Nations plan progress reports at Paris conference
Paris February 6. The five great powers and smaller nations clash over equality in a society of nations and the scope of power. A preamble and two articles were provisionally agreed, with discussions on territory claims for Greece and Italy. The commission met at Crillon, with Wilson, George, and Balfour in brief talks.
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France
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Hotel de Crillon
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A. J. Balfour
Early rise after midnight meeting on the Society of Nations
A commission member attended a midnight session of the Society of Nations committee but rose early to take a long walk, describing a disciplined routine amid the odd hours.
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Commission On the Society of Nations
400000 Yanks to Remain in Paris After War End
Paris reports Marshal Foch states 400,000 American troops are needed to “Watch on the Rhine” until peace is signed. France offers a larger contingent, Britain may limit its forces to 200,000, Belgium asks 700,000 along the Rhine, and a 1,500,000 strong allied occupation is seen as necessary to enforce terms. The remainder would return home as ships become available.
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Rhine
Belgium
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Poland
Yanks SAIL FOR U S Departures From France Announced
War department reports five transports with 1 200 officers and about 12 500 men sailing from France to reach New York or Newport News between February 10 and 14. Major units include the 300th and 370th infantry, both of the 93rd division, with two battalions of the 369th infantry, all colored.
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Washington
France
New York
Newport News
War Department
Three Hundred
Three Hundred and Sixty-ninth Infantry
Every Yank Is To Have Position Says Navy Help
Secretary Baker told the fourteenth annual river and harbors congress that every returning soldier can find a job, urging American business to cooperate. He stressed river and harbor development as a path to employment and prosperity, with the navy adjusting its relations to restart manufacturing and keep labor employed. Public improvements would aid national prosperity and provide jobs for veterans.
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United States
Baker
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Como Perate
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
America
Daniels
Navy
Bilding Roads
Allies Outnumber German Forces Two to One on Nov 11
The War Department table shows U S army strength at 3,703,272 on November 11, 1918, including units in Europe. On July 1 Allied rifle strength led German by about 144,000, and by November 1 German reserves were exhausted leaving Allies with 1,485,000 riflemen.
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Germany
War Department
Washington
United States Army
Europe
American Troop Reinforcement and Frontline Strength
The department’s table lists about 27 000 fighting men as 12850 rifles and notes that the rush of American troops to Europe after Germany’s drive not only recovered all losses month by month but also increased the armies actually engaged. Training behind the lines produced hundreds of thousands of Americans, though exact figures are not provided.
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Europe
Crowder Calls Next Census Through War Draft System
Washington February report cites the selective draft enrolling 24 million in four days and notes the draft cost at 6.52 per person. Crowder urges handling the next census via the war department draft process to mirror efficiency and full classification of domestic and industrial status.
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General Crowder
Washington
War Department
Bolshevik Calls for Conference Aims to Eclipse Paris and Bern
An extraordinary Lenine exhortation to Bolshevik committees across Germany Austria Poland and the Baltic provinces urges convocation of a communist conference to eclipse the Paris peace talks and the Bern socialist meeting. Lenine claims Bolsheviks alone hold the initiative.
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Senate Warns Britain Over Embargo Criticism
U S senators denounce Britain's new embargo on imports citing harm to American industry. Senator Reed questions Carnegie Foundation loyalty, calls for dissolution, while Weeks and Lewis warn of trade war and 1812 sentiment amid concerns over pacifist networks and foreign influence.
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Colorado
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Norwegian cabinet resigns after party loses grip
Christiania Feb 6. The Norwegian cabinet led by Gunnar Knudsen has resigned as Knudsen’s party ceases to command a parliamentary majority. The move ends the existing administration.
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Christiania
Gunner Knudsen
Knudsen
Packer Swifts Plea Refused in Meats Inquiry
Washington reports from a senate agricultural committee hearing show President Wilson personally investigated protests against the federal trade commission's packing inquiry and concluded there was no warrant to interfere with the commission. Secretary Taft notes the president’s careful review and hopes the final commission report clarifies matters.
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Senate Agricultural Ecommittee
Wikson
Federal Trade Commission
Louis F. Swift
Henry Veeder
Swift & Co
Francis J. Heney
Veeder
Trade Commission
Temulty
Commission
U. S. Cruisers Reach Elbe En Route to Hamburg
Four British and American cruisers entered the Elbe to protect steamers loaded with foodstuffs bound for Hamburg. The report notes steamers leaving Koenigsburg for Lyndon as part of movement in the area.
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Berlin
Elbe
Hamburg
Koenigsburg
Lyndon
Allies Urge Take Protectorate in Europe Postwar
Allies push to place protectorate control over European countries formerly under the sultan in US hands, urging a new governance arrangement after the war. The call frames a strategic shift toward American oversight of occupied or liberated regions.
Six Billion War Revenue Bill Advances in Congress
A conference report on a six billion dollar war revenue bill is sent to the House. The measure would raise taxes and pay a $60 bonus to every soldier and sailor. The dispatch notes related actions in Washington and mentions allied discussions on Constantinople and the Dardanelles.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
House
Additon
Supreme council to send reps for Princess Island talks
Paris on February 6 reports the supreme council accepted the Russian Bolshevik government will attend a conference on Princess Island and arranged to meet Soviet representatives.
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Paris
France
Supreme Council
Princess Island
Drastic Order In Council Aims to Avert Power Strike
London reports an order in council under the defense of the realm act making it a summary offense to break government municipality or utility electricity contracts. Penalties include six months in jail or a 2000 dollar fine or both. It also bans persuading others to break contracts. In related action over 4000 Naval Army Service Corps mechanics refuse depot duty near London demanding demobilization or civilian status with equivalent pay.
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Power House
Defense of the Realm
Naval Army Service Corps
Welfare lawmakers pressed to curb demigration impact
Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor urged the House Rules Committee to fast track four year legislation prohibiting demigration. He said 500000 men in the United States were unemployed.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Laban
United States
Resolution Urges Bar on German Emigrants
Austin Texas February 6 The lower house urged exclusion of German emigrants from the United States for ten years and asked the congressional delegation to support the measure.
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Austin
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