Fosdick Tobe Named To League Of Nations Posts
Raymond B. Fosdick the New York lawyer who chaired the commission on training camp activities is expected to become a permanent official in the future League of Nations. The exact role is undecided in Washington. Fosdick aged 44 formerly of Buffalo rose to public attention about ten years ago after beginning his law practice in New York and later serving as assistant corporation attorney.
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Washington
Raymond B. Fosdick
New York
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Asslatant Corporation
Gilnor
Austrian Delegation Arrives for St German-Lays Meeting
The Austrian delegation led by Kurt Renner arrived at St German-Lays last evening aboard a special train. Prefect Chatiol and French officials met them. Renner appeared in a top hat, exuding friendliness, while Dr. Stenner bowed with a courteous demeanor and no handshakes occurred.
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Dr. Stenner
Willow's Message to Be Very Brief
President Wilson reportedly advised the cable company that his forthcoming message to Congress will be brief and delivered on the same day as its presentation.
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Wilson
Council of Four Discusses Treaty Terms
Paris May 1 The council of four with military advisers discussed the terms of the treaty with Austria and agreed the German peace terms will be shorter, including conscription production.
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Paris
Council of Four
Wil Jury
Rutherford freed by higher court ruling released
United States circuit court of appeals ordered reversal of the conviction of Joseph H. Rutherford and seven other members of the International Bible Students Association and allied groups. The reversal cites a lack of a fair trial after their wartime espionage act convictions.
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New York
Joseph H. Rutherford
International Bible Students’ Association
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Foch Will Act If Germans Refuse Sign Peace
Associated Press reports that Allied leaders meet to consider immediate measures against Germany if it rejects the peace treaty. Marshal Foch is to be sent to the front as the Council of Four weighs resuming blockade actions to compel German signature.
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Germany
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Davil Lloyd-George
M. Clemencedt
Orlando
Austrian Peace Terms 10 to be Presented Soon
Paris May 15 Austrian peace forms will be shown to Austrian delegates Wednesday. It is understood the terms require dismantling of the Skoda works and other armor plants as part of the disarmament measures.
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Paris
Skoda
Kolchak’s Troops Capture Samara City
Berne dispatch reports Admiral Kolchak’s forces have captured Samara on the Volga, according to the Ukraine press bureau citing a well known source. The claim comes from Associated Press reporting from May 15.
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Berne
Switzerland
Kolchak
Samara
Volga
Ukraine Press Bureau
Count von Brock Declares Treaty Not Yet Signable
Berlin May 15 Count von Brock head of the German delegation told the other members the text of the three notes sent to Premier Clemenceau and said the peace treaty in its present form could not be signed.
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Berlin
Count von
Public art removal in Berlin council debate
The Berlin city council votes to remove depictions of former rulers from public buildings and schools. The motion, sparked by socialists, faces protest from conservatives and a reply from officials who defend preserving symbols of authority.
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Hohenzollern
Berlin
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Fcproclan
Napoleon
Carpenters Strike Boston District for $1 Hour Wages
About 5 000 to 6 000 carpenters in the Boston district local union walked out demanding a wage increase to one dollar per hour. The current rate is 75 cents. An offer of 82 1/2 cents was rejected.
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Boston
Boston District
Germany Seeks Changes as Council Refuses Note
The Council of Four again rebuffs Germany at Versailles, declining to consider a German note on international labor law terms. The Allies affirm the treaty's adequacy, signal possible immediate actions, including a Rhine front deployment by Marshal Foch and an economic blockade if Germany delays signing. Austrian delegates arrive at St German for possible timely terms.
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Marshal Foch
Germany
Council OF Four
Hung
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Rhine Front
Associated Press
Versailles
Rhine
St. Germain
Paris
Clemenceau Replies to German Note on Labor Law
Paris May 15 Premier Clemenceau in his note as president of the peace conference says the allied governments are satisfied with the decision and that reforms for working classes are justified after the last five years of world turmoil He adds that a conference at Versailles to discuss international labor laws before peace negotiations end is unnecessary and that no such meeting is required.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Versailles
ALL RUSSIAN TROOPS PLAN AN ADVANCE
Plans are being made by the Russian government at Omsk to begin an advance on Moscow. Admiral Kolchak declares military aims include establishing communications with Archangel and Denikine, with the primary goal the destruction of the Soviet army and the capture of Tula as a strategic objective.
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Paius
Omsk
Moscow
Kolchuk
Petit Yarixion
Russia
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Denikine
Ula
Tula
Call for Bank Statements Issued by Comptroller
The Comptroller of the Currency called for a condition report on all national banks as of the close of business on Monday May 12, in a brief Associated Press dispatch from Washington on May 15.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Air mail service begins Cleveland to Chicago
Daily air mail service between Cleveland and Chicago started at 9 80 this morning with Pilot Edward Gardner taking off from Cleveland bound for Bryan Ohio and then Chicago. Gardner carried six mail pouches weighing about fifty pounds each and is expected to reach Chicago in the afternoon.
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Associated Press
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Chicago
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Bryan
Ohio
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Gardner
Lund & O'clovl
Women Assail Treaty At Paris Conference
May 15 peace conference members receive from the Zurich women’s international conference a resolution renouncing terms with Germany. The resolution denounces secret diplomacy and self-determination denial, argues the victors’ spoils, and claims the financial and economic clauses sustain force and injustice.
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Paris
Peace Conference
Women’s International Conference For
Zurich
Germany
British pay tribute to Edith Cavell
All England honors Edith Cavell the English nurse executed by Germans in Brussels on October 12. Her body traveled from Brussels to Norwich and was welcomed at Westminster Abbey with memorial services open to the public. Crowds filled streets along the funeral procession route.
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London
All England Today
Edith Cavell
Brussels
Norwich
Westminster Abbey
Six Perish When Barge Sinks Off Isle of Shoals
Six persons including the captain's wife and four children and an engineer drowned when a barge from New York sank near Portsmouth New Hampshire off the Isle of Shoals early today.
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Portsmouth
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New York
Isle of Shoals
Balloon 5 Ready for Long Journey
The dirigible Ci, commanded by Lieut. Commander Coil, prepared for an Atlantic flight over Newfoundland with the crew and ship reporting readiness. The craft landed safely on a cricket field anchorage in St Johns after radio trouble and a long approach guided by railroad tracks.
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Associated Press
Banntsy St, Johns
Newfoundland
Atlantic
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Cricket Field
St. Johns
Sunday sports bill defeats Boston option
May 15 The house refused yesterday to substitute the Sunday sports bill for an adverse committee report. The vote was 101 to 128. The measure proposed local option on Sunday amateur sports after 2 p m with no admissions to be charged.
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Boston
Chinese Abolishes Censors in New Policy Move
New York May 15 reports that the Chinese administration has abolished censorship in a sweeping policy shift. The move signals a major change in information control.
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New York
Flight Across Atlantic to Be Attempted Today
Commander Towers announces NC-1 and NC-3 may depart Halifax for the Azores tonight. if they leave, a 12 hour flight could reach the Azores with sister planes, while fuel constraints threaten delays. Weather reports show favorable conditions over the western route, uncertainties on the east. Pro galore: new propellers installed as hop off nears. NC-4 departure from Halifax briefly but returned after 25 miles. Engine trouble disrupts NC-4 ascent. another flight leg begins from Dallas as five Delta V aircraft start cross country toward Boston.
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Trepassey
Newfoundland
Balloon Arrives in Newfoundland After Long Flight
An American naval dirigible reached St Johns Newfoundland after a lengthy flight from Montauk Point. The airship remained aloft for about twenty five hours and forty minutes before anchoring near Gelodhus and Suffolk Bay as plans for possible further flight toward the British Isles were considered.
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Associated Press
Metal workers strike shuts Canadian city
By Associated Press Winnipeg May 16 workers walked out at 11 o clock after a general strike of metal workers paralyzing the city.
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Canada
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