SMALL STATES OPPOSE REVISED LEAGUE DRAFT
Paris February 4 1919 The Associated Press reports that two main league plans were discussed by the commission forming the League of Nations The first plan favors small powers with equal legislative voice and an executive with nine small power seats while the second concentrates power among great nations The dispute centers on executive and judicial authority with small states seeking representation and arbitration while larger powers push toward an executive council and a supreme court style body The Greek issue is addressed with a dedicated expert committee to narrow questions for a just settlement.
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Hans Demand Colonies Under Fourteen Points
Basel reports Mathias Erzberger, armistice commissioner, arguing Germany should keep colonies. He criticizes Wilson's fourteen points and calls for broad, impartial colonial regulation. He warns decolonization could threaten the league’s birth and urges equal treatment for colonies of all powers.
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Armistice Delegate Likely Gen Baron Hammerstein Named
Amsterdam feb 4 gen von hammerstein ii han armistice delegate reportedly appointed to replace gen von winterfeldt who resigned jan 27 over alleged insult the identity of hammerstein remains uncertain with a likely candidate gen baron lows von hammerstein lotten a veteran officer and former governor general of the invalid home for soldiers in berlin since 1904
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Huns seek to save the Kaiser amid postwar plan
Amsterdam reports on February 4 that German societies aim to preserve the Kaiser from transfer to the Allies. The Volks Zeitung of Ganabruck claims Eitel Frederick, the former emperor’s second son, has written to Premier Ebert urging the government to back the plan.
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Bolsheviks Take Vilkomir and Control Eastern Ukraine
The Advance from Dvinsk reports Bolsheviks capture Vilkomir, 46 miles north-northeast of Vilna. Russian detachments with Americans retreat after a failed attack on Pinega front. American air raids target Bolshevik positions on the Vasa River. Brelsingfors dispatch says Bolsheviks now control most of Eastern Ukraine, with Kharkov and Poltavs among key centers. a Soviet government reportedly established at Kharkov led by M Rakovsky under wider Brest-Litovsk terms.
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secret cable on naval program stirs House inquiry
Congress presses for full text of President Wilson’s confidential cable saying failure to act on the naval building program would be fatal to negotiations. Navy Secretary Daniels confirms receipt but refuses specifics. Padgett, Campbell, Rogers and others debate disclosure as three year naval authorization looms, with a unanimous report cited.
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Taft Urges Upholding Dry Law Amid Opposition
William Howard Taft calls for strict enforcement of Prohibition stressing all must cooperate. He warns that failure to pass Measure F could fuel repeal efforts and trigger angry resistance and unsympathetic ridicule from opponents.
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Duty to enforce Prohibition after constitutional adoption
In a 1919 Public Ledger piece, William Howard Taft argues loyal citizens must back enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment and supporting laws. He warns opponents to stop obstructing enforcement, urges practical measures, and warns of moonshine risks, tax issues, and the political dangers of open defiance. He calls for a sober, unified effort to implement prohibition and preserve self government through clear national decisions.
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Surgeons met crisis margin of 50 000 beds in advance
A 1919 Washington Post report by George Rothwell Brown details how the American Expeditionary Force built a vast medical logistics system in France. It notes 16 warehouses on six railroad lines with supplies worth $15,900,000, base hospitals housing up to 40,000 patients, and a central depot at Geevres opened October 10, 1917. Commanding officers and staff expanded from a small nucleus to a large medical force, with extensive X-ray apparatus and thousands of bandages, all to keep pace with wartime casualties.
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Paris
Soviets Seek Princes Islands Conference Invitation
A Russian wireless dispatch reports Moscow wants an entente invitation to a Princes Islands conference. M. Tchitcherin says no invitation yet, vows all measures to reach an agreement while preparing for continued war on all fronts. Ukraine situation worsens with bolshevist advances and executions in Kharkoff and Ekaterinoslav.
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Urge Opposition to Recall of Troops Fighting Reds
New York reports the Russian economist league urges Americans to oppose withdrawing allied troops from Russia. The group warns that abandoning resistance would seal tens of thousands of citizens’ deaths and invite Bolshevik rule, risking radical influence over the United States.
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ONE KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK NEAR ALTOONA
A Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train No 18 bound east derailed at Tyrone near Altoona causing the engine to plunge into the river and nine cars to derail. One person is known dead and a relief train was dispatched from Altoona. Also, Polo de Bernabe, Spain's ambassador and dean of the diplomatic corps in Berlin, left for Spain after recall by his sovereign in December.
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New Chinese clews arrests linked to York murders
Police say all suspects are within reach after arrests in the Mission House murder case. Detective Ward Kelly rushed to Washington for new clues as handwriting experts and two Chinese suspects are examined. Authorities note a $5000 check presented at the Empire National Bank with a mysterious ID, tying motive to the killings of Dr T T Wong and two assistants.
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U S Press Wireless Used To Send Reply to Lenine
Paris February 4. President Wilson had nothing to do with sending the Longuet reply to Bolshevik Foreign Minister Tchitcherine about Princes Island conference. Longuet claims the French government blocked wireless use forcing an alternate transmission bypassing censorship. The piece questions fault for a press wire reaching New York and Tsarkozek Seip stations.
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EXQUEEN MARIA THERESA OF BAVARIA DIES IN SWITZERLAND
Basel reports Queen Maria Theresa of Bavaria died at Chateau Wildenhard after a grave illness. Born 1849, she was archduchess of Austria and married Ludwig II of Bavaria in 1868. The Bavarian crown ended with the 1918 decree.
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Yanks to Visit Berlin on Mail Courier Plan
A limited number of army of occupation officers and enlisted men will tour Berlin via a daily courier service between Cologne and Berlin. Each courier will be accompanied by another, with trips by express trains taking about twelve hours. The plan aims to bypass unreliable German mail and slow transmissions. Training assignments will rotate, with privates drafted from various units.
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McAdoo Named Counsel for Los Angeles Film Company
William McAdoo, former Treasury Secretary, was retained today by a newly organized two picture company in Los Angeles to serve as counsel through the winter season. The move centers on guiding legal affairs and contracts for the upcoming productions.
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