Separate Indictments Against Each Alleged Offender Begin in Paris
London reports the start of the great crime trials in Paris with Lord Birkenhead and M. Ignace leading indictments against nearly nine hundred German war criminals to be tried by the Leipzig court. Separate indictments will list witnesses from England France and Belgium for each accused, as Britain pursues ninety seven national defendants.
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England
France
Belgium
Leipsig
Dom
London
Paris
Lord Birkenhead
Great Britain
M. Ignace
M. Jacquemain
Britain
Canadian business profit tax puzzle unsettles government
Ottawa aims to resolve the business profit tax policy as it remains a heavy burden on industry and government work while bringing in about 35 million dollars annually in revenue. Sir Henry Drayton said no decision has been made on the tax policy.
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Ottawa
Canada
Henry Drayton
S. A. McDonald
C. H. Black
Dr. Fullerton
J. O. Hyndman
C.h.chandler
Major McNutt
I. Carter
Charles Chandler
EB. T. Higgs
Burnett
Patriotic Fund Committee
Fullerton
Jenkins
James Paton
Five Cars Burned In Rear Collision At Maccan
Halifax dispatch reports two east bound freights collided in front of Maccan station this morning. Five freight cars and their contents burned, three cars of the following train crashed into the wreckage. Fire spread due to lack of water service, causing about 40000 dollars in damages for cars and cargo.
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Com
Halifax
Maccan
Ratification Election Urged By Republican Leader
Elihu Root, temporary chairman at Carnegie Hall the unofficial New York State Republican convention warned that if the peace treaty fails to pass with Lodge reservations before the election it should become a campaign issue. He praised Senators for opposing ratification without reservations and condemned autocracy by consent as incompatible with a free republic. He urged ending wartime executive powers as peace arrives.
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Cem
New York
Elihu Root
Carnegie Hall
Root
Louis Napoleon
One Hundred Thousand Foreigners Leave Canada This Year
Edmonton report from February 20 states J Norman traveling passenger agent for White Star and Associated Lines predicts 100000 foreigners will depart Canada this year for former homes. Immigration may reach 200000 with the bulk coming from Poland.
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Edmonton
Alta
J. Norman
White Star
Associated Lines
Canada
Poland
No Terrors for Deschanel Born on the 13th
Paris February 20 The supposed unlucky thirteen holds no terrors for President Deschanel. In a talk with reporters today he noted he was born on the 13th married on the 13th and became a candidate for the Presidency on the 13th as declared by the Chamber.
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Paris
Deschanel
Men Today
Chamber
Silver Fox Pelts Bring Record Prices at New York Sale
New York fur auction opened with silver fox pelts selling at top prices up to 720 dollars each, 20 to 25 percent above fall sale levels. Red foxes fetched 71 dollars each with 15 percent gains. About 800 thousand dollars was realized today, pushing year to date total to 4.45 million dollars.
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New York
Delegates Delayed By Icebound PEI Fur Convention
Icebound Prince Edward Island delegates delayed the fur and wildlife conference at the Windsor Hotel, causing postponed addresses. A telegram from ex-premier A. B. Arsenault said Point Borden sit to Northumberland Strait was blocked, delaying cross border travel to connect with the CN railway.
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Montreal
Fur Industry
Commission of Conservation
Windsor Hotel
Prince Edward Island
A. B. Arsenault
PE. I
Point Borden
Northumberland Straits
Canadian National Railway
Arsenault
Grand Trunk shareholders accept government offer
Ottawa reports that all Grand Trunk shareholders agreed to the government offer including arbitration to set values for common and preferred stock. A joint five member board will coordinate G T R and G T P operations, streamline ticketing, cut duplications, and save costs. Officials Hayes Hungerford Hinton Robb and Dalrymple named as potential reps.
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Grand Trunk
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Rena McLean Hospital Under Discussion
A Charlottetown business meeting debated keeping the Rena McLean Memorial Hospital open. Col J S Jenkins outlined current patient patterns, capacity limits, costs, and staffing. Committee proposed reserving 12 beds for civilians and pursuing alternative care options.
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Rena McLean Hospital
Vocational Soldiers Stripped of Emergency Relief Funds
Ottawa reports a Department of Soldiers Civil Re-establishment ruling that veterans in vocational training are not eligible for emergency relief funds. Those who wrongfully drew from both sources will be dismissed, with exceptions if ignorance is shown. payments to single men range 60 to 70 dollars monthly and 90 to 120 dollars for married men.
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Ottawa
Department of Soldiers
Leaders Pay Debate Echoes Across Ottawa Politics
Ottawa reports note that the opposition leader W L MacKenzie King has served seven months as leader and will not draw indemnity until the session opens next Thursday. The discussion follows calls for higher sessional pay and Ontario Premier Drury's salary cut.
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Cem
Ottawa
Ontario
E.C. Drury
W. L. MacKenzie King
National Liberal
King
Holland May Make Mistake
Paris reports say Holland may reject the Allies demand regarding the ex Kaiser if given only second hand assurances. The piece argues this would repeat Germanys error in assuming the United States would not fight after the U boat warfare decision.
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Dom
Paris
Holland
Germany
United States
France Opens a Big Peace Loan
Paris reports France launched a large peace loan to be unlimited in amount. TheIssue is five percent debt with a fifty percent premium at maturity, aiming to fund postwar needs and reassure markets.
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Paris
France
Germans accuse Germans of discrimination against American ships
J. J. McGlone vice president of the American line in Hamburg said German shipping authorities denied deep water docking to the steamers Manchuria Mongolia Champion and Defender. He warned the policy harms American interests and Germany’s as well.
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Com
Berlin
Hamburg
Manchuria
Mongolia
Champion
Defender
J. J. McGlone
Germany
McGloe
Million-Dollar Prairie Fire Ravages La Pampa
A massive wildfire across La Pampa in central Argentina burned 60 miles wide, killing about 15 000 sheep and causing about 1 million dollars in property damage. The blaze is described as the largest conflagration in Argentina.
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Buenos Airs
la Pampa
Republic
Argentina
Martial Law Proclaimed in Saar Valley
London dispatch reports martial law proclaimed in the Saar region now occupied by French troops and controlled by an allied commission following new trouble. The update comes via Amsterdam to the Schange Telegraph Company.
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London
Saar
Amsterdam
Schange Telegraph Company
Lord Lytton Possible U.S. Ambassador
London newspapers name Lord Lytton as a potential candidate for the post of British ambassador to the United States. The report lists him among other possibilities as diplomatic talks continue.
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Lord Lytton
U. S
London
United States
Weather notes and tidal timings for Toronto
Westerly winds bring fair cold weather in Toronto with a low of 27 degrees shown Thursday night and a high of 28 degrees yesterday. Tides peak after noon and again in the early hours of tomorrow and Monday. Sunsets and moon phases noted with new and first quarter moons on February dates.
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Toronto
Canadian Pensioners in Britain Lose on Exchange Rates
Notice to Canadian pensioners in Britain says future cheques will be issued from Ottawa in Canadian dollars. No provision is made for losses on previous payments made in British currency. Reliable sources suggest Canada saved about one million dollars last year by paying ten thousand pensioners in Britain at the pre war exchange.
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Britain
Dom
London
Ottawa
Names Circulating for Ambassador to U.S. to Succeed Viscount Grey
London reports multiple candidates for the post of Ambassador to the United States to replace Viscount Grey of Fallodon. Sir Auckland Geddes, Minister of National Service and Reconstruction, and H. A. L. Fisher, Minister of Education, are prominent possibilities. The Earl of Reading, Lord Chief Justice, weighed a temporary return but declined to resign his judicial post.
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London
United States
Viscount Grey
Falladaw
Sir Auckland Geddes
National Service
H. A. L. Fisher
Educat
Ion
Earl of
Reading
Lom
Home Rule Bill Not Interesting To Sinn Feinors
Sinn Fein leaders in Dublin stated the new Home Rule plan will not alter their pursuit of full Irish independence. They expect Lloyd George to introduce the plan next Tuesday in Parliament, but vowed no change in policy toward British rule.
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Sinn Fein
Lloyd George
Ireland
Bavaria trades arms for sugar amid exchange with Czecho Slovakia
Berlin reports Bavaria is exchanging machine guns rifles and ammunition for sugar. Advices from Prague note Bavaria sent 200 machine guns 25 000 rifles and millions of cartridges to Czecho Slovakia in return for 300 pounds of sugar.
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Bavaria
Prague
Czecho- Slovakia
Geddes Weighs Move to Lee Higginson Bank
London February 20 Sir Eric Geddes the Minister of Transport is weighing overtures to join the London branch of the American banking house Lee Higginson and Co according to the current issue of the Weekly Journal.
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Eric Geddes
Transport
Lee Higginson and Co
Air Line NY to Frisco Senate Recommends Route
Washington Flo 20 The Senate Post Office commits to day decided to recommend establishment of an air side route from New York to San Francisco and for dropping present routes between New York and Washington and New York and Chicago. This action upheld rot taken earlier in the week by a sub committee.
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Flo
Senate Post Office
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Bryan Nominated For Presidency In Michigan
Sufficient petitions to place W. J. Bryan on the Democratic Primary ballot for the April presidential nomination were on file in the Michigan State Department. They were submitted by former State Senator James H. Lee of Detroit.
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Dem
Lansing
Mich
W. J. Bryan
State Department
James H. Lee
Detroit
Curacao to Welcome Former German Emperor Amid Talks
William Townsend, a prominent Curacao merchant, said the island may receive William II if Holland yields to Allied pressure. The Leeward Island, 46 miles north of Venezuela, could attract tourism, with residents reportedly favorable to a neighbor who once ruled Germany.
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Curagao
Wiliam of
Hohenzollern
Germany
William Town Send
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Hague
Kaixer
Holland
Europe
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Dutch West Indies
Townsend
Armenians Ask for Firearms in Asia Minor Massacre
In the Vilaet of Adania Turkish Asia Minor seven Armenian villages were massacred by Turkish nationalists. Survivors appealed to allied authorities to supply arms to defend themselves against further attacks.
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London
Ex Premier Caillaux accused as Bolshevik in Moscow dispatch
A Moscow despatch today claims former French premier Caillaux is implicated as a Bolshevik in plots to defeat France during the war.
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London
Moscow
Caillaux
France
Robert E. Peary Dies in Washington at 64
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary died at his Washington home after an operation. He was 64 years old.
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Robert E. Peary
Washington
Com
W A S A H I in NATO: New proposals tied to Adriatic dispute
Telegrams report that the United States Great Britain and France will press new proposals to Italy and Togo Slava to settle the Adriatic controversy. Officials expect progress with President Wilson's return to negotiations and possible dates in March or April.
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NATO
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Togo-Slava
Adriatic
Wilson
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