Victory Liberty notes drive kicks off nationwide drive
Washington April 21 Subscriptions to Victory Liberty notes pour in as volunteers mobilize across the country on opening day of the three week campaign. Treasury reports lag as communities race to meet quotas. Detroit claims early sub membership while ships from San Francisco begin a 4.5 billion journey to relay the loan's progress by mileage linked to daily subscriptions.
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Washington
Victory Liberty
United States
Treasury
France
Detroit
Haskell Indian Institute
Lawrence
Kan
Kansas City
Lynn
Mass
Glass
Atlanta
Cullman County
Ala
Louden County
Tenn
Bradley County
Bartholomew County
Ind
Marblehead
San Francisco
New York
Golden Gate
Victory Loan
Harbor of
Victory
England
Guildford Castle
Tilbury
Eengland
Aviator's Close Call Over Fort Snelling
Ninth Minneapolis reports show about 10 percent of the 20.7 million Victory Liberty loan quota subscribed on the first day. Aviator Hi D Thrall and Lieut E H Hill escaped death when an engine failed after takeoff. Hill swerved to miss a tree, wing damaged, before the flying circus departed for continued coverage.
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Minneapolis
Federal Reserve District
Hi. D. Thrall
Minneapolis Campaig
Fort Snelling
E. H. Hill
Flying Circus
Hill
Plane crash lands after propeller blade failure over Portland
Captain L H Smith in a Spad during Victory loan maneuvers witnesses a propeller blade shatter. He volplanes to a damaged but uninjured landing with planes circling above to drop leaflets promoting Victory bonds. An auto engine detonation caused by the incident misled observers to fear gunfire. Weather is reported as perfect and the fleet moves to Tacoma for the next flight.
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Portland
Ore
L. H. Smith
Montana Hitting High Spots in Loan Drive
Reports from state and county chairmen show Montana’s Victory loan surge strong on day one. Subscriptions reach 155000 by noon with large sums in Dawson Glendive and Musselshell counties. Notable pledges include 22500 from T C Power interests and 14000 from Helena women’s teams.
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Helena
N. B. Holter
Montana
Ruany
P. J. Wedge
Custer
Powder River
Miles City
Dawson County
C. Dpd. Holleker
Glendive
Frank Wall
Musselshell County
Harlowton
Lewis and Clark County
T. C. Power
Mechanics Leave to Prepare for Flight
Thirty six observers mechanics and repair men chosen by the bureau of navigation depart from Rockaway aboard the mine layer Aroostook bound for Newfoundland to support a transatlantic flight next month. The Aroostook may head to the Azores to serve as a supply ship with cruisers Columbia and Baltimore assisting. Unofficial word says NC-2 and NC-3 are the likely planes. NC-1 is under repair and NC-4 is not ready. Strong winds halted trial flights today.
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New York
Bureau of Navigation
Navy
Naval Air Station
Rockaway
Aroostook
Newfoundland
Azores
Columbia
Baltimore
Leadville Strike Nears Settlement Talks
Leadville Colorado April 21 miners walkout from mine operators mines closed yesterday. Representatives of the operators will meet tonight with a committee of the newly organized miners union to discuss wage dispute settlement. The union is empowered to negotiate with operators and a $4 wage scale is expected as the proposal. Nearly all district mines are affected. The new union operates independently of any international body.
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Leadville
Col
Wuoeds
Miners’ Union
New Metal Miners’ Union
New Miners’ Union
Adriatic crisis looms as four power talks stall
Paris April 21 The council of four failed to resolve the Italian claims over the Adriatic coast and Fiume. Premier Orlando prepared to brief Rome as Premier Clemenceau and Lloyd George pressed Italy's position. President Wilson refused to recognize the secret London treaty backing Italy's claim, signaling a potential public statement if deadlock persisted. The meeting adjourned with no accord and tomorrow the council will hear the Japanese delegates on Kiao Chau.
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Paris
Wilson
Council of Four
Orlando
Rome
Italy
London
Adriatic
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Associated Press
Fiume
White House
Sonnino
Kiao Chau
Aly
Paris peace talks stall over Italian claims deadlock
The Paris peace conference faces a stubborn deadlock as Italian claims remain irreducible. Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnino push to present progress, while Wilson contemplates a public statement if no agreement is reached. A two week delay for Italian parliament and a late German arrival at Versailles prolongs the negotiations and draft.
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Orlando
Sonnino
Court to Render Prompt Ruling on Government Control
Washington April 21 The Supreme Court moved to expedite test cases challenging government authority under the joint resolution that seized rail and telephone systems to set intrastate rates Three appeals from South Dakota North Dakota and Massachusetts seek to curb the postmaster general and the director general of railroads May 5 hearings will lead to final decisions before June adjournment Officials say the cases affect rail and wire operations nationwide as suits have been filed in about 25 states.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
South Dakota
North Dakota Supreme Court
Director General of Railroads
Northern Pacific Railroad
Massachusetts
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Red Cross Mission Attacked in Kovno Lithuania
A cable from Paris reported German troops attacked the American Red Cross mission at Kovno Lithuania. One Lithuanian soldier was killed defending the Americans and a funeral demonstration followed. Red Cross officials in New York had no time or outcome details.
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New York
Red Cross
Kovno
Lithuania
Lithuanian National Council
Paris
American Red Cross
Poland
Alliance Talk Between France Britain and United States
Paris reports progress on a defensive alliance among France Great Britain and the United States. The plan would allow immediate military and naval action if Germany breaches the peace treaty by remilitarizing the Rhine area. The treaty is said to be open and limited to the Rhine region.
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Paris
Reuter
Prenceh
Frince
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Rhine
Germany Accepts Allied Versailles Conditions
Paris April 21 The Associated Press reports Germany has notified the allies it accepts the Versailles terms and will send 75 delegates with full powers to negotiate. Leading figures include Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau foreign minister and Landsberg. Delegation arrival not expected before April 28.
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Versailles
Marshal Poch
Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Herr Landsberg
Theodor Melchoir
Warburg Bank
Herr Leinert
Prussian Assembly
National Soviet Congress
Herr Ieisberg
Herr Schuecking
Peace Treaty Aims to Halt German War Machine
The council of foreign ministers approved provisions to restrict Germany from sending military instructors abroad and to curb indirect military influence via officers in Russia amid fears of German-Russian alliance. They also backed two economic recommendations, sending German experts to France and creating an interallied commission to coordinate economic and civil administration in occupied regions.
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Paris
Council of Foreign Ministers
Germany
Russia
Germny
Supreme Economic Council
France
Fair Tuesday and Wednesday Weather Outlook
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday with little change in temperature. No significant precipitation expected and daytime highs remain mild with light winds.
German delegates to receive treaty text at Versailles
Paris April 21 Associated Press reports the German foreign office misjudged the initial plenipotentiaries role. Berlin and Weimar dispatches say German delegates would not decide terms, to return after confering with the government and assembly. Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau explains the plan.
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Versailles
Marshal Foch
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Associated Proass
Paris
Germany
Berlin
Weimar
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Cierman
National Assembly
Vedrines dies in crash during non stop Rome flight
Jules Vedrines famed French aviator dies when his five and a half ton bomber aircraft collapses in the Drome department during a mission from Villa Coublay to Rome. The mechanician also perished as the plane wrecked and Vedrines’s mail sack to Rome was found among the debris.
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Associated Press
Paris
Jules Vedrines
Department of
Drome
Vedrines
Villa Coublay
Rome
Les Fouilleuses
Berlin
Vedrines French airman dies after historic flights
Jules Vedrines, a pioneer of early aviation and a standout in European aerial races, dies in the fall after a career that included winning the Paris Madrid race and flying the London to Paris route in 1911. He set records for height distance and speed and placed second in the circuit race.
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St. Denis
America
Chicago
Paris
Cairo
Vedrines
Jules Vedrines
Europe
London
Sebastopol Safe Despite Reports of Evacuation
Dispatches from Saloniki and London claim Sebastopol in the Crimea remains under notional Russian control with no occupation by soviet troops. Fighting in southern Crimea subsides as Bolsheviks slow their advance amid allied artillery fire. A Russian wireless message says Sebastopol was evacuated by the crimean government and a revolutionary committee governs. An eight day armistice is reportedly negotiated to expire April 26.
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Paris
Havas
Sebastopol
Crimea
Journal Des Debats
Saloniki
London
Sébastopol
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