Allies To Enforce Armistice Terms After Paris Deliberations
Reported decisions by the supreme inter allied war council to renew the armistice with stricter terms. Measures to control German demobilization and wartime plant production to be fixed soon. Emphasis on German conduct toward Poland and potential occupation of Danzig port and the Danzig Thorn rail line.
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Paris
Supreme War Council
Germany
London
Supreme Inter-Allied War Council
Poland
France
Foch
Wart Council
Reuter
Danzig
Thorn
Forces of Portuguese reform movement mass near Oporto
Paris reports that about fifty thousand reformist Republicans gather around Oporto, the royalist stronghold. Attacks by royalists on Republican troops were repelled, railways function normally, and the government youth mobilization proceeded without disorder.
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Paris
Portuguese Reform Republican Movement
Oporto
Lisbon
Hans Elect President Weimar
Karl Kautzky, under secretary for foreign affairs in the Ebert cabinet, was elected president of the German national assembly by a vote of 374 to 399 cast.
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Weimar
Karl Kautzky
Ebert
National Assembly
Montenegro Accuses Serbia in Bid for Jugo Slavic Union
King Nicholas of Montenegro proclaims that Serbia plots to thwart Montenegro’s goal of joining a Yugoslav federation. Montenegro’s foreign minister Dr. Chotch appeals to the peace conference, charging Serbia with besieging Montenegro and ignoring its vital interests.
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Paris
Nicholas
Montenegro
Chotch
Serbia
Turkish Leaders Arrested in Constantinople
Washington reports further arrests of leading Turkish Union and Progress Party figures in Constantinople. Halil Pasha, Vehi Pasha, Mahmoud Kiamil and others are held to prevent disorders and Bolshevik disturbances. A special court martial will try them as property of party members is seized nationwide.
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Washington
Constantinople
Party of Union and Progress
State Department
Halil Pasha
Enver Pasha
Vehi Pasha
Mahmoud Kiamil
Union and Progress Party
Kaiser Declared Legally Dead by Heir in Potsdam Speech
Prince Fitel Friedrich, heir to the Hohenzollerns, told tenants near Potsdam on the former German emperor’s birthday that the Kaiser is dead in legal terms. He claimed circumstances erased him from world history and that, legally, his father is dead.
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Amsterdam
Potsdam
Fitel Friedrich
Hohenzollern
German Unity in Speech as Weimar Assembly Opens
Chancellor Ebert opened the national assembly with a forceful address amid interruptions by independents. He denounced reparations and war guilt, urged unity, self reliance, and warned opposition not to push Germany to the brink. He favored joining the League of Nations and hinted at reunification with Austria.
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Weimar
National Assembly
Ebert
Berlin
Herr Ebert
Germany
Alsace
Wilson
League of Nations
Herr Edeit
Austria
Japan May Settle Russian Troubles
Reports from Vladivostok state the Russian government has accepted a Japanese offer of men money and arms to settle the Bolshevik difficulty. The move follows fears that the allies may withdraw from Siberia and that Prince's Island talks could recognize the Bolsheviks. In return Japan gains iron and coal concessions in the Primor district.
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Vladivostok
Siberia
Prince’s Island
Priamur
Allies advance on Petrograd road south of Kadish
British and Russian forces with American machine guns and trench motor units attack Bolsheviks on the Petrograd road south of Kadish. Canadian artillery silenced enemy guns as infantry moved forward to protect American positions at Sredmakrenga about thirty miles eastward.
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Archangel
Petrograd Road
Kadish
Sredmakrenga
Save the Kaiser Society Organizing in Germany
The Volks Zeitung of Osnabrück reports societies formed in Germany to "save the Kaiser" from being handed to the Allies. It cites Fitel Frederick, son of the former emperor, as sending a letter to the premier urging government aid for the plan.
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Germany
Volks Zeitung
Osnabruck
Fitel Frederick
Direction Finding Stations Established on Canadian Coast
The Department of the Naval Service set up four direction finding stations on the east coast of Canada at Cape Sable Halifax Harbour Cape Canso and Cape Race Newfoundland. They allow a vessel with wireless to obtain a bearing from far offshore improving position fixes in fog. Since armistice, the stations are used by commercial shipping and information is being distributed globally.
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Ottawa
Department of the Naval Service
Canada
Cape Sable
Halifax Harbor
Cape Canso
Cape Race
Newfoundland
British Shipping Losses Urge Immediate Rebuild
Archibald S. Hurd argues in the Daily Telegraph that Britain has paid for victory with over 9 million tons of shipping sunk, far more than France or Italy and about 17 times the United States. He calls for immediate steps to rebuild the British merchant marine.
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London
Archibald S. Hurd
Daily Telegraph
United Kingdom
Great Britain
France
Italy
United States
Peace Talks Move Toward Imposed Settlement in Europe
Paris reports accelerated progress toward a world settlement as Italy and Greece mend relations under Venizelos. Dalmatian coast tensions ease though Albania and eastern Adriatic disputes loom. The Paris peace conference advances in four stages with expected May signing and possible enemy participation by mid April.
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London
Paris
Morning Post
Italy
Greece
Venizelos
Dalmatian
Wilson
Washington
Albania
Mediterranean
Adriatic
Fiume
France
Syria
Lebanon
Lloyd George
Lord Milner
Conference Bureau
Red Cross Plans Wounded Canadian Troop Landing
The American Red Cross announced plans to land wounded Canadian troops at Portland Maine with U S government approval. They will be transferred by rail across Maine and New Hampshire to shorten the journey home from France. The first load debarks at Portland in a few days, with two consignments a month thereafter.
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Washington
Portland
Maine
United States
American Red Cross
New Hampshire
France
Long Credits Paris and International Moratorium Idea
Alvin W. Krech of Equitable Trust urges an international moratorium to suspend liquidations among nations to buy time for reconstruction. He says France England and the U S owe each other while small nations cannot pay. He also notes US support shifting to strengthen Franco American ties. Also reports Canada launches the first of 1,500 ton steamers for the French government in British Columbia with ships built in Vancouver and Victoria.
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France
England
America
Belgium
Italy
Germany
Canada
British Columbia
Lyall
Vancouver
Victoria
Submarine warfare crime urged to abolish U boat construction
A Paris via New York report summarized by the Daily Telegraph argues for ending submarine warfare. It cites heavy British losses of ships and cargoes, claims thousands killed at sea, and urges criminalizing submarine construction to deter future use and secure democratic safety.
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London
Paris
Daily Telegraph
Money Orders Urged for Italian Remittances
The Italian postal administration urges remittances to Italy be sent by money orders. The U S post office declines responsibility for tampering with valuables in registered letters.
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Ottawa
Post Office Department
Italian Postal Administration
Air Mechanics Rebel in London Depot Strike
More than four thousand Royal Air Service mechanics refuse to go on duty in depots near London. They say their wartime contract as soldiers ends and demand demobilization or civilian employment with civilian pay, or equivalent civilian wages.
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London
Royal Air Service Corps
Plague Rages Across Kiev Kovel and Ruthenian Soldiers
Reports describe the black plague sweeping Kiev and Kovel with notable impact on Ruthenian soldiers. The illness spreads through military and civilian populations, prompting health alarms across the region.
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Warsaw
Kiev
Kovel
Linen industry to be established in western Ontario
A linen industry valued at 2 000 000 dollars is planned to be set up to process the flax acreage in western Ontario. The project aims to create a regional center for linen production in that part of the province.
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Ontario
Arabs Not Paid by British in Paris Denial Statement
A semi official denial clarifies that the king of Hedjaz did not receive payments from the Allies beyond military support to sustain his power. The note asserts no emoluments were intended for the Hedjaz king or his son Prince Feisal, despite aiding in overthrowing Turkish and German forces.
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Paris
Hedjaz
Great Britain
The
Prince Feisal
Veterans pledge order while facing alien tensions in Canada
Dominion G W V A leaders urge members to uphold law and order and reject violence toward enemy aliens. Officials say veterans will restrain actions pending federal deportation efforts hindered by transport limits and entry barriers to central Europe.
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Ottawa
Dominion Command
G. W.V.A
Dominion
W. P. Putney
Canada
G.W. V.A
Thomas White
Central
Europe
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