Prohibition Clause Urged in Food Bill
A majority pushes for an absolute prohibition on using grain for beverage production during the war. Members split on amendments and may keep the current provision unchanged.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
2
Measures Advance In House And Senate On Food Control
The drive to pass the measure continues with House and Senate action seen as favorable. Debates focus on amendments including price proclamation by the President and FTC price fixing, with King proposing government control tools. House changes cut broad presidential power and add strict enforcement, including a conspiracy clause with penalties up to 10,000 dollars or two years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Reed
Missouri
Borah
Federal Trade Commission
King
Towner
Lenroot
Planket
Moore
Pennsylvania
Anderson
Minnesota
Captain Cordier Goes to Washington
Captain Cordier commander of the Harvard ROTC left Cambridge yesterday for Washington to join the Military Board of the War Department. Captain William S. Bowen will lead until Major Milton F. Davis arrives to take command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordier
Harvard Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Cambridge
Washington
Military Board
War Department
William S. Bowen
Milton F. Davis
Baker
Harvard
Missing 17 year old Sarah Stewart leaves by sheet from bedroom
Teletype reports Miss Sarah Stewart 17 of Tilton New Hampshire has been missing since early yesterday. A sheet dangling from her bedroom window is the only clue to her departure. She has been a close friend of George L Barnard son of Frank Barnard of 40 Prospect Street Everett Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilton
N. H
Sarah Stewart
George L. Barnard
Frank Barnard
Prospect Street
Everett
Mass
Tilton Seminary
Stewart
Young Barnard
Miss Stewart
George F. Whitehead
Douglas Court
Worcester
Missing Couple From Tilton Seminary Seeks Marriage
President of his class Barnard and Miss Stewart, both teenagers, explored a marriage license. Barnard left his home with a suitcase after Miss Stewart disappeared from Worcester. Mrs Stewart’s family says they are aware of their liaison and approve.
Red Cross Urges Readiness and Public Support
Public appeal calls for preparation as the Red Cross steps up efforts. Officials urge individuals to contribute time and resources to ensure a successful relief drive.
Root Declares U S Will Fight Till World Safe for Democracy
Elihu Root, head of the American mission, stated in Petrograd that the United States will fight to the end to make the world safe for democracy. He spoke at his first public appearance in the city yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
United States
Elihu Root
Root Speaks to Russian Audience on War Aims
Mr. Root addressed a large Russian audience under the Russian American Committee for Industrial and Economic Rapprochement. N A Pokrovsky introduced him, outlining why the United States entered the war and urging optimism in Russian democracy as the two republics work together. The mission departs for Moscow to return to Petrograd early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Root
N. A. Pokrovsky
America
Russia
Republic of
Old Republic
Moscow
Petrograd
Germans Hurrying the Harvesting in Rumania
Copenhagen dispatch reports German authorities in Rumania mobilizing for rapid grain harvests. Military detachments, local labor, and Romanian POWs will work, paid above normal wages, with premiums offered to landlords for speedy grain deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Rumania
Raids and artillery actions reported on Western Front
British forces conducted successful raids southeast of Queant and near Neuve Chapelle and Armentieres with enemy casualties and prisoners. German assault on the Teton Heights was repelled after penetrating French posts. Official notices from London and Paris describe the engagements and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queant
Neuve Chapelle
Armentieres
London
Teton Heights
Paris
Disorders on Russia's Black Sea Fleet
Mutinous unrest among the Black Sea fleet at Sebastopol grows as sailors support Leninite elements backed by Kronstadt extremists. Admiral Koltchak is deposed and recalled. command passes temporarily to Admiral Lukin amid disarmament and arrests of officers. Government insists on arming officers and labels defiant sailors as traitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebastopol
Glennon
Russia
Black Sea
Petrograd
Lukin
Sims Denies Destroyer Sunk Submarine Report
Vice Admiral Sims denied a US report that an American destroyer rammed and sank a submarine. He called the story absolutely false while base activities continued in British waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vice-Admiral
Sims
United States
Fierce fighting in Champagne and Volhynia fronts
Russian bombardments threaten infantry actions in Volhynia and Galicia as French and Germans clash north and northeast of Soissons. A U boat engagement follows with a British merchant ship delivering gunfire salvos, torpedo encounters, and a celebratory cheered retreat after the submarine is sunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soissons
Champagne
Volhynia
Galicia
Battles on the Western Front and Italian Front Slow Amid Weather
Weather freezes Haig operations in France with bombardments and patrols continuing. Italian offensive near Trent slows. In Vauxaillon area German assaults fail for French gains but center sees Crown Prince forces reach a French salient. Champagne near Moronvilliers sees a German surprise trench capture only to be regained. Carnillet area French penetration undone by heavy counterattacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Haig
Trent
Vauxaillon
Epinechevregny
la Royere Farm
Champagne
Moronvilliers
Berlin
U S Steamer Battles Submarine Threat in Atlantic
The U S steamer reports sighting one submarine on June 4 and correspondence from British ships Manchester Port and another vessel, both attacked by subs. After exchanges and two submarine evasions, the crew noted no damage and observed distant shell-fire from nearby British ships during the engagement. An empty lifeboat was found during a zigzag maneuver before further sightings occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Navy
Manchester
O. K
Gompers Denounces High Food Prices
Washington June 22 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor urged enactment of the administration food legislation before the next harvest. He warned that without control of necessities prices would become prohibitive and that people cannot rest content under such conditions and work and fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Lexington Minister Goes to the Front
Rev. Christopher W. Collier pastor of Hancock Congregational Church in Lexington volunteers for six months with the American Ambulance Field Service. Parishioners unanimously approve his release, and Mrs. Collier will oversee church activities while he serves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher W. Collier
Hancock Congregational Church
Lexington
American Ambulance Field Service
Help the Red Cross Save Your Son in the Trenches
A call to support the Red Cross for soldiers in the trenches urging readers to contribute for their sons. The plea frames aid as essential care to protect loved ones in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
President to grant Goethals authority to build ships
Washington June 22 President Wilson will give General Goethals the authority to exercise powers granted by Congress to provide a merchant fleet The directive calls for building all ships possible whether steel or wood in the emergency fleet program to be managed by Goethals and the Shipping Board chief Denman will be kept within limits of the plan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Denman
The
Shipping Board
Goethals
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Congress
Wilson
Government to commandeer ships steel for shipbuilding drive
General Goethals will be authorized to commandeer shipping and speed up construction using the $500,000,000 Congress set for shipbuilding. Chairman Denman keeps powers over operations and contracts as fleet president. The President’s steel commandeer power is likely not delegated now, government hopes to settle steel prices to avoid commandeering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Goethals
Congress
Denman
Fleet Corporation
General Wood Warns of German Fire Bomb
Major General Wood, commanding the southeastern department, issued a formal statement today at his office warning of German fire bombs aimed at destroying manufacturing plants in enemy territory. The notice underscores wartime defense concerns and potential strategic targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Southeastern Department
Disguised as Beef Fire-bomb Warning Report
Intelligence notes indicate German agents in France plan to use incendiary devices disguised as beef boxes. The pyramid bomb, 9 cm high with a 7 to 9 cm base, features white metal sides and a board bottom, labeled Advance special cooked beef Frigorifico Argentino Central Buenos Aires with a blue printed instruction side in three languages. The container holds an inflammable powder, ignited by a timed mechanism to set fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Buenos Aires
Slander Suit Awards $100 To Roxbury Woman
Mrs. Ida Benovitz of 73 Fayston street Roxbury won a $100 verdict for slander against Mrs. Lena Lapin of 77 Fayston street. The case heard in Judge Quinn's Superior Court session yesterday. Benovitz claimed Lapin accused her of larceny of a large quantity of wood and sought $5000 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Benovitz
Fayston Street
Roxbury
Lena Lapin
Quinn
Benovitz
Lapin
Vienna Reports Russian Front Activity Increases
Vienna reports a shift from inactivity to renewed combat on the Russian front. Heavy artillery engaged in Galician and Volhynian sectors with increased enemy fire and elevated aerial activity, per today’s official statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
London
Volhynian
Pop concert program at Symphony Hall features Hackett
The evening programme lists soloist Arthur Hackett with selections including The Bartered Bride Overture, a Waldteufel serenade, Madama Butterfly Fantasia, and Tschaikowsky aria. The Star Spangled Banner and selections from Mlle Modiste and Pomp and Circumstance appear, with conductors and other names noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symphony Hall
Arthur Hackett
Waldteufel
Julius Theodorowicz
Madama Butterfly
Riensi
Tschaikowsky
Mr. Hackett
Silene Ben
Boston Lags in Red Cross Fund Drive
Citizens urged to donate to bolster the Red Cross campaign as local fund-raising trails. The appeal emphasizes every contribution aids relief efforts and urges immediate participation from residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Red Cross Fund
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
A Cincinnati testimonial touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles. Mrs Josie Copner says it restored her health after long illness, urging others to try the tonic derived from herbs, used for decades as a female invigorator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Josie Copner
Harrison Ave
Fairmount
Cincinati
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U. S
MR. Hoover
Herbert Hoover
New England
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Mrs. Walker
General Baking Company
Gompers
Clared
Necessi
United States Army
Beef
the Pops
Parents of
Plymouth Theatre
Clarence R. Edwards
A. H. Robertson
Herbert Parker
John F. Fitzgerald
Etter
Ee & McKay CO
Maas
Donovan
Somerville
Joseph Augustine
Timothy
Anna Donovan
McCullough
Joy St
Sun- Sncs
Maiden
Albert Parker Fitch
Smith Hats
Bishop Lawrence
Paul Revere Frothingham
Mrs. Copner
ANZAC
Roxbury Cressing
Roxbury 722
Bell-Ans
Connor
Old Homestead
Ivery
Armour’s
New Post
Howard
Ea A
Brookside
Macaroni Warner's
Texas Onions
John T. Connor CO
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