Versailles Meeting Atmosphere Intensifies War Talks
Paris on the eve of a Supreme War Council meeting shows heavy security and grand presence as allied officials gather at Versailles. Trains, limousines, and guards mark the high stakes for decisions shaping the new world order. Within Austria Hungary, fighting wanes as rail and communications collapse and unrest spreads from Budapest to Prague amid deserters and clashes.
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Paris
Associated Press
Supreme War Council
Versailles
wErence
Govern‘ment
Trianon
Ivanon Palace
Louis XIV Palace
Alerie Des Glaces
Wilhelm I
Prussia
London
Austria- Hungary
Agram
Tiume
Budapest
Vienna
Berlin
Austria-Ihungary
Copenhagen
Great Leaders at Versailles Meet
Report describes leaders at Versailles including Gatter and Lieutenant Commander Russell as secretaries and Marshal Foch present. The meeting lasted a few hours with officials returning to Paris. Versailles serves as headquarters for the War Council, which aims to resolve obstacles swiftly amid informal sessions.
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Gatter
Russell
Marshal Foch
Versailles
Paris
Colonel House
The False Lover and a Record Ship Delivery
Major Frederick Palmer quips about war ignorance in a Washington scene as a tale of a pursuing lover unfolds. The 5 500 ton steel cargo steam ship Tuckahoe, built at Camden by New York Shipbuilding, is delivered to Captain Toupert Wry 37 days after keel laying, setting a global speed record in emergency construction and proving American industrial prowess.
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Frederick Palmer
Washington
Palmer
Tuckahoe
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
Toupert Wry
Grater
Kehoe
New York Sun
Limited Service Men Stationed Here In Temporary Duty
Limited service men will be stationed here temporarily and may wear a uniform or insignia to show their enlistment. In Waterbury they may remove uniforms under a working furlough rule. A nearby restaurant will feed the company arriving at night, while they are paid by the Brass company at civilian rates and expected to care for themselves once placed at work.
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Waterbury
Brass Company
Patrolman Resigns to Become Shop Foreman
James P. Hennegan resigned from the Folice department effective immediately to become foreman at the Binger Sewing Machine Company plant. The police board accepted the resignation. he had joined February 18. Antonio Cicero applied to join the regular force. German Greenspun applied to be a special officer, with both applications placed on file.
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James P.hennegan
Folice Department
Ones
Hennegan
Binger Sewing Machine Company
Tie
Antonio Cicero
Smith
Greenspun
MASSIVE GERMAN GUN PLATFORM DESCRIBED AT SOISSONS
An Ed ion N James dispatch from New York Times details a massive German artillery installation near Soissons Rheim sector. The machine comprises a 40 by 16 foot pit drum 20 feet high and 1.5 inch armor sections weighing 1100 tons for the drum and 200 to 250 tons for the gun carriage. The 15.2 inch projectile weighs 1600 pounds and ranges reach 30 miles or more. The inscription reads Priedkrupp Magdeburg and shows bolt removal efforts by Germans.
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Pittsburgh
Priedkrupp
Magdeburg
Bunners
Zun
Soissons-Rheims
Edwin N. James
New York ‘Times
Women drive new Rochester armory factory machinery
In a Rochester factory forming for guns and trench mortars, women fill key roles in every department. They operate machines that shape steel forgings and run breaking tests to determine texture and quality for weapons destined for American and Allied use in Europe.
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Rochester
Europe
Austrians Routed By Italian Drive
Allied forces push on from the Piave river with heavy Austrian captures and advances in the Grappa area. Italian armies seize forts, passes, and defenses as Czecho-Slovak troops participate. Prisoners exceed 50,000 with hundreds of guns and war materiel taken. Forces reach Sacile as cavalry and light troops scout across the low Piave.
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Piave
Venetia
Tagliamento
Caseme
Quero
Irollint
Sarravalle
Cansiglio
Pordenone
Livensen
Grappa
Col Caprije
Bonatto
Asolone
Farassaclan
Solaro
Spinoniva
Asiago
Associated Press
Piave River
Sacile
Asingo
Reme Gncial
Rome
Italian War Office
Piague
Twelfth
Cesemne
Eighth Army
Follinn
Serravalle
Cansigno
Livensea
Col Caprillo
Col Bonatto
Asolo
Levi P Morton 94th Birthday Noted in Public Life
Levi P Morton reaches his 94th birthday in good health and vigor amid reflections on his long public career. The article recalls his near miss for the presidency, roles as Minister to France, New York Governor, and Vice President, while noting his continued vitality and humble work ethic.
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Levi P. Morton
Nomith
Mir. Morton
Girvheld
Conkling
Chester A. Arthur
Morton
Harrison
France
New York
Washington
Alwo
United States
Iie
Adams Philadelphia Bulletin
Summer furs Betle Yes fashion fade in cold spell
In a quirk of fashion, summer furs fall from favor as unseasonably cold weather endures. The Baltimore American notes the look is no longer stylish, with temperatures lingering below typical warmth, pushing coats and furs into scarcity.
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