German Austria Seeks Bread and Debt Relief at Peace Talks
Vienna reports the Austrian note to the St Germain mission urges minimal territorial ties and credits to avoid famine. It insists German Austria must be allowed financial control, demands relief from wartime debts, and calls for a plenary commission to reassess all economic conditions.
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Copenhagen
St. Germain
Vienna
Austria
League of Nations
Austria-Hungary
Food crops suffer large July declines across major grains
Washington reports July drought and pests trimmed wheat by 221 million bushels and corn by 27 million. Oats fell 137 million, barley 27 million, and white potatoes 34 million bushels, while rice rose.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Senate Committee Backs Thorough Inquiry Into Mexican Outrages
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee ordered a favorable report on the King resolution granting power to investigate damages and outrages against American citizens in Mexico. The probe covers killings, property destruction, confiscation, and claims since Diaz's retirement.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mexico
Diaz
Belgian King Albert to Visit the United States
Brussels reports details of King Albert’s U S tour with Prince Leopold likely starting mid September. He will tour the country and not return until Belgian elections require his presence. The trip signals a full swing visit across the nation with the royal party.
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Brussels
King Albert
America
Prince Leopold
Government crop report shows top wheat and corn forecasts
The August crop report lists spring wheat at 225 million bushels, total wheat at 940 million, and corn at 2.788 billion. The data reflect nationwide forecasts for the current season.
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Washington
German war minister von Falkenhayn claims responsibility
Paris reports Baron Burt von Leisner delivered a letter from General von Falkenhayn to the peace conference council. In it Falkenhayn asserts responsibility for military acts by Germany during his tenure as war minister and head of the general staff.
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Kaiser
Paris
Baron Burt von Leisner
Vermailles
Sit Council of the
General von Falkenhayn
Germany
Vonseneay Ype
Antitrust suits announced against meat packers in cost of living drive
Washington reports Attorney General Palmer revealed antitrust suits against major meat packing firms as part of a broader campaign to cut living costs. President Wilson would urge Congress to pass new measures while DOJ agents prepare probes into hoarding and profiteering under the Lever food control act.
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Washington
Palmer
Wilson
Congress
Department of Justice
Department
Food Administration
Japan to State Plans on Shantung Return
Tokyo will issue a formal declaration outlining Japan's intents in Shantung, the Chinese province under Versailles treaty control. Officials expect the note to reiterate that Shantung will be returned to China, with some believing a restoration date may be announced.
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Shantung
Washington
Japan
Tokio
China
Allies keep Kaiser trial in London after peace treaty ratified
London Aug 7 The Allies will proceed with the trial of the former German emperor in London as planned. Andrew Bonar Law, the government leader, said no action could be taken until the German peace treaty is ratified.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Minneapolis Filer Killed in Ellington Field Incident
Minneapolis resident is reported among casualties as Lt. W. H. Tillisch stationed at Ellington Field Houston Texas and E. L. Davin of the Texas Department referenced in the report.
Hoover Cuts Off Food Relief to Budapest Amid Hungarian Turmoil
Hoover halts all relief moving to Budapest arguing Roumanians are starving Hungarians. Archduke Joseph takes provisional power to quell disorder and rule with a strong hand. U.S. troops are not in Budapest. only officers and some relief workers remain. Brigadier General Bandholtz joins the Inter Allied commission as Graziani Mondelli Gordon prepare for the Budapest settlement. Hungarian envoy in Vienna reportedly fled after burning documents.
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Paris
Herbert Hoover
Inter-Allied Relief Commission
Budapest
Hungary
Archduke Joseph
Jules Peidl
Washington
State Department
U. S
Harry H. Bandholtz
Inter- Allied Military Commission
General Graziani
France
Gordon
Great Britain
General Mondelli
Italy
Copenhagen
Vienna
Die Zeitung
Gotham Actors on Strike Thirteen Theatres Dark in New York
Thirteen of New York's leading theaters are closed by an actors strike. The move follows the Producers Protective association rejecting an ultimatum on demands including Actors Equity recognition and extra pay beyond eight performances per week.
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New York
Producing Managers’ Protective Association
Actors’ Equity Association
American Federation of Labor
Army plan would cost 900 million yearly says March
Washington August 8 General Peyton C March chief of staff told the senate military subcommittee that a permanent policy including a standing peace army of 676000 and universal military training for youths 19 would require 900 million dollars annually under revised estimates.
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March
Washington
War Department
Peyton C. March
Senate
Senate Leaders Demand Acceptance by Others on Reservations
Washington reports August 8 that Republican leaders in the senate call for any reservations to the peace treaty to require acceptance by the other powers before the United States enters the league of nations and vows to stand against reservations lacking such assent.
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Washington
United States
League of Nations
Senate
Portuguese Elect New President
Antonio Almeida is elected president in Lisbon as August 8 reports indicate.
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Lisbon
Antonio Almeida
Nicaragua Aids Invaders Charged by Costa Rican Senate
Costa Rica’s senate and chamber report to the U S Senate accuses the Nicaraguan government of aiding invaders who violated Costa Rican neutrality. The government said the message would be cabled to Washington.
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Nicaragua
San Jose
Costa Rica
Def
United States Senate
Senate
Chamber
French officer invents optical sight in wartime trial
A promoted French aviator tests a new optical sight claimed to shoot down at any range. He flies a single seater over enemy lines, faces eight Albatrosses, and survives while his invention is studied. A colleague recalls a blunt, very French character.
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Bocie
Martinet
Charles Bernard Nordhoff
The
Atlantic Monthly
Fever Heroes Namesakes Slow to Return in New Trend
The New York Sun notes Americans drop the practice of naming children after heroes. After Civil War era peaks with Abraham Lincoln and Grover Cleveland names, the trend faded through McKinley Roosevelt Taft years. In 1918 Philadelphia births show only 27 Woodrow Wilsons and 7 John Pershings among 43,000 births.
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New York Sun
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Grover
William
John Pershings
Bureau of Vital Statistics
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