President Wilson Rejects Pope Peace Plan In 1917 Reply
President Wilson's August 27 1917 reply to Pope Benedict XV rejects the peace proposal as unworkable. He argues peace must secure a durable settlement based on freedom and equal rights for peoples, not punitive terms or imperial dominance. The message stresses safeguarding nations from autocratic aggression and avoiding a continued cycle of war.
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Wilson
Pope Benedict
Benedictus XV
United States
France
Italy
Balkan
Poland
Russia
Sixth District Files Quota With 170 Certified For Service
The Sixth District Exemption Board completed its quota of 150, certifying 170 men after 13 days in the Bristol YMCA gym. The first call for 500 men began, with 1350 men named so far for this district. Names listed include Charles H Sparks, Peter F Trudell, Manuel Silviera, and Nathaniel G. Herreshoff among Bristol, Middletown, Jamestown, Tiverton, Little Compton, Block Island and Portsmouth residents.
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Charles Russell Beals
John Jets Condon
Antonio Cunha
Lewis E Coggeshall
Joseph Almeida
Bristol
William Towers
North Tierton
Marion Clark Barker
Middletown
Condon
Plattsburg
Bristol Y. M C. A
Ee District Board
District Board
United States
Charles H Sparks
Peter F Trudell
Douglas Morey
John P Murphy
Charles R. Beals
Charles A. Fales
George F Pierce
Edward Deconing
Edwin Anderson
Jamestown
Manuel S
Manuel D Silviera
LeRoy W Peckham
Arthur J Vanasse
Tiverton
Henry Perrault, Jr
Daniel F Simpson
James Sylvester
Benardo Falco
Eber W Hill
Richard O'Shea
Wallis M Alderson
Alonso M. Johnson
Little Compton
John L. Simmons
Lewis Robinson
William C Feltham
Ernest W Heath
Winfield A Conley, Jr
Block
Manuel Bettencourt
Portsmouth
William Martineau
Frank P. Silvia
Emanuel Treeful
Albert O. Gray
John H Pickles
Maus S. Wheelwright
Edward L. Mortis
Nathaniel G. Herreshoff
John Murphy
Charles Lucien
James W Barker
Jasper C. Mitchell
Block Island
George A. Hoard
Samuel G. Haire
Manuel A. Goularte
Manuel M. Souza
Asa W
Firmo S. D’albergaris
Frank C. Silva
Joseph M. Spinla
Frank Chase
War Emergency Food Survey Seeks 103 Item Returns
The War Emergency Food Survey will expand to 103 items after harvest. About 350,000 firms have received blanks. others should contact the Bureau of Markets in Washington or the YMCA in Providence. Returns are required by law with penalties for noncompliance.
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Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Providence
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Connery’s
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F. T. Remieres
Hope and
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Star Theatre
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Hawthorne
New England
Pearl White
Triangle
Enid Bennett
Helen Holmes
Pathe Weekly
Triangle Comedy
William Courtney
Ruth Roland
Charlie Chaplin
Joe Welch
George E. Cooley
Domingo Bracillo
Aquidneck
Frank Alves
Manuel Sousa
Manuel Silvia
Hope Street
Edward D. Kunz
Tetican
Staples Coal Company
Warren Monumental
Railroad Avenue
Choade Street
Warren
Cornelius Harringtorn
Monity
Robinson Crusoe
Metro
New York
Thousand Islands
Emmy Wehlen
Hearst’s Weekly
Keystone
Clara Kimball Young
Metro Pictures
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