Peace Conference Plenary Session Near for Wilson in Paris
report from March 11 12 1919 details President Wilson nearing Europe with talks on a plenary peace conference session in Paris. expected decisions cover Germany military terms borders and possible Rhine arrangements while Supreme War Council weighs northern frontiers and potential buffer security measures.
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Central European Question Sparks Debate Over Future of Mag
Rising concern centers on reshaping of the Magyar nation with Germany and Austria. Some fear it may be divided into small states to become wards of the League of Nations under ongoing pressure for postwar settlement.
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May Provide A Job Too Big For Conference To Handle
March 12 report by John T. Parkerson notes concern over reshaping central Europe. France opposes merging Germany and German Austria. Austria resists, fearing loss of sovereignty. The peace conference aims to prevent military strength rising in any middle European state, but some fear the league of nations may be unable to manage such scale. Turn to page five.
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Praise Bestowed Upon Pennsylvania Soldiers by Major Smathers
Major C Blaine Smathers of the 112th regiment arrived on a 80 day leave from Camp Lee Va after fighting in France. He confirms heavy losses in battles from July through the Argonne and notes Chateau Thierry as a turning point. He recalls action with 3000 men entering the Argonne and returning with under 1000.
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League Should Not Become a Partisan Issue
Washington March 12 The Democratic national committee chairman Homer S Cummings urges Americans to support President Wilson for a league of peace not partisan politics He accuses Taft supporters of opposition being rooted in personal antipathy to the President and says a peace treaty first then a league would delay effectiveness for generations and turn the treaty into a scrap of paper when conflicts arise He warns civilization rests on an unsafe unstable base.
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Harvard elects first woman faculty member in history
Cambridge Mass March 12 For the first time a woman has been elected to a Harvard university faculty The board of overseers has appointed Dr Alice Hamilton of Chicago as a guest professor of industrial medicine in the Harvard medical school.
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First Army of Occupation Reaches Home
The first units of the American army of occupation in Germany arrived in Hoboken aboard transports after sailing from the Rhineland on January 10. The Towan and 815th trench mortar battery, from Tow and Texas respectively, led the force of 1,922 men under Major Walter Palmer of Chicago. Seven transports carrying about 4,000 returning soldiers were expected to dock in New York, including the Calamares from Bordeaux with 1,057 men, the Towan from St Nazaire with 1,922, a hospital ship with 331, the Tolva with 319, the Honolulu with 314, the Atenas with 101, and the Suriname with 44.
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Make Peace Without Delay Urged By Allied Leaders
Secretary Lansing and American peace commissioners urged immediate peace with Germany at a dinner for delegates. They stressed food and stability over vengeance, saying ships with supplies must reach German harbors and a normal social order must be restored through a timely treaty. They warned victory alone is not enough to secure lasting peace.
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Flour scare and Bohemia faces absolute famine
London reports only three weeks of flour left in Bohemia and the country facing famine with coal rationed in two pound lots and shortages of meat rice and coffee. Infant mortality in Bohemia listed at four per cent. In Washington forecast for Western Pennsylvania calls for fair weather tonight and likely Thursday with warmer conditions on Thursday.
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Spartacist Movement Spreads Beyond Berlin Amid Street Fighting
reports say martial law proclaimed in eastern Prussia as Spartacists clash with government troops. Reinforcements rushed in. 12,000 Prussian officers serve as privates in Berlin forces. Workers resist return to work. many stay aligned with the Reds. Battles rage in Lichtenberg and Neufolmn with executions and barricades. Prisoner escapes from Ruhlehen camp linked to Spartacist camps. public anger rises as authorities struggle to quell the revolt.
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Temps Suggests Creation of Separate State Along Kiel
Paris reports the Temps proposes a separate state along the Wiel Canal in movikheim Germany. It could be formed under the League of Nations similar to a Dardanelles independent state plan. The proposed state would include Schleswig Holstein and Lauenburg, once independent before Bismarck 1864 annexation. A plebiscite is suggested to determine the will of the people.
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Longshore strike redirects troopship cargo in Boston
Boston reports ships bound for New York diverted to Boston to break a longshoremen strike. Union leaders say crews will refuse to handle supplies for troopships, with Westlake and other vessels rerouted from New York to Boston amid interception plans and possible redirection to dock here.
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Great Britain to Take Over German Industries Plan
Berlin reports German industrial leaders back a German government scheme to cede a percentage of German industries to Great Britain to cover indemnities. Arnold Rechberg, former aide to the crown prince, says the economic union would not threaten the United States. Meanwhile Newark commuters faced mass strikes as four thousand trolley workers walked out disrupting tracks and service.
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Extortion case curious obstacle in courtroom chaos
Betty Inch of New York faces extortion charges over a $215 dispute. The trial revealed a jury barrier and an oak screen concealing the defendant, prompting questions about witness visibility. Eugene P. Werrmann, noted motor truck maker, is involved in the case.
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Bloody revolver duel in streets of New York
New York on March 17 reports show two patrolmen Dennis Keating and James Wall and civilian George Poedor Sky wounded after a two hour gun battle between about 250 police and citizens. George Ondek is reported dead or died by suicide following extensive shooting exchanges.
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Germans Ready to Attend Peace Conference on March 7
The Petit Journal reports Germans would be summoned to Paris for preliminary peace terms by March 7 and ordered Pullman cars to transport 200 persons for the conference.
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Spartacists Press Berlin Under Martial Law Tide
London reports from March 12 that Spartacists threaten Berlin from the southeast and hold Lichtenberg station amid fortified positions. Government forces and 20,000 troops pour in as martial law is imposed with executions for suspected Spartacist leanings and heavy looting reported in Frankfurt’s Jewish quarter.
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