Victory Notes Drive Opens War Loan Campaign
Victory loan figures surged on opening day with estimates around 100 million dollars in New York City banks and corporations leading subscriptions. Secretary Glass and Treasury officials highlighted strong public support and calls to finish the war by financing Victory Notes as Washington reports showed large bank purchases and urgent appeals from the government.
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Intel
Lewis E. Piersgan
Irving National Bank
Iming Trust Company
Robert HL. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Victory Way
Rainbow
Liberty Oan
Eolty
Kalibow
New York City
Federal Reserve
Prat
Washington
Cretary
Treasury Glass
Treasury
William G. McAdoo
Memory Way
New York
Liberty Loan Company
160Th Infantry
60Th
Wikliam Donovan
Walloons of Prussia Seek Disannexation Request
The Walloons of Prussia dispatched a message to M Clemenceau, urging the peace conference leader to cancel their annexation to Prussia. They request a pure disannexation of all Walloon districts and propose referendums for cantons not Walloon but vital to Belgium, including consultation for the Sarre Basin population.
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Paris
Prussia
M. Clemenceau
Torussia
Walloon
Belgium
Sarre
Red rule totters as Kolchak wins
Telegrams from Omsk report Admiral Kolchak’s troops north of Omsk inflicted heavy losses on Bolshevists, captured prisoners, machine guns and ten heavy guns. Starapun captured with booty. Bolshevik leaders taken. Bolshevist demoralization grows as three divisions refuse to fight and withdraw. Peasants in Viatka and Kama districts revolt against the Bolshevist government.
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London
Montreal
Omsk
Siberia
Viatka
Kama
Old 69th Men Return Home Amid Grateful City Welcome
The 165th Infantry known as the Fighting Sixty-Ninth arrives in New York aboard the Harrisburg after eighteen months in France. Crowds along piers and skyscrapers cheer as the unit marches to Camp Mills, with a Fifth Avenue parade and a formal visit by Col. Donovan planned. Casualties reportedly heavy in earlier actions, and a 50 percent loss rate cited in dispatches.
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France
Harrisburg
Camp Mils
Second Batalion
Dante
Friedrich Wilhelm
New York
Hoboken
Long Island City
Camp Mills
Bay
60Th
Fifth Avenue
William Donovan
Hylan
Donovan
Alexander E. Anderson
Timothy Moynihan
Henry A. Bootz
John J. Mangan
Martin Meany
van SS
Mayors Committee of Welcome
Gowanus
Gaynor
Bay Ridge
Pier A
Battery
Virginia Mylgn
Grover H. Whalen
Rodman Wanamaker
60Th Regiment
John J. Phelan
Lexington Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Grand Republic
106Th Infantry
69Th
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Irish Counties Association
Sons of Irish Freedom
German Bolshevik treaty signals new wartime alliance
London custodian reports a signed pact between Germany and the Russian Bolsheviks. The accord, discussed by German Social Democrats and Lenine aides, aims to ease tensions, reorganize Russia’s railways, supply German needs, and ensure lasting ties through mutual military aid and provisions.
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Princes Island
Lenine
Trotzky
Lansing
Wilson
Hussia
Russia
Germany
Moscow
Klutte
Ebert
Heriin
Kinptte
Tchiteherin
Herr Kautzky
Kautzky
Berlin
Centre Executive Committee
Deportation and Press Control Edict in India
Simla April 21. The Governor General issues a martial law sentence ordinance allowing life or ten year transportation or seven to fourteen years rigorous imprisonment for court-martial convictions. Defense of India rules also bar newspaper printing without local government prior sanction.
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Simla
India
Defense of India
Vienna Plans as Second German Capital Report
The Associated Press notes Germania reports a German plan to recognize Vienna as a second capital. President Evert would reside part of the year and imperial bureaus may move there to hold National Assembly meetings, aiming to reassure Austrians about Austria’s union with Germany.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Vienna
Germany
Evert
Germania
Austria
Secret pledges shape Adriatic and Shantung claims in Paris
In Paris, 1919, Japan’s demand for German Pacific islands and Shantung hinges on signed promises by England France Italy and Russia from February 1917. Wilson learns of these secret agreements during a Council of Ten exchange, provoking questions about further undisclosed pacts affecting China and war participation.
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Jugoslavia
China
Japan
Shantung
England
France
Russia
Equator
Germany
Wilson
Paris
Council of Ten
Mr. Lloyd George
Mr. Wilson
Baron Makino
Australia
Shantung Province
Kisochau
German Troops Attack Red Cross Mission at Kovno
Lithuanians report German soldiers attacked the American Red Cross Mission in Kovno Lithuania. One Lithuanian defender was killed as the Americans fought back. The incident sparked a major demonstration in Kovno. The American Relief Administration plans ships with food and medicine to Lithuania.
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Red Cross
Kovno
Lithuania
Lithuanian National Council
Paris
Cibbons
Praylba
American Relief Administration
Paria
Council
Red Cross Reports No Confirmation of Lithuanian Attack
Special to The New York Times. Washington April 21. American Red Cross officials had received no confirmation tonight of the reported attack by German troops on its representatives in Lithuania.
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New York Times
Washington
Red Cross
Lithuania
New York Times Company
New York
Paris
Inter
Six Bell and In Hot Water Relieves Indigestion
An OCR fragment notes a product claim for Six Bell and In Hot Water offering indigestion relief. The text appears as an advertisement or catalog snippet with unclear full details.
Lloyd George to Meet Irish American Delegation in Paris
Premier Lloyd George agreed to see the Irish American delegation led by ex Governor Dunne Frank P Walsh and Michael T Ryan to discuss Ireland’s claim for independence. Col House arranged the meeting for next week due to peace treaty duties. The visit aims to obtain permission for the Dublin convention mission to present its resolutions at the Peace Conference.
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Paris
Lloyd George
Dublin
Ireland
Dunne
Illinois
Frank P. Walsh
Michael T. Ryan
German Peace Note Sparks Berlin Doubt and Hope
Berlin observers report two clear effects from the Peace Conference note. The German government will not sign without negotiations and may reject even after talks, as officials see no sensible basis for agreement. Prime Minister Scheidemann says Entente sought only a small courier task, not a full peace delegation.
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Berlin
Versailles
Wilhelmstrasse
Waa
Vorwkrts
Taghcie Rundschau
Germany Delays Treaty Text Arrival for Delegates
Germany will not send the final text of the treaty by Friday. German delegates cannot arrive until Monday, delaying the briefing and potential approvals for the negotiations.
Germany Names Plenipotentiaries for Versailles Talks
Paris April 21 Associated Press Germany accepts all Allied Versailles conditions and will send a 75 member delegation led by Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau as Foreign Minister to negotiate. Delegates include Landsberg Meichter Leinert Geisberg Schnecklig and others. arrival at Versailles expected April 28.
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Paris
Associated Press
Germany
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Herr Landsberg
Theodor Meichter
Warburg Hank
Herr Leinert
Pruastan Assembly
Herr Geisberg Minieter
Herr Schnecklig
Versailles
German reaction to allied peace terms at Versailles
Paris dispatch discusses likely German stance on the terms. Most expect refusal to avoid overthrow, while some see willingness to accept to restore peace. Drafting delays and a note that Berlin planned to send three representatives to receive terms rather than fully accredited envoys are noted.
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Germany
Wilson
Versairlet
Berlin
Allied Council of Four
Versailles
Wilson's Firm Stand on Fiume and Paris Talks
President Wilson remains opposed to recognizing the London treaty on Fiume. The Italian dispute dominates deliberations as Clemenceau and Lloyd George meet Orlando while Wilson stays away from the morning session. The George Washington sails to Brest as Wilson plans to depart France by mid May if progress continues.
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Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Orlando
Wilson
American Peace Commission
Hôtel de Crillon
George Washington
Brest
America
France
Four Power Council Fails to Resolve Adriatic Dispute
The Council of Four adjourned without settling the Adriatic coast and Fiume issue. Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnino missed the White House session, while Lloyd George Clemenceau and Orlando met privately to discuss next steps. President Wilson attended morning talks and later sessions showed continued high tension with no clear progress.
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Associated Press
Council of Four
Wilson
Adriatic
Fiume
White House
Orlando
Ether
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