France Still Favors Armed Intervention Pacts
The article discusses the blurred stance of France on armed intervention in Russia with plans for a volunteer army to Moscow. It contrasts American push for talks with Bolsheviks and British cautious mediation as Paris and Washington clash over the next move in the peace conference.
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Prinkipov
Bol
France
Moscow
United States
Russia
Britain
Winston Spencer Churchill
Paris
Government Will Employ Aliens
Eastern Canadian cities send enemy aliens to the west under a Ontario plan announced by Dr. W A Riddell. The government will supervise, assign work, and set wages with officials to oversee the foreigners. Initial dispatches to western clearing and infrastructure projects.
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Hamilton
Canada
W. A. Riddell
Trades and Labor Branch
Ontario
Gloomy Harvest Outlook From German Agriculture Officials
Berlin report shows Herr Ramm, under secretary in the ministry of agriculture, painting a bleak harvest forecast at the German agricultural society meeting. He warned only half a normal crop is possible this year due to soil depletion and fertility loss.
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Berlin
Herr Ramm
Ministry of Agriculture
German Agricultural Society
German Army Drafted Stand ing Force in Berlin Report
The Berlin Allgemeine Zeitung says the German defence ministry drafts a bill establishing a standing army of 150000 to 175000 men. The army would be formed on a voluntary basis.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Sweden Seeks Swift Prisoner Return via Vladivostok
An American minister reports to the Swedish foreign office a Siberian proposal to repatriate over 250,000 German and Austrian prisoners through Vladivostok. The plan asks allied peace conference powers to permit the transfer and to provide tonnage and food for the operation.
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Stockholm
Foreign Office
Sweden
America
Siberian
Vladivostok
Service Gratuity For War Veterans
London issues orders detailing war service gratuity for veterans with overseas and active service. Rates vary by length of service from 92 to 153 days of pay and allowances over three years, with different scales for those who did not serve overseas.
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London
Rioting in Munich leads to minister killed and army wounded
Severe unrest spreads from Munich to Augsburg and Hanau as riots erupt after the assassination of Kurt Eisner. A state of siege is proclaimed and a socialist workers councils committee forms. Troops clear streets in Augsburg while government forces occupy Hanau disarming red soldiers and arresting leaders.
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Munich
Jabriel
War Office
Kurt Eisner
Copenhagen
Augsburg
Berlin
Hanau
Prussia
Republic Firmly Established in Vienna by President Seitz
President Seitz of the German Austrian republic declared the republic firmly established and the Hausburg dynasty a thing of the past. He said the abdication of former Emperor Charles would be demanded, as he has only withdrawn from the government thus far.
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Vienna
Seitz
Charles
Poultry for Soldiers Highlighted at Ottawa Conference
At the national poultry conference in Ottawa W. J. Black chairman of the soldiers land settlement board urged that every returned soldier who starts farming take an interest in poultry. The discussion focused on poultry raising as a business for partially disabled veterans.
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Ottawa
W. J. Black
Soldiers’ Land Settlement Board
Germany Can Pay Huge War Debt
London reports banker Herbert Gibbs arguing Germany can cover postwar debt with 600 million pounds yearly, funded by German goods and rail earnings. He proposes an allied Berlin commission to collect marks at gold rate, with initial payments via merchant ships and rail revenues.
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Germany
London
Herbert Gibbs
Ber
Lin
Low Railway Rates For War Veterans
Ottawa announces cheaper rail travel for returning veterans seeking work away from home. A certificate from government employment offices allows access to reduced fares across Canada. Fares: 116 miles 2s, up to 400 miles four dollars or 1c per mile, over 400 miles 1c per mile.
Britain Faces Responsible Task
Viscount Bryce told Canadian citizens in London that Britain must lead in welfare for mankind and honor dominions returning with honors. He urged unity of British speaking peoples and praised their influence and valor in shaping civilization.
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London
Viscount Bryce
Trafalgar
Waterloo
Great Britain
Dominions
Huns Will Be Unable To Refuse New Terms
Paris reports the peace conference to issue armistice terms soon with naval and military provisions. Famine risks loom in Germany and nearby areas if food imports are restricted. Authorities expect urgent negotiation while boundary issues are debated, with major disputes on Syria, the Adriatic coast, Constantinople, and Rhine west territory saved for later debate.
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Paris
Germany
Syria
Adriatic
Constantinople
Rhine
German Armistice Commission to Report to Foreign Office
Unofficial Berlin dispatch states the German armistice commission will be under the Foreign Office with Foreign Secretary Brockdorff Rantzau wielding supreme directions. The national assembly is said to be consulted on decisive questions, while the resignation of Captain von Selow is reportedly unfounded.
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Basel
German Armistice Commission
Foreign Office
Berlin
Brockdorff Rantzau
National Assembly
von Selow
Wilhelm's Son Pinched Copenhagen Announcement
Prince Joachim of Prussia, youngest son of former Emperor William, has been arrested in Munich on suspicion of involvement in certain intrigues according to a dispatch from Munich. The report notes his capture was linked to possible political schemes.
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Copenhagen
Prince Joachim of
Prussia
William
Munich
Viceroy Warns of Tough Measures in India
In opening the legislative council Lord Chelmsford warned that powers used to sustain public peace during the war must be replaced by substitutes. He said revolutionary groups exist in India and that special measures are essential to protect lives and property, directing two bills for consideration.
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India
Delhi
Legislative Council
Lord Chelmsford
Ottawa labor outlook warms as railways seek 16000 workers
Information to the reparation and employment committee indicates ample work ahead with the C P R and Canadian National railway companies. About 16000 men are needed for the summer with 6000 for CPR and 10000 for the CN railways, west of Port Arthur.
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Ottawa
Department of Soldiers’ Civil Re-Establishment
Canada
L. L. Anthes
T. A. Stevenson
Canadian Railways
Port Arthur
C.P.R
Canadian National
Italy Denounces Jugoslav Arbitration Move
Italian press condemns Jugoslavs for asking Wilson to arbitrate Adriatic claims. Epocha says arbitration avoids war only if not decided by arms. Nazionale urges firmness at Paris. Sorriere d Italia warns public opinion may be swayed against Italy, but the attempt will fail. Also Ludendorff demands explanation from Scheidemann over his alleged description as adventurer.
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Rome
Wilson
Adriatic
Italy
Nazionale
Paris
Sorriere d'Italia
Repatriation Talks on German Prisoners Halted
Mathias Erzberger, head of Germanys armistice commission, was informed by the allied war council that no prisoner repatriation talks will take place at present. Only wounded or seriously ill prisoners may be considered for repatriation.
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Paris
Mathias Erzberger
German Armistice Commission
Allied War Council
Expose German Intrigue Paris Plan Seen by Polish Says
A Warsaw despatch reported by Havas states German leaders including Ebert Scheidemann von Brockdorff-Rantzau Noske and Landsberg met secretly. They allegedly plan to press Poland with promises of peace while directing frontier troops to keep fighting. They purportedly sought Bolshevik coordination against Poland and to inflame Lithunian troops with Bolshevism.
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Paris
Havas
Warsaw
Berlin
Ebert
Scheidemann
von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Noske
Herr Landsberg
Germany
Poland
Lithunia
Bavarian Ministers Shot as Landtag Session Ends
In Munich during a landtag session Bavarian interior minister Herr Auer was shot. Deputy Osel was killed and two officials wounded as shots came from the public gallery. Panic ensued and the diet adjourned indefinitely while guarded by troops. A German wireless report in London says minister of war Herr Rosshaupter was killed.
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Munich
Herr Auer
Landtag
Auer
Kurt Eisner
Aver
Osel
Diet
London
Phillip Schiedemann
Herr Rosshaupter
Development of Air Ship Traffic in Britain
Major General John B Seeley outlined the aerial navigation bill in the House of Commons noting the government would fund numerous airdromes including military and civil sites with civil airfields expected to become self supporting. He cited a British airship that stayed aloft over one hundred hours covering over five thousand miles at about fifty mph despite strong winds.
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London
House of Commons
John B. Seeley
Ministry of Munitions
Seeley
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Wilhelm
Ludendorff
Amsterdam
Ludendorf
Cologne
Eisner
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