Prohibition Plan Passes House Ahead of Conference
The House approved the Senate prohibition rider to the emergency agricultural bill by 171 to 34, setting the national prohibition to take effect next July. Amendments were defeated, including extending wine importation and delaying beer and wine prohibitions. Debate featured a clash over Antisaloon League funding and war work, with discussion of naval approval for confiscated liquor for medical use. California grape growers warned they cannot liquidate their wine business by next July.
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Peace note's fate rankles the baron
Baron Burian Austro Hungarian foreign minister speaks to a Berlin paper on Wilsons fourteen points and the peace note. He notes the rapid American reply shows Wilsons ambition to be world arbiter and discusses contrasts with US actions. He aims to prevent a Britain France agreement.
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Debeney's French Army Reaches Oise Valley Advance
Reports from Sept 23 state General Debeney's forces hold the left bank of the Oise for over half the distance from Lafere to May. French patrols moved from Vendeuil to the Oise while Germans evacuated Ven deuil to avoid being cornered. The group reached quarries north of Travecy and closed the west bank crossing region amid strong German defenses near St. Quentin.
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Weather Review for Ohio Indiana and Nearby States
Ohio and Kentucky fair and warmer with increasing cloudiness toward Wednesday. Indiana fair and warmer Tuesday with clouding and likely rain by night. West Virginia fair and warmer through Wednesday. Temperatures at multiple stations range from the mid 60s to low 80s with clear to foggy conditions at noon and light to moderate winds.
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Passing of Jap Cabinet Won't Affect Relations
Washington reports that the Terauchi Cabinet resignation is expected to bring internal reforms in Japan without altering Japan US relations or plans to aid Czecho-Slovaks. Discussions note limited Siberia military action, with no firm posturing beyond relief efforts and informal plans. The Sei-Yu-Kai party may form a coalition cabinet led by Hari, signaling potential liberal reforms and a cabinet responsible to the Diet.
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Soldiers' Pay Delays Reduced by New System
Brigadier General Wood reports U S troops now paid within five days of each month and voluntary allotments reaching relatives with minimal delay. The move follows General Lord’s push to speed reports from camps and eliminate dependence on centralized records. France payments are handled locally by officers there.
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France
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Kingfisher Sunk Claims Hears Explosions After Attack
Survivors of the American steam trawler Kingfisher say they did not see the ship sink after a German U-boat torpedoed it off Halifax last Friday. Navy reports state three explosions heard after they were out of sight suggest the ship went down. Kingfisher was described as having a straight bow and armed with two six inch guns and four smaller guns.
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Gritty Des Moines Officer Dies After Gallant Lorraine Stand
Lieutenant Colonel Emory J. Pike of Des Moines Iowa commanded machine gun positions after a severe wound near Vandieres on September 15. He was mortally wounded on Hill 427 while aiding a wounded private and died the next day in a French cemetery.
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Bishop Currier Dies Suddenly on a Train
Baltimore report states Bishop Charles Warren Currier of the Catholic Church died aboard a train while traveling from Waldorf Maryland to Baltimore. He had been in apparent good health and had just confirmed in Waldorf. Currier headed St Marys Church Washington before becoming Bishop of Matanzas Cuba in 1913 and was known for Indian missions work. His body was brought to Baltimore and funeral planned on Cardinal Gibbons return from New York.
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Airman Bonnaille Wins British Distinguished Service Order
General Pershing reports Lieutenant Bonnaille of 2521 Mission Street San Francisco attached to the Royal Air Force earned the British Distinguished Service Order for heroism in an August 13 air fight. He saved a damaged aircraft and guided his riddled plane to British lines despite multiple enemy attacks.
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San Francisco
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Arch bishop John Ireland Enters Critical Condition
St Paul Minnesota September 23 Arch bishop John Ireland of the Roman Catholic diocese was seriously ill with heart disease and stomach trouble and was unconscious late this afternoon the 5 o clock report said he was very low
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Reed and Reed Indicted Over Socialist Remarks
Abraham I. Shiplacoff New York State Assemblyman and Socialist congressional candidate in Brooklyn and John Reed magazine writer once in Russia were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for disloyal remarks at a Socialist mass meeting in New York City. Reed was arrested and bailed. Shiplacoff was ordered to appear to plead.
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John Reed
Russia
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Daniels Addresses Edystone Workers in Berlin Victory Tone
Secretary of the Navy Daniels spoke to fifteen thousand Edystone Ammunition workers affirming no compromise with Germany. He linked a Washington engagement with a future Marine Band march in Berlin with General Pershing’s army. He praised rifle delivery to the government and noted factory morale as Columbia, Gem of the Ocean played.
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Serbs Reach Vardar Front and Cut Macedonian Lines
British troops push to the Kara Oghluler Hamalzi line and advance toward Mrzentsi on the Vardar front while Serbs report crossing the Cerna and Vardar rivers and severing rail links to Salonika. Prisoner and gun counts range up to 10,000 and 120.
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Denmark Rejoices Over U S Commercial Agreement
Copenhagen reports the Social Demokraten hails a Denmark United States trade pact as a remedy for rising unemployment. Unions cite promised supplies of tobacco, shellac, linseed oil, varnish, yarn, cotton, and tanning material easing the jobless rate and urge quick delivery and union input on shipment priorities.
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Start Is Made On Regulating Cotton Prices
The government formed two committees to fix standard raw cotton prices. A distribution committee will purchase cotton for the United States and allies at prices approved by the President. Members include Charles J. Brand and Edward H. Inman. A separate inquiry panel, chaired by Thomas W. Page, will hold hearings across cotton growing states with members from industry and farming. The War Industries Board will keep members disassociated from business while serving.
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Fire at Willard Hotel Displaces Government Officials
A morning fire at the New Willard Hotel in Washington drove more than a thousand guests to the streets. The blaze began in the kitchen and spread to the palm room, forcing Vice President Marshall and seven senators plus other officials to evacuate. damage is valued by water and smoke, with full estimates pending.
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Twenty-One Men Missing From Buena Ventura
Washington reports twenty-one sailors from the cargo steamer Buena Ventura are still missing after the ship was torpedoed and sunk off Spain. The vessel carried ninety-five crew. six officers and thirty-nine men were landed at Brest, while two officers and twenty-seven men reached Corunna. Survivors described the submarine as about 350 feet long with two guns.
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Evading Drafts Fugitives Caught in Venezuela
Robert and Benjamin Livingstone of Los Angeles, who fled California by way of Central America to avoid the draft, were apprehended by American agents in Venezuela while traveling with their mother under assumed names with passports issued in San Salvador. They will be returned to California.
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Altho
California
Central America
Venezuela
Robert
Benjamin Livingstone
Los Angeles
San Salvador
Livingstones
Livingstone brothers sought by feds over draft evasion
Robert Livingstone and his brother Benjamin were pursued by federal authorities in Los Angeles for alleged evasion of military service. Benjamin forfeited a $10,000 bond to guarantee appearance in federal criminal cases linked to Robert's draft evasion. The Livingstone family once ran shoe stores.
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Japanese seize Amur capital Blagoveshchensk
Japanese cavalry have occupied Blagoviestchensk and Alexivsk, capital of Amur province, after converging from Khabarovsk and Tshitsihor. About two thousand Austro German troops surrendered at Kokka, with forces retreating to the Zeya region.
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Stronghold Taken Near Epehy by British Forces
British forces captured a German strong point northeast of Epehy after a three day defense. Field Marshal Haig reported a local operation secure the position while a hostile counter attack north of the area briefly penetrated our lines at one point before being repulsed elsewhere.
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Constantinople Bombed by RAF in September Action
British Royal Air Force bombed Constantinople on September 20 and 21 with Greek cooperation. The operation caused fires in three hangars after a balloon was shot down in European operations. Leaflets were dropped into Stamboul during the raid.
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Turkish Forces Trapped by British Front Truce Reports
Reports from the Palestine front indicate that none of the Turkish forces totaling about 40,000 men were trapped by the British lines as the seizure of the last of their positions continued. The dispatch comes from London dated September 23.
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