10 Jan 1919
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1919
Page
1
Article outlines a plan for eighty delegates to Al Lied Nations to represent neutrals, detailing roles and framing provisions for the conference. The fragment hints at a constitutional framework and delegation structure within a Peale Conference context.
Paris reports indicate a near eighty delegate count for the peace conference based on a plan from the French government. Smaller powers rectifying war would receive three delegates, while nations severed relations with the central powers get one. Poland and Czecho Slovakia would have two each, great powers five each, neutrals later. Germany Austria Bulgaria and Turkey seats depend on future decisions. London notes Clemenceau and Lloyd George secured a seas freedom advance, but specifics may wait for assembly.
Paris January 10 Professor Ces begins a new course on American literature and civilization at the Sorbonne. The program, created by the Minister of Public Instruction and the University of Paris, is open to the public.
A Bor deaux dated letter from Sgt. Walter R. Murfee to homefolks recounts induction, battles in Champagne, Chateau Thierry, and St Mihiel, and a five month gap in letters. He notes health, appetite, and eagerness to return, and praises American resilience. Includes a brief Tokyo report on Japan’s premier Pakashi Hara praising wartime ideas.
Unsung fighters stand tall as U S troops press the advance amid stiff resistance. Their disciplined advance underscores resilience and resolve from the battlefield to home front audiences.
Washington January 10 a temporary naval force of 225000 men for the year beginning next July has been approved by the house naval sub committee. The fleet size is less than the 229000 men urged by Secretary Daniels.
London Jan 10 a special report by a sub committee of the commission investigating war law violations outlines planned proceedings against the former German Emperor. The parent body has delegated sub committees to study specific phases of alleged breaches and has already submitted plans for a tribunal to hear cases arising from these violations.
London reports show British air forces carried out 70 percent of raids on German territory from October 1917 to armistice, dropping over 660 tons of bombs. Royal Air Force base was at Nancy as raids intensified under war conditions. Amsterdam notes Germany debate over Liebknecht government amid conflicting reports from the Frankfurt Gazette.
Reports describe intense upheaval across Germany with government control fractured amid street confrontations. The crisis escalates as factions clash and political authority wrestles to restore order.
Reported January 1 notifies a general strike in Buenos Aires with widespread disorders. At Vasena Iron Works clashes left at least one worker dead and several wounded. The violence followed Tuesday fighting as government troops moved to quell unrest, with hospitals treating hundreds of wounded.
Former Senator William A. Clark of Montana argues it will take at least a year of tireless effort to readjust American industries and restore labor and industry to a normal basis. He says the cost of living must be reduced before food prices fall, as surplus food must aid war-stricken nations. domestic wages should decline only as necessary and then gradually. He warns against hasty peace league actions and stresses continued employment and industrial absorption postwar.
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