League Adopts Covenant at Peace Conference
Paris April 29 reports the revised League of Nations covenant was adopted without division or amendment at the plenary peace conference. Wilson moved the text. Makino of Japan urged equality and warned of a race issue. France and Japan debated amendments. France would sign the pact despite not securing its armament provisions. Sir Eric Drummond named Secretary General. Belgium Brazil Greece Spain to join executive council pending permanent selection.
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Viscount) Grey
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Camouflage Art Considered for Permanent Use
Washington reports that ship camouflage, created in World War I to mislead submarines, may be kept as a permanent measure to reduce collision risks by providing a uniform design that clearly shows a ship’s true course rather than concealing it.
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Secretary Baker sails today from Brest for voyage
Brest April 29 Secretary of War Baker arrived from Paris and went aboard the transport George Washington which will sail later today.
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Baseball standings and results from both leagues
The National League shows New York 5 Boston 4 and Brooklyn 10 Philadelphia 1 with Chicago against St. Louis not played due to wet grounds while Pittsburgh against Cincinnati also rained out. In the American League Boston 6 Washington 5 and New York 2 Philadelphia 2 after 12 innings, with Chicago against Detroit and Cleveland against St. Louis not played because of wet grounds.
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Finns Seize Olonetz and White Sea Rail Junction
A national assembly forms at Olonetz northeast of Petrograd as Finns drive out Bolsheviki. Volunteers reportedly capture Latvianpolto on the White Sea, a strategic rail and road junction. The Bolshevik torpedo boat flotilla at Latvianpolto likely could not flee owing to the blockade.
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Private Kelly Decorated for French Croix and Medal
Private John J. Kelly of the Seventy-fifth company Sixth Marines, home in Chicago, arrived in New York aboard the Lorraine. He earned the French Croix and the Congressional Medal for charging German and American barrages in the Argonne, silencing a machine gun nest, killing three attackers, and bringing back eight prisoners.
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Plenty of liquor as Chicago issues 5400 saloon licenses
Chicago on April 29 reported 5,400 saloon license applications. Licenses cover May 1 to July 1 under wartime prohibition act, ensuring saloons stay open until the deadline.
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Indiana militia stopping strike at Linton riot
Indianapolis April 29 Governor Goodrich proclaimed martial law in Linton after a riot last night. More than five hundred citizens, mostly miners, stormed the telephone office forcing non union girl operators to flee. Three state militia companies arrived to calm the scene as ten thousand miners refused to work.
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Wilson Approves Restoring Cable Systems to Owners
President Wilson via cablegram to the White House approves Burleson recommendation that telegraph and telephone systems be returned to owners upon enactment of necessary legislation and that American cables be restored to owners forthwith.
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Italy Bluffing Says Vienna in Peace Conference Row
Vienna reports elation at Italy’s delegation withdrawal from the peace conference. Neue Freie Presse claims Premier Orlando is bluffing to position himself with interventionists, and notes Bohemia and Tyrol may face desperate outcomes if Czech or Italian control persists under Wilson’s justice-based stance.
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Wilson Italy's Best Friend statement from Page
Rome correspondent reports Le Petit Journal quotes Thomas Nelson Page saying Wilson is Italy's best friend. He says clouds are dissipating and future America and Italy will stand as champions of justice and liberty. He asserts shared sentiments and strengthened friendship after the incident.
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Trials for William II under new Allied peace plan
At the peace conference plenary session, a proposed treaty provision would form a five judge tribunal, one from each power, to try William II for a supreme offense against international morality and the sanctity of treaties. Germany would surrender accused individuals and furnish documents. the tribunal would decide punishment and ensure defense rights.
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Wilson reveals Fiume plan to Lloyd George and Clemenceau
A high American peace official says President Wilson shared his Fiume statement with Prime Ministers Lloyd George and Clemenceau weeks before its release and they allegedly approved it. The official claims British and French leaders misrepresented the matter while Italians threatened a separate peace. The informant says Wilson will present a full report to the American people after negotiations conclude.
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Sonnino Returns to Rome Amid Enthusiastic Reception
Foreign Minister Sonnino arrived in Rome after leaving Paris on Saturday afternoon and was greeted with enthusiasm. In Genoa he said Italy would obtain what is due from its government. In Washington, observers noted limited new information on Italian opinion and Premier Orlando’s cabinet, with a council reportedly planned for Saturday but no public action disclosed.
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Workers of the World meet postponed in Chicago
The national convention of the Workers of the World, set to begin Monday in Chicago, was postponed from April 29 to May 1. Officials at headquarters announced the delay, citing unspecified reasons.
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Return of Cablegrid Land Lines After War Ends
Washington April 29 Postmaster General Burleson urges President Wilson to restore all telephone and telegraph lines to private owners once Congress enacts needed legislation The cable lines should be returned immediately as war controls ease and peace conference traffic declines Critics in Congress challenge the action as war powers overreach while administration assures no press censorship will accompany reporting from Paris
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Kolchak Troops Advance on Southern Trans Siberian Route
Paris reports Admiral Kolchak's forces pushing along the southern branch of the Trans Siberian road in eastern European Russia toward Kenel, 40 miles east of Samara, while Bolshevik forces seize Glazdy east of Viatka and a third column moves toward Saropul on the Kama river.
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Mexico seizes U S schooner Cape Horn in smuggling case
Galveston April 28. A Mexican gunboat captured the fishing schooner Cape Horn of Gulf Fisheries Inc. and is holding her crew on arms smuggling charges to Mexican rebels. Which faction holds the ship could not be determined.
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