Captain and Guard Missing After Sinking of Campana
The navy department states the American tanker Campana was sunk by a German submarine on September 6 west of Portgoven. It is believed the captain and four armed guards were taken as prisoners aboard the submarine.
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Momning Journal Epectal
Washington
Vuc
Tle de Re
Portgoven
Fe Us
Hearmer
Mavy Department
Campana
Ile de Re
France
Campana Formerly Dunholme One Of War Losses
The Campana, formerly the steamship Dunholme, built in 1901 at West Hartlepool and registered at 3313 tons gross, 2153 tons net, 235 feet long with a 47 foot beam, is noted as the thirty eighth American merchant ship destroyed by German and Austrian submarines since the war began. Thirteen ships were sunk before U S entry and twenty five since. total tonnage lost approximates 113000 tons. The first American ship sunk was the William P Frye on January 25 1915.
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New York
Dunholme
West Hartlepool
England
United States
Wiliam P. Frye
Submarine Sunk by British Freight Vessel Off Brest
An Atlantic Port report claims a British freighter sunk a German submarine off Brest France. Three hits on the submarine damaged the periscope and caused its loss after an explosion, with the crew assuming the sub went down involuntarily.
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Atlantic
Brest
France
Hoover Plans Exhibit at Oregon State Fair
Hoover the food administrator asked the Oregon state fair board to reserve space at the fair on September 14 for The Food Administration Exhibit. The exhibit will feature four units including berry tread and demonstrations on conserving milk fats fruits and vegetables.
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Ee Salem
Ore
Meinert Hoover
Oregon State Fair Board
Food Administration
A. H. Lea
The
Fair Board
Anchorage coal contract boosts Matanuska output
A Anchorage coal firm contracted to supply the Alaskan engineering commission ten thousand tons of Matanuska coal at eight dollars per ton with daily deliveries of at least forty tons. The Moose creek mine is installing machinery to produce clean coal of all sizes. The Matanuska mine has shipped fourteen thousand tons to Anchorage in under a year.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Alaskan Engineering Commission
Moose Creek
Matanuska
Weather Forecast for Denver Area and New Mexico
Denver forecast for New Mexico shows Monday cloudy skies with local thunder showers in the north and east, cooler conditions in the southeast, followed by Tuesday partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures.
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Denver
Colo
New Mexico
Local Weather Summary for 24 Hours Ending 6 P M
A local weather report shows a maximum temperature of 90 degrees with a minimum of 57 and a 28 degree range. By 6 p m the temperature read 75 as a northwest wind brought partly cloudy skies.
China May Declare War on Germany Today
Peking August 10 reports after a cabinet meeting a war declaration against Germany may be announced next Monday. A fifty member war commission, chaired by Lei Seng Siang, is consulting with the president on plans for China’s involvement. Chinese newspapers say troops will be sent to Europe if properly equipped.
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Peking
Germany
Lei Seng Siang
China
Europe
100 Palestine Jews Coming to America
About 100 Palestine Jews mainly wives and children of earlier American naturalizations arrived in Berne Switzerland on their way to New York at U S government expense. Nearly 600 more will follow once travel arrangements are made. Refugees said they left Jerusalem three months ago after trains were stopped and held for days and six weeks were spent in Constantinople.
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Berne
Switzerland
United States
Jerusalem
New York
Associated Press
Constantinople
Plan 10 Aide Big War Outlay Bonds Authorized
Government officials plan to begin work on Plan 10 to fund a large war outlay. Authorization of bonds and certificates of indebtedness is expected to raise about two billion dollars for the program.
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Houge
Big UM
Henderson's Act Seen as Moral Surrender
London Aug 12 The Sunday Observer reports Arthur Henderson former minister without portfolio has caused a crisis for the government over wartime policy. The paper says Henderson has raised the flag of moral surrender and warns it could affect the war effort.
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Morning Journal
Specal Leseed Wme
London
The
Sunday Observer
Arthur Henderson
Mr Henderson
Swiss firms face German export ban after peace payment terms
Central News dispatch from Zurich reports Berlin has ordered Swiss exporters to insist on payment in marks three months after peace is declared or cease shipments. The measure affects firms engaged in large export business with Germany. August 12.
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London
Germany
Trade Department
Berlin
Zurich
Terrific rain floods Bisbee causing $50,000 damage
A sudden heavy rainstorm struck Bisbee Arizona flooding the business district and destroying several small frame buildings. Cars were swept away and wreckage piled in depot square while Brewery Gulch suffered the worst damage. No deaths or injuries were reported.
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Ont Morning Journal
Bisbee
Ariz
Aug
Depot
Brewery Gulch
Warren District
War Tax Bill Debate Extends Four Weeks In Congress
Senate fights over a 2.006 billion war tax bill while the house plans to raise part of an additional 6.006 billion needed to fund the war through July 1, 1918. Leaders seek to limit debate to two weeks and press for tax or debt methods over broad taxation.
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Congress
Senate
Largest copper ore shipment from Pecos mines to Glorieta
One hundred tons of copper ore are being hauled from Pecos Copper company mines at Cowles on the upper Pecos to Glorieta station of the Santa Fe. It is the largest ore shipment thus far made.
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Santa Fe
Pecos Copper Company
Cowles
Pecos
Glorieta
Air raid kills nine women six children in English g oalt
Germans drop bombs in England causing one death toll of nine women and six children with substantial property damage reported.
Aerial Raid Kills and Injures Dozens Near London
Twenty three killed and fifty injured in Southend Essex as German bombs fall from twenty three planes. Nine women and six children among the dead, with nearly forty bombs causing extensive property damage. Authorities issue official statement on the raid near London.
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Rmere
LRA
London
Southend
Essex
Twenty Allied Fighters Repel Dawn Raid on English Coast
About twenty enemy aircraft raided the southeast coast of England with bombs dropped near Southend and Margate while land on the seashore at Fargate. No damage or casualties reported as British aircraft chased the raiders to sea.
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London
England
Southend
Fargate
Felixstowe
Suffolk
Clacton
Fesex
Margate
Kent
Essex
Marooned man recounts 22 days on Shoshone River island
David Grooteh a stenographer from Jonesboro Ark was found on a small island in the Shoshone River near Cody Wyo after 22 days with only water for nourishment He said he was marooned while working on a local ranch and could not reach the mainland due to a swift current He was rescued after locals noticed him and notified Deputy Barber No clear explanation of how he reached the island is given and he will recover while survey work proceeds in Santa Fe county
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Erpecia
Cody
David Grooteh
Joneshore
Ark
Here
Walter Barber
Grootch
Waseon Bridge
Greeteh
Groeetch
Mr. Barber
Groetch
Entente Lines Under Pressure in Eastern Front Clash
Fierce battle rages in East with Augoo-Rumanian and Teuton forces. Field Marshal Mackinson directs desperate efforts to break Entente lines and secure a vital road junction.
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Teutong
East
Field Marshal
Mackinson
French and Russian Front Battles Press On Amid Bad Weather
Desperate fighting on the Russo Romanian and Teuton fronts continues near Tecutehiu and Ocna as von Mackensen presses to break the entente line. Russians and Rumanians retreat north of Fokshant, with substantial prisoner captures reported. British and French actions include shelling and trench recapture while German raids face counterattacks along the coast and in France, and five Americans reportedly held as prisoners from the steamship Campana.
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von Mackensen
Entente
Tecutehiu
Fokshant
Marasechti
Furteni
Sereth
Petrograd
Berlin
Oecna
Transylvania
Ocna
Buzen
Fokshan
Galatz
Flanders
Ailles
Cerny
Hfaids Oyenbanghand
England
Essex
Kent
London
Frankfort-on-the-Maine
Verdun
Nancy
Paris
French Socialists Aim to End War at Stockholm Talks
The French Socialist Party administrative committee adopts a resolution sending delegates to Stockholm to press governments to reveal war aims and to authorize reparations for people’s rights. In New York, Henry Bruere cites Mexico’s fragile cash flow for tomorrow’s government funding as a key issue after returning from advisory work there.
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LBY Morning Journal Special
Paris
French Socialist Party
Stockholm
New York
Mexico
Henry Bruere
New York City
Strikebreakers Deported From Kansas City Amid Labor Fences
Men brought into Kansas City to take the place of old employees are closely besieged in car barns as authorities move to quell disruptions caused by the strike. Local reports indicate police and officials are guarding depots and blocking transport routes to prevent further confrontations.
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Kansas City
Deportation of 400 strikebreakers in Kansas City incident
Police aided the loading of 400 scabs onto a train as labor tension rose in Kansas City. Amid brick and stone barrages by striking streetcar supporters, Mayor George Midwards warned of an amicable settlement while unions sought recognition and reinstatement.
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Kansas City
Kansas Cities
George Midwards
Kansas City Street Railway Company
St. Louis
Barna
Thomas Flahive
Lay Police
Selsa
Here
Portguese Fishermen Drowned Off Cape Cod
Nineteen Portuguese fishermen from Provincetown died when dories were swamped by a sudden gale off Cape Cod. They were linked to the fishing schooners Mary C. Santos and Natalie J. Nelson.
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Boston
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Mary C. Santos
Natalie J. Nelson
Fortunes Hover As Markets Slump And Rally
New York markets show hesitation amid July and August price fixes and excess profit tax talk. Bethlehem steel drops over fifteen points while coppers move little. rails remain steady as trading stays largely speculative with pool activity in tobaccos and sugars. Shippings gain some strength and money markets see heavy loan shifts along with tighter funds and flat time rates.
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Morning Journal
New York
Bhut Bethlehem
Hoover Agents Buy Grain At All Terminals For Angle
Commission of Experts led by Dr. Garfield of Williams College will investigate grain costs and purchase operations at all terminals as part of a wider inquiry into production costs.
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Hoover
Angle Sam
Garfield
Wilams College
Government to Control Wheat and Flour Exports and Prices
The Food Administration outlined a plan to take control of the 1917 wheat harvest if needed to stabilize supply and prices for the army and allies. It proposes licensing elevators and mills, regulating middlemen and grain exchanges, and government agencies at major terminals to curb futures trading and ensure fair pricing.
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OY Morning Journal
Washington
The
Food Administration
America
United States
Europe
Ellies
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