Premier Lloyd George Foresees Progress in Paris Talks
London February 11 Premier Lloyd George told the House of Commons that progress at the Paris peace conference on forming a society of nations was satisfactory. He said a report on war responsibility and enemy outrages was expected soon and that Britain would sign the treaty provisionally for parliamentary ratification.
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London
Society of Nations
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House of Commons
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Peace Commission On
King George Opens Parliament in Mourning Era
King George opened Parliament in a subdued ceremony as Prince John’s mourning limited festivities. In the Lords the king read the throne address while Premier Lloyd George vowed to fight Prussianism in industry as in Europe.
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London
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Lloyd George
Europe
Red Cross Mission Faces Peril on Aegean Voyage to Saloniki
An American Red Cross mission traveling aboard the Peloponnesus endured a brutal gale from Volos to Saloniki. The ship labored, passengers faced seasickness, and a captain turned toward Sciathos after a dangerous turn in high seas. Influenza struck Sciathos as rescuers prepared to land and aid islanders.
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Associated Press
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Sciathos
Aegean Sea
London
Athens
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Peloponnesus
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New York
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Captain Cunningham Receives Distinguished Service Cross
Captain William A. Cunningham of the 321st machine gun battalion Eighty-second Division is cited for extraordinary heroism near Sommerance France October 12 1918 though wounded in the face he led his battalion through heavy shell fire Inspiring his men with courage. The citation from General Orders No 2 January 18 1919 notes his brave conduct and self sacrifice as a model American soldier.
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Atlanta Journal
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France
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South
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Georgia Footall
Georgia Tech
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Story of Bolshevik chaos in Russia told to committee
Washington February 11 a senate judiciary subcommittee heard a lurid account of economic chaos oppression and tyranny in Bolshevik Russia from Dr William C Huntington former commercial attache at the American embassy in Petrograd He described Bolshevists aiming to overthrow governments and propagate their doctrine abroad to the United States and elsewhere and said he left Russia last fall due to intolerable conditions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Russia
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Industrial Workers of the World
United States
William C. Huntington
Petrograd
Huntington
Bolshevists
Wilson sails homeward Sunday from Brest
Paris Reuters reports President Wilson will sail from Brest for New York on Sunday February 16 according to the Paris correspondent.
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Reuter
Associated Press
London
Breet
New York
Paris
Japanese Ambassador Denies Pressure on Chinese Delegates
Viscount Chinda the Japanese ambassador to Great Britain and representative at the peace conference denies reports that Japan pressured Chinese delegates to restrain actions at the talks. Paris dispatch via Havas calls the claim untrue.
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Associated Press
Paris
Havas News Agecy
Viscount Chinda
Great Britain
Japan
Delates
Capt Rickenbacker Receives Ovation in House Gallery
Captain Edward Rickenbacker, famed ace of aces, drew an ovation in the House gallery as he arrived to witness debate on the naval bill. Members and visitors rose and clapped for several minutes while he stood at attention.
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Associated Press
Washington
Edward Rickenbacker
House of Representatives
Rountree Heads to Texas for Good Roads Conventions
J A Rountree of the United States Good Roads Association left Birmingham for Texas to plan the Seventh Annual Good Roads Convention and the Third Bankhead Highway Convention in Mineral Wells April 4 to 19. He will visit Ft Worth and Dallas, address chambers of commerce and auto clubs, and promote attendance by about fifty thousand people from across the United States.
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Texas
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Athens Baptists Near 4000 Dollar Campaign Goal
Athens Baptist campaign workers report 475 subscriptions totaling 3223 dollars by Tuesday dinner. They aim to raise 777 dollars more to reach the 4000 dollar goal, with final reports due at 2 pm and a planned dinner conference at the YMCA.
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German ships under American flag to sail with troop capacity
Edward N. Hurley says German merchant ships will fly the American flag and add more than sixty thousand troop carrying capacity per month for the next five weeks. He returned on the Leviathan and cites a Treves agreement of January 17 between allied and German representatives.
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Associated Press
New York
United
Edward N. Hurley
Shipping Board
Leviathan
12000 Additional American Troops Homeward Bound
The war department announced the departure from France of seven transports and two warships carrying about 12000 homecoming troops. They will arrive in New York and Newport News between the 16th and 20th.
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Associated Press
Washington
France
War Department
New York
Newport News
Food Board Extends Control of Cottonseed Products
A two day conference involving cotton growers ginners refiners and lard substitute makers with food administration officials led to a continuation of wartime control over the cotton seed products industry until the current crop is sold. The agreement was reached on February 11.
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Associated Press
Food Administrations
Food Administration
Trainload of alleged anarchists headed for deportation
A prison train carrying about 30 alleged anarchists and I WW agitators moved through Fort Worth on February 11 en route to Ellis Island for deportation to European countries. The group was assembled in San Francisco Tucson El Paso San Antonio and Dallas. most prisoners are reported from California.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Industrial Workers of the World Agitat Ots
Forth Worth
Ellis Island
San Francisco
Tucson
el Paso
San Antonio
Dallas
California
Tick Eradication Removes Phrase from Southern Cattle
New Orleans February 11 The complete eradication of the cattle fever tick from southern states will remove the term Southern cattle from stockyard classifications and double the value of southern cattle, said E L Bertram inspector in charge of the national stock yards at East St Louis. He noted blooded cattle moved into infected areas die from tick fever.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
E. L. Bertram
East St. Louis
China Denounces Japan Demands Forthcoming Paris Mission
San Francisco February 11 Chinese mission member Wang Chin Chun says all China seeks fair play and requests world aid to free China from Japan. He comments on reports about Japan pressuring China not to disclose secret talks with Japan en route to Paris.
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China
Associated Press
San Francisco
Japan
Wang Chin Chun
Enroute
Paris
Germany Plans General Conscription Policy Report Says
Berlin dispatch reports Germany plans to conscript men up to thirty five to strengthen the army. The move follows measures to mobilize and train troops, with officials aiming to establish an effective wartime footing.
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Germany
Berlin
Associated Press
Briton and French Ultimatum Abrades Ezerberger Crisis
London reports William Adamson, Labour leader, warns in the commons that Britain's industrial situation is as menacing as war. He urges cooperation across sections to satisfy workers and rejects treating labor as mere cogs for profit. The piece frames a tense labor position amid international pressure.
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Associated Press
London
William Adamson
Labor Party
House of Commons
Germans and Poles Ordered To Cease Fighting
Allied governments have ordered Poles and Germans to halt hostilities, according to reports from Berlin dated February 11. The note urges an immediate end to fighting between the two groups amid ongoing tensions in the region.
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Associated Press
London
Berlin
Building Trades Unions Sign Truce With Employers
A truce was signed by striking building trades unions and the employers' association, extending from Thursday to Saturday noon, in hopes of arbitrating differences with the carpenters union that led to the sympathy walkout.
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Unions of Building Trades
Associated Press
New York
Building Trades
Building Employers’ Association
Carpenters ‘Union
League Commission Studies Draft Amendment Additions
Paris Feb 11 The league of nations commission analyzed numerous amendments and added two new articles to the draft Some amendments were referred to a drafting committee for further work according to the official announcement tonight.
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Associated Press
Paris
Commission On the
League of Nations
Georgia considers an extra session for good roads act
Atlanta February 11 governors and many Georgia trade bodies weigh an extra legislative session to pass a state highway commission and road program. A February 25 report from the food roads commission is expected to back calling the session with an estimated cost of 25000. Advocates argue the gains from new licenses and federal funds justify the delay costs, with support from the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and several boards of trade.
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Georgia
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Washington
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Allies threaten Germany over unmet armistice deliveries
Copenhagen reports Britain and France warned Germany through the armistice commission head Mathias Erzerger for failing to supply locomotives and agricultural machinery under the agreement. Paris notes a plan to shorten armistice periods to about ten days with new terms afterward, debated by the supreme war council.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Great Britain
France
Mathias Erzerger
German Armistice Commission
Germany
Keimer
Berlingske Tidende
Paris
Supreme War Council
John Grant Lyman Convicted of Forgery Charge
Baltimore February 11 John Grant Lyman known internationally under other names was convicted in the criminal court of forgery linked to the purchase of liberty bonds. His sentence was suspended pending appeal. Lyman had been released from the Atlanta federal prison last July after serving a swindling sentence following a nationwide manhunt and arrest in St. Petersburg Florida.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
John Grant Lyman
Wuzder
Lyman
Atlanta
St. Petersburg
Fla
Army Aviator Killed in Plane Crash at Arcadia
Lieutenant Lowell Bartlett of Rockford Illinois was instantly killed when his airplane crashed to the earth in Arcadia Florida on February 11.
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Associated Press
Arcadia
Fla
Lowell Bartlett
Rockford, Ill
Big Naval Program Passed By House
Washington leaders in the house won approval for naval expansion under a three year program. After a day of debate the house voted 192 to 142 to approve battleships and ten scout cruisers, then adopted the entire naval appropriation bill.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Congress
Prominent Woodmen Will Visit Local Camp
The Clasale Pity Camp 292 Woodmen of the World meets tonight to confer degrees on several candidates. Prominent visitors include Newton Phillips from Atlanta, F. E. Warner from Ratledge, and J. W. Bennett from Carterville who will give addresses. Members are urged to attend and visiting members are invited.
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Clasale
Woodmen of the World
Newton Phillips
Atlanta
F. E. Warner
Ratledge
J. W.bennett
Carteraville
Delicatessen Ad Promotes Fresh Meats and Produce
A fragment advertises fresh shipment of prepared meats and produce including liver sausage goose liver frankfurters boiled ham sliced Bologna spinach celery carrots breakfast bacon and pickled pig feet. It mentions Costa's Delicatessen Shop and Arnold & Abney with various fruit and quality labels.
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