Clemenceau praises American troops and warns of renewed German threat
Georges Clemenceau in Paris asserts the war is won yet warns of a dangerous postwar Russia and a potential German revival. He praises American troops and the wide Allied unity aiding democracy, while noting France fears armed Germany and presses for postwar guarantees.
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Paris
Georges Clemenceau
Germany
Russia
Teutons
Wilson
Frapre
Society of Nations
France
Ebert
Britain Asked to Explain Embargo Impacts on US Industry
Washington reports state department inquiries were sent to Great Britain France and Italy about their embargo and governance systems affecting American industries. Senate debate centers on Weeks resolution seeking information while manufacturers complain of alleged discrimination. Officials say no discrimination evidence has been found as Europe readies postwar industry adjustments.
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Clenethenu
Anny
Germany
America
France
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Jefferson
Tam
Rhine
Vrence
Washington
State Department
Great Britain
Italy
Senate
Weeks
Massachusetts
United States
Europe
Vilna Cleared of Reds After Allied Success
Advices from Kovne report Lithuanian and Esthonian forces driving anarchists from Vilna following their military progress.
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Vilna
Busle
Kovne
Colored troops return home after war valor
1298 men of the Fighting Eighth arrive in New York with 22 Distinguished Service Crosses and 68 Croix de Guerre. Officers and enlisted men alike won heroic citations for deeds in Europe. The unit’s record spans from arrival overseas to deactivation, with plans for demobilization at Camp Grant after familiarizing at Camp Ppton.
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New York
Democracy
Europe
Wershing
Germany
Chicago
Thomas A. Roberts
Camp Ppton
Long Island
Camp Grant
Warships off Oporto deny bombardment blockade claim
Lisbon reports that British warships off Oporto will stop Portuguese government vessels from bombarding the city are false. Oporto remains royalist stronghold now under government naval operation.
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Lisbon
Oporto
Yanks Issued Rules for Occupation in Germany
Amsterdam reports General Vershing’s order to American troops before reaching German soil. The text urges soldiers to act as the executive arm of a strong free government, forbids malice, looting, or personal ties with Germans, and requires dignified conduct under hostile wartime conditions.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Vershing
Army code warning from General Pershing cited
Statement warns that anyone proving unworthy of confidence will be punished under military law. It asserts such excesses dishonor the American army and the United States flag and cites General Pershing ordered discipline via Chief of Staff James W. Mandrew.
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United States
Pershing
James W. Mandrew
Troops Ordered to Tron River After Anarchist Threats
Iron Mountain Michigan February ten state troops dispatched to Tron River amid a threatened strike and looting by the American Anarchist Society. The group, active for years, grew alarming due to coastal, Butte strikes and incendiary talks by T. W. W. agents.
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Iron Mountain
Mich
Tron River
American Anarchist Society
Butte
Navy plans to return bodies of dead sailors and marines
The Navy Department works to bring home all American officers and enlisted personnel buried abroad within months. Relatives will decide final disposition including private funeral or burial in Arlington or another national cemetery. If private interment is chosen the Navy pre pays costs and the Treasury refund up to 100 dollars. relatives should notify the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
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Washington
Navy Department
Arlington
National
France
Navy
War Risk Insurance Bureau of the Treasury
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Allies Draw Tighter Rein On Capital
Paris dispatch reports the supreme war council orders tighter German terms for renewed armistice and controls on mobilization and war goods. Professors Lamaude and Bourgeois discuss progress toward a society of nations with the fourteenth article reached, while noting no quick cure for war.
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Paris
Supreme War Council
Germany
Proposal for executive assembly to settle disputes among nations
Professor Lamaude described a Society of Nations mechanism where an executive assembly from member nations would decide disputes after investigation. If needed, international forces could support the country found in the right. He noted calm Wilsonian leadership and preferred Versailles as a possible capital for logistical reasons.
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Society of Nations
Executive Assembly
Lamaude
Wilson
Versailles
Paris
Royalists Hard Pressed Near Oporto In Portugal War
Lisbon reports 30000 Portuguese republican troops concentrating around Oporto the royalist stronghold. Royalist attacks on republican lines were repelled and railways are operating normally. Mobilization of youths was completed without disorder.
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Paris
Oporto
Lisbon
Tacoma Strike Called Off
Tacoma Washington February 10 the general strike in Tacoma was officially called off by the general strike committee.
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Tacoma
Washington City
Wash
General
Seattle Strikes Near End as Unions Waver
Seattle officials expect the general strike to end by Saturday midnight as street car unions withdraw and other locals collapse the movement. The effort to declare off the general strike faced fierce resistance and a mediator idea was floated to woo workers back. Theaters and movies to reopen, longshoremen may return, and mounting tensions included charges of anarchism among shipyard workers.
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Seattle
Wash
Diez
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Plex
Burt
Bolshevism Will Not Be Tolerated Across Route
En route for various points across the sea, authorities pledge zero tolerance for Bolshevism. The message emphasizes firm stance against communist influence during travel.
Bolshevik Deportations Spark Chicago Transit Raid
Fifty four radical agitators moved through Chicago en route to an Atlantic port for deportation to Russia and Europe. Forty hail from Seattle amid labor unrest. Authorities say this marks the first federal blow against Bolshevism in the United States.
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Chicago
United States
Pacific
Atlantic
Russia
Seattle
Russian donor offer to settle Bolshevik difficulties
Evening journal reports the Russian government accepted an offer from Japan of troops and money to help settle Bolshevik difficulties. The note suggests high level diplomacy influencing post revolution tensions in Europe.
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Evening Journal
Reitrom Coomk
Japan
Berlin Battle Report From Alexander Platz Clash
Soldiers and sailors under ex Police Chief Bichorn seized Alexander Platz in Berlin as Ebert troops fought back, leaving eight dead and forty wounded.
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Zurich
Bichorn
Alexander Platz
Berlin
Ebert
Five Bandits Rob Liberty State Bank in Minneapolis
Five masked robbers held up the Liberty State Bank in Minneapolis today and escaped with twenty five thousand dollars. Local authorities launched a manhunt as witnesses described the suspects and getaway route.
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Fevening Journal
Minneapolis
Liberty State Bank
Memorial Service for Roosevelt in Westminster Abbey
More than 1,500 attendees including Ambassador and Mrs. Davis and Prince Arthur of Connaught gathered at Westminster Abbey for the memorial service. Archibishop Carnegie praised Roosevelt as Americas strong man and champion of Britain in the war from the start. Lords, viscounts, and notable figures joined the assembled guests in the tribute.
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London
Davis
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
George
Roosevelt
Westminster Abbey
Archebishop Carnegie
America
Britain
Lord Beresford
Bryce
Forr
Countess Curzon
Austen Chamberlain
Admiral Sime
Brillant
Senate considers scrapping seniority rule reforms plan
Washington reports Republican senators debated discarding the senate seniority committee custom. A caucus discussed reorganizing the chamber with a Republican majority. Lenroot of Wisconsin chairs a rules revision panel proposing limits on chairmanships and cross committee service.
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Washington
Senate
Lenroet
Wisconsin
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