12 Feb 1919
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1919
Page
1
The piece reflects on Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace and legacy, arguing that the war experience renews belief in government by the people for the people. It asserts truth and justice must prevail and that those who died did not die in vain.
Reports say Britain and France threaten harsher terms if truce demands are unmet. The United States may take action as the Supreme War Council weighs a ten day armistice extension to tighten Allied control and compel Germany to bow to victors.
Premier Lloyd George told the House of Commons progress on forming the Society of Nations was satisfactory. He anticipated a soon report from the commission on responsibility for the war and enemy outrages and said British reps would sign the peace treaty provisionally.
Weimar Germany moves toward a new constitutional era as the National Assembly adopts the provisional constitution with few amendments. The national President is slated for election tomorrow.
Major-General Peter F. Traub, former commander of the 51st Infantry Brigade which includes the 101st Infantry, is reported back from a series of military successes. The article notes his leadership and the unit's continued prominence.
Dispatches from Paris London and Copenhagen show Allied powers pressuring Germany to fulfill wartime armistice obligations. Erzberger and German officials plan talks with Marshal Foch at Treves to renew the armistice which expires February 17. A Paris council proposal would require Germany to report actions every ten days to gain extension.
Session yielded the first display of disagreement as the second reading of the provisional constitution was discussed. Major voices from Labe, von Prager, Delbrueck, Heim and others argued for the measure while Independents objected to the repeated use of empire and sought republic substitutions. Continued on Page 9-Third Colonn.
The term Capital indicates the extent to which the bank is liable to its stockholders for funds supplied by them to be used in the bank's operations.
A 1919 essay notes the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln rests in a case at the Massachusetts Historical Society. It honors lesser known patriots who influenced the era, alongside figures like Garrison and Sumner, as part of the broader push toward abolition.
The House adopted an order directing the attorney-general to investigate the gap between current retail and wholesale food prices in the state. If a unreasonable discrepancy is found and linked to conspiracies in law, prosecutions may follow to punish offenders.
General Pershing notified the War Department that he ordered the 26th New England Division to prepare to return home. The unit has not yet been assigned to an early convoy, but the action signals it will soon be moved. The division was last reported at Andilly, France, in reserve on the line of communications.
Paris says President Wilson will sail from Brest for New York on February 16 according to Reuters Paris correspondent. The dispatch notes the plan is subject to possible changes and reflects wartime diplomacy.
Paris Feb 11 Viscount Chinda Japanese ambassador to Britain, at the peace conference, denounces reports that Japan pressured China over Shantung or any other Chinese territory. He states no pressure or menace was used and no bargaining pursued, asserting cordial relations with China’s presidency and ministry.
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