Germans Gain on Oesel as Foes Fight on Fronts
Large battle reports on the Baltic island of Oesel as German troops push toward the southeast coast while Russian warships contest operations. Front fighting continues along the Isonzo and Verdun fronts with Haig's forces advancing in Flanders and heavy artillery duels resuming at Verdun.
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Oesel
Gulf of Finland
Isonzo
Gulf of Riga
Dago Islands
Flanders
Verdun
Arensburg
Zerel
Svord
Russian War Office
War Trade Board empowered under Trading With the Enemy Act
Washington reports broad powers delegated to the President to regulate exports imports and communications under the Trading With the Enemy Act via a new War Trade Board. The board licenses dealings with enemy or ally companies and oversees censorship currency and patents while the Treasury Post Office and other departments implement enforcement and licensing guidelines.
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Washington, D. C
War Trade Board
Exports Administrative Board
Treasury Department
United States
Treasury
War, Navy and Post Office Departments
Committee On Public Information
Federal Trade Commission
Burleson
Secretary of State
Secretary of Commerce
New War Trade Board
Vance C. McCormick
Alonzo E. Taylor
Secretary of Agriculture
Thomas D. Jones
Beaver White
Frank C. Munson
Shipping Board
Secretary of the Treasury
Bureau of Exports of the
Hurley
As Ne Epi Bons
Agriculture and Commerce
Ose
Allegation Denied About Illustrators Failing to Reflect Text
The Kansas City Star argues artists do heed text and cites a story where a man with long whiskers is tangled in an electric fan. The illustrator included the fan but omitted the whiskers, showing the man caught in the blades.
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The
Kansas City Star
Satcaert
Inkfish Protects Itself With Inky Cloud
The squid, a crafty denizen of the deep, uses an intensely black fluid carried in a small pouch. On approach of predators the cuttlefish squirts this liquid to form a black cloud that hides it from pursuers. This defensive ink has earned the name inkfish.
Thermostatic Metal Adapts to Temperature Sensing and Control
A new thermostatic metal uses two non-corrosive metals with different expansion rates welded together. Heating a strip five sixteenths inch by one tenth inch thick to 100 degrees Fahrenheit bends the compound strip, producing a 24 ounce force.
Ice buoyancy and iceberg proportion noted
The text explains ice floats because it is lighter than water and expands when freezing. It states that about 8.7 parts of an iceberg are submerged for every 1 part visible, illustrating the typical buoyant ratio.
Injured by Prosperity
A brief item notes injuries connected to Prosperity with terse details. The report names no individuals or organizations beyond the place, leaving the context unclear.
Pro German Influence Aims to Undermine Liberty Loan
Treasury reports reveal pro German agents in the United States pressuring subscriptions to the Liberty Loan. Col. Herbert Lord says organized efforts discourage support and slander the army, though army and naval delegates responded with strong subscriptions totaling about 26 million dollars.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Liberty Loan
Minnesota
Texas
Treasury
Herbert M. Lord
War Department
War Risk Insurance
National Army
Lord
Arrest in Stock Yards Fire Forces Hold in KC Probe
Five men are held at police headquarters and a sixth arrested in Oklahoma City as federal agents and local detectives pursue an incendiary plot blamed for destroying over twenty five acres of pens at the Kansas City stock yards. Loss is estimated up to one million dollars. An Austrian suspect was first nabbed in the Live Stock Exchange building. three more Austrians were arrested nearby last night.
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Southwest
Kansas City Stock Yards Company
J. E. Marvin
Missouri-Kansas-Oklahoma
Arkansas
Federal Coal Administration
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Dragnet
Live Stock Exchange
MAY TAKE OVER COAL MINES
Dr. Harry A. Garfield federal fuel administrator warned coal operators and miners that the government would assume control of coal production if strikes continued. After a conference with John P. White of the United Mine Workers he sent a telegram stating the government would act decisively against strikes aimed at forcing government price revisions to meet wage increases.
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Washington
Harry A. Garfield
John P. White
United Mine Workers
Ilinois
Ohio
Indiana
A Bishop Is Unpatriotic
A meeting of Episcopal bishops opened in Chicago with discussion of Bishop Paul Jones of Utah amid questions of patriotism. The case involves whether Jones violated church or public expectations during a period of national tension. The proceedings focus on his actions and statements while serving in Utah.
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Chicago
Tant Episcopal Church
Paul Jones
Utah
Norwegian Steamer Themis Sunk Near Mediterranean
Copenhagen reports the Norwegian steamer Themis has been sunk in a militant engagement near the Mediterranean. No further details on casualties or responsible party are provided in the fragment.
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Copenhagen
Themis
Sop Narpapien
German cheating spirit quoted by Chicago dye importer
Carl Emil Junck recalls organizing a football team in Elberfeld and describes an instance where 100 marks given to buy gear were used to bribe the referee. He labels Germany as deceptive and references the war as a cheating conflict and an example of German cunning.
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Berlin
Admiralty
Wireless Press
Germany
United States
Canada
Cuba
Carl Emil Junck
Chicago
Elberfeld
Herr Junck
Cleveland Fire Marshal Orders Demolition of 20 Buildings
The Cleveland fire marshal manded the demolition of twenty fire trap structures after warnings. Officials said the safety risk justified rapid action to eliminate hazards in the city.
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Cleveland
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Philadelphia
Elizabeth Reydell
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United Mine Workers of America
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Orpheum
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Newport News
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M. J. Widen
Second Chamber of
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