Peace Conference Adopts League of Nations Plan
At Paris the peace conference unanimously backs a league of nations integrated with the general treaty. President Wilson and Colonel House head the American commission. The council urges creation of a league to promote international obligations and safeguard against war, with rapid committee work and demobilization in view. Russian factions are invited to meet allied powers at Princess Islands on February 15 to suspend hostilities pending peace.
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M. Clemenceau
Japan
Kian Chow
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Palestine
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Supreme Council of the Great Powers
Russia
Bolshevists
Princess Islands
Sea of Myarmara
Sergius Sazonoff
M. Tehitcherin
Premier Orlando Objects to Princess Islands Conference
In a note to the supreme council Premier Orlando argues the Princess Islands are too remote for a meeting and fear of secrecy around participants. The Bolsheviks' recent victories in Russia are noted, with the Soviet government to consider proposals upon confirmation. A draft reparations resolution proposes a commission of up to three reps per major power and limited reps from Belgium Greece Poland Romania and Serbia to study amount payment capacity and timing.
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Russia
Paris
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Greece
Poland
Rumania
Serbia
League of Nations plan outlined by Wilson and allies
The draft outlines a permanent league structure with conferences and a representative commission from the great powers. It calls for inquiry into war responsibility, breaches of laws, and a tribunal framework, as Wilson and allies advocate in support of the proposed organization.
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Wilson
Lloyd George
Vitorio Orlando
Hurley Discusses Paris Trade Fight With Germany
Edward N. Hurley, chairman of the United States Shipping Board, told a Franco American dinner in Paris that France must be commercially rehabilitated before peace is complete. He warned Germany will marshal war-time energies for postwar competition and stressed the struggle abroad continues until France is fully restored economically.
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Paris
France
Germany
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Hurley
Diplomatic Message on Peace Conference Mission
A wireless message from the foreign minister to the Soviet representative in Sweden seeks confirmation of the supreme council of the peace conference decision to dispatch a mission. The notice notes forthcoming discussions with representatives of the diff erent parties.
Medals for Sailors Await Presidential Signature
Washington Navy Department reports a bill granting medals and decorations for wartime service awaits the president's signature. Designs for the second and third classes are approved, but the Medal of Honor design for gallantry has been disapproved and new models are being prepared.
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Washington
Navy Department
Armies on Armistice Strength Becomes Key Task
A military committee formed by the supreme war council will study the German army strength and home production. It is believed Germany has about 500000 troops under arms, but figures must be confirmed and wartime munitions output assessed for the western front during armistice planning.
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Paris
Supreme War Council
Western
Labor Commission Proposed for Peace Conference
Paris reports draft resolutions on international labor legislation and inquiry into employment conditions. Proposals call for a permanent agency under the League of Nations to study employment issues and for an international regime governing ports waterways and railways with a committee from the five great powers.
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Labor Commission
Paris
League of Nations
Powers Name Delegates On Nation League Committee
Paris The delegates of the great powers on the league of nations will be for the United States President Wilson and Colonel E M House for Great Britain Lord Robert Cecil and Gen Jan Christian Smuts for France Leon Bourgeois and Ferdinand L Arnaude dean of the faculty of law of the University of Paris for Italy Premier Orlando and Vittorio Scialoja for Japan Viscount Chinda and K Ochiai
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Vitorio Scialoia
Japan
Viscount Chinda
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Mrs Roosevelt Pensioned After Senate Passes Bill
Washington report says a bill granting a $5,000 yearly pension to Mrs Theodore Roosevelt was sent to the White House after the House approved it without a record vote. The Senate previously passed it unanimously and the House backed a similar measure by 250 to 9.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Senate
Legislature Battles Over New Counties In Montana
Montana house and senate push county creation rules, reject Pershing and other new counties, pass McCone county plan, and debate state salaries, jail insurance, and tax codes. Measures target extravagance, judicial districts, and veterans benefits as lawmakers grapple with rapid county division proposals and budget issues.
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Columbia Falls
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Big Horn County
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Smith
Diavou
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Larson
Teton and Toole
Mrs. Hathaway
Congress
Fellingson
Western Canada offers rich farmland amid postwar needs
A survey report argues Western Canada holds unoccupied, fertile land able to feed Europe and neutrals as Allied aid expands. It notes devastated fields, bombed infrastructure, and the long work to reclaim land while prices stay high.
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Europe
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Russia
Canada
Western
Polleys Lumber Co Buys Mission Range Timber
Timber tracts along the Mission range valued at about 9 000 000 dollars were sold to Polleys Lumber Company of Missoula. Logging operations are planned with large crews in the field, and it will take years to exhaust the holdings.
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Rowan
Mission Range
Polleys Lumber Company
Missoula
Helena Discusses Standard Loaf Legislation for Bread
The state association of the baking industry seeks a state assembly bill to set a standard loaf weight of one pound to one and a half pounds with multiples. The bill would bar returning stale bread and prohibit retailers from making leaders of bread and price cutting.
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Helena
State Assembly
State Association of the Baking Industry
Failure and Success: Two Paths to Greatness
A reflection contrasts an easy goal pursued by many with a distant dream pursued by one man. The crowd labeled the first a success while the second, though dying without victory, is praised for aiming higher. The text argues true worth lies in striving beyond easy triumph.
Red Cross Ball Blue praised as finest product
The advertisement declares Red Cross Ball Blue as the finest product of its kind in the world and asserts every woman who used it knows this claim to be true.
Paris Prices Echo War Newswriter Wry Hurt
War correspondent Damon Runyon quips on Paris daily life describing a hotel meal for 8.50 francs and wine. He recalls meeting a famous journalist who quips he is dying by inches in the Hotel Blanc at 319.75 a inch.
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Damon Runyon
Rue de la Prix
Hotel Blanc
How to Do It We Have Been Married Ten Years Without an Argument
A witty quotation from the Boston Transcript contrasts marital harmony with a strategy of letting the partner have her way. The brief remark highlights a humorous approach to conflict in marriage with a light tone.
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A Little Disappointment Tonight Promises Better Day
A brief note reflects a modest setback but frames it as a wholesome tonic. The piece suggests resilience and patience for a healthier outlook and brighter prospects ahead.
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