Senate Hears Amendments on Shantung Provisions
Senate foreign relations committee moves to study proposed amendments and reservations to the peace treaty with emphasis on Shantung articles giving Japan control in the Chinese province. Leaders forecast a report next week as hearings resume with witnesses including Joseph Folk for Egyptians and Greek and mid European voices scheduled later.
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Japan
Thomas
Wilson
Senate Foresign Relations Committee
Hiuichenck
Nebraska
Senate
Lodge
Shantung Province
China
Shantung
Joseph W Folk
William ¢. Ballitt
Versailles
Reservation dispute over ratification of treaty contentions
Democratic and Republican leaders clashed over ratification with reservations to economic boycott provisions. Pittman and seven Republicans drafted language allowing voluntary, separate action by each government. White House said breaches could trigger an automatic boycott, impacting the treaty's enforcement.
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Pittman
Nevada
Wilson
White House
Foreign Relations Committee
League
Congress
Archduke Joseph Seen Facing End of Hungarian Regime
Reports from Budapest indicate imminent resignation of Archduke Joseph as Hungary’s leader. Formation of a new cabinet in Budapest and possible appointment of Archduke Joseph as commander in chief are noted. Paris council signals resignation within days. Syrian delegation arrives in Paris seeking France’s mandate over Syria.
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Vienna
Peace Council
Joseph
Austria
Associated Press
Archduke Joseph
Friedrich
Hungary
Sigismund Peresy
Julius Andrassy
M Lowassy
Baron Sigismund Pereny
Interior
Paris
Supreme Council of the Peace Conference
Herbert Hoover
International Relief Organization
Ceneral Europe
Council
Pershing Returns to Paris After Italian Tour
General John J. Pershing commander in chief of the American army in France arrives in Paris at 9 20 this morning following a tour of the Italian battle front and principal cities of Italy where he inspected operations and met Italian authorities.
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Pershing
Paris
Italy
John J. Pershing
France
Moves in Near East Pers ia and Syria Prizes
In a tense overview by Ryley Grannon the piece argues that Britain and France advance plans to absorb Persia and Syria into their empires via secret treaties from 1917 and 1918. It notes U S questions about undisclosed p acts and the lack of communication with President Wilson as British and French aims unfold amid Arab opposition and postwar realignments.
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Ryley Grannon
Senate
Persia
British Empire
Great Britain
France
United States
Unified States
Russia
Wermany
Company of Nations
Germany
Balfour
Washington
Brotherhood of Allies
Wilson
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Paris
Britain
Cagar Nicholas
Syria
Hussein
Hedjaz
Damascus
Aleppo
Korea
Aasra Minor
Dardanelles
Rodenberg
League of Nations
Rodenburg
Armenia and Hungary News From Fronts and Treaties
The 1917 world situation includes Armenia being treated as a responsibility for the United States in postwar plans while Austria hides Bela Kun. In Hungary, soldiers kill five in Wolfan's frontier villages after a Magyar band play order.
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Vienna
Associated Press
Hela Kun
Dr Lendier
Herr Pohr
Thays
Wolfan
Eisenberg
Paul Garami
Sogio Democratic
Budapest
Poles Inflict Crushing Defeat as War News Surges
Polish forces report major advances across the region with victories near Rovno in Volhynia and lines north of Dubno. Ukrainian troops claim Odessa taken with reports of Bolshevik retreat along the Dnieper. British and Allied observers remain cautious while Paris circles note Gen Denikin’s moves and broader anti Bolshevik coordination as blockade talk intensifies.
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Associated Press
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Warsaw
Rovno
Volhynia
Dubno
Minsk
Thumen-Dortyn
London
Paris
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Russia
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Koli¢bak
Denikine
Kiel
Kherson
Niklaisv
Haa
Petrograd
Baltic Sea
Baltic States
Black Sea
Germany
Moscow
Siberia
Kolchak
Morris
Omak
District to Probe Police and Contracts for Open Scandal
A House committee led by Mapes seeks sweeping powers of inquiry into District government affairs including police administration and contract letting. The aim is to expose maladministration, with records access and hearings to uncover hidden practices, and to consider broader governance reform beyond policing.
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House of Representatives
Mapex
Norman J. Gould
Police Department
Gould
Mapes
Public Utilities Commission
Liverpool Port Congestion Reaches New Highs Amid Rail Delays
A London Times dispatch reports Liverpool's port remains heavily congested with dock sheds full and berths scarce. Vessels wait days to unload as railways struggle with rising demand and reduced coastal traffic. Motor lorries are being deployed to speed clearance while dock boards study measures to ease the backlog.
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London Times
Washington Post
Public Ladger Co
Liverpool
Page resigns as ambassador to Italy
Thomas Nelson Page of Virginia formally resigns as Ambassador to Italy announced at the State Department after his return from Rome. Brand Whitlock, Minister to Belgium, was mentioned for Rome but declined to discuss the move and prefers Brussels if Belgium’s post is elevated to an embassy under a pending Congress bill.
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Rodenburg
Young
Texas
Congress
Palmer
Heflin
League of Nations
House
Mondell
Mason
Illinois
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Thomas Nelson Page
Virginia
Italy
State Department
Page
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Rome
Brussels
7000 Yanks to Remain in Germany After September 30
The War Department announced that nearly 7000 American troops will stay in Germany after September 30. Eighth Infantry forms the main combat force, with Seventh Machine Gun Battalion, Second Battalion of Sixth Field Artillery, Thirty-fifth Field Signal Battalion, First Supply Train, and support units. Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen to command. The unit mix includes 3800 infantry, 775 machine gunners, 700 artillery, and 250 engineers, with barracks to be assigned from former German army sites.
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Germany
Sixth Field Artillery
War Department
Artillery
Henry T Allen
Eighth Infantry
Seventh Machine Gun
Chateau-Thierry
Miners Press 5 Day Week and Higher Wages Demand
Wilkes-Barre Pa Aug 22 miners today declared for a six hour day five days a week and a 60 percent wage increase. The district convention adopted a scale program including a two year contract uniform wage scales seven and list of details. The demands call for a closed shop contract recognition of United Mine Workers and safe pay for dead work with equal rates for multiple miners.
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Wilkes-Barre
Cof
Dey Isbor
United Mine Workers of America
Additional U S Cavalry Sent to Support Mexico Expedition
Army officials reported more cavalry would depart tonight to reinforce punitive actions across the border as leaders push to free two American aviators. Gen Dickman said remaining ransom negotiations may proceed later while planes and troops extend toward the new base southward.
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Marte
Tex
Civer
Mexico
Matage
Bage
Terra
Jesus Hentaria
Dickman
Mutlecte
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United States
Matlack
Department
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