Americans Safe as Brits Overstate Murmansk Danger
Paris dispatch reports American officers doubt the severity of the Murmansk Archangel threat. Brigadier General Richardson heads to Murmansk with 200 troops. Bliss cites possible retreat of distant outposts before a Bolshevik advance. Relief by sea unlikely before May. Americans believe British claim may exaggerate peril to justify reinforcements.
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Paris
Archangel
Russia
Murmansk
W. F. Richardson
U.S. A
Answers anarchist bluff Russian general will court martial Reds
Archangel report says General Marushevsky, commander of the anti-Bolshevik forces in Northern Russia, issued a proclamation to Bolshevik sympathizers. It grants safe conduct to Bolshevik lines if they apply in writing by April 10, or face military court after that date.
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Archangel
Marushevsky
Russia
California Senate Asks Lansing If Anti Japanese Talks Embarrass Peace Delegates
Sacramento April 5 The California senate approved a cablegram to Robert Lansing Secretary of State in Paris asking whether discussing proposed anti Japanese legislation now would embarrass the President and other U S representatives at the Peace conference.
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California Senate
Sacramento
Calif
Senate
Robert Lansing
Paris
California
United States
Bolsheviks Fail in North Russia Attacks
Allied forces repelled four Bolshevik assaults east of Bolshoya Ozera on March 31 and a fifth on April 1. Official North Russia operations report heavy enemy losses and light Allied casualties.
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Russia
London
Bolshoya Ozera
Rainbow division parade in doubt for simultaneous landing
Washington April 5 Secretary Walter said doubt remains whether the Rainbow division can be paraded as a division in Washington or elsewhere due to the difficulty of landing all units at or near the same time. Owen Brainard, architect and civil engineer who designed major New York and Washington buildings, died suddenly in New York at 54.
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Washington
Walter
Owen Brainard
New York
New York Public Library
Senate
House
United States Capitol
Yale Memorial
Philippines Independence Push Gains U.S. Support
Secretary Baker says President Wilson would back independence for the Philippines as Manuel Quezon leads a 40 member Philippine delegation to Washington. Quezon praises American guidance and argues a stable self governed form now justifies full independence.
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Washington
N. D. Baker
Wilson
Manuel L. Quezon
Philippine Commission
Philippines
United States
Baker
Quezon
Philippine Senate
Islands
America
Food Supply Running Low in Germany After Relief Pact
Paris reports that tonnage shortages hinder relief to Germany despite a food agreement. Herbert Hoover says about 180000 tons of grain can be delivered in April, but German stocks may be exhausted before June, risking completion of the stated relief amount.
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Germany
Paris
Herbert Hoover
inter-Allied Relief Organization
Diaz Revolution Sees Blanquet Arrive in Mexico
Notice from Washington confirms General Blanquet the Huerta war minister and Diaz movement ally has safely arrived in Mexico. U S officials say the matter falls to the Mexican government for handling.
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Blanquet
Mexico
Washington
Huerta
Felix Diaz
State Department
United States
Belgium Warns Council: Belgium Must Live If Aid Is Immediate
King Albert told the Paris peace council that promises are over and Belgium needs swift action. He pressed for a $2 billion immediate advance, raw materials from England and the U.S., and the left bank of the L’Escaut and Lemburg peninsula to be ceded to Belgium. German marks infusion overwhelmed banks, $2 billion owed, with redemption planned at 1 franc 25 centimes but failed due to volume.
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Belgium
Paris
Albert
Wilson
Colonel House
Clemenceau
David Lloyd George
Council of Four
England
United States
L'Escaut
Lemburg
Ministry of Finance
Germany
British Crush Movement and Martial Law in Paris
Sofia correspondent reports extreme Socialist and Soviet movement in Paris. British troops occupy the town and declare martial law. In Boston, Percy D. Haughton retires after nine years as Harvard football coach and recent army major.
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Paris
Sofia
le Matin
Sentivke Tonnisroal
Percy Haughton
Boston
Percy D. Haughton
Harvard
Mr. Haughton
Russia Seeks Equal Peace Terms At Paris Conference
The Russian government opposing Lenin and Trotsky issued an outline via the Russian embassy in Washington on what it expects from the Paris peace conference. Key points call for prompt Allied aid to restore order in Russia, assistance to relieve merchandise shortages, Allied investments for development and reconstruction, a new monetary system, return of gold and monetary instruments, restitution of merchandise and currency values, and equal treatment in war indemnities and ship restitution.
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Washington
Lenine-Trotzky
Russia
Germany
Kruegers Convicted of Murder in Withee Station Agent Death
Frank and Leslie Krueger were found guilty of murdering Harry Jensen, station agent at Owen, Wisconsin, on September 14, 1918, during an attempt to aid federal officers in apprehending alleged draft evaders. Their mother Caroline Krueger was acquitted. the murder penalty is life imprisonment.
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Neilisville
Wis
Frank
Leslie Krueger
Harry, Jensen
Withee
Caroline Krueger
Lfe
Harry Jensen
Owen
Kruegers
Louis Krueger
Bandits Kill Policeman at Turtle Creek Robbery
In Turtle Creek near Pittsburgh three masked robbers held up a restaurant. Policeman Robert M. Hamilton was shot and died after pursuing the bandits who wounded Peter Sampus and demanded keys to the cash register. The attackers fled with their wounded partner to a waiting car.
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Pittsburgh
Turtle Creek
Here
Robert M. Hamilton
Peter Sampus
Corn Belt Farmers Form Societies Across Midwest
Indiana Illinois and Iowa farmers organize a large coalition to resist radical ideas in the Mississippi valley as Chicago announces press censorship starting April 30 with broader aims in the corn belt. The note also reports a 10 year sentence for the murder of Mrs Pauline McConnell, wife of a wounded Illinois soldier.
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Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Siento McKinley Hart
Pauline McConnell
Italians Press Claim for Possession of Flame in Peace Talks
Paris dispatch reports Italian delegates threaten to depart if Fiume is denied. The Big Four meet at the Paris White House with President Wilson ill in bed. Italian insistence on Fiume and refusal to negotiate with the Jugo-Slavs frame the conference stakes. Salvatore Barzilai says Italians will follow public will.
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Paris
Big Four
Wilson
Paris White House
C. T. Grayson
E. M. House
Central Committee
Georges Clemenceau
Fiume
Italy
Orlando
Archangel
Russia
Salvatore Barzilai
Mexico cancels land concession to California-Mexican Co
In Mexico City on April 7 the government canceled the concession to the California-Mexican Land Company of Los Angeles. The 13,486,355 acre grant in Lower California between the 29th and 32d parallels will revert to Mexico. Improvements will be appraised and the company compensated. colonization plans begin immediately.
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Mexico City
British News Reels Over Murman Archangel Fronts
London reports raise alarm over Allied position in Northern Russia as Bolsheviks threaten Archangel and Murmansk sectors. Sir Ernest Shackleton warns fronts are in danger and urges immediate reinforcements to prevent a Khartoum-like outcome. Bolsheviks retreat on Orenburg front as Sibero jam forces press.
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London
Russia
Murmansk
Archangel
Khartum
Ernest Shackleton
Murman
Khartoum
Sir Ernest
England
Tukkum
Courland
Riga
Mitau
Pskov
Omsk
Orenburg
Ufa
Kolchak
Bavaria seeks alliance with Russia amid food shortages
Munich advices say the Bavarian government opened talks for an alliance with Russia. The Volks Zeitung cites insufficient Allied supplies while grain is said to be available from Russia. Reports claim Bela Kun arrived in Munich with a large suite, but this is unconfirmed.
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Berlin
Russia
Munich
Bavarian Volks Zeitung
Tages Zeitung
Bela Kun
Bavaria
Austria Held by Threats in German Domination Claim
Vienna reports from German archives recount a 1917 Austro-Hungarian foreign minister Czernin telling General Ludendorff the empire faced collapse and needed a separate peace. Ludendorff warned that a move toward peace would trigger a march on Vienna.
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Vienna
Zurich
Austrian Foreign Office
Czernin
Ludendorff
Austria-Hungary
Poland seeks coal fields as Paderewski heads to Paris
Premier Ignace Jan Paderewski left for Paris to urge faster settlement of Poland's disputes before the Peace conference. He traveled with his wife and friends and plans to press for access to rich coal in the Eschen district and to propose a concrete financial aid plan for Poland.
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Paris
Warsaw
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Poland
Paderewski
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