Bernstorff Bribery Plot Shocks Congress Seeks 50000 Aid
Washington reports reveal Secretary Lansing's disclosure of a German government bid to pay up to 50000 to influence Congress through a known organization. The probe will span the Senate lobby committee and House foreign affairs panel as lawmakers consider action.
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Ireland
Washington
Congress
Bernstorff
Lansing
Senate
Lobby
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Representative Flood
State Department
von Bernstorff
Capitol
Henry D. Flood
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Tom Heflin
Alabama
Kitchin
Ferris
Burnett
Fess
Ohio
Howard
Georgia
Our Boys Go Forth For France Today
Poem laments mothers who send their sons to fight in France. It honors their courage and sacrifice, notes memory of a mother's smile guiding them, and frames the soldiers as fighting for liberty justice truth and peace in the Holy cause. The verse ends with God speed as troops depart.
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Holy Father
Mexican treasury warns seizure of Cannon mines if idle
Douglas Arizona on September 22 reports that the Orientacion an official Sonora newspaper says the Mexican treasury department will cancel Cannon Consolidated Copper Company concessions and confiscate its property if operations are not resumed within the next month.
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Douglas, Ariz
Orientacion
Permosillo
Sonora
Treasury Department
Cannon Consolidated Copper Company
Haig Reports Great British Victory Amid European Front Advances
British forces extend gains east of Ypres with the capture of 38 000 Germans in the latest drive. From Anzac southwest of Zonnebeke the Australian banner flies as Haig glosses over local attacks near Tower Hamlets and Langemarck. German divisions engaged total 35 with eight in reserve. Passchendaele defenses hinge on Anzac ridge and Polygon wood terrain.
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Frances
Belgium
Ypres
Messines
Gheluvelt
Langemarck
Berlin
Passchenda
Anzac
Zonnebeke
Nun's Wood
Polygon Wood
Mobilization Surges As 800000 Drafted Reach Camps
Washington reports from Provost Marshal General Crowder show massive mobilization for the first heavy draft. Some 120000 men transported in two days with minimal desertion or breakdowns. Preparations for examining 7000000 remaining draftees continue as orders to local boards loom. Baker visits Camp Meade as likely orders move toward Crowder.
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Washington
Crowder
America
Vehousrs
Cams
Baker
Camp Meade
Yeoman Marie Breslin In Regulation Uniform
The text notes Yeoman Marie Breslin in regulation uniform and discusses figures about one in four available men, believed to hold for those yet to be examined.
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Yeoman
Marie Breslin
G. G., Mitchell
Charlestown Navy Yard
United States Navy
Uncle Sam
Germany and Austria Hail Pope Peace Plea in War’s End Effort
German and Austrian leaders respond to Pope Benedict XV’s peace appeal with cautious optimism. Berlin notes Kaiser Wilhelm II respects the pontiff’s efforts to end hostilities. Austria-Hungary declares openness to negotiations and gratitude for the pope’s guidance toward peace for all nations.
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Amsterdam
Benedict
William
Austria
Benedict XV
Charles of
Austria- Iungary
Vatican
Baseball standings and records cross league listings
National League teams and records shown with wins and losses. Chicago and New York lead the pack while St Louis Cincinnati and Brooklyn hold sub-.500 marks. American League tables list Chicago Boston New York Cleveland and Detroit with varied win totals and winning percentages.
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Wiig P.c.l Chap. Wiep.c
New York
Chicago
Philadelpia
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
American League
Boston
Cleveland
St. Louiis
Detroit
Philadel'ia
Sports Scores Summary from Early Season Games
New York defeated Pittsburgh 3 to 1 and Chicago beat Philadelphia 4 to 2. New York topped St. Louis 9 to 6 while Philadelphia edged Cleveland 8 to 5 and Boston beat Chicago 2 to 1. Washington triumphed over Detroit 1 to 7.
White Sox Win Pennant in Ten Inning Victory Over Red Sox
The White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox 2 to 1 in ten innings to clinch the American league pennant. Faber pitched superbly, holding the Red Sox hitless until the seventh. The win brings Chicago to 97 victories and 49 losses, with Boston at 84–57–11 and a possible .625 percentage if the Red Sox win all remaining games. The White Sox produced the decisive run in the fourth as Felsch scored on a Jackson plate out after a trio of hits.
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Boston
White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Faber
Red Sox
Felsch
Jackson
Food Riots Break Out in German Cities
Serious food riots, quelled with the utmost difficulty, have broken out in Cologne, Dusseldorf, Elberfeld and Dortmund. A military guard is placed over food stores in the four cities, according to advices from the German frontier.
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the Hague
Cologne
Dunseldorf
Elberfeld
Dortmund
Endangers Success of War Published Details Censured
Washington on September 22 reports Brig. Gen. Frank McIntyre of the war department censored a rebuke to newspapers publishing landing details of U S Army units in France. He demanded the practice stop as it endangers soldiers and wartime operations.
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Benjamin D. Foulois
Signal Corps
Senate
Foulois
Washington
France
United States Army
Frank McIintyre
War Department
McIntyre
United States
Greek General Papoulos Arrested After December Orders
General Papoulos, who commanded Greek troops against French and British forces in December, was arrested at Missolonghi. He faces charges from the government as a dangerous reactionary.
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Athens
Papoulos
Missolonghi
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Lens
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Glencorse Wood
Yprey- Menin
Inverness Copse
Inverness
Fitzelarence
Dunbarton Lakes
National Army
Central Powers
Charles
National League
Philadelphia
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