12 Oct 1913
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Newspaper
Grabill Review
Location
Grabill, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1913
Page
1
Six months of war session proceedings showed rare harmony with the administration losing on a single major bill. Officials report minimal dissension while Parliament delivered broad consensus on others moving through committee and floor action.
The session approves key wartime actions including declaration of war on Germany on April 6. War bonds totaling 16.54 billion dollars. War appropriations and contract authorizations totaling 14.39 billion dollars. A 7 billion dollar loan to allies. The selective draft law drafting 10 million men. Espionage and embargo provisions. A 2.235 billion revenue bill. Food control, trading with the enemy, and soldiers and sailors insurance bills.
Washington notes describe the first wartime session six months after the declaration of war on Germany. Congress enacted sweeping measures including a $21.8 billion year budget, a $2.5 billion war revenue bill, and vast bond and credit authorizations. The session created the largest U.S. government expenditures in history, with extensive military and naval expansions and numerous emergency powers to support Allied efforts and domestic defense.
Belgium issues a gray book denying German claims of Belgian civilian attacks and cites German destruction of homes. The document asserts 40,000 to 50,000 houses were destroyed by German forces, countering May 1915 German white book allegations.
London reports machiniste Mate Perente of an American naval vessel Wilder be liberated on bail on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of a dockyard laborer named Plummer. Plummer died from the blow on the jaw Sept 5. Perente pleaded not guilty saying I did not mean to injure my friend.
Lima reports Peru cuts ties with Germany after a sweeping congressional vote. The government provides passports to the German minister as relations end. Buenos Aires notes Uruguay forecasts a congress vote in Montevideo favoring an immediate break with Germany.
Miss Eleanor Chase of Waterbury marries Sergt Maj. Charles Taft of New Haven at Rose Hill home. Decorations feature flags as Rev. Robert E. Brown of the Second Congregational Church officiates. bride given in marriage by her father, H. Chase.
Urgee Federation Ouet J. W. W. Sacramento reports the California State Federation of Labor, meeting at LWV, adopted a resolution recommending expulsion of all members from unions within the American Federation of Labor.
Chicago fans saw the White Sox win 2 to 1 at Coatskey Park, taking a 2–0 lead in the series. Oscar Follett, Bertie Schalk, and Red Faber starred as Chicago matched the Giants in a tight pitchers’ duel and started the title chase in earnest before about 82,000 spectators.
Washington reports German raiders in the south Pacific destroyed three American schooners the C Slade Manila and ALBS Johnson and stranded on Mopela Mopeha Island after capturing the crews. The See Adler fled with supplies guns and 727 Native prisoners left behind.
Vice President Marshall urges every citizen to prove faith in democracy by sharing war obligations. New York reports official and unofficial subscriptions to the second Liberty Loan reaching 107,088,000 by 11 o clock, per the Liberty Loan Committee of the Second Federal Reserve District.
A final wage agreement for central competitive coal field workers was reached by a subcommittee of operators and miners in Washington. The pact adds ten cents a ton for pick and machine ruin ing, 15 percent for yardage and dead work, and 1.40 dollars a day for unskilled labor, with 75 cents for trappers and 1 dollar for other boys. The contract covers wartime up to two years and awaits full conference approval.
James E Weat born May 16 1876 in Washington DC led child rescue efforts before directing the Boy Scouts of America. He advanced a crusader like drive yet remained practical guiding operations at the national headquarters in New York.
The passage portrays a prominent Boy Scouts figure in York city described as a large, energetic leader who spends evenings in study digging through vast correspondence. He is noted for informing and guiding 250,000 boys, displaying perseverance, moral focus, and a lifetime dedication to uplifting children’s welfare.
Boy Scouts who secured ten or more subscriptions from different homes for Liberty bonds or ten gardens or increased garden acreage are entitled to war service emblems. National reports show over 10 000 troops participated and about 10 000 medals awarded. About 150 000 individuals bought bonds totaling roughly 24 million dollars. The seal is expected to appear on emblems and they will be sent to federal officials for presentation in the name of the secretary of the treasury.
Middletown and Xenia Boy Scouts aided relief efforts by rolling bandages and transporting supplies, and helped regulate traffic near a fireplug. In Salt Lake City 5,090 old shoes were collected to aid boys and girls in France and Belgium.
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