Bourgeois Plan Defeated in Society of Nations Session
Paris Feb 14 Leon Bourgeois led a bid for an inter allied military force to enforce peace but the proposal failed at a Society of Nations meeting. Wilson absent for war council. Cecil chaired. Drafts amended with new articles, several adding force to defend territories. Leaders push for German pledge to honor armistice terms and for security guarantees after demobilization.
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Paris
Leon Bourgeois
Society of Nations
Commission
Wilson
Supreme War Council
Robert Cecil
Peace Conference Commission
League
Germany
Clemenceau
France
King of Roumania Calls Immediate Démobilisation
The king orders immediate demobilisation in Roumania amid fears the step would trigger disorder in Germany, noting no action was taken last November to avoid large scale unrest.
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Germany
Roumania Rebels Attack Bucharest as King Wounded
Report from Berlin dated February 14 describes a general Roumanian uprising led by workers against the royal family. King Ferdinand is wounded while fleeing Bucharest with the queen and our derivative says 60 killed and 160 wounded in clashes. Bolshevik propaganda and internal chaos threaten Bratianu's government amid economic collapse and German occupation fallout.
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Berlin
Roumania
Vienna
Ferdinand
Bucharest
Jassy
Republic
Bratiano
Whigh
Russia
Supreme Council of the Peace Conference
Paris
Provisions Made to See That the Covenants Are Kept
Paris February 14 decisions feature reduction of armaments the establishment of an international court of arbitration creation of an international military and naval force to police the world and defend the league covenants a commercial and financial boycott against powers that disregard league agreements is provided for in the league constitution.
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International Military and Naval Force
President Ebert Plans Complete Demobilization
Weimer February 14 President Ebert announced the German government plans complete disarmament and demobilization.
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Ebert
Lieutenant Tillman Returns with France Honors
Lieut. Fred A. Tillman son of Representative Tillman of Arkansas has returned to Washington with high honors. He wears the Legion of Honor the Croix de Guerre and the American Distinguished Service Cross after service with the American forces in Europe.
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Fred A. Tillman
Representative Tillman
Arkansas
Washington
Capital
France
French Warship Moravenn Driven Ashore at Sebastopol
Paris reports the French dreadnought Moravenn driven ashore in a severe snowstorm at Sebastopol a major Black Sea port. It remains doubtful whether the battleship can be saved from destruction.
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Paris
Sebastopol
Black Sea
Bolsheviks Driven Back In Baltic and Polish Fronts
American reinforcements reach British lines near Sredmukrenga driving back bolshevik assaults. Esthonian and Finnish forces clear Esthonia of bolshevik presence. Bolshevists occupy Zeliva near Bialystok and Brest Litovsk but Polish countermeasures disrupt them. General Bartelmy seeks armistice with Drohobycz oil fields as peace talks continue. Red Cross sends condensed milk to Lemberg.
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Sredmukrenga
Copenhagen
Fes
Libau
Berlin
Sesthonian Republic
Warsaw
Zeliva
Bialystok
Brest-Litovsk
Bartelmy
Drohobycz
American Red Cross
Lemberg
Trade With Czech Republic Opens Under War Trade Board
Washington announces establishment of trade relations between the United States and the new republic of Czecho Slovakian. Applications for licenses to export or import all commodities will now be received by the War Trade Board.
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Germany
Washington
United States
New Republic of Czecho- Slovakian
War Trade Board
Barnes backs Ole Hanson for president
Albany Feb 14 Ole Hanson mayor of Seattle is William Barnes choice for president. He declared in an answers question as to the biggest man in America.
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Albany
N. Y
Ole Hanson
Seattle
Wash
William Barnes
America
Serbs Branded with Irons Arrive in Paris
Lieut. William A Drayton of the Serbian artillery, rejected four times by U S army examiners for disability, arrived in Paris. He, son of J Coleman Drayton of New York, allies commission member, testifies to Bulgarian atrocities including branding women with red hot irons and widespread terror in a Serbian county.
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Paris
William A, Drayton
United States Army
J. Coleman Drayton
New York
Allies
Drayton
Crowder Reappointed Army Judge Advocate General
Maj. Gen. Enoch H. Crowder, judge advocate general of the army, was nominated by President Wilson to succeed himself for a four year term beginning February 15, 1919. He holds the rank of major general dating from October 6, 1917.
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Army
Washington
Enoch H. Crowder
Wilson
Greece Authorized to Send Troops Into Thrace
Paris February 14 Greece has been authorized by the peace conference to dispatch additional troops into Thrace Smyrna district and nearby coastal areas. Observers see it as a step toward Italy and Greece becoming mandatory powers for the occupied territories, with troops to be treated as allied forces subject to conference withdrawal.
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Paris
Greece
Thrace
Smyrna
Italy
Asia Minor
Adalias
Kanteh
Dismisses Plea for Writ to Block Deportation
A writ of habeas corpus aimed at stopping the deportation of aliens from Western cities was dismissed by Federal Judge Knox in New York on February 14. The action sought to halt removal proceedings for 1% detainees.
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New York
Knox
Right to Strike Pointed Out By Conductors Leader
Washington February 13 The right of railroad employees to strike would be insisted upon under government ownership said A B Garreteon president of the Order of Railroad Conductors in reply to questions before the Senate Commerce Committee regarding railroad problems.
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Washington
A. B. Garreteon
The
Order of Railroad Conductors
Cummins
Iowa
Senate
Jersey strike nears end as silk workers return to mills
In Paterson New Jersey on February 13 1940 ten thousand silk dyers and 17000 weavers and other silk workers end a walkout to enforce a 47 hour week. They return to the Mehour Kashé while other workers plan to resume work.
Untimely ultimatum to Germany outlined by war council
Paris reports the supreme war council demands immediate acceptance of new armistice terms by Germany. Marshal Foch heads to Treves to convey conditions including a second military and naval list within three weeks and a firm stance against bargaining. Colonel House will represent the president during the drafting and voting of these terms.
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Paris
Supreme War Council
Germany
Marshal Foch
Treves
Wilson
Colonel House
Uluin
German army demobilization reshapes forces in 1919 plan
London reports indicate Germany will disband 116 and VT classes after Saturday, leaving about 100000 on the eastern front and 450000 from 1918 and 1919 classes as the standard army. Volunteer recruitment has been unproductive, with potential future success hoped.
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London
Germany
Senator Gore backs meat industry bill after hearings
Washington reports a favorable view of a bill to regulate the meat industry this session. The Senate Agriculture Committee chaired by Gore announced support after weeks of open hearings with testimony from all interests. Government control favored by the Federal Trade Commission was endorsed by farmers' organizations.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Agriculture Committee
Gore
Federal Trade Commission
Senate Agriculture
Senate Passes War Revenue Bill in Senate Approval
The conference report on the $65 billion war revenue bill was adopted by the Senate without a record vote. The measure proceeds to the president for signature after his return from Europe.
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Washington
House
Senate
Europe
Wilson Seeks Return to Shape League of Nations
Paris February 14 President Wilson announced he plans to return to France to help finalize the League of Nations and later advance it toward a very far advanced stage. He said principles prove themselves in practice and noted the war’s miracles in uniting nations and mobilizing a moral force for cooperation.
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Paris
Wilson
France
League of Nations
Celes
League
Tresteen
Deportation urged for aliens who fled military service
Washington February 14 Representative Johnson of Indiana urged deportation of aliens who surrendered declarations of intention to become citizens to avoid military service. He presented a telegram from citizens of Aberdeen Washington urging such deportations.
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Johnson
Ington
Aberdeen
Wash
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