Conscription Bill Passes Canadian Commons
Ottawa July 24 The conscription bill won House of Commons approval by 54 votes and moves to the Senate where governing support is strong. The debate split largely along language lines with English speakers voting for and many French members opposing. Prime figures cited include Sir Wilfrid Laurier and J G Turriff with General Currie urging more manpower for the fighting.
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Ottawa
Canada
House of Commons
Senate
Commons
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Sir Wilfrid
J. G. Turriff
France
Pardee
Wilfrid Laurier
General Currie
England
Australia
Meighen
British Columbia
Treasury requests $5 billion for new army in war budget
The Treasury asked Congress for a new war budget totaling 5 billion dollars to fund the second draft army of 500,000 men while the first 500,000 undergo training. The move upends revenue plans, prompts calls for immediate committee action, and signals further bond issues and doubled taxation to cover war costs.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Congress
Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Treasury
House
John J. Fitzgerald
House Appropriations Committee
Welcome for Belgian mission crowds in Cincinnati
Tens of thousands line Government Square as Belgium delegates arrive by train at 5 40 pm. Mayor Puchta and a large reception committee greet the guests with cheers and a guard of honor from Fire and Third Infantry. Nellie the Belgian dog signals the mood with joyous barks.
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Cincinnati
America
Belgium
Germany
Wili
Savare
Uncle Sam
Ian
Cincynnati
Pennsylvania
Ergran Sion
Nellie
Osterreich
Regiment of Guides
Puchta
Robert S. Alter
F. A. Geier
G. A. Aerts
T. C. Powell
Judson Harmon
Charles A. Hinsch
T. J. Davis
A. B. Fishwick
George A. Armstrong
L. A. Ault
A. Clifford Shinkle
Chamber of Commerce
W. F. Wiley
Isaac Pichel
Fred H. Chatfield
Robert L. Hubler
TW. Galbraith
P. Lincoln Mitchell
Walter x. Sriedlander
Joseph Garretson
Fran W. Rostock
E. F. DuBrus
William A. Geoghegan
Joseph B. Verkamp
T. P. Hart
Belgian Mission Head Praises US Reception
Baron Moncheur of the Belgian Mission lauds the United States for the warm reception during the mission, calling it the greatest and most enthusiastic yet and thanking American speakers and citizens for their words and acts of goodwill.
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America
Baron Moncheur
Cincinnat
Ovation
United States
Baron Mon
Cheur
The
Commercial Tribune
Weather Summary for Ohio and Regions with Temperatures
Weather notes show fair conditions in Ohio and Tennessee with scattered thunder showers yesterday and today. Temperatures listed for numerous cities including Montreal Denver Pittsburgh Chicago San Francisco Memphis Winnipeg and more show highs in the 70s to 90s and varying precipitation. Cincinnati records July 24 1917 indicate a high of 89 and a low of 69 with Cloudy conditions and light rain at 2 pm.
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Ohio
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
Montreal
Lake Ca
Jacksonville
Denver
Pittsburg
Phoenix
Kattanooga
Seattle
Portland
Ft. Louis
San Franco
Memphis
Winnipeg
Omaha
Kamloops
ST Cincinnati
Belgian Envoys Escape Sentry Fire Near Camp Parade
Belgian War Mission chief Baron Moncheur led a motor convoy through Louisville as a sentry fired over the lead car when it ignored a halt order. The sentry was arrested though military officials said the firing was justified. The mission then proceeded to Cincinnati after a city drive.
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Louisville
H. T. Kelsey
Baron Moncheur
Kelsey
Leclercq
Cincinnati
Forest fires rage across northwest after drought
Nelson British Columbia July 24 forests burn across the Kootenay region as vegetation remains tinder dry after a month of drought. A great fire moves from Washington toward Patterson near the boundary while fires also rage around Arrow Lake Larde district Fruitvale. Crews have kept towns safe though much timber is destroyed and no lives lost. Heavy rains are needed to halt the blazes.
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Nelson
B. C
Kootenay Woods
Washington
British Columbia
Patterson
Arrow Lake
Larde
Fruitvale
Earl Grey Ill in London After Operation
Former Governor General of Canada Earl Grey is seriously ill in London after an operation. Born November 28, 1851, he is noted as a diplomat and scholar, a major landowner, and held posts including administrator of Rhodesia, director of the British South Africa Company, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland, and Chancellor of the Order of St Michael and St George since 1916.
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London
Earl Grey
Canada
England
United Kingdom
Rhodesia
British South Africa Company
Northumberland
Order of St. Michael and St. George
Laborers sought by Uncle Samuel at camps and fields
Ohio's labor division of the National Defense Council issues an appeal for workers at Chillicothe Cantonment Dayton aviation field and onion fields in Northwest Ohio. Wages range from 30 to 60 cents per hour with eleven hours pay for ten hours worked. Board and lodging at $6 weekly. Five hundred positions at Dayton field. State employment bureaus in 23 cities offer free service.
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Columbus. O
Chillicothe Cantonment
Ohio
Dayton Aviation Field
Great Onion Fields
Governor's Office
Council of National Defense
Dayton
The
State Council
Bandit Leader Captured Near Nogales After Train Robbery
General Fernandez Espinosa, alleged head of bandits who robbed a Wells Fargo car of $20,000 and $4,000 from a station at Wampa, Sina lo, Mexico, last Saturday, was captured with several accomplices near Nogales. Soldiers under General Flores effected the arrest and most of the money was recovered. Ten Espinosa men reportedly died. German Paul Hertz identified among the captured. Espinosa had earlier been defeated in the Sinaloa gubernatorial race.
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Nogales
Ariz
Fernandez Espinosa
Wampa Station
Sinalo
Mexico
Wells Fargo Express
Flores
Espinosa
Paul Hertz
General Espinosa
Sinaloa
Germany halts coal exports to Holland
Special Cable from Amsterdam reports Germany ceased coal exports to the Netherlands today, cutting supplies amid wartime trade disruptions.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Amsterdam
Germany
Holland
Airplane bill signed to fund vast US air force buildup
President Wilson signs the $640 million airplane bill as the United States plans to build more than 20 000 planes and train an air force larger than the standing army. Howard Coffin of the Aircraft Production Board stresses speed and nationwide industrial effort.
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Washington
Wilson
Germany
Howard E. Coffin
Council of National Defense
General Tampico Oil Field Strike Halts 15,000 Workers
July 24 reports from Mexico City say a general strike began in the Tampico oil field affecting about 15,000 workers across trades and refining plants. Government troops were ordered to protect foreign and Mexican property as river boatmen had earlier sought higher wages and better conditions, which the companies refused.
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Mexico City
Tampico
Big Guns Silenced by Air Attacks in France
Canadian aviators located and silenced a German supergun shelling towns behind the front with bombs. The airmen continued reconnaissance, photography and artillery work despite German activity, saving villages from bombardment.
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France
Lloyd George to Outline War Aims August 4
London July 24 The Daily News reports Premier Lloyd George will present a more detailed outline of the allies war aims on August 4, marking the third anniversary of Britain's entry into the war. A committee will pledge to carry on the war to a successful conclusion.
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The
Commercial Tribune
London
Lloyd George
Daily News Today
England
Germany
Military togs for men become fall styles at Cedar Point
Cedar Point Ohio July 24. Merchant tailors' designers meeting declare military togs for men, in or out of service, will set fall styles. One hundred fifty members of the International Custom Cutters' Association attend the convention.
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Cedar Point
Merchant Tailors
Ers
Interna
Asocia
Staggering War Costs of Britain Presented in Parliament
The report highlights Britain’s wartime expenditures discussed in Parliament. A French woman’s resilience is noted as villagers endure bombardment while daily life continues with fields planted and homes repaired, even as shells shatter windows and roofs. In a damaged house two girls chat with two military officers through a hole in the wall as the trench life continues outside.
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Britain
France
British Chancellor seeks bigger credit as war costs surge
London July 24. Andrew Bonar Law announces 112 days of wartime spending averaging 35 million dollars daily and total Allied advances at 5.125 billion. He introduces a 3.15 billion dollar vote of credit, the nineteenth since 1914, with debate to last two days.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Great Britain
Dominions
Mr. Bonar Law
Bonar Law
America
Wilson
United States
Reginald McKenna
Exchequer
Mr. McKenna
Russians Flee Russian Front As German Troops Advance In Galicia
Petrograd reports continued Russian retreat across East Galicia from Tarnopol to the crown lands with heavy losses and evacuations including Janislav and Tarnopol menaced. French, British, and Romanian theaters show renewed offensives as Petain and Haig plan renewed drives.
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New York
Kerensky
Galicia
Pellmell
Carpathians
Tarnopol
Korniloff
Janislav
Podhaytse
Halicz
Crown Lands
Baltic
Black Sea
Dvinsk
Vilna
Altho
Krevo
Smorgon
Chemin-des- Dames
France
Petain
California
Casemates
Belgium
Haig
Arras
Lens
Fate of Russia Depends on War Aims of the Entente Allies
London dispatch reports Arthur Henderson, British War Council member, warning that Russia’s future hinges on Allied war aims. He cites extremist influence in Petrograd, distrust of coalition reform, and Russian hopes for a revised treaty stance before any decisive conference including the United States. He met with M. Tseretelli to urge a broad international conference.
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Russia
London
Arthur Henderson
British War Council
Labor
Petrograd
M. Tseretelli
Posts and Telegraphs
Great Britain
Half a Billion Spent by U S Since June 30
Washington July 24 More than half a billion dollars has been spent by the government since June 30 the end of the fiscal year Expenditures totaled 541 461 674 or 477 555 967 in excess of receipts Net balance in the general fund fell from 1 064 086 250 to 577 341 847 The rapid disbursements signal more certificates of indebtedness needed Advances to the allies this month reach 375 000 000 and Liberty Loan receipts total 1 385 018 756.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
Limber Up Your Joints Old Chorus Singers On Broadway
New York, July 24. Gilbert and Sullivan veterans from forty years ago may return to sing love songs as next winter's Broadway season opens. The draft pulled many chorus men into service, leaving producers to seek replacements for their shows.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Ovation for Bluejackets in Buenos Aires arrival
The American squadron arrived in Buenos Aires at about 4 PM. Argentine warships led the visitors, who were cheered by large crowds on the quay. An official reception committee greeted the admiral and officers, and 50 000 people acclaimed the sailors as they landed.
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Buenos Aires
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