would have approximately
a million dollars for vocational
training during the next biennium.
The Legislature is obliged to en-
act a measure taking advantage of
the Smith-Hughes act by March S,
or lose the federal funds for two
years.
Senator Henry NJ. Dunlay of Sa-
voy called a meeting of the senate
road and bridge committee for late
today to initiate a bill proposing
that every person to whom an au-
tomobile license is issued be re-
quired to pay a fee for twelve
instead of a portion of the
year, depending on the time. issued,
as heretofore. Such law, he
stated. would bring into the state
treasury about 100000 for the
present year and 100000 for next
year
The house adopted a resolu-
ton introduced by Representative
Charles Cola of Chicago in behalf
of Italian societies of Chicago, ask
ing that the claims of Italy be given
careful consideration by American
representatives at the peace con-
ference. On objection of Represen-
tative Ralph W. Church of Chicago
TO immediate consideration the
house suspended the rules and ap-
proved the Cola resolution unani-
Coincidence Of the house was ex-
pressed to the family of the late
Thomas Merritt of Marion county.
former member of the house, whose
death occurred recently.
After the introduction Of bills. !
the house recessed until D. m. and
a number of committees proceeded !
to organize.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-05
OVER MILLION OF
BRITISH TROOPS
ARE DEMOBILIZED

London, Tuesday, Feb. 4.-CVia
MontreaD-More than a quarter of
a million of men were demobiliZed
in the week ended Jan. so, and the
total to date has exceeded a mil
lion men. The rehabilitation is
continuing in the most satisfactory
manner, but the opinion prevails
that the one unfortunate feature of
the situation is that the men are
not being absorbed in civil occupa-
tions in proportion to the rate of
Rehabilitation.
That the industries of the coun-
try are unable to provide all these
men with jobs is said to be almost
entirely due to the fact that indus
try is suffering from a shortage OF
coal. This shortage is one of the
most serious questions at present
facing the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-05
MRS. ROOSEVELT
LEAVES TO VISIT
GRAVE IN FRANCE

New York, Feb. 5.-Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, widow of the for
mer president, was among the
passengers on the French liner
Lorraine which sailed from here
today. She will visit the grave oe
her son Lieutenant QueEtin Roose-
welt, who was killed in an airpIane
battle over the German lines, ana
also plans several weeks with her
sister, Miss Emily Carew, who is
doing war work in Italy While
in France Mrs. Roosevelt will see
her sons, Lieutenant Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Jr., and Captain
Kermit. How long she will remain
abroad, is not announced