Crown Prince Escapes Parole and Returns to Germany
Crown Prince Frederick William of HohenzoIIern has escaped from Dutch custody in Holland and reentered Germany. Berlin reports say military elements may exploit the move to threaten the peace treaty, with Junker officers possibly aiming to use him as a figurehead. Paris fears renewed instability as the fate of the treaty remains unsettled.
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Paris
Frederick Wiliam Hohenzollern
Holland
Germany
Wieringen
Zuyder Zee
Berlin
Scapa Flow
Max
Baden
East Prussia
Frederick William
Exclusion Urged by California Senator Over Japanese Immigration
Senator James D. Phelan of California told the House immigration committee that the United States must bar futureJapanese immigration for its own preservation. He likened Japan to a "hun of the east" and cited an alleged attempt by a Japanese syndicate to buy 800000 acres of San Joaquin Valley land, halted after his State Department complaint.
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Washington
District of Columbia
House Immigration Committee
James D. Phelan
California
United States
Japan
China
East
San Joaquin Valley
State Department
Tornado Devastates Fergus Falls Measures Losses
State authorities list 48 dead from the Fergus Falls cyclone with estimates rising above 60. Mayor Frankberg puts the financial loss at no less than 3 million dollars, noting 40 percent of the district ruined and similar damage to business areas.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Frankberg
War Board Rules for U.S. Wheat Proclaimed by Wilson
Julius Barnes United States wheat director announced a presidential proclamation giving him full license authority to regulate wheat and wheat flour exports and imports to stabilize prices. He said the forthcoming regulations will mirror those already enforced by the War Trade Board which has carried similar duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Julius Barnes
United States
Wilson
Germany Faces Nationwide Railway Strike in Berlin
Germany confronts a nation wide railroad strike demanding higher wages. At Gorlitze station Berlin services are halted in both directions and Breslau service is badly interrupted. Government talks aim to halt the strikes amid communist propaganda claims.
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Berlin
Germany
Gorlitze
Breslau
Prohibition Bill Dies in Ottawa After Saskatchewan Vote
Saskatchewan members voted for prohibition in the Senate era bill unlikely to pass further. Senate support fading likely leaves the measure dead. Fall session expected to start in October.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Senate
Marquis of Queensberry Returns to London With Peace River Interests
The Marquis of Queensberry has returned to London after acquiring substantial oil and other interests in the Peace River district, signaling a shift in his financial focus to the Canadian oil region.
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London
Marquis of Queensberry
Peace River District
Cattle Embargo Remains As UK Board Refuses Removal
The London board of agriculture told a deputation that the cattle embargo on Canadian stocker cattle remains. The president admitted no disease ground but said admission power could not be used while labor difficulties persist.
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London
Board of Agriculture
Movement for Labor Reforms Spreads Across Canada
A Free Press dispatch reports the industrial relations commission led by Justice Mathers will urge eight hour days nationwide, a minimum wage, collective bargaining, industrial councils on the Whitly plan, and social protections like old age pensions and unemployment and sickness insurance. Ottawa notes a surge in passport requests from alien-origin individuals including Italians Armenians Mac edonians Poles Ukrainians and Austrians.
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Winnipeg
The
Free Press
Ottawa
Industrial Relations Commission
Justice Mathers
Canada
Dominion
England
Department of Exteral Affairs
Austria
Shipload of Aliens Departing from Charleston Harbor
The transport Martha Washington lies at Charleston with about 2,000 German nationals aboard ready to sail for Rotterdam. Departure time hinges on the arrival of 267 more from Fort Douglas Arizona. Passengers are enemy aliens arrested nationwide and interned for the war.
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U.S. Charleston
S.C
Martha Washington
Rotterdam
Fort Douglas
Arizona
United States
End Of Winnipeg Strike Barricades Deportations Debated
Twenty eight alien enemies arrested during the Winnipeg riot are recommended for deportation. Crown Prosecutor Graham announced the police court. detainees will stay at the central station and provincial jail as immigration officials review their cases. Premier Norris proposes a royal commission to analyze strike causes and effects with H A Robson as commissioner.
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Winnipeg
Graham
Board of Immigration
Marin
Martin
Market Square
Victoria Park
Newton
Trades and Labor Council
T. C. Norris
H. A. Robson
Labor Temple
Labor
Manitoba
George A. Watson
Rejoicing Over Advent Of Peace In Copenhagen
News that Germany would sign the treaty sparked spontaneous celebrations in Copenhagen. Sailors from British and French fleets cheered, fired salutes, and formed processions with allied flags. Danish monuments and the Marseillaise were celebrated as crowds expressed joy.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Weimar
Grand Feet
Schleswig
Denmark
Madrid
Alfonso
Spain
Vatican
Petrograd
Watt urges law and order to settle labor disputes in Australia
Acting Prime Minister Watt declares the government will settle labor disputes by law and order, not force. He notes the Labor Party split over conscription, the union of Labor led by Hughes with the Liberal party, and calls for a united national party in fact as well as in name.
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Melbourne
Commonwealth
Watt
Labor Party
Nation Labor Party
William Hughes
Liberal Party
Expulsion Sought for Canadian General Strike Members
At the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen convention in Denver discussion on expelling several hundred members for taking part in a general strike in Canada. Vice-president Arthur Lovell, who had just returned from Canada, described conditions there as terrible and very serious.
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Denver
Canada
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood
Arthur 7. Lovell
Permanent Cost of Living Board Lean
Ottawa reports the cost of living committee likely backing a permanent Inland Trade Commission. Chairman G B Nicholson supports the plan, proposing a three member board with salaries of 8000 for the chair and 7000 for each of the two commissioners.
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Ottawa
Committee of the Commons
House
Inland Trade Commission
G. B. Nicholson
Germany's Way Paris Protest Over German Acts in Schleswig
The Danish government protests to the peace conference against German actions in Danish Schleswig alleging sale of state property.
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Paris
Schleswig
Senate adopts army bill amendments without vote
The senate approves committee amendments to the army appropriation providing for 400 900 men for the year starting July 1. The house bill set 300 900 while Secretary Baker favored 500 000 officers and men in total.
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Washington
Senate
House
Baker
Kaiser Held by Dutch Warned Against Surrender
German officers warn the Dutch government not to deliver Kaiser Wilhelm II to the Allies for trial. Dispatches say Berlin trusts Dutch people’s generosity and pledges to protect the Kaiser with their bodies.
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Kaiser
Coperhagen
Profiteers And Reds Enemies Of Canada Trials In July
Winnipeg notices reveal seditious libel and conspiracy charges against strike leaders William Ivens R B Russell Alderman A A Heaps George Armstrong R E Bray and John Queen remanded by Magistrate Macdonald for a city police court trial July 3. Defense area lawyers T J Murray and R J McMurray plan to defend. others to be defended at Stony Mountain. A wartime veterans group criticizes profiteers and Reds as enemies of peace urging government action.
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Loch Winnipeg
Willian Ivens
R. B. Russell
A. A. Heaps
George Armstrong
R. E. Bray
John Queen
Macdonald
A. J. Andrews
Dominion
W. A. Pritchard
Sam Blumenberg
Matthew Chariténoff
Oscar Schopperlei
Moses Almazoff
T. J. Murray
R. J. McMurray
Winnipeg
Stony Mountain Penitentiary
M. Hyman
Whitley Commission
United Kingdom
Newton
Canada
Great War Veterans’ Association
Turks Assault Greeks in Asia Minor Clash
Dispatches report Turkish forces outnumber Greeks four to one and threaten to drive them from Asia Minor. Greek troops are said to be retreating before the Turks who have strong artillery and ample ammunition.
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Asia Minor
Reuter
Reparation Talks Move on German Actions and Fleet Loss
The council plans two notes to the president of the German peace delegation at Versailles. One cites German actions in Poland tied to a significant telegram intercepted by Poland. The second concerns the sinking of the German fleet at Scapa Flow. Allies vow to demand reparations for the fleet loss.
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Paris
Versailles
Poland
Scapa Flow
Reparations Plan Names Belgium Payment Demand
The peace conference reparations committee plans a priority Belgium payment of 500 million dollars from German indemnities. Rioting in Hamburg attacks food factories with reports of animal bodies found. managers attacked and troops fired, causing deaths and injuries.
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Paris
Peace Conference
Belgium
Hamburg
Copenhagen
War Provision Department
Council to Host Saskatchewan Municipalities Convention
Moose Jaw council approves a resolution to invite the Saskatchewan Municipalities Union convention to meet in Moose Jaw next year, with local delegates to present the invitation at the upcoming gathering.
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Moose Jaw
Union of Saskatchewan Municipalities
Poincare to Visit Brussels for Belgian National Day
President Poincare of France will visit Brussels on July 21 to celebrate Belgium's national fete day. He will be joined by Marshals Joffre Foch and Petain who will attend a Belgian army review on July 22.
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Brussels
Poincare
France
Belgium
Joffre
Foch
Petain
Fourteen Years After Prince Rupert Renegade Surrenders
Simon Guna-noor, Indian renegade wanted for murder and a fugitive near the Skeena River for 14 years, has surrendered to Constable M. Kelly of the provincial police at Hazelton.
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Prince Rupert
Simon Guna-noor
Skeena River
M. Kelly
Hazelton
German Government Calls for Unity and Duty After Peace
Berlin reports street rioting and looting as mobs target pedestrians and soldiers amid unrest following a wireless proclamation. Authorities promise to uphold the treaty and intercede for those at risk while urging work and faithfulness to redeem the country.
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London
Ebert
Herr Bauer
Berlin
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