US reply to pope urges cautious path to lasting peace
The United States states that a return to prewar status or mere disarmament cannot guarantee peace. The policy opposes punitive treaties and favors peace based on justice, universal rights, and the consent of peoples, not rulers. Secretary Lansing emphasizes safeguarding freedom and opposing a permanent German dominion.
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Union News Service
Benedictus XV
Pope
United States
France
Italy
Balkan
Poland
Russia
Germany
Robert Lansing
The
United States of America
U S Official and Family Join War Effort
Denver based U S General Land Office agent Jennings D McLeod has given his all to the war effort. He departs with Colorado troops for Fort Sheridan while his wife heads to Tennessee to join the Red Cross in France and their 15 year old son Jerre enters the U S Naval Training School in Norfolk Virginia.
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U. S. Denver
Jennings D. McLeod
United States General Land Office
Denver
McLeod
Colorado
Fort Sheridan
Tennessee
Red Cross
France
Jerre
United States Naval Training School
Norfolk
Navy
Michaelis May Lose Chancellorship in Germany
Copenhagen reports in the Vossische Zeitung that George Bernhard believes appointing a minor official like Dr Michaelis without broad political experience was a mistake. He says results under the new administration will not come quickly and a change in chancellors is possible.
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Michaelis
Copenhagen
Germany
George Bernhard
Vossische Zeitung
Serious Food Situation in Sweden Reported
Sweden faces a serious domestic crisis driven by pro German exploitation of food supplies and industrial stagnation, according to advices received.
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Sweden
London
Chinese Generals Offer 50 000 Men for Europe
Peking leaders La Pei Ching Chi Kwang and Ku Chin Tan command 50 000 troops drawn from Yunnan Kwei Chow and Kwang Tung provinces offering forces for service in Europe.
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Peking
la Pei Ching
Mung Chi Kwang
Ku Chin Tan
Yunnan
Kwei Chow
Kwang Tung
Europe
Thousands Visit Estes Hatcheries at Thompson Fish Hatchery
Estes Park records show 11 437 visitors to the Thompson hatchery from May 25 1917 to Aug 22, an increase of 1 231 from the previous year. Visitors came from nearly every state except Delaware New Hampshire North Carolina and Vermont plus several from the District of Columbia Cuba Alaska and the Philippine Islands.
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Estes Hatcheries
Estes Park
Thompson Fish Hatchery
Union
Delaware
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Vermont
District of Columbia
Cuba
Alaska
Philippine Islands
Provost Marshal Sends 20000 Railroad Tickets to Governors
More than 20,000 blank railroad vouchers are mailed by the provost marshal general for transporting the draft army to camp. Tickets are sent to state governors who will distribute them to about 4,500 local boards.
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R. R
Washington
States
Astor Opens Club for American Blue Jackets
Mrs. Vincent Astor has opened a club for American blue jackets abroad in France while Newport Rhode Island hosts a related opening in support of the officers. The move signals wartime morale efforts and Franco American ties.
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Newport
R. I
Senator Shafroth Seeks Cloture On War Revenue Bill
Colorado senator criticizes Senate delays on the war revenue bill calling it disgraceful and has signed a petition to invoke cloture to end the stall.
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Colorado
Washington
Shafroth
Senate
United Brethren Conference Opens in Pueblo
The annual United Brethren Church conference for Colorado opened in Pueblo with about sixty ministers in attendance. Bishop G. J. Kephart of Kansas City was the principal speaker.
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Pueblo
United Brethren Church For
Colorado
G. J. Kephart
Kansas City
Dry Hides and Pelts Pricing Journal Entry
Prices for dry hides Flint hides wool pelts and sheep skins listed by per pound rates. Green salted and cured hides noted with price differentials and notes on glue hides and parts cured or green less than cured.
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Santekelesere Saat Hint
Bult Sud
Market quotes and commodity prices in New York and Boulder
Lead 10 percent 10 percentage Spelter east St. Louis delivery 7 percent. Bar silver 90 percent London. Boulder tungsten concentrates 60 percent priced at 20.00 25.00 per unit. Crude ores 60 percent 20.00 25.00. 25 percent 12.00 15.50. 10 percent 9.40 12.20 per unit.
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New York
East St. Louis
C. London
Boulder
Market Prices for Dairy and Produce in Chicago
Butter Creamery at 38 cents. Eggs Firsts 38 36 cents, ordinary firsts 34 34 cents at mark. Potatoes Virginia barrels 3.75 to 4.00, Jersey bulk 1.35 to 1.40, Minnesota bulk 1.05 to 1.10. Poultry Fowls 20 to 23 cents, springs 22 to 23 cents.
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Chicago
Virginia
Jersey
Minnesota
Springs
Flour and Grain Prices in Minneapolis Market Desk
Minneapolis market prices show Flour Fancy patents at 912.25 with first clears at 10.50 and second clears at 5.50. Barley and rye quoted with Ly 9ic and 1.73 to 1.74 respectively. Bran at 27.50 to 28.25, Wheat September at 2.16, cash No. 1 Northern at 2.40, No. 4 Northern around 2.30, No. 2 hard Montana at 2.25, Corn No. 3 yellow at 1.89 to 1.90, Oats No. 3 white at 0.54, and Flax at 3.39 to 3.44.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Northern
Montana
Chicago Live Stock Quotations
Hogs top at 18.50 bulk 17.15 18.35 light 16.50 18.45 mixed 16.50 18.50 heavy 16.50 18.90 rough 16.50 16.75 pigs 12.00 Native beef cattle 8.20 16.50 Western steers 7.00 14.00 stockers and feeders 6.00 9.25 cows and heifers 4.65 138.15 calves 12.00 16.00 Sheep wethers 7.90 11.25 ewes 7.40 10.50 lambs 11. 2 1z 50
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Rene Tee
Chicago
Kansas City Produce Price List Highlights Butter and Eggs
Kansas City markets list Butter Creamery at 39c firsts and 86c seconds with packing 34c. Eggs show firsts 35c and seconds 28 8lc. Poultry prices include Hens 20c Roosters 13c and Broilers 211 22c.
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Kansas City
Capital Population Surge Expected From War in the District
Commissioners and utility firms study how World War I will reshape Washington population. Past Civil War data suggest a 20,000 federal presence growth by Christmas and potential long term rise to over 500,000 by 1927 if trends repeat. Budget work begins in September with July funding depending on Congress.
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District of Columbia
Germany
Census Bureau
Congress
Backward Glances at a Busy White House Secretary
The president's secretary endures a long day under heat and pressure managing war policy and petty troubles. A mother presents a paint stained boy, reminding him of his own childhood when he wore paint as a child, and the secretary recalls his youth with a wry smile.
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White House
Warship Ensign Bids Farewell While Dreaming Of Art
A young ensign in a white uniform says goodbye before a voyage as a woman nearby notes a quiet awe among sailors facing the shadow of death. The imagined posthumous praise envisions art’s meaning shaping the boy’s future in seasons and colors, interrupted only by a copy editor correcting a misspelled word.
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Art Department
Heaven
Chewing Gum Becomes Wartime Ammunition Says Washington
A Washington report credits chewing gum with boosting morale and combat readiness for soldiers in France. Described as an American invention, gum is praised for psychological relief and stress reduction under fire, with England noted as now embracing gum chewing as fighters endure extreme strain.
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Washington
France
Europe
England
America
Popular Breeds of Sheep Show Varying Hardiness
The article notes that larger sheep breeds often lack hardiness and internal parasites cause more deaths than other causes. It cites Merino as the hardiest overall and Southdown among English breeds, with Shropshire being the most popular in America. Individual sheep differ in resilience, and care, selection, and breeding affect health and vigor.
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America
Are Your Hogs Profitable Clover Forage Question
An Ohio experiment shows clover valued at over 100 dollars per acre replacing corn in hog rations when corn is 1.68 per bushel. Forage crops prove nearly as valuable and pregnant sows fare well on clover or alfalfa with some daily corn. Fence off part of the field to let hogs graze if not already done.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Sheep and Farm of Weeds
Roadsides, lanes and fence corners may be kept clean by a flock of sheep. They will rid fields of weeds and return soil fertility as manure. Sheep graze with cattle where grass is abundant and eat plants other stock leave, improving farms and boosting profits.
Treatment for Wild Colts
Instructions describe tying and lifting a horse's foot to facilitate restraint. A handler ties a front foot, an assistant covers the eye, or whirls the headstall and tail to induce dizziness, then lifts the hind foot several times before placing it in shoeing position and trimming the hoof.
Mineral Mixture For Pigs Use On Pasture
The United States Department of Agriculture notes a practical mineral mix for pigs on pasture. Dissolve copperas in hot water and sprinkle over the mix containing copperas two pounds slaked lime four pounds wood ashes one bushel sulphur four pounds salt eight pounds fine charcoal one bushel.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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