Secretary Baker defends extended service for selectees
Secretary Baker declares many drafted men will remain in the army four months after peace, pending voluntary enlistments to reach 500000 regulars. He blames British shipping for delays, notes U S troops returned as ships allow, cites Pershing figures for April June demobilizations, and warns against renewed German hostilities.
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Reed
Missouri
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United States
Motor Transport Corps
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Ils
Army of Occupation
France
Germany
Temporary Army of Occupation Authorized by Peace Treaty
The document notes that a temporary army of occupation may be authorized as a result of the peace treaty. It outlines the potential duration and command scope under international agreement, with references to allied powers and transitional security measures.
Yanks Balk Enemy Scheme In Occupied German Lands
Coblenz April 8 An order from the Interallied Armistice Commission blocks real estate sales to the German government or local authorities in the French British and American occupation zones. The measure takes effect upon publication in German papers and aims to prevent transfers that could lessen allied security for indemnities and army maintenance costs.
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Coblenz
Interallised Armistice Commission
Third Army
Airplanes Deliver Food to Archangel Front Forces
Four hundred aircraft now supply food from Murmansk to American and British troops on the Archangel front. Communications are cut, with a 40 mile distance. Eight thousand U S soldiers, many from Chicago Detroit Des Moines Davenport and Peoria, fight alongside British forces.
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London
Murmansk
Archangel
Chicago
Detroit
Des Moines
Davenport
Peoria
Six hundred Irish American Soldiers Visit Dublin
Six hundred Irish American soldiers arrived in Dublin from Holyhead for the first wartime visit to Ireland. The arrival marks a notable moment in wartime morale. Airship use by the British Navy may clear 5 000 miles of mined waters between the Shetlands and Norway, containing more than 50 000 mines.
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Emerald Isle
Dublin
Holyhead
Ireland
London
Daily Express
Shetlands
Norway
Protests Force War Dept to Revoke Court Martial Rule
Washington April 8 the War Department revoked regulations limiting General Pershing authority over court martial proceedings abroad. An amendment to general order 84 of 1917 removed a requirement that sentences abroad be approved or altered by the acting judge advocate general in Paris, restoring Pershing’s discretionary control for the expeditionary forces though not for US commands at home.
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Washington
General Pershing
War Department
France
Judge Advocate General
Samuel T. Ansell
Paris
Pershing
United States
Peace Conference in Paris Faces Turning Point Delays
Reports say Lloyd George, ill in Paris, postpones a major statement as the council of four plans to meet at L G Georges residence. Reparations remain the focal issue with details unsettled. Germany’s ability to pay food shipments hinges on a Brussels report due April 15. Delegations hold talks at Sentis with Mr. George's envoys.
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Paris
Lloyd George
Colonel House
Council of Four
White House
George
Iffya George
Memenceau
Orlando
Germany
German Securities and Food Imports at Versailles Talks
Allies demand cash payments and exports for postwar food aid while Germany seeks foreign credit. German delegates press for credit to purchase food as raw materials move across the frontier to adjacent neutrals. Durasta travels to Versailles to ready plenipotentiaries for likely preparatory meetings in the former war council room, with the treaty to be sewn in the main palace.
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Germany
Neutrals
Sentlis
Paul Durasta
Versailles
Supreme War Council
Three Yankees Keep Pledge Plea in Grand Larceny Case
Three Brooklyn youths Michael McTigert Joseph Madigan and Thomas Callow pleaded guilty to a minor larceny charge after taking a car without permission while enlisting in the One Hundred and Sixth Infantry. A fourth, Jaimes McVeigh, was killed in action according to a gray haired father who stood in for him. The case was postponed during the war.
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New York
Brooklyn
France
Michael McTigert
Joseph Madigan
Thomas Callow
Jaimes McVeigh
One
Houe
George McCloskey
McVeigh
McTigert
British 10 Send Force to Russia Relates Relief Mission
British authorities plan to dispatch the first part of a relief force to northern Russia with volunteers ample and many Canadians among applicants. The initial guard heads to Murmansk then Archangel, main force to follow in May in two sections. Finnish risks are curbed as allied reinforcements arrive.
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Archangel
U. S
Russia
London
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Mall
U S Men in Russia Decorated for Gallantry
Several Americans serving in the Kadish sector are decorated for valor by the French. Capt. Joel R. Moore of Battle Creek Mich. earns the croix de guerre with a silver star for valor on the railroad front. Others earn bronze stars including Capt. Horatio G. Winslow Madison Wis and Lieuts John J. Baker Grand Rapids Mich Lewis Johns Battle Creek Mich and Gilbert T. Shilson Traverse City Mich for 15 hours of determined defense with 65 men. Private Alfred Fuller Trenton Mich killed after volunteering post-wounding. others named from Michigan Indiana and Wisconsin receive recognition for bravery under fire.
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Russia
Archangel
North Russia
Kadish
Joel R. Moore
Battle Creek
Mich
Middle West
Horatio G. Winslow
Madison
Wis
John J. Baker
Grand Rapids
Lewis Johns
Mif
Gilbert T. Shilson
Traverse City
Shilson
Woodhull IL. Spittler
Rensselaer
Ind
Charles B. Ryan
Detroit
Percival L. Smith
Ashland
English dockers refuse export beer and spirits at Liverpool
Liverpool and Birkenhead dock workers announce they will not handle beer or spirits for export, claiming supplies are needed at home. As a result 16 big Liverpool shipping companies sent vessels overseas in the last seven days without carrying such exports, including some bound for America.
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London
Liverpool
Birkenhead
America
King Albert Returns to Brussels by Air from Paris Conference
London reports King Albert arrived in Brussels by airplane after a conference with allied peace delegates in Paris.
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London
Albert
Paris
Brussels
Eastern Strikers Fight Off Officers in Textile Strike
Rioting marked by promiscuous gunfire as strike sympathizers clashed with police in Lawrence Massachusetts initiating the tenth week of the textile strike. A bomb exploded in a nearby tenement, a crowd pelted windows, and injuries occurred as officers used clubs and pistols.
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Timothy O'Brien
Everett
Newberry Street
Returning soldiers halt Tasmanian meeting in Launceston
In Launceston Tasmania on April 8 returning soldiers objected to sentiments voiced by a speaker and interrupted a meeting, causing disruption at the gathering.
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Launceston
Tasmania
Oldiers
League Draft Terms Change Named Acceptable
A sports league informs teams and players of revised terms deemed acceptable for the upcoming draft cycle. The update clarifies eligibility, compensation, and contract guidelines affecting participants across clubs.
Peace conference nearing completion at Paris
British official sources say the peace conference is practically complete and will draft terms acceptable to both Bolsheviks and Reactionaries within the new League of Nations. The statement signals broad agreement on postwar arrangements amid Allied diplomacy in Paris this April.
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Archangel
Sred Mekhrenga
Dvina
Vaga
Kandalaksha
Kola Peninsula
White Sea
Murmansk
Finnish Legion
London
Sera
Paris
League of Nations
League of Nations Covenant Drafting Completes Revision
Special to Eventhe Journal reports Paris in April where the Drafting Committee of the League of Nations has completed its work. The revised Covenant now contains twenty seven articles.
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Paris
League of Nations
President Wilsons liner George Washington sails earlier
Special to Evening Journal reports the George Washington sailing date moved from April 14 to April 11. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt said the change, made to sail Friday, followed a cablegram from Admiral Benson in Paris.
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New York
President Wilson
George Washington
Roosevelt
Admiral Benson
Paris
Record 1930s Wheat Crop Forecast by Department
The Department of Agriculture forecast the largest winter wheat crop ever grown, projecting 837 million bushels for the year. This somber milestone marks a record high yield across the Nation, as reported from Washington, D. C.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Beatty Hauls Down Flag as Grand Fleet Disperses
London reports the dispersal of the grand fleet as Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty hauls down the flag in salute to Admiral Viscount Jellicoe and praises Beatty for leading the fleet to achieve the destruction of the enemy naval power.
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London
Grand Fleet
David Beatty
Hhe
Viscount Jellicoe
Beatty
Baker Leaves for France from Hoboken
Secretary of War Baker arrived in New York and went to the army pier at Hoboken to board the Leviathan for France. He travels with C. W. Cuthell the American liquidation commission representative and secretary Stanley King. His stay in France is expected to be brief.
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New York
War Baker
Washington
Army Pier
Hoboken
Leviathan
France
Baker
C. W. Cuthell
War Department
American Liquidation Commission
Stanley King
Australia Fights Disloyalty In Soldier Rally
Brisbane meets returned soldiers at the exhibition grounds to mobilize 10 000 volunteers for an army to combat disloyalty. The event underscores wartime vigilance and national unity.
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Australia
Exhibition Grounds
Em Army
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