Region said to be ice bound Archangel battle endangers Allied troops
London dispatch reports Archangel region forces including 3 000 to 4 000 Americans from Michigan and Wisconsin in grave danger as bolshevik forces attack from multiple fronts. Allied lines hold despite repeated assaults along the Odozerskaia and Bolshoia Ozera fronts with American, French, British and Russian troops enforcing positions south of Archangel.
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Archangel
War Office
Michigan
Wisconsin
Odezerskain
Odozerskaia
Bolshoia Ozera
Odorzerskaia
Seletzkoe
Odozerskala
Baker Attacks Chamberlain Over War Policy Remarks
Secretary Baker denounces what he calls intemperate speech by Senator Chamberlain at Natchez Mississippi linked to the Ansell Crowder court martial dispute. He says in three years as secretary of war he has not received a helpful suggestion from Chamberlain and challenges the public to judge their records.
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Washington
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
Natchez, Miss
Baker
War Department
Fierce Fight at Sensborg
Copenhagen reports from Sensburg near Koenigsberg describe several hours of combat between government troops and disorderly elements using machine guns and hand grenades. The clash arose after an attack on officers and officials intensified the fighting.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Strike of Thyssen workers amid siege in Sensburg unrest
The article reports rough handling of cers and threats of death during fighting, many wounded, and a state of siege declared in Sensburg. A Mulheim an-Ruhr dispatch notes all workers at Thyssen metal works have gone on strike.
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Sensburg
Mulheiman-Ruhr
Thyssen
106 Flyers Killed in Texas During 1917 19
Records show at Fort Worth air fields flying ceased and enlisted men discharged. 106 men were killed from November 7, 1917, to April 1, 1919. Among the dead were Capt. Vernon Castle of the British Royal Flying Corps and Lieut. Peyton C. March Jr. son of the U.S. chief of staff.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Royal Flying Corps
Vernon Castle
British
Peyton C. March, Jr
Russia Seeks Allied Aid for Restoration and Reparations
The Russian financial commission at the peace conference calls for allies to provide aid to restore order and support financial reconstruction in Russia. It urges at least partial reparation from Germany and was released by the Russian embassy as part of Prince Lvoff’s mission.
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Washington
Promm
Germany
Russia
Financial Commission
Prince Lvoff
Lequesney Leads Quebec Spring Departure
The American steamship Lequesney under Captain Dunn became the first steamer to depart Quebec this spring. Built last summer on the Great Lakes and wintered there, the vessel departed for New York at dawn today.
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Lequesney
Great Lakes
Quebec
New York
Dunn
Japanese demand for world racial equality vetoed by Senate
Senator Hitchcoc of Nebraska attacks Bar on Ma kino's statement defending racial equality proposals. He says discrimination in immigration and marriage laws is domestic, not international, and that Japan should retain its internal policies while being treated as a major world power. Also, Capt W E McGinley of the AEF received the Military Cross from King George at Buckingham Palace for his service in the medical corps.
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Washington
Baron Makino
Japanese Peace Commission
Japan
Hitchcok
Nebraska
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Executive Council
League
Dupati Ig
U. S
London
W. E. Mc. Ginley
Pact on Rhine Left Bank to wait for German indemnities
Paris April 4 The League of Nations commission plans to adopt a definite covenant text on Saturday with Wilson as chair. Foreign Minister Pichon says German peace terms should be ready by Easter. The left bank of the Rhine may remain neutralized until indemnities are paid, with Belgian and French troops in place and American troops withdrawn. An allied Korean independence appeal will be presented to the conference this week, led by Kinsey Kimo, representing the Young Men's Society.
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Paris
Council of Four
Germany
United States
Europe
England
Albert
Belgium
League of Nations Commission
Wilson
Stephen Pichon
Mafin
Korea
Kinsie Kimo
Korean Young Men's Society
Italian Claims Favorably Settled by Peace Conference
Rome April 4 The Popolo Romano says the peace conference has settled Italian claims in Italy's favor. Spain wishes to adhere to the league of nations and has notified President Wilson. The document discusses alleged injustices under Japanese rule and harsh measures used to suppress movements for liberation.
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Japan
National Movement For Liberation
Spain
League of Nations
Wilson
Italy
Rome
Popolo Romano
More Yanks Sent to Russia
London reports growing anxiety in the Murmansk region as British authorities await reinforcements to follow American troops heading to North Russia. Archangel notes bolshevik attacks along the front line and flanks at Odezerskain were repulsed by allied forces.
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London
Murmansk
Russia
Archangel
Odezerskain
American Troops Cross Border Afterraid Kill Five Bandits
Marfa Texas April 4 Troop K Eighth cavalry under Captain Matlack and Troop M pursued Mexican bandits who crossed the Rio Grande in a hailstorm. Five attackers were killed, horses and cattle recovered, and all units returned safely to the U S side. Cavalry planned to follow into Mexico on the hot trail.
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Tex
Rio Grande River
Troop K
Eighth Cavalry
Matlack
George T.ne
Ruideda
Candelaria
Captain Broadhead
Mexico
Captain Matlack
Budapest Sees Churches Turned Theaters And Red Army Forming
Budapest reports a radical shift as churches become music halls and mansions are nationalized. Officials gain priority on food and housing while a red army forms from repatriated POWs. Bela Kun denies women’s communization and says killings rumors are false.
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Russia
Bela Kun
Transylvania
Moscow
Pester Lloyd
Red Army
Army
Red
ANZACS Return Home With 300 Brides
The British transport Remuera arrived in Newport News with nearly 1,000 New Zealand troops en route home from France via the Panama Canal. The ship carried almost 300 wives of soldiers who married in Europe and are returning to New Zealand to settle. Most soldiers had spent three to four years in Europe.
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Newport News
New Zealand
France
Panama Canal
Remuera
Europe
French consent to Teuton troops through neutral zone to Frankfort
Coblenz April 4 German troops opposite the Coblenz bridgehead move toward Frankfort where a Spartacan revolt has caused disorder. The French tenth army must grant permission before entering the neutral zone near Mayence. Street fighting follows as workmen plunder a warehouse and mobs form large crowds.
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Coblenz
Frankfort
Mayence
Tenth Army
Vossische Zeitung
Stuttgart
Esstinger
Ollee
Islands Seek Independence Call Gains Momentum
A bold push for independence surfaces with renewed calls from island leaders and civic groups. Delegations argue self governance is timely as regional tensions rise and international attention grows.
Italian Transport Strikes Mine and Sinks in Mediterranean
Special to Evening Journal reports an Italian transport struck a mine in the Mediterranean and sank with several deaths. In Washington, a Philippine legislature mission seeks immediate independence, told by Secretary Baker who voiced President Wilson’s belief that the time has come to grant complete independence.
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Washington, D. C
Baker
Wilson
Transport 18 Sunk By Mine Off Venice Tripoli Route
The Transport Umbria struck a mine and sank off Venice while bound from Venice to Tripoli. Two thousand officers and soldiers were aboard. several were killed and more than a hundred injured.
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Paris
Umbria
Venice
Tripoli
Wilson Confined With Cold As Four Council Meets
Paris April 4. Though Wilson was confined to his room with a cold today the Council of Four held a meeting in the Paris White House.
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Evening Journal
Paris
Altho Wilson
Council of Four
Paris White House
London Celebrates Anniversary of Wilson War Entry
London marks the second anniversary of President Wilson's war entry speech with red white and blue displays on homes. Churches clubs and institutions held thanksgiving services while Westminster Abbey hosted a memorial service with American forces embassy detachments and Anglo American leaders in attendance.
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London
Wilson
America
British Isles
Westminster Abbey
Westminster
Union
Volunteers enlisted to reinforce Pershing’s forces
Washington April 4 war department informs General Pershing that 50 000 volunteers are being recruited to replace troops returning home. Commanding general is urged to promptly discharge meritorious personnel who receive these volunteer replacements.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
Hurl Bombs in Petrograd Reported in Swedish Dispatches
A Washington report cites Swedish press dispatches describing labor disturbances in Petrograd. Sailors allegedly ordered to drive off workers as Chinese troops were called in. Reports mention grenades used by workers and troops amid clashes.
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Petrograd
State Department
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