Progress of World Affairs and Domestic Legislation Highlight News
U S warden reports aviators shooting wild game while Senator Hale urges quick end to peace terms with Germany and troop return from France. Pomerene to push Ford Newberry election probe. Jamestown mills closed over material shortages. New England mills grant 48 hour week as influenza deaths climb in New York. White House and Senate push to end session before March 4 amid filibuster threats. Cambon recalls German delusions about America. Lloyd George faces coalition strains. Burleson ends 5 cent service charge in New York hotels. Army size set at 500000. Fonck to attend Aero Club banquet in New York. Rockaway Beach air stations burned.
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U. S
Director of
Military Aeronautics
Hale
Maine
America
Germany
France
Pomerene
Senate Election Committee
Jamestown
N. Y
New York
New England
White House
Senate
Jules Cambon
Berlin
Aero Club of America
Rockaway Beach
L. L
Wilson Addresses French Deputies at Peace Conference
President Wilson spoke from the chamber of deputies to French representatives at the peace conference marking a shift from his usual courtesies. General Pershing authorized release of men whose families need support as Allied leaders adjust postwar plans. The council moves to detach Armenian Syrian Mesopotamian Palestinian and Arab lands from the Turkish empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Chamber of Deputies
France
Europe
General Pershing
Allied Supreme Council
Armenia
Syria
Mesopothabia
Palestine
Arabia
Posen
Germany
Government to Buy Wheat at Guaranteed Price
Grain men at the house hearing on the administration food bill urged the government buy the 1919 wheat crop at 2.26 and sell it to the people at market price. Conferees agreed on oil land leasing details. Hoover discusses relief for liberated peoples as Europe receives aid from a 100 million dollar appropriation. The House Naval Affairs Committee backs a plan to build a powerful navy with initial 750 million dollars in funding while war within the peace context looms. Republican senators attack Wilson on German colonial policy and troop deployment claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of National Defense
Herbert C. Hoover
Europe
American Congress
House Naval Affairs Committee
League of Nations
Wilson
Turkey
Major Moves and Market Talks Across 1918
Francis Bowles resigns as Emergency Fleet Corporation general manager. Swift & Company considers issuing 25 million dollars in short term notes at six percent. Charles Stoneham seeks to acquire the Cardinals after taking control of the Giants. Condensed milk exports to Europe rise from 16 million pounds in 1914 to 530 million in 1918. House Military Affairs panel approves 3 million for National Guard. War department denies plans to auction automobiles. Army reports 61,273 officers and 252,411 enlisted discharged. Emergency commissions of two major generals and thirty-one brigadiers ended. Uplift in unemployment tracked by labor dept with 265,000 idle, up 55,000 in a week.
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Francis T. Bowles
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Chicago
Swift & Co
Charles A. Stoneham
New York
New York Giants
Cardinals
Europe
House Committee On Military Affairs
National Guard
War Department
Army
Department of Labor
Boxing and sports notes from London to Yale in 1919
Joe Lynch defeated Tommy Noble on points in a 20 round London bout. Jack Hendricks to manage the Indianapolis Americans. James C. McGill confirms ownership. Columbia wrestlers beat Brown 20 to 4. Allegheny Mountain swimmers pounced Annapolis 87 to 25. Middies beat NYU 50 to 15. Westchester holds golf championship at Apawamis July 16 17 18. The era sees growing boxing push and salary declines postwar.
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Joe Lynch
New York
Tommy Noble
London
Jack Hendricks
St. Louis Cardinals
Indianapolis American Association
James C. McGill
Columbia University
D Brown
Allegheny Mountain Swimmers
Annapolis Middies
Midshipmen
New York University
Westchester Golf Association
Apawamis Links
Fred Fulton
Jack Dempsey
Harrison, N. J
Willard
Alfred Morrell
Hackensack
Lake Worth
France
Italy
United States
Yale
Eli
Pennsylvania
Cobb
Ed Collins
Bolshevik capture of Kiev reported amid global upheaval
Summary of dispersed items: Kiev reportedly fell to Bolsheviks while Frederick William Hohenzollern seeks divorce. Dublin unions push for 44 hour week and wage gains. Italian manufacturers demand pre war conditions. Spartacide government in Bremen resigns. Italian mission to Budapest discusses Adriatic outlet. 3000 tons of honey awaiting shipment. 1000 American soldiers unaccounted for. General March reports 56,592 major casualties. General Horvath cites blocking agreement at Prinkipo Island talks due to Bolshevik guarantees.
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Kiev
Frederick William Hohenzollern
Germany
Denmark
Dublin
Spartacide
Bremen
Budapest
Karolyt
Adriatic
Australia
March
Horvath
Prinkipo Island
Economic Outlook As War Ends With Demand for Materials Rising
Government officials forecast a spring upturn as reconstruction demand outpaces supply. FTC members say the United States is prepared to help fill holes from war damage and that war orders will convert to peacetime industry, with roads and public works promoted to sustain employment.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Commission
Secretary Glass
Department of Labor
Department of Agriculture
Atlantic
Pacific
Brazil
Western Saddlery Company
Milwaukee
Spang Company
Butler
World News in Condensed Form from Paris to London
France moves against profiteers amid charges of overcharging civilians and American soldiers. Walker D Hines urges a five year extension of government railroad control while opposing direct ownership. Crespi proposes a universal tax with German indemnities shared by allies. Bolshevik forces seize Kiev and push toward Perth with Kerlan soldiers executed for insubordination. London tubes shut during a strike as crowds walk. Belfast uses can dies. Glasgow troops deployed and 7,000 Welsh miners strike.
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Paris
Washington
Walker D. Hines
Signor Crespi
Germany
Kieff
Ukraine
Kovel
Ural
Perth
London
Belfast
Glasgow
Wales
Wilson Appeals to French Deputies in Peace Talks
Paris report recalls President Wilson addressing the chamber of deputies as he urges a speedy settlement of the peace conference disputes. He notes sacrifices may be needed for a league of nations while the term society of nations gains prominence with a shift in wording and framing. The scene features Clemenceau beside Wilson amid enthusiastic crowds.
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Paris
Wilson
Chamber of Deputies
France
Europe
League of Nations
League
American Commission
Society of Nations
Congress
Alrs. Wilson
Chamber, of Deputies
Clemenceau
Chamber
Royal Exile's Troubles Divorce Bid by Ex-Prince
Frederick William Hohenzollern eldest son of the former German Emperor has begun divorce proceedings from his wife The couple's exile status is noted with Frederick William in Weiringen Holland while the former Crown Prince family stays in Potsdam.
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Wise
Zurich
Frederick William Hohenzollern
Berlin
Munich Zeitung
Frederick William
Germany
Weiringen
Holland
Potsdam
Vienna Buys U S Flour for Czech Aid
Paris dispatch reports Food Administration said American Relief Administration received 25 000 tons of food from Trieste to Prague for Czecho Slovaks. The food situation is dire and delivery requires crossing Austria to reach the new allied nation.
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Pays Grain Corporation
Paris
Food Administration
American Relief Administration
Trieste
Prague
Czecho- Slovakia
Czecho-Slovakia
Austria
Battle Casualties in France Reveal 10 000 Unaccounted Men
Official December casualty tables show about 10,000 American troops unaccounted for three months after hostilities ended. Deaths and prisoners total 56,592 with 17,434 missing or captured. 43,882 wounded are named in published lists. Marine losses raise the battle death total to 40,709.
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Washington
France
March
Pershing
Amercan
Germany
Marine Brigade
War Department
Wilson pledges U.S. and allies protect France and other peoples
President Wilson tells the chamber of deputies the United States and its allies will safeguard France and others. The League of Nations Committee meets for the first time and issues a brief statement. The Teschen truce between poles and Czechs awaits a boundary commission. Staatsrat of German Austria votes to join Germany.
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Wilson
France
Chamber of Deputies
United States
League of Nations Committee
Venizelos
Greece
Supreme Council
Teschen
Staatsrat
Germany
Europe
Asia
Africa
Peace Congress
Near East
League of Nations
United States Navy to Expand Under Three Year Plan
The House Naval Affairs Committee unanimously approves Secretary Daniels' big navy policy and a $750 million three year construction bill for 1920. Ten battleships and ten scout cruisers are funded. six battle cruisers not acted on to study new types. pre February 1, 1920 contract ban and potential suspension if peace talks require. Navy enlisted strength set at 225,000 with 137,000 permanent. Marine Corps up to 26,000.
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Washington
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Daniels
Wilson
Navy
Marine Corps
Germans Warned Against Enlistment In Berlin Clash
Soldiers' councils in the German army oppose enlistment and retain authority while the Berlin government says it will enforce obedience. Berlin reports tension between military councils and civilian authorities over conscription and discipline.
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Berlin
Cyclops Lost in Gale After 1918 Inquiry
The Cyclops was declared lost after an inquiry by the Navy Department. No trace has been found since January 4, 1918. Earlier theories suggested sinking by a U boat in West Indian waters or capture and confinement in a German port.
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Navy
Germany
Washington
Navy Department
Hindenburg Sees Danger Denies Time for Honors
Field Marshal von Hindenburg, accepting Cassel’s freedom, told citizens that work comes first and Germany faces threats from the east. He left Cassel for Kelsberg, headquarters of forces opposing Poland and the Bolsheviks.
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Tella
London
Cassel
von Hindenburg
Germany
Kelsberg
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Peace’ Bulletins
World’s News
Railroads
McAdoo
Mr. McAdoo
Tribune OF Deputies
Vienna
C. H. M’dowell
H. McDowell
Chemical Division
War Industries Board
House Naval Committee
Cyclops
Hindenburg
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