Germany to Sign Peace Treaty After Assembly Vote
Berlin reports say Germany will sign the armistice terms after the national assembly approved signing by 237 to 138 and backed Bauer's cabinet by 236 to 89. Germany rejects clauses admitting war responsibility and the punishment of former rulers, awaiting allied assent before Monday’s deadline.
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Berlin
Germany
National Assembly
Herr Bauer
Paris
Gustav Bauer
Weimar
Peace Congress
William
Forest Fires Burn in Montana Forest District
Fourteen fires reported in forest district No 1 with 300 men battling flames. Nine fires in Flathead forest, three in Lolo forest, and one each in Missoula and Madison forests. The largest blaze spans two miles on the south fork of the Flathead River.
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Missoula
Mont
Flathead Forest
Lolo Forest
Madison
Flathead River
Fire destroys Helena power lines near Canyon Ferry
A forest fire near Canyon Ferry burned out Helena Montana's light and power lines, plunging the city into darkness and leaving streetcars idle for many hours.
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Helena
Mont
Canyon Ferry
Tornado Devastates Fergus Falls Minnesota
Rail and town dispatches report a tornado ripping Fergus Falls destroying the Grand Hotel and other structures. About 200 lives were lost with 75 people trapped when the hotel collapsed.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
Fergus Falls
Soldiers in Control at Winnipeg Under Martial Law
Winnipeg endures a May 15 strike riot with 2000 protesters clashing with city and provincial police. One man was killed, another mortally wounded, and over twenty injured as Mayor Charles F. Gray transfers authority to federal military forces for protection.
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Winnipeg
Charles F. Gray
Native Uprising Reported Near Yakutat Alaska
Governor orders submarine chaser 310 to Yukutat village and gunboat Vicksburg to Kodiak and Port Althrop after white residents report natives terrorizing Yakutat. Cannery strikes and alleged Bolshevik activity also reported from Port Althrop area.
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Juneau
Alaska
Thomas Riggs, Jr
Yukutat
Vicksburg
Kodiak
Port Althrop
Yakutat
Germany Rejects Treaty Details in 60 000 Word Reply
Germany argues its fate should not be dictated by a defeated regime and demands a neutral international court for war crimes. It rejects extradition, seeks plebiscites with neutral oversight, and insists on preserving German colonies and sovereign rights while offering limited reparations and disarmament.
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Germany
Saar
Alsace- Lorraine
Exkanser
Holland
Europe
Tions
Belgium
France
Italy
Montenegro
Serbia
Roumana
Poland
Upper Silesia
Wilson
Peace terms upheld in final reply to German delegation
Paris reports the big four delivered their peace terms to Germany as Clemenceau's covering letter denounces wartime crimes and demands a yes or no within five days. The revised treaty grants limited German army presence, Danzig free city status, and future plebiscites, with wartime accountability and League of Nations membership to follow after signing.
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Paris
Rhine
France
Tiger
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Paul Datasta
Clemenceau
Germany
Foch
League of Nations
Upper Silesia
Kiel Canal
Suez
Panama
West Prussia
Schleswig
Denmark
Danzig
Clemencenu
Poland
Koenigsberg
Martial law proclaimed in Hamburg amid global turmoil
Reports describe martial law in Hamburg as five transports carrying 16 925 troops arrive in New York from French ports. Other items note student arrests in Fuchow, rioting near Epsom, record California raisin harvest, France coal mines resuming work, and shifts in U S censorship policy and army appropriations.
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Hamburg
New York
Fuchow
Amoy
London
Epsom
Fresno
California
France
Paris
Censorship Board
Washington
United States
Seventy-eighth Base Hospital
Marseilles
Alighieri
Army
House
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Rome
Chamber
Orlando
General Biddle Relinquishes Command in England
General Biddle steps down as commander of American troops in England and hands over to Colonel Pierce. He will remain in Europe or travel for a period and may visit continental battlefields.
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England
Pierce
London
Biddle
United States
Europe
Continental
France to Build US-Crafted Ships Under French Flag
Paris reports orders placed in American shipyards for 100000 tons of merchant ships to sail under the French flag have been approved by Edward N. Hurley.
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Paris
Edward N. Hurley
Army Worm Hits Corn Belt In Illinois Fields
The army worm invasion spreads across central Illinois with many fields now declared complete losses. In Macon county farmers spent Sunday applying poison as reports of new infestations grow daily.
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Illinois
Decatur
Lll
Macon County
Labor Sufficient for Harvest in Wheat Belt
Kansas City reports A. L. Barkman of the federal employment service says the middle Western wheat crop will not lack harvest labor based on current indications.
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Kansas City
A. L. Barkman
Federal Employment Service
Reds in raid at Weimar castle foiled by guard
Fifty Spartacists and communist prisoners released from Weimar jail attacked the government castle at midnight. A lone guard with a machine gun repulsed the mob before they could seize President Ebert Premier Scheidemann or Gustav Noske. Early shots exposed the plan.
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Weimar
Germany
Ebert
Scheidemann
Gustav Noske
Markets Report Prices for Flour Hay Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Flour prices per barrel and per 98 pound sack with varieties. hay grades and prices. cattle ranges from prime steers to veal calves. hogs with weight classes and packing types. sheep listings including yearlings lambs and ewes. Prices shown are for car lots except special brands and subject to dockage on pigs.
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Versailles
Hall of Mirrors
Trianon Palace
Montana
Flathead Timber Country
Ment
Committee On Public Information
East Prussia
German Empire
Alsace-Lorraine
Austria
Russia
International Commission
Georges Clemenceau
Lloyd George
News OF World
Ottawa
Ontario
United States Employment Service
Senate Labor Committees
Labor Department
American Federation of Labor
Atlantic City
N. J
Soviet Russia
Marshal Foch
Danube
Paris L
General Biddle
U. S
Hurley
Shipping Board
Eberts
Chicago
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