Paris Crisis Reflected in London Peace Push
La Homme Libre notes Lloyd George’s impatience to return to London and finish peace talks as Britain faces labor unrest. The piece links Clemenceau and Ostando to Lloyd George’s Paris stay, stressing unity after Europe’s war and amid domestic strife.
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Paris
la Homme Libre
Wildie
Clemenceau
Presider
Ostando
Lloyd Gene
Great ‘Britain
London
Lloyd George
L'Homme Libre
Lloyd George ‘Ems
Great Britain
Blockade Debate Echoes on British Finance and Trade
In Parliament Sir Frederick Banbury warned that continued financial methods could lead to national bankruptcy while critics argued export controls let the United States encroach on British trade. J Austen Chamberlain said Britain aims to lift controls safely and noted cotton exports remain open except to blockade nations. Germany now requires permits for all allied visitors amid rising entente missions.
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London
House of, Commons
Frederick Banbury
United States
J. Austen Chamberlain
House
Great Britain
Chamberlain
Germany
Rum for Britain Rumors in Kingston Tax Debate
Jamaica legislative council weighs an income tax on insurance and shipping firms. With embargo limits easing, plans are made to ship 2 million dollars worth of rum to the United Kingdom.
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Britain
Kingston
Jamaica
Legislative Council
United Kingdom
Ships Sail for Food as German Fleet Sails
Eight German steamers including the Kaiser in Auguste Victoria Cleveland Graf Waldersee and Pretoria sailed from Hamburg for food stuffs amid reports from Berlin that crews insisted they not be removed from the vessels during the voyage.
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Londons
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Cleveland
Graf Waldersee
Pretoria
Hamburg
Berlina
Germany Speaks on Peace Terms and Harsh Ultimatum
President Fritz Ebert of the Weimar Republic declares Germany will not sign any peace that requires self-destruction. He warns that if terms reject Wilson’s fourteen points, Germany will reject peace and become an outlaw nation, risking Bolshevik alignment.
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Berlin
Germany
Harikari
Fritz Ebert
New
German Republic
Mr. Wilson
Appeals Against Sentence Paris
An appeal has been entered against the death sentence passed on Emile Cottin the assailant of Premier Clemenceau.
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Paris
Emile Cottin
Clemenceau
Paderewski Wife Describes Polish Plight In War Letter
Madame Paderewski writes to John F. Smulski describing Poland as pitiful with a starving army and freezing civilians. She cites Lemberg’s blackout conditions and brutal acts by enemies, including impalings of prisoners and execution of nuns. The letter notes Bolshevik atrocities and German advances, urging concern.
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Chicago
John F. Smulski
Naional Polsi
Madame Paderewski
Poland
Lemberg
Mme. Paderewski
Cieszyn
Posen
Navy Officials Say Daniels May Invite British Fleet to New York
Navy department officials indicate Secretary Daniels on his overseas trip will likely invite the British fleet to visit New York this summer. The invitation was extended informally by Assistant Secretary Roosevelt in England before the armistice.
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Washington
Navy Department
Daniels
New York
Roosevelt
England
Split in German parties over martial law in Berlin
In the Prussian diet Wolfgang Heine denounces the independents for allied Bolshevik influence and accuses them of provoking the recent general strike. Separately in Jefferson City Missouri fifty Democratic members urge U S Senator Reed to resign over his attack on the League of Nations.
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Berlin
Wolfgang Heine
Naske
Weimar
Herr Heine
Hugo Haase
Spartacans
Russia
Germany
Eichhorn
George Ledebour
U.S
Jefferson City
James A. Reed
United States
Missouri
Upton
Senate
House
Reed
League of Nations
Trade-at-Home Campaign Urges Local Buy Local Push
A call to action urges residents to keep dollars in the local economy by supporting hometown businesses. It argues neighboring towns siphon trade and stresses telling the truth about those draining commerce to counter the loss.
Force Along Rhine Must Be Retained
London reports a House of Commons committee debate on the military service bill. Churchill argues for extending operation to April 3 1920, insisting the British regular army must stay deployed along the Rhine to enforce peace terms and pressure Germany, despite moves to limit the bill to 1915. He warns Europe’s dangers grow and urges keeping forces overseas.
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London
House of Commons
Winston Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Germany
Rhine
Europe
Officials Incompetent Halifax Criticizes Militia Planning
Lieut Col Pratt of the 133rd battalion and Norfolk legislators, returning on the Celtic, blame the militia department for mishandling repatriation of Canadian soldiers from Rhyl camp. He denounces Argyll House as full of incompetents and says officers sought postwar jobs by prolonging the war.
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Halifax
Pratt
O.C
133Rd
Ontario
Norfolk County
Canada
Celtic
Daily Echo
Rhyl
Department of Militia
Argyll House
Itotheis
Rhyl Camp Action Not Blamed On Soldiers
A fragment notes someone stating they do not blame the soldiers at Rhyl camp for the action they had taken. The quote reflects a defensive stance regarding military responsibility.
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Rhyl
Them
Allies Suspend Hostilities in Galicia Amid Lemberg Siege
Paris reports Marshal Foch and other generals advising during a prolonged supreme council session on Galicia where Ukrainian forces besiege Lemberg from three sides. A sharp warning is decided to be sent as an injunction to both armies to suspend hostilities.
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Paris
Marshal Foch
Supreme Council
Galicia
Lemberg
Restrict Liquor in West Africa London
The government bans import of all spirits into the British West African colonies except under license not granted for so called trade spirits. The move acts as a preliminary measure pending a decision on permanent prohibition of spirit trade in West Africa.
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London
West Africa
Japanese Would Assert Their Rights in Baltic Crown Offer
Despatches report a British squadron in Libau and a Baltic crown offer to Prince Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg. Paris notes Japan will seek equal treatment for all aliens in league nations and member states while Australia and Canada weigh immigration impacts and economic factors.
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Washington
Libau
Lettish
Adolf Fredrich
Mecklenburg
Paris
League of Nations
League
Supreme Council
Dominion
Commonwealth
Australia
Canada
Hindenburg Defends Ex Kaiser Flight From Germany
Field Marshal von Hindenburg publishes a defense of Emperor William I's flight to Holland. He describes the November crisis, army weakness, and revolutions, arguing the emperor had to leave to save Germany and avoid civil war and greater losses.
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von Hindenburg
Holland
Berlin
William I
Germany
Marshal von Hindenburg
Ex-Suler
Mounted Police Headquarter for Swift Current Division
Swift Current Sask to host a division of the reorganized Royal North West Mounted Police with Staff-Sergeant Baxter in charge. Baxter, well known in the area, returned from overseas service and is awaiting instructions. Strength of the local detachment not yet announced.
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Mounted Police
Swift Curent
Swift Current
Sask
Royal North West Mounted Police Force
Baxter
Mounties
Sergt
France
Britain to Build Two 800 Foot Rigid Airships
The government has ordered the construction of two enormous British airships after successful trials. Each 800 feet long will carry 3 000 000 cubic feet of gas, be powered by six engines totaling 1 800 horsepower, and boast a lifting capacity of 80 tons, far above existing craft.
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Britain
London
The
Mail
Famous Battalion Disbanded Ottawa
The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry of the Canadian Expeditionary Force has been demobilized and disbanded. Lieut. Col. A Hamilton Gault bid the men farewell as many returned home with sleeper accommodations and meal allowances. Toronto and western men were among the departures.
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Ottawa
Princess Patricia's
Canadian Light Infantry
Canadian Expeditionary Force
A. Hamilton Gault
Toronto
Population in Reims Falls to 8 453 After War
The census shows Reims population dropping from 117 178 before the war to 8 453 now. Of the total 3 987 are men 3 253 women and 1 813 children. Five hundred children attend school in the ruined city.
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Reims
Paris
Allenby Arrives in Paris to Advise on Near Eastern Questions
General F H Allenby commander of British forces in Palestine arrives in Paris from Egypt to meet with the supreme council and discuss near eastern policy and questions.
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Allenby
Paris
F. H. Allenby
Palestine
Egypt
Supreme Council
World Plans to Prevent Future Wars
Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice advocates a league of nations to render war impossible and signals broad British support. He notes the unique wartime national stance, cites high casualties among British and French mothers, and argues conscription may be briefly needed to rebuild armies while aiming to reduce Germany’s armed strength to curb future arms races.
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New York
League of Nations
Frederick Maurice
British General Staff
League
Maurice
Foxy
Great Britain
France
Frederick
Germany
England
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