Peace Conference Opens With Looming League Draft
The Paris peace conference begins a likely eventful week with a plenary session and final action on the League of Nations covenant. A draft differing from Wilson’s version will be presented, while Italian and Chinese Russian claims on Shantung and Diao Chau are central. German cables, POWs, the Weil canal, Luxemburg, and conditions in Germany and Russia draw close scrutiny amid shifting fronts in the wider war.
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Billion Dollars Reached In Prohibition Campaign Signals
Reports from Washington and Toledo indicate subscriptions near one billion dollars for Victory Liberty Loan amid wartime prohibition enforcement orders by Attorney General Palmer. Cleveland figures show substantial early district totals as enforcement authority and funds questions are clarified.
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Well Known Banker Dies Sudden Death Shock Ripples
San Francisco April 23 James Lynch governor of the 14th Federal Reserve Bank headquarters collapsed and died here this morning authorities said he suffered a sudden death shocking bankers and officials in the financial district.
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Alliance Proposed Between France and America
Paris dispatch notes a proposed alliance between France and America is moving forward. President Wilson, the paper adds, is holding action until he can present the matter to the American Senate for ratification.
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Gompers Injured in Broadway Car Collision
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor was badly injured when a taxicab he rode was struck by a Broadway surface car at Thirty-fifth Street in New York. Surgeons reported rib injuries hip sprain and severe contusions though not fatal. He was taken to his hotel as bulletins on his condition were promised.
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Allied arbitrator chosen amid peace conference talk
Geneva reports Gustave Ador has left for Paris to act as allied arbitrator on the Adriatic question. In Washington Mexican officials dispute the armistice financial clause, arguing Germany pledged not to dispose of assets abroad. Officials foresee action once the treaty is released.
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Hungarian Uprising Sees Priest Executed Amid Revolt
An anticommunist uprising in Hungary began April 10 near Fuetes west of Budapest. A priest was executed on a false charge and 15 others received heavy prison terms for participation in the revolt according to Associated Press dispatch from Zurich dated April 18.
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Baker Sails From France With George Washington Transport
Secretary of War Baker arrived in Paris yesterday and departed aboard the transport George Washington which sat and loitered on the day, as reported by Associated Press.
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Launch Sinks in Hudson River Killing Several
In the Hudson River a navy launch sank early today en route to join a battleship, with the death toll reported between two and thirteen in the absence of official naval department reports. The incident occurred near New York.
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Disposal of Shipping Interests Planned in New Section
Washington April 28—Director General Piez creates a new plant disposal section within the Emergency Ship Corp to supervise the sale of government shipbuilding assets. B J Grant will head the unit overseeing sale of wood yards concrete yards steel yards and fabrication plants to private concerns to sustain local economic welfare.
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Hines 15 Willing to Mold Conference
Denver April 28 the Director General of Railroads stated in a press briefing that he will accept the industrial board proposal from the department of commerce to convene railroad administration and steel producers to settle the government price stabilization controversy.
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Allied Powers Plan Harsh Trial for Former Kaiser
April 28 dispatches outline proposed peace treaty articles to arraign Wilhelm II for a supreme offense against international morality. A five power tribunal would try him, with Holland urged to surrender the former emperor. The plan includes documents to aid prosecution and acknowledges surprise at Secretary Lansing’s opposition.
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Americans Given the Covenant First
The State Department released the revised text of the League of Nations covenant to the American public hours before its Paris presentation. The document includes material changes addressing U.S. criticisms, and many Senators and officials will withhold judgment pending careful study of the draft.
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Seas being cleared of all mines by British Admiralty
London April 28 seas cleared of mines at about 144 per day. Operations chiefly in the North Sea where war time minefields threaten navigation. If augmenting forces are found the fishing grounds and trade routes are expected to be cleared by early autumn.
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Saloonists Seek Refunds in Influenza Closure Case
226 liquor dealers filed for refunds of 75.35 each covering Oct 12 to Nov 14 when saloons were closed due to the influenza epidemic. Proceedings noted in Youngstown court with bids from 19 additional saloonkeepers and related parties.
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Bolshevik Drnen Out Of Big Town
Associated Press dispatch from Helsingford reports Olopetz, 110 miles northeast of Petrograd, forming a new national association after Finnish forces drove out Bolsheviks. Volunteers claim Oloneta was captured, a development that could affect the Allied Murmansk railroad and Archangel situation.
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Allies promised fair terms for defeated nations report
Paris April 24 Associated Press notes the economic commission at the postwar conference outlines clauses for inclusion in the preliminary peace treaty. It specifies that the allies and associated powers will treat the most favored nations without receiving provity.
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Foreign Minister Sonnino Arrives in Rome Amid Enthusiastic Reception
Foreign Minister Sonnino arrived in Rome last night after leaving Paris Saturday afternoon. He was greeted by cheering crowds at the station and receptions along the route as his train halted in the city and elsewhere.
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