Vast Victory Loan rally pledges reach four hundred million
Thousands attend the Hippodrome mass meeting pledging support for the Victory Loan campaign. Groups representing German Hungarian Russian Yugoslav Belgian Syrian Latin American Danish Lithuanian and other communities pledge amounts and await the start of the two week fundraising drive. Messages of loyalty to Wilson and Marshall are sent as banners honor fallen service members.
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War Loan Organization
Federal Reserve Act
States of America
Wreckers Attack Soldiers Club As Bolshevist Message Spreads
Police investigate a vandal raid at the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Protective Association club at 123 East Twenty-third Street. Desks and furniture were smashed and typewriters damaged while radical literature and letters were scattered. Detectives have no solid lead on the perpetrators.
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Soldiers, Sailors and Marines’ Protective Association
Riler
East Twenty-second Street
McCarthy
Association
Ralph Tropp
Alfred Leavitt
Lawrence
Mass
Flannery
Diey
British Volunteer Troops Sent to Archangel
British relief force to Russia rushed for Archangel duty. First advance guard leaves April 9 for Murmansk then Archangel, with main force to follow in May and a second portion two weeks later. Most of the main force to be volunteers, a likely War Office appeal.
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Montreal
Russia
Murmansk
Archangel
War Office
Striking workers threaten to keep children from schools
Striking mill operatives in Lawrence mass meeting vow to bar children from public schools as protest against teachers seen as loyal mill workers. They accuse teachers of walking to mill doors daily to fake higher attendance. Superintendent Bernard M Shaw says authorities will force attendance if needed.
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Mass
Endent
Memente
Bernard M. Shaw
Wilson summons George Washington as peace talks near Easter
Lloyd George says the peace treaty will be ready by Easter and Wilson calls the George Washington into service. Berlin may face a strike and Munich could see an overturn as troops move toward Berlin Bavaria. Peasants from several districts mass for a march on Munich while the government shifts troops to Bamberg.
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George Washington
Lloyd George
Berlin
Munich
German Railway Men Threaten to Block Transfer of Poles
Weimar reports that after Poland troops were announced to cross Germany railway workers pressed new demands and threatened a general strike on April 10 if unmet. Newspapers urge the government to prevent the strike as Entente forces insist on landing Polish troops at Danzig if transport delays persist.
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Weimar
Germany
Danzig
Berlin to Strike as Socialists Win General Action Vote
Independent Socialists and Spartacides vote 10 000 to 3 000 to start a general strike in Berlin on Monday. Government troops reinforced as the cabinet approves Article 34 amendments to give workers parity with employers in wages and labor policy. An imperial congress of the unemployed meets in the former House of Lords seeking emergency relief. The Bavarian government shifts to Bamberg to protect the National Assembly.
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Associated Press
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National Assembly
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Alma
Congress
Munich
Bamberg
Nuremburg
Bavarian Revolution Threatens Munich Government
Telegram from Berlin reports Bavaria facing a third revolution as Spartacists in Augsburg call for removal of the government and outright Communism. Munich Central Council moves to prevent the Bavarian Diet meeting planned for Tuesday, signaling a decisive political crisis.
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Copenhagen
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Munich
Augsburg
President Wilson Gains Ground After Illness in Paris
Paris April 6 President Wilson shows improvement and rests in bed with a normal temperature. He slept well and may resume part of his work on Monday. Admiral Grayson allows him to receive the American Peace Commissioners later today as his condition stabilizes.
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Wilson
Admiral Grayson
Hungary seeks boundary conference with Czechoslovakia and others
Bela Kun says Entente sent a diplomatic mission and signals willingness for talks on boundaries and economic questions. General Smuts, here from Paris, accepted with a friendly reception and a proposal for Vienna or Prague talks among Czechoslovakia Romania German Austria Hungary and Jugoslavia.
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Associated Press
Entente
Smuts
Allies Reach Reparations Agreement and Outlook
Paris reports the Council of Four reached principles on German indemnities and reparations. Details to be examined this week as the text is finished. Post-conference mood grows more hopeful with Easter anticipated as the peace treaty milestone. Continued on Page Two.
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Unverified reports of Hungarian government collapse spread
Wireless to New York Times from Vienna and Berne describe terror, arrests, expropriation, and food shortages as Budapest communication is cut. Officials ban criticism, depose judges, close law offices, and push Bolshevik influence. Some Hungarian aristocrats seek refuge in Switzerland while Vorarlberg limits stay.
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Hungarians Here Offer Aid to Hungary via Cable
The Hungarian American Federation with 40 000 members based in Cleveland Ohio cabled President Wilson urging aid to Hungary. The telegram signed by Henry Baracs and Eugene Privany requests American supervised plebiscite under self determination for Hungary and permission to send clothing and medical aid to fight Bolshevism.
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Wilson
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Red Cross
Lloyd George Sees No Divergence in Negotiators
Paris April 6 Lloyd George asserts unity among Allied negotiators in a Le Matin interview. He says no divergence exists though experts may disagree on methods and timing for Germany’s reparations. He predicts a preliminary peace treaty ready by Easter with signings possible late April or early May.
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British Critics Assail Premier Over Peace Policy
British critics attack Lloyd George over peace terms with Germany as talks near completion. The article notes possible invitation timing for German delegates, cautious optimism about signing before Easter, and potential parliamentary scrutiny in a tense political climate. It cites Northcliffe press criticism and warns of cautious diplomacy ahead of the Commons address.
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New York Time
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Lloyd George
Commons
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Berlin
Petit Parisien
Northcliffe
Times
Wilson
Italy Presses Fiume Issue at Peace Conference
Paris April 5 Italy faces a tough decision as Sonnino Orlando and the Italian delegation weigh options over Fiume and the Adriatic. Rome threatens withdrawal if the 1915 treaty terms and Flame are not honored and the Big Four’s ruling is rejected. The mood in Paris reflects fear of a possible Italian exit and ongoing diplomatic tension.
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Artriadc
Jugoslavia
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Wilson Cables the Navy on Alternatives to End Deadlock
Paris April 6 The President ordered the steamship George Washington ready for a Europe return to press for peace. Aiming for Easter arrival, the move signals possible departure if harmony fails or if agreement nears. Domestic policy friction is cited as a key obstruction.
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Germany
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Antwerp
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