Belgium will not press to bring ex Kaiser to trial
Paris April 21 special to The Guardian reports Belgium’s Peace Conference delegation says Belgium has not been asked by the Council of Four to prosecute the former German Emperor. They argue any action should be by a joint commission and that no tribunal or international law covers such charges. They add that criminals like Long guilty of war crimes remain responsible.
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Paris
Peace Conference Today
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Wilson
Italy
Fiume
Japan
League of Nations
Hughes
America
Australia
Master of the Maples charms Prince Edward crowd
A large Prince Edward Theatre audience enjoyed Katherine Kavanaugh s four act comedy drama The Master of the Maples presented by local amateurs Nell as the lead with Marion Giffith in praiseworthy form. J Austin Trainor and W C Whitlock Jr led strong supporting roles. benefit proceeds go to Charlotte Town Hospital and a repeat show is scheduled tonight.
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Prince Edward Theatre
Katherine Kavanaugh
Nell
Marion Giffith
Eddy Duffy
John Ryder
the Maples
Hapsburg Jewels Confiscated by Hungarian Bank Safe
A Hungarian wireless dispatch reports Budapest authorities opened the safe of the Hungarian Allegence Bank and seized jewels of Joseph Hapsburg and his family. The collection includes diadems collars and diamonds valued at over four million kroner.
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Guardian
London
Budapest
Joseph Hapsburg
Archduke Joseph
Adriatic Arrives With 2000 Soldiers
HALIFAX April 21 The Adriatic arrived this afternoon with more than 2 000 returned soldiers. LONDON April 21 Three reasons why English girls avoid domestic service loss of social status long hours and lack of companionship. Advisory committee of the ministry of labor sets the first official minimum wage scale for domestic workers ranging from 110 to 150 a year plus board and washing two hours daily leisure a half holiday weekly part time Sundays and two weeks holidays yearly with wages.
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London
Ttig
Ministry of Labor
Olympic Arrival Brings 9900 Troops to Halifax Harbor
The Olympic arrived with 5,500 troops and four battalions of the First Brigade First Division Canadian Expeditionary Forces. It docked an hour after entering Halifax harbor at eleven this morning.
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Guardian
Halifax
Olympic
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Newfoundland to Atlantic race decision at noon
St John’s reports readiness for an air race flyover across the Atlantic by Hawker and Raynham. A mid ocean weather report will be available at noon today. Local conditions are favorable for air flying with light west winds filling the morning sky.
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ST. John's
Nfld
Hawker
Raynham
Atlantic
Publicizing the Peace Treaty May Be Adopted
Paris April 21 The Peace Conference Council of Four will decide whether to publish the treaty before handing it to German delegates. The American delegation supports immediate publication after delivery, with phased summaries of 250 and 5,000 words and then the full text, to curb German propaganda and ensure synchronized release on the American continent.
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Guardian
Paris
Council of Four
Council
United States
Revolutionists Take Sebastopol and Armistice Ends
London April 20 The Crimean government evacuated Sebastopol and moved to Constantinople. The revolutionary committee holds Sebastopol as negotiations with the Allied command yield an eight days armistice ending April 26.
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London
Sebastopol
Constantinople
Revolutionary Committee
Washington Ship Arrives at Brest from New York
Special to The eet reports the transport George Washington, under orders from President Wilson, has arrived at Brest after sailing from New York.
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Brest
George Washington
Era
New York
Wilson
Death of George Godkin Summerside official and legislator
The Guardian notes the death of George Godkin at 57 after a weeks long illness. As Summerside Collector of Customs for about twelve years and former Prince Edward Island legislator, he was a respected figure in business and public life. He leaves his wife Sadie Brown, brother John in Charlottetown, and sisters in Charlottetown and the United States, with heartfelt sympathy extended by the Guardian.
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United States
Australia Moves To Aerial Defence Scheme
London dispatch reports Melbourne stating the Australian government has completed an aviation defence plan. It proposes aviation schools with squadrons of airplanes, sea planes and an airship section. The scheme plans for fourteen hundred personnel with initial expenditure of half a million pounds and annual costs about the same.
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London
Melbourne
Germany Seeks Release of Army Wine Storages
Berlin April 21 German wine wholesalers rush to release vast quantities of army stored wine and spirits into trade channels. They fear spoilage as warm weather arrives and improper storage endangers the stock. Dealers believe prices could drop if release occurs promptly.
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Guardian
Berlin
Restitution Question Has Been Settled
Paris April 21 An official statement says the Commission on Reparations and Damages unanimously adopted its second report on Germanys financial capacity and payment means. The report addresses restitution for ships machinery rolling stock plants and livestock and outlines how Germany might compensate such items.
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Paris
Commission On
Germany
Claim Sydney fastest route London route mail test 1905
London postal authorities report to Liverpool Post that tests in 1905 and 1906 showed mails moved via Sydney to Canada arrived a day earlier than the St Lawrence route and Maritime Province passengers saved about two days compared with the Rimouski route.
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Canadian Associated Press
Liverpool Post
Sydney
C. B
St. Lawrence
Maritime Provinces
German Plan to Recognize Austria as German Capital
Berlin reports a government plan to recognize Vienna as a second German capital. President Ebert would reside there part of the year and certain bureaus would move to Vienna while some National Assembly meetings would be held there. The aim is to ease Austrian concerns by the anticipated union with Germany.
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Berlin
Vienna
Germany
Ebert
Austria
Vienna Seizes Control as Bolshevist Council Takes Over
Vienna reports that soldiers' council has seized control. Quiet persists while property of those unable to resist is being communized. Government name may stay the same, but its purpose is described as Bolshevistic.
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Guardian
Vienna
Soldiers’ Council
Increasing Canadian Trade With Europe
Paris April 21 Lloyd Harris head of the Canadian Trade Commission to Europe returns to Canada soon to discuss with the government and urge Canadians to expand trade with Europe especially the Balkans highlighting growing opportunities and potential benefits for Canadian industries.
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Paris
Lloyd — Harris
Canadian Trade Commission
Europe
Canada
Balkans
Going West But Stopping Over
A Guardian note lists Island men booked for the West who are on one month furlough and demobilized locally tonight. Names include Joseph E. Campbell Elkhorn Manitoba Murdock Gillis Mount Lamon B C, William H. Turner Vancouver B C, Wilfrid Huestis Winnipeg Man, John M. Martin Vancouver B C, William B. Mills Vancouver, James F. Ellis Edmonton, John Simpson Welyn Sask, John L. Murdoch Lethbridge Alta, Charles W. McArthur Neepawa Man, George B. McEachern Detroit Michigan, Joseph N. Wise Winnipeg Man.
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Vancouver
William B. Mills
James F. Ellis
Edmonton
Alta
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Welyn
Sask
John L. Murdoch
Lethbridge
Charles W. McArthur
Neepawa
George B. McEachern
Detroit
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Joseph N. Wise
Winnipeg
Reddin Bros Open Handsome New Drugstore in Cameron Block
The handsomest drugstore in the Maritime Provinces opened yesterday in Cameron Block. Reddin Bros. showcases a modern design with a leaded glass front and ivory muresco ceiling. The Dispensary uses Swartz System drawers, 125 compartments, and a birch mahogany finish. A Knight All White soda fountain, humidors for tobacco, and a tea room with rose and grey tones complete the stylish layout. Local contractors Arthur McDougall, J. Austin Trainor, James McEachern, Fred Trainor, and G B Fitzgerald delivered high quality work. An orchestra is planned for Saturday evening on the new magazine floor.
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Swartz
Chicago
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Pacific Coast
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James McEachern
Fred Trainor
G.B. Fitzgerald
Foch insists on French security for Rhine left bank
Paris dispatch reports Marshal Foch will resign if Allied guarantees for a French garrison on the left bank of the Rhine and allied security are not secured. He seeks Belgian aid with French forces and opposes terms including destruction of fortifications and railways.
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London
Morning Post
Paris
Marshal Foch
Foch
Germany
Count Brockdorf Rantzau
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Orlando
M. Clemenceau
Soldiers Arrive Home From Overseas in Halifax Return
The last night arrival from overseas brought multiple soldiers to Halifax by the Adriatic. They were met in Emerald by Appleton and welcomed by Rev. Dr. Fullerton and Major McNutt. Privates Byrne DeCoste McNeill Stewart Handrahan and others were demobilized in Halifax or Charlottetown, with Major Seaman returning via St. John with his wife.
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Emerald
Appleton
Y. M
R. G McNeill
Brighton
A. H. Stewart
Georgetown
K. Handrahan
W. Munn
K. P. Hillion
Byrne
DeCoste
McNeil
Stewart
Handrahan
McNutt
Charlottetown
L. N. Seaman
J. D. Seaman
St. John
Major Seaman
England
American Casualties on Archangle Front
On the Archangel front since September, American forces have suffered 528 casualties including 196 fatalities. The losses include nine officers and 187 men killed or died of disease. Wounded total 820 men and twelve officers.
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Archangel
Iace
Ontario Pays Its Labour Minister
TORONTO April 16 a government notice of motion in the name of Sir William Hearst states there shall be payable to the Minister of Labor an annual salary of 6000 dollars this salary to be charged on and payable yearly out of appropriated funds forming part of Ontario’s consolidated revenue fund.
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Ontario
Lt Campbell Returns Home After War Service
Lieutenant R H Campbell, former colonel of the 105th Battalion, arrives back to the province as education superintendent. He left as a colonel, later served as captain and lieutenant to join France, amid the 105th amalgamation with the 104th. He is hailed as a typical soldier and loved by his former men and many friends.
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Campbell
105Th
England
France
104Th
Lieut Campbell
Weather notes from Toronto forecast tease
Toronto April 22 forecast shows fair and cold conditions with tides high this afternoon at 2.09. Tomorrow at 3.0 percent it will be high tomorrow morning at 4.26. Partial notes indicate a full moon on Tuesday April 18th and last quarter on Wednesday April 22.
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