Peace Doves Meet in Chicago Amid Guarded Rally
Chicago September 4 The American Alliance for Peace and Democracy holds a convention under police protection after Mayor Thompson’s absence and a police surge blocks state militia plans. Governor Lowden orders troops to Chicago to prevent alleged draft riots and enforce suppression of future peace meetings.
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Traeger
Lowden Thompson Rift Reshapes Illinois Politics
Gov Frank Lowden and Mayor Thompson end a longstanding alliance over a disputed agreement. The feud centers on rewards promised for Thompson’s support of Lowden’s bid for governor and the sought U S Senate seat. The split signals a major realignment in state politics and complicates future endorsements.
Buckwheat Crop Estimate Boosts Cake Production
The department of agriculture puts buckwheat crop at 20 million bushels, eight million more than last year, yielding an estimated 6.5 million bushels of flour and about 684,241,088,007 buckwheat cakes.
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Department of Agriculture
Baseball results from St Louis Chicago and other games
The box scores report St Louis defeat Chicago 6 11 2 and 5 10 2 in first doubles with Dilhoeffer and Elliott. Second game Chicago wins 6 7 1. Pittsburgh beats Cincinnati 8 42 Miller and Schmidt.New York defeats Boston 7 11 ? Perritt and Rariden. Brooklyn beats Philadelphia 5 8 and 0 4 with Marquard. Second games show Philadelphia 9 12 and 3 9 Coombs Miller and Miller.
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Baseball scores and lineups from five city pair games
In Chicago Detroit matchups Bhimka James Stanage with Faber Danforth Williams and Schalk. second Detroit game features Boland James Cunningham Yelle Danforth Williams Cicotte Schalk Lynn. Boston New York first game Shaw Key Nunnamaker Boston Foster Thomas. second game Fisher Nunnamaker Boston Leonard Pennock Agnew Thomas. Philadelphia Washington games list Gallia Shaw Dumont Henry Philadelphia Bush Schauer Meyer. Washington R Johnson Meyer. Cleveland St Louis games include Groom Molyneux Wright Severeid Hale Cleveland Klepfer ONeill. second game Rog ers Koob Severeid Cleveland Coveleskie Morton ONeill.
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Yelle
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O'Neill
Canadian casualty list lists Americans killed in action
Ottawa Ontario September 5 The casualty list shows Americans killed in action including C S Patterson West Virginia J P McAuley Indiana Harbor Indiana and R Egan Kilbourn Wisconsin.
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Kilbourn
Wis
Italians Again Win New Ground In Bres tovizza Valley
Italian forces push east in the Bres Tavizza valley south of Gorizia repelling Austrian counterattacks. In the Zebra valley Italian Alpini claim a gun and three machine guns. 8 officers and 339 men taken prisoner on the Julan front. French and British reports note heavy artillery activity on the Meuse and Aisne fronts with several German assaults repulsed.
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Zebra Valley
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Bankhead plan eyed for excess profits tax change
Senator Bankhead proposes a graduated excess profits tax for the War revenue bill. The amendment sets 5 percent on net income above 5 percent of prewar profits, 10 percent on 5 to 10 percent, 25 percent on 10 to 15 percent, 40 percent on 15 to 20 percent, and 75 percent on above 20 percent of prewar profits.
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Bankhead
Fargo May Bar Peace Council Visit
Governor Frazier signals Fargo may bar the Peace Council of America on Democracy and Peace after Mayor Stein warns of disorder. The council, blocked into Minnesota by Governor Burnquist, had been invited to Fargo. Stein cites recent disruption of Max Lastman’s peace meeting as reason to keep gatherings out of the city.
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Stein
Riga loss may sober Russian radicals
Washington reports confidential advices to the American government over the last two weeks forecast abandonment of Riga and evacuation of Petrograd as possibilities. Such gains would be militarily minor, and some Russians may see a German occupation as a lesson to support the current government to save their fatherland. Ice would soon sever water routes, cutting the army's rear.
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Petrograd
Germany
Risa
Mexico Will Be Neutral in World War I Crisis
Mexico will remain strictly neutral as President Carranza told Congress in a formal message. Senor Jesus Urueta, former foreign relations secretary and current congress president, argued the war exposes capitalism’s collapse and calls for justice and equality among nations. The German minister to Mexico attended the session.
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Senor Urueta
Publishers Hope Order Lowers Newsprint Costs
Washington September 1. An official government order, reported by newspapers, could allow publishers to lower daily printing costs. The measure, tied to a 2 percent rate adjustment, is hoped to enable newspapers to publish more cheaply.
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the Food Administration
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Russians abandon Riga as German drive advances
Petrograd reports Riga abandoned by Russian forces amid a retreat toward the north due to threat on the frontline. Berlin notes German progress as planned while Roumanians repulse several attacks near Guerile and Varuliza amid flour shortages. Riga's fate sealed after a Dvina crossing by German troops.
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Reighstas Move to Open Peace Parley
Amsterdam dispatch says the Reighstas plan exclusive peace talks in the next German session. Government aims to negotiate before Christmas and may choose The Hague or a neutral capit al as venue with potential talks in Berne Copenhagen or Chicago noted.
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Russians Still Fighters Amid Conflicting Reports
New York dispatch reports A J Sack of the Russian information bureau dismisses claims of collapse. He says a large portion of forces remain capable and active despite alarmist war talk. The statement counters prevailing narratives about Russia’s military strength.
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