Germans Given Time Limit To Modify Peace Treaty
Paris dispatch notes Austria to receive the peace treaty with a covering letter detailing responsibility for wartime actions and a claim for economic aid. The treaty may modify territorial and political provisions though no Fiume settlement is included. League of Nations oversight could block Austria joining Germany, with France and others opposing. Vienna’s future looks limited as a commercial center, with population and regional losses emphasized.
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Paris
Austria
Czecho-Slovakia
Jugo Slavia
League of Nations
Germany
League
France
Switzerland
Vienna
Jugo- Slavia
Hungary
Fiume
Peace terms handed to Austrian plenipotentiary at St Germain
The revised Austrian peace terms were presented to the Austrian delegation at St Germain by Paul Durasta, general secretary of the peace conference. The allied reply to Austrian counter proposals and a covering letter were also delivered, citing Austria's ultimatum as the cause of the war and its rejection by Serbia.
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Paris
Austria
St. Germain
Paul Durasta
Serbia
Permission Granted for Radek to Return to Russia
London reports the German government has allowed Karls Radek to return to Russia. A Russian Soviet wireless dispatch, quoting Russkaia Zhizn, notes Radek helped negotiate Brest-Litovsk and later led Bolshevist agitation in Berlin during the Spartacist uprising.
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London
Karls Radek
Germany
Russia
Russkaia Zhisn
Berlin
Kari Radek
Brest-Litovsk
Romania Rejects Peace Treaty Offer Over Ethnic Minorities Clause
Paris reports Romania will not sign the Austria peace treaty. The Intransigeant cites a formal demand by the American delegation on ethnic minorities as the cause, delaying the agreement.
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Paris
Rumania
Austria
Massacre of Italian Soldiers Reported by Albanian Clansmen
Belgrade reports Italian troops slaughtered in severe attacks by Albanian clansmen. The remaining Italian forces withdraw toward Durazzo and other strong points.
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Belgrade
Durazzo
Campaign to fund Pocatello Y M C A faces foreclosure risk
A prominent Y M C A worker warns delay endangers the Pocatello association, arguing a popular subscription is needed to wipe out debt and secure its home. Ten reasons outline urgency from creditor settlements to civic pride and future stability of the city’s Y M C A.
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Pocatello Association
Pocatello Y. M
Pocatello
The
Association
Oregon Short Line
Boise
Tocatello
Y. M
Willias
Young Men’s Christian Association
President Wilson to Review Pacific Fleet in Seattle
President Wilson will review the Pacific fleet from Seattle on September 13 at 4 p m with the battleship Oregon as reviewing ship. Secretary Daniels, addressing a San Francisco luncheon, said arrival of giant dreadnoughts will spur harbors bays and rivers upgrades as the nation continues ship building to restore prestige and prosperity.
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Seattle
Wilson
Tumulty
Oregon
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Golden Gate
Navy
Daniels
Commonwealth and Associated Clubs of
Republic
Poor headwork or bad signals crash in Chicago
In Chicago a Baltimore and Ohio cashier William F Tanner and his wife were killed when a Chicago and Northwestern limited train struck them as his wife was pinned by a railroad frog. Flagman John Miller lost a leg and fractured an arm while trying to save them and three children are now orphans.
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Chicago
Mary
William F. Tanner
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
John Miller
Tanner
Army gas masks used by Buffalo firemen
Buffalo fire department will keep using army gas masks after early tests showed men with masks overwhelmed by smoke while those without masks faltered. Fire Chief Murphy cites a later blaze at the Cudahy packing plant where masked crews penetrated dense smoke with no ill effects, asserting the mask's value and permanence.
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Buffalo
Buffalo Fire Department
Murphy
Cudahy
Germans Drift Back to Old System in Food Shortage
Coblenz reports living conditions in the interior of Germany are adjusting after the Allied blockade is lifted. German newspapers warn that food prices may take years to normalize, keeping the strain on households and the economy.
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Coblenz
Associated Press
Armany
British Destroyer Vittoria Sunk by Torpedo
The British destroyer Vittoria was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic on August 30. Eight crew members are missing. Vittoria belonged to a wartime destroyer class and likely served with the squadron operating in the northern Baltic and the Gulf of Finland.
Cost declines after crest of high living prices
St Paul reports J Ogien Armour of Chicago predicts the crest of the high cost of living has been reached and prices have begun to fall an interview notes. He expects the drop to continue and become more considerable in time.
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St. Paul
J. Ogien Armour
Chicago
Palmer Accused as Catspaw for Pro-Germanism in Senate
Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jersey charged Attorney General Palmer with acting as an intermediary between President Wilson and German agents to condemn the Lusitania incident and intimidate critics. He denied Palmer’s German ties, urged an immediate inquiry, and warned of alleged bargains in enemy property sales. Senator Underwood countered that opponents of Palmer were paid by German interests.
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Washington
Palmer
Wilson
Lusitania
Senate
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Germany
Judiciary Committee
Shopmen Quit for Increase Across Two Rail Shops
Lincoln area reports say majority of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy shopmen at Havelock Nebraska walked out for higher wages including boilermakers, machinists and blacksmiths. Other workers refused to strike and said no authorization was given by grand officers. In Cumberland Maryland about 1500 Baltimore & Ohio shopmen rejected President Wilson's settlement plan and trucked today. West is unfavorable as strike vote continues.
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Lincoln
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Havelock
Thomas Roope
Wilson
Cumberland
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
President Wilson
Private road ownership proposed for regional railroad systems
A Senate subcommittee proposes private ownership and operation of railroads within 20 to 35 regional systems under federal oversight. The plan bans strikes, creates a transportation board and new wages committee, and assigns commissions to fix rates, wages, and finances with strict penalties for labor unrest.
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Washington
Senate
Interstate Commerce Sub-Committee
Cummins
Interstate Commerce Committee
Kellogg
Minnesota
Poindexter
Pomerent
Ohio
Robinson
Arkansas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railway Transportation Board
Transportation Board
Cummings
New Transportation Board
The
Commission
Charges Filed in Budapest Over Tisza Murder Case
Baron Radvenszky files charges with Budapest police against Count Michael Karolyi accusing him of agitating for Count Stephen Tisza’s murder and participating in the crime. Bela Szanto, former Soviet military official, is reported arrested near Lake Platten and a large sum of Austro Hungarian bank money found on his person.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Baron Radvenszky
Stephen Tisza
Budapest
Michael Karolyi
Count Karolyi
Count Tisza
Tages Zeitung
Bela Szanto
Hungary
Lake Platten
Two American Planes Stir Natives Over Chihuahua City
Two airplanes circling over Chihuahua City, Mexico, drew a crowd as residents learned the craft were American rather than Mexican. The aircraft departed Falomir station on the Orient railroad northeast of Chihuahua City, then returned after a pass over Aldama and flew toward Falomir and Presidio, Texas.
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Chihuahua City
Mex
Falomir Station
Aldama
Falomir
Presidio
Texas
Treaty signed to protect Fraser River salmon fisheries
The United States Great Britain and Canada signed a treaty at the department to protect jockeyed salmon fisheries on the Fraser River and adjacent waters in British Columbia and Washington.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Frazer River
British Columbia
State of Washington
Union Officials Say Men Will Await Government Aid
Union officials said today the workers will heed officers advice and leave strike decisions to the union pending government efforts to reduce living costs. The day had been set for a strike and concerns grew that restless elements might quit work.
Socialist factions in Chicago hold separate sessions under guard
In Chicago on September 2 the national Socialist party and two insurgent groups debated forming new parties behind police protection. Leaders including Victor Berger and Adolph Germer spoke as the party restructured, while left wing leaders eyed a Progressive Socialist or Socialist Labor party amid credential disputes.
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Chicago
National Socialist Party
Victor Berger
Milwaukee
D. W. Hoan
Algernon Lee
New York
Adolph Germer
George H. Goebel
Seymour Stedman
Berger
Socialist Party
Socialists Party
William Bross Lloyd
L. BE. Katterfeld
Kansas
A. Wagenknecht
Cleveland
Progressive Socialist Party
Socialist Labor Party
Peace Council Opposes Austria In German Reform
The supreme peace council decided to send a forceful note to Germany condemning article 61 of the German constitution which would allow Austrian representation in the Reichstag. They demand its suppression within two weeks or risk renewed Allied occupation of the Rhine’s left bank, citing Versailles Article 80 on Austrian independence.
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Panis
Supreme Council of the Peace Council
Austria
Rhine
Germany
Council of the
League of Nations
German Constitution Report Urges Quick Change on Austrian Deputies
The judiciary commission of the peace conference reports that Germany should be allowed 15 days to modify its constitution regarding Austrian deputies in the German parliament. If denied, Frankfort should be occupied, according to the journal.
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Paris
Judiciary Commission of the
Peace Conference
Frankfort
Supreme Council discusses Serbia minorities policy and Romania replies
Paris reports the supreme council weighing protection for Serbia’s racial minorities in economic matters with a plan to limit it to new territory only. The council also considers Romania’s failure to answer council notes and may dispatch an admiral to press for an immediate response. Dedengatch port access to Bulgaria via the Aegean, with a railway link, is also noted.
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Paris
Supreme Council
Echo de Paris
Serbia
France
Rumania
Aegean
Bulgaria
Dedengatch
Williams is Accused of Slavery Slander and Untruths
Frank J. Hogan former Riggs National Bank attorney told the senate banking committee that John Skelton Williams misrepresented him and called Williams statements slanderous and untruthful. The comptroller asserted Hogan was conducting propaganda and the panel adjourned until Thursday.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
John Skelton Williams
Frank J. Hogan
Riggs National Bank
Reward Offered in Missing Denver Real Estate Operator Case
St Joseph Missouri September 2 The mystery surrounding the disappearance of W L Tillotson a Denver real estate operator continues Friends of Tillotson favor murder theory The family has posted a reward for recovery of his body or information on his whereabouts.
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St. Joseph, Mo
W. L. Tillotson
Denver
Tillotson
Cudahy Brothers Pleads Guilty on 23 Cold Storage Violations
Milwaukee packers Cudahy Brothers pleaded guilty in district court to 23 violations of the cold storage law and was fined the maximum on each charge, totaling 2300 dollars.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Cudahy Brothers Company
Packers
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