Grand Forks County Board completes exemption decisions
Late today the Grand Forks County exemption board finished reviewing 147 exemption claims. 79 were denied and 68 granted. 106 men named by district officials plus 79 county picks make up 186 of 216 to be included in the Liberty Army. Notice posts at the county court house warn registrants to await further reporting directions.
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Grand Forke
Foss
Hans Anderson
Gare
Giles Pere
Trepanier
Louis Napoleon
North Sixth Street
Grand Forks
Finch
William Arthur
North Fifth Street
Plank
Howard
Washington
St. Louis
Giembo
Minnesota Avenue
Grand’ Forks
Veltch
Stanley
Hmerado
McGavin
James
Bismarck
Liberty Army
Lst
Readineza
UcCoptinusdon
Grave news from Petrograd raises security concerns
Washington reports official dispatches from Russia within the last 24 hours cause concern over the situation. They will not be made public or discussed at this time by American officials who view them as potentially signaling a shifting condition. The provisional government and German intrigue in Russia are tied to the dispatches' subject matter.
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Washington
Rusnia
Russia
No New Call For Men Till Early Spring
1918 draft report indicates no new call for men until early spring. Training and facilities are taxed with no quarters available. Provost marshal general's mobilisation efforts proceed as authorities prepare for heavier demands.
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Washington
Stes
Vaneineo Apis
Wil
Northwest farmers protest 1.65 wheat price at Ypres drive
E G Quamme leads a North Dakota Minnesota delegation to Washington to oppose a 1.65 per bushel wheat price, warning a 30 to 40 cent loss per bushel under current costs. Steenerson submits letters urging 2.50 per bushel, arguing Canadian prices justify parity and warning against arbitrary wartime interference.
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St. Paul
E. G. Quamme
Federal Loan Bank of
Herbert C. Hoover
Ngrttiwest
P. Finch
Fargo
Feer
Mr. Quamme
Northwest
Washington
Steenerson
United States Food Administration
Red River Valley
Fort William
Canada
Duluth
Germans Stir Mexicans Against the United States
In Mexico City on August 22, friends of Germany conduct propaganda aimed at Mexico against the United States. The effort has not swayed educated and high officials, though it has stirred some sectarian attitudes in uneducated areas. The piece asserts U S aims to overthrow Mexican sovereignty and seize territory between the Rio Grande and Panama.
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Mexico City
Germany
Mexico
United State
United States
Rio Grands
Panama
Railway strikers clash with officials in San Francisco
In San Francisco on August 22, violence erupted as railway strikers battled United Railroads officials. One man was fatally injured or died, four others were badly beaten, and gunfire near a strikebreaker barn prompted police to request more protection overnight.
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Cal
Akcit l
United Railroads
Irish and British Troops Press Across Fierce Langemarck Front
English advance against Langemarck and Frezenberg amid heavy fighting near Lens as Ulster and Irish units battle Bavarian positions. At Pona Farm and nearby ridges, gun pits and machine guns test infantry resolve. Irish forces push to Hill 85 while much of the German defense crumbles under sustained fire.
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Langemarck
Frezenberg
Lens
Battlefeld
Pona Farm
Fortuin
Frezenburg
Borry Farm
German Socialists Back Pope Peace Plan Amid Coal Price Talks
Chicago reports the Consumers' Company cuts soft coal prices by 1 to 1.80 to align with Wilson amid widespread dealer cuts, potentially saving Chicago $30 million in coal costs. Washington notes President Wilson eyeing a coal flow administrator to manage mine output and distribution. Socialist and liberal speakers welcome the Pope action as a path to peace, while centrists and conservatives weigh the Papal note and chancellor’s interpretation.
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Chicago
Consumers’ Company
Wilson
Washington
Canvallor
Mitchells
Reiach
Germany
Michielin
Food Census Aims to Map Nation's Food Supply
Washington August 22 The department of agriculture moves to fund a nationwide census of the food supply. The survey will cover 100 food varieties and record farm and warehouse stocks as well as home gardens. A preliminary census of 18 principal commodities starts within a month with a full survey after the harvest.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Butter fat price debate in Minot opinion note
Minot dairy manager Kent A. Morgan argues butter fat should fetch 60 cents per pound. He predicts supply strain and higher feed costs this year may raise prices, urging farmers to secure ample hay to endure winter and maintain returns.
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Minot
Kent A. Morgan
Minot Daleyompany
Germans Try to Reclaim Verdun Ground in Fresh Assault
Heavy counterattacks on both banks fail to gain ground as French forces persevere around Verdun. Paris reports over 6,000 French gains, while Vienna acknowledges Italian advances on the Isonzo front. British and French troops strike along the Franco-Belgian front near Ypres, with renewed assaults at Lange and Brezenberg amid ongoing intense fighting.
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Associated Press
Ypres
Lange’ Brezenberg
Italians Gain as 13000 Enemies Captured at Invitor Front
Rome reports Italians have captured more than 1000 Austro Hungarian troops and taken 30 guns in a broad offensive on the Invitor front. General Cadorna says gains extend along the entire line north of Gorizia while the Corso front sees localized fighting to the south. German attacks press Russians and Lens coal region sees heavy actions with British counter moves in the face of German resistance.
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Italian War Department
Cadorna
Gorizia
Corso
Lene
Lens
Egrae Pointa
London
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