Treaty ending the war to be signed early next week
Reports from Paris indicate a victorious peace with no substantive talks, a week for German review, and a secret plenary session at the conference. The League of Nations launch is planned with formal invitations and brief credential exchanges between Germany and the Allies.
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Associated Press
Paris
Bering
Eace
Organization of the Gue of Nations
Haly
Regulr
League of Nations
Germany
Wilson Backs Labor Program as Key Peace Achievement
President Wilson cabled Secretary Tumulty praising the labor program adopted in the peace process. He called it one of the most important achievements of a new day for labor safeguards and world-wide stabilization, saying it would relieve unhappy conditions where labor is affected.
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Washington
Ilson
Tumulty Toy
Bor
French Ambassador Holds Conference With Orlando
Rome May 1 French ambassador to Italy Camille Arrere held a long conference with Premier Trando on the Paris situation and event developments since the Italian delegation departed.
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Rome
Camille Arrere
Italy
Trando
Paris
Louisiana Troops Arrive Aboard Battleship Nebraska
Troops from Arkansas and Mississippi National Guard, part of the Thirty ninth division and Fifth Engineers, arrived today on the battleship Nebraska which had sailed from Brest two weeks earlier.
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Louisiana
Newport News
Arkansas
Mississippi
Fifth Engineers
Nebraska
Brest
TRY ALLEGED TICK LAW VIOLATORS SATURDAY
No session of the district court will be held today as Judge Odom vacates the bench until Saturday morning. Leases of those charged with violation of the tick eradication law by refusing to dip their cattle will be heard. Many residents from the wards west of the Ouachita river have been indicted and court is expected to be well represented tomorrow.
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Odom
Ouachita River
Dealers Add 100 More Tax Complaints
Washington reports that retailers are overcharging tax on luxury items and personal equipment. Internal Revenue officials warn that overcharges can incur a 1000 dollar fine and up to one year in prison. Mrs Clyde Mitchell's telegram says her husband Dr Clyde Mitchell is leaving New York for Camp Shelby to receive discharge from the army.
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Washington
Associated Press
Internal Revenue
Clyde Mitchell
New York
Cam Shelby
Bonds for Haygood release rejected by U S appeals court
Chicago May 2 Bonds for the release of William D Haygood an I W W leader now confined at Fort Leavenworth were refused by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. The preferred sureties were seen as insufficient.
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Chicago
William D. Haygood
I. W. W. Leader
Ft. Leavenworth
United States
Watchman Print Plank Theft Case Involving Lumber Pile
Davis, a colored man described as eighty summers, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Roper on a charge of feloniously stealing one 1x10x10 plank from a lumber pile near the Texas avenue crossing. Print, once crossing watchman for Layton and Morris, had agreed to watch the pile for a $10 reward. he was found with the plank and bond set at $59.
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Roper
Robert Layton
M. N. Morris
Watchman
Texas Avenue
South Third Street
Layton
Wes
O. P. Slack
Insurgent Movement Emerges From Don Caffery Call
A May 12 New Orleans conference plan surfaces as Donelson Caffery signs a letter seeking to oust the New Orleans ring. Ex governor Blanchard and other named figures are listed as signers amid talk of a hat box candidate and possible cross-endorsement among opposed candidates.
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Shreveport Times
Opelousas
New Orleans
Donelson Caffery
St. Charles
Blanchard
Parlor B
St. Charles Hotel
Bavarian Troops Capture Munich From Communists
Paris reports Bavarian troops captured Munich from the Communists Thursday morning. Advices received here today confirm the seizure and shift in control amid the ongoing upheaval.
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Paris
Associated Press
Munich
Shipmen and Railway Agree Resolve Missouri Pacific Strike
After a walkout by 18 machinists 17 machinists helpers and 4 apprentices at the Missouri Pacific shops an afternoon conference between General Master Mechanic Cunningham and local officials led to an agreement. Workers returned to duties this morning as parties reached a satisfactory settlement with no formal program announced for the Paris Council of Three meeting May 2.
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Cunningham
Paris
Council of Three
EXPECT CHANGE AT BERLIN Germany faces cabinet showdown
Berne reports serious differences have arisen between national government members and a change may be expected soon. The row pits Erzberger, head of the armistice commission, against von Brockdorff-Rantzau, foreign minister and peace delegation head. Internal policy splits show Socialists near agreement with conservative independents to avert Bolshevik governance.
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Berlin
Mathias Erzberger
Armistice Commission
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Germany
Two Hundred Arraigned After May Day Riots in Cleveland
Cleveland reports two hundred prisoners arraigned in police court after May Day disorders sparked by the Sealit parade. One man died and over sixty were injured, including sixteen officers. E Ruthenhberg, former Socialist mayoral candidate, among detainees. In Warrenton Georgia Benny Richards, a negro, was found shot and burned after surrendering, following a murder spree.
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Cleveland
E. Ruthenhberg
Georgia
Warrenton
Benny Richards
To Resist Invasion of German Ceetris
In Geneva May 2 the government of Carintha orders mobilization of twenty military classes to halt the German Austrian invasion by the Jugo-Slavs. Vienna is said to be ready to aid Carinthian troops. Carinthia, a titular Austrian duchy, is two thirds German and one third Slav.
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Geneva
Carintha
Berne
Vienna
Carinthia
Austria
Protest Against Horrible Atrocities in Poland Galicia
A cablegram from 200 Jews representing a 500000 strong organization urges President Wilson to act at the Peace Conference to stop horrific persecutions in Poland and Galicia. The message calls for preventive measures and condemns the atrocities.
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New York
Poland
Galicia
Peace Conference
Wilson
Explosives Seized in West Forty-fifth Street House
Police and federal agents confiscated a large quantity of explosives at a West Forty-fifth Street house. The materials are being examined at police headquarters as part of the mail bomb plot investigation. The house is identified by officials as a focal point in the bomb squad’s activity.
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New York
West Forty-fifth Street
Governors candidates meet supporters in Opelousas crowd
In Opelousas on May 1 a large turnout of twelve to fifteen thousand attended the Victory Loan day. The gathering showed sentiment against launching a gubernatorial campaign soon with many favoring no state race until fall. Candidates and Governor Pleasant urged delay, while others denied rising rumors of candidacy or plans to boost campaigns.
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Shreveport Times
Cated Opelousas
Louisiana
St. Landry
Lacombe
Frank P. Stubbs
Phanor Breazeale
BE. M. Stafford
Percy Saint
Hewitt Bouanchaud
New Roads
Paul N. Cyr
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Curley) Dyson
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