Lodge Charges Japan Treaty Links Shantung to League of Nations
Senate without a vote adopts Senator Lodge's resolution seeking information on an alleged 1918 Japan Germany treaty. He says Shantung was paid for Japan's League of Nations signature and China’s robbery, while others dispute the claim and defend the Versailles outcome.
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Washington
Senate
Lodge
Japan
Germany
Shantung
League of Nations
China
Aula
England
France
Belgium
Shantang
Fiume
League
Hitchcock
Neb
United States Senate
State Department
Shan ‘Tung
Norris
Senator Lodge Attacks Policy On China and Japan
Senator Lodge condemns current policy toward China and warns against ceding control to Japan. He notes England’s historical gains at Germany’s expense and argues that supporting such moves harms U S prestige. He cites risk of a rising Pacific power and opposes placing America on record for endorsing the division of China.
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China
Lodge
England
Germany
Schleswig
Holstein
Helgoland
Pacific
Japan
Wilson Cabinets Meeting Opens White House to Congress
President Wilson presided as the cabinet met for the first time in eight months to discuss American questions. The White House will hold open house for all members of Congress, regardless of party, as a permanent policy to improve executive-legislative access.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Congress
Wilson Veto Helps Yanks
Eighteen million dollars for vocational training of injured soldiers sailors and marines is provided by an amendment to the sundry civil appropriations adopted by the house by a vote of 120 to 119. The original measure carried 6 million for this purpose before the president vetoed it.
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Washington
House
German Post Service Reopens Mail Between U S and Germany
Washington July 16 Resumption of mail service between the United States and Germany is provided in an order signed by Postmaster General Burleson effective immediately.
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Burleson
Washington
United States
Germany
U. S. Mine Sweeper Richard H. Buckley Sunk in North Sea
The American minesweeper Richard H. Buckley was destroyed by a North Sea mine on July 12. Seven sailors died including Commander Frank A. King. two officers and 16 men survived. Only the cook Antimo Perfide was recovered. Coordinates given as 50 32 N, 82 30 E.
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Washington
Richard H. Buckley
North Sea
Frank A. King
Floyd Harmon
Roan
Ind
John V. Mallon
Seaman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Antimo Persido
Cook
Homer Purdue
Sseaman
Washington Court House
George Paul Rezab
Waterman
Minn
George M. Sowers
Knoblick
Frederick G. Keyes
Walter J. Sharon
Antimo Perfide
Chiss
Cables to Germany Taken for English or French
The Western Union announced that business cable messages to Germany can be sent but must be written in English or French.
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Germany
New York
Western Union
Italy braces under widespread strikes and Nitti’s confidence vote
Rome reports disorder in several towns as eight killed and thirty wounded in Lucera and red clashes near Genoa. Premier Nitti’s government wins a 257 to 111 confidence vote and vows to keep order with troops deployed nationwide. no general strike is deemed necessary despite Bolshevik fears.
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Italy
Luceta
Genoa
Rede
Sestri Ponente
Cattanissetta
Luecera
Foggia
Nitti
Chamber of Deputies
Signor Nott
Russia
Czarigm
Forest Fire Threatens Idaho Timber as Destruction Grows
A three week blaze in the Thunder Mountain yellow pine district of central Idaho has scorched six square miles of timber and caused severe damage across an equal area. Officials fear it could match the 1910 fires in Montana and northern Idaho. Fewer than 100 men battle the flames on public lands.
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Boise
Idaho
Yellow Pine
Thunder Mountain
Montana
Forestry Service
General Laad
Salt Lake
France expands food controls to curb rising costs
Paris reports cabinet approves measures to ease high prices. Government will double Paris food stations, open more popular restaurants, and place food stalls under cooperative associations. War department stocks to have fixed prices for distribution through co operatives.
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Paris
War Department
South American gale sinks ships off Valparaiso
A hurricane at Valparaiso, Chile, left 87 dead with many more missing as fourteen vessels sank and about a hundred light ers were destroyed. Property losses reach 200 million dollars. Steamers Don Carlos Toro Cordillera Lima Lontue and Likata were among the lost ships. The German steamer Luis washed ashore with ten crew members killed. seven other vessels including the steamer Tanis were reported lost.
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Valparaiso
Chile
Don Carlos
Toro
Cordillera
Lima
Lontue
Likata
Luis
Tanis
Yanks in London for Peace Celebration and Rhine Advance
American forces in Europe join King George’s garden party as General Pershing visits London. The First Division completes taking over the Rhine bridgehead from the Second Division, with travel home planned later. Eighth Infantry to reinforce along the Rhine while 337,289 officers and men are overseas as of July 8.
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Europe
London
John J. Pershing
France
Dover
Henry S. Horne
Victoria Station
General Pershing
Winston Spencer Churchill
Field Marshal Haig
Henry H. Wilson
Imperial Staff
Guard of Honor
Carlton Hotel
Churchill
C. F. Romer
Field Marshal
Haig
John Biddle
United Kingdom
C. M. Wagstaff
Pershing
King George
Buckingham Palace
Carleton Hotel
H. H. Horne
Rhine
Coblenz
Belleau Wood
Brest
Eighth Infantry
United States
Ehrenbreitstein
Washington
First beer case upholds wartime prohibition in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh Judge Thomson overruled demurrers by officers and directors of the Pittsburgh and Independent Brewing companies to wartime prohibition charges. 19 defendants held in $1000 bail for November term. In New Orleans Judge Foster sustained a demurrer by American Brewing Company officials to an indictment alleging beer above half a percent alcohol violates the war time act.
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Pittsburgh
W. H. 8. Thomson
United States District Court
Pittsburgh and Independent Brewing Companies
New Orleans
Foster
American Brewing Company
Extradition Demand Aims at Ex-Austro-Hungarian Ministers
Vienna reports allied powers will seek the extradition of Count Leopold von Berchtold and Count Czernin former foreign ministers to determine how far their policies prolonged the war. Berchtold served at the 1914 declaration of war on Serbia, resigning in 1915, followed by Burian. Czernin joined Burian in 1916.
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Vienna
Leopold von Berchtold
Count Czernin
Count von Berchtoldt
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Baron Burian
Burian
Ford declares professionals soldiers murderers in libel trial
Henry Ford testifies in a $1,000,000 libel suit against the Chicago Tribune at Mount Clemens Michigan on July 16. He reiterates opposition to professional soldiers including Pershing and Grant, supports preparedness, and blames pacifist writings on Theodore Delavigne while accepting responsibility for them.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Henry Ford
Chicago Tribune
Eliott G. Stevenson
The
Tribune
Ford
General Pershing
General Grant
Europe
Theodore Delavigne
Mr. Ford
Flag of Humanity
Couel
President Invites All To Come In Turbulent Times
The message calls for broad participation amid upheaval urging unity and action from the public, civic groups, and leaders. It stresses collective effort to face unsettled conditions and seeks widespread attendance at forthcoming events and discussions.
Japs Kill Koreans and Wilson to Invite Senate Talks
Special to Evening Journal reports the Federal Council of Churches of Christ accusing Japan of following a Prussian system. In Washington President Wilson plans to invite Republican senators to the White House to discuss the peace treaty and league. Senator Lodge is among those sought for conference.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Jaly
Wilson
White House
Senater Lodge
Koreans Suffer Mass Killings and Torture Reported Abroad
A Special Commission statement cites March 1 to April 11 killings of 316 Koreans and 860 wounded by Japanese forces. It notes ongoing arrests and torture of suspected persons and a reign of terror, with a forthcoming report confirming atrocities against Koreans and native Christians.
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Evening Journal
New York
Commission On
Orient
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Witness describes zealous flag sighting in court
The testimony recounts a defendant or observer noting a novel flag presence. Mr. Ford compares it to the Stars and Stripes while Mr. Stevenson questions the witness. The flag measures about seven by fourteen feet and features a white earthen design on a blue field.
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Mr. Ford
Mr. Stevenson
Naval transport Edward Luckenbach disabled at sea
The naval transport Edward Luckenbach bound from Norfolk to Brest is disabled with a broken main shaft 800 miles east of New York. Naval craft rush to assist including the United States ship Ossipee ordered from Boston. A relay from Boston said the Luckenbach is helpless as rescue ships move to the scene.
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New York
Edward Luckenbach
Norfolk
Brest
Cal
Boston
United States
Ossipee
Coast Guard
Luckenbach
Postal clerks in Chicago gain $100 raise
Over 4,000 Chicago post office clerks receive a $100 wage increase approved by the post office department in Washington. The telegram announcing the raise was received by Postmaster William B. Carlile from General Burleson.
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Chicago
Post Office Department
Washington
William B. Carlile
Burleson
Explosion on Roseleaf Tanker Kills 26 at Cardiff
Twenty six people are reported dead after an explosion aboard the Roseleaf, a British tank steamer, off Cardiff Wales. The incident follows wartime wage restorations announced by Calumet Hecla and Mohawk Wolverine Mining, increasing wages by 15 percent for 12 500 workers.
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Cardiff
Wales
Calumet, Mich
Calumet and
Hecla
Mohawk Wolverine Mining Companiea
Lightning Strikes Crowd in Pittsburgh Injuring Five
Lightning struck Hamilton Avenue in Pittsburgh on July 16 causing injuries to five people and leaving witnesses fearful as the chaotic scene unfolded. The incident details remain unclear with scattered reports of possible fatalities.
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Pittsburgh
Feeges
Hamilton Avenue
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