Alliance War Policy Sparks Senate Clash Over League
Senator Borah denounces the new treaty with France promising American aid in case of German attack as a war alliance that betrays Wilson's league of nations. He argues the pact buys French support and risks transforming the league into a system of special alliances. Clemenceau’s demand for a special alliance is cited as the motive behind the trade for league backing.
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League of Peace
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Idaho
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Washington
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Fulk Alliance Promotes War League To Maintain Peace
Senator Robinson of Arkansas argues at First Baptist Church that a war league is needed to preserve liberty and peace, claiming no danger to American citizenship. He opposes disarmament limits, favors Knox plan as more harmful than a league of nations, and defends using international law as applied to wartime actions by Germany.
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League of Nations
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Menor
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United States
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Barty
Italy
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Serbia
Europe
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Bergin
Covenant Should Stand Says Senator Fletcher
Senator Duncan T. Fletcher addressed the Metropolitan Baptist last night urging no changes to the League of Nations covenant. He warned withdrawal of the tenth article would undermine the covenant. About fifteen hundred people attended the services.
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Metropoltan Baptist
Leagues of Nations
League of Nations
Ervices
More Truth Than Poetry by James J. Montague
A 1919 column muses on the allure and perils of barroom wit and philosophy, contrasting nostalgic days of barkeeps with family hearths. It notes reforms, mail cars, and a possible Christmas end to trench warfare, ending with copyright Bell Syndicate.
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Kaiser Responsible for World War Start Says European Press
The article argues Kaiser Wilhelm II bears personal responsibility for the July 1914 crisis. It asserts Germanys unprovoked war plan and Austria Hungary actions led to a global war. It cites calls for accountability and a legal precedent to punish the Kaiser if possible.
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Kaiser
Eagerness to Stand Trial Over Kaiser May Mean Exile
Friends and relatives urge trial in Kaiser Wilhelm II stead, raising doubts about his mental balance. Bethmann Hollweg, Gen. von Hindenburg, and five ruling sons seek to bear responsibility to spare German people the shock of his possible insanity after defeat and abdication.
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Consumers face higher meat costs despite wholesale drops
Analysis by the Federation of Citizens' Associations finds wholesale beef prices fell about 22 percent in four months while retail prices dropped only around 5.6 percent, with middlemen absorbing most of the decline. The group plans to press Congress for relief as Washington residents face rising round steak prices and persistent high pork costs.
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Best
Federation of Citizens’ Associations
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Congress
Agricultural Department
Washington
Cass
Sirloin
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Rifroget
Chuck Vacation
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Paul
Chicago
Eurrope
Australia
Plans for Army surplus food distribution in Washington
Officials expect a formal plan to distribute surplus Army foods in Washington within days after talks between Commissioner Gardiner and Secretary Baker. If successful here the approach could be repeated in other cities with community centers and schoolhouses used to channel meat and produce to residents.
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Baker
War Department
Washington
Agnow
Preacher Explores Failure in First Sermon
The Rev. Clovis G. Chappell of Mount Vernon Place M E Church South opened a series on "Why, Tue a Failure." His topic was "An Autobiography of a Failure Written Written by the Other Fallow." Morning sermon titled "Put Yourself In His Place" followed in the new church auditorium.
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Clovis G. Chappell
Mount Vernon Place
M E Church South
Earthquake Traced by Seismograph 2,800 Miles Away
G U records a quake of moderate intensity with a shock detected far to the south by a seismograph. The event is believed to have its center in a distant region, signaling widespread seismic activity.
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Tremor Recorded by Georgetown Seismograph
An earthquake event in Central or South America was recorded by the Georgetown University seismograph early yesterday. The tremors began at 22 o clock and lasted until 4 o clock, with the disturbance estimated to be 2 300 miles from Washington.
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South America
Georgetown University
Washington
Inquiry Into Missing Liberty Bonds Begun in New York
Assistant District Attorney Rorke announced a probe into several thousand dollars of Liberty Bonds claimed deposited with the insolvent brokerage firm J Frank Lilly Co. He has traced only $950 in bonds and has received numerous client letters with bond numbers.
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Assiatant
Rorke
J Frank Lilly . Co
Dean's Kidney Pills End Kidney Troubles for Women
Mrs. Elizabeth Gately of 1117 Potomac Ave SE reports long kidney trouble and back ache eased by Dean's Kidney Pills after other remedies failed. Mrs. Dennis A. McInertney of 630 H Street SW says two years of kidney issues, back pain, dizziness, and sleepless nights improved after using Dean's Kidney Pills.
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G Street
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Curt
Fourth Street
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H Street
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