Peek Holds Glass Responsible for Board Demise
George N. Peek, chairman of the Commerce Department industrial board, declares the public deserves an explanation for the board’s wrecking. He accuses the railroad administration of blocking a policy in steel price matters and says Treasury and Attorney General actions contradicted the board’s aims, with Glass and administration officials complicit.
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Washington
George N. Peek
Department of Commerce
Industrial Board
Railroad Administration
Peek
Secretary of the Treasury
Plan to Cut Cost of Living Cited as National Aim
A fragment notes a plan to immediately reduce the cost of living viewed as nationally valuable. The text suggests government or organizational action to lower prices, though the snippet offers no specifics on measures, dates, or responsible bodies.
Critique of Board Policy and Its Political Implications
A quoted lament decries legal and administrative maneuvers that hinder a board’s plan to reduce living costs and restore prosperity. It questions foreseen outcomes, suggests political manipulation by Lovett and Walters, and argues for immediate implementation by a trusted agency with political backing.
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Messrs. Lovett and Walters
Denmark Opposes Schleswig Plebiscite In Peace Treaty
In Copenhagen on May 11 the peace treaty clause for a plebiscite in southern Schleswig stirs excitement. Danish newspapers express dissatisfaction, arguing the district is German in composition and its inclusion would ignite racial conflict within Denmark.
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Copenhaugen
Germany
Schleswig
Denmark
Dutch Papers Condemn Treaty Despite Mixed Tone
Dutch newspapers react to the peace treaty with widespread disapproval. Handelsblatt calls it a crime age in Germany and against humanity, while Telegraaf says Germany is treated with terrible severity but did not deserve a better fate.
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Amsterdam
Handelsblat
Germany
Telegraaf
SLAIN BAND LEADER BURIED TOMORROW
The fighting 369th Infantry band will perform funeral dirges at the burial of former leader Lieutenant Jim Europe, who died Friday night after an alleged assault by a band member. Services will be at St Mark's Methodist Church at 65th Street and Broadway, New York, with his body transported there Saturday night.
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369Th Infantry
Jim
Europe
St. Mark’s Methodist Church
65D Street
Broadway
New York
Bolshevism by a Princess
Princess Radziwill, formerly of Russia, teases an inside story about Bolshevism to appear in next week’s Boston Sunday Post, promising an engaging article that sheds light on the movement from a personal perspective.
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Radziwill
Russia
Boston Sunday Post
Ermans All Unite in Protest? Berlin Deluge of Discontent
German protests rise in response to peace terms as the official terms become known. Angry bitter remonstrances sweep across Germany, reflecting disappointment and resistance to the treaty.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Germany
German Reaction to Peace Terms Draws Global Protests
States and parties press harsh critique as the German public and political groups unite against the treaty seen as a brutal peace. Newsrooms are overwhelmed with telegrams and protests while Allied leaders defend Wilson’s fourteen points as the basis of the agreement and its terms.
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Germany
Socialist Party
Die Freiheit
Wilson
Germans Could Expect No Better Terms Says Reading
London May 10 The Earl of Reeding British ambassador to the United States on his return from New
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London
Earl of Reeding
United States
New
Germans Send More Notes on the Treaty
Paris reports Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau sent two more notes to Premier Clemenceau addressing prisoners of war and labor legislation. In Versailles the German peace mission’s further communications arrived in sealed envelopes via the French liaison officer to the French foreign office, with only the foreign office aware of their contents.
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Paris
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Clemenceau
Versailles
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Germans Protest Peace Terms As Delegates Rally At Versailles
German delegates press labor clauses and POW rules seeking changes while Wilson and allied leaders hold firm. A German labor convention at Versailles is urged as six deputies head to Fierlin. Berlin reports widespread dissatisfaction over terms, with Silesia protests and calls to resist signing the treaty. Norway seeks recompense for sunk tonnage, and discussions with France Britain Greece continue on postwar borders and the fate of Fiume. News notes Wilson’s meetings with Clemenceau Balfour and Venizelos as talks shift to Turkish Bulgarian treaties and Austro Hungarian redrawings. A request for extradition of the former German Emperor from Holland surfaces amid ongoing diplomacy.
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Berlin
Germany
Silesia
Central Council
Norway
Wilson
Clemenceau
France
Arthur J. Balfour
Venizelos
Greece
Paris
Council of Four
Italy
Fiume
Holland
Council of
Germans Stunned by Peace Terms in Rhineland Zone
Reports from Coblenz indicate German civilians in the American occupation area are deeply dismayed by the peace terms. They fear loss of Silesia and worry over the eastern frontier more than Rhineland occupation for the next 5 to 15 years, according to Third Army intelligence summaries.
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Coblenz
Associated Press
Cobleng
Silesia
Rhineland
Third Army
Army
Allies Halt Rumanian Advance on Budapest
The Romanian advance toward Budapest is halted by orders from Allied representatives. The American and English governments, via Vienna missions, stopped the Romanian armies near Budapest. Vienna despatch notes a Hungarian repulse near Szolnok on the Thessai River and a Romanian retreat.
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Geneva
Budapest
Associated
Berne
Associated Press
Vienna
Pnip
Hungarian War Office
Szolnok
Thessa
Exchange Telegraph Company
Improvements in Public Service by Elevated System GM
General Manager C D Emmons lists 21 public service improvements since December 1. Highlights include high car cleanliness and ventilation scores, 8 percent seating capacity increase, more seats with two car trains, and reduced delays after new cross overs. Scaled back spit boxes removed, Harvard bridge service restored, five cent school fare and a West Roxbury school car, plus Everett extension opening boosting Everett Malden rapid transit.
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C. D. Emmons
Health Department
Washington Street Tunnel
Park Street
Tremont Street
United States
Andrew Square
Milton
Broadway-Somerville
Cambridge
East Boston
Jeffries Point
Orient Heights
Chelsea
Kendall Square
Harvard Bridge
West Roxbury
Everett
Malden
Irish Upheaval Outlined by Peter Golden at Hibernian Hall
More than 1500 people crowded Hibernian Hall Roxbury last night to hear Peter Golden describe Ireland's grievances under English rule and the methods Ireland would employ if a rise in rebellion became necessary.
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Hibernian Hall
Roxbury
Peter Golden
Ireland
England
Six German Delegates Depart For Berlin
Versailles May 11 An Associated Press report says six members of the German peace mission left Versailles for Berlin. Leading delegates include labor leader Carl Legien and Privy Councillor Eberbach, with other officials from the ministry of railways and the foreign office. They are among the most senior commissioners and are to discuss the situation with the German government. The rest of the delegation drafted counter proposals to the Entente demands.
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Versailles
Associated Press
Berlin
Carl Legien
German Trades Union Confederation
Eberbach
Ministry of Railroads
Herr Schmidt
Foreign Office
Herr Giesberb
Count Oberndorff
Norway Seeks Indemnity From Germany at Peace Conference
London dispatch reports Norway’s foreign minister has asked the Paris peace conference for indemnity from Germany for Norwegian vessels sunk during the war. The note emphasizes Norway’s demand for compensation as part of postwar settlements.
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Norway
Germany
London
Christiania
Paria
Riot in Charleston injures civilians and sailors
A police count shows two Black residents killed and 17 injured in a riot last night involving civilians and sailors in Charleston. Seven sailors were also wounded.
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Charleston
8. C
Irish Freedom Meeting Sees Gold en Urge Resistance to England
The Roger Casement Branch of the Friends of Irish Freedom held a meeting where Golden attacked the English government and Postmaster General Burleson, likening gas waves in France to English deceit. He urged Irish rebellion when the time came, and predicted a future rise in Ireland, drawing long applause amid warnings on Irish independence and American sincerity.
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Wilson
Burleson
Golden
Roger Casement
Friends of Irish Freedom
France
Ireland
England
John Bull
America
Gollen
Wilson Takes Long Auto Trip After Conference
Paris May 11 President Wilson planned a country day but was visited at noon by French premier Clemenceau British foreign secretary Bal four and Greek premier Venizelos for a conference on Greek affairs. In the afternoon he took an extended automobile trip.
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Paris
Associated Press
Wilson
M. Clemenceau
Arthur J. Balfour
Venizelos
Greece
Replies to Germans Chiefly Wilson's Work
Paris May 11 The four power council replies to the prior German notes were published Saturday and, per the Temps, were prepared with the personal and active collaboration of President Wilson.
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Wilson
Paris
Council of Four
Harden Says Peace Terms Not Harder Than Expected
Maxi milian Harden of Die Zukunft argues the peace treaty is not harsher than imagined and condemns German leadership and press for incitement. He urges openness and honesty, notes allies can enforce terms via blockade and coal district control, and contends Germany must show goodwill to influence outcomes.
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Berlin
London
Maximilian Harden
Die Zukunft
Germany
Brockdorff-Rantzau May Soon Go to Berlin
In Versailles on May 11 Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau remained there but may depart for Berlin this week to consult with the government. Delegation members work on long counter proposals not ready until next week, indicated by Germans buying 20,000 sheets of paper. The count walked in the park with colleagues and drove in an automobile. Austrian delegation reception arrangements will not be finished before week’s end as two villa families need new quarters.
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Versailles
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Berlin
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