Huns Bluster Over Peace Terms and Debate
Berlin dispatches say Germany orders its delegates to seek verbal discussion within 15 days of the Allied terms. Fehrenbach calls the treaty a death sentence for the German people as the peace committee meets and vows to pursue acceptable peace through negotiations. Versailles observers note possible verbal discussion of some treaty parts may occur despite committee stance. Delegates split, with ex-mission members returning to Berlin and three journalists seen as embarking on a press campaign.
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Berne
Csten
Berlin
German National Assembly
Fehrenbach
Germany
Scheidemann
Wilson
Versailles
Peace Commission
German National Assembly to Meet in Berlin
RERNE May 9 reports the German national assembly has been called to convene in Berlin on Monday May 12.
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Rerne
Berlin
Bourse Halts Trading Three Days After Versailles Peace Terms
Berlin brokers surged from anger to action as the exchange paused for three days following the delivery of peace terms to German delegates at Versailles. Traders initially protested the treaty terms then took to the streets while war loan securities saw heavy selling.
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Berlin
Exchange Committee
Versailles
Yankee planes to resume long trip
Halifax May 8 The United States naval hydro airplanes NW 0 4 and NGC 3 will start tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock if weather is favorable. Aviators said tests after propellers on both planes were changed showed both ready for resumption of their journey.
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Associated Press
Halifax
United States Naval
Prohibition Question Shelved At Legion Caucus
Leaders of the American Legion halted votes on prohibition and national guard issues at the first national caucus in St Louis. A motion to consider prohibition was killed in a late meeting, with Roosevelt and Col. Bennett Clark backing the move. Minneapolis was chosen as the next convention city amid sharp attacks on Chicago and Mayor Thompson.
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American Legion
Chicago
William Male Thompson
Minneapolis
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National Resolutions Committee
National Guard
Theodore Roosevelt
Bennett Clark
Kolchak’s Army Advances Across Siberia
A May 1 dispatch from Omsk reports Admiral Kolchak’s forces advancing seven miles daily since Christopol on the Kama fell, reaching the Shonala river. Red rifle regiments capitulated on the Samara front as resistance weakens in the Bugulma Borgerslan area.
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Omsk
Christopol
Kama
Kolchak
Shonala River
Bugulma-Borgerslan
Samara
Pemoret
Germans Wail Over Peace Terms At Versailles
Reports from Paris say drafting committees in Vienna are shaping the Austrian peace terms including demands to wipe out the Austrian navy. Allied decisions on vessel disposition to come later. German reactions in Versailles urge a peace with Russia and Bolshevik influence. Italy’s Dalmatian coast claim and Fiume mandate proposal also loom in talks.
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Austria
Itis
Parla
Versailles
Wilson to Put Triple Alliance Up to Congress
President Wilson cabled a pledge to France to propose a senate supplement to the peace treaty. The pact would oblige immediate French aid in case of unprovoked German attack, pending League of Nations council approval.
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Tumulty
Wilson
France
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Council of the
League of Nations
Germany
Council of the League Or Nations
Senator Norris Opposes U S Britain France Alliance
Senator Norris of Nebraska declares opposition to the proposed alliance among the United States Great Britain and France for France's protection against Germany. He warns the plan would create a great army and navy and invite further alignments to prevent aggression.
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Norris
Nebraska
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Page to resign but not because friction
Paris May 9 Thomas Nelson Page the American ambassador to Italy has made known his intention to resign after the conclusion of peace He has contemplated this for two years and says the move is not related to the recent tension over the withdrawal of the Italian delegation from the peace conference Reports that he differed with President Wilson are unwarranted and officials say relations remain sound
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Paris
Thomas Nelson Page
Italy
Page
Wilson
Colorado Student Musicians to Play for Fort D. A. Russell
Acting on a president’s request the University of Colorado will send six student musicians to Port D. A. Russell Wyoming to perform for soldiers at the barracks and hospital. Howard Beresford leads the group with Nelson Wicks George Nelson Kennett Beresford Vincent Porini and Fiore Wells Wells a Denver singer. All the musicians are former U S Army members. The glee club previously toured Cheyenne and Fort Wassell. no tour this year led to a smaller ensemble being sent instead.
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Colo
George Norlin
University of Colorado
Port D. A. Russell
Wyo
Howard Beresford
Nelson Wicks
George Nelson
Kennett
Beresford
Vincent Porini
Fiore Wells
Wells
Denver
United Stated
Cheyenne
Fort Wassell
Sehoo
Weather Summary for Wyoming Shows Showers Cooler Weekend
Wyoming forecast calls for showers and cooler conditions Saturday and Saturday night. Sunday looks warmer with generally clear to partly cloudy skies and rising temperatures.
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Wyoming
Ruth Garrison Acquitted of Murder but Committed to Madhouse
Ruth Garrison, 18, confessed to poisoning Mrs Grace G Storrs in a love triangle with E M Storrs. The jury found her not guilty by reason of insanity and ordered commitment to a state hospital for the mentally ill after a verdict reached at 6 p.m. The decision followed testimony on her mental irresponsibility at the time of the crime.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Grace G. Storrs
E.M. Storrs
Miss Garrison
Walla Walla
Victory Liberty Loan tops $3.5 billion in subscriptions
In Washington on May 9 nearly $1.2 billion remained to be subscribed on the final day of the Victory Liberty Loan drive. The total already subscribed reached about $3.51487 billion, or 72.66 percent of the quota, with the St. Louis district reported as the only district below its target.
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Associated Press
Washington
Victory Liberty
St. Louisa
Sena
Joe Stetcher Triumphs Over Wladek Zbyszko in Louisville
Nebraska's Joe Stetcher defeats Poland's Wladek Zbyszko in a one hour forty five minute bout in Louisville Kentucky. Stetcher with a body scis merp and bar arm hold secures the win.
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Wladek Zbyszko
Associated Plays
Louisville
Nebraska
Wladek Zbyrako
Poland
Bletchier
Germans Crack British Tenter in Drive Toward Ypres
One year ago today German artillery pounded Allied lines as the drive to reach Paris intensified. French assaults on Kemmel Hill failed to retake Mi Hill while Allies, weary after weeks of attacks, prepared for another German push. American aid lagged, fueling questions of whether U S troops would arrive in time. Subscribe to the Liberty Loan.
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Ypres
Paris
Mi. Kemmel
Mexican Copper Camp Raid by Villas Bandits
A bandit raid on a Cananea copper camp sparks public calls for home guard formation as troops arrive from Nogales. The revised death toll reaches five, including Cananea's police chief, with attackers last seen heading toward Los Nogales ranch after plundering Capote mine area.
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Arie
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Cananea
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Capotemito
Gunanea Consolidated Copper Company
Los Nogales
Canauea
Agreement on Fiume Not Yet Reached In Paris
Paris dispatch reports the Nation states United States President Wilson remains firm against a compromise on Fiume. Italy’s patience wears thin as the plan would place Fiume under League of Nations mandate until 1923, then return to Hungarian sovereignty with Yugoslav access to a nearby Adriatic port. The French circles fear Italy may drop its claim, broadening disputes including Dodecanese and Greek issues.
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Delegaon
Versailles
Mussia
Germany
Paris
Italy
Viume
Nob
Nehip Aerocities
Fiume
Viccounk Milner
Freely Press
Wilson
League of Nations
London
Dodecanese
Mexican Is Bound Over for Daylight Robbery of Omahan
Jose Marino a Mexican was held for district court after a preliminary hearing in Justice Ward's court on charges of highway robbery. He allegedly held Edward Hoye at knife point on West Seventeenth Street last Thursday and stole $60. Hoye pursued by delivery service workers, who he threatened, and Marino fled to a house where officers found seventy dollars hidden in a wood box.
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Marino
Edward Hoye
Omaha
West Seventeenth Street
Hove
Hal
Hoye
Marehants’ Delivery ‘Service
Rouner
Wyncook
Belgians Growl Over Terms of Treaty
Belgian newspapers express displeasure at the peace terms after the German defeat. Some argue the provisions fail to compensate Belgian losses and note overlap with British and American support. Socialist paper urges Belgian appeal to the nations for revision and equal treatment among powers.
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Brussels
Germany
Adgaltti
Brolle Fulge
Prange
Belgium
Puple
Bankers Seek Relief for Railroad Financing Costs
Bankers met May 9 in New York with the Association of Railway Executives at 1.1 Morgan & Co to discuss relief from financing burdens. They warned the drain on resources from advancing funds to all roads has grown excessive and urged Congress to expedite replenishment of the revolving fund supporting railroad credit.
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New York
Association of Hailway
Mamgan & Co
Con Congress
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