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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1931

Page

42

Pershing Defies Coercion in War Talks Amid Parity Dispute

Continental excerpt shows Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs criticizing Pershing’s stance on American troop parity with French and British forces. Officials discuss whether infantry and machine guns may be sent now with French support for artillery later, amid disagreement on timing and structure of an American army.

Staif Lord Reading Drit Ammassator Washington General Pershing British Troops In Me Course of Four Months, General Pershing Eyen J “T Fm Ee M. Clementeau Fock Asilner Tay Viet Foch

Refusal to Accept Milner Poch War Training Plan

Debates over whether to train untested troops under French and British command. Milner and Poch push for immediate measures to end the war, while Lloyd George and Clemenceau support building an American army and delaying drastic reorganization. The discussion centers on feasibility, timing, and risks of deploying untrained units versus preserving ongoing Allied efforts.

Milner Poch Pla Loire Tosa Llosd Clemenceau Premier In & Stege Lingd George Lienenteay Orlando Uut

Allied leaders clash over American troop deployment in Europe

A meeting reveals tense debates on suppressing theater divisions, Italian reinforcements for France, and Fo ch authority. Foch argues for rapid dispatch of 120,000 plus Americans by June and July, warning that delays risk catastrophe on the Western Front. Italy reserves right to appeal orders that hurt its interests.

Gisegersar Jn M. Clemencesu Ggdin Orate France Orlando Italy Branro Foch Grande Mander Foch United States of America Great Britain Calais Boulogne Germany

World War I Leaders Debate US Aid and German Offensive

An exchange between British Prime Minister Lloyd George and President Wilcox, focusing on German offensives against Aachen and Ypres, the urgency of not delaying action, American involvement, and Pershing’s aim to rapidly build the army to blunt the enemy’s push before August.

Lise Fok Mar Wilcom Armisa United States France Grea Britain Yiel Anisai Pershing America

Seismograph Records Minor Earthquake Near Washington

A geophysical event was detected by Georgetown University geophysical observatory with a quake lasting over two hours. The epicenter is estimated about 3,000 miles from Washington as investigators note unusual seismic activity beginning around 2245 hours local time.

Washington TD. C Georgetown University Giesmological Observatory Tts Center

Bank Holiday Observed Across San Antonio Banks

February 28 will close due to a holiday observed after a Sunday birthday event. San Antonio Clearing House member banks including City Central Bank Alamo National Bank Sullivan & Co San Antonio National Bank Frost National Bank and others will be closed.

San Antonio Texans City Central Bank Wealingtov City Conteal Bank & Rest Co Alamo National Bank D, Sullivan & Co San Antonio National Bank Groes National Bank Commonwealth Bank and ‘Trint Company Washington Clearing House B. F. Dittmar Company City-Central Bank Bldg San Antonio, Texas

Storms Claim Six in Argentine Floods Amid River Floods

Storms and floods sweep Cordoba province, Argentina, with relief detachments aiding Interior regions. A small village flooded by the Rio Granite and six people reported dead as homes were destroyed. Elsewhere, word that President Hoover may visit Cuba in March via Florida surfaces in Havana.

Huenoy Cordoba Hoover Cuba Havana El Universal _Fiid today Florida Cubn

Mobs Hinder Chaplin's Return to London Town

Crowds gathered outside Chaplin's hotel in London pressing for a glimpse of the film icon after a decade away. Police struggled to maintain order as a tense welcome turned him into a near prisoner inside the hotel while he contemplates roaming the city yet again.

London Londod Cromde Charlie Chapin Tomailine Hondrede

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