Saar Valley Peace Terms Settle Major Issues
Paris reports the League commission secures a 15 year general supervision of the Saar valley with a plebiscite to follow and France gains economic control of its coal fields. The council of four also approves trade reopenings and the absorption of the Allied maritime council into the supreme economic council.
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League
Saar Valley
Parla
League of Nations
Saar
Council of Four
Supreme Economic Council
Adriatic
Esthenia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Rhine
Allied Maritime Transport Council
Teschen
125 Yanks Are Made Blind
Washington reports 125 cases of total blindness among American forces in the war and under 4,000 amputations. The bureau of war risk insurance notes some blindness cases are not yet permanent and denies any double arm and leg loss among the men.
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U. S&s
Washington
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Bureau
Ireland
Charles E. Banks
War Insurance Risk Insurance
German Ship Delivers Troops to United States
The Navy Department reports the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria has sailed from Brest with about 2,260 officers and men for arrival in New York. The vessel is the first of twelve German liners allocated for homeward troop movement and details on unit composition are not disclosed.
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Washington
Navy Department
Brest
United States
New York
Labor Party Demands Peace Based on Wilson Points
The Labour Party executive meeting in London calls for Paris talks to end prolonged debates and to establish peace according to Wilsons fourteen points. It also demands repeal of the conscription bill, end military interference in Russia, and rapid withdrawal of British troops.
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London
Nations
Labor Party
Paris
Wilson
Farmers Urged to Support Victory Loan Drive
Washington April 11 An appeal by heads of 35 leading agricultural organizations to farmers calls for buying Victory bonds and aiding the loan campaign from April 21 to May 1. The statement lauds farmers for boosting war crops and urges leaders to help push the drive to a top success with money and service as a measure of patriotism.
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Washington
Fed National
Farmers of America
Two Million Rifle Cartridges Moved to Mexico
In Laredo Texas on April 11 two million rounds of 30 millimeter rifle cartridges were ferried to the Mexican government forces across the border with permission from American authorities.
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Mexico
Laredo
Tex
California Senate urged to delay anti Japanese land bills
Secretary of State Robert Lansing cables Sacramento urging California to postpone discussion of anti Japanese legislation. He calls it extremely unfortunate amid Paris peace talks and notes the senate’s failed rule to introduce land leasing restrictions. Lansing states the president’s earnest plea against such laws now.
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Solons
Sacramento
Cal
California
Robert Lansing
State Senate
Paris
Senate
Inman
France
Joseph A. Beck
Senate of California
New Allied Proposal Aims to Aid Russia Feeding Plan
Copenhagen April 11 Allies present a new plan to the Bolshevist government echoing a prior Prince’s Island conference. Fritjof Nansen to head a commission on Russia’s food problem. America to supply fifty million monthly, with a condition ending hostilities on Russian fronts.
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Copenhagen
Prince's Island
Fritjof Nansen
Russia
America
Hwever
Undefined Baltic War Report Data
Baltic force battles in London during April Test period claim a seven day clash with casualties. Report mentions 844 casualties for the Colshevki and 344 for the re Spieler of tyres, with Japanese forces also noted.
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London
Pansse
God Delebes
Battie
U S Ranchman Edward E Morgan Slain in Mexico
Edward E Morgan an American citizen and manager of the Chivela estate was murdered at Chivela near Salina Cruz Mexico on the night of April 10 192? according to state department advices. Manny Ruiz a Spaniard also killed. Investigations ordered to determine if rebels were responsible. Morgan’s wife lives in Houston and his brother in Columbus as consular officials attend the funeral at San Geronimo.
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Edward E. Morgan
Chivela
Salina Cruz
Mex
State Department
Morgan
Teliwantepee
George G. Wright
Kansas City
San Geronimo
Houston
Tex
John J. Morgan
Columbus, O
Bavaria Acts With Reds as Soviets Rise in Germany
Government troops seized the Krupp plant at Essen and restored some order while two thirds of workers returned to duty. In Saxony unrest grows with proposed soviet moves in Vogtland and Zwickau. Bavarian–Russian relations formalized as Bavarian Diet meets Bamberg. Magdeburg citadel recaptured, Elbe bridge held, tram service resumed amid clashes. Wuerzburg rises against Bavarian soviet. Marietberg fortress handed over. leaders arrested. rail links disrupted.
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Essen
Krupp
Saxony
Vogtland
Zwickau
Chemnitz
Bavaria
Russia
Spartacans
Elbe
Noske
Magdeburg
Dom Platz
Vossiche Zeitung
Kissingen
Wuerzburg
Marietberg
Entente Food Ships Return Unloaded From Germany
Berlin reports that the first entente food ships reaching Germany sailed back to Baslafst unable to load sufficient freight due to scant German cargo. The steamers could not be fully reconnoitered and the notice questions how long the entente will continue to supply food and endure restrictions.
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Berlin
Germany
Petrograd Death Toll From Starvation In December and January
Stockholm reports that sixteen thousand people died of starvation in Petrograd in December and January, with total deaths from all causes reaching twenty thousand during those two months.
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Stockholm
Petrograd
Russians report 900 Bolsheviki slain at Sarapul
London April 11 official Omsk report says forces of the Russian government defeated two Bolshevik regiments at Sarapul on the Kama river 150 miles southwest of Perm. Nine hundred Bolsheviks were killed and other dispatches note Franco Greek troops driven back in the Crimea and Bolsheviks capturing Perekop.
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Omsk
Sarapul
Kama River
Perm
Odessa
Crimea
Perekop
Archangel
Germany
United States
Russia
Perekop Peninsula
Sebastopol
Perekop Pen Hiettla
Verekop
Reading the Evening Journal of Washing County
The Evening Journal of Washing County delivers its daily edition with local news briefings, weather, and community notes. Readers find updates on municipal affairs, school activities, and regional events affecting residents.
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Evening Journal
Washing County
Capital buys demand definite word from mutiny relief
A report states capital forces call for a definite commitment as mutiny grows unless relief is granted. Officials, possibly including commanders, seek a clear statement from insurgent factions to prevent further disruption and restore order.
Mutiny Reported Among 339th Infantry in Russia
Archangel dispatches confirm mutiny by American troops in Russia. The 339th Infantry largely comprised Michigan draftees under Colonel George Stewart refused to entrain for the front against the Bolsheviks until Washington provided a clear policy on removing Americans from Russia.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Russia
War Department
Archangel
Michigan
George Stewart
Washington
Peace Conference Reaches Accord on Germany Issues
Paris reporters say the peace conference has tied up all major questions with Germany including reparations indemities Rhine frontiers and Poland. Small details remain but will be settled within the week according to Petit Journal.
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Paris
Peace Conference
Germany
Rhine
Poland
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Petit Journal
League Commissions Adopt Monroe Doctrine Preservation Pact
Paris April 11 The League of Nations Commissions adopted a memorandum whose main features guard the Monroe doctrine by ensuring that no covenant provisions invalidate existing agreements for maintaining peace.
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Paris
League of Nations Commission
Evening Journal
League of Nations Commissions
Tornado Death Toll Tops Hundred Across Texas and Arkansas
A massive tornado swept northern Texas and parts of Arkansas on April 11 causing at least a hundred deaths. Dozens more are reported injured in scattered towns as rescue crews work to reach survivors and assess damage after the violent storm path.
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Dallas
Texas
Arkansas
Twenty tanks parade in St. Louis for Victory loan drive
In St. Louis on April 11 twenty camou flaged tanks similar to front line use rolled through the burders section. The vehicles were operated by returned soldiers as part of a reception for Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood in his role as commander of the central division and advocate of the Victory loan campaign.
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Buarders
Lower
Leonard Wood
St. Louis ii
Barney Quits Claims Court Missing Pieces
Fragmented OCR reads that Barney resigns from the United States Court of Claims amid unclear text. The passage mentions Judge Sam and disjointed phrases about a home and a fiscal issue, but the overall meaning is obscured by garbled wording.
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