Mandatories for Hun Colonies Now Defined
The council of great powers defines the disposition of German colonies and Turkish occupied regions in Asia. Germany will not regain colonies due to mismanagement. Armenia Syria Mesopotamia Palestine and Arabia detachments aim for development under league supervision with varied mandatory powers.
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Paris
Council of the Great Powers
Turkey
Asia
Germany
Armenia
Syria
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Arabia
League of Nations
Ime
Central
Africa
German Southwest Africa
South Pacific Islands
Turks Attacking Armenian Villages
London reports intense anxiety among Armenians as Turkish troops join Tartar bands and attack Armenian villages. Fears grow of new atrocities before Allied relief reaches beleaguered towns. Unconfirmed bulletins cite mass killings at Baku after Turkish and German reinforcements.
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London
Baku
Premier Hughes objects to Pacific colonies mandate
Paris report states Premier Hughes of Australia refused to subscribe to the provisional arrangement on German colonies in the Pacific. He urged the peace conference to issue a mandate for jurisdiction of these territories at once, calling New Guinea a matter of life and death for Australians.
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Paris
Hughes
Australia
Pacific
League of Nations
New Guinea
Nine defaulters sentenced under military act in Sudbury
Nine defaulters under the military service act were sentenced by Magistrate Brodie in Sudbury Ontario. Five received one year in Burwash and a 200 dollar fine. Others got sentences ranging from one to six months with fines, and terms of imprisonment with 100 to 200 dollar fines. Defaulting on fines adds three months.
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Sudbury
Ont
Brodie
Burwash
Britain to Lead Global Steel Trade Says Report
The American chamber of commerce in London quotes plans for a British iron and steel plant covering 1 million acres aimed at producing 20 000 tons weekly. Britain seeks 1 million tons of pig iron from the United States for 1919 delivery.
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London
American Chamber of Commerce
United States
Britain
Germany
Troop total for Rhine region limited to one million
The Echo de Paris reports that American French and British forces in occupied Rhine regions will be capped at 1,000,000 troops. This figure reflects allied military strength in the occupied zones and shapes postwar planning.
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Paris
Rhine
Echo de Paris
Siberia Seeks Canadian Goods in Vladivostok Mission
The Canadian economic mission opens offices in central Vladivostok led by C. F. Just and Trade Commissioner Wilgress. They report a need for Canadian manufactured goods, especially farm implements, amid transport and finance disarray. Royal Bank of Canada plans a local branch opening in February. Mr Rae, who arrived with the mission, will return to Canada soon.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Rae
Vladivostok
Canada
Soviet Decree Threatens Death for Officials Drunkenness
A Petrograd decree warns Bolshevik officials of high rank that drunkenness among them is rising and if measures fail the death penalty may be imposed. The decree frames punishment as a response to inebriety among leadership.
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Stockholm
Petrograd
Governor General Warns Against Bolshevism at Quebec Club
The governor general addressed the Quebec Canadian club focusing on post war problems. He warned against Bolshevism spreading from hidden slums and urged elimination of slums as a key measure to root out the menace.
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Quebec
Governoreneral
British Labor Troubles Grow in Intensity Across Cities
London reports indicate no major change in the labor situation aside from Glasgow. Belfast firms threaten lockouts. unions seek national standards and a shorter 47 hour week, while Belfast linen mills stay open. Edinburgh strikers demand funds. Dublin pressure rises to join actions. miners seek a 30 percent wage rise, 10 hour day, and nationalization with ministry cabinet review.
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London
Glasgow
Belfast
Rike
Ordes
Dublin
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Corporation
Leith Corporation
South Wales
Miners’ Federation
Labor Ministry
Board of Trade
Federation
Army Estimates Put German Forces In Coblenz Area
Intelligence officers estimate 300000 to 500000 German soldiers in depots with morale too low for large operations and a declining overall army. A new volunteer force of 100000 to 300000 with doubtful morale is forming, not yet fully organized, and 49000 volunteers are in the Frankfort on the Oder region as depots shift eastward.
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Coblenz
Chird
Germany
Frankforton-the-Oder
Endurance Ship Wreck Near Yarmouth With Loss of Ten
The exploration ship Endurance once the Nimrod used by Sir Ernest Shackleton was dashed on sands off Yarmouth. Ten of the twelve crew members are reported lost after the wreck amid ongoing coal trade interests between France and England.
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Yarmouth
Eng
Endurance
Ernest Shackleton
Antarctic
France
England
Queensbury Plans West Montreal Residence
The Marquis of Queensbury announced to an interviewer that he will reside near Prince Repert in West Montreal with his family, stating Canada is the best place to settle for those seeking opportunity.
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Montreal
Canada
Marquis of
No Relief for People Minneapolis Bread Prices Relief
Minneapolis flour millers predict wartime bread prices will hold for about eighteen months, affecting households nationwide. The forecast implies sustained high costs for daily staples amid ongoing global shortages.
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Minneapolis
German Atrocities and Europe Peace Talk Highlight in St Catharines
Rev Br Newell Dwisht Hillis of Pilgrim Church Brooklyn warned that Germany has strength to bend economies through control of water, coal, oil and timber while urging a fifteenth point at the peace talks to free smaller nations from industrial domination. He cited Germany’s vast assets and indifference to war costs, noting negotiators’ resolve.
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St. Catharines
Poland
Russia
Siberia
Germany
Europe
Airplanes Carry Food To Belgium Relief Effort
The government assigns a squadron of military aircraft to daily runs delivering food to Belgium. The service starts at once between Folkestone and Ghent to aid the relief population.
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London
Belgium
Folkestone
Ghient
Jellicoe To Tour Empire Naval Scheme Early Next Year
Admiral Lord Jellicoe will begin a tour around February to promote an empire naval scheme. He travels first to India then Australia, followed by New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada. Lady Jellicoe accompanies him on the journey spanning several months.
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Jellicoe
London
Lord Jellicoe
India
Australia
New Fedland
South Africa
Canada
Proposal for an International Parliament Under League of Nations
A memorandum to the peace conference by Canadian Justice Minister Charles J. Doherty proposes an international people’s house to be connected with the League of Nations. The body would include delegates elected by nations and aim to prevent war through direct popular involvement and advisory legislation alongside judicial and executive organs.
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Paris
People's House of Representatives
League of Nations
Charles J. Doherty
League of Nations Commissions
Doherty
Sweden recognizes LW.W. Sweden recognizes LW.W.
Stockholm reports Politiken, the Bolshivik organ in Sweden, calls party members to organize protests against U S treatment of the Industrial Workers of the World. It claims to have obtained details of imprisonments in the Chicago Bastile and urges freeing American political prisoners.
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Stockholm
Politiken
America
Chicago Bastile
Former Treaties Become Invalid in Paris Peace Talks
Paris reports that secret wartime treaties are void as armistice terms bind the peace process. International law experts say the League of Nations principle also cancels earlier understandings, making the armistice the sole treaty guiding negotiations.
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Paris
League of Nations
United Press
Summer Fair Dates Set for Western Provinces
The Western Canada Fairs Association in session here fixed 1919 fair dates. Calgary opens in early July, then Edmonton in mid July, Saskatoon in late July, Brandon in late July, and Regina at the end of July and early August.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Prairie Provinces
Western Canada Fairs’ Association
Calgary
Edmonton
Brandon
Regina
Bombs in abandoned coal kill two British soldiers
In Mons Belgium two British soldiers were killed and several injured when bombs hidden in abandoned coal exploded as they were removing the coal. The blast occurred during a clearance operation against German booby traps.
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Mons
Belgium
Berlin Dispatches Troops to Bremen to Restore Order
Berlin authorities move to Bremen sending troops to quell violence as Gustave Noske frames action to prevent Spartacist seizure. Troops will fire only if attacked. first contingents have arrived in Bremer.
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Paris
Berlin
Bremen
Bremer
Gustave Noske
Noske
Germans Seize Land to Aid Returning Soldiers
Berlin reports a bill in the German assembly to confiscate one tenth of the largest estates bought by war profiteers or those changing hands in twenty years. The confiscation aims to enable returning soldiers to acquire land holdings.
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Copenhagen
National Assembly
Berligs
Hopes for Peaceful Solution of German Colonies Question
London reports the supreme council offers a peaceful path for German colonies. The Times says allies and the United States agree colonies must not return to Germany due to abuse and oppression. It favors a disciplined use of the mandatory system where appropriate, with emphasis on Australia and New Zealand wanting nearby islands.
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London
Supreme Council
The
Times
United States
Germany
German East Africa
Europe
America
the Times
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