Senate vote poll shows Jones Prohi amendment faces defeat
Overseas casualty lists add forty four names including James Yarbrough Atilan ta William Sexton Canton Ga Jay seph Attmay Rome Ga and Dewey Shepherd Frankling Not as severely wounded. The death toll from aeroplane accidents rises with nineteen more killed in action or from disease and six wounded, while the senate delays the Jones prohibition amendment amid constitutional objections.
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Ond
James Yarbrough
Atilanta
William Sexton
Canton
Jay
Scale of Fite and Traffic Fine Change
A historic note records a new scale for fines and a raised one way traffic fine. The recorder increased the one way violation penalty from $1 to $2 due to slow public adoption. details remain unclear from the fragmented text.
French Repel German Attack at Rheims Front
Last night at 6 00 artillery fire swept Rheims from Vrigny to La Pompelle. At 9 00 German infantry attacked French lines between Vrigny and La Pompelle but were repulsed by French artillery and counter barrage. Two prisoners reported taken in the Rheims sector.
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Si Mans
Rheims
Vrigny
L Pompelle
Rench
Vieleng
Allies on Italy Front Steady Amid Offensive Push
Rome dispatch reports continued pressure by enemy forces along the mountain front near Montello. The premier said battle lines remain largely unchanged, while Italian and Allied thrusts at Asiago plateau and Monte Grappa restored positions to their pre offensive stance after last Saturday’s Teuton effort.
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Rome
Montello
Asiago
Montegrapha
Americans Over Marne For Raid
Pershing reports patrolling parties crossed the Marne last night and captured prisoners. Artillery fighting continues at Chateau Thierry and on the Marne front as Americans pursue raids. In New York spot cotton markets July at 25.70 and October at 23.85.
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International News Service
Washington
Pershing
War Department
Chateau Thierry
Marne
New York
U S Officials Defend Motion Pictures In Wartime
Letters from George Creel W G McAdoo H A Garfield and Herbert Hoover argue motion pictures are essential for education and morale during wartime. They cite public support for libraries and government campaigns while defending theatres against closure.
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McAdoo
Creel
Garfield
United States
W. G. McAdoo
George Creel
H. A. Garfield
Herbert Hoover
Charles Hart
Committee On Public Information
Mr. Hart
Hoover
Secretary of the Treasury
Mr. Creel
Bitter clash in House over Musclete Nitrate Plant contract
Representative Longworth fiercely attacked the war department and American Air and Nitrate Co in Washington citing a 1 000 000 dollar supervising fee and 1 500 000 per year postwar payment. He argued the government plans to take wartime control.
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Cle Shoals
Ala
Longworth
House of Representatives
Deed Transfers Tile Company to Bellingrath
National Mosaic Flooring Company land and assets shift in probate court. First deed conveys 9.45 acres near Hurtel street along the L and N Railroad from Bankers' Trust Co to Martin Van Heuval. A second instrument transfers the property to W D Bellingrath, president of the firm, for 21500 dollars.
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Bellingrath
Bankers’ Trust Company
New York City
Martin van Heuval
W. Db. Bellingrath
L. & N. Railroad
Hurtel Street
Wilson Delegates FEDE Control Over Shipyards
President Wilson issued an executive order granting to the Emergency Fleet Corporation the powers Congress gave him to seize shipping lines and plants. The EFC may take over any line of shipping or any vessel, a power formerly held only by the president.
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Washington
Wilson
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Congress
Fleet Corporation
Local Naval Recruiters Open Calls for Cooks Stewards
The station announced openings for officers, cooks and stewards with pay from 36 to 66 dollars. Aliens may enlist if they show proof of first papers. Waivers available for men over 36. Steward applicants need prior experience. A call remains for closed mess attendants.
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Naval
Anxious to Hit Hun War Break Near Camp Wheeler
Maj. WS. M. Gist, stationed at Camp Wheeler, recently visited his parents and expressed eagerness to return and join the fight against the Huns. He stated he was anxious to cross to battle soon.
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WS. M. Gist
Camp Wheeler
Gibson Takes Prisoner for Mule Theft
J Abson and J J Mimms left Mobile under arrest by Chief Verity William H. Holcombe Jr for Moultrie Georgia authorities. Mimms will be tried there for stealing a mule.
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Gibson
J. Abson
Mobile
J. J. Mimms
Verity William H. Holcombe, Jr
Moultrie
Mimms
Youthful Robbery Suspect Sentenced in Circuit Court
Houdy Ross 18 months, among five charged, for stealing a tierce of lard from a wrecked Mobile and Ohio Railroad train. He received 13 months in the penitentiary this morning in circuit court.
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Reedy Ross
Houdy Ross
Mobile and Ohio
Austrian-born man seeks naturalization as citizen
Atagusin Giovani, born in Austria, has filed papers stating his intention to become a naturalized citizen.
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Atagusin Giovani
Austria
Citi
United States Submarine Chasers Arrive in English Waters
London reports the first US built submarine chasers have reached English waters to cooperate with destroyers against U boats. British officers praise the Yankee crews for their smartness and efficiency aboard these first American built vessels.
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London
English
British Forces Recapture Peat Near Aes Quin Sector
London dispatch reports British forces recaptured a peat from the Germans near aes quin. Artillery activity intensified through the night in the Ancre Valley and Mericourt sector with heavy shelling near Merrig, according to the war office briefing.
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London
Aesquin
Ancre
Mericourt
Merrig
War Office
War Nears as America Prepares Turkeys Clash
Washington reports indicate the United States may declare war on Turkey soon while Turkish forces sack an American hospital in Teheram, signaling a sharp escalation in hostilities and international tensions.
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Washington
America
Turkey
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