Great War Veterans propose cash bonus plan for Canada
After heated debate at the fourth annual convention the Great War Veterans Association of Canada approved a re establishment cash bonus tied to enlistment length with a maximum of 2500 and a minimum of 1000 for all who served. The plan includes a per diem raise and lump sum support for dependents, costing about 215 million, while Dominion officials warn against indiscriminate payouts and urge public support during parliament session.
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Montreal
Great War Veterans’ Association of Canada
Dominion
McNeil
Canada
Jenkins
Woods
Calgary
Armenians Massacred by Young Turk Forces
Archbisho p Kholm from Erivan reported in London that 17,000 Armenians were massacred within the Armenian state by Young Turkish actions backed by the Azerbaijan government. He arrived in London to confer with allied authorities on the Armenia situation.
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London
Tartars
Azerbaijan
Archibishop Kholn
Erivan
Armenia
Mrs Humphrey Ward Dies in London Hospital
London reports novelist Mrs. Humphrey Ward died of heart disease in a London hospital on Wednesday.
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London
Humphrey Ward
London Hospital
Urges Energetic Steps To Enforce Treaty
Andre Tardieu former Franco American relations commissioner urges immediate allied leaders meeting to decide drastic steps to enforce the Versailles treaty. He says the treaty already appears violated and allied German relations will worsen unless decisive action is taken. He notes enforcement has rested with France and the move of the peace conference to London weakens France. Continuous congress meetings offer neither firmness nor unity, he adds.
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Paris
France
Tardieu
London
New Home For Former Crown Prince
The Hague announces that the Dutch government granted Weiringen Island as a residence for the former German crown prince. This move is seen as fulfilling Allied demands for keeping the former Emperor William and his son safe. Reports say the crown prince requested the island site and declined living near his father.
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Hague
Weiringen
Holland
William
Soviet Warning Keeps Essen Rules Steady Despite Guards
The Telegraaf correspondent in Düsseldorf reports Essen looks normal outwardly with armed labor guards red flags and bullet marks on buildings. A Soviet official says no fear of Allied intervention while allied missions remain safe and the administration urges workers to return to work and warns against looting.
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Amsterdam
Essen
Telegraafe
Dusseldorf
Reprisals Threatened in Ireland Queenstown
The chairman of the strict council received a typewritten warning that he will be assassinated if any Queens town policemen are shot, signaling potential retaliation amid rising tensions in Ireland.
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Queenstown
U S Plans to Move Turks From Europe and Armenia
The United States restates to the allied supreme council that Turks should be expelled from Europe and Armenia should be set up as an independent state. It advocates equal commerce opportunities for all nations and a Russian role in governing Constantinople and surrounding Turkish areas.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Allied Supreme Council
State Department
Armenia
Turkey
Near East
Constantinople
Russia
Wil Keep Down Lumber Prices
Calgary report quotes Mountain Lumberman's Association secretary L R Poole asserting no further lumber price increases if manufacturers can help it. He notes production costs have risen but decisions aim to hold prices. The convention also prepared 1919 operations data for the Canadian Board of Commerce to counter profiteering claims.
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Calgary
L R. Poole
Mountain Lumberman’s Association
Poole
Canadian Board of Commerce
Thoroughbreds From Royal Windsor Stable Arrive in Canada
The Prince of Wales’s wind sor stable horses from England may race on western Canadian tracks this year. J Carlyle, Alberta ranch manager, oversees unloading after the Canadian tour, with seven two year old English stock destined mainly for breeding but possibly racing in summer fairs across western circuits.
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Prince of Wales
Windsor Stables
England
J. Carlyle
Alberta
Royal
Old Country
Canada
Daniels Criticised Washington Over War Plans
Chairman Harris Laning told a Senate committee that the navy department lacked comprehensive war plans when relations with Germany worsened. Secretary Daniels supposedly disapproved the March 1917 operations bureau plan, leaving the department in near chaos at the start of U S entry into the war. Personal regard for Daniels allegedly hindered major policy approvals and left insufficient reserve at the moment of declaration.
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Washington
Navy Department
United States
Germany
Daniels
Bureau of Operations
Harris Laning
Senate
Laning
Withdrawal of Chinese Troops From Siberia Sealed by Accord
The government orders Chinese troops to withdraw from Siberia, signaling accord with powers over Russia and as tantamount to abrogating the China Japanese military convention that provided for joint action in case of invasion along the northern frontier.
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Siberia
Pekin
Russia
Belgians Threaten Fire Over Belgian Occupied Territory
Col Peroux commanding Belgian forces says officers were sent to Wesel workmen headquarters to notify workers that Belgian troops would open fire immediately if any more shots fall in Belgian occupied territory in the Rhenish Prussia area.
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Buderish
Rhenish
Prussia
Peroux
Wesel
French Peace Loan Subscriptions Inch Up in Paris
Unofficial tallies place the total subscribed to the peace loan in Paris between 15 and 16 billion francs. The share of currency within the loans appears higher than in earlier offerings.
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Paris
France
King honors bilingual question in London visit
The King presented the military cross to Rodolphe Lemieux’s son and Lemieux and wife attended a Westminster reception hosted by the Empire Parliamentary Association. Lemieux spoke on the bilingual question, urging that isolation and exclusiveness are a blunder. Attendees included notable MPs and peers such as Asquith, the Duke of Devonshire, and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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London
Rodolphe
Lemieux
Empire Parliamentary Association
Westminster
Auckland Geddes
Wilfred Laurier
House of Commons
House of Lords
Asquith
Duke of Devonshire
France May Retaliate In Currency Clash
Sharp declines in the franc against the American dollar and the British pound sterling, while the German mark gains amid Ruhr district disorders, spark renewed debate on exchange policy. Financial authorities say import restrictions are the only immediate remedy and foresee early prohibitions on luxuries and other superfluous goods.
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Paris
Ruhr
Questions on Canada’s mercantile marine funding questioned
Lucien Cannon plans house questions criticizing the government’s merchant marine approach. He seeks full explanations from Hon C C Ballantyne on ship names, cost, revenue, profit and depreciation. The move aims to enable W L Mackenzie King to press for tendered ship construction before many tenders are issued, potentially sparking a lengthy debate on the 20 million extension program.
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Hon Ballantyne
Ottawa
Merchant Marine
Lucien Cannon
Dorchester
Cannon
C. C. Ballantyne
W. L. Mackenzie King
Merchant Marine Service
To Restore Order Paris German Officers Ask Ruhr Entry
Two German officers who arrived from Berlin urged Premier Millerand to allow the German army to operate in the occupied Ruhr zone to restore order. Allies reportedly plan to grant permission, despite French preference for inter allied action. France relies on Ruhr coal, production down to 18 million tons annually from 40 million. Versailles treaty requires Germany to cover deficits up to 20 million. Restoring Ruhr order largely affects French industry.
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Paris
Berlin
Millerand
Ebert
Rurh
France
Ruhr
Germany
Earth Passes Through Space Meteoroid Shower Estimate
An old astronomical note estimates that during a single day in space the Earth encounters about 75 million meteors. The figure reflects a sweeping count of tiny space rocks intersecting Earth's trajectory and emphasizes the vastness of cosmic debris encountered in solar travel.
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Earth
Space
Canadian Navy To Continue On Prewar Basis
Ottawa statement outlines deferral of permanent naval policy for Canada. Government will maintain pre war lines and accept Britain’s offer of one light cruiser and two destroyers. Demobilization of officers and civilian staff ordered as naval reform proceeds. Admiral Kingsmill to retire after long service.
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Ottawa
C. C. Ballantyne
Canadas
Ops Cimiral
Jelling
Canada
Great Britain
Niobe
Rainbow
Minister of Naval Service
Esquimalt
Halifax
Canadian Naval Service
Naval College
Ballantyne
Kingsmill
Charles . Kingsmill
Naval Service
Not all German workers share Spartacan aims says office
Information from British representatives in Germany says many workmen plan to fight until anti monarchist figures join the new cabinet. Essen disturbances are labeled Bolshevik but the peace conference leans toward letting Germans settle internal troubles without violating the peace treaty.
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London
Germany
Essen
Soviet Congress to Shape New Economic Policy
The ninth convention of the all Russian communist party opened on March 27 in Moscow with crucial tasks ahead. It will set internal economic policy for the coming year focusing on industrial rehabilitation agricultural policy and the status of cooperative societies. Two factions debate centralization of power.
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Moscow
All Russian Communist Party
Russia
Denver to Banish Horses From City Streets
Denver council considers ordinance to banish horses from streets effective January 1925. No horses, cattle, sheep, or swine may be kept within city limits or driven on public streets after the date if the bill passes.
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Denver
Turk Leader is Arrested Constantinople
Ali Said Pasha, military governor of Constantinople, has been arrested by British forces in that city.
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Constantinople
Ali Said Pasha
Soviets Still Active In German Revolt In Saxony
Leipzig and Halle report ongoing upheaval as troops reinforce government forces and much of Leipzig shows battle damage. Authorities fear Bolshevik influence is limited, with about 10 000 residents bearing arms in Leipzig last week and street fighting continuing since early March 1945.
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Halle
Falkenstein
Saxony
Volkshaus
Leipzig
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