People Reserve Judgment on Wilson Peace Plans
The article argues the American public backs President Wilson but lacks information on his peace plans. It notes his trip to Europe raises expectations for a clear program, contrasts allied leaders' strong domestic support, and warns public judgment depends on forthcoming details and national unity.
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United
Mr. Wilson
Congress
Europe
Wilson
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
France
Orlando
America
United States
Railroads See High Maintenance Under Government Control
Director General Mc Adoo reports advances totaling 515.69 million to 131 railroads since April 1, 1918. Of this, 316.21 million came from the revolving fund and 199.48 million from surplus earnings, with no favoritism shown, ensuring proper upkeep of equipment and facilities during government operation.
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Railroad
McAdoo
American Railway Express Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Montenegrin King Nicholas Deposed in Union Move
The skupshtina of Cettinje dethroned King Nicholas and backed a union with Serbia under King Peter. The Montenegrin assembly’s decision follows months of foreseen change as Nicholas’s 1916 retreat rumors and a telegram with Emperor Franz Josef surfaced. The surrender of Mount Lovchen, led by Prince Peter, aided Austrian advances, blamed on treason.
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Nicholas
Montenegro
Cettinje
National Assembly
Serbia
Peter
Franz Josef
Albania
Mount Lovchen
Petér
Montenegrin King Deposed as Serb Croat Slovenes Unite
The Montenegrin monarch Nicholas loses power as the skupshtina proclaims union with Serbia. Prince Mirko dies in Vienna and Austria-Hungary collapses. The provisional governments of Agram and Bosnia Herzegovina align with the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes forming a new kingdom of 12 million. King Peter to rule a vast state shaping Europe’s fate.
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Albania
Nicholas
Printee Danilo
Prince Mirko
Vienna
Mirke
Montenegro
Neuilly
Paris
Mirko
Peter
Europe
The Salary Question and Congress Action
A call for Congress to address government salary levels amid postwar price rises argues for fair, permanent pay scales over temporary bonuses. It notes higher living costs since the war and urges a comprehensive salary plan, citing figures from the Department of Labor and the necessity to reward loyal, long-serving workers.
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Congress
Washington
Europe
Department of Labor
Air Mail Rate Cut Ties To New Flight Route
Postmaster General Burleson yesterday cut air mail rates to 4 cents per ounce or fraction thereof, aligning with the new New York to Chicago day air route. The old charge was 16 cents for the first ounce plus 6 cents for each additional ounce.
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New York
Chicago
Burleson Yatterday
Allies Regret Wilson Goes to Paris as Delegate
The piece argues President Wilson’s choice to attend Versailles as a U S delegate harms his dignity and risks clashes at the council table. It notes France and Britain favored honoring him, while entente leaders worry about prestige, precedence, and potential opposition at the peace conference. It references premier leadership as chair, and mentions political figures in context of expectations and tensions.
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United States
Verpailles
Europe
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Poittare
George
Albert
Victor Emmanuel
Versailles
Paris
Wilson
Council
Congress
Taven
Congrema
Prince Bismarck
Berlin
Prince Clement Metternich
Vienna
Beernaert
Brusagis
Algeciras
Henry White
Spain
Clamenceau
Woodrow Wilson
Mike
Proceedings of Congress and Committees in Brief
Third session of the Sixty- fifth Congress convened in a joint session to hear President Wilson’s annual address and adjourned. Resolutions propose a Senate delegation to France for the peace conference and to declare the President temporarily unable to perform duties. FTC charges four meat-packers with restraint of trade. Nomination list includes Blue, Taylor, Shirley, Gardner, McGovern. Military and finance committees discuss war, budgets, and army strength. Dyer proposes five-member panel to probe Army casualty delays.
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House
Cummins
Iowa
Senate
France
Foreign Relations Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Senator la Follette
St. Paul
Victor Blue
Bureau of Navigation
David W. Taylor
Bureau of Construction and Repair
John A. Shirley
San Antonio
Tex
Bertram Gardner
Garden City
Internal Revenue
New York
James L. McGovern
Bridgeport
Baker
Europe
Sherman
Ilinois
Wilson
Finance
Paria
Representative Rodenberg
Thaole
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Ireland
Lundeen
Minnesota
McLaughlin
Pennsylvania
McAdoo
District of Columbia
District Commissioners
Secretary of the Treasury
War Department
Dyer
Missouri
Military Committee
Condensed time table of trains to principal cities
The Washington Post presents a condensed schedule of trains from Washington to major cities nationwide. It lists departures for Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Pittsburgh, St Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Memphis, New Orleans, and others with multiple daily times and carrier markings, reflecting new scheduling changes and authority from railroad administrations.
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Washington Post
Washington
Chicago
Ralitant Administration
Atlanta
S. R
Baltimore
Plar. F
Boston
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Detroit
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Key West
A. C.L
Louisville
Memphis
New Orleans
S. BR
New York
P R. R
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pr.r
ST. Lodie
P. R. BR
Army Orders Names Various Officers and Leave Details
Army orders list officers assigned to camps and cities including Maj G YT Wilhelm Camp Zachary Taylor Cols RF Ingram FW Honeycutt Camp Custer Lieut E Wyck Baltimore Lieut G L Swan New York Capt D W Glaspell Hicks Tex Maj H M Clark San Diego Cal Lieut P M Hamilton Mineola N Y Lieut H Carr Hattiesburg Miss Lieut WR Martin Pittsburgh Maj R Brown Park Place Tex Col F Bear Fort H G Wright New York Maj BJ Walker this city Col J Fair this city Lieut P W Hobart Columbus Ohio Lieut FW Daniel Chicago Capt KE W Milner Columbus Ohio Capt M R Beebe Camp Humphreys Col H M McClelland Dallas Tex Maj F W Teague Camp Kearny Leave of absence four days Maj J P Leavenworth Lieut Col F C Weems three days Maj C Hdgar Maj H H Hanson assigned to chemical warfare office executive assistant G W Burr detailed for division of purchase storage and traffic to report to Maj Gen G W Goethals
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Camp Zachary Taylor
R. FE. Ingram
F W. Honeycutt
Camp Custer
E. Wyckoff
Baltimore
G. L. Swan
New York
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Hicks
Tex
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San Diego
Cal
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Mineola
H. Carr
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Wright
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This City
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Columbia
Ohio
F W. Daniel
Chicago
KE. W. Milner
Columbus
M. R Beebe
Camp Humphreys
H. M. McClelland
Dallas
F W. Teague
Camp Kearny
J. P. Leavenworth
F C Weems
Hdgar
H. H. Hanson
Director of
Chemical Warfare Service
G. W Burr
Division of Purchase, Storage and Traffic
Feneral
G. W Goethals
CAPT BLUE NAVIGATION HEAD NAMED REAR ADMIRAL
Capt Victor Hine now commands the superdreadnought Texas and is selected for detail as chief of the bureau of navigation with the rank of rear admiral. He previously held the bureau for four years ending August 1916 and will replace Leigh Palmer who was relieved for sea duty.
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Victor Hine
Texas
Bureau of Navigation
Daniela
Blue
Senate
David Taylor
Navy
Leigh Co. Palmer
Harris Leaning
Daniels
Robert J. Henry
House
Washington
Judge Henry
First Aerial Forecast Issued by Weather Bureau
The United States publishes its first official aerial weather forecast by the Weather Bureau in cooperation with the Postal Service. It covers New York to Cleveland with snow near Lake Erie and winds from the northwest to north, warning of snow Monday and stronger winds aloft. Officials say the forecast advances scientific basis for long-distance air travel and postwar commercial aviation.
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United States
Weather Bureau
Poatefiics Department
New York
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Woodland Hills Park
Otto Praeger
Charles F. Marvin
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Reserve Officers May Wear Uniforms Home After Discharge
War Department rules that section 1236 of the national defense act allows officers honorably discharged from the army navy or marine corps to wear their uniforms from discharge to home within three months. The policy applies to reserve officers transferred from active to inactive lists, permitting them to wear their uniforms from their last duty station to their homes within the three month period.
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War Department
National Defense Act
United States Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Tariffs Called Inequitable and Inconsistent
The United States tariff commission reports inequities in existing tariff laws and urges remedies. It cites illogical commodity classifications and duties that misalign raw materials with finished products. The commission notes no cost investigations due to two years of abnormal conditions and requests greater funding.
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United States Tariff Commission
Commission
Congress
Army to Release Objectors From Noncombatant Duty
Conscientious objectors in groups now serving noncombatant duty and kept in camps will be discharged, a War Department announcement says. Those on farms or on furlough assigned by service committees may be recalled only after employer consultation, to determine best interests, and will be discharged after recall.
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War Department
Ontalda Service Committees
Pershing in Democratic Spotlight as 1920 President Hope
Washington chatter links Gen Pershing to a possible Democratic 1920 bid with calls echoing from Missouri and Texas. Jurist Hough and Judge Henry weigh implications of a Pershing candidacy and third terms, while Vaafilakaki outlines peace conditions and league of nations reforms.
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Gen. Pershing
W. M. Hough
St Louis
Washington
Get. Perehing
United States
Ils
Lfe
Europe
Mid European Union Disbands and Reforms Ahead
The Mid-European Union, formed in the United States by delegates from eleven European nationalities, has been disbanded. A new organization has taken over, opening offices in Paris. Elliott S. Norton resigns as executive secretary. Masaryk and Paderewski are expected to affiliate with the new body which aims to draft a unified proposal for all mid European peoples to present to the peace conference.
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Honora
Royal Inniskilling Mathers
William A. Tobin
Melbourne
Marchiénesaea
Quayneham
Peat
Lord Ventry
Royal Irish Constabulary
J. R. B. Cameron
Albert Conyngham
William Tit
Battle of the Boyne
Colooney
Henry Earl of Conyngham
Francia Burton
Ireland
Great Britain
Durham
Marquian DE Fontengy
New York
Mid-European Union
United States
Europe
Paris
Elliott S. Norton
Norton
Thomas G. Masaryk
Caecho-Slovak Republic
Ignace Jan Paderewaki
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