League Strikes Snag In Demands Of Small Nations For Equality
Paris reports the peace conference faces a knotty society of nations issue as small states push for full equality and wider powers. The big five fear minority status on a supreme court of nations, while commissions handle reparations and territorial claims. Premier Venizelos cites Greece led claims. Jugoslavs and Italians present memoranda on Adriatic borders.
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Americans Starve in Petrograd amid famine report
The Associated Press reports intensified famine in Petrograd with W D Childs, longtime Western Union Russia head, blamed for famine conditions. Dr George A Simons relays cable from Anna Eklund, American church deaconess, noting church members’ deaths and urging aid. Simons had urged Childs to unite, but he refused to leave Russia.
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U S Troops Will Protect Food Trains to Prague
The American relief effort reports that U S troops will guard food shipments from Trieste to Bohemia as part of an Interallied mission. Capt. Thomas Gregory of San Francisco serves as the U S representative. The plan includes 5,000 tons flour to Prague and 6,000 tons pork plus 10,000 tons flour at Trieste for distribution through Czecho-Slovak authorities.
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Army Workers Strike Edges Toward Wider Labor Clash
More than 4,000 Royal Army Service Corps mechanics refuse duty in depots near London, demanding civilian pay or demobilization. An Order in Council threatens six months in jail or a 400 dollar fine for breaking contracts or persuading others to do so. The Associated Society of Engineers suspends local committees as Cabinet discussions loom. Bonar Law warns of breach of January 30 agreement amid a tense strike landscape with underground services largely shut.
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Three Ships Hit Mines, 25 Sailors Perish
Reports from South Shields and Copenhagen recount three ships struck by mines. A British auxiliary Osworth is sunk off the Tyne with 25 crew dead and 40 saved. Norwegian and Swedish vessels, including the Sphynx, perish with significant loss of life.
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Parlor Bolshevists Attack in U S Public Debate
An outline of the government view on bolshevism brands educated, wealthy Americans as parlor bolshevists seeking notoriety by embracing the new political creed. Officials say some will be summoned before the Overman Committee to explain their views and actions amid a push to suppress Bolshevik influence in Russia and the United States.
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Second Bolshevik Inquiry Mason Explains in House
The article reports on a Senate session where Mason addressed questions about his presence at a meeting here and a continued inquiry into purge efforts. It notes the Senate adopted a continuing action, with details to follow on the second page.
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German Tenth Army and Bolshevists Reach Rail Transport Pact
Paris reports Polish representatives note a delegation of German army authorities in Lithuania and Estonia signed an agreement with the Russian Soviet government to move German troops from Ukraine along the Briansk-Kovo line, controlled by Bolshevists. A Werle led soldiers council heads the Tenth Army at Grodno and Kovne, with claims that its general staff officers are Bolshevists and that this army pressured Polish units to evacuate Vilna and surrender arms.
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Hunger Mobs Loot Food Shops in Linz District
Reports from Linz indicate thousands of hungry residents in Upper Austria’s Linz district have looted food shops and committed depredations. The unrest, driven by hunger, has not yet been suppressed and was transmitted by the Exchange Telegraph correspondent in Vienna.
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Yanks Repulse Slavs Drive Foe From Vistavka
Archangel Feb 5 American forces repulsed bolsheviks from Vistavka on the Vega. Five U S soldiers killed and several wounded. Bolshevik forces, including Chinese and Manchu troops, suffered heavy losses and retreated into the woods. French detachment of about fifteen held off 150 attackers near Balshole Ozera, with two killed and three wounded. Allies maintained positions along the Dvina and Pinega fronts amid renewed bolshevik pressure.
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Boston Treasurer Charged With 171000 Bank Theft
Luther H. Hanagan of the Market Trust Company in Brighton was arrested on larceny charges for allegedly stealing 171000. Police say he confessed to taking funds to use in speculation.
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Chinese Gases Near Crowning Arrests in Kalorama Murder
United States attorney to begin proceedings today as two Chinese suspects near arrest over the Kalorama murder of three education mission members. Detective Edward Kelly’s New York evidence, police corroboration, and alibi disprovals drive the case with praise for Kelly as the force pursues warrants and coroner’s inquest. Authorities keep two Wan brothers’ status secret while they aid the inquiry.
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Armistice Signed by Polish and Czecho-Slovak Forces
Basel Switzerland Feb 6 5 6 An armistice between the Polish and Czecho Slovak forces on the Silesian front was agreed on February 3. It is valid for seven days and auto renews unless either side renounces with four hours notice. Troops stay in January 22 positions and diplomats may travel by rail through contested areas.
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Slavic Children Stranded by War Famine Plight Reported
American Red Cross workers returning from western Siberia describe thousands of Russian children aged 6 to 15 left behind by military operations. About 1,200 are gathered at Kurgen Tumen Spirit centers with food clothing and protection. Many wander the Urals subsisting on beg or route food as typhus spreads in western Siberia.
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Bremen Reds In Heavy Battle And Weimar Assembly
Government troops bombarded Bremen last night and seized the town hall and stock exchange as Independents block communications. Rumors say Spartacans rush to support in the north while Weimar readies for the national assembly with temp government transfers and cabinet talks.
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Luxemburg to vote on republic referendum bill
Luxemburg reports the council introduced a bill in the chamber of deputies to hold a plebiscite on changing the grand duchy’s government to a republic. The measure asks the people to decide if Luxemburg should align politically with France or Belgium, with various amendments discussed.
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Aviation Service Reform After World War I
An analysis by George Hothwell Brown critiques the US aviation unit in France, praising wartime contributions but highlighting chronic mismanagement, internal friction, and a need for radical reorganization for future national safety. It notes promotion injustices, civilian-military tension, and the gap between romantic promises and real capability, urging accountability.
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