New Threat of War by Huns Shocks Allied Council
Paria reports the supreme council debates extending the armistice with Germany and setting new terms amid German threats to end talks. officials discuss occupation plans, Rhine control, and contingents for occupation forces, while German leaders denounce Allied demands.
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League of Nations
Slave for Decades Debate on Postwar Burden
The speaker questions a proposed postwar policy, arguing it would make Germany a wage slave for decades. He warns that prolonged suppression by armed force would provoke inevitable German rebellion and re ignite global war.
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Keb
Germany
Hans Delbrueck
Duelbrueck
U. S. Casualties in Russia Archangel Region
United States forces in Archangel Russia report 180 killed or died of wounds and disease, 220 wounded or injured, totaling 400 casualties among 44 025 troops through January 31. The telegram lists killed in action, died of disease or wounds, missing, drowned, and accidental deaths.
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Washington
Milnesing
Setion
Getion
Proclamations Dropped Over Oporto by Portuguese Forces
Two seaplanes of the Portuguese republican forces dropped proclamations on Oporto, the monarchist stronghold, then returned to Aveiro. They also bombarded and damaged the railway from Espinhe to Granja, adding to raids against the area.
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Lisbon
Aveiro
Espinhe
Granja
American delegates named for Marmora conference
Paris announces William Allen White of Emporia Kansas and Professor George Davis Herron appointed as the American delegates to the Marmora conference with the Russian factions.
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Paris
William Allen White
Emporia
Kan
George Davis Herron
Dueseldorf Walks Out in General Strike
Duesseldorf theaters and restaurants close as the city experiences a widespread walkout. Officers clerks and workers across railways posts and telegraph services quit, part of a protest against Spartacan terror and a threat of a broader bourgeoisie strike.
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Berlin
Duesseldorf
Executive Council
Communisticvernment
Iam
15000 Yanks On Way Home From France
The War Department announced five transports carrying over 650 officers and 15,000 men including the 372nd Infantry and other units, aboard ships due in New York Boston and Newport News between February 12 and 18. Belfast strike leaders targeted by warrants for conspiracy against public safety.
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France
War Department
Sixty-eighth Coast Artillery
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Boston
Newport News
Bavarian Premier Claims Germany Sought War 1914
Kurt Eisner asserts archives show German responsibility for starting World War I. He cites a Munich record of King Ludwig and Count von Schoen noting desire for war, annexation of the mouth of the Rhine, and cession of Alsace Lorraine to Bavaria. Eisner blames Kaiser Wilhelm and the military caste, urging German trials and restitution for stolen property. He also hopes Berne talks renew an international league.
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Hesse
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League of Nations
Paris and Berne hopes for wartime peace effect
The speaker notes sites of hostile countries have met since the war and hopes the Berne conference will not be without effect in Paris. The remark reflects cautious optimism about diplomatic efforts shaping postwar peace outcomes.
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Treasury proposes wartime liquor sale ban as nuisance
Secretary Glass backs a bill to treat liquor selling buildings as public nuisances under wartime prohibition law. The Reichs committee asks for internal revenue bureau input, aiming to strengthen the prohibition net. Duke of Santo Mauro dies in Madrid.
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Washington
Duke of Santo Mauro
Madrid
Duke of Santo Manure
Redfield Seeks Price Board To Set Basic Commodity Prices
Secretary Redfield announced the president will name a committee of industrial leaders and government representatives to investigate and propose price levels for basic commodities the government will buy after the war. The panel, drawn from former War Industries Board leaders and others, aims to guide private industry amid uncertain price trends.
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Washington
Redfield
War Industries Board
Seattle Under Federal Rule Amid Citywide Strike
Seattle faces a general strike with Mayor Ole Hanson declaring that anarchists shall not rule and warning that the federal government may operate essential industries. Army and police units massed near government buildings as 30 000 workers walk out, car service resumes under guard, and Tacoma talks to resume streetcar service amid mob violence concerns.
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Wash
Ole Tinson
Sh.m
Camp Lewis
Pacific Northwest
United States
John L. Hayden
Thirtieth Field Artillery
War Department
Ole Hanson
Hanson
Cedar River
Oregon
Army
San Francisco
John F. Morrison
Western Department of the Army
Morrison
Tacoma
Ital yan and Yugoslav Near An Agreement
Ital yan and Yugoslav relations appear to be converging as disputes are gradually resolved and parties move toward a formal accord. The process outlines tentative steps, potential timelines, and key negotiators shaping the agreement.
Belgium Needs Funds as Germany Wages Bill Upfront
Paris reports an urgent Belgian demand for immediate settlement of part of the war claims by Germany to enable Belgium to proceed with rehabilitation. Italians and Jugo-Slavs discuss conflict claims in hopes of an amicable adjustment.
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Evening Journal
Paris
Belgium
Germany
Wilsons Pack Up in Paris at Murat Palace
At the Murat palace in Paris the Wilsons pack and box gifts and souvenirs in preparation for shipment. President Wilson is not slated to sail until next Wednesday, but preparations suggest they may not return to France, even as the home is cleared.
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Paris
Murat Palace
Wilson
Ford Ordered to Pay Dividends to Stockholders
Detroit February 8. The state supreme court ordered Henry Ford to pay 19 275 385 dollars in dividends to Ford Motor Company stockholders. John F Dodge and Horace E Dodge objected to using company profits for River Rouge blast furnaces. The court also ruled the firm may enter smelting and add profits to its capital account.
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Mich
Henry Ford
State Supreme Court
Ford
Ford Motor Company
John F
Horace FE. Dodge
Ford Company
River Rouge
TWO KILLED IN PISTOL BATTLE IN MINNEAPOLIS
Detective J A Weare and Albert Gentz were killed in a pistol battle at the home of Anton Tupa in Minneapolis. Weare died of a heart wound as he sought Gentz, while Detective J J McGuire later killed Gentz.
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Minn
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Albert Gentz
Stoul
Anton Tupa
Gentz
Weare
J. J. McGuire
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