Cotton acreage may be reduced by national tax
National tax proposals threaten cotton output to curb this season's excess. Congress may soon levy a $20 per bale tax on cotton produced beyond half of last season's acreage if other methods falter. Debate highlights southern representation, Treasury opposition, and potential effects on farmers and the market.
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John Corrigan, Jr
Washington
Congress
Aouthern
South
Heed
Missouri
Gallinger
Wood
Reed
Overman
Senate
Georgia
Carter Ghase
Virginia
Banking and Currency Committee
Treasury Department
McAdoo
Federal Reserve System
John Skelton Wiliam
Vrealandidrich
Nis
Faithful India Furnishes 30,000 Troops To England
The article notes Indian forces totaling about 30,000 troops, two infantry divisions and a cavalry brigade, joining the front. Listed leaders include Ali Pertu Singh and Sir Bhupindra Singh. Indian rulers pledge military resources to defend the empire, with Tibet also contributing 1,000 troops and rulers praying for British success.
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India
England
Hirehene
Ali Pertib Singh
Sir Ganga Bahadur
Maharajah of
Bikaner
Bhupindra Singh
Patiala
Lord Hardinge of Penshrust
House of Commons
Womandad
Dalai Imman
Tibet
Mail Car Robbery by Lone Bandit Near Shreveport
A white man, partially masked, robbed a Kansas City Southern passenger train No. 3 near Hobo Swatch, two miles north of Shreveport, forcing two mail clerks to hide heads in pouches. Only a registered mail pouch was taken. officers search nearby woods.
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Shreveport
Kansas City Southern
Habo Swatch
Here
T. L. Anderson
J L. Vame
French Birdman Wins In Air Battle Near Troyes
Paris reports a dramatic air duel over Troyes as a German bomber dropped bombs on the city. A French aircraft pursued for about fifteen miles and engaged the enemy near Piney, gaining the upper hand. The German plane was driven to earth and both officers on board were killed.
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Paris
Troyes
Piney
Slang Telegraphed Arrest Of Dr Becker In Germany
Dr Alexander Becker an American, detained thirty hours in a German prison after a misread telegram in slang sent by his colleague Professor Edouard San Giovanni. Censor suspected links to a Kehl bridge plot. They fled to Switzerland. San Giovanni later explained funds were tied to a bank in Steenne that had closed at war outbreak.
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New York
Sienna
Italy
Alexander Becker
Germany
Becker
Ancona
Manual Training
Brooklyn
Haden
Rhine
Backer
Kehl
Switzerland
San Giovanni
Naples
Sténne
London
Evening News
Petrograd
Henry K. Sienkiewicz
Russia
Cracow
M. Sienkiewicz
Galicia
Austria
French Girl Wounded In Noisy Le Sec Fight
Paris dispatch notes a young laundress in a soldier’s Zouave uniform among the wounded at Noisy le Sec. She fought alongside the troops in trenches until identified. Commanding officer praises her bravery before sending her to the rear.
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Paris
Noisy-LeSec
Department of the Seine
Oureq Canal
War News Read, Ads Save You Money Now
War news dominates attention, but the fall advertising remains vital. Ads flood the page, urging readers to shop and save money today, with promotions and prices highlighted to lure shoppers.
Messages for Kaiser on British shells
London reports a letter from Gunner George Brown describing chalked messages on shells used against German ships at Helgoland. He recalls watching sinking ships with pride in the fleet and asserts every crew member performed duty with eagerness and a smile.
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Kaiser
London
Helgoland
England
George Brown
Does Germany Wish to Discuss Peace with the Allies?
United States informal inquiry over several days probes Germany’s interest in peace talks with Britain France and Russia. Key diplomats including von Bernstorff Straus Bryan and Grey discuss if Berlin would accept mediation and whether an eight day peace movement is grounded in fact.
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Washington
William
United States
Germany
Great Britain
France
Rawsia
Wilson
Count von Bernstorff
James Speyer
New York
Oscar Straus
Hague
Europe
Berlin
Mr. Straus
Bryan
Count von Berndtorff
Gerard
Straus
Williamean
Mather
Count von Bernstordf
Ambassador Page
London
Ambassador Herrick
Paris
Cecil Spring-Rice
Edward Grey
Page
Russia
Guns Abandoned by Kaiser's Soldiers as Allies Advance
Paris dispatch reports German retreat across multiple fronts on September 13. Allied forces push to the Aisne and Marne chords, with French and British troops severing German lines. Six thousand German troops captured, artillery of one corps seized by French forces, and towns including Nancy, Lunéville, Epernay, Vitry-le-François reoccupied as Germans withdraw.
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Paris
Aisne
Marne
Epernay
Vitry- Le-Francois
Nancy
Luneville
Crown Prince and Brother Dead in Brussels Hospital
Ostend dispatch reports Crown Prince Frederick William and Prince Adalbert of Prussia, the emperor's third son, along with Prince Carl of Württemberg dead in a Brussels hospital.
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London
Ostend
Reuter Telegram Company
Frederick William
Prince Adalbert
Prussia
Carl of Wurttembourg
Brussels
Germans Fail to Smash and Retire in Disorder
London dispatch reports German forces failing to break French center. Germans evacuate Vitry Le Francois and fall back as French claim gains along Lorraine and Alsace front. German right wing retreats north of Rheims after setbacks around Revigny Sermaize and Verdun bombardments ease. British cavalry indicate movements toward the Veule and Figmes region.
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London
Vitry-Le-Francois
Rheims
Revigny
Sermaize
Argonne
Verdun
Berlin
Lorraine
Champenoux
Gerbevilier
Reaninviller
Saint Die
Colmar
Soissons
Figmes
Lng
Weather Prophecy Signals Unsettled Sunday Skies
Georgia forecasts show partly cloudy to unsettled conditions with chance of showers on Sunday. Mild temperatures expected with variable winds as fronts move through the region.
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Georgia
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