Fall of German government sparks peace treaty acceptance claims
Weimar dispatches report cabinet resignations and Ebert’s fall as Noske and Erzberger set to lead new government. Swiss and French notes signal pressure to sign the peace terms despite internal opposition. Berlin cautions on potential conditions and the broader grave stakes for Germany and allied reparations.
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Hamburg harbor zone under martial law amid raids
Copenhagen June 20 martial law proclaimed across Hamburg harbor zone after rise in raids on road depots. Parts June 20: no official confirmation yet on Merr Noske forming a government.
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Peace Conference Flow Charts Toward Uncertain German Accord
Paris June report says the Paris peace council met with Premiers Lloyd George Clemenceau and President Wilson to discuss German delays and Italian cabinet crisis. The German delegation sought more time to act on the treaty while Wilson prepared a departure plan. The council planned to reconvene on unfinished Austrian treaty sections.
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Dalmatian Settlement Backed by Italian Delegation
Rome dispatch reports the Italian delegation at the peace conference has backed the Dalmatian settlement proposed by Clemenceau Lloyd George and Wilson. Premier Orlando urged unity with the allies and cautioned against rigid intransigence while warning of domestic concerns such as the high cost of living. A secret session was suggested to seek confidence and a possible policy shift. Also noted is a historic priests strike in Paris over pay and living costs.
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German peace outlook shifts as new cabinet forms
AP dispatches report growing belief that Germany will sign the peace treaty as a new cabinet under a successor to the premier appears ready to accept allied terms. Italy’s premier Orlando resigns amid no confidence debate, risking delays in the Adriatic settlement while Switzerland readies to defend neutrality and forces near Vorarlberg. The Canadian plenipotentiaries show changes with Charles J. Doherty replacing Sir Hubert as trade minister alongside Sir George Foster.
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Secretary Saker authorizes border service draft numbers
A Washinonon report states Secretary Saker authorized drafting 1 26,450 men for Mexican border service. Enlistment quotas include various corps with counts such as White Infantry 2060 cavalry 600 artillery 2000 engineers 800 medics 1201 ordnance 60 signals 200 quartermaster 1500 etc. MOLLA BURSTED DEFEATED in Philadelphia tennis match.
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Baltic States Need Immediate Food Aid and Troop Support
Paris dispatch reports Col. Warwick Green, head of the American Baltic mission, urging the allies to extend immediate food relief, deploy officers to enforce German army withdrawal, and prevent Bolshevik advances after German forces retreat. He estimates 60,000 German troops in Latvia and Lithuania under General von der Goltz, plus several thousand German Russians under Major Fletcher. He says the current Baltic governments are German creations. he describes Bolshevik terror as worse than earlier German responses, with 1700 killed before, and warns of renewed Bolshevik attacks as Kolchak forces fall back toward the Volga.
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Federation Will Not Seek Prisoner Release
Atlantic City telegraph reports the American Federation of Labor delegates refuse a request to press for the release of political and in foxtrial prisoners. Instead a resolution calls for rescinding those acts and accepting peace. Also notes a spectacular golf contest in St Louis with players from Denver and Minneapolis reaching the semi finals at Susset HEL country club. Clarence Wolff posted low medal 147. Harry Logg faced Wolff while Richard Fockenkamp met Lawrence Bromfield in the other half.
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Russian Fay cruiser sunk by British submarine
London June 20 Russian cruiser Oleg was sunk on Wednesday near the Tol lenenan Wihe house by a British submarine. The Oleg, a vessel of 6770 tops, was announced in a Russian wireless dispatch received today.
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Resolution to Die Ceases to Serve Purpose
Washington dispatch reports that opposition to accepting the league covenant and peace terms may fade after Germany accepts the treaty. The measure aimed to block the league but would lose function once Germany agrees, as observers expect. Also noted are Senate moves to boost army and navy aviation appropriations for 1920 and cabinet upheaval rumors in Washington.
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Wartime Prohibition Likely To Take Effect July 11
Washington June 26 officials foresee wartime prohibition becoming effective July 1 with ongoing sale of tax stamps for intoxicating beverages after that date. Commissioner Roper says sales will continue only under the understanding that manufacture or sale at prohibited places is not authorized. Bureau will enforce tax laws on alcoholic beverages until Congress repeals them, no repeal provision in the current wartime enforcement law.
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Austrians Send Fourth Note to Peace Conference
The Austrian delegation at St Germain has issued a fourth note protesting that the German Austrian republic should not bear sole responsibility for Austria Hungary’s collapse. It notes foreign minister Algal and most ambassadors were Hungarian and asserts shared blame for the empire’s fate. In Zurich, Masaryk responds that Czecho Slovak forces will resist if Hungarian troops halt offensives per Entente demands, with reports of Hungarian attacks on the Czecho-Slovak flag on June 17.
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Vessels To Sail Late July To Pacific Fleet
Washington June 20 The Atlantic fleet ships being reassigned to the Pacific fleet will move by late July and depart for the West Coast via the Panama Canal by August likely with Secretary Daniels aboard. One ship in the new Pacific fleet will be the battleship Maho, the navy’s newest super battleship, taking President into Brazil before heading to the West Coast.
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New York Welcomes Brazil's President-Elect Guest
Dr. Epitario Pessoa, president elect of Brazil, arrives aboard the G. U. S. Imperator in New York Harbor. He is to be hosted by the city, join a trip to Waabklagtoe, and later tour the United States with a return visit to New York before a national circuit.
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