Peace Conference Turmoil as Fiume and Danzig Futures Uncertain
Rousing welcome greets Rear Admiral William Sims on the Mauretania returning to New York from Europe two years after his Liverpool arrival. Escorts, honorary ceremonies, and naval displays mark the homecoming as officials and Mayor Hylan greet the admiral amid fog and a major harbor parade.
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Burrage
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Rodman Wanamacker
William
EB. Woods
Edward A. Riegelmann
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Mauretania
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Ammen
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Leigh
J R. Pringle
D. W. Knox
J. W. Bancoak
H. R Sark
R. A. P. Fairfield
D. B. Wainwright
Leutenant
D. Copeland
United States
Pier A
A. M. Rostron
Admiral Sims
Roston
Baker Welcomes Ansell's Reforms and Seeks Draft Bill
Washington April 7 The War Secretary Baker accepts Lt Col Ansell's reform proposals for military justice and asks for a draft bill. He refuses to publish Col Ansell's critical letter about Crowder and Lee. The exchange aims to focus public and official attention on improvements to the system.
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Washington
Samuel T. Ansell
Baker
Ansell
Baser
Lee Crowder
Lee Attrait
Harris
Colonel Ansell
T. Ansel
Secretary of War
Col
Crowder
Bavaria Split by Rival Claims of Governments Sets Up Nuremberg Regime
On behalf of Bavaria's Revolutionary Central Council, Mekisch proclaims a Soviet Government. Workers’, Soldiers’ and Peasants’ Councils dissolve the Landtag and take over public authority. Works directed by works councils with managers, everything to the community. A national holiday. essential services to continue.
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Bavaria
Munich
Associated Press
Révolutionary Central Council of
Mekisch
Landtag
Ender
Nells
Bagdad Railway Resumes Traffic to Nassibin and Persian Gulf Line
Paris dispatch reports traffic on the Bagdad railway resumed from Haidar Paghi to Nassibin, 150 kilometers from Mosul, with the Taurus tunnel completed. Work continues in Mesopotamia on extending the line toward the Persian Gulf.
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Paris
Cairo
Bagdad
Taurus Mountains
Thas
Haidar Paghi
Nassibin
Mosul
Mesopotamia
Persian Gulf
Mucich Abend Zeitung lists provisional German mandatories
The Mucich Abend Zeitung publishes a provisional list of people appointed to government posts including Minister of Foreign Affairs WIL HELM MAHLON Interior MARTIN SEGITZ Justice BOHEIM a Communist Finance JAFFE Independent Socialist Commerce SIMON Independent Socialization NEURATH Worship NEIKISCH Agriculture STEINER Traffic FRAUENDORFER Military Affairs SCHNEPPEN HORST Popular Enlightenment LANDAUER Independent Social Welfare UNTERLEITNER Former Bavarian Interior Minister Unterleitner condemns his cabinet calling for Soviet alignment and predicts Western nations will join them. Continued on Page Three.
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Boheim
Jaffe
Simon
Neurath
Neikisch
Steiner
Frauendorfer
Schneppenhorst
Herr Unterleitner
Fomer
Unterleitener
Russia
Hungary
France
England
Italy
United States
Atlantic Flight Set From Ireland for Two Eastward Trials
The Shortt brothers plan a £10,000 transatlantic attempt from Limerick Ireland to Newfoundland in a Sopwith machine, weather permitting. Hawker and Grieve may initiate the voyage from Ireland next week, with trials and wireless setup delaying start until ground conditions improve. Major Morgan may arrive from Liverpool to assist, aiming to begin by end of next week. The Shiel air plane uses a Rolls Royce 375 horsepower engine, with Wood and Wrylle named as pilot and navigator in the British Air Ministry submission.
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MacKenzie Grieve
Gines
Major Morgan
Liverpool
Sachem
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Limerick
British
Air Ministry
Shortts
James C. P. Wood
Royal Flying Corps
C. Co. Wryille
Marburgs League of Nations Vol II Principles Examined
A concise study review of the League of Nations with critical analysis by Marburg. It surveys foundational principles, aims to assess effectiveness and governance structures, and discusses implications for international cooperation. The examination situates the text within Macmillan’s 600 edition series.
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Marburg
League of Nations
Macmillian
Germans Demand More Food and Refuse Gold Payments
Paris dispatch reports at Pont Ste Maxence the German delegation demanded fresh food consignments and said payments in gold could not continue. They proposed large loans in neutral countries to boost gold reserves, citing restriction on commerce as the cause.
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Paris
Pont Ste. Maxence
Havas
Germany
Hungary Rejects Smuts Offer and Demands Blockade End
Budapest reports General Jan Smuts proposed demarcation, neutral zone, and Allied occupation terms in Hungary. The Hungarian government rejected the plan as unacceptable, seeking immediate blockade relief, access to fats and coal, and a Paris conference with regional representatives.
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Budapest
Associated Press
Jan Christian Smuts
Hungary
General Smuts
Paris
Smuts
Maros Line
Szegedin
Arad
Rumania
Wilson's Peace Role Fits Europe Crisis and Secrecy
Paris April 6 1919 Charles H Grasty reports rapid move in the Peace Conference. He notes Clemenceau Lloyd George and Orlando push distinct aims while secrecy surrounds deliberations. Wilson stands firm defending the armistice twelve points and the principle that scrapping it would be unthinkable even as Allies seek consensus.
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Germany
Russia
Hungary
Roundry
Clemenceau
Rhine
France
Lloyd George
Orlando
Adriatic
Wilson
America
Devuelle Receives Eight Month Prison Term
London reports a sentence of eight months imprisonment for Devuelle after a jury found him guilty of trafficking. Baltes was acquitted of man slaughter in connection with the death of an American pensioner who died in December. The jury deemed Devuelle connected to the trafficking case while Baltes faced separate charges.
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Devuelle
London
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Baltes
Bulle
Joner
Wilson orders George Washington to move if peace talks deadlock
Paris April 7 President Wilson’s order that the United States transport George Washington to a French port is interpreted as a potential move to force agreement at the Peace Conference. Officials say a failure to reach an accord could trigger action, with the ship ready to transport troops home if required.
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Paris
Associated Press
Wilson
United States
George Washington
New York
Council of Four
Saar Coal To France For A Time In Peace Talks
Paris April 7 The Peace Conference tightens on major issues as Wilson and Lloyd George align. France loses a bid on the Rhine and seeks Saar coal control while Jugoslavia gains Fiume and Italy’s Adriatic claims waver. Poland and Danzig dilemma remains unresolved amid Adriatic and Baltic tensions.
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Saar
France
Italy
Fiame
Jugoslavs
Tense talks in Paris Council of Four on reparations
Paris April 7. Tension marked today’s Council of Four discussions as American officials warned of possible withdrawal unless frontiers and reparations are settled. The group approved a plan to categorize damages Germany must pay but left full liability to a post peace commission while delaying a decisive initial payment.
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Rhine
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Alsace- Lorraine
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Couse
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England
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Lens
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