Wilson Backing League of Nations Seen In Talks
After four days of gathering settler views in France President Wilson and his closest advisors discuss a league of nations linking seas, aiming to reassure Lloyd George. Reports say delegates and British participation are under debate while the American mission pushes for a manageable conference size and defined terms.
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France
Presson
Way
League of ‘Nations
X Loyd George
Hasize
Reis
Critics Blast Peace Plans In Paris Debats
The French journal Debats condemns allied statesmen for wasting time on peace and warns that regiments of specialists and vast archives will flood Paris. The piece accuses bureaucrats of causing hotel crowding and paper overload while suggesting leaders should have trusted conclusions from their committees.
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Paris
Ides Debats
Germany
Bois de Boulogne
Gothas
Braina
German Colony Question Reveals Native Preference for British Rule
A British wire reports that natives in German colonies show aversion to German rule and favor British governance. Samoa chiefs largely support continued British administration, citing historic consultation and local authority. A small chief privately favored German rule, but overall evidence leans toward continuing union with Britain.
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Liverpool
Zealand
Samoa
Santoa
Samre
Peris
Mukoba
Women Vote Shifts Mark First Postwar British Election
In London reports claim millions of women voted heavily in the British election, backing Lloyd George or Labour. The rapid, informed turnout contrasts with earlier expectations as several women candidates ran, while a wife’s insistence to accompany her husband to vote drew notice. A separate Paris dispatch notes two Germans arrested in the Saar Valley for looted machinery seized from French factories, facing receiving stolen property charges.
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Lloyd George
Labor- London
Labor
Ismisg
Shel J
Paris
le Petit Journal
Gamister
Roechling
Saar Valley
Farmers Fear Unrest Resolution Passed at Grange Session
Farmers fear unrest as a Grange session passes a resolution urging the government to take action. The fragmented text suggests concern over economic stability and potential policies impacting rural communities in Toronto.
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Toronto
The
Grange
Tnion
Cold, polite reception as Canadians advance in Germany
A correspondent with the Canadian corps reports increasingly cordial but cool welcomes as troops push deeper into Germany. Haig’s proclamations are posted. civilians show poverty, stock remains, and some Germans echo Berlin propaganda while a German merchant's wife accepts propaganda and dismisses hospital ship dangers.
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Sailen
Isto
London
Germany
Sul‘Yen
Haig
Berlin
Germans Liked Life of Pirate and Armistice Ironies
Lieutenant Junius H. Fulcher of Norfolk recounts wartime submariner morale aboard U K 152 and other subs. He describes prisoners’ treatment, pirates’ enthusiasm for Kaiserism, and dismay at the November armistice after the sinking of the freighter Ticonderoga. Fulcher later saw Kiel as German submarines surrendered.
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New York
USK
Junius H. Fulcher
Us.n
Norfolk
Calonia
Fulcher
Ticonderoga
mid-Atlantic
U.K.-152
Kiel
Sihe
Food Board Orders Revoked By Ottawa In 1912 1918 Actions
The Canada food board canceled three orders that had served their purpose. Order No 9 of December 2 1912 set the milk price spread but conditions have changed. Order No 14 of January 19 1918 governed the retail spread on brown and shorts and is no longer fully applicable. Order No 47 of June 8 1918 is inactive for the year and set maximum consumer prices for dressed summer fish in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Wholesale price and profit controls on bran and shorts eggs butter cheese meats and winter caught fish in the three western provinces remain in force, as does Pacific coast flat fish and wholesale price control.
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Ottawa
Canada Food Board
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Pacific Coast
Battle for Russian Land in Volynia Refugees and Executions
Princess Polocki describes a Volynia estate siege as Russian peasants rose against landlords. Besieged for a week, multiple Russians were slain with Polish peasants aiding. Fire drove surrender terms, and men were executed after the defenders freed women.
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Warsaw
Vollynia
Polocki
Dombrovitza
Red Flag Display Bill Introduced in Washington
Washington lawmakers introduce a bill to prohibit displaying the red flag in the United States. The proposal targets public spaces and official settings, aiming to curb symbols deemed offensive. The measure follows debates on national security and public conduct.
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Washington
United
Paris Suffered During the War Air Raids Reported
The city of Paris faced extensive bombardment from 1914 to 1917 with 396 bombs dropped in ten months causing 1 21 casualties. In 1228 bombs on Aug 6 two killed and 392 injured. long range cannon fired 168 shells killing 196 and wounding 417. More than 100 killed on Good Friday.
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Paris
Tensions Rise Between Italians and Jugoslavs at Peace Talks
As Allied talks continue, a sequence of incidents strains relations. An Italian submarine sinks the Viribus Unitis after Austria handed fleet control to Jugoslavs, who deem it hostility. Italians defend the move as a misinterpretation of armistice terms. In Fiume, Italy lands troops before other allied arrivals, provoking protests. Laibach occupation briefly pursued, Serbs issue an ultimatum, but Italians withdraw to Oberlaibach, insisting no intent to hold Laibach proper.
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Austria
Viribus Unitus
Otrf
Sustese
Italy
Austra
Fiume
Laibach
Oberlaibach
Stefansson Honored With Daly Medal for Arctic Science
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, received the Charles P. Daly medal from the American Geographical Society for scientific contributions. In his address he urged against civilizing Eskimo tribes, citing disastrous outcomes and noting a tribe reduced from 5,000 to 40 since 1825 due to adopting unsuitable civilized living.
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New York
Vilhjalmur Stefans
Charles P. Daly
American Geographical Society
Far North
Faa
China to press for full representation at peace talks
Report says China will gain full representation at the peace conference. Some American mission members think this could advance China's bid to recover Kiao Chau or allow Japan to retain the German lease on the peninsula. Melbourne reports the British government may urge Australia to send a fleet of warships and submarines captured by the Allies for exhibition purposes, not for Australia to own or use. Meantime Canadian troops in Germany receive daily mail bearing Christmastide messages.
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China
Paris
Ching
Kiao Chau
Japsy
Melbourne
Australia
May Advocate Sinking of Captured German Ships
Paris American delegates to the peace conference will advocate sinking the surrend ered enemy warships and oppose distributing the prizes by naval losses. The move aims to avoid contention and bolster Wilson’s claim the war was not for conquest. Britain’s Geddes supports destroying the ships and backing the United States, though lesser powers may demand prize distribution.
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Paris
Amiesican
Wilson
Britain
Eric Geddes
Admiralty
United States
Plan Uprising In Ireland Plan Uprising In Ireland
A London commentary warns Bolshevism aims to undermine civilization, targeting Ireland. It cites Joseph O'Brien claiming 10,600 to 20,000 American Industrial Workers of the World plotting to disrupt Irish society and empower international crooks. The piece alleges a covert, violent strategy to paralyze authority and plunder the propertied classes.
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London
Ireland
Joseph O'Brien
United States Regular Coast Artillery
Russia
Japanese Premier Outlines Program at Peace Conference
Marquis Shigenobu Okuma lays out Japan's preferred terms for postwar settlement. He urges acceptance of Allied decisions on western front territories, supports universal peace as a fundamental aim, and favors keeping Pacific possessions such as the Marshall and Caroline Islands. He calls for Siberia order through the Allies and insists on open door principles in China.
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Tokio
Oberai
Japan
Shigenobu Okuma
Great Britain
France
United States
Europe
Balkans
African
Germany
Russia
Samoai Islands
Pacific
German New Guinea
Bismarck Islands
Marshall, Caroline
Tsing Tao
Siberia
Allied Conference
China
Teaching Wives Farming Ottawa Division Amid War Effort
The Khaki University of Canada in London plans a division for soldiers' wives in Ottawa to learn the duties of a Canadian farmer's wife. The program aims to acquaint participants with farm work in general, reflecting wartime support for families of servicemen. Also notes unverified reports from Polish officers claiming the former Russian emperor Nicholas II may still be alive.
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Ottawa
Khaki University of Canada
London
Canada
Czar
Warsaw
Russia
Lavadia
Crimea
Sebastopol
Nicholas
Victim of Honcultur and the Old Contemptibles
A correspondent recalls a British POW tormented after armistice. Branding on the forehead, mutilated tongue, missing fingers, and ragged dress render him unidentifiable. The scene, seen through a Western Front survivor, illustrates cruelty of defeated German keepers and prompts calls for justice over vengeance.
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London
Morning Post
Queens Hall
Western Front
Germany
Great War Veterans Form Advisory Repatriation Link
The Great War Veterans Association appoints R B Maxyvell Winnipeg W P Tait Halifax and D Loughnan Ottawa to an advisory committee to cooperate with the repatriation and employment committee. The new link aims for uniformity between repatriation work and veterans interests, strengthening protection for war veterans.
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Great War Veterans
Ottawa
Great War Veterans ‘Association
R. B. Maxyvell
Winnipeg
W. P. Tait
Halifax
D. Loughnan
Great War Veterans Association
Closer Relations Paris and Dutch Policy Shift
A Hague dispatch to the platin reports a new Dutch foreign policy方向 toward closer entente relations. The leader of the Dutch Economic League in Harlem advocates internationalizing the river Scheldt as part of this strategic realignment.
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Paris
Hague
Platin
Holland
Dutch Economical League
Harlem
Scheldt
Dangerous Weapon Patent Sparks Air Gun Debate
John M Browning’s airplane machine gun patent is noted as capable of 3,600 rounds per minute. The inventor’s return is marked by renewed attention to rapid fire threats. Admiralty issues orders to dockyards, victualling depots, and mining depots in London.
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Ogden
USA
John M. Browning
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Pedetec
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