Bandits Kill 2 and Loot $8100 in Broad Daylight
Four middle aged bandits armed with shotguns and revolvers killed two workers and stole $8100 payroll from Winslow Bros ornamental iron plant at 4600 West Harrison. A courier was killed as he fled with two money satchels, the robbers escaped in a wire enclosed car. one survivor hid as police hunted the attackers.
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Chicago
Winslow Bros
West Harrison Stret
Corn Exchange National Bank
Winslow
Express Company
Winslow Company
May Hurry Peace Queen Wilhelmina May Act as Mediator
Reports from Holland indicate cautious interest in using Queen Wilhelmina as an intermediary for peace talks. Observers say both belligerents may seek Dutch involvement, prompting the Netherlands to avoid taking sides as peace efforts unfold. The royal family pictured includes Queen Wilhelmina Prince Henry and Princess Juliana.
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Holland
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
Prince Henry
Juliana
U S Destroyer Sinks German Submarine in Bold Rescue
Gulf Port report recounts an American destroyer destroying a German submarine after it surfaced near a British steamer. Four crew members died aboard the U-boat while several Germans who boarded the steamer were taken prisoner by the destroyer.
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Gulf
William Raymond Brown
Brown
Wilson asks AG for powers to curb war prices
President Wilson requests Attorney General Gregory interpret existing laws to clearly define the government's power to restrain war prices. He seeks guidance on the scope of food control and national defense acts to enable ongoing price containment.
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Washington
Gregory
Wilson
Anarchy Reported In Russian Army Sparks Conference Alarm
Moscow reports reveal anarchy in the Russian rank and file with cold blooded killings of high officials and mass desertion prevented by threats of slaughter. General Korniloff’s impassioned speech shocks the national convention, prompting a renewed sense of urgent tasks before the body.
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Moscow
Korniloff
Red Cross to Aid Serbians in Relief Mission
The American Red Cross war council orders an immediate relief mission to Serbia with Cordenio Arnold Severance as commissioner. Two hundred thousand dollars is allotted to supply refugees on the Macedonian front amid widespread displacement and loss.
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Washington
War Council of the American Red Cross
Serbia
War Council
Cordenio Arnold Severance
St. Paul
West Point Precipitates Graduation of 1918 Cadets
West Point will graduate 152 cadets from the class of 1918 on Thursday at the military academy in New York. This marks the second premature officer class released in five months, following the 1917 graduates in April. Normally the 1918 class would graduate next June, but last May orders authorized the earlier ceremony on August 30.
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West Point
N. Y
Military Academy
Army
British Gain on Flanders Front and Italian Advances Reported
In dispatches from multiple fronts on August 29, British forces claimed gains along the St Julien to Poelcapelle road in Flanders and small advances on the Ypres-Menin line. Paris reports Italian troops advancing on the Bainsizza plateau and toward Goritz, while Austrian forces evacuate Trieste. Russian troops retreat as German Austrian offensive opens in Bukovina. French artillery activity noted near Butte de Souain and Arracourt with several small engagements.
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California
Bainsizza
Goritz
London
Flanders
St. Julien-Poelcapelle
Inverness
Ypres-Menin
Paris
Butte de Souain
Arracourt
Petrograd
Boyany
War Office
Szernowitz
Bukowina
Rome
Gorttz
America’s War Aims Outlined to British Troops
London reports that American war aims are explained to British troops in France by speakers dispatched by the British government. The brief outlines emphasize shared objectives and Allied cooperation during the conflict.
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America
London
France
Three Yeggs Fail to Open Strong Box in Chicago
Three young cracksmen, linked to a $9,500 safe blow at Beck er, Ryan & Co., visited the Chicago Veterinary College. They bound a duty veterinarian, tried to open the safe, failed, and left with $16.65 after bidding farewell to Dr. H. E. Heron.
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Chicago
Becker, Ryan & Co
S. Halsted Street
Chicago Veterinary College
S. State Street
H. E. Heron
War Savings Certificate Plan Nears Announcement
Details of the war savings certificate plan are before Secretary McAdoo and likely to be announced soon. Indications point to American certificates in denominations as low as $5 with a British style option using stamps under $1 purchased at post offices. A stamp book would be issued to each buyer and redeemed for a War savings certificate when full.
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Washington
McAdoo
Owen Sounds War and Peace Stance in Senate Speech
Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma says Austria and possibly Germany favor simultaneous arms reductions but warns the United States must intensify its war effort and mobilize nations against Teutonic powers to curb world domination.
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Senate
Benedict
Owen
Oklahoma
Austria
Germany
Purchasing Board for Army in France Formed
Major General Pershing issues a general order creating a general purchasing board in Paris with a head purchasing agent. The agent coordinates Allied and American purchasing agencies and oversees purchasing and disbursing officers from each supply department Red Cross and YMCA. Senior officers form a board under supervision to approve proposed purchases.
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Paris
Pershing
Red Cross
Young Men’s Christian Association
Help Rebuild France Unit Sail for France from Haverford
Fourteen members of the American Friends Reconstruction unit in training at Haverford College have sailed for France. A larger contingent of fifty, including four women, will follow to serve as social workers in villages and assist in reconstructing homes and facilities.
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Philadelphia
American Friends’ Reconstruction Unit
Haverford College
France
Beet sugar producers pledge price cut saving millions
Washington reports beet sugar producers agree to limit prices to reduce sugar cost by about one percent, a move announced by the food administration. Public notice claims savings of $39,000,000 between now and the first of next year.
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Washington
Food Administration
Gow
Canal Traffic Grows as Year Ends Under Word’s Administration
Washington reports canal traffic rising to 1,876 vessels for the year, the busiest since the Waterway opened. The United States ranks second behind Britain, with 4,088 vessels passing in 298. British traffic stands at 786, and overall totals reflect strong activity through the Panama Canal.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Treat Watorwey
Chester Word’ N
Export controls tighten food and gold shipments to Germany
President Wilson imposes export licenses on meats sugar oils and corn to curb shipments to Germany. The export administration board gains power to issue assurance letters and enforce strict controls to prevent leakage of gold through neutrals and allied channels.
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Fm.s
Germany
Iam
Leou
Washington
Aue
Export Administrave Board
Explorer Wise Not Starving, Returns Home
Daniel M. Wise the explorer believed starving near the Amazon headwaters is alive and en route home. His wife in Williamsport has received a letter stating he would leave Peru on August 11.
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Explorer Wise
Williamsport
Daniel M. Wise
Amazon
Peru
VETS PLAN FOR LARGER BODY
Veterans from European War era to form a larger organization at the seventeenth national encampment in New York. War veterans attending the event plan to create a group eligible for post European War veterans. Visitors spend most time boating along New York rivers and harbors.
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New York
Mexico Seeks U S Refund of Vera Cruz Duties
Mexico City officials say the Mexican government will request the United States to refund customs duties collected during the Vera Cruz occupation. The sum is estimated at over 1,000,000 dollars in U S coin.
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Mexico City
United States
Vera Cruz
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St. Julien Road
Trieste
Zurich
Corriere d'Italia
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Beaumont
Vaux and
Lepalameux
Berlin
Frezenberg
Flanders Front
Army Headquarters
Celief
Charles Pharazya
Robert L. Owen
United States Veterans of Foreign Wars
Charles Phas ‘Azra
Lindenwold, N. J
England
Winfield Scott
U.S
Tive
Europe
VETS
Mexico
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