Final draft of peace treaty nears completion at Versailles
The Paris session of the council of three adjourned without décisions on Japanese or Belgian questions while a compromise on Kiao Chau was discussed. The treaty draft totals about 80 000 words with a 10 000 word official summary slated for world wide release with delivery to Germany. Belgian delegates face funding concerns and possible aid from the Allies to sign the peace pact.
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Associated Press
Paris
Council of Three
Japan
Council
United States
France
Reuter
Belgium
Chamber backs government control over ownership and fair dealing
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States today opposed government ownership but favored government control, denounced manufacturers seeking wartime profits, urged fair dealing with labor, and predicted a rainbow of greater prosperity after the readjustment period.
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St. Louis
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
United States Ships Food to Europe Relief Effort
New York April 29 The United States government has shipped to hunger stricken Europe more than 1 369 400 tons of food since January. The special relief service branch of the United States Shipping Board announced today.
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United States
New York
Europe
Special Relief Service
United States Shipping Board
Ten Die In Coal Oil Stov e Fire Near Chelsea Okla
An explosion triggered by a coal oil flame killed ten people and fatally injured one in a Chelsea farm home. Tom Ballard, his wife, their baby, two orphans, Mrs. Charles Ridnour, three children, and EB W Ballard perished. a fire trapped them as they could not escape.
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Chelsea
Okla
Tom Ballard
Here
Ballard
Charles Ridenour
EB. W. Ballard
Refuse to Sign Warns Harden on French Treaty
Maximilian Harden in Die Zukunft warns of France’s potential rejection of a treaty and recalls Bismarck’s 1871 tactics. He cites German occupation of forts, a possibly unextended armistice, and a Paris blockade to crush French resistance. He likens 1919 to the same German stance.
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Zurich
Maximilian Harden
Germany
Bismarck
France
Paris
ASSERT PARLIAMENTARIANS By the Associated Press Paris April 29
Doubt rises whether the responsibility of the former German emperor will be in the peace treaty. The plenary session failed to act on the council of four report recommending prosecution, leaving inclusion in the treaty contingent on a plenary conference or subsequent directives from a secret plenary meeting.
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Associated Press
Paris
Council of Four
London Says He Will Be Tried
The Evening Standard claims the highest authority supports that William Hohenzollern will be prosecuted and tried not as the originator of the war but as an instigator of crimes under the war responsibility commission report.
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London
The
Evening Standard
William Hohenzollern
Commission On War Responsibility
Barnes Takes Vigorous Action to Cut Flour Prices
Julius H. Barnes federal wheat director and head of the grain corporation announced a government measure to curb flour speculating and halt export purchases. The move followed sharp declines on the Chicago Board of Trade with corn down and pork and bacon futures also weakening. Barnes warned of reselling surplus stock at 11.50 per barrel if conditions do not improve, and said export purchases would stop to discourage hoarding while mills grind 11,000,000 bushels weekly against a domestic need of 8,000,000. The statement emphasized reserves and relief obligations abroad remain intact.
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Chicago
Julius H. Barnes
Grain Corporation of the Food Administration
Board of Trade
Barnes
St. Louis
Chicago Board of Trade
Associated Press
Grain Corporation
FIUME ISSUE ROILS ALLIED PEACE EFFORTS
The city of Fiume and surrounding lands sit in dispute as Italy presses for possession, while President Wilson calls his final word on the matter. Italian leaders welcome Premier Orlando back in Rome as the peace conference faces a clouded path. Italy may refuse a joint peace with Germany if entente talks stall.
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Fiume
Dalmatian
Italy
Wilson
Wilxerm
Orlando
Rome
Germany
End of loan drive nears with large sum to be raised
Nearly half a million dollars subscribed by last night as Butte enters the final day of the Victoléry loan campaign. Two days into the drive, $442,161 had been pledged, not including bank subscriptions, with $190,800 coming in yesterday. Chairman W. W. McDowell urged continued county support to uphold Silver Bow’s war loan record, noting forthcoming corporate and individual pledges and many delayed subscribers.
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Butte
W. W. McDowell
The
County Loan Organization
Silver Bow County
Italian Crisis Molds Versailles Peace Talks
Italy’s critical stance over Fiume and the Dalmatian coast threatens unity at Versailles as Premier Orlando contemplates staying away from the signing. The British delegation backs the Monroe doctrine as part of the League covenant, with a first League meeting expected in October chaired by Woodrow Wilson.
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Associated Press
Versailles
Entente
Associated
Italy
Pople
Fiume
Dalmatian
Premier Orlando
Thomas Nelson Page
Mr. Page
Paris
Orlando
Council of Three
Baron Makino
Viscount Chinda
Kiao Chau
Belgium
League of Nations
White House
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Victory Liberty loan totals near billion mark
Washington reports show 12 Federal Reserve districts tallying 984.88 million in Victory Loan subscriptions with 145.4 million added in the last 24 hours, moving toward the 1 billion goal. Minneapolis notes 60 of 288 Ninth District counties oversubscribing quotas, with South Dakota leading progress at 85 percent of its 157.5 million allotment.
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Washington
Victory Liberty Loan
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Victory Loan
Pet
St. cLouie
Cleveland
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Deists
Minneapolis
Federal Reserve District
South Dakota
Land Wires Soon Returned to Private Owners
Washington April 29 government to return control of all American cable systems to private owners at midnight Friday. Postmaster General Burleson issued an order implementing the return of cable lines and noted that telephone and telegraph lines taken over last July would be returned once Congress enacts necessary legislation. The action follows years of controversy and ongoing court fights, with appeals and possible settlements anticipated in the Supreme Court and various telegraph companies seeking to restrain intrastate rate increases.
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Washington
Burleson
Wilson
Marine Cable Lines
Congress
New York
Commercial Cable
Commercial Pacific Cable Companies
New York Court
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
White House
Kansas
Illinois
South Dakota
Massachusetts
Hanson Bomb Plot Ramifies to Georgia
A bomb mailed to Mayor Ole Hanson in Seattle exploded in the hands of a Georgia household servant. The blast burned the maid and scorched Mrs. Hardwick near Atlanta as the package postmarked New York contained explosive and many lead slugs.
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New York
Italian Chamber Votes Confidence in Cabinet Amid Peace Talks
Rome April 29 The chamber of deputies approved the cabinet by a vote of Sc to 46 with Socialist deputies abstaining, allowing the Italian delegation to return to Paris with authority to push peace negotiations. Orlando said the grave hour requires calm and serenity as Italy and the United States resolve differences and pursue essential points on territorial claims.
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Associated Press
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
S&s
Paris
Italy
Signor Orlando
Paria
Signor
Orlando
Germany
United States
Seventeen Miners Die in Alabama Coal Mine Blast
Seventeen miners were killed and seven injured in a coal gas explosion at the Majestic Coal Mining Company mine 22 miles north of Birmingham. Rescue teams retrieved several entombed workers as the disaster unfolded on April 29.
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Birmingham
Ala
Majestic Coal Mining Company
British premier sends emissary to sign Orlando
Paris April 29 The British prime minister again intervened in the Italian situation by sending a trusted associate to communicate with Premier Orlando in Rome. The envoy, a cabinet member with Lloyd George, carries a message urging conciliation while advising against ceding Fiume to Italy to avoid hindering settlement.
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Associated Press
Paris
Orlando
Rome
Fiume
Asquith
Lloyd George
Weather outlook for Montana midweek cooling ahead
A paired Montana forecast shows cooler conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with a drop in temperatures. Winds remain light, and dry air persists, with no significant precipitation expected. Highs will ease into the 60s to low 70s across the state.
One Kind of Peace From Wilson on Adriatic Question
Paris April 29. Associated Press reports President Wilson’s memorandum to Italy, released in Rome, outlining how his 14 peace points guide any settlement with Germany and Austria. He stresses unity of approach, rejecting separate bases for peace with Germany and Austria. He notes Austria-Hungary’s dissolution reshapes eastern frontiers and Italy’s Adriatic borders within a new European order under the League of Nations. Continued on page 2.
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Paris
Wilson
Italy
Rome
Adriatic
Congress of the United States
Germany
Austria
London
Austria- Hungary
League of Nations
Triest
Pola
Butte News Digest Highlights and Court Issues
Telegraphic notes show Lodge urged colleagues to withhold comment while Mayor Hanson knew of a plot. Court dismissal brings smiles among spectators as Bray fights a stay. Montana updates include Butte athletes, editorial pages, tax suit tests, and local classified ads.
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Butte
Maglica
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