Labor Peace Talks In Paris End Yet To Conclude
Paris March 21 commission on international labor legislation likely wrapped its last meeting by agreeing on all points with the American stance that each country may settle its internal labor matters without league of nations involvement. Lord Robert Cecil asserts Monroe doctrine strengthened by league covenant and US participation. Paris remains focused on treaty drafting and future meetings.
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Peace Conference Commission
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London
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Great Britain
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Europe
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the Daily Mirror
Tax Delinquents Lose Installment Privilege
Washington reports that taxpayers who missed the first income tax installment last Saturday must now pay the full tax on demand. Delinquents may file sworn explanations to avoid a 25 percent penalty, otherwise the penalty applies.
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Cleveland Garment Workers Strike for Recognition and Shorter Hours
Four thousand Cleveland garment workers walked a city parade demanding union recognition and shorter work hours. The march began in the main streets, signaling a broad show of labor action in the city.
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Ohio
Men’s Garment Workers of
Bank Held Up by Four Bandits in Freeport
Four armed men robbed the First National Bank in Freeport Long Island city taking currency from the cashier’s counter and escaping in an automobile. The reported loss is about 5000 dollars.
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New Jersey Car Strike Off Ends Northern Run
The 4500 Public Service Railway workers in northern New Jersey ended their strike. The settlement terms were proposed by the War Labor Board and accepted by both sides.
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Newark
N.J
Public Service Railway Company
War Labor Board
Rioting in Halle Berlin Ends with Mass Casualties and Arrests
Rioting in Halle Berlin on March 19 results in 55 people killed and 170 wounded. Police report 280 arrests for looting with property stolen valued at 18,000,000 marks.
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Halle
Berlin
Helgoland Fortifications to Be Dismantled
Paris reports that the supreme war council ordered the dismantling of Helgoland fortifications. The canal will be internationalized for equal access by all nations. The fate of German warships remains unsettled with ownership to be determined later.
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Yankees to Quit Siberia in Spring Drawn by Weather
Secretary of War Baker said American troops in Siberia will be withdrawn in the spring with the exact date depending on weather. In Vladivostok widespread criticism of the United States follows Allied failures and press distortions, with hostile Soviet and some Russian factions opposing the intervention.
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Vladivostok
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America
Prince Islands
Korea Declares Independence Parade in Siberia
Advices to the state department from Viadivos tok state that the Korean national council at Nikolskoe on the Ussuri river in Siberia transmitted the declaration of independence to all consulates. Koreans paraded through the city under Korean banners distributing translations in Russian with no disturbance.
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State Department
Viadivostok
Korean National Council
Nikolskoe
Ussuri
Siberia
Korea
Marconi Announces Ireland Canada Wireless Telegraphy
London report says the Marconi company announced a wireless telephony link between Ireland and Canada marking a milestone in transatlantic communications. The statement confirms advances in long distance wireless service and global connectivity efforts.
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Ireland
Canada
Marconi Company
London
German ships sail from Hamburg for foodstuffs
Eight German steamers, including the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Cleveland Graf Waldersee and Pretoria, sailed from Hamburg this week for foodstuffs, according to advices from Berlin.
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London
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Cleveland
Graf
Waldersee
Pretoria
Hamburg
Berlin
Yale Fellows Approve Salary Increase Plan
Yale University fellows unanimously approve a plan to raise salaries at a meeting held Monday in New Haven. Secretary Anson Phelps Stokes announced the decision.
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New Haven
Conn
Anson Phelps Stokes
Yale University
Hoffmann Elected Premier of Bavaria by Diet
Basel March 20 Herr Hoffmann socialist minister of worship in the Hisner government has been elected premier of Bavaria by the diet according to a Munich dispatch to the Frankfurt Gazette.
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Basel
Herr Hoffmann
Hisner
Diet
Munich
Frankfort
Sedition Verdict Upheld In Socialist Society Case
Federal Judge Mayer upheld the conviction of the American Socialist society. Scott Mearing was acquitted on a charge of disseminating seditious writings in the same trial in New York.
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New York
Mayer
American Socialist Society
Scott Mearing
Americans Repel Bolshevik Breakthrough Near Archangel
A flotilla of U S and allied troops repelled a Bolshevik assault near Gorka 25 miles north of Beresnik at the Vaga junction. The fight yielded five Bolshevik prisoners five machine guns and 57 enemy dead with one American wounded and continued quiet on nearby fronts.
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U S Asks Japan For Info On Attacks On American Women
The U S state department formally asked the Japanese government for full information about attacks on American women in Korea by Japanese soldiers. The request aims to verify reports and assess safety measures for Americans if the reports prove true.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Norea
U S Army Strength Figures Decline After Armistice
Washington reports the American army on March 15 at 2,268,537, down 1,402,851 since the armistice. In Europe 1,508,133 officers and men, plus 24,000 marines. in the United States 640,018. at sea 64,208. Siberia hosts 1,970 with 47,218 in insular possessions.
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War Department
Europe
France
Germany
Russia
United States
Siberia
Insular
Wilson to Return in April From Paris Peace Talks
Washington reports indicate if Paris peace talks near completion next week President Wilson could return by mid April. No date for treaty approval has been received at the White House.
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White House
Paris
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Troops Return from France Hit Weekly High
Washington reports 59,454 troops arrived home in the week ended March 14, largest weekly total. Cumulative homecomings by March 14 reach 414,278 since the war began.
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France
Belgium Seeks Brussels as League of Nations Seat
Paris March 20 Belgian delegates present an official request for Brussels to be chosen as the seat of the league of nations.
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Belgium
Brussels
League of Nations
British Gunboats Press Toward Cologne
Lieutenant W Laidlaw, commander of five British gunboats, met General Dickman in Coblenz during their voyage from France via the Seine and Marne toward Cologne.
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General Dickman
France
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Marne
Italy to demand $3 billion indemnity from Rome talks
Rome reports indicate Italy will seek a $3 billion indemnity, with $1 billion in cash and the balance payable over five years via front strapped rents. The stance comes amid semi official disclosures on wartime reparations.
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Italy
Brewers Defy Law Beer Advertises 2 Percent Alcohol
A multi city report shows the Jacob Effman Brewing company seeking an injunction to halt enforcement of a 2 percent beer ruling. The Lager Beer Brewers Board of Trade of New York says counsel advised resuming sales of the nonintoxicating beer. Internal Revenue will seek DOJ opinion on whether authority exists to ban beer containing half to one percent alcohol.
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New Jersey
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Elihu Root
William D. Guthrie
Washington
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Department of Justice
Internal Revenue
Roper
Fourth of Yanks Are Home From War
War department figures show 470,786 officers and men of the American expeditionary forces had sailed for home by March 18. This total is 24 percent of Pershing's November strength, leaving 1,478,580 in France, with 176,516 among the returnees or en route being casuals, sick or wounded. Infantry in France declined from 687,074 in November to 89,494 returned, while field artillery sent home 73,058 of 218,846.
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War Department
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France
Yanks Land in Gotham with Tank Brigades Arrival
Seventy two officers and 1558 men arrived in New York from Marseilles aboard a steamship. The ships carried the Three Hundred and Sixth brigade tank corps with 66 officers and 1276 men and a detachment of six officers and 282 men from the Three Hundred and Fifth brigade.
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Marseilles
Three Hundred and Sixth Brigade Tank Corps
Kaiser's Son Seeks Divorce in Berlin Allegation
Amsterdam reports that B Adolf Friedrich, second son of the former German emperor, has begun divorce proceedings against his wife. He charges infidelity before the war, per the Kleine Journal of Berlin.
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Amsterdam
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Quiet at Tientsin Amid Recent Soldier Tensions
Minister Reinsch in Peking reported to the State Department that Tientsin remains quiet after last week's clashes between American soldiers and Japanese, despite prior trouble.
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Washington
Reinsch
Peking
State Department
Tientsin
Paris Refuses Passports for Three Socialist Delegates
The French government denies passports to three socialists chosen to travel to Russia to observe the bolshevik government. The decision follows Berne talks and affects a delegation planned for investigation.
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Russia
Paris
Berne
German Delegates to Versailles to Accept Peace Terms
Paris March 19 The present determination in peace conference circles is that the German delegates will be called to Versailles to accept the peace terms but will not be allowed to discuss them.
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Paris
Versailles
Japanese ask league equality on treatment of aliens
Paris reports that Japan proposes a covenant amendment for equal and just treatment of aliens from member nations. The plan seeks equal rights for educated nationals living abroad, with neutral states invited to offer views. The commission will be chaired by Lord Robert Cecil and President Wilson, who will oversee proposed changes and warnings on the Monroe doctrine.
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Serbia
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Belgium
Col
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United States
Leon Bourgeois
France
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Chaiirman
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America
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French Enter 2 German Cities Amid Spartacist Outbreaks
Geneva report says French troops occupied Mannheim area cities Mann heim Karlsruhe Rheinau and Whinhafen east of the Rhine due to Spartacist outbreaks. Berlin based Vossische Zeitung notes the actions in occupied zones.
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Berlin
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Whinhafen
Distillers Challenge Federal Prohibition as War Measures
A national distillers committee moving to test the emergency prohibition acts and the wartime amendment. Levy Mayer of Chicago named counsel to initiate a suit challenging the constitutionality of prohibition measures as soon as peace treaty signing occurs.
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New York
United States
Levy Mayer
Chicago
German Austria Incorporated Into Germany Decree Adopted
Weimar March 22 the national assembly adopted a decree incorporating German Austria into Germany.
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Weimar
Germany
Swiss Recognize Slav Nation in Balkan Move
Berne reports the Swiss Federal Council recognizes the new Serbian Croatian Slovenian nation amid Balkan shifts. Strong entities include Swiss Federal Council and the Balkan state recognition.
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Berne
Federal Council
Bolsheviki Form 28 Soviet Groups in Germany Report
Berlin reports that Otto Pertz president of the German Soviet in Petrograd told Lenine that Radek has organized 28 distinct Bolshevist groups across Germany. This development comes amid ongoing Russian revolutionary influence discussions.
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Lettish Troops Capture Mitau Front Advances Reported
Letts announce the capture of Mitau, a key railroad junction southwest of Riga, with Bolshevik forces retreating along the entire front as stated by Lettish officials.
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Hun Union Foe Travels to Paris and Geneva
Doctor Lams asch, former Austrian premier and vocal opponent of the German Austrian union, is en route to Paris. Local newspapers deem his visit significant as he travels to meet in the French capital and Geneva.
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Bolsheviki Seize Ukraine In Major Push
London reports Vladimir Lenin era advance as Bolsheviki gain control of most Ukraine. Heavy fighting at Nikolaiev near Odessa leaves about 5000 Russian troops dead or wounded.
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Iowa News Highlights From Des Moines to Cedar Rapids
Dr J C Orth of Guthrie Center named state organizer for the League to Enforce Peace as Iowa counties prepare for nationwide support. Iowa Equal Suffrage leader Miss Anna Lawther laments Senate vote on primary suffrage. A Sioux City con game ends with four arrested and $95 cash recovered. Iowa to establish state parks with Black Hawk and Cedar River sites eyed. Germain Verein of Manila to be English language only. L I Ballantine sons raise guinea pigs for pharmaceutical buyers at $1 each. Des Moines aviator Lieut Don Rigg credited with two downed German planes in four days. Deputy state insurance commissioner Lieut Clarence Young, Yale Law grad, appointed. Attorney Clark of Ida Grove faces grand jury for misused funds. No 17-year locusts in Iowa this year. Land sale nets $100k for 655 acres in Clay County. Dubuque College Seminary receives $89,100 gift. Pershing Highway route through Cedar Falls to Dubuque planned. Smallpox outbreak in Dubuque schools prompts health precautions. Benton County pioneer E V Wilson dies at 81 in Cedar Rapids. State Teachers College Cedar Falls establishes Reserve Officers Training Corps unit.
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