Two Europeans Convicted in San Francisco Case Seeks U S Return
Kirk Firmner, alias Allarda von Dem Busch Muench, and Edwin M. Zaccho were found guilty of conspiracy to evade neutrality and emigration laws. Zaccho, a Dane and alleged German agent, funded efforts to free Muench from Russia and smuggle him into the United States on a Swiss passport. The case reveals plans to smuggle vital military papers and notes about postwar hospital reorganizations in the United States.
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Kirk Firmner
Count von Bernstorff
Allarda von Dem Busch Muench
Edwin M. Zaccho
San Francisco
Zaccho
Foreign Office
Muench
Russia
United States
Germany
Zacche
Out of the Prison Camp and Bound for the U S A
Stories from a German prison camp reveal cruelty and barbarism yet depict relief as American soldiers are released under armistice terms. They arrive at Berne en route to France, expressing evident joy and hope.
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Berne
France
How German Hordes Flocked Home At Close Of War
A wartime caption describes German crowds fleeing the front as soldiers and civilians converge in confusion. The blurred image shows a disorderly gathering, signaling evacuation and upheaval at the war’s end.
Men Who Lead Poland's Fight for Freedom
The article profiles Ignace Paderewski and other key figures directing Poland's struggle for freedom. It outlines their roles, efforts, and impact in the national movement, highlighting Paderewski's leadership and international diplomacy.
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Poland
Need of Blacksmiths In Wartime Trade Brief
Fragmentary text cites economic hard times and social strain in wartime, noting shortages of skilled labor, including blacksmiths, amid mobilization. References to German wealth, German social structure, and American figures in a historical newspaper context appear alongside mentions of funds and counterfeiting cases and regional names such as Fort Worth and Texas.
Speculating oh Meadhinas From Association Man
Fragmented OCR text references a war era discussion mentioning race and soldiers with fears and honor. The readable phrases name Meadhinas and San Jaen and imply tensions between white and black soldiers amid conflict, but specifics are unclear.
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Meadhinas
Tesaie
San
Jaen
Gina Pall
Lavenner
Peace Conference Sees Russian Talks and Allied Plans
Paris January 24 reports via Echo De Paris and AP on June deadline for preliminary peace accord. The supreme war council discussed labor law war damages port control and the territorial question ahead of a scheduled Saturday meeting attended by Foch Haig and Diaz.
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Supreme Council
Associated Press
Paris
Supreme Council of the Peace Conference
Joint
Allied Commission
Supreme War Council
Foch
Marshal Haig
Diaz
Versailles
Sergius Sazanoff
Kaiser’s Fate Before Parley
Paris on January 24 Associated Press report notes the supreme war council discussed punishing the Kaiser and all war leaders. A special commission to investigate culpability from Kaiser to subordinate is favored to ensure accountability. The council may pursue various punishments and consider German indemnities as national calamity.
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Associated Press
Paris
Supreme War Council
Labor Leaders Seek Global Union to Raise Wages
Samuel Gompers leads AFL efforts in Europe to form a permanent international union. The aim is to boost wages worldwide and resist cheap European labor flooding the U S market. Frank Morrison says the group will advise the peace conference and promote an American standard of labor while excluding radical socialist Bolshevist influence. Morrison notes the Berne conference misrepresents workers, so AFL will not participate.
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United Press
Washington
Europe
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Frank Morrison
Morrison
Gompera
Berne
Switzerland
Arthur Henderson
World Strike and Labor Policy at Bern Conference
The text reports that adoption of a policy to enforce the peace program pushed by the American delegation may emerge from the International labor and socialist congress to be convened in Berne on Monday. A drastic plan envisions general strikes in all countries if American interests face opposition. Delegates will form two groups at Berne a labor socialist meeting and a trades union conference.
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Department of Justice
New York
Lenine and
Trotzky
American Federation of Labor
Corporation of the City of London
London Times
Peace Congress
League of Nations
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Wilson
Russia
United Press
Varia
International Labor and Socialist Congress
Berne
Eall
Berno
French Women Press For Vote In Parliament
French women march to the parliament demanding voting rights as the proclamation notes that suffrage is recognized in allied nations. Names such as Blaine and others are cited in coverage of political strides and leadership changes amid the debate.
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London
England
United States
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