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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1919

Page

3

Allies Soften Demands On Germany In New Note

Paris dispatch says allied note to Germany eases terms to avoid troop occupation and aims for immediate treaty acceptance. It softens surrender of drydocks and merchant marine, offers return of war prisoners, and allows 400000 tons of materials delivery. Allies delay note delivery to prepare militarily and coordinate with London.

Germany Scapa Flow Essen Ruhr Valley Frankfort

Urges America to Help Allies in Peace Terms Enforcement

Senator King of Utah introduced a joint resolution authorizing the president to use American military naval and air forces with the allies to enforce Germany's observance of the peace terms. The measure was sent to the foreign relations committee as King cited German bad faith. Senator Thomas pressed how the US could enforce a treaty not yet ratified, prompting Vice President Marshall to interrupt.

United States Germany King Utah Foreign Relations Committee Thomas Colorado Marshall

Germany's Noake warns against signing the protocol

German defense minister Gustav Noske says in Berlin interview he will urge Germany to refuse the protocol. He says he cannot speak for the nation but believes the alliance document is a prolongation of war and that Germany should resist despite military weakness.

London United Preas Germany Gustave Noake Defens Berlin Noake

German stance on British protocol under review in London

London officials believed Germany would not refuse the protocol though war offices and the admiralty prepared the British war machine for immediate action. Agents in Berlin warned that there was no sign of German backing off from defiance amid the tense exchanges.

London Anid Germany Supreme Council National Assembly United Press War Office Admiralty Berlin

Germans Protest After Prisoners Are Announced Freed

Berlin reports a protest note to the interallied naval mission over mistreatment claims of German prisoners. Details center on the Santa Elina incident from Kiel where a prisoner escaped and British sailors fired. The German commander released captured inmates within territorial waters amid fears of forced enlistment in Poland.

Nerlin United Press Kiel Santa Elina England Poland

HUN MONARCHISTS TRY NEW TACK IN GERMANY

United Press reports Dec 4 that monarchist factions failed to spark wide pan German sentiment at Hindenburg demonstrations. Papers ran ads for the Hinmarck fund to support the national volkspartei and boost nationalist feeling. The fund aims to promote pan Germanism through the party.

Herlin United Press Hindenburg

China protests Japan over Foochow clash in Peking note

A second protest from the Peking government over Japan landing forces at Foochow was received by the foreign office. Secretary Matsuoka will travel to Foochow December 12 for a personal investigation. The incident, sparked by clashes between Chinese students and Formosans, risks serious international repercussions.

Tokyo Dee. B United Prems Peking Japan Foochow Foreign Office Yosuke Matsuoka Bureau of Commercial Affairs The Matsuoka China

Poultry Show Highlights and Unusual Animal Tale

In Los Angeles a pure bred poultry show featured five hundred dollar turkeys and dollar apiece birds. A wild item from New York notes Joseph Farrone’s cat had a mange on its tall toe and the judge fined him fifteen dollars for the animal’s condition.

108 Angeles Los Angeles New York Joseph Farrone

Centralia Armistice Day Mourning Sparks Nationwide Call

Centralia memorials and Armistice Day services drew speakers Rev H W Thompson and H B F Veness urging Americans to unite against sedition. They linked unrest to foreign-born citizens and recounted the Centralia shootings of four ex-service men, with witnesses detailing ambush origins and crossfire.

Centralia H. W. Thompson H. BF. Veness American Legion Seattle Thompson U. S Veness Avalon Hotel Legion Lada Red Cross

Ballard Students to Present Concert at High School

Marie Siderius Zendt the Amphion soloist and Mrs Zoe Pearl Park will perform in a Ballard High School auditorium concert Wednesday at 8 o clock. Proceeds support the school stage fund under Ballard students auspices.

Marie Siderius Zendt Amphion Society Zoe Pearl Park Ballard High School Ballard

Two Hunters Drown After Canoe Capsizes in Puget Sound

Two Bremerton men K. J. Smith and William Carruthers drowned when a hunting canoe capsized in Puget Sound between Blake and Vashon Islands. A Burton steamer passenger alerted followed by rescue attempts failed as both men disappeared in the cold water. Search parties began from Bremerton on Monday to recover the bodies. Both men lived in Bremerton and were navy employees.

Bremerton K. J. Smith William Carruthers Puget Sound Blake Vashon Islands Otd Navy Bureton Burton Charles W the Burton Posure Smith Carruthers

Czech Benefit to Honor Local Czechs Held in Seattle

The Seattle branch of the Slovak National Alliance elected Fred Ji Mushon as president and other officers including Jar Slehuik Henry Zahradnik Lad Stepanek A. G. Sulak and Peter. A benefit event for eight local Czechs overseas is planned for December at Fraternal Hall 1511 percent.

Seattle Slovak National Alliance of Sunday Night Fred Ji Mushon Jar Slehuik Henry Zahradnik Urer Lad Stepanek Jary A. G. Sulak Peter

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