Peace Terms Proposals and Allied Plans for Austria Hungary Bulgaria
Allied council works on peace terms for Austria Hungary and Bulgaria as Germany faces severe surrender. Berlin reports German counterproposals to the 80,000 word treaty, with trials for Kaiser and mandates for former colonies. Bolshevik and German fronts show fluid gains and losses amid surrounding events in Europe.
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von Brockderff-Rantzau
Allied Council
Austria
Hungary
Bulgaria
Berlin
Togaland
Kamerun
France
Great Britain
League of Nations
German East Africa
German Southwest Africa
Union of South Africa
New Zealand
Equator
Council of Four
Italy
Orlando
Paris
Fume
Jugo-Slavia
Fiume
Agram
Wilson
Jugo
Treaty terms shape postwar map and fears linger
May 7 marks the Lusitania tragedy anniversary as Allied and German delegates at Versailles clash over peace terms. Germany questions indemnities while Britain France and the US seek security guarantees for France. Italy and Jugoslavia redraw influence with Fiume and Dalmatian coastal plans amid cautious Chinese opposition.
German reply timeline after Versailles treaty reception
M Clemenceau told Germany they have fifteen days to submit inquiries in writing with a subsequent allied reply. The council will set a deadline for a final answer. Von Brockdorff-Rantzau sent the treaty to Berlin by air for cabinet and assembly review while Germans alternated between calm and tense interruptions during the proceedings.
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Lusitania
Berlin
Versaillés Palace
Clemenceau
Gall
Wormswood
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Germany
Gerany
Fife
Wilson
Bismarck
France
Economic Commission
Allies
M. Clemenceau
Versailles
Count von Brockdorff-Rantgau
Memencenich
von Breesdorff- Ramsana
Wilson calls session as Senate faces peace treaty debate
President Wilson urged an extra session for May 19 as Republicans in both houses push their agenda. The Senate is expected to approve the peace treaty and league covenant, while opposition argues against the league. Secretary Baker notes soldiers will return from France though some will stay in Siberia. The American Legion caucus in St. Louis reveals rifts between National Guard and regular army and debates about race with Negro inclusion.
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Wilson
Gress
Washington
Sion
Paris
Senate
Trea
Leagt
Baker
France
Siberia
Wa Department
American Legion
St. Louis
Theodore Roosevelt
National Guard
Regular Army
Bennet Clark
Champ Clark
Legion
Irish Delegation Sparks British Criticism in US Involvement Row
Walsh Dunne and Ryan, sent by Americans of Irish descent to work for a free Ireland, anger Britain with alleged US interference. Visiting Ireland, they were feted by Sinn Fein leaders and reported by hostile papers to have won encouragement from President Wilson and to be promised a reception by Lloyd George on return to Paris.
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Walsh
Dunne
Ryan
Treland
United States
Ireland
Sinnein
Wilson
Lloyd George
Paris
Goat Girl of Greece and War Suffering
A Red Cross official photograph shows a goat girl of Greece with Mount Parnassus behind her. The piece notes two hundred million people in central Europe and the Balkans hit by war, with Germany draining resources to sustain its military efforts and disease rising under Allied blockades. It predicts fourteen nations look to America for goods once the blockade ends.
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Red Cross
Greece
Mount Parnassus
Europe
Balkans
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Bulgaria
America
Opium Burned by Chinese Government to Halt Trade
The Chinese government incinerated hundreds of opium cases reported worth their weight in gold. From Shanghai dealer warehouses the drug was ferried across the river under guard, fed to four furnaces, and left to burn completely. Brine withdrawn after prolonged burning to ensure none remained.
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Shanghai
Popular Mechanics Magazine
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Olgntho de Mungalhaecs
Ministe
Brazil
EWS Review OF
Marshal Foch
Congress
Parliament
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Rhine Valley
Belgium
China
Peking
Japan
Shantung
England
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Reims
American Red Cross
Goat Girl OF
NEW Yorker
Charles L. Pichel
Baldwin
New York
Pichel
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