Ferris Defends Presidency and War Leadership in Congress
Representative Ferris declared the president empowered to act decisively during war, praised wartime achievements in military and industry, and rejected the charge that the war is a rich man’s fight. He cited Republicans and Democrats uniting behind Wilson, the congress, and the country, and highlighted key wartime figures and roles.
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House
Wilson
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Ferris
Congress
Mr. Ferris
Washington
Lincoln
Elihu. Toot
Tulsi
Taft
Charles 5. Hughes
Charles M. Schwab
Emers
Fleet Corporation
Fuel
Garfield
Hoover
Longworth
Ohio
Garefield
Belief persists czar Nicholas II alive say observers
New York Times report cites Gustaf Erbs in a Crimean town claiming the former tsar and four daughters may be alive and safe in a central power country. He notes jewelry rumored to be with the czarina in Germany, while she and her children hide in Crimea and deny public appearances.
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New York Times
Bvenska Id
Res Naster
Gustaf Erbs
Alexis
Ana
Barmy
Salnce
Erbs
Cristean
Ceatin
Con
Czarina
Pa Ink
Viten
Siberia
Husband and Wife Die in Washougal Pool Incident
A Washougal tragedy reports Stephen G Wright and his wife drowned while bathing in the Columbia River. Mrs Wright slipped into deep water and Stephen Wright leaped to rescue her, succumbing himself. Other rescuers pulled Mrs Wright from the water but she died shortly after.
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Washougal
Wash
Stephen G. Wright
Mrs. Wright
Columbia, S
Advance of Troops As British Army Reports From Flanders
A wartime dispatch describes rapid troop advances with Bailleul in Allied hands and Mont St Quentin seized. It notes heavy shelling, Australian movement, and mounting casualties as the Somme battlefield stretches with desolation and renewed combat along the front.
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Wallantey
Mont St Quentin
Peronne
1St Baton Hvaw
Somme
Mate
Gera Teadinge
Bapaume
Multen
Cal Issuance for Young Registrants Reported
Washington issued a school call for 7 725 white registrants to train for general military service. Entrainment planned for September 1 with state allotments by Northwest schools. Minnesota to Duluth Minneapolis, Montana to University of North Dakota, South Dakota to Chadron, Wyoming to University of Wyoming. Moscow reports say revolutionaries arrested and at least one death sentence, with troops occupying major roads and streets near the Kremlin.
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Crowder
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Dunwoody
Inneapolis
Monetha
Universith
Dakota
Agricultural
Mt South Dakota
Othe
University of A
Moscow
Arles
Kremlin
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