Allied Conspiracy Uncovered Over 30 Million in Munitions Fraud
National Guard and Army divisions begin return to home as demobilization accelerates. About 50,000 occupation troops recruited. Archangel expedition to sail home within two weeks. Official figures show 3,308 officers and men added in May, with 2,891 returning to civil life. Casualties in North Russia total 20 officers and 536 men, including 99 killed, 35 died, 77 died of disease or accident, and 325 wounded.
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Associated Press
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Captain Funck of Austrian Army Sentenced to Death
Paris dispatch reports Captain Funck of the Austrian army was tried by a secret court martial and sentenced to death as a spy. He allegedly remained in Paris before and during the war and was convicted of passing information on Gotha bombardments to the German attaché in Madrid.
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Gothas
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Ten Persons Expelled From the Rhineland
Ten individuals expelled from Rhine land areas occupied by the French have reached Darmstadt. They allege confinement in bar racks at Worms, food deprivation for 24 hours, crowding in a column without proper clothing, and maltreatment by French officers under the new republic.
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Erickson denounces Townley press for misquote at Minot meeting
Reverend P. W. Erickson of Minot accuses Townley press of misquoting his labor convention speech to smear the Nonpartisan League. He says the reporter distorted remarks to aid Socialist leadership and denies urged labor party ties. Erickson vows to speak against Townley measures at upcoming anti Townley rally.
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P. W. Erickson
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Erickson
Nonpartisan League
North Dakota
Jeadera
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Hoe
Importation of foreign sugar revived in France
Paris reports The Journal Oicel publishes a decree repealing the prohibition on importing foreign sugar into France. The move reopens trade with foreign suppliers and marks a shift in tariff policy for the nation.
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Paris
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Oicel
Dernburg Denounces Peace Terms As Useless Says Germany Cannot Pay
June 7 Landen Germany faces financial strain and resistance to reparations. Dr Bernard Dernburg argues Germany cannot meet heavier demands or be forced to sign. He warns the Entente cannot compel payment and suggests occupation alone would not secure Germany’s capitulation. The interview questions the treaty’s effectiveness and Germany’s capacity to fund reparations through production and imports.
Indictments Against Four Men by U S Grand Jury
Detroit June 7 an alleged conspiracy to defraud the government of 30 million dollars in munition supplies has been uncovered. Indictments charging conspiracy were returned against Captain Sotatios Nicholson Washington Grant Hugh Browne Fred C Collins and a U S army officer now in France.
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United States Grand Jury
Sotatios Nicholson Washington
Ordnance Department
Grant Hugh Browne
Fred C. Collins
Greece
United States Army
France
Arthur L. Barkey
Peace conference aims to speed Allied reply to Germany
Reports from Farid indicate the council of four orders commissions to finish their reports by Monday and present the reply to the enemy. Berlin shows cautious optimism while Paris notes possible treaty alterations. Lloyd George attends reparations discussions as German envoy von Brockdorff-Rantzau leaves Versailles for Germany. Italian claims on the Adriatic unsettle circles. Orlando sets June 18 as a deadline for a settlement. Admiral Kolchak’s forces face Bolshevik delays in European Russia. Hungarian Bolsheviks press Czech troops between Budapest and Vienna with Czech army under French command.
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Ten Irishmen murdered in few months report says
Paris reports a wave of killings in Ireland as coroners juries find wilful murder by soldiers and constables. A committee of Irish American delegates charges mass arrests without specific accusations, prison atrocities, and punitive measures causing deaths and family destitution. The document urges the peace conference to investigate the Irish question.
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Associated Press
Ireland
Frank P. Walsh
Michael J. Ryan
Edward F. Dunne
United States
Wilson
Peace Conference
Paris Strikes Endorsed by Federation Proclaims Action
The general labor federation endorses ongoing strikes yet urges keeping actions strictly professional. Delegates will tour provincial centers to present the federation program to workers, while British unions are invited to coordinate. The proclamation cites government silence as fueling unrest and questions use of force against strikers.
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Firm Against Publication of the Treaty
Paris June The American delegation to the peace conference remains uncertain about publishing the German peace treaty before signing and may not share the current text with the United States Senate in its present form.
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United States Senate
German National Assembly Called to Meet June 12
The German national assembly has been called to meet in Weimar on Thursday, June 12. Berlin note confirms the session date and venue.
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German National Assembly
Weimar
Telegraphers of Winnipeg to Meet Today
Winnipeg telegraph operators on strike will convene late afternoon to decide on returning to work Monday. Other unions may meet to determine their strike stance as details emerge from a Winnipeg labor scene with metal trades and railway dispute mediations ongoing.
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Winnipeg. Man
Rhenish Republic movement stalls in American zone
Report from Coblenz says the Rhenish Republic has made no headway in the American occupation area. American authorities maintain opposition to political moves while French and British officers show mixed reactions. A May 21 French colonel sought urgent talks with General Liggett to permit a meeting of 50 or 60 German delegates aiming to establish a republic. The Americans deemed the effort purely political and refused. By June 1 Mayence notes claimed the republic declared at Wiesbaden with Dr Dorten as head.
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Republic
Dr. Dorten
Germans Recruiting More Troops Across Regions
Berne reports rising German recruitment activity with agents in Austria and Switzerland. Die Freiheit notes strong army and ammo gathering efforts while Abends and Nachrichten cite recruiting offices offering nine marks per day and fidelity premiums as incentives.
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Austria
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Basel
Council of Four Continues Work of German Terms
Paris June 7 The council of four this morning continued its consideration of German counter proposals. The commissions held sessions include those on ports and waterways Belgium and Alsace Lorraine.
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Alsace- Lorraine
First Cuban Graduates From U S Navy Academy
Ensign Carlos Aurelio Hevis son of Cal Aurelio Hevia former Cuban war and navy secretary became the first Cuban to graduate from the United States Naval Academy. He received his diploma at the graduation exercises yesterday in Washington.
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Aurelio Hevia
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United States Naval Academy
Telegraphers May Strike If Orders Issued by Konenkamp
In Atlanta on a June day 3000 telegraphers may strike if orders are issued by J. Konenkamp head of the nation’s telegraphers union. The union president announced a nationwide strike at a Washington gathering, signaling potential action across Southeastern districts including Western Union operators in nodal regions.
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