German Note Accepts Unconditional Peace Terms
Paris June 24 German government at Weimar formally communicated willingness to sign the peace terms unconditionally. The note, translated for Clemenceau and Lloyd George, noted Germany’s position as a "peace of violence" and sought 48 hours more to answer, which the Allies denied after a brief council. Italy authorized to sign for Italy.
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Paris
Weimar
Clemenceau
Paul Durasta
Italy
Council of Three
Wilson
Lloyd George
Atter
National Assembly
Versailles
Germany
German Rejection of Extended Peace Treaty Decision
Clemenceau reports that no extension will be granted to decide on signature of the treaty without reservations. Indications exist that Germany might seek to affirm unconditional signing while a national assembly resolution would deny moral responsibility for the war and suggest a tribunal with two Allied delegates, two neutrals, and one German.
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Clemenceau
Germany
National Assembly
Weimar
Yanks Learn Of German Peace Vote In Coblenz
American troops in Coblenz received German news of the national assembly vote for peace at Weimar via extra editions. The scattered sheets sparked excitement among locals while American forces imposed new police regulations in the bridgehead area.
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Coblenz
German National Assembly
Weimar
Food for Liberated People to Reach Europe by July 1
New York reports enough food to provision liberated European countries until harvest this fall, in transit by July 1 per American Relief Administration official Theodore Whitmarsh. From Zurich Vienna newspapers say Austria will follow Germany’s lead on the peace treaty acceptance or rejection.
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Europe
American Relief Administration
Theodore FP. Whitmarsh
Furore
Austria
Germany
Zurich
Vienna
England May Take Coal Mines
Four reports from the coal commission discuss nationalisation of British mines and state control. Justice Sankey urges immediate legislation to requisition mines, state royalties, fair compensation, and local administration under mining councils, with three years of continued coal control. Miners oppose compulsion to block combine actions and compensation limits. An owners’ view calls for referring questions to the community before action. A second item notes July 4 celebrations in Paris with Pershing and Poincare involvement.
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London
The
Coal Commission
Sir John Sankey
Justice Sankey
German fleet sunk at Scapa Flow raises political cost
Reports from Weimar and Berlin confirm German warships not surrendered to the Allies were sunk by Kriegsmarine crews at Kiel and Scapa Flow. Observers call the act a “handsome deed,” while warnings echo that indemnities may follow. London dispatch notes six killed and wounded in the action.
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Weimar
Kiel
Wilhelmshaven
Ger- Tag
Entente
Berlin
Boon
Admiralty
Holland
Germany
Neue Gazette
Kaiser
London
German fleet scuttled at Scapa Flow amid confusion
The Daily Mail reports German ships at Scapa Flow were fired upon after surrender. Some vessels may have been drowned or reached the islands unreported while the main British fleet was away. Admiral von Reuter says he ordered sinking to prevent capture, citing orders from the German emperor at the war’s start.
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Scapa Flow
Daily Mail
von Reuter
Navy to ferry Pessoa party aboard dreadnaught Idaho
The Navy, acting for the State Department, will provide the dreadnaught Idaho to convey President Pessoa and his official party from Washington to Brazil. After entertaining in Washington, Pessoa will travel to New York then Canada, with Idaho expected to take the party aboard for the voyage home.
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Washington
Navy Department
State Department
Idaho
Pessoa
Brazil
New York
Canada
May Send Troops to Danzig Tension in Germany and Poland
Paris reports the supreme military and naval council will meet at Versailles to decide replacing German and Polish troops in Danzig with allied soldiers. Advices to American authorities say a move toward a military dictatorship in Germany is gaining ground, with Die Freiheit noting counter revolutionaries planning a strike.
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Paris
al- Ned
Versailles
Deozig
Germany
Kreuz Zeitung
Berlin
Die Freiheit
Favor Deportation Bill Moves In House Panel
Washington June 24 The house immigration committee votes unanimously to report Johnson bill authorizing deportation of undesirable aliens.
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U. S
Washington
House Immigration Committee
Johnson
Republican
AFL Seeks 44 Hour Week as Rail Unions Join Fight
Atlantic City J June 24 The American Federation of Labor pledges a general 44 hour week to curb unemployment and industrial unrest. Three railroad brotherhoods have applied for AFL charters, with a fourth firemen group considering. federation backs government ownership of railroads and supports striking telegraph operators while urging Congress probe into alleged suppression.
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Atlantic City
8. J
American Federation of Labor
United States
Samuel Gompers
Denver
Federation
Executive Council
Burleson
Congress
Labor Congress Weighs Prohibition and Union Powers
Western Pennsylvania free speech debate and Toledo strike critique appear as a Labor Congress considers endorsing prohibition. Seattle delegates fail to push AFL in favor of prohibition while the convention adopts reform to discipline unions showing radical tendencies. Executive council gains power to revoke charters over walkouts. A resolution attacks railway mail service conditions and seeks a standard day for clerks.
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Pennsylvania
Toledo
Seattle
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Congress
Navy appropriation bill boosted to Navy personnel up to 191000
Washington reports the 1920 naval appropriation bill totals 646,272,000 dollars an increase of 44,863,000. The Senate naval committee raised enlisted navy strength from 17,000 to 191,000 and increased the aviation fund from 15,000,000 to 35,000,000. The measure will await Senate passage of the army appropriation bill.
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Washington
Senate Naval Committee
Senate
House
Navy Aviation
Senate Committee
War Cost Over 14 Billion Dollars By June 1919
War department expenditures from declaration to June 1, 1919 totaled 14 389 1021 dollars. Secretary Baker informed the special house committee examining the department's activities. Of the total 31 889 787 089 was spent by the American expeditionary forces for overseas supplies.
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Washington
War Department
Baker
Special House
Toll Rises After Fergus Falls Northern Tornado
A Fergus Falls storm leaves 47 dead and 160 injured with over 300 buildings wrecked. Rescue teams operate as Grand hotel ruins are searched for more victims and linemen repair power lines. Rail officials struggle to confirm injuries from a swept Oriental Limited train.
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Mino
Fergus Falls
Grand Hotel
Wadena
Great Northern
Russians threaten reprisals over Martens arrest
London reports the Russian government demands the release of L A K Martens the Bolshevik representative held in New York and warns that reprisals against Americans in Russia will follow. A New York dispatch confirms Martens is under arrest there.
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London
K. Martens
New York
Petrograf
Russia
Martens
Premier Says His Work Is Completed
The premier states his task is finished after Germany ends the assignment he assumed.
Delegation Resigns as Peace Talks Proceed
Paris dispatch reports Clemenceau plans to resign as French premier once Germany signs the peace treaty. He says the treaty's promulgation completes his mission and he seeks relief from the heavy responsibilities of office.
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Livening Journal
Paris
Clemenceau
Tiger
France
Germany
Haimhausen Resigns as German Peace Signatory
Weimar reports Dr. Haim hausen resigns from signing the peace treaty and telegraphs his withdrawal rather than attaching his name to the document. The move follows his designation as the German representative.
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Weimar
Haimhausen
Hoover Receives Urgent Flour Appeal for South Russia
Paris June 24 Herbert Hoover as chairman of the interallied food commission received an appeal from Captain Berry of the American military mission to south Russia. He requests immediate shipments of flour to save workers in the Donetz basin Krivoy Rog area northeast of Kherson. The centers of coal and iron face extinction from famine. Berry also asks aid for the Denikine government which is caring for more than 60,000 refugees from Armenia and Syria in the Katerinodar district.
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Paris
Herbert Hoover
Interallied Food Commission
Captain Berry
American Ulitary
South Russia
Donetz ‘Usinam
Krivoy-Rog
Kherson
Berry de Mared
Berry
Denikine
Armenia
Syria
Katerinodar
Troops Establish Military Zone in Winnipeg
A military zone is created including the city hall market square police station labor temple and Victoria park to the river. Northwest mounted police with motor machine guns patrol main streets while snipers occupy tall buildings around city hall to prevent further dig orders.
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Winnipeg
Man
City Hall
Market Square
Police Station
Labor Temple
Victoria Park
Northwest Mounted Police
Grape Growers Plead for Peace Treaty Prohibition End
A California viticulture commission forwards a cable to President Wilson urging demobilization on signing the peace treaty to remove wartime prohibition. The appeal follows a January commission meeting. The Inemisage cites a $12,000,000 stake as pivotal in the decision.
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San Francisco
Grui
Wison
California State Viticultural Commission
Socialist Peril to Hungary Alarms Budapest Meeting
Budapest June 24 Minister of federal Protection Varga and other members of the national soviet warned that the attempt to eliminate capital from the country had Hungary touching the brink of ruin at a Soviet meeting in the capital.
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Federal Protection
Varga
National Soviet
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