Italians Not Invited Back To Paris Conference
May 10 report says Italy was not invited to return to Paris for a conference on the peace treaty. Officials say Italy came back of its own accord, with Orlando’s government gaining a parliamentary vote of confidence. Chinese signatory prospects and the big three’s impact on the Sien Fein area are noted, with China seen as gaining more from the league than Japan.
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Paris
Fiume Uher
League of Nations
Italy
Germany
Orlando
Sonnino
Pekin
Sien Fein Penninsula
Japan
American Committee
China
League
Flyers Start On Second Leg Of Journey To Trepassey Bay
Halifax May 10 The American trans Atlantic flyers began the 460 mile leg to Trepassey Bay Newfoundland at 8:47 a m eastern time. NS 1 lifting from the sea followed 15 minutes later by MC 3 Commander Towers craft. Takeoff occurred from beside the US air station on the harbor east side. Weather was fair with a north wind and the forecast suggests a seven to eight hour flight if conditions hold.
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Halifax
Trepassey Bay
Newfoundland
Commander Towers
United States Air Station
Will Sign Treaty Without Resistance
Paris reports allied peace delegates proceed on the assumption Germany will sign the treaty without opposition. Berlin claims terms will not be accepted, but the allies would impose an economic blockade if needed. Some sources suggest German refusal could spark a radical overthrow of the government.
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Paris
Ebert
Berlin
Germany
NC-3 Returns to Halifax for Defective Propeller
The NC-3 returned to Halifax due to a defective propeller, Navy officials said at 10:30 a.m. She had flown about two hours when the issue was found and expects to be airborne again by noon after a propeller replacement.
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Washington
Halifax
Navy Department
Wilson maintains stance on Fiume question
Reports from Washington on May 10 say President Wilson has not changed his mind about Fiume. The claim that he would concede to Italy a temporary mandate until 1923 was dismissed as fiction. Cable dispatches from Paris confirm Wilson will stand firm on the issue.
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Wilson
Washington
Fiume
Italy
Paris
Will more than finish the job in Washington
Washington reports from the treasury department indicate America will exceed the goal of 4 500 000 dollars by midnight. Chairman Rogers of the Ninth Federal District sent word that the district has surpassed the target based on unofficial reports.
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Washington
America
Treasury Department
Rogers
Ninth Federal District
Brockdorff Rantzau to go to Berlin soon
Versailles May 10. Foreign Minister Brockdorff Rantzau will travel to Berlin once the treaty translation is finished. The German commission works in two shifts around the clock translating and compiling Rantzau’s report.
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Brockdorff Rantzau
Berlin
Versailles
Victory ship Calhoun reaches New York harbor entrance
The U S S Calhoun a Victory ship arrived off Sandy Hook at noon and prepared to enter New York harbor after leaving San Francisco on a voyage to the Atlantic via the Panama Canal The plan was to keep pace with the loan and sail into New York Harbor
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Victory
Washington
Wilson to Deliver Peace Treaty Message to Congress
President Wilson will deliver a peace treaty message to Congress after his return home. The White House said the message, to be cabled for the extra session opening, will be short and focus on domestic questions.
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Wilson
Washington
Congress
White House
Secretary Daniels Sails Home From Brest
May 10 dispatch reports the transport Mount Vernon carrying Secretary Daniels sailed from Brest at 3 p m for New York. The ship also carried the first unit of the 33rd division of Illinois.
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Secretary Daniels
Brest
Mount Vernon
New York
Ilinois
A Man's Man Nerve and a Fiery Rescue
Brian Boone endures a nerve wracking public speech when a mock fire sends a crowd fleeing. He rescues Beulah Ashby from the panic and learns she values him beyond social status. She challenges him to ask for marriage, while affirming her own plan to build a home and seek domestic science.
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Brian Boone
Clarence Allison
Allison
Brian
Boone
Beulah Ashby
Beu Lah
Hercules
Beulah
Happiness Sources and Everyday Advantages
Quotation-inspired note cites Benjamin Franklin on happiness. It argues human joy stems from small daily advantages rather than rare fortunes, emphasizing practical, constant benefits over dramatic events.
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Benjamin Fraskiin
Crossed Wires and a Kitchen Cake Battle
A newly married couple's quiet domestic quarrel over an arsenic scare ends in relief as Jimmie learns Mabel forgot her umbrella and was baking a triumphant cake. He rushes to her, realizes his folly, and their bond deepens amid comic miscommunication.
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Mabel
Jimmie
Timmle
Jim
Austria and Hungary To Be Third Class Under Peace
Paris reports outline Austrian Hungarian terms reducing the dual monarchy to third class status while defining boundaries. Hungary loses Transylvania to Romania and Tyrol to Italy. Czecho Slovakia and Jugoslavia gain independence. German Austria remains independent with League of Nations oversight. Military and economic provisions mirror German treaty with lighter burdens due to empire’s breakup.
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Austria
Hungary
Paris
Czecho Slovakia
Jugo Slovakia
Council of the
League of Nations
Germany
Tenasvar
Benat
Jugo
Fiume
Roumanian
Karl
Danube
Dalmatia
Wilson
Russian Soviets Abandon Bolshevikism Idea Says Leader
Berlin reports quote M Makowski a Bolsheviki secret agent claiming no fixed program exists under Lenin and that Bolshevikism may be abandoned if it fails to reach goals. He outlines a path toward communism via gradual socialization state ownership and opposition to capitalism with the state absorbing individual wealth and elevating the pro letariat.
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Berlin
M. Makowski
Lenine
German delegates prepare five notes on postwar terms
Paris May 13 German delegates plan five notes on the terms to present to the French foreign office before night. The notes challenge the justice of the terms and seek admission to the league of nations and changes in labor rules. They also demand the release of German war prisoners after the treaty is signed.
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Paris
Germany
League of Nations
Big Four
Orlando
Colonel House
Fiume
Page
Wilson
Rome
Italy
Berlin
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