Modifications debated to treaty terms in Paris talks
Paris peace conference circles consider German proposals on Saare basin and Silesia, with experts summoned to council. Reports say reparations may be set near one hundred million marks and western frontier occupation could be reduced to twenty years as discussions aim to a workable, prompt agreement.
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Ree Yorks
Associated
Paras
Paria
Gretthen
Council For Conferences
Paris
Saare
Silesia
Germany
Herr Noske
United States
Wilson
A. J. Balfour
Col. House
Western
Prontier
Bree Wilson
Value of Experience if the average man could live his
Fragmentary line hints at a discussion on experience and life prospects. It suggests a reflective, possibly editorial stance on what distinguishes a seasoned person if lived fully. No clear individuals, organizations, dates, or places are identifiable.
G W V Would Probe Labor Unrest
The Great War Veterans association provincial executive in Toronto urges drastic cabinet action to address labor unrest, high living costs, and shortages in food and clothing. It says unemployment among returned soldiers remains unresolved and blames profiteers for rising prices, calling for representation on any investigative committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Great War Veterans’ Association
Petrograd Front Urged Defense Against White Forces
A Bolshevist dispatch from Moscow dated May 24 quotes the executive committee urging immediate defense of Petrograd as enemy Finnish and Estonian White Guards and allied troops advance. Reports also claim Petrograd may have fallen, though unconfirmed from Copenhagen.
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Omsk
Moscow
Bolshevist Party
Petrograd
Udenich
Belokhovetch
Rodzianke
Copenhagen
Allies Halt General Strike in Coblenz After Warned Deportation Threat
Germans call a four hour general strike across the occupied Rhineland in protest of Wiesbaden republic rumors. Rail and streetcar workers in Treves and Coblenz returned to work after Allied warnings. Inter allied railway commission confirms full resumption. Coblenz papers deny German republic claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coblenz
Rhenish Republic
Wiesbaden
Treves
Germany
Noh
Inter-Allied Railway Commission
Rhineland
German Delegation Counselor Warns On Peace Treaty Signing
A member of the German delegation with the rank of counsellor of legation, back from Berlin, declares that Germany will sign the Versailles treaty despite opposition, saying they would be hacked to pieces if they returned without signing.
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Versailles
Berlin
Canadian air squadron for Russia includes 11 pilots
London notes Col Collishaw forms an all Canadian air squadron for Russia with Captains Kinkhead Slater H J McDonald Mor eton Breakey Britall Lindsay Green Aten Widebot tom Richford Fall among the listed pilots from Calgary Victoria Toronto Peterboro Manitoba Quebec Vancouver arranged under international command.
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London
Col. Collishaw
Russia
Kinkhead and Slater
Calgary
H. J. McDonald
Victoria
Moreton and Breakey
Toronto
Britall
Ontario
Lindsay
Green
Peterboro
Aten
Manitoba
Widebottom
Quebec
Richford
Fall
Vancouver
Four Die in Beach Road Massacre at Tuckett Arm
In Hamilton Ontario two Austrians were killed and two others fatally wounded at the Tuckett Arm on Beach road. Eight Italians who posed as liquor detectives searched the house, lined ten Austrians, and fired after taking $1,800, killing four and mortally wounding two. the attackers escaped.
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Hamilton, Ont
Tuckett Arm
Amir's Treachery London
Reuters reports the Afghan military stance is improving from a British view but notes uncertainties about Amir’s latest moves. It cites the Amir’s letter to the viceroy and orders to generals as inaccurate and says Afghan troops crossed the border at multiple points mobilizing against the frontier with no provocation.
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London
Reuter
Afghanistan
Aland Islands Demand Reunion With Sweden Adopted
The Landsting of the Aland Islands sent a resolution to the Peace Conference demanding reunification with Sweden. The measure was adopted unanimously by delegates at Mariehamn.
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Stockholm
Aland Islands
Sweden
Mariehamn
Lithuania seeks inquiry into Polish pogroms in Lithuania
Lithuanian authorities urge the Peace Conference to appoint a commission to investigate alleged pogroms by Poles in parts of Lithuania occupied by Polish forces. The move stresses tensions between Lithuania and Poland amid wartime occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Peace Conference
Lithuania
Canadians Await Repatriation From Overseas Limits
Report shows under eighty thousand Canadians remain to be repatriated with over fifty four thousand sailing in May. The fourth division’s final units departed aboard the Olympic on Friday.
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London
Postal Strikes Stir Canada and Austria Peace Reactions
Ottawa reports Prime Minister R. L. Borden insisting post office employees on sympathetic strikes are deserting public duty and must not be reinstated. In Vienna and Vienna press comment, Austrians accept peace terms. Ottawa telegrams condemn unrest and defend government stance. The Alberta Methodist conference calls for repeal of action and protection of protest rights.
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Ottawa
West
Robert Borden
R. Sincks
Central Strike Committee
Calgary
W. Hollingsworth
Alberta Methodist Conference
Sincks
Brotherhood of
Dominion Express
Bloadin
Dominion
Commission On Labor
Canada
Winnipeg
People of
R. L. Borden
Secret Service Links 8 Urban Bomb Outrages to Anarchist Threat
U S investigators tie eight bomb explosions to a single unknown anarchist group linked to the May Day mail bombs. Palmer calls the attacks a failure to terrorize the nation. explosives experts say two bombs likely exploded when the carrier tripped. Congress moves to draft tougher penalties for perpetrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secret Service
New York
Palmer
Congress
Order Arrest of New President in Rhineland
The German government orders the arrest of Dr Dorden, president of the new Rhinish republic, according to the North German Gazette. Protests are entered at Paris and Spa over perceived Fre authorities’ conduct in the occupied Rhineland.
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Berlin
Dorden
Rhenish Republic
Paris
Spa
Fre
Rhineland
Tribute to 81 CPR Apprentices Honor Roll Unveiled
Montreal Angus shops unveiled an honor roll for 81 CPR apprentices who enlisted overseas in the war. Speakers included Burns and Muir with foremen and apprentices present. Burns praised the fallen and urged current apprentices to honor their sacrifice and strive in school and shop work. CPR funds five scholarships and 380 apprentices receive weekly two hours of instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
C.P.R
Angus
Burns
Muir
C. Kyle
Montreal Council of Arts and Manufacturers
Jutland Battle Declared A Clear Allied Victory
The Toronto Telegram notes that after review of the peace terms, no German should doubt who won the Battle of Jutland, underscoring an Allied victory.
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Battle of
Jutland
Toronto Telegram
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Windsor, Oni
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Lawrence Seda
Queen's
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Austria
I’regs
Vienna
U.S
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