Liberty Loan Drive Surpasses Quota Across Districts
Washington reports $4.617 billion subscribed in the second Liberty Loan, oversubscribing the $3 billion target by 64 percent. All districts exceeded quotas, 9.4 million people participated, and half of oversubscriptions will be accepted, leaving bonds issued at about $3.808 billion.
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Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve
McAdoo
United States
Me.Adoo
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Philadelphia
S. Francisco
Richmond
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Atlanta
Dallas
National Anthem Added to BSO Progam by Public Demand
Dr Karl Muck of the Boston Symphony Orchestra yielded to public pressure and added the national anthem to the program. Major Higginson, head of the orchestra, had opposed its inclusion, noting it had no place there.
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Karl Muck
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Major Higginson
Doctor Mack
America
U S War Mission Reaches England for Paris Conference
The United States announces safe arrival of its war mission in England headed by Col. Edward M. House. Members include Admiral Benson Gen. Bliss Oscar Crosby and other officials. The purpose is to coordinate Allied efforts and maximize war efficiency against Germany through a broad war conference in Paris.
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Col. E. M
Paris Conference
Washington
America
Paris
England
State Department
House
Edward M. House
New York
W. S. Benson
Tasker H. Bliss
United States Army
Oscar V. Crosby
the Treasury
Vance OO. McCormick
War Trade Board
Bainbridge Colley
United States Shipping Board
Alonzo E. Taylor
Thomas Nelson Perkins
Priority Board
Gordon Auchincloss
Lansing
United States
Germany
Schwab Heir Joins Navy En Route to Annapolis
The nephew of Charles M. Schwab from Bethlehem leaves studies at Pennsylvania State College to enlist in the Naval Reserve. He serves in the transport service and will soon go to the Naval Academy at Annapolis for training as an ensign. This is his first photograph in naval uniform.
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Charles M. Schwab, II
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehemse Company
Pennsylvania State College
Naval Reserve
Military Academy
Annapolis
Mr. Schwab F
United States Navy
Latins Driven Back as Berlin Reports Pursuit in Italy
Berlin says Austro German troops push in northern Italy reaching the Livenza line behind the Tagliamento. The statement notes pursuit in the mountains and Venetian plain with several thousand prisoners taken. Rome reports withdrawal to Livenza due to low water in the Tagliamento and air bombardment of bridges.
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Berlin
Livenza
Rome
Taglamento
Tagliamento
War Welds U S Says Wilson Proclaims Thanksgiving Day
President Wilson declares a day of thanksgiving and prayer on November 20 1917 urging national unity amid world war. He frames war as forging a new spirit and calls citizens to worship and gratitude in homes and churches. The proclamation names Woodrow Wilson and Secretary Lansing.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
Nati
Fewer ships sunk in British merchant fleet report
London reports a drop in ships sunk last week with eight vessels over 1,600 tons and four smaller ones lost to mines or submarines. No fishing boats were sunk. The total since the admiralty began weekly reporting reaches 1,036 vessels.
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London
Admiralty
American patrol yacht Alcedo sunk in war zone
The converted yacht Alcedo was torpedoed at 1 30 a m in the danger zone. One officer and twenty men are missing as the vessel sank within four minutes after the hit. Alcedo, built in 1895 in Glasgow for Baron Rothschild, later owned by George W Drexel, measured 275 feet and carried a crew of 46.
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Washington
Navy Department
Glasgow
Baron Rothschild
Trieste
Austria
George W. Childs Drexel
Philadelphia
Drexel
Federal move to remove enemy aliens near U S coasts
Federal authorities plan relocating Germans and other alien enemies within 190 miles of the coast to inland areas possibly extending to the Great Lakes region. About 600000 Germans in the United States may be affected along with 100000 naturalized or naturalized Germans. Navy officials support the step to safeguard transports to France from potential tip offs by coastal aliens. Justice agents back the plan as well.
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New York
United States Coast Line
Great Lakes District
United States
Wilson
Department of Justice
Germany
Navy
America
France
Berlin
Naval
Explosion Causes Million-Dollar Loss at Hastings Plant
Officials of the Hope Oil Land and Gas company report a gasoline plant at Hastings, West Virginia, burned after an explosion. Loss estimated at $1,000,000 with three men slightly injured.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Hope Oil Land and Gas Company
Hastings
Pacific coast shipyards threaten new strike
Reports circulated that the government may conscript all shipbuilding plants on the Pacific coast to avert another work stoppage. Labor leaders denounced the wage scale from the federal board as unsatisfactory, denying any labor signatory to the decision.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Federal Wage Adjustment Board
Morgenthaler Seeks End to Telephone Strike in North
John Morgenthaler, president of the district council, said he expects W. F. Delmney, the northern representative at San Francisco conferences, to persuade strikers to return to work. California unions planned no action until Labor Secretary Wilson and the labor commissioners arrive, likely next Monday.
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San Francisco
John Morgenthaler
District Council
W. F. Delmney
California
Wilson
United States Offers Canada Gold Loan
The federal reserve board proposes a loan of 25 million dollars in gold to Canada in response to a Canadian banking appeal. The gold would be returned once Canada’s foreign exchange position is readjusted.
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Federal Reserve Board
Accohen
Washington
Nova
Dominion
Reserve Board
United States
Brazilian deputies urge state of siege declaration
The foreign relations committee of the chamber of deputies adopted a resolution favoring the proclamation of a state of siege in Rio de Janeiro on November 7.
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Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Chamber of Deputies
Filipino Native Granted U.S. Citizenship
Judge W. W. Morrow of the U S district court upheld the right of a native of the Philippine islands to become a citizen of the United States in San Francisco on November 7.
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U. S
San Francisco
Cal
W. W. Morrow
United States District Court
Philippine Islands
United States
Bull chases Bryan into mesquite tree during hunt
In Chandler Arizona on November 7 William J Bryan and RB Hayward were chased by a wild bull while duck hunting. They reached a mesquite tree where Bryan was saved and unhurt. Others shot and killed the bull. Bryan lost part of his hunting suit in the escape.
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Commoner
Chandler, Ariz
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
RB. Hayward
Witeh Mey
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Sum Asked
New York Federal Reserve District
Kyou
Young Charles Schwab
District of Columbia
Robert Lansing
Secretary of State
U.S
Alcedo
Canada
Bull
Bryan
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