Wilson Sails for America Amid Brest Welcome
President Wilson left Brest aboard the George Washington at 2:20 PM, city officials greeting him on the pier as Socialist demonstrators passed by. Admirals, generals, and Mrs. Wilson received formal welcomes while a band played national anthems and the crowd cried Vive Wilson.
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Wilson
Germany
U. S
George Ashington
Siam T
H. Salam
N. Benoit
A. 8. Halstead
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Smedley Butler
Yser
America
Edward McCauley
George Washington
U. S. Buys Camp Grant Site
Chicago June 30 The 4000 acres of Camp Grant have become U S government property for about 800000 dollars. Land was leased from owners but the War Department made Camp Grant a permanent cantonment and bought it. Price per acre ranged from 150 to 850 dollars, the highest paid in the purchase of any of the 14 army camps to be retained.
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Chicago
Camp Grant
United States
War Department
Modified Treaty Hope From German Plenipotentiaries
Paris June 30 German plenipotentiaries Dr Mueller and Dr Bell pledged good faith in signing the treaty and urged modifications later. They said the German people would use every means to meet terms while believing the entente would see fit to adjust provisions. They asserted Germany would strive to join the League of Nations and would not attack Poland.
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Mueller
Doctor Bell
Entente
Germany
League of Nations
Poland
Prohibition Law Enforcement Preview In Washington
Dr Edwin C Dinwiddie of the Anti Saloon League says city police will defer to the department of justice to enforce the war prohibition act turning effective July 1 He warns that violations in cities with threats to ignore beer and light wines will face action from prohibitionists to ensure compliance.
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Department of Justice
Washington
Edwin C. Dinwiddie
Dity
Doctor Dinwiddie
20 Yanks to wed Germans in Coblenz affair
Coblenz June 30 The occupation army can now fraternize. The rule against it was declared a dead letter by Colonel Dollge Provost marshal as applicable only during the state of war. Twenty officers and soldiers who were secretly engaged to German girls can now form engagements publicly.
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Coblenz
Berlin
Hindenburg
Save Fatherland Says Hindenburg Steps Down
Berlin reports Field Marshal Hindenburg issues a farewell letter to troops stating his withdrawal as chief and urging the nation to unite under difficult times. He underscores past victories, laments national humiliation, and calls for unwavering defense to restore the fatherland’s standing.
TownleyGilbert Trial Sees Witnesses Restricted
In Jackson Minnesota on June 80e the court limited state efforts to broaden testimony in the Townley Gilbert trial. Defense reconsiders calling Senator Borah and other political figures. Judge Dean overrules prosecution bid to introduce Senator La Follette's St Paul speech. Townley of the Nonpartisan League defends himself on charges of disloyal conspiracy and his remarks transcript is admitted.
T P Shonts Near Death
Theodore P. Shonts president of the Interborough Rapid Transit company has been ill at his New York home and suffered a relapse, sinking rapidly according to reports.
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New York
Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Former German chancellor asks to stand trial for war acts
Berlin reports Dr Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg former German chancellor formally requested Allied powers place him on trial for Germany actions during his tenure He offered to assume responsibility and placed himself at Allies disposal The move followed a May 20 offer he refrained from earlier at the German government’s request He led Germany from 1909 to 1917 and blamed militarists for the war while being blamed himself
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Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg
Germany
Colemen Neemu
von Bethmann- Hollweg
I. von Bethmann-Hollweg
Prince van Buelow
Belgium
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
Employment Service Endorsed by Few Employers
United States employment service was endorsed by only 34 of 405 employers surveyed. The board of directors stated the questionnaire reached leaders of major employers. Ninety five favored a state system of employment service, while 219 opposed and 59 disapproved the idea of a new cabinet post titled secretary of employment.
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New York
United States Employment Service
National Employment Managers
Board of Directors
United States
Hamburg Seized by Government Forces After Strikes
Berlin June 30 government troops take control of Hamburg with no fighting reported. Noske, minister of national defense, proclaims ruthless suppression of disorders and reserves the right to impose martial law where necessary due to unrest in Berlin and Hamburg.
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Hamburg
Gustav Noske
National Defense
Illinois bandit gang captured after mine robbery
Four survivors of five bandits who robbed the Middle Fork mine of $42,000 were captured in a wood between West Frankfort and Benton after a 300-strong posse exchanged about 100 shots. All bandits were slightly wounded and surrendered when out of ammunition.
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Rioting in Paris Leaves Dozens Wounded A1
Paris reports indicate severe rioting last night with American soldiers and French participants. Five American soldiers were killed and one sailor injured, over a hundred others wounded, with two soldiers at risk of death.
War Time Prohibition Looms as Saloon Defiance Grows
Washington reports wide expected defiance by saloon men as war time prohibition takes effect at midnight. Revenue and justice officials prepare to enforce but face uncertainty over what constitutes an intoxicating drink and how to handle violators without clear legislation.
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Revenue
Department of Justice
New York
Revenue and Department’ of Justice
Heer
Senate Bill Aimed at Reds Increases Justice Fund
Washington shows two more measures targeting anarchists bomb throwers and enemies of law and order. The sundry civil appropriation bill boosts the justice department crime detection fund from 1.4 million to 2 million dollars and creates a 300 thousand dollar special fund for the labor department to round up and deport alien anarchists.
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Washington
Senate
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Seat in Treaty Hall Paris Goes For 20000
A Travelers Club member bids twenty thousand dollars for a seat in the Hall of Mirrors where the peace treaty was signed, in Paris on June 30.
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Treaty Hall
Paris
Travelers Club
Hall of Mirrors
Rioting Erupts Over Drunken American Officer
On June 30 in Brest an intoxicated American naval officer tore down and trampled a French flag, triggering clashes between French civilians and American soldiers. Rioters grew in number until authorities restored order with difficulty.
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Brest
Decide fate of Petrograd supply and transport
Washington reports the supreme council of the peace conference will decide whether General Yudenitch can seize Petrograd based on whether the United States will supply foodstuffs and Great Britain will organize transit. Military experts say capture is feasible, but sustaining the population hinges on Allied aid, with early decision expected.
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Yudenitch
Petrograd
Supreme Council
United States
Great Britain
Vetrograd
England
Plot big revolt in Italy conference aims July revolution
A conference held in southern Tyrol by Italian, German, and Austrian communists planned a revolution in Italy for mid July. The dispatch from Vienna notes the gathering aimed to mobilize for a large political upheaval in the country.
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Italy
Tyrol
Vienna
Copenhagen
Treaty deposited in Paris signals end of Versailles talks
In Paris on June 30 the peace treaty was brought from Versailles to the protocol office. Marshal Joffre accepted the document while the ceremony proceeded without him as he returned from London and could not attend. The deposit marks a formal step in the peace process between wartime powers.
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Oklahoma
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Grayson
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Brest
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Versailles
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Marshal Joffre
London
Actor Hackett's Leg Broken in Ontario Accident
Actor James K Hackett sustained a fracture of the left leg after slipping on a wet bathroom floor in Brockville Ontario on June 30. He was treated locally and expected to recover, with further medical evaluation planned after the incident.
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Brockville
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James K Hackett
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