Germans Present Peace Terms at Versailles Congress
At the Versailles session May 8 the German reply to Clemenceau, by Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzau, drew tense reactions from allied premiers and President Wilson. Interpreters aided the sentence by sentence delivery as officials debated the bold German message and the ceremony’s dignified progression.
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Ley
Coumt
Ciérmans
Count von Brockdorff
Mick Clemioneear
Clemensen
Peesident Wilson
Hue
Marshal Peel
Wilson
Clemenvou
Wilson to cable message to session opening
President Wilson will not attend the May 19 opening of Congress. He will cable his message from Paris to be read after the session, with no fixed return date though a June 1 return is commonly anticipated.
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Associated Press
Barney Walington
Wilson
Congress
Paris
White House
Ohio Legislature Considering Sunday Session For Budget
Indications suggest the Ohio legislature may stay in session over Sunday to advance the general appropriation bill through conference committee. A recess is expected to be set for June 1, with final actions not guaranteed until members decide tomorrow.
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Ohio
Columbus
German Delegates Face Berlin Return Over Versailles
Reports from Versailles indicate two or more German delegates will return to Berlin to brief their government while the rest stay at Versailles. A copy of the treaty is on the way to Berlin. Count Brockdorf left late last night with the latest report.
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Bross ii
Pamus
Versailles
Berlin
Gaetam Eunrior Natying
Ofelock
Count Brockdorf
Tan Dons
Hungarians Fight On Amid Rejected Peace Terms
A Budapest dispatch reports the communist government refuses immediate terms offered by the Czecho-Slovaks and vows to continue the fight to the last. The message from Copenhagen published in The Banner notes the denial of annihilative terms and ongoing hostilities.
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Fay Aagocratny
Copenhagen
Budapest
Recognition Bid For Omsk Government Emerges
An urgent report notes a proposed recognition of the Omsk government with a 20 million dollar fund for immediate use on the Sibenlin railroad. The move follows decosuation efforts by Allied representatives and involves uncertain support from Washington.
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Wasingon
Sibenlin
Fni
Bastion
Omak
Liquor Dealers Protest Dry Enforcement in Atlantic City
Members of the National Liquor Dealers Association gathered in Atlantic City to protest the dry executive enforcement. The Associated Press reports the group urged reconsideration of present policies and enforcement measures arising from the 1 dry law.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
May
Wilson
Wasootation
Treaty term signals withdrawal of American forces from Germany
Washington reports that the March treaty provides prompt withdrawal of the American army of occupation from Germany. Army officials say the pact aims to dismantle Germany as a military power, reducing it to a policing role while promising Congress assurances of U.S. support for France if needed.
Austrian Delegates Depart Vienna for Paris Peace Talks
Paris dispatch says Austrian peace delegates left Vienna late last night and would reach Paris the next morning to begin discussions with Allied representatives.
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Paris
Vienna
Chinese Students Protest Cession of Shantung Rights in Tokyo
Ten Japanese Chinese students staged a demonstration in Tokyo protesting the cession of German rights in Shantung to Japan. Stones damaged windows during clashes with police. The group then presented manifestos to embassies including the United States, calling the peace conference decision a deadly stroke to China and urging return of German rights.
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Tokio
Shantung
Japan
Manifesta
China
Tsing-Tao
Shantuns
Chine
United States Gains No Peace Provisions Despite War Victory
Washington May 8 The Varian treaty record shows the United States, despite contributing to victory, gains no territorial or material benefits. France England and Japan profit notably, while the United States is cited as a five member nation in the League covenant and as having a representative on the regulation commission. It notes U S involvement in the Samowi treaty of 1909 and potential issues in pre war contracts and officers.
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United States of America
Sitimiary
Germany
France
England
Japan
Regalation Commission
Bliall
Gemmiuiy
Great Britain
First hydro airplanes begin transatlantic flight from Rockaway
Three NS hydro airplanes led by Commander Towers launched from Rockaway Beach Station at 10 AM for the Rockaway to Halifax leg of the Atlantic crossing. The NC 0 1 and 4 followed with a squadron of sea planes as they cleared land.
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Associated Pros
New York
Atlantic
N. S. Hydro
Rockaway Beach
Rockaway
Halifax
N.C. 0
Towers
NOC. 1
Airplanes Pass Chatham Naval Station Overhead
Three American hydro airplanes passed the Chatham naval station afternoon at about 1 80 o'clock. The craft were offshore and roughly 2000 feet high.
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Associated Press
Banner
Chatham
Mass
Chatham Naval Station
Whiskey 13 Seized as 16 Arrested in Rail Yard Raid
Police and bootleggers exchanged shots during the seizure of 8000 quarts of whiskey from a Detroit bound Michigan Central freight train in Monroe Michigan. Sixteen men were taken into custody as authorities halted the bootlegging operation.
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Monroe, Mich
May
Detroit
Michigan Central Railroad
Toledo
Treaty Eves Draw Global Focus Amid Delayed Reports
World leaders and diplomats focus on a looming treaty as discussions and opinions form. Few senators are in Washington halting official briefings while Secretary Liu visits England to meet diplomats and the American ambassador.
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Eves OF World
Predicts Large Winter Wheat Crop This Year
The Associated Press reports the U S Department of Agriculture states May 1 conditions indicate a big winter wheat crop for the United States this year. Weather and soil factors influence production outlook according to the May 1 assessment.
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Associated Preas
the Banner
Washington
United States
Wires Cut Out of Pekin Reported by A P
The Associated Press reports from Paris that the American minister in Pekin informed Secretary Lansing that all wire communications out of Pekin have been cut, except one line to Siberia, as of May. The situation affects diplomatic communications and regional reporting.
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Peking
China
Paris
Reviseh
Pekin
Scretary
Lansing
Siberia
American Legion Holds Three Day Convention in St Louis
The American Legion opened a three day session in St Louis with more than a thousand delegates. Lieut Colonel Theature of New York presided as the opening day began on May 5.
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Associated Press
Mie
ST. Louis
American Legion
Theature
New York
Victory Liberty Loan drives near three billion in subscriptions
Reports from the treaty indicate large new sums for the Victory Liberty Loan with subscriptions totaling about 2.5 billion dollars and expectations of reaching three billion by tonight. Meanwhile port operations are returning to normal after a nearby strike settlement.
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Washington
S—Torma
Mike
Jon Hy
Mandatory for the Armenian Nation in Paris Report
The fragment suggests talks in Paris in May about making the United States a mandatory power or protector. Indications point to President Wilson being asked to submit the matter to Congress for decision.
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Paris
United States
Wilson
Jnetier
Paris peace conference prepares terms for Austria Hungary and Bulgaria
The Paris peace conference, now drafting peace with Germany, plans to present peace terms to Austria Hungary and Bulgaria. The German leadership weighs acceptance or rejection, with possible plebiscite options as Europe debates postwar settlements amid tensions and outbreaks in China over territorial awards to Japan.
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Germany
France
Paris
Austria
Versailles
Count Vorroc
Treaty publication delayed as Paris publishes peace plan
The Associated Press reports the full text of the German peace treaty will not be published until signed. In New York, a tale of sacrifice unfolds as Private Hebert Kahin of Bellefontaine, Ohio, aged 19, loses arm and leg to a German shell while his brother loses an arm in France. Kahin visits Grand Central Palace hospital and Grand Central Station seeking familiar faces as a stranger pledges a $1,000 Victory note for the wounded youth, asking his name be withheld.
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Germany
New York
Herert Kahin
Hellefontaine
Ohio
France
Debarkation Hospital No. 5
Grand Central Palace
Grand Central Station
Victory Loan
Kahn
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