Bourgeois Plan Defeated as Nations Debate Peace Force
Paris reports Leon Bourgeois failed to push an inter allied military force plan at the Society of Nations meeting. Wilson was absent, Lord Cecil chaired, and the commission added clarifications with over a quarter of the draft approved. The talks also tightened German terms and conditions tied to armistice pledges and postwar security guarantees.
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King of Roumania Calls Immediate Demobilisation
The monarch urges swift demobilisation amid wartime tensions while noting inaction last November due to fears of widespread disorder in Germany. The remark reflects concerns over upheaval and regional stability during the transition.
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Warship Moravean Ashore at Sebastopol in Snowstorm
Paris reports the French dreadnought Moravean driven ashore in a snowstorm at Sebastopol, raising doubts about whether the battleship can be saved from total destruction.
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Allied Fronts See Pushes as Bolsheviks Retreat
American reinforcements reach British and Russian forces near Sredmakrenga, pushing Bolsheviks south. Libau reports Estonia cleared of Bolsheviks, while Zeliya falls under Bolshevik control near Bialystok and Brest-Litovsk. Polish-O Ukrainians Armistice talks hinge on Drohobycz oil rights. Red Cross ships condensed milk to Hemberg.
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Trade with Czechs to Open
Washington announces the establishment of trade relations between the United States and the new republic of Czecho Slovakia. The War Trade Board says applications for licenses to export or import all commodities will now be received.
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United States
New Republic of Czecho- Sloovakia
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Barnes selects Ole Hanson for president
Albany February 14 Ole Hanson mayor of Seattle Wash is William Barnes choice for president Barnes declared when asked who he thought was the biggest man in America Hanson named as favorite by Barnes amid political discussion in Albany.
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Roumania King Shot as Uprising Grips Bucharest
Berlin dispatch reports a general Roumanian uprising with King Ferdinand wounded while fleeing Bucharest. Workers blocked routes to the palace shouting for a republic as 60 killed and 160 wounded in clashes with royal troops amid Bolshevik propaganda claims.
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Serbian Officer Reveals Bulgarian Atrocities in Paris
Lieut. William A. Drayton of the Serbian artillery, twice rejected by U S army exams for disability, arrived in Paris and described Bulgarian torture of civilians. He cited aged women branded with red hot irons and a county-wide terror campaign crippling the population.
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William A. Drayton
United States Army
J. Coleman Drayton
New York
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Crowder Nominated to Succeed Self for Four-Year Term
President Wilson nominates Maj. Gen. Enoch H. Crowder to continue as judge advocate general of the army for four more years starting February 15, 1919. His rank as major general dates from October 6, 1917.
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Provisions Made to See that the Covenants Are Kept
Paris February 14 reduction of armaments creation of an international court of arbitration and an international military and naval force to police the world and protect league covenants decisions are among the features of the league of nations. It was decided to offset a commercial and financial boycott against any power that disregards its agreements with the league. These measures are provided for in the constitution.
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International Military and Naval Force
Ebert Announces Plan for Complete Demobilization
President Ebert states Germany will pursue full disarmament and demobilization. The announcement came from Weimer on February 14 as the government outlines a major postwar military pullback.
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Lieutenant Fred A Tillman Returns With Distinctions
Lieut. Fred A. Tillman, son of Representative Tillman of Arkansas, returns to Washington with notable honors. He has been mustered out in large numbers and wears the Legion of Honor Croix de Guerre and the American Distinguished Service Cross.
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Greece Authorized to Send Additional Troops to Thrace and Smyrna
Paris reports Greece has authorization from the peace conference to deploy more troops into Thrace the Smyrna district and adjacent coastal areas. Observers see the move as a step toward Greece and Italy becoming mandated powers for the occupied territories with withdrawal by the conference possible.
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Dismissal of Writ in Deportation Case
A writ of habeas corpus to halt the deportation of 53 aliens brought from Western cities was dismissed by Federal Judge Knox in New York. The action sought to stop removal proceedings and draw on habeas relief.
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Knox
Right to Strike Asserted by Conductors Leader
A. B. Garretson president of the Order of Railroad Conductors said the right to strike would be insisted upon under government ownership in response to questions before the Senate Commerce Committee regarding railroad problems.
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Iowa
Senate Commerce Committee
Jersey strike nears end as silk workers return to Sohour
In Paterson New Jersey ten thousand dyers and seventeen thousand silk weavers and others return to work on the Sohour schedule following a strike for a 47 hour week. The remaining workers are expected to follow suit.
Ultimatum to HMNS New Truce Conditions Demand End to War on Poles
Paris reports new armistice terms agreed by the supreme war council must be accepted by Germany without quibbling. Marshal Foch leaves for Treves to present the terms to the German armistice commission and outline a supplementary list to be completed within three weeks. Colonel House will stand in for Wilson as terms are framed. The French press says the pact acts as an ultimatum and bars a German offensive against the Poles.
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France
Supreme War Council
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Treves
German Armistice Commission
Colonel House
German Army Demobilization Nears Completion
London reports demobilization of Germany's old army is nearly finished. After Saturday the 1916 and 1917 classes will be disbanded leaving about 100000 on the eastern front and the 1918 1909 classes totaling around 450000 kept as the standard army. Attempts to recruit volunteers have been unproductive but may improve later.
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Eastern Front
U. S. to Rule Meat Packers
Washington report states the Senate Agriculture Committee plans favorable action on a bill to regulate the meat industry this session. Chairman Gore closed weeks of hearings with testimony from all interests and supporters of government control urged by the Federal Trade Commission and farmers' organizations.
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Senate Passes War Revenue Bill Without Record Vote
Washington February 14 The conference report on the six billion dollar war revenue bill was adopted by the senate without a record vote. The measure goes to the president who is expected to sign it soon after his return from Europe.
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Wilson Seeks Return to Shape League of Nations
President Wilson announces plans to return to France to help finalize the League of Nations and predicts progress to a very advanced stage after his return. He emphasizes practical implementation of principles and the need for near term visions over distant dreams while praising wartime miracles and moral global cooperation.
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France
League of Nations
Deport Alien Deportation Urged in House
Washington February 14. Representative Johnson of Washington urged deportation of aliens who surrendered declarations of intention to become American citizens to escape military service. He presented a telegram from Aberdeen citizens urging such deportations.
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