Poland Surrendered Again at Paris Peace Talks
Frank B. Simonds reports from Paris that Lloyd George pressures threaten the Polish corridor and Danzig, undoing the allied commission’s plan. The piece argues the Polish solution would give Poland sea access, guard against German expansion, and secure a viable nation beyond mere territories, with Wilson’s self determination at stake.
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Frank B. Simonds
McClure Newspaper
the Courier
Paris
Napoleon
Poland
Frederick the Great
Prussia
Lord George
Europe
Russia
Germany
Serbia
Austria
Mitseleuropa
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Danzig
Alsett Commision
Mo Soooner
Lloyd George
Wilson
Allied Commission
League of Nations
British Fliers Depend on Engines Not Given Long Tests
British aviators Harry Hawker and Broderick Raynham prepare for an Atlantic crossing from St. Johns Newfoundland listing engine reliability tests. Hawker cites Hagie engine bench runs of 2–3 hours with in-flight endurance around 7.44 hours, while Raynham notes Falcon engines tested briefly but ready for the long flight pending improvements.
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Atlantic
St. Johns
N. F
Harry G. Hawker
Broderick P. Raynham
Eagle
Hawker
London
Constantinople
India
Raynham
France
Martinsyde
Rayn- Bam
Troops Return From Europe Aboard Several Ships
New York reports 7 051 troops aboard the steamship America with 960 convalescing and 350 bedridden, plus 1 712 on the Freedom and 254 casuals on the Lorraine. The Minnesotan carries 21 officers and 1 744 men, including 160 convalescents, and Aeolus docks with 4 384 officers and men from St Nazaire. The units include major divisions such as the 35th and 188th infantry, with multiple hospitals and guards assigned to several camps.
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New York
America
Brest
Wisconsin
South Carolinas
Francis Kernan
Ist. Nazaire
St. Nazaire
Devens
Upton
Dix
Meade
Gordon
Sherman
Custer
Grant
Dodge
Funston
Lewis
France
188Th Infantry
Missouri
Kansas
Army Air Service to Attend Macon Airmen Meeting
The Army Air Service will participate in the Southeastern Aeronautical Congress at Macon Georgia from May 2 to 10. Major General Charles B Menoher and Brigadier Generals Mitchell and Charlton will speak while the air attache will attend as a guest. The congress grows from cities pushing landing field standards for military and postal use, with the service preparing specs for standardized landing fields to be released during the Macon event.
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Army Air Service
Macon
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Southeastern Aeronautical Congress
Charles B. Menoher
Air Service
Wim. Mitchell
QO. Charlton
Ikitish
Paris peace conference opens with covenant vote in sight
Paris April 28. The first full week at the peace conference begins with a Dienary session and final action on the league covenant. Italy worries, Japan seeks racial equality amendment, and the German treaty may reach Germany by Saturday as Bolshevik and Archangel fronts shift in Russia.
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Associated Press
Paris
Kiao-Chau
Shantung Peninsula
Kiel Canal
Luxembourg
Italy
Orlando
Council of Ministers
Utalisu
League of Nations
America
Wilson
Japan
Germany
Bavaria
Silesia
Upper Silesia
Russia
Solsheviks
Vholchak
Gompers Hurt When Taxi and Street Car Collide
New York April 25 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor was injured in a collision between a taxi and a street car on Broadway yesterday. He rested comfortably this morning with a favorable night and normal temperature and pulse according to his physician Dr Charles R Wancock. A steady flow of labor leaders visited his hotel but he asked that no punishment be directed at the drivers as he called it an accident.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federalion of Labor
Broadway
Charles R. Wancock
Gompers
Italia
Rome
Associated Press
Ambassaddor Page
Wilson
State Department
Washington
Ambassador Page
Page
Finn Assembly Formed As Reds Driven Out Near Petrograd
Helsingfors April 28 A national assembly forms at Olonetz after Finns drive Bolsheviki from the town. Reports say volunteers captured Olonetz, a move that could affect the Murmansk railway push and Archangel region dynamics as Maynard’s forces press south toward Provenetz and near Lake Onega. Russian anti Bolshevik actions may threaten Bolshevik lines from Glanatz and along the Murmansk corridor.
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Associated
Fress
Helsingfors
Olonetz
Petrograd
Murmansk
Olanetz
Stockholm
Glanatz
Maynard
Glanetz
Oionetz
Archangel
Vistka
Britain Storm Sweeps Britain Widespread Snow and Damage
A strong late spring storm hit the British Isles, bringing four to six inches of snow, damaging telegraph and telephone lines and severing communications from many areas. Continent links were interrupted, spring crops and young farms were hit, and some small ships were wrecked according to marine reports.
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Associated Press
London
British Isles
Revised Pact Is Given U S Before Plenary Session
Rome reports an Italian claim sparked by Ambassdor Page resignation rumors, later denied by Washington. Geneva notes Ador may mediate Adriatic issues. Paris cites draft clauses on most favored nation treatment. Washington publishes revised Covenant text ahead of Paris plenary, with key amendments on withdrawal, regional understandings, armament, and mandatories. Congress leaders and editors react as corrections to annex text arrive.
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League
Congress
Lodge of
Massachehusetta
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hitchcock
Nebraska
State Department
New South Wates
New Zealand
Iowa 168th Infantry Delayed Departure From Camp Upton
Des Moines reports Iowa’s Rainbow Division veterans, the 168th Infantry, may delay their departure from Camp Upton until Friday, delaying statewide reception plans to next week. Officers at Hoboken say routing not arranged, with visits to towns where recruits came from in question. Families and men await homeward posts and jobs while awaiting de lousing and barracks assignment before heading toward Camp Dodge or nearby camps.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Rainbow Division
168Th Infantry
New York
Camp Upton
United States
Camp Dodge
Governor Lynch Dies in Alameda Heart Attack
The Associated Press reports in San Francisco that James Kennedy Usach governor of the United States twelfth federal reserve bank in San Francisco died at his Alameda home from heart disease. The item also notes San Felice Cigars priced at 3 for 20 cents under the banner America s Most popular cigar.
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Lynch
the Associates Press
San Francisco
James, Kennedy Usach
United States Twelfth Federal Reserve Bank
Alameda
Here
Courier Delivery Deadline Notice
The notice warns that Courier copies should arrive before 5 30 PM. If not received due to carrier error or other cause, readers should call at 330 to request a copy. Calls must reach the office before 6 30 PM.
Blanquet’s Head Shown in Vera Cruz Publicly
The head of Gen Aurelonio Blanquet, killed after landing in Mexico to back Felix Diaz's movement, was displayed to crowds in Vera Cruz on April 16. Francisco Bobadilla, Bank of London official, recognized the face and noted calm public reaction while Mexico sees improving conditions and welcomed American business tours seeking inquiries into Mexican affairs.
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Associated Press
New York
Aurelonio Blanquet
Mexico
Felix Diaz
Revolutionary Movement
Vera Cruz
Francisco Bobadilla
Bank of London
Mexico City
Bobadilla
Blanquet
Babadillo
Dean of New York Commerce Reporter Dies at 73
New York April 25 A E Pearsall of Westfield New Jersey dean of New York commercial market reporters died today in Melrose Florida He was 73 years old Pearsall began as a copy boy for the New York Herald he founded Pearsall News Bureau in 1902 and served twenty years as AP commodity reporter He was a recognized cotton expert.
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New York
A. EB. Pearsall
Westfield
N. J
Melrose
Fla
World Court to Try William II for Supreme Crime Against Morality
Allied powers propose a special five judge tribunal from the United States Great Britain France Italy and Japan to try William II formerly German emperor for supreme offense against international sacrality and treaty sanctity. Netherlands to surrender him for trial. other accused to face military tribunals with penalties under military law.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
State Department
William II of
Hohenzollern
Treatey
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Holland
Paris
States of America
Tribunal Idiastiona
Netherlands
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