Germany Presses Counter Terms in Peace Conference
Berlin and London report German counter-proposals to the peace treaty aim to cut armament further, reject territorial losses, demand free ports, and seek six months to evacuate occupied zones. Germany proposes to pay 5 billion gold by 1920 with annual payments thereafter, and defends a peace based on Wilsons points while criticizing allied guarantees.
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Berlin
Germany
Upper Silesia
East Prussia
West Prussia
Danzig
League of Nations
League
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
France
Great Britain
Hawker Jeers U S Flyers at Luncheon
London May 20 Harry G Hawker sparred with the idea of U S cross Atlantic aviation at a Daily Mail luncheon in honor of him and Lieut Commander Grieve. He warned that placing ships every fifty miles shows no fight in your water. The crowd of 250 to 300 British guests reacted with loud cheers. A few minutes earlier they had cheered the American aviators.
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London
Daily Mail
Grieve
Harry G. Hawker
United States
Atlantic
Stop Hun political moves in Coblenz and Treves
Third Army orders American military police in Coblenz and Treves to tear down political posters immediately and to prevent political meetings. The directive follows a British Cologne report of demonstrations in Cologne and covers occupation zones.
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Coblenz
Treves
Third Army
Cologne
Daylight Saving Law Repeal Delayed in House
Washington May 29 The house rules committee refused to act immediately on a request that privileged status be given the repeal of daylight saving law delaying consideration in the house.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Yukon approves women’s franchise in territorial elections
Dawson May 20 The Yukon legislature extended the franchise to women in all territorial elections on full equality with men and urged the Canadian federal government to grant similar rights.
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Dawson
Y. T
Yukon
Baer
Airmmen Honored by King George at Buckingham Palace
Harry G Hawker and Lieutenant Commander Mackenzie Grieve were decorated with the Air Force Cross by King George after their rescue at sea while attempting an Atlantic crossing. They arrived from Thurso, Scotland, and were cheered by a large Buckingham Palace crowd. The pair credited wireless navigation as key to future air travel.
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London
Harry G. Hawker
Mackenzie Grieve
Thurso
Scotland
Mary
King George
Buckingham Palace
George
Hawker
Grieve
Dury
St. Johns
Missouri Mob Hangs Slaver J Lynch in Missouri
A Missouri mob hanged J Lynch, accused slaver of Sheriff John Harlow and Harlow’s son, who were killed March 8. The execution took place at La Mar, Missouri, on May 20, following the Sheriff’s case and local tension.
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Harlow
Son
la Mar
Springfield
John Harlow
Mexico Rebels Dynamite Troop Train Amid Unrest
Uprising spreads from Mexico City as Gen Ernesto Ramirez and a unit on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec railroad are killed when rebels under Felix Diaz dynamite a troop train. Rebels threaten to halt traffic on major lines while avoiding civilian harm, and unrest grows in the capital with guards doubled and machines guns atop the national palace and cathedral.
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Washington
Mexico City
Earnesto Ramy
Tehuantepec
Felix Diaz
Ramy
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Villa
National Palace
Carranza Asked for Protection as Villistas Attack Mexican Forces
Miners in Velardens Durango urge Carranza for protection amid daily Villista threats. Torreon reports Villa struck federal troops at Cuencame, five hours of battle, government forces forced to retreat awaiting reinforcements. US may not permit Mexican troops through Texas due to Governor Hobby’s stance. New Mexico and Arizona governors grant passage for Carranza’s 2000 soldiers from Agua Prieta to Chihuahua. State department notes limited power to overrule Texas governor. Foreign office had transmitted the request in response to US demand to safeguard American nationals in northern Mexico as the Villista movement resurges.
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Carranza
Velardens
Durango
Torreon
Mexico City
Villa
Cuencame
U. S
Texas
Hobby
New Mexico
Arizona
Agua Prieta
Chihuahua
State Department
Mexican Foreign Office
Mexico
United States
U S asks Texas to allow Carranza troops hunt Villa
Washington records say the government asked Governor Hobby to reconsider his refusal to permit Carranza troops to pass through Texas to pursue Villa bandits in northern Mexico. Officials note protests from Texans fearing border raids and that Mexican authorities want full U S cooperation in the campaign.
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Washington
Hobby
Texas
Carranza
Villa
Mexico
Columbus
N. M
State Department
United States
Wreaths Placed on Grave Markers for American Dead in Britain
London May 29 wreaths will honor American soldiers sailors and marines who died in Great Britain. Nearly six hundred deaths occurred among Americans in hospitals and camps in British zones. Le Mans France May 29 Chicago boxer Drabek died after a blow over the heart in a match with Cridwell a French opponent.
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London
Great Britain
le Mans
France
Drabek
Chicago
Cridwelle
Sea power warns of peril as McKean presses ready navy
Rear Admiral McKean told the House naval committee the fleet must remain to guard the nation, keeping at least sixteen first class battleships in commission with a total crew of 20886. He said two thirds of fighting ships are in reserve and warned against sending ships to civilian use. He noted British enlistment is longer and that British crews train more, yet praised American sailors as capable.
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Washington
McKean
Naval Operations
House Naval Committee
Navy
Europe
Representative Hicks
New York
Admiral McKean
Mr. Hicks
Admiral McKeen
Great Britain
United States
Navy decides to continue battleship program over composite ship
Testimony states sailors earned about 1200 dollars annually and that naval leaders urged completing ten battleships and six battle cruisers authorized in 1916. The naval general board backed full construction, accepting a slight speed reduction to boost protection, after talks with Admirals Taylor Earle and Griffin and with British French Italian officials. Work on battle cruisers will resume, leaving the navy without composite ships for now.
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Naval General Board
General Board
Daniels
Taylor
Earle and
Griffin
Europe
Admiralty
Great Britain
France
Italy
Native Americans and Mexican-born Americans jailed for draft evasion
In Corpus Christi Texas on May 29 two native Americans and 44 men born in Mexico but naturalized as U.S. citizens admitted guilt to violating the selective service act and received jail terms from 5 to 60 days.
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U. S
Texas
Corpus Christi
United States
Illinois Representative Proposes Ireland Mission Salaries Bill
Representative Mason of Illinois introduced a bill directing the expenditure of $14,000 annually from the estate department funds for salaries for a minister and consuls to the Republic of Ireland.
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Washington
Mason
Imnois
Republic of Ireland
War Expense Probe Moves With Graham Resolution
Congressman Graham of Illinois pushes a resolution for a 15 member special committee to investigate all contracts and expenditures of the War Department during the present war. House Republican leaders including Speaker Gillett and Mondell back the plan aiming for immediate action and possible future expansion to the president's war fund and related agencies.
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Washington
House
War Department
Graham
Illinois
Gillett
Mondell
Legislative Steering Committee
Detroit Voters Asked to Weigh Street Car Strike Plan
Detroit residents will be asked to consider a plan by the street railway commission for a municipal ownership solution to the threatened street car strike. If approved by the common council cards will be mailed to all registered voters.
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Detroit
Street Railway Commission
Nes
Eighty Men Missing of Coblenz Army
A Coblenz Army unit reports eighty men missing as the search widens to a munition dump nearby. The disappearance prompts a larger investigation and mobilization of nearby troops.
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Coblenz
Italy Satisfied Flume to Become Independent City
Special from London May 29 reports Italy satisfied with a plan for an independent city and island concessions for Italians. In Coblenz a fire in American troop buildings caused a nearby munition dump explosion leaving eighty missing with many fatalities likely uncounted due to ruined conditions.
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Evening Journal
London
England
Coblenz
Settlement on Adriatic Question Reaches Final Stage
RIS reports on May 29 that the Adriatic settlement with Italy aims for an independent Fiume and shared control of Dalmatian islands. German counter proposals presented to the peace conference reflect objections to allied terms.
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Ris
Adriatic
Italy
Fiume
Secretary Baker Urges 500000 Army Bill Before House
Special to Evening Journal. Washington May 29 Secretary Baker renewed before the house military committee the request that Congress provide a temporary army of five hundred thousand men to meet national security needs and potential emergencies.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D.C
Baker
House Military Committee
Congress
Soldiers Help Break Strike in Winnipeg Postal Service
Returned soldiers in pleasing numbers aid the federal government to reorganize Winnipeg district postal service. A band of sworn men replace deserters and a Royal Northwest Mounted Police presence guards the post office and railway stations with mounted guards.
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Winnipeg
Man
Ann
Federal
Ees
Flanders
France
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Kolchak Forces Storm Key Bolshevik Hub Orenburg
Siberian troops of Kolchak government storm Orenburg on May 21, targeting a last Bolshevik stronghold and crucial railway junction. Telegram from Osmir notes Bolsheviks face internal troubles amid reports of an uprising near Lake Omega close to Petrograd.
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London
Kolchak
Orenburg
Osmir
Ann
Lake Omega
Petrograd
Dixie Kid Boxer Dies After Paris Blow
Paris reports say the colored boxer known as Dixie Kid died from injuries after a blow outside a Paris case Sunday evening. The incident involved an American and an officer, and the pugilist collapsed and died shortly after.
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Dixie Kid
Wae P
Sven
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