Wadsworth Urges Global War Draft Age Debate
Senator Wadsworth urged the Senate to broaden the draft to form a world war with Germany and its allies. He proposed extending the call to ages twenty to forty, including training for those under twenty one, and sending troops to Siberia and the East, Mesopotamia, and Palestine. The idea faced heavy political resistance as the Fall amendment, tied to a $12 billion army bill, sparked debate about extending conscription and its timing.
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Chinese Preparing to Intervene in Siberia
Harbin dispatch in The Daily Mail says the embargo on Chinese action in Siberia has been raised as Russia makes no move to stop German advances. The Associated Press reports Japan, after advisory board talks, will refrain from intervention for now unless directly menaced, awaiting U S support.
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Baker Admits Order Gagging Hearst Critics
Secretary Baker acknowledges a general order to council members not to attack any newspaper after Hearst agents complained of Dr. James A B Scherer. Scherer resigned from the Council of National Defence alleging Hearst influence and harsh criticism of Hearst papers. The resignation letter had not been received by June 25 1920.
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Premier Urges Settlement of Irish Problem
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Lloyd George urging settlement of the Irish issue to reduce wartime tensions for Britain and the United States. Edward Shortt claims a real German plot in Ireland, with messages between Ireland and Germany. A collapsible canvas boat linked to a prisoner’s landing is noted, with further details promised on page continuation.
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Big Raider Sinks Ship Off West Indies
Reports from Norfolk dated June 26 describe a fast armed German raider in West Indian waters. The cruiser type vessel, about 270 feet long, 15 to 20 knots speed, shelled two American merchant ships but allowed escape. earlier sunk a large British steamship near Bermuda 200 miles east of Hamilton.
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Cabinet Split Over Question Of Prohibition
Washington June 25 National prohibition as a war measure was attacked and defended before the Senate Agriculture Committee which reopened hearings on the Sonen prohibition amendment to the emergency appropriation bill to further develop officials views on the question. The hearings ended late with a vote planned for Thursday. Gore presiding. Murley Bainbridge Colby, Burleson and Gompers opposed the measure for its impact on workers. Daniels Dinwiddie and Anti Yoon League backers urged continued study. Detroit businessmen noted. Continued on page four.
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Italians Hold Piave Right Bank As War Sends Poor Result
London dispatch reports Italian forces now control the Piave right bank with the river as a barrier. Austrian and Italian losses total about 60 000 prisoners. with Austrian assaults repelled and Germans debating whether to shift troops to the Italian front. Mountain fighting yields many prisoners and booty while the left bank lines firm. Weather improves and renewed big-scale actions loom as Ludendorff reassesses Western strategy.
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Germans Preparing People For Defeat in Great Drive
Washington reports from a neutral country indicate German propaganda aims to reassure the public that if their armies fail to overrun France this year, conditions next year will be better. Officials say Germans anticipate failure of the 194? drive and foster belief that released workers will boost submarine building more than enemy naval power.
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Enemy Ready Kaiser Seeks To Strike With To Draw Terms
Paris reports detail German preparations including artillery redeployments and new ammunition dumps as Berlin aims to force terms. The analysis estimates roughly 182 of 208 Western front divisions ready for a major offensive, with concentrated guns and air support near Bethune Arras Amiens and Montdidier amid a wider push to claim peace through negotiation while sustaining the eastern front.
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Ex Czar Murdered Says Russian Paper
Copenhagen reports June 25 that Russian Red Guards broke into Nicholas Romanoff's Ekaterinburg residence and murdered him, according to the Russian newspaper Vim says Stockholm disputed.
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U S Troops to Reach Italy Early in July
Rome reports American troops will be in Italy probably early July after a notification to Italian authorities by New York State Senator Cotillo. Italian HQ notes reveal admiration for Italian fire and tactics, crediting rapid counterattacks and coordinated offensives for overcoming Austrian forces.
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King Advances Diaz For Piave Victory
King Victor Emmanuel rewards Diaz for operations against Austria by advancing him ninety numbers on the Italian army list. Diaz becomes Italy's fifth ranking general. Military brief from Italian Army Headquarters dated June 24.
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Parley Alone Can End War, Kuehlmann Now Asserts
German Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmann told the Reichstag that battlefield victory was unlikely without peace talks and urged negotiations based on mutual trust. Washington officials saw this as a renewed German peace drive aimed at weakening Allied morale amid Austrian defeats. Allied forces pushed the Piave retreat, cleared the west bank, and secured new gains on the northern front, taking about 3,000 prisoners, Vienna claimed 10,000 more.
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Reichstag peace terms of Kaiser outlined by Kuehlmann
Amsterdam June 25 German Foreign Secretary Richard von Kuehlmann told the Reichstag that peace must come through negotiations rather than battlefield victory. He asserted Germany seeks freedom of the seas and merely aims for independent existence within historical boundaries, while blaming Russia for the war and insisting Belgium positions be clarified without binding Germany first. He predicted greater West Front gains before autumn.
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