German Chancellor Michaelis Defends Submarine War Policy
In Copenhagen on July 19 Dr. Michaelis, new Imperial German Chancellor, declares adherence to the submarine campaign as a lawful measure to shorten the war. He honors retiring Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg, attributes the war to Russian mobilization and Britain's blockade, and says America’s neutrals cannot check Britain. He asks for unity and cooperation in the Reichstag.
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Dr. Michaelis
Germany
Michaelis
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Great Britain
America
Dr. von Bethmann-Hollwee
Brewers Form League to Seek Compensation for Losses
New York July 19 Organization of the National Investors Protective League was announced to protect brewery investments from prohibition. The group will push compensation for property losses and send representatives to Washington and state capitals. They claim 1.5 billion dollars in brewery securities held by 60 thousand investors and warn that saloons would close without whisky, devaluing breweries and securities.
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New York
National Investors’ Protective League
Washington
Weather roundup and temperature record for Cincinnati July 19 1917
Ohio and surrounding states forecast fair and partly cloudy conditions into the weekend with warmer notes in parts. Cincinnati notes a July 19 1917 record ending at 7 p.m. with 91 degrees highest, 58 degrees lowest, and precipitation 0.60 inches.
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Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Tennessee
Montreal
Lake
Jacksonville
Denver
Pittsburg
Phoenix
Chattanooga
Seattle
Chicago
Aes
Portland
Louis
Francisco
Memphis
Winnipeg
Imaha
Kamloops
Cincinnati
Roan Named Head of State Coal Clearing House in Ohio
Columbus appoints John M. Roan as head of the State Coal Clearing House to ensure winter coal supply. James Dugan to assist. governor expects operators to commit to pro rata production and price guidance by August 1. Aimed at pooling coal, preventing panics, and maintaining reserve stocks across Ohio communities.
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John M. Roan
State Coal Clearing House
James Dugan
Public Utilities Commission
Pects
Ohio
Govenor Cox
Coal Exchange
Miners’ Union
Clearing’ House
Coun
Moreni Gun Crew Fought Submarine Off Cape De Palos
A Navy release details the Moreni sinking after a June 12 battle with a German submarine off Cape De Palos Spain. Gun crew officer A Copassaki says forward gun fired four shots before the firing pin failed as the sub fled. Four sailors died.
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Washington
Moreni
Cape de Palos
Spain
Navy Department
A. Copassaki
Rate of tonnage sunk by U boats alarms allies
New York report says Germany's submarines sink 1.6 million tons monthly but naval expert Arthur Pollen disputes the figure. He estimates losses at just over 500,000 tons per month and warns the war could not continue after February 1919 if the rate persists.
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New York
Germany
Arthur Pollen
England
Pollen
London
German Casualties Reported by War Office
Berlin reports June casualties from German official lists. Killed and died of wounds 28 819. died of sickness 3 215. prisoners and missing 38 606. Total since war began: killed or died of wounds 1 032 800. died of sickness 72 960. prisoners and missing 591 966. wounded 2 825 581. Naval and colonial losses excluded.
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London
War Office
Police Seek Men Charged With Dynamiting Plants
Cleveland July 19 police hunt crews to capture men who set off dynamite charges under three plants Lincoln Fireproof Storage Forest City Foundry and Taylor Boggis Foundry The total plant damage was under 100 dollars while surrounding buildings suffer several thousand dollars in losses
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Cleveland
Lincoln Fireproof Storage Company
Forest City Foundry Company
Taylor & Boggis Foundry Company
Senate approves three member food control commission
Washington July 19 The Senate votes 60 to 16 to place government control over food feeds and fuel under a three member commission rather than a single administrator. The measure covers kerosene and gasoline with broader licensing actions to come, and sets up a bipartisan framework with imminent House action.
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Administration
Food Control
Senate
Altho
House
Herbert Hoover
Food Commission
Reed
Hoover
Hollis, Williams
Mr. Hoover
Food Board
Borah
Cummins
France
Grenna
Hitchcock
Hasting
Jones
Kellogg
LaFollette
McNary
Nelson
Norris
Sherman
Sutherland
Townsend
Kenyon
Ironw
Indictments Hit Indianapolis Politicians in Federal Probe
Federal grand jury indicts over forty local politicians in a corruption tied case from the 1914 election. Names withheld pending arrests. among charged are Joseph S. Seigerman for espionage speeches and three Lake County officials described as slackers. Chief Perrott and Mayor Bell figure in testimony linked to the case.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Federal Grand Jury
Dragnet
Democ
Perrott
Joseph E. Bell
Geiger
Joseph S. Seigerman
Socialist Party
South Bend
Ben Reichel
Michigan City
Alton Toma
Mike Toma
Lake County
Women sought for government service via Defense Council
The Defense Council's women's committee seeks trained women nationwide to fill stenographer typist and clerk posts in civil service. It will enroll educated women through state councils to meet rising demand from federal agencies.
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Washington
Pbuly
Civil Service
Woman's Committee of the
Defense Council
Anarchists face death penalty in San Francisco bomb trial
District Attorney Fickert pressed for the death penalty as he opened the murder case tied to last July’s blast that killed ten. He blasted Thomas Mooney and Robert Minor, linked figures and supporters of The Blast editor Emma Goldman, urging harsh punishment for all involved.
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Rena Mooney
Charles M. Fickert
Fickert
Thomas Mooney
International
Alexander Berkman
Minor
Fckert
Berkman
France’s war learning reaches schools and caves plan
New York officials report from France on how war reshapes education. Pupils wear gas masks in cave classrooms as women replace men teachers and professors urge long term defense over short term needs. France prioritizes enduring national spirit and future readiness.
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New York
France
University of the State of New York
John H. Finley
Finley
United States
Germans Start New Offense Gains Recorded
London reports heavy German Austro Hungarian offensives along the Eastern Galicia front from Brody to Kalusz with a successful counter attack near Zloczoff. In Volhynia and the Baltic region artillery duels persist while German forces capture prisoners near Lutsk. British troops regain ground near Monchy le Preux after assaults east of Arras. Turkish front sees a twelve mile Euphrates advance amid heat. Petrograd notes quell unrest with Cossack patrols and a possible move of the provisional government to Moscow.
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Moscow
New Red Cross Manager Appointed Prominent Banker Lead
Henry P. Davison announced the selection of a New York banker as General Manager of the Red Cross. The appointee, former President of Liberty National Bank and former assistant manager of American Express, has chaired the New York County Red Cross Executive Committee.
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Red Cross
Henry P. Davison
War Council of
The
Gibson
New York County
Liberty National Bank
American Express Company
Border clash at Ojo de Agua leaves Mexicans ambushed
About 500 shots rang out across the Rio Grande at Ojo de Aguas eight miles west of Mission as U S border patrol quarreled with an estimated 100 Mexicans. No American deaths. 2-3 Mexicans reported down. Reinforcements and a 100-man detachment followed the engagement ending at 5 PM.
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Ojo de Aguas
Border Patrol
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Ojo de Agua
J. C. Henderson
B. F. Delamater
Second Texas Infantry
Delamater
Suffragists Jailed for Demonstration Pardoned by Wilson
Sixteen women jailed for the White House suffrage demonstration were pardoned by President Wilson after two days of a sixty day term. They left the Workhouse with no regret, while Hunger for continued picketing echoed at Women’s Party HQ.
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Washington
White House
Wilson
Department of Justice
Two Million Cash Inheritance Unearthed In Chicago
In Chicago on July 19 two million fifty thousand dollars in currency was added to the estate of John K. Stewart, maker of automobile accessories. The money, found in six banks, increases the fortune guiding probate heirs aged 5 and 15, with an inheritance tax of forty three thousand dollars. Mrs Stewart earlier died in North Carolina after entrusting nine hundred sixty nine thousand dollars to her nephew Leander Lachance, guardian to the children.
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Chicago
John K. Stewart
Stewart
North Carolina
Leander H. Lachance
Americans shot on charge of attempting to kill German Emperor
A Reuters Amsterdam report cites unverified information stating two Americans were shot recently in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate the German Emperor.
Brandeis Orders Retrial for Noted Anarchists
New York July 19 Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman were granted bail of 25 000 each after a writ of error in their cases was granted by U S Supreme Court Justice Brandeis. Louis Kramer and Morris Becker received 10 000 bail each with 2000 additional bond for Kramer. All four were convicted of conspiring to obstruct the conscription law. Berkman Kramer and Becker are in Atlanta federal prison and Goldman is in Jefferson City Missouri.
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New York
Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
United States Supreme Court
Brandeis
Washington
Louis Kramer
Morris Becker
Miss Goldman
Berkman
Kramer
Becker
Atlanta
Jefferson City
Switch Errors Attributed To Boards Under Crowder
A historic report blames board actions for faulty system changes arranged by Provost Marshal Crowder. The piece notes cascading delays and governance disputes impacting implementation and oversight.
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Crowder
Change planned for WWI draft drawing held in secrecy
Washington reports a shift from a two stage to a single 10 500 number drawing for the military draft. Officials say the process will take about ten to twelve hours starting at 9 30 a m in the Senate office building with nine actors and multiple clerks handling the numbers and verification.
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Crowder
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Baker
War Department
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