Italian Peace Delegation Authorized to Sign German Treaty
Rome June 25 The Italian peace commission in Paris has been authorized to sign the German treaty and will depart for Paris Saturday The senate approved with 94 to 7 a resolution expressing confidence in the new delegation and Italy’s continued claims Tittoni linked policy to the people and announced plans to seek allies’ consent to disclose the Pact of London to parliament and to proceed without delay The Chamber of Deputies will reconvene July 3.
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Camillo Cianfarra
United Press Staff
Rome
Paris
Versailles
Tittoni
Senate
Prince Colani
Italy
Great Britain
France
Russia
Fiume
Chamber of Deputies
Athens New Year Baby Somie IXind Brings Cheer
Somie IXind, the Athens New Year baby born January 4, is now six months old on July Fourth. Mabel Caplinger, blonde and blue eyed, greets visitors with a chuckle though she has no teeth yet. Her father, away serving, returned to the States in April and remains in Hoboken Hospital. The family lives on North Lancaster Street with grandfather J C Kelly, an extra foreman on the section gang.
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Athens
Abel Marie Caplinger
Mabel
States
Hoboken
Lancaster Street
J. C. Kelly
Section
Elks Minute to Play Sunday at Murray
Murray City's crack Elks accept another challenge from the local Elk nine for a Sunday game in Murray. Last week the home club routed the miners in a long hard contest. Both lineups look strong and the game is scheduled to start about 2 30 in the afternoon.
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Murray City
Murray
Situation improves as treaty near signing Saturday
Versailles dispatch reports the situation greatly improved and a treaty is expected to be signed on Saturday unless unforeseen events occur. Paul Dutasta secretary of the peace conference spoke to United Press after a meeting with German representatives at the Hotel Des Reservoirs.
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Versailles
Paul Dutasta
The
United Press
Hotel Des Reservoirs
Wilson to Seal Peace Treaty With California Gold Signet
President Wilson will affix a personal seal to the peace treaty made from a gold nugget presented by California for a wedding ring. The signet bears his name in shorthand resembling Arabic writing.
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Paris
Wilson
California
German peace delegation expected in Versailles
London dispatch says the Paris correspondent reports the new German peace delegation is due to arrive in Versailles tomorrow night after traveling from Paris. The development signals a key step in ongoing peace negotiations.
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London
Paris
The
Daily News
Versailles
Peace treaties shift rapidly as Senate eyes sharper rules
Senate faces fast moving treaty changes and must track developments. Analysts say only vigilant scrutiny or a sharper investigative approach can prevent slips as international agreements evolve quickly.
Howard France Buried Today Near Stewart
A hero of Athens County Howard France lay in Mount Liberty Cemetery near Stewart after dying from injuries and illness sustained overseas. He fought through muddy months, survived gas exposure, and returned home only to perish in a Camp Wadsworth hospital after a year of service. He was married before the war and left no children.
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Athens County
Mount Liberty
Kaiki
Howard France
Stewart
France
States
Newport News
Camp Wadsworth
8. C
Military Hospital
War Chest Rebates Expire June 30 for Athens County
The Athens County War Relief Association warns that the time limit for presenting War Chest rebate claims and corrections expires June 30. Subscribers are told only signed receipts will be recognized. rebates apply to payments beyond nine monetary contributions, with year end 1918 as the cutoff for final disbursements.
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Board of Control
Athens County War Relief Association
War Relief Association
Soldiers demand Erzberger at Weimar palace
The Tageblatt reports a party of soldiers went to the Weimar palace and demanded the surrender of Mathias Erzberger the new vice chancellor and minister of France. Erzberger fled in an automobile.
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Berlin
The
Tageblatt
Weimar
Mathias Erzberger
France
Erzberger
Crown Prince May Be In List Of Accused
Paris reports a belief that Prince Frederick Wilhelm the former crown prince may appear on the Allies list of war crimes accused. The text notes royalist sentiment grows in Germany and a Dutch note asks the Netherlands to refuse extradition of the Kaiser. Movement to restore the monarchy is stirring in Rhine provinces.
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Paris
Friederrich Wilhelm
Germany
German Officers Association
Holland
Rhine
Canadian veteran seeks court order for clothes
In Chicago, Ills William Ackland, a Canadian World War veteran, freely admits fear of his 110 pound hound. He obtained a court order to recover his clothes as a result of the case.
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Chicago
William Ackland
Seventy Romance Gods in Detention at Great Lakes
Seventy romance-loving gods are reported in the brig at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station as authorities describe the springtime incident.
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Chicago
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Committee Eyes Reports On War Time Prohibition Enforcement
Washington June 26 The House Judiciary Committee agreed on enforcement provisions for both war time and constitutional prohibition. A final committee vote was planned today as members prepared to report two bills with nearly identical effects to the joint measure. The panel previously refused to separate the two acts but intended another vote before formal reporting.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Fifth division delays leave for Brest due to peace treaty
COBLENZ June 25 The Fifth division which had orders to entrain for Brest was not to leave before Saturday because the peace treaty signing was delayed.
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Coblenz
Brest
Allies Set 3 PM Signing for Peace Treaty
Paris reports a 3 o clock Saturday signing of the peace treaty conditioned on German arrival that morning. Trustworthy sources say Hermann Mueller Johann Giesberts and Leinert will sign for Germany at Versailles with Mueller the new foreign minister and Giesberts a former telegraph minister.
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Paris
Mueller
Herr Giesberts
Herr Leinert
Germany
Versailles
Hermann Mueller
Johann Giesberts
Scheidemann
Lienert
Hindenburg resigns command of German armies
Field Marshal Von Hindenburg retires to private life after peace and flags down chief command of the German armies in a letter to President Ebert, according to a News Agency dispatch from Copenhagen.
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Hindenburg
London
Marshal von Hindenburg
Ebert
Copenhagen
Ultimatum to Germany on peace signing delayed
Paris reports an Allied ultimatum may threaten a German army advance if there is no progress toward signing the peace treaty. Berlin struggles to assemble a delegation with Mueller resisting signing, Bauer and Scheidemann factions in flux, while Evans of the legal committee flags German misdeeds. Wilson and other leaders dine with President Poincaré at the Élysée tonight.
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Paris
Germany
von Hamel
Versailles
Bauer
Mueller
Scheidemann
von Hamiel
Clemenceau
Berliner Tageblatt
Big Four
Berlin
Scapa Flow
League of Nations
Wilson
Poincaire
Palais Elysees
Proclamation Calls for Peace Fulfillment Across Germany
Government announces peace concluded and urges full effort toward treaty. Tageblatt reports hostilities moving against Poland near Notec and north of Posen.
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Berlin
Tageblatt
Poland
Notec
Posen
Crown Prince Hohenzollern Escapes to Germany
Friedrich Wilhelm Hohenzollern, former German Crown Prince, has fled from Holland into Germany. The move was reported as the big three were advised today.
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Paris
Friedrich Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Holland
Germany
Ore Deposits Found in Dutch East Indies
Large fields of iron ore, similar to Cuba and the Philippines, have been discovered in the Dutch East Indies, signaling potential vast mineral resources for export and industrial use. The discovery could attract investment and shift regional trade dynamics.
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Cuba
Dutch East Indies
Warn the Huns to Avoid Further Treachery
Paris note warns Germany that sinking ships at Scapa Flow and burning French flags breach the armistice and threaten the forthcoming peace. Allies demand punishment and reparation, with military tribunals possible for those responsible.
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Paris
Scapa Flow
Germany
Athens County World War Service Remembrance
The article recalls Athens County’s WWI contribution with about 1700 men serving, estimates of 1200 to 1300 sent by the draft board, and 260 in Old Company L and the Machine Gun Company. It notes 110 wounded, few deaths, and key actions at Chateau Thierry, St Mihiel, Argonne, and Flanders, plus honors for Major Samson and Sergeant Hayden.
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Athens County
E. R. Walker
Draft Board
France
Belgium
Atlantic
Verdun
Meuse
Argonne
St. Mtheul
Flanders
Chateau Thierry
Ens County
St. Mi
Metz
Escaut River
Nederswarm
Raefel Johnson
Samson
Charles J. Hayden
Russia
K. T. Crossen
Red Cross
Goodbye Saloon After the saloon what next at Ohio meeting
Ohio Christian Endeavor Society officers and delegates meet in Cleveland for a four day convention led by Dr. George W. Benn. Benn aims to promote soda fountains and tea rooms as substitutes for the saloon while Athens delegates Jean Thompson Grace L Riley Arthur E Robinson Maurice Gutherie and Mildred Riley attend the session.
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Ohio Christian Endeavor Society
Cleveland
George W. Benn
Dr. Benn
Christian Endeavor
Athens
Jean Thompson
Grace L. Riley
Arthur E. Robinson
Maurice Gutherie
Mildred Riley
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ELKS
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Southern Port
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John Charpe” Williams
Mathias
O. K
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Wisconsin
Ada James
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Illinois
House Committee
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German Empire
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