German Peace Terms Spark Mood of Pessimism at Versailles
News of the harsh Allied peace terms reaches the German delegation in Versailles. German officials express deep pessimism over the concessions and blame, noting reports of a French mob at the talks and a rushed, overbearing document. A plebiscite in the east is seen as pivotal to signing.
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Saxe Weimar
Germany
Foreign Office
Versailles
Upper Silesia
Poland
Fils
Brockdorf
Rantzau
M. Clemence
Peace Envoys Say Enemy Won't Sign
Paris reports from June 17 indicate most peace conference members doubt Germany will sign the peace treaty. Marcel Hutin cites that only one leader believes Germany would accept the revised pact, based on word of a council of five agreement and threatened force. The view is that German leaders fear an Allied strike and will sign to avoid it.
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Paris
Germany
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
M. Hutin
M. Sutin
Council of Five
Wilson
Baltimore
National Assembly Weimar
Dld
Havassey
Premiur Clemenceau
Berlin Strike May Start New Revolt
Berlin reports indicate a wuxili workers strike in the mechanical departments has disrupted Greater Berlin for forty eight hours. Newspapers fear the outwardly nonpolitical walkout could foretell a broader revolt timed with Entente replies to German counter proposals.
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Berlin
Associated (Areas
Greater Berlin
Ater Herlin
Brockdorff-Rante U
Berlin editions shape think on peace amid press strikes
Out-of-town papers printing Berlin editions are cited as gathering peace news. Leipzig Hamburg Bremen and Magdeburg publishers are leveraging the local newspaper strike, accused of government encouragement. Berne reports June 17 that Lubeck suffered serious disorders from food shortage, with shops and hotels plundered and sacked by crowds.
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Berlin
Leipzig
Hamburg
Bremen
Magdeburg
Berne
Lubeck
German Delegates Targeted in Versailles Demonstration
ARIS time 17. Dr Theodor Melchior and four other German peace delegation officials were struck on the head by stones as demonstrators jeered the Germans after leaving Versailles. Premier Clemenceau expressed regret and promised an apology to Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau. The Versailles police chief may be removed amid the incident.
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Versailles
von Brockhorft-Runtzau
Weimar
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Germany
Aris
Theodor Melchior
Peac
Clenenceau
Count von Brockdorff-Rantuau
M. Clemenceau
Seine
Oise
Frau Doriblush
German Divide Over Signing Pact Reported in Paris
Paris dispatch says official France notes German splits over signing the treaty. Count Brockdorff-Rantzau leans toward signing but pride blocks him. Chancellor Scheidemann opposes, Erzberger expected to pursue concessions. Many German journalists abroad split between pro and anti signing.
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Cooument
New York
Paris
Count von Brockdorff-Rantuau
Scheidemann
Herr Erzberger
Armistice Commission
Germany
Pershing Delays Return Of Two More Divisions
The sixth and seventh divisions were removed from the list of units slated for early U.S. return. Pershing advised the War Department that these two regular divisions will sail from Europe this month no longer, with cancellation aligning to Inter-Allied High Command plans and President Wilson's approval. The retention is seen as temporary, pending peace conference developments.
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Washington
Ath
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United States
War Department
General Pershing
Europe
Inter-Allied
High Command
Wilson
Turks Plead to Keep Empire Intact at Peace Talks
Turkish Peace Mission led by Grand Vizier Damad Vacha meets the Council of Ten at the Quai d Orsay to present the case for preserving the Ottoman Empire in Europe and Asia. The delegation asks to avert blame for the war and to allow the Sultan to remain in Constantinople.
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Paris
Council of Ten of the
Peace Conference
Quai d'Orsay
Damad Verid Vacha
Valleresaon
Valleresson
Europe
Asia
Council
Clemenceau
Council of Ten
Committee of Union and Progress
Constantinople
Ania Minor
Turkey
Enom
Peace Conference June debate over Turkey admission
Diplomats debate Turkey's existence and potential treaty terms as the Near Eastern powers are denied admission to the conference. Participants insist the talks aim to judge Turkey's position while experts note the absence of key actors who know the region.
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Turkey
Big Five Renews Work On Treaty With Austria
Paris June 17 The council of five met to finish clauses in the peace terms with Austria and address other matters before President Wilson leaves for Belgium. Mrs Wilson and a small party depart at 10 40 for Adinkerke to meet the Belgian king and queen who will guide them through devastated areas. Wilson expected in Brussels between 2 and 3 pm tomorrow. In Wilson’s absence Premier Lloyd George will visit the Verdun battlefield. The British teacher will depart tomorrow for two or three days.
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Paris
Council of Five
Austria
Wilson
Belgium
Adinkerke
Brussels
Lloyd Georgy
Verdun
Washington
Germains
Senate
House
League of Nations
White House
West Prussia
Poland
Pomerania
League
Rhineland
Yion
House Panel Meets Over Government Ship Sales
The House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries will hold a special meeting Thursday to review the Shipping Board's disposal of nineteen new steel government ships. Members seek a definite policy before further sales and will examine Walsh’s bill to create a new Cabinet department of merchant marine and fisheries.
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New York Tribune
Washington Bureau
Washington
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
United States Shipping Board
Hurley
Merchant Marine Committee
House
Senate
Representative Walsh
Massachusetts
Department of Merchant Marine and Fisheries
The
Shipping Board
Germany Seeks 1.5 Million Tons Wheat From Allies
Berlin reports Food Minister Schmidt says European weather in May hurt crops and fertilizer shortages worsen wheat kernels. Germany hopes for continued foreign aid to raise its bread ration though harvest remains small. Government may seize two thirds of the next harvest for distribution.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Germany
Europe
Err Schmidt
Herr Schmidt
Ford Granted Vote Inquiry In Michigan Senate Battle
Washington June 17 The Senate Privileges and Elections Committee unanimously recommended an investigation into the Michigan senatorial contest in which Henry Ford challenges Senator Truman Newberry. The Pomereno resolution calling for inquiry was amended to include the primary campaign along with the general election.
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Michigan
Henry Ford
Truman S. Newberry
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Pomereno
Ohio
Wilson Expects To Be Home for Fourth of July
The article notes Wilson plans a three week tour and expects to return home by the Fourth of July. It details dates and venues as part of the schedule and highlights his anticipated homecoming after the trip.
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Wilson
Allies Reply Shows Few Treaty Changes Made
The Allied reply to German counter proposals shows limited concessions with only minor changes. It notes Upper Silesia now eligible for a plebiscite and outlines adjustments to West Prussia boundaries, Alsace region positions, and naval and military terms while preserving core Allied aims for disarmament and accountability.
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Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Upper Silesia
East
West Prussia
Posen
Silesia
Germany
Tribune
Germans Try to Stir Poles Near Border Front
Paris June 1 The German forces on the Polish frontier in Upper Silesia pause their preparations and attempt to incite Polish inhabitants while imprisoning hostages. Polish papers in Berlin deny a bridge bombing claim and an inter Allied inquiry questions German responsibility for the destruction.
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Paris
Upper Silesia
Warsaw
Tournal Des Nobats
Prussia
Lissa
Krotoschin
France
Ssiemile Berlinski
Berlin
Borne
Austrian Memo Presented to Council of Five by Renner
Paris dispatches report Dr. Karl Renner head of the Austrian Peace Mission delivered to the Council of Five a memorandum from Austrian German factions. It denounces the peace terms as insulting 4 500 000 Germans and Austrians and warns new states would create another hotspot like the Balkans. Renner also provided a note on territorial questions.
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Paris
Vienna
Basle
St. Germain
Karl Renner
Council of Five
Austria
Maane
Germany
de. Renner
Europe
Munich election expands Socialist power in city
In Munich municipal elections the Independent Socialists gained sixteen City Council seats while the Majority Socialists won ten. The combined Socialists secure a majority in the council, with the bourgeois parties totaling twenty three seats.
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Munich
Berlin
Allied reply outlines German reparations and control terms
The document details a postwar framework for German accountability, reparations, and economic supervision. It notes a final list of those to be handed to justice, a reparations commission oversight, and Germany's ability to propose plans within four months. It covers finance, coalitions, and the broader aim to restore stability while preserving sovereignty.
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Germany
Europe
Pease
Rhine
League
Naval Commission
Schleswig
Denmark
Rider
Sehler
East Prussia
Danzig
Momel
Ind Actio
German objections set to ports and waterways clauses
The text notes German objections to ports and waterways clauses in a treaty and outlines that until a transition period ends and general conventions are fixed, the section must be enforced. It mentions extending provisions, a gradual reciprocity, and commissions operating beyond German territory to neighboring Allied states.
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Wilson
League of Nations
Allied Rhineland High Commission Established After World War I
Article outlines creation of the Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission with four members from Helium, France, Great Britain, and the United States. It grants executive powers, allows requisition in kind, assigns German administration under German law, and authorizes Allied military and civilian support and control measures in the occupied region.
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Ailiey
Inter-Allied
Rhineland
Germany
High Commission
Mexican Students Studying In United States Colleges
A note reports more than 1,790 Mexican and Central American students are studying in U.S. universities and colleges annually. The item references Indianapolis as a possible source city for the data.
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