Peace Conference Progress Report From Paris Session
The supreme war council met at the French foreign office with Presidents Wilson and delegates from France Britain Italy and Japan. Officials say armistice terms will be renewed January 17 and the next session set for January 18 at 2 30 p m. China will send its own delegation and Poland seeks American troops under Wilson in Poland.
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Japan
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Poland
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America
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Dunzie
Supreme Council
Treves
Ruesdeay
Groundwork for Tie Structure to be Presented to Delegates
A preliminary Sunday meeting set groundwork for a formal assembly of delegates from many nations. The sessions progress from Sunday to Monday and into today, with further meetings planned in coming weeks and months.
German Reds Beaten as Spartacans Lose Berlin Stronghold
German government forces capture the Silesian railway station in Berlin after defeating about 600 Spartacans including women. Rosa Luxemburg was reported arrested and Liebknecht's son reportedly taken as troops burned Bolshevik literature and secured key offices. Doctor Liebknecht visited his followers' papers amid fighting.
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Silesian
Greater Berlin
Boetzow
Silesian Station
The
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Royal Palace
Rosa Luxembourg
Liebknecht
Ebert- Scheidemann
Woolley backs M’ACCO rail plan for five year control
Robert W. Woolley of the Interstate Commerce Commission told the Senate committee that extending government control of railroad rates for five years is necessary. He argued it will allow setting reasonable rates balancing the needs of consumers shippers and carriers and support the Mead pro proposal.
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R. W. Woolley
Commerce
Washington
Robert W. Woolley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Woolley
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Diet Expert Dr Horace Fletcher Dies in Copenhagen
Dr Horace Fletcher known as an authority on dieting died in Copenhagen on January 14 after a long illness. He suffered from bronchitis and other ailments but his work on nourishment and chewing habits made him famous worldwide.
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Fletcher
Copenhagen
Horace Fletcher
Dietelier
Wreck Victims Identified as 22 On Wolverine Express
Batavia N Y Jan 14 All 22 people killed in the Wolverine express wreck at South Byron have been identified with some certainty. The list includes Captain Franklin K E Leonard Jr Herman Harvey Ballard Jones a New York negro porter Thomas B Cummings Mrs Jennie Levine Henry W Sears R C Parker and others from Grand Rapids Flint Detroit and New York.
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South Byron
Franklin Ke, Leonard, Jr
Grand Rapids
Mich
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Fulton Street
George Rigby
New York
Patrick R. Dougherty
West Fifth Street
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Detroit
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Celia Grauman
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Nathan Lickerman
Chicago
John Friedley
Buffalo
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Wolverine
J. Ri. Dinun
Death rumors of Col. E. M. House proved untrue
Washington reports rumors of Col. E. M. House death in Paris prompted State Department inquiries. Acting Secretary Polk announced late this afternoon that the reports were false and no death had been confirmed.
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Col
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President Wilson May Plan U.S. Speaking Tour
Paris January 14 President Wilson is considering a speaking tour of the United States after his return home The aim is to inform the country of the Paris proceedings and to gauge and bolster public sentiment for the peace principles he has enunciated.
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Paris
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Washington
Bolshevik Forces Advance Toward Warsaw
Near Warsaw on January 14 Bolshevik troops push from Vilna toward Warsaw reaching Lida with Bialystok as a stated objective. General Pilsudski remains uncertain about Paderewski s proposals amid the political turmoil described as muddie.
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Pilsudski
Ignace Jan Paderewski
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Lida
Bialystok
Demands Death for Kaiser in Peace Pact Proposal
Senator Myers urged harsh terms for Germany including execution of the Kaiser and life imprisonment for Von Papen Von Dernster and Dr Bernhard Dernburg He also called for repudiation of Germanys war debts and charging the total war cost to German coffers in the final peace pact.
Russians in German captivity to be aided by Red Cross expedition
Paris Jan 14 The fate of about one million Russian prisoners of war still in Germany will be addressed by Maj. Carl Taylor of the American Red Cross. He will lead a Red Cross expedition into Germany to care for them.
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American Red Croes
Paris
Germany
Red Croas
Red Cross
Yanks Sail for Home From France with 150 Officers and 4 200 Men
Transports Rochambeau Lapland and Cretic sailed from France for New York carrying 150 officers and 4 200 men. Rochambeau arrives January 20 with parts of the 337th and 339th field artillery plus detachments. Lapland arrives January 19 with casual companies and troops for Camp Dix Camp Upton Camp Meade Camp Gordon and hospital detachments. Cretic arrives January 20 with the 42nd coast artillery and about 410 casuals and sick and wounded.
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Cretic
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Camp Beauregard
Forty-second Regiment Coast Artillery
Prince of Wales Stays in Occupation Area
Coblenz Jan. 14. The prince of Wales visited the American zone as guest of Major General Dickman and returned to the British sector. At a dance he was intended to be exempt from cutting in but an officer accidentally claimed the prince as a partner. He let the incident pass and continued with courtesy amid the event.
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Prince of Wales
Dickman
Irtner
Archduke Leopold Salvator Arrives Incognito in Madrid
Archduke Leopold Salvator and Princess Blanche of Castile arrive in Madrid incognito. The Archduke, once generalissimo of the Austrian artillery, travels with his wife in Spain on January 14.
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Archduke Leopold Salvator
Blanche of Caattie
Irchluke
German troops join Spartacans in Constance takeover
Berne Jan 14 German garrison at Constance Baden has joined the Spartacans and gained control of the town. Soldiers occupy the town hall and have disarmed the population.
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Constance
Baden
Spartacans
Demonstration Attack in Munich Repulsed
A January Munich demonstration by unemployed activists led by a Berlin faction attempted to assault the foreign office. The riot was contained and halted. two people were killed and six injured in the disturbance.
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Munich
London
Jan. K
Berlin
Foreign Office
Relief Bill Urged as Europe Faces Starvation Crisis
The House approved a $100,000,000 relief plan to aid starving Europeans with food. President Wilson urged immediate action, warning Bolshevism advances if relief fails, and said funds would finance food shipments to Poland, the Balkans, and liberated Austro-Hungarian regions, not Germany. Henry White stressed urgency to enable a proper peace conference and curb unrest.
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