Food Bill Moves to Conference Committees in Senate
Independence day week drafts show Senate passing a food control bill granting government power over food fuel feeds kerosene and gasolene with a three member board including a farmer. Conferees appointed to resolve House and Senate amendments as authors authorize licensing of storage plants and mines and ability to requisition and take over key industries for national defense.
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Advisory Commission
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Council of National Defense
Farw
Army
Navy
Crowder Names Boards for Civil Exemption Pleas
President Wilson appointed nationwide boards to review exemption pleas. General Crowder announced Alabama members including K. E. Gray Dr. Huger Hugh McEldery Emmett O Neal Priestly Toulmin in the Northern District and Otto Agricola Dr W J Calloway Sheriff Lacey John Peebles R E Spraggina in the same region. Southern District lists Joe Oglesby William Newton Dr S S Pugh J J Russell H I Shelley. Middle District shows M F Barganier Algernon Blair John Gamble A H Rankin and Dr Merick C Thomas.
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Wilson
General Crowder
Alabama
Northern District
KE. W. Gray
R. P. Huger
Hugh McEldery
Emmett O'Neal
Priestly Toulmin
Otto Agricola
W. J. Calloway
Sheriff Lacey
John Peebles
R. E. Spraggina
Joe Oglesby
William Newton
Pugh
J. J. Russell
H. I. Shelley
M. EF. Barganier
Algernon Blair
John Gamble
A H. Rankin
Merick C. Thomas
Finnish Diet Declares Finland Independent From Russia
Petrograd reports the Finnish diet has passed a bill declaring Finland an autonomous independent state. Separatists argue Russia’s difficulties prevent redress by arms, warning that inaction could invite Ukraine and others to follow suit.
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Finland
Russia
Ukraine
Pershing Arrives at British Front in Northern France
General Pershing has arrived at the British front in Northern France, according to a dispatch from the region today. The report places his arrival in the context of ongoing operations on the front lines.
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Rumanian
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Pershing
Paris
France
Suffragists and pacifists picket White House gates
Washington July 21 suffragists and pacifists campaigned near the White House without clashes. Twelve suffragists picketed the gates while pacifists met with Tu multitude at White House offices and left a memorial. A planned banner parade was shelved after police warning of arrest. The National Woman's Party condemned the pacifist move.
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White House
National Woman's Party
Senate okays joint committee on expenditures control
Washington July 21 the senate authorized a joint committee to study and supervise expenditures in the conduct of government affairs securing better financial control and oversight of public spending. The move aims to curb waste and ensure tighter budgeting across departments.
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Senate
War Power to Probe Land Control and Spending Approved
The vote stood 53 to 31 with fifteen Democrats voting Yes. An appropriation of $50,000 was approved to carry out the land control plan and investigation power.
American Soldiers Receive First Letters From Home
In France at a permanent training camp General Sibert praised the unit’s condition with little sickness and good provisioning. The first major mail batch from America arrived, and soldiers read letters from home amid ongoing censorship of all mail and letters.
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Aviation bill passed by Senate amid clash over draft
Washington July 21 The $8610,000,000 aviation bill cleared the Senate in an hour after the food control bill. Hardwick Georgia failed to strike the draft provision as a 66 to 12 vote defeated the motion. La Follette Wisconsin spoke against it and voted No as the only audible protest.
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United States Senate
Hardwick
Georgia
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Site for Camp G B McClellan Finally Selected by Army Men
Major Charles L. Dulin announced the Anniston camp site tonight with about 17500 troop divisions on two sides of a ridge near Cane Creek. The War Department ordered a rapid camp build with 40 buildings daily and cash payments for crops property owners urged to relocate at once.
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Camp McClellan
Charles Bl. Dulin
the Star
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
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War Department
Anniston
Morris Knowles
Pittsburg
Nationwide draft begins as Crowder outlines steps
Washington July 21 The government will begin drafting men within five days in the east and two weeks in the west to fill the army of 67 009. Crowder announced the drawing is complete and certified results will be sent to 4 557 local boards. Drafted men may still enlist and the process to report for examination proceeds under existing rules.
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Wilson
General Crowder
Crowder
Army
Navy
National Guard
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Rules for drawing order of registrants announced by General Crowder
Washington July 21 General Crowder published the Presidents rules for determining the order in which persons represented by the numbers drawn yesterday will be called by local boards. Regulations define the exact schedule of numbers as drawn from the bowl and describe serial numbering rules for registration cards.
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General Crowder
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