Premier Lloyd George vows allied victory and warns against peace overtures
In a Grey's Inn speech Premier Lloyd George declares allies near victory and rejects any peace overtures to Prussia. He argues tonnage drives aim, stresses democracy and world security, and urges Britain and America to boost shipping as the pivotal factor in proving victory and defeating autocracy.
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London
Wilson
Lloyd George
Grey's Inn Benchers
Prussia
Germany
United States
Europe
Britain
England
America
Russia
Rules for Draft Registrants Advisory Guidance
Rules instruct registrants to consult legal advisory boards before filling the questionnaire. Read all questions and bring data and the questionnaire to the advisory boards. Bring dependents and employer as needed for exemptions. Do not use the draft board for information. Declares confidentiality. Return the questionnaire within seven days of mailing.
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Legal Advisory Board
Advisory
British public anger over two German raids and war aims
The piece notes public anger in Britain after two German sea raids and a inquiry into the protecting cruiser fleet. It reports German chancellor’s stance against peace with Lloyd George, plans for peace talks with Brest Litovsk, and Turkish occupation of two Aegean islands.
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Lloyd George
von Kuhlmann
Count Czernin
Leon Trotzky
Brest- Litovsk
Jerusalem
Petrograd
Trieste
Asia Minor
House Reports Allied Unity in Paris and New York
Col. E M House heads a European mission that reports coordinated Allied efforts to defeat Germany. The group united facilities and abilities, with a secret departure and arrival, then delivered a thanks filled statement praising teamwork and lack of friction among members.
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New York
E. M. House
Europe
Germany
Wilson
White House
House
Admiral Benson
General Bliss
General Staff
Vance C. McCormick
War Trade Board
Thomas Nelson Perkins
Priority Board
Treasury
Crosby
Alonzo E. Taylor
The
Food Administration
Allied War Council
East Fifty-third Street
England
France
Two U S Submarines Crash in Dense Fog Off American Coast
In a dense fog off the American coast the submarine F1 was rammed and sunk by sister ship F3. Nine crewmen were drowned. five survivors, including Lieutenant ATF Montgomery, were rescued and brought to port. The RA remained undamaged.
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Coast of America
Washington
United States
Atf Montgomery
Deserter Receives 20 Year Army Sentence
Private Lawrence W Trefomphen of the 154th Depot Brigade was sentenced to 20 years hard labor, dishonorable discharge, and forfeiture of pay for desertion from October 1 to 27. He was captured in Staunton, Virginia, after being absent.
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U. S. Army
Camp Meade
Pavoo
Lawrence W Trefemphen
One Hundred and Fiftyfourth Depot Brigade
Trefomphen
Staunton
Canada votes conscription in federal election landslide
Returns from across Canada show Sir Robert Borden's government re elected to a five year term and Sir Wilfrid Laurier decisively defeated as in the reciprocity contest. The union government secured victory in both houses and conscription is confirmed.
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Ottawa
Canada
Robert Borden
Wilfrid Lau
Germanys Frightfulness Tactics Exposed In 1914 Hostage Proclamations
A public information document recounts German use of hostages during 1914 in Belgium and northern France to enforce quiet and protect railways. Proclamations demanded lists of prominent locals to be held at Fort Fleron with death penalties for failure, while civilians faced forced public displays and shootings for even minor disorder. Eyewitness diaries corroborate brutal executions by German units and the coerced sacrifice of civilians to intimidate resistance.
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Belgium
Committee On ‘Public Information
France
Nieckmann
Beyne- Treusay
Grivegnee
Bois-de-Breux
Berne-Heusay
Fort Fleron
Ay. m
Provn
Reims
Hugh Gibson
His Foresight and The Square Fight Preliminaries
Gap John son of Rumpus recalls meeting a drummer in the Right Place store. They argued politics, then he apologized before the fight to follow the “square thing” and ease the confrontation. The judge records the exchange as part of the preparation for a forthcoming bout.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus
Ark
Inquirer
Wisconsin Station Builds Flowing Seed Planting Machine
Experts at the Wisconsin State Agricultural Experiment Station have developed a device to ensure absolutely uniform planting for high grade grain seed, aiming to improve germination and yield.
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Wisconsin State Agricultural Experiment Station
Inquiries Into War Startled Congress Sets New War Probes
Congress moves to reveal every war conduct phase including army navy food and fuel shipping and railroads. Five investigations will run through holidays, aiming to cut red tape, remove delays, and unify war plans under a new wartime council led by Secretary Baker and President Wilson.
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Washington
Congress
Europe
Senate
Harding
Ohio
United States Shipping Board
Cummins
Iowa
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate Military Committee
House Naval Committee
Navy
Reed Committee
Council of National Defense
Wilson
Capitol Hill
War Council
Baker
U S Faces Call to Produce 25 000 Cannons for War Aid
Washington lawmakers hear Rep McCormick press for 25 000 cannons to aid the war effort and prevent men and war losses. In Petrograd the civil war rages as Ukrainians seize arms and Lenin’s govt seeks recognition in exchange. Goethals named to new war council as Crozier questioned over funds. J P Morgan donates art valued near 1 000 000 to the Metropolitan Museum in memory of his father.
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Washington
United States
McCormick
Senate
Petrograd
Don
Russia
Lenine
Ukraine
Goethals
New War Council
Chamberlain
Crozier
New York
J. P. Morgan
Metropolitan Museum of Art
J. P Morgan
Senator Frelinghuysen regrets delay of war preparations
New Jersey Senator Frelinghuysen voices regret over postponed war readiness steps. He urges quick action to ramp up defenses and supply lines amid mounting national security concerns.
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Jersey
Dry Amendment Passed in Congress to National Prohibition
The Senate approved the House’s national prohibition amendment by 47 to 8. The House then passed it 282 to 128 amid a pro prohibition rally with William Jennings Bryan in attendance. The final tally reached 410 votes, the largest in congressional history, after a second roll call.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Sheppard
Marshall
House of Representatives
William Jennings Bryan
Kitchin
Representative Lea
California
Uncle Joe Cannon
Italy calls 2,000,000 more to colors to raise army
An official Rome dispatch says Italy calls 2,000,000 additional men to the colors. The force will rise from about 4,200,000 to 6,200,000, including men aged 36 to 51 and 800,000 previously rejected for physical defects reassigned to noncombat duties.
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London
Italy
Rome
Peters Tops Curley in Historic Boston Mayor Race
Andrew J. Peters, former assistant secretary of the Treasury, defeats Mayor James M. Curley by a 9,279 plurality in Boston's hot election. Congressman James A. Gallyan placed third as Boston approved a license measure by a large margin.
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