Debate on League to Begin in Congress
Washington reports indicate senators and representatives are crystallizing views on the League of Nations. Uncertainty remains about when open debate will start as leaders defer until after Wilson’s February 26 conference with foreign relations committees.
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Taft urges senators to ratify league of nations treaties
Former U S president William Howard Taft spoke in Tleton Montana urging influence with senators to have the league of nations treaties ratified. He urged Americans to support international cooperation and peace.
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Tletena, Mont
Yeb
League of Jna
President Wilson to Provide Civil Jobs for Returning Soldiers
Washington February 17. One of the first tasks for President Wilson on his return will be arranging suitable civilian jobs for soldiers coming home. The plan aims to aid veterans in transitioning from military to civilian life and to ease unemployment among former service members.
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Wilson
Army Men Urge New Plan to Tackle Unemployment
Army officials expect the president to return with insight into European actions against unemployment as demobilization increases job losses here. Officers criticize a two month soldier bonus as insufficient subsistence, urging a comprehensive program beyond simple cash aid.
Americans in Paris Jubilant Over League of Nations Pact
Paris February seventeen crowds at the Hotel Crifton celebrate President Wilson’s success with the league of nations plan reported unanimously to the peace conference. Oscar Strauss calls it a golden day in civilization and notes debate over the word covenant as the sacred term for the agreement.
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German ask 24 hour armistice reply delay
A Weimar dispatch dated February 17 reports the German government asked for a 24 hour extension to answer Marshal Foch’s proposal for a longer armistice. The delay is due to the armistice commission’s report not yet arriving, making a six o’clock deadline unfeasible.
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League of Nations Statutes Backed by Neither Side
Paris February 17 1920 socialists and extreme conservatives reject the proposed League of Nations statutes while opportunists gain reassurance from an implied American pledge to shield France from future attack.
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League of Nations
France
World War Costs Put Total at 179 Billion Dollars
An official estimate from Washington places European war expenditures at 179 billion dollars through January 31, 1919. Allies and United States total 119.581 billion, with Germany at 36.5 billion and Turkey at 28 billion, including inter-allied loans.
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Negroes Sing Revival Hymns Aboard Transport During Sea Peril
On February 17 at New York the transport Louisvile and cruiser Huntington arrived with 740 troops. The Sixty eighth Coast Artillery with 37 officers and 1,702 men faced seasickness as storms damaged lifeboats and lights failed. Negro artillerymen of the 351st prayed and sang revival hymns while convoys paused for two days amid gale forces.
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Huntington
Dimly remembered oath on the Sixty-eighth's return home
Lieut Harry Cooper of Chicago and Lieut Charles A Sheppard of Edwardsville reflect on a two week longer war while Albert H Lycan of Paris and Charles Knight of Chicago are listed as returning with the regiment. The Sixty-eighth was sent to Camp Merritt New Jersey for discharge of men enlisted for the duration.
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Edwardsville
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Paris
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Redvale Avenue
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N. J
Hoover slams Germany over Belgium and France misery
Paris February 17 world food commissioner Herbert Hoover denounced Germany for the suffering caused in Belgium and northern France. He warned that even blanket German remorse could not wash away the harm, and noted Nazi like progress toward joining the league of nations is missing any expression of regret.
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Belgium
France
Herbert Hoover
Volney Club
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League of Nations
Roosevelt's son goaded into fatal flight over enemy lines
New York February 17 Lieut Quentin Roosevelt, near sighted and grounded, defied taunts of a chair warmer and led a squadron over German lines. He separated from his unit and, under the mistaken belief he rejoined it, crashed into enemy aircraft and was shot down.
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Quentin Roosevelt
Evening Telegram
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Roosevelt
France wary of international league guarantees amid Germany risk
Paris reports Professor Ferdinand Lamande warns that reliance on a league covenant alone may not guarantee security. He notes France desires some fleet protection instead of a large standing army and cites wartime losses. Germany’s chemical arms advance could threaten future peace without broader safeguards.
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German pledge would mean little, says Professor Lamande
Professor Lamande warns that Germany cannot be trusted to honor pacts in the matter of declaring allegiances and argues that aerial warfare advances could allow Germany to strike Paris in a day. He notes Germany’s history with Belgium's neutrality and questions any future league promises.
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Turks Drive 1 200 to Death
Dr George L White president of Anatolia college in Mursovan Turkey details his 1916 expulsion after eight professors were slain and Armenian families captured. He recalls Turks and Kurds digging a trench outside Mursovan and driving 1200 Armenians to the pit where they were killed or shot.
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British aid the starving in liberated French villages
A French mission report details British forces aiding villagers liberated between October 1 and November 25. It states the army relieved 790,000 inhabitants and distributed at least 5,084,000 civilian rations, with Clemenceau praising Haig for the relief effort.
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Soldiers Denounce SZC in Phoenix Meeting Demands Name Change
A contingent of uniformed troops attended the second meeting of the Soldiers Sailors and Workers’ council in Phoenix Arizona and passed resolutions condemning the group and calling for removing soldiers and sailors from its name.
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Uncle Sam Will Not Be Lenient on Tax Dodgers
Washington reports Commissioner Daniel C. Roper outlining the internal revenue bureau stance toward tax evasion. He vows full civil and criminal penalties for deliberate concealment or fraud while offering help to honest taxpayers and stressing cooperation with taxpayers.
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Uncle Sam
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Germans Agree to Armistice in Turbulent Terms Clash
German government accepts armistice after initial negotiations and revisions to terms. The resolution comes amid government pressure and currency concerns as the mark faces adjustment.
German Government Accepts Allied Armistice Terms
From Copenhagen February 17 the new German government after long talks decided to accept the allied terms for an extension of the armistice. German representatives pressed for modifications but could not move the allies from their position. The decision ends the dispute and paves the way for renewed peace negotiations.
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Copenhagen
Ukrainians Gain Ground at Lemberg Amid Rail Cutoff Efforts
Wireless dispatches from Kiev report Ukrainian forces pushing near Lemberg with claims of gains aimed at severing railway lines into the city. An armistice mission from War Saw returned to Kiev with assurances from Poland of a new peace mission led by Stepnicky to Warsaw.
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Two Territorial Commands Created for Lorraine and Alsace
Two territorial superior commands have been formed for Lorraine and Alsace. General Ki DeMaudet Huy, formerly governor of Metz, will command in Lorraine, while General Hirschauer, governor of Strassburg, will command in Alsace with the same authority as eastern France regional commanders.
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Hirschauer
France
Chicagoan Knighted in Legion of Honor Honor List
Paris reports at a Circle Volnay dinner where Herbert Koover of the International Relief speaks Gen Charles G Diwes of Chicago is made a commander of the Legion of Honor and Frank He Simonds of New York is named a knight of the Legion of Honor by Clemental the Minister of Commerce.
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Legion of Hlonor
7 New Post Offices Planned in Washington and Wyo
The omnibus building bill proposes post office projects including Washington Courthouse Ohio 30000 and Steubenville 150000 while Sandusky 80000 Madison 25000 Memphis 80000 Akron 686725 and Chicago 4800000 are listed among extensions and new constructions.
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