England Buys Her Flour Here Bread Cheaper
London reports government bread control lowers costs for bakers and consumers. After September 17 Fingland will spend $200,000,000 annually to keep prices reasonable. Lord Rhondda says imported wheat has been controlled since last October and priced to reflect average purchases. Bread in London set at one pound loaf about 5 cents and two pound loaf around 9 cents.
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United States
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America
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Fingland
Fince
May draw Jones into a trial in Villisca case
In Red Oak Iowa on September 7 defense lawyers for Eagyn G J Kelly in the Villisca murder case pressed questions to jurors about Senator F F Jones. Court proceedings included jury selection, protests over courtroom demonstrations, and attempts to remove Detective Wilkerson from the jury circle.
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Eagyn G. J. Kelly
Villiscaux
F. F. Jones
Caee
Carl Clark
Farmer
Jones
J. N. Wilkerson
Jane
Wenstrand
Kelly
Draft Instructions Issued by Crowder Draft
Washington D C Sept 6 The White House will not issue any special regulations regarding appeals from district draft exemption boards Provost Marshal General Crowder advised state governors that appealed cases should be sent by district wards to state headquarters for transmission to the provost marshal for action by the president Governors are notified that drafted men outside their state may be moved to cantonments for temporary residence when travel is impracticable Local boards must carefully examine each application and grant changes only in cases of great and unusual hardship.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Crowder
Fruit Tariffs Held Up By Interstate Commerce Board
The Interstate Commerce Board has suspended proposed tariff increases of 10 to 50 percent on citrus evaporated and fresh fruits and vegetables from California to New York and the midwest. The action delays the higher rates until January 1 next year, affecting shipments and pricing across the national market.
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Washington
Bept
California
New York
Railroads report July net revenues hit new high
Preliminary returns from 106 large railroads show July net revenues of 63,308,195, up from 61,299,980 in July 1916. Western and southern roads lead the increase while eastern lines lag slightly. Seven months ending July total 367,914,241 versus 960,150,674 a year earlier.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mark Imposes Unusually High Tax in Denmark
Copenhagen reports new taxation hikes raise wine taxes to double retail price and beer taxes nearly double. Jewelry sales taxed at 14 percent while income tax on earnings over 6000 crowns rises to 75 percent. Property tax for holdings above 16000 crowns nearly doubles and rail rates increase 2 percent.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Brewers’ League
Fixing Retail Coal Prices Soon to Be Implemented
Washington D C reports the fuel administration will fix retail coal prices with local committees. The policy seeks maximum industry efficiency with fair prices for producers and consumers and may apportion supply so buyers pay rates tied to operator and wholesaler prices.
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Washington, D.C
Eutal
Fuel Administration
H. A. Garfield
Electric Company
Electric
Sen Unis
Doctor Pulls Sound Teeth to Aid Draft Evasion
Reno neutral station reports dentist Dr. George M. Smitten was arrested on a Justice Department complaint for aiding A Ceresola in evading the draft. Bonds set at 3000 dollars. Ceresola had eight molars extracted to treat neuralgia, provoking an official inquiry into the dental actions.
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Dr. Smitten
Ceresola
Hungarians Praise Wilson Peace Reply
Hungarian newspapers Az Est and Magyar Okzag express strong approval of President Wilson's note to Benedicts proposals. Berlin Vesdlooth Zeitung denounces the view, while Az Est calls Wilson's reply clear and endorsable by true friends of peace. Magyar Orszag quotes pacifists praising Wilson and condemning opponents as enemies of peace.
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Az Est
Magyar Okzag
Wilson
Yhe Benedict
Vesdloths Zeitung
Berlin
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Assat
Gates
Miniot
Merica Eros
Hungary
Magyar Orisag
H.s
Independence Party
China declines to sell seized German ships
Peking reports that the allied governments offer to purchase all German ships seized after Germany-Chinese relations broke off has been declined by the government. The vessels are being turned to a Chinese syndicate to augment China's merchant marine.
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China
Peking
Germany
Poles Seek Demands Likely to Be Denied
Copenhagen reports a group of prominent Russian Poles led by Count Roniker of Warsaw presented to the German government a list of demands. They seek abolition of the frontier line between Germany and occupied Poland, cessation of requisitions, and significant monetary concessions in the war.
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Cracow
Roniker
Warsaw
Government targets I W W as sedition sweep broadens
Washington and Detroit reports reveal a nationwide seizure of Industrial Workers of the World documents. Indictments planned. arrests expected within 24 hours. Officials vow stricter action against disloyalists nationwide including writers publishers and German press affiliates.
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Washington, D. C
Industrial Workers of the World
Department of Justice
Federal raids seize agitators and suppress newspapers
Federal authorities conducted synchronized raids across multiple cities including Chicago Cleveland Pittsburgh Lincoln Salt Lake City Minneapolis Seattle Duluth Los Angeles Omaha Tulsa Miami and Portland. Several alleged agitators were apprehended while newspapers were suppressed. Oliver F. Pagan is named as the engineer of the operation, working with H G Claybaugh head of the locomotive department operatives and Aries F Klyne U S district attorney.
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Cleve- Han Pittsigh
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Seattle
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Maaeles
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Buer Miami
Fla
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Ore
Oliver F. Pagan
H. G. Claybaugh
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Aries F. Klyne
United States
Iowa Draft Men To Be Sent To Deming New Mexico
Des Moines reports orders to transfer enough draft men from the 13th division to the 14th division at Deming to reach full war strength. It is unclear which units will transfer or when, but the 84th division may depart for France soon. 1027 men had arrived by noon, uniforms and leggings are unavailable, and many soldiers worked in the kitchen with lighthearted exchanges.
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Camp Dodge
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National Guard
Plummer
Calls America Land of Terrible Noises
A Londoner’s view of America portrays it as a noisy, bustling land with clanging bells, streetcars, overhead rails, and shouting brokers. The text mocks American urban life, noting the loudness and hectic pace that characterize New York and other cities.
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London— Mall
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Germany tightens news control with new government bureaus
Copenhagen dispatch notes Berlin plans to establish press bureaus in each government department. The move aims to standardize information flow to editors while keeping public commentary aligned with official lines. Baron Von Braun is named for a key post.
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Bertin Press
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Peet
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Baron von Braun
Women Led Plot Aims to Restore Czar in Petrograd
Sept 7 reports reveal a conspiracy linked to a royalist plan to restore the czar. Grand Duke Paul’s home housed a loyalist mistress of the court, Mme Narvehaline, and several grand dukes were detained. Premier Kerensky and ministers met to map future actions as Justice Minister Yarovodny resigned in protest.
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House Opens Fight To Draft Riches
Washington D C September 1 Speaker Champlain takes the floor to reopen the battle over wealth conscription taxes. He argues 40 percent is too high for war profits and says the rich should pay more while risking their dollars as well as lives. The debate follows efforts to tax excess profits and income with broad support and opposition, shaping wartime revenue plans.
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President Wilson’s letters urge fast war work return to districts
Administration officials say Congress may finish by October 1 after passing the war revenue bill the new credit bill and soldiers and sailors insurance legislation. The president is not expected to pressure for a quick adjustment and has written to lawmakers endorsing the view that timely war effort and openness in districts would aid objectives.
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Wilson
Congress
Bum Prophet Predicts Peace By New Year
Copenhagen dispatch reports Herr Von Heydebrand the conservative leader, who fails again with a prophecy. He predicts the war will not last through the winter and probably will end by the new year. He opposes extending the war to neutrals, arguing Germany already has enough enemies.
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Herr von Heydebrand
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Germany
English Girls Keep Graves Green in France
Twenty young English girls in France tend graves as part of the women troops effort to keep resting soldiers' plots green. They form the first batch of a larger force, with Kew Garden supplying many recruits to place grass over England’s fallen.
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United Press
London
France
England
Kew Garden
Lafayette Day and Victory Celebrated in New York
The double anniversary of Lafayette's birth and the Battle of the Marne marked celebrations in New York with ceremonies in Union Square and Brooklyn, a monster parade planned, and Allied army representatives in uniform among the guests. The U S Army and the parade participants were armed by detachments.
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Sept
Lafayette
Marne
Ae Hall
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Spies Tip Off Germany on Russian Positions
Riga front military circular says Germans crossed the Dvina by knowing Russian battery positions and silencing observers. Report from Petrograd via Reuters notes German forces exploited exposed coordinates to advance, with Russian defense circles citing compromised intelligence.
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Austrians Hurl Fresh Men And Guns Into Struggle
Rome reports Austrian forces concentrate fresh troops and artillery from Russo Romanian and Balkan fronts to halt Italian advances around Gorizia Hermada Carso. German and Russian fronts show rising tension with captives and naval worries in the Baltic as Italy presses in.
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Carso
Shakeup in War Dept Predicted Amid Ammunition Claims
Hints of an army shakeup persisted in Washington as Secretary Baker and General Croster defended the Frankfort arsenals amid reports of defective ammunition. The Washington Post reports a department shakeup is certain.
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Sioux Falls Man Honored By Lawyers
Saratoga Springs N Y Sept 7 The Mexican constitution was assailed today in an address by William H Bruges of Chicago before the conference of association tary These members of the executive committee were elected Charles N Potter Cheyenne Wyo Charles Bloodsmith Kan and A G Cherry Slouxle S D
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N. Y
William H. Bruges
Chicago
Charles N. Potter
Cheyenne
Wyo
Charles Bloodsmith
Kan
A. &. G. Cherry
Slouxle
Americans Rescue Submarine Victims Near Magdalene Sinking
An American ship docking at an Atlantic port recounts rescuing 21 crew members of the French bark Magdalene after it was sunk by a German submarine. The Magdalene's captain and several crew perished while nine were wounded by shell fire. The rescue occurred about 120 miles southeast of the port.
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Magdalene
Toen
Federal officials push for a federal vital statistics record
Washington officials in the commerce department advocate creating a federal record of all births and vital events. The proposal, part of the coming annual report by Secretary Reed, notes only 12 states and 36 keep such records and discusses whether a constitutional amendment would be needed. The issue is being studied closely.
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Department of Commerce
Analine Aia
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Cheaper bank credit urged at live stock conference
Texas banker E C Lassater urged cheaper bank credit to boost live stock production at the National Live Stock conference. Lassater spoke as a volunteer aide to Herbert Hoover addressing food and agriculture policy.
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E C. Lassater
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Herbert
Quits to Increase Army
Petrograd reports Lieutenant Lebe doeff resigns as acting minister of marine to join the volunteer corps in Russia. Boris avinkoff, assistant minister of war, is named to head the marine bureau in the reorganization.
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GONNA STONE CAPTURE RIGA ASSERTIONS FROM RUSSIAN INTEREST
Charles Edward Russell of the American mission to Russia declared that Russian wartime support was undermined by congress members and pro German and pacifist groups. He claimed Riga was captured by U S Senators La Follette Gronna and Stone and criticized municipal figures as aiding the war effort.
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Minn
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Russia
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
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Stone
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People's Council
Chicago
President declines camp visits in show of steadiness
Washington announces the president will not undertake visits to any cantonments this year. White House officials say the decision aims to maintain focus and avoid disruptions while national affairs proceed.
Poincare and Chiefs Visit Pershing’s Camp
President Poincare Paul Painleve secretary of war and General Petain visited Pershing at the American camp. Pershing greeted the French leaders and the party inspected the training grounds and facilities with the American army commander.
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Gall halt on peage Pope drafts new note
Washington reports the United States will pursue peace talks only after Germany meets American conditions for ending the war. A high official voices displeasure at continued delays and notes cooperation progress between the United States and Germany. Details hint at possible naval actions if Holland yields Antwerp to Germany.
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Ee Ee Commission
Worses Precede Men as Iowa Regiment Moves
With officers mounted and mounts shipped to Newport News Virginia the Third Iowa Infantry now the One Hundred Sixth United States Infantry is expected to move within 24 hours Colonel Bennett commanding states the organization will be ready to move on a few hours notice
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Newport News
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U S Labor's Stand and Socialist Conference Discussion
Arthur, former labor member of the war council, told the trade union congress in Blackpool that the parliamentary committee plans to resurrect the idea of an international socialist conference. He noted American and Golden conveyed greetings from organized workers. Golden said American labor would not join a conference with enemy-country representatives and would cite German workers as supportive or morally cowardly for their government's actions.
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Radicals Sweep Russ Capital In Elections
In Petrograd the Social Revolutionaries led with 182000 votes, followed by the Bolsheviks at 174000 and the constitutional democrats at 101000. The SRs won 73 municipal council seats, Bolsheviks 70, and CD 44.
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Republicans Again Delay Bond Measure
In the House a continuation of Republican opposition blocked final action on the bond measure yesterday. Attackers targeted certain features amid attempts to shield the Treasury from broad loans to allies. Passage without material amendment seemed likely by tonight.
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Holland's Mission Arrives at Atlantic Port
The Netherlands envoy arrives at the Atlantic port amid diplomatic efforts. The delegation, led by a high official, seeks support and outlines aims before further talks.
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