President appeals to business to aid war effort
President Wilson urged U S business leaders to act with loyalty and forego profit seeking as war demands rise He warned against unusual profits and shipowners price fixing while pledging fair prices from government and public for coal production and other war goods Progress toward food bill compromise noted Senate debate continues Trading with enemy bill passes House quickly enforcing licenses seizure of alien property and enemy patents.
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HOUSE
Washington
United States
Committee to Probe Every Item of State Appropriations
In Atlanta on July 11 the Georgia House voted 80 to 39 to empower the appropriations committee to investigate every item and request for funds, summon witnesses, request papers, and hire a stenographer, with expenses capped at 500 dollars. Debate centered on higher education funding and state institutions, with strong opposition from Wright and others. In the Senate, the Andrews resolution to form a joint committee to study the high cost of living was tabled earlier but revived and passed 35 to 5, then sent to the House.
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House of Representatives
Appropriations Committee
Johnson
Bartow
Wright
Floyd
Dial
Mall
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Mus- Ree
Representative McCrory
Schley
House
Medical College
Augusta
McCrory
Representative Pickett
Terrell
Anderson
Jenkins
Appropriations
Toombs DuBose
Athens
Clarke
Hall
Mr. Beazley
Senate
Andrews
Exemption Procedures Under The Draft Act Circulated
Washington July 11 circular by Provost Crowder outlines how registered men claim exemptions or discharge from military service. It explains local and district exemption boards, red ink serials, filing forms, allowed exemption grounds, proof deadlines, and appeal steps for industrial claims. It emphasizes watchful compliance with posted lists and mail notices.
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Washington
Crowder
United States
Lst
Lot
Russians Capture Over Ten Thousand Men in Three Days
The Russians push from Halicz toward Lemberg and from Stanislau toward the Dniester as Austro-German forces retreat. Between July 8 and 10 more than 10 000 officers and men were captured along with eighty guns, while fighting persists on the Aisne Champagne fronts and Verdun region. The Italians seize Dolina as the war widens across Europe.
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Halicz
Lemberg
Galicia
Stanislau
Dniester
Lominica
Zolotvin
Carpathians
Aisne
Champagne
France
Meuse
Verdun
Dolina
Notice on Industrial Claim Appeals and Military Service
The document outlines that the district boards may discharge a claimant with a certificate, or withdraw it if circumstances change. Appeals to the President are allowed within seven days with Form 163. It explains how notification and public lists will inform selected individuals and that a notice does not guarantee immediate service. Signed by E. H. Crowder, Provost Marshal General.
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District Board of Appeal
District Board
District
E. H. Crowder
Drawing Delays Slow National Army Draft Plans
Washington reports the postponement of the next week’s draft numbers for Army examinations. War department delays stem from states not completing district exemption boards. Georgia’s quota is 16 171, with population-based estimates used for apportionment. Georgia’s population is 2 425 811, yielding a required 16 172.
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Washington, D. C
National Army
War Department
Georgia
Sheriff halts Michigan running races in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids July 11 Sheriff Berry interrupted a regional running meet by appearing on the track and announcing warrants to arrest anyone involved if bets were placed on the results. The abrupt action ended the revival of the event and disrupted the proceedings.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Sheriff Berry
Evrybody
Coal Operators Go to Jury Under Sherman Law Case
New York July 11 The case of Virginia and West Virginia coal operators charged with Sherman law violations went to the jury after the court prepared a two hour charge today.
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New York
Virginia
West Virginia
Sembicuminons
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