Baker Keeps Drafted Men In Service For Greater Enlistments
Secretary Baker states that large numbers of drafted men will remain in service for the full four months after peace to allow time for voluntary enlistments to raise the regular army to 500 1000 men. He cites slow enlistments and shipping constraints from British vessels as reasons for delayed demobilization. The plan aims to preserve units aiding debarkation and medical services while awaiting congress approval to expand the corps. Pershing targets 221 000 to return in April, 248 000 in May, 270 000 in June, with about 215 000 remaining in Europe on September 1 for occupation duties.
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Missouri
Europe
Paris
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Motor Transport Corps
Pershing
Army of Occupation
France
Germany
Spain Adopts Daylight Saving Time Plan
Washington April 8 The state department says Spain has adopted daylight saving, with a decree advancing the legal hour from Sunday through October 6.
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Spain
Washington
State Department
Prince Files Over ies London April 8 Flight In London
A fragmentary report notes a flight in London on April 8 involving Prince and an airplane. Details are unclear in the OCR text but indicate a notable aerial event tied to the royal figure.
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Prince
London
Ales
Peace Parley at Crisis as Leaders Meet in Paris
Paris April 8 reports indicate the peace conference nears a turning point toward action though doubts linger on finality within a fortnight. Lloyd George and House face illness, as Clemenceau Orlando and others confer at Lloyd George’s home then Senlis talks address German securities, cash payments, and food imports amid ongoing reparations debates.
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Lloyd George
Paris
Colonel House
Council of Four
White House
George
Mr. Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Orlando
Germany
Sealis
Neutrals
Senlis
Paul Durasta
Versailles
Supreme War Council
Beatty Hauls Down Flag as Fleet Commander Ends Era
London April 8 The dispersion of the grand fleet sees Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty haul down his flag as commander in chief. Newspapers hail the historic occasion noting the fleet's objective achieved with the destruction of the enemy naval power and praise Admiral Viscount Jellicoe and Beatty for their leadership and fighting resolve.
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Grand Fleet
David Beatty
Viscount Jellicoe
Beatty
Lord Jellicoe
PEAGE TREATY IS NOW READY
New York April 8 President Wilson has changed plans and will be home sooner than anticipated. The liner George Washington's sailing date moved from the 14th to the 11th of April. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt announced the transport would sail on Friday, following a cablegram from Admiral Benson in Paris.
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Wilson
George Washington
Roosevelt
Peace plan likely accepted by Bolshviks and reactionaries
Paris April 8 a high British official said peace making is practically completed and all inter-related circumstances have been considered. The plan will probably be regarded as accepted by both bolsheviks and reactionary leaders and the countries yet to be consulted.
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Paris
Huge Atlantic crossing plane aims for 125000 prize
Amityville April 8 work is under way on a huge new design airplane with a 180 foot wing and four 800 horsepower motors. It seeks 115 mph speed and an New York to Queenstown London or Brest crossing in 85 hours for the 125000 prize.
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Amityville
Atlantic
New York
Queenstown
London
Brest
Nation League Pact Contains 27 Articles
The revised covenant announced today states it contains 27 articles. The document outlines the framework of the pact and its key provisions for member nations.
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Nation League Pact
Four Die in Oil Town Fire in Ranger Texas
A Ranger Texas fire destroyed the business district of the oil town and four people died. A spokesman quoted by telephone said one victim was a woman recovered from a truck. others were not identified.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Ranger
Smith
English Drink Politic Causes Liverpool Ships to Sail Light
English dock workers in Liverpool and Birkenhead refuse to handle beer or spirits for export, claiming supplies are needed at home. As a result 16 large Liverpool shipping lines sailed in the past seven days with little cargo, some heading to America.
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Liverpool
Birkenhead
Liverpool Shipping Nnes
America
Monster Wheat Crop Forecast Hails Record Winter Wheat Yield
Washington reports the largest winter wheat crop forecast for the year by the department of agriculture. An enormous yield of 837 million bushels is announced. In London, airships are to be used by the British navy to clear mined waters between the Shetlands and Norway, a plan reported by the Daily Express.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
London
Daily Express
Shetlands
Norway
Protests Overturned Authority Limit on Court Martial Abroad
War Department revokes regulations restricting General Pershing's control of court martial proceedings abroad. An amendment to general order 84 of 1917 removes language requiring acting judge advocate general recommendations to set aside or modify sentences in Paris reviewed cases. Pershing argued the clause centralized power, which applied only to expeditionary forces, leaving U S department and division commands free domestically.
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General Pershing
War Department
France
Paris
Judge Advocate General
Samuel T. Ansell
Aris
Pershing
United States
British to Send Troops to Russia
Archangel, April 8. British plans reveal a first advance guard to Murmansk then Archangel with main force split into two groups to reach northern Russia. The relief mission aims to reassure Allied posts as Bolshevik losses mount. U. S. servicemen in Russia receive several Croix de Guerre honors for gallantry in the Kadish sector.
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Rensselaer
Ind
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Detroit
Percival L. Smith
Ashland
Alfred Fuller
Trenton
Otto Georgia
Green Bay
Tobias Leplant
Erie
Clyde Peterson
Sheridan
Samuel H. Durrah
Noblesville
Frank Olmstead
Ann Arbor
Interallied Armistice Order Bars German Property Sales
The Interallied armistice commission issued an order prohibiting sales of German government or local government real estate in the French British or American occupation zones. It becomes effective once published in occupied zone newspapers. The measure aims to prevent private transfers that could undermine allied security for indemnities and army upkeep.
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Coblenz
Interallied Armistice Commission
Third Army
Australia mobilizes 10000 volunteers to fight disloyalty
Brisbane report from the exhibition grounds notes a Sunday meeting of returned soldiers where 10,000 volunteers were enrolled to combat disloyalty. The gathering reflects wartime vigilance and unity among veterans in Australia.
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Brisbane
Australia
Exhibition Grounds
ADMIRAL SIMS IS HOME AGAIN
Vice Admiral William S. Sims who led American wartime naval operations in European waters arrived in New York aboard the Mauretania from London. He was met by destroyers, planes, harbor craft, and officials as his big ship carried 2,700 men home. Cheering crowds greeted the awaited return.
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Williams. Sims
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London
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