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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1919
Page
1
German government at Weimar formally communicates willingness to sign the peace treaty unconditionally. Berlin reports the German national assembly votes to support the Bauer government and approve signing the treaty. The German note on the peace terms was received by the conference but contents were not released by 3:45 p.m.
June 23 Germany asked for 48 more hours to sign the peace treaty. The council of three refused. German notes cited government disruption as a hurdle. President Wiylen, Premier Clemenceau, and Premier Lloyd George considered the request. The note said Germans deem terms impracticable and signed against their will. The council stated time for discussion has passed and demanded a decision to accept the treaty as a whole or reject it, with possible reservations on crimes and guilt.
An Associated Press report dateline Helsingfors June 13 states a British warship torpedoed the armored cruiser Slavia, which sank immediately. The item notes confusion over the ship name and references Russian sources, with implication that another vessel may bear the Slavia name.
Paris June 23 Associated Press reports President Wilson signals departure from Paris expected Wednesday barring unexpected. Guard units head to Brest tonight and tomorrow. The US ship George Washington to sail Brest to U.S. under forced draft. extra coal prepared at Brest docks.
Arthur Pollen credits German crew with contempt for enemy capture and admires their choice to scuttle vessels. Dispatch recalls prophecy of self destruction in modern warships and notes theories of hidden demolition charges and simple means to sink ships at Scapa Flow.
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania said he would seek a vote on his resolution after the appropriation bills pass. He reiterated opposition to the league of nations covenant as an integral part of the peace treaty. He stressed no intent to abandon the measure.
More than 6000 delegates from various parts of Ohio are expected for the opening of the annual state Christian Endeavor convention in Cleveland on Tuesday, with participants from multiple districts gathering to begin the event.
Secretary Baker announced that war department expenditures from the war start to June 1 1929 totaled 14 544 010 000 dollars. Of this sum 1 859 780 989 dollars were spent by American Expeditionary Forces on overseas supplies.
Washington June 28 The prohibition enforcement clause allowing searches of private homes for liquor with a warrant sworn by two credible persons was removed by the House Judiciary Committee. The move narrows police power and raises questions about enforcement and privacy.
In Atlantic City on June 23 the American Federation of Labor unanimously endorsed the commercial telegraphers strike. The convention also backed a 44 hour work week for labor in general and instructed the executive council to pursue that goal.
Sydney dispatch reports Japan has made great strides in developing trade with Java since the war began. The expansion extends commercial advantages there, according to R. Drover of Bournebay Java, an expert on Far Eastern affairs, as cited by the Associated Press.
Columbus June 23 Africa Day observed at the Methodist centenary exposition with sixty native boys as the day’s feature. Rev Joseph Hartzell, veteran Africa missionary, chairs. Attendance and speaker list included Governor Henry J Allen and other notable figures. Services focused on Stewardship and Kansas.
BRUSSELS June Before President Wilson left Belgium it was announced that King Albert and Queen Elizabeth accepted his invitation to visit the United States. The riders will probably come to this country in September.
A Fergus Falls Minnesota tornado yesterday killed between sixty and seventy people and injured over a hundred. The Grand Hotel likely buried multiple victims as thirty bodies were removed and forty more remain missing. Public buildings, the business district, and residences across the northwestern city were leveled, with millions in losses reported and state troops sent to search the ruins.
Associated Press reports in Washington that Frank L. Polk of New York, serving in the State Department and as acting secretary of state, was nominated by President Wilson to be under secretary of state, a new office created by the 1926 legislature's appropriation bill passed by the last Congress.
June 23 Mexico City reports that claims for millions of pesos in damages from the Mexican revolution have been filed with diplomatic representatives of various nations for reparation. Separate claims are under consideration by a Mexican government commission, which has paid no claims to date.
Paris June 23 Associated Press reports the formal signing day and hour remain unclear. The signing may occur over several days or target Tuesday or Wednesday. Italy watches as its delegation is authorized to sign on Italy's behalf. Germany’s note of acceptance is described as asserting peace conditions framed as a peace of violence.
Washington report says Senate leaders opposing the Knox resolution abandon plans for a quick test vote and shift to building support for Elihu Root’s reservation approach. The fight shifts to the treaty ratification process, with possible debate on a 4 percent substitute, as opposition focuses on the final ratification battle.
Associated Press dispatch from Coblenz reports German readers seeing extras in many German newspapers as the national assembly debated peace. American soldiers tightened security at the bridgehead amid excitement over the unfolding note and new measures by military police in the zone.
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