Britain and U S Can Prevent Future Wars
Paris report cites Major General Frederick Maurice saying success of a League of Nations hinges on Britain and the United States. He argues the league is workable, but depends on restitution details, naval power, and whether democracies will commit troops to uphold collective security.
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Iron Cross trade and food controls spark protests abroad
A report details German authorities clamping down on shops selling iron crosses as souvenirs and for resale to Americans near the peace talks. The piece condemns the traffic as a dishonor tied to food distribution, with warnings that displaying crosses could jeopardize access to rations. A separate note covers heated debate between French and German socialists over wartime responsibility, and a Canada proposal to reform policing along Northwest Mounted Police lines.
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Coal relief report from Europe stresses coal shortages
Must Have Coal tain T. T. C. Ferguson and representatives of the inter allied food relief commission returned to Paris to brief Herbert Hoover after weeks touring Poland Austria Hungary Czechoslovakia the Slavia and Serbia. Coal is the most pressiog need in Ceecho Slovakia Austria and Hungary. Without more fuel supply food relief on a large scale is impossible. Only one tenth of possible trains operate in Austria and Hungary due to coal shortages. conditions are little better in Czecho Slovakia.
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Resolutions for World League Adopted by Peace Societies
A Paris conference of allied peace societies from the United States England France and Belgium issued resolutions favoring the league of nations. They urge disarmament and arms manufacture bans to empower allied forces and seek public education on the league while urging restraint on arms and munition stockpiles. American delegates opposed some points arguing the league cannot ensure sufficient force until rivals are disarmed.
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Bombardment of Bremen Damages City and Buildings
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen reports Bremen heavily bombarded by German forces. The city hall and houses were damaged with many destroyed. casualties are feared. Government troops entered after the bombardment, and Spartacists from Gotha were en route to support Bremen fighters.
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Gotha
German society seeks to save the Kaiser from Allied handover
The Volks Zeitung of Osnabruck reports groups in Germany organize to preserve the Kaiser amid fears he will be handed to the Allies. Frederick, second son of the former emperor, allegedly wrote to the premier offering help in the plan.
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Small Nations Seek Greater Power at Peace Conference
Paris reports that small nations demand more authority within the League of Nations system. Great powers hesitate as commissions handle much work and a plan for a supreme court of nations faces rejection. Experts seek a workable path to gain broad small-state assent, avoiding a repeat of Elihu Root's aborted scheme at The Hague.
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Italy Faces Heavy War Debt After Conflict
Luigi Leezatti, ex Italian financial head, warned that Italy’s national debt would soar past 15 trillion lira after pensions and government bills are paid, up from about 780 million when entering the war. He urged Allied aid and argued Italy and France, as principal battle zones, deserve greater financial support from the United States and Great Britain.
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Direction Finding Stations Aid Ships in Fog
Coast of Canada to host four new direction stations at Cape Sable Halifax harbor Cape Race and Cape Cantoo Newfoundland to help vessels lost in fog locate safety via wireless reception. Italian engineers developed the system and two technicians installed gear at Contdion stations to improve ocean navigation.
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British Forces Prepare to Evacuate Northern Russia
British planners weigh evacuation from Archangel and Murmansk as a new treaty draft rides on French Canada talks. Officials estimate end-April timelines with ice barriers delaying quick pulls and massive Allied supplies to be safeguarded rather than abandoned.
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Lumber orders placed for reconstruction railcars overseas
Journeymen sent abroad to win large lumber contracts for postwar rebuild in Britain France and Belgium. Ontas The Sian pal Raley has placed orders for the construction of 2830 cars of all varieties.
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France
Belgium
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Sian Pal Raley
International moratorium urged to aid war debt strains
A reported quote discusses a global pause in intergovernmental payments to ease financial strain. The speaker argues nations including France England Italy Germany and the United States need time to reconstruct, with America potentially boosting aid and forming closer ties with France for mutual interests.
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Red Cross Announces U S Plan for Landing Ban Troops
The American Red Cross reports approval by the United States government for landing ban troops via rail shipments across Maine and New Hampshire to shorten their journey home from France. The first load will arrive in Portland within days with two consignments monthly. Canada’s shipbuilding program expands with twenty ships each built in Vancouver and Victoria.
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Portland
Submarine Issue Sparks London Paris to New York Debate
A report from Paris relayed via New York argues for freedom of the seas but calls for restricting or abolishing submarines. The British press warns that losses run into hundreds of millions in cargo and that many lives were lost at sea, urging decisive action against U-boat use.
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Mechanics Strike Over Demobilization Near London
Mechanics rebel against the Royal Air Service corps near London refuse to duty in depots. They demand civilian status or equivalent pay, asserting the military contract ends and civilian wages should apply. The government declines to intervene in the dispute.
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Canadians Await Decision in Russia and Siberia
Canadians monitor a pending peace conference decision in Russia and Siberia. Allied forces maintain a waterflood waiting stance while military leaders seek future steps amid cautious Russian press and partial Japanese withdrawal from the Urals to protect railways. General Elmstey's proposed trip to Onish is deferred indefinitely.
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French Work Dye Plant Seized in Germany Allied Trade Restriction
A despatch reports the Hochter dye and chemical works seized by French authorities with French and German chemists collaborating on dyes for export to allied countries. Shipments of the chemicals to German points have been prohibited.
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Royalists Claim Complete Victory in Portugal Amid Civil Upheaval
dispatch from Ofora reports royalist sources proclaim Elvas and surrounding areas have fallen to monarchists while republican forces push back in Covinha Covitha and Castello Branco. monarchists retreat toward Regoa as republicans seize Fosca Argaja Aveiro and prepare trials for wartime damages and costs.
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Allies Warn on Germany as Paris Exile Speaks Truth
In Paris, Mesander Michaelovich, brother of the former Russian emperor, states the Allies must watch Germany in Russia. He warns Germany could act if intervention is delayed and cautions that a league of nations may be pointless if nations hesitate to heal the Russian sore threatening the world.
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League of Nations
France Moves to Curb Food Profiteers With Harsh Penalties
The government drafts a bill to suppress food profiteering, detailing penalties for price manipulation and illegal trading. Convicted individuals face public notices at their premises and possible bans on trade or holding any capacity in business for up to five years.
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