Senate Committee Adopts Four Reservations on Treaty
Foreign Relations Committee reports the peace treaty with four reservations and thirty-eight direct amendments after a four hour secret session. Senator Shields aligns with Republicans on most reservations. Senator McCumber opposes two and will offer floor substitutes. Fall amendments cover 35 treaty points involving commissions and the Reparations Commission.
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Soldiers Slain in Ireland Ambush Seizes Rifles
A group of about 18 soldiers returning to barracks from a Fermoy church were ambushed. One soldier died and three were wounded before the attackers, estimated at 20, overpowered the rest, seized their rifles and fled in waiting cars.
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Belgium threatens embargo over German ship return
Brussels reports the Belgian government warned the Netherlands it will block Dutch shipping unless Holland hands over a German vessel that left Belgium after the armistice. The ship was found in the Rhine and returned to German owners by the Dutch, provoking the protest.
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Foch Extends U S Area on the Rhine
Marshal Foch decides the Rhineland zone to be held permanently by American forces doubling the current area. Coblenz bridgehead east bank remains under American control and extends to Cochem Mayen and Andernach on the west. American forces in Europe numbered about 445,015 with 65,913 in Europe and 324,32 in the United States.
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Peace treaty mood in Midwest favors ratification
New York Herald reports President Wilson era sentiment in the Middle West favors quick ratification of the peace treaty and League covenant with mild reservations to protect American interests. Navy tests show U S submarine superiority over German U boats. Senator McCormick plans a resolution against overseas troop deployment. Congress reviews majority peace treaty report then Hitchcock to present a minority view opposing amendments or reservations. Nine soldiers hanged and one shot by A E F court martials in Paris disclosed by congressional probe.
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Senate Passes Prohibition Act Across Nation
The Senate without a record vote passed the dry bill enforcing war time prohibition until the 1920 constitutional amendment takes effect. It defines intoxicating liquor as 0.5 percent alcohol or more and places enforcement with the internal revenue commissioner backed by Justice and federal courts. The bill now returns to the House for conference with Senators Sterling Nelson and Overman named as conferees.
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Peru's Deported President Arrives in New York
Vose Pardo y Barreda, twice Peru president, deposed in a bloodless Lima revolution on July 4, reached New York aboard the Tivives from Colombia. He is one of several exiled leaders seeking asylum or return.
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Germans Kill U S Soldier in Neutral Zone Near Coblenz
Private Reuss Madsen of Sacramento California was shot and killed by German soldiers in the neutral zone about a mile from Coblenz bridge head. Madsen and a companion were fired upon without warning after being found in the zone.
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Agriculture Department Seeks 2.5 Million for West Fire Fight
The Agriculture Department asks Congress to appropriate 2.5 million dollars to combat western forest fires. It notes already spending over 2 million and burning through 50 thousand daily, with further funds needed unless rains come.
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Vienna Assembly Approves Peace Treaty Amid Protest
The National Assembly voted 97 to 23 to sign the peace treaty while protesting Austria’s right of self determination. The Christian Socialist Hauser urged rejection of territorial terms, and German Nationalists voted against signing. The Austrian delegation told the Paris peace mission that Austria has accepted the treaty with Dr Karl Renner to sign.
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Ireland Sinn Fein charges tied to prison conditions
Dublin report on Sinn Fein charges links the uprising to Dublin revolt conditions from three years ago, now largely remedied. Paris notes Pershing’s departure signals a shift in Franco American ties. Belfast invites Sir Edward Carson to the US amid unionist opposition to home rule. Washington predicts action on influenza risk inquiry. Altoona distributes sugar relief, easing a two week shortage.
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