Uncertainty on Open Discussion of League Grows among Leaders
Washington reports indicate sharp crystallization of opinion among Senators and Representatives on the League of Nations proposal. Debate awaits President Wilson’s February 26 talks with foreign relations leaders, with Borah and Reed hinting at forthcoming speeches opposing internationalization.
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League of Nations
Congress
Wilson
Senate
House Foreign Relations Committee
Reed
Borah
Ukrainians gain at Lemberg in Polish railway push
Wireless dispatches from Kiev report Ukrainians pushing near Lemberg and claiming gains to disruptPolish railway lines into the city. An armistice mission to War saw returns to Kiev with assurances from the Poles that a new mission led by Stepnicky will go to Warsaw for peace talks.
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Kiev
Lemberg
Warsaw
Stepnicky
Ukraine
Would Ship Reds to Hell Says Rev John Hill
Chicago reports an interview with Rev John Wesley Hill chancellor of Lincoln Memorial University who comments on anarchists and radicals deportation. Hill says he would load them on a stone ship with lead sails and God’s wrath for the nearest port as he travels from New York toward Denver.
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Hell
John Wesley Hill
New York
Lincoln Memorial University
United States
Doctor Hill
Denver
How Uncle Sam Treats Tax Dodgers Under New Law
Washington reports the revenue chief outlines the fight against tax evasion. Commissioner Daniel C. Roper says deliberate concealment or fraud funds will meet full civil and criminal penalties, while honest taxpayers receive cooperative support and help from the Internal Revenue Service.
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Uncle Sam
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Eed
Wilson to maintain Paris Washington contact during voyage
President Wilson will stay in close touch with Paris and Washington as the U S S George Washington heads home. Col E M House resumes his role as the president's spokesman to relay messages from Paris by wireless, while Arlington naval station can transmit Secretary Tumulty's views to the president.
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Paris
Washington
U. S
George Washington
United States
Soldiers and Sailors Demand Name Change at Phoenix Meeting
A body of uniformed troops attended the second meeting in Phoenix to denounce the Soldiers Sailors and Workers council and to demand dropping the words soldiers and sailors from the group name.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Phoenix
Ariz
Soldiers, Sailors and Workers’ Council
Soldiers and Sailors
Transports Bring 7 400 Troops Back After Severe Gales
After three days of gales the transports Matsonia Louisville and cruiser Huntington arrived with 7 400 troops. The Sixty-eighth Coast Artillery with 37 officers and 1 792 enlisted men returns. 209 sick and wounded go to Camp Dod and 139 convalescents bound for Cathy Grant. The Louisville faced a perilous voyage listing and its abandon ship signal was sounded as 12 hours of seasickness and wounded sailors strained morale. Illinois regulars lament missed front action while others discuss postwar discharge plans at Camp Merritt.
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Louisville
Hittington
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Camp Dod
Cathy Grant
Three Hundred and Fifty-First Field Artillery
One Hundred and Sixty-seventh Field Artilery Brigade
Thirty-third Division
Flanders
Errekah
Huntington
Illinois
Harry Cooper
Chicago
Charlies AL Sheppard
St. Louis Street
Edwardsville
Albert MH
House Appropriation Committee Approves Railroad Funding
Washington February 17 the House Appropriation committee approved a seven hundred fifty thousand dollar appropriation to operate railroads under government control. The House Interstate Commerce committee abandoned plans for any new railroad legislation this session.
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Washington, D. C
House
Turks Drive 1 200 to Death
Dr George L White president of Anatolia College Ankara Marsovan says in 1914 Turks and Kurds dug a trench near Marsovan and drove 1200 Armenian men and women to the edge of the pit then killed them with clubs or bullets before tossing them in The victims were from the families of slain professors and women captives.
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New York
George L. White
Anatolia College
Marsovyan
Turkey
Leviathan
Marsovan
Socialists Disapprove League in Paris Debate
Paris February 17 socialists and extreme conservatives reject the proposed League of Nations statutes while opportunists gain reassurance from the United States pledge to defend Kansas against any future attack.
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Paris
Coague of Nations
Kaney
Germany Signs New Extension of the Armistice
Weimar dispatch says the German government accepted the Allies terms for an extension of the armistice on Sunday night. The move signals Germany will push to fulfill prior agreements and continue peace efforts.
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Germany
Copenhaga
Weimar
Dispatch
Territorial Commands Formed in Lorraine and Alsace
Two territorial superior commands have been created for Lorraine and Alsace. Gen. L. B. E. DeMaud d'Huy, former Metz governor, will lead in Lorraine, while General Hirschauer, Strassburg governor, will lead in Alsace. Both will wield authority equal to eastern France regional commanders.
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Lorraine
Alsace
L. BE. DeMaud d'Huy
Metz
Hirschauer
France
Eisner Says Germany Remains Isolated and Distrusted
Bavarian premier Kurt Eisner, after returning to Munich from Berne, rebukes German press attacks on his Berne speech. He says Germans are widely isolated from world opinion and faced with deep mistrust. He accuses allies of treating the German revolution as a comedy and calls for an entire change of German government leadership.
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Kurt Eisner
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Terr Eisner
Weimar Reports German Armistice Reply Delayed
A Weimar dispatch dated February 17 states the German government asked for a 24 hour extension to answer Marshal Foch on prolonging the armistice. It notes the armistice commission report delay prevents a reply by the five o clock deadline.
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Copenhagen
Weimar
Marshal Foch
Armistics Commission
Goaded Into Flight by Taunts Roosevelt Death Story
A wartime tale in the Evening Telegram claims Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, urged by taunts of a “chair warming” officer, volunteered for a dangerous mission. Nearsighted and assigned to ground work, he supposedly led a squadron over German lines, then separated and was shot down after misreading his position.
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New York
Quentin Roosevelt
Evening Telegram
France
Roosevelt
the Leutenant
Americans in Paris Jubilant Over Covenant Move at Crillon
The American entourage of President Wilson at the Hotel Crillon hails the unanimous report of the League of Nations plan to the peace conference as a golden day in civilization. Oscar Strauss calls the term covenant sacred, arguing it signals future world rule by divine law. The Crillon crowd expresses broad enthusiasm for the milestone.
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Paris
Wilson
Crillon
Seven New Post Offices Planned in Several States
The omnibus public building bill proposes new post offices or extensions in Washington Court House Ohio Steubenville Ohio Sandusky Ohio Madison Wisconsin Memphis Tennessee Akron Ohio and Chicago Illinois with funding amounts ranging from thirty thousand dollars to six hundred eighty six thousand seven hundred twenty five dollars and more.
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Madison, Wis
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Washington
Washington Courthouse
Steubenville
Sandusky
Madison
Wis
Memphis
Taft Urges Ratification of League of Nations Treaties
Helena Montana February 17. Former U S President William Howard Taft appeals to citizens to use influence with senators to ratify treaties embodying the league of nations idea. He speaks on patriotism and humanity urging action.
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Helena
Mont
William Howard Taft
United States
French Fear Germany In League Backdrop Deadline
Paris February 17 French delegate Professor Ferdinand Lamande warns that a German entry into any league must be matched by stronger guarantees for France. He argues France cannot rely on Germany’s pledges and fears future German destruction methods including aerial forces.
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United States
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
League of Nations
Germany
Ferdinand Lamande
League of Nations Commission
Auzekia
Lamaude
Lienceforty Cleruuiny
Gornans
Lamande
Larnande
U S WANTS 1500 HUSKIES Washington Web 17
The United States Shipping Board seeks 1 500 young Americans to learn boiler firing for new merchant marine ships. Edward N Hurley announced 1 500 per month will be trained at 80 a month for 60 days then go to deep water voyages at 75 a month. Uniforms and bows are furnished.
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Washington
United States Shipping Board
Merchant Marine
Choirown
Edward N. Hurley
British aid to starving French villages revealed in report
A French mission report shows British forces fed and assisted inhabitants in villages evacuated by the October 1 to November 25 advance. The army relieved 700,000 people and distributed at least 5,084,000 civilian rations. Clemenceau praised the aid to Field Marshal Haig saying France will never forget it.
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Clemenceau
Haig
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