Wilson aides outline league of nations linked to peace treaty
After four days of consultations in France, President Wilson's advisors reaffirm that a league of nations rests on the actual peace treaty. They say Britain need not reduce its fleet and that the conference should avoid an oversized delegation, with Britain proposing five delegates and the United States three.
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Paris
France
Wilson
League of Nations
Lloyd George
U. S
Food Board Revokes Three Orders After Usefulness Ends
Ottawa reports the Canada food board has revoked three orders whose purposes have been fulfilled. Order No. 9 of Dec 21 1917 set the milk price spread. Order No. 14 of Jan 19 1918 regulated bran and shorts retail spread. Order No. 47 of June 5 1918 fixed summer fish prices in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Wholesale price controls on bran shorts eggs butter cheese meats wine and Pacific coast flat fish remain in force along with general wholesale price controls.
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Ottawa
Canada Food Board
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Saskatewan
Pacific Coast
Report on Langensalsen Prison Camp Shooting Unveiled
Spanish investigators published by Petit Journal say their inquiry into the shooting of French POWs at Langensalsen German camps found German retaliation excessive. The report states prisoners’ conduct did not justify the brutal methods used by their captors.
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Paris
Langensalsen
Petit Journal
Will Play Hockey on the Rhine
Canadian soldiers in Germany receive daily mail with Christmas gifts including gates and hockey sticks to secure equipment for future games on the Rhine front.
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London
Germany
Cool Reception From Germans
A Canadian corps correspondent reports that as Allied troops advance in Germany the reception grows cooler yet civil. He notes harsh propaganda, Haig’s proclamations, visible civilian poverty, stocked stores, and conversations with a German merchant’s English speaking wife who rejects wartime claims.
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Bullen
London
Germany
Berlin
Allies Favor Sinking Captured German Warships
Paris reports American delegates at the peace conference support sinking captured enemy warships rather than distributing them by naval losses. Britain backs the plan to destroy prizes, while some smaller powers may push for distribution.
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Paris
Wilson
Britain
Eric Geddes
Admiralty
United States
Germans Liked Life of Pirate Paris Suffered During War
U S Navy officer Lieut Junius H Fulcher recalled German submarine crews enjoying plunder during the war while bitterly opposing the revolution. He described armistice delays and the Kiel surrender before Paris air raid casualty figures were released for 1914 to 1917.
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Paris
New York
Junius H. Fulcher
U.S.N
Norfolk
Calonia
Fulcher
Ticonderoga
mid-Atlantic
U.K.-152
Kiel
Premier Botha Arrives in Britain Amid Welcome in London
South Africa premier General Botha and his party arrived at Tilbury from Capetown and were greeted aboard by Captain Younger and Capt. Louis Botha. They traveled by special train to London where a large crowd gave Botha a great ovation on arrival at St Pancras station.
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Botha
Britain
London
South Africa
Tilbury
Capetown
Younger
Louis Botha
St. Prancras
Wilson to visit London earlier than expected
The press association reports President Wilson will visit London soon, with a definite date not fixed yet. He is expected within a fortnight and will meet the premier in London to hold preliminary conversations that were to occur in Paris.
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Wilson
London
The
Press Association
Paris
Farmers Fear Unrest as Grange Urges Government Action
A Grange session adopted a resolution urging the union government to address unrest among farmers and citizens. It notes a awakening conscience of the masses and a growing feeling against the classes.
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Toronto
The
Grange
Czar Alive Warsaw Rumors Patched by Polish Officers
The mother of the former emperor of Russia living near Lavdadia in the Crimea has been receiving letters every ten days claiming to come from the former ruler, according to Polish officers who investigated the matter.
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Czar
Warsaw
Russia
Lavadia
Stefansson Honored with Daly Medal for Arctic Research
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Arctic explorer, receives the Charles P. Daly medal from the American Geographical Society for scientific contributions. He urges against civilizing Eskimo tribes, noting past disastrous outcomes and a tribe of 5,000 reduced to 40 since adopting Western living in the frigid north.
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New York
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Charles P. Daly
American Geographical Society
Far North
China to press claims on representation at peace talks
The report says China will receive full representation at the peace conference. Some American mission members believe this would allow China to press for the return of Kiaochow or, at most, permit Japan to continue the German lease on the peninsula.
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China
Paris
Kiao- Chai
Australia to Seek Submarine Fleet Exhibition
A British dispatch indicates Australia will be asked to receive a fleet consisting of 25 submarines captured by the Germans for exhibition purposes. Previously Australia showed no interest in adding the captured ships to its navy.
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Melbourne
Australia
Lawmaker Seeks Ban on Display of Red Flag in U S
A proposed bill would outlaw displaying the red flag in the United States, arguing it desecrates the memory of soldiers who died in France and is an affront to national sacrifice. The measure frames the flag as a symbol disrespectful to returning veterans.
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Washington
United States
France
Women vote shocks Britain election hopes
London reports a large female turnout in Britain with many women voting for either Lloyd George or Labour. The piece notes women campaigned little but arrived early at polls and some stories of mischief or schemes were told. Parliament is set to meet January 21.
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Lloyd George
Labor London
Ldoyd George
Labor
Japanese Premier Outlines Peace Terms After War
Marquis Shigenobu Okuma proposes Japan accept Allied decisions on European territorial changes and seek universal peace. He urges retaining Pacific assets including Marshall and Caroline Islands and German holdings, while shaping borders from Tsing Tao to the southern islands, with Samoa and German bases resolved by Britain and the United States.
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Japan
Tokio
Shigenobu Okuma
Great Britain
France
United States
Europe
Balkans
Germany
Russia
Marquis
Samoan Islands
Pacific
German New Guinea
Bismarck Islands
Marshall, Caroline
Tsing Tao
Islands
Teaching Wives Farming Ottawa
In response to a request from men in the agricultural course the Khaki University of Canada in London forms a division for soldiers wives. Before arriving in Canada they will learn generally about the duties of a Canadian farmer s wife.
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Ottawa
Khaki University Fof Canada
London
Canada
Browning Unveils Three-Gun Aircraft Weapon
Ogden Utah inventor John M Browning returned announcing a new machine gun system for airplanes. By pressing one trigger a pilot could fire three machine guns simultaneously. The device fires 3600 rounds per minute at a single target.
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Ogden
Utah
John M. Browning
Criticism of Allied Peace Plans Sparks Paris Controversy
The conservative Journal des Debats argues allied statesmen delay peace with Germany while regiments of specialists and huge archives flood Paris. It laments bureaucratic excess and predicts paper shortages and hotel overcrowding as officials push fragmented solutions.
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Paris
Des Debats
Germany
Varius
Bois de Boulogne
Great War Veterans Form Advisory Group for Repatriation
The Great War Veterans Association appointed R. B. Maxwell of Winnipeg W P Tait of Halifax and D Loughnan of Ottawa as an advisory committee to co operate with the repatriation and employment committee. The group will work closely with the committee staff to reflect the association’s aims in repatriation efforts.
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Great War Veterans
Ottawa
Great War Veterans Association
R. B. Maxwell
Winnipeg
W. P. Tait
Halifax
D. Loughnan
Dutch Policy Moves Toward Closer Entente Ties
A Hague despatch to the Mafin reports Holland plans a new foreign policy direction favoring closer relations with the Entente nations. The leader of the Dutch economical league spoke in Harlem urging internationalization of the Scheldt river.
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Hague
Holland
Dutch Economical League
Harlem
Scheldt
Admiralty Thanks Civil Employees for War Service
The admiralty board issues an order expressing grateful appreciation to dock yards victualling yards ordnance torpedo and mining depots and other civil naval establishments for their valuable services during the war.
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Admiralty
London
Admiralty Board
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