Food conservation urged as war measure by Hoover
Hoover outlines a program of increased production and waste elimination to aid allies, detailing needed wheat and cereal imports, reduced wheat use, and expanded fish and dairy intake. He calls for voluntary nationwide action, export focus on concentrated foods, fair burden sharing, and bottom up democratic support to sustain war efforts.
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Hoover
Europe
Germany
United States
Iivery
Liberty Bonds
Food Administration
Britain adopts metric system for official pharmacopeia
Coast guard stations will be equipped with airplanes for rescue and observation. A jewelry firm recycles rejected cartridge shells into flower vases. A new pocket to protect valuables attaches to the hanging of shoes. A bicycler pump blowing air into minnow pails aids water changes. A California musician invents tuning forks on a large scale to check instrument pitch. A Penn explorer claims evidence the Garden of Eden lay in South America near Brazil.
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Great Britain
California
University of Pennsylvania
South America
Brazil
National Guard to France Plan Reveals 26 States Involved
War department has perfected plans for a National Guard division to be sent to France. Brig. Gen. W. A. Mann will command the division, drawn from 26 states and the District of Columbia. States listed include Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and many others. The unit will follow a reduced trench warfare structure with around 20 000 auxiliary troops.
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Washington
National Guard
France
War Department
States
District of Columbia
W. A. Mann
Regular Army
Militia Affairs
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
New York
Ohio
Georgia
Alabama
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Maryland
South Carolina
California
Missouri
Virginia
North Carolina
Kansas
Texas
Michigan
New Jersey
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Colorado
Oregon
Pershing
Ex-Czar Exiled to Siberia from Tsarkoe-Selo
The semi official Russian agency reports former Emperor Nicholas and his family moved from Tsarkoe-Selo to Tobolsk in western Siberia. An ordinary train conveyed the party while 50 servants and baggage were sent on a second train. Nicholas appeared despondent, while Alexandra seemed hopeful about the new surroundings.
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Petrograd
Nicholas
Tsarkoe-Selo
Tobolsk
Siberia
Irtysh
Mabiley
Alexandra
Ship mined five Americans die near Cape Town
Washington reports the British steamer City of Athens hit a mine and sank off Cape Town on August 10. Five American passengers were lost along with ten other passengers and four crew members. Named victims include Mr and Mrs Naggadr Miss Robinson and Caroline Thompson, all missionaries. Nineteen other missionaries with a Brooklyn headquarters were saved.
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Washington
City of Athens
Cape Town
South Africa
State Department
Naggadr
Miss Robinson
Caroline Thompson
Methodist Mission Board
Bridge Street
Brooklyn
Canadians Capture Hill 70 and Press on Near Lens
British Front in France and Belgium reports Canadians seized Hill 70 in the morning and then advanced northwest of Lens. The attackers are close to German forces in the western Lens area, with many German prisoners arriving at collection depots. A new British front forms a triangular shape around Lens.
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France
Belgium
Lens
200 Generals Nominated for New Army
President Wilson sent to the senate on Tuesday nominations for more than 200 new major generals and brigadier generals to command in the new army.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
Hogs Hit New High Price At $18 In Chicago
Prices in Chicago hog market surged to a record $18 per hundredweight causing consternation among packers and buyers. The spike topped all prior highs and marked a historic trading day.
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Chicago
I W W Strike in Four States Near Spokane
The Industrial Workers of the World threaten a general strike in Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana if five demands are not granted by August 20.
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Spokane
Wash
Industrial Workers of the World
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Draft Objectors to Work in National Army Camps
Washington reports that conscientious objectors and all anti conscription religious sect members will be sent to national army cantonments for work assignments.
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Washington
National Army
German influence blamed for Illinois coal strike
A high Illinois official in Springfield charges that the I W W is spreading a strike among Illinois coal miners and that German influence is responsible for the action.
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Chicago
Illinois
Springfield
Campana Sunk by German Submarine. Crew Captured
The U S navy reports the Standard Oil tanker Campana was sunk on August 6, 143 miles west of Ile de Re by a German submarine. Forty seven survivors reached land. the captain and four guards are believed prisoners aboard the sub. The Campana, built 1901 in West Hartlepool, was 335 feet long and 8 313 tons gross.
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Washington
Naval Guard
Navy Department
Ile de Re
New York
West Hartlepool
England
Wilson acts to curb coal costs this week
Washington reports decisive steps to curb high coal prices are expected this week from President Wilson and the federal trade commission. Government assurances say unlimited profits will not be tolerated as working conditions improve across industries per the labor department. The railroad war board and coal operators urge use of the priority shipment law to force 50 percent of mines cars to Lake Erie ports, warning of Northwest shortages next winter.
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Washington
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
Labor Department
Railroad War Board
Lake Erie
Northwest
German Troops Take Pantsziu Town in Moldavia
Berlin reports von Mackensen forces captured Pantsziu, a Roumanian town and vital railroad junction in southern Moldavia, after a stubborn defense by Russo-Romanian forces. Official confirmation came Monday from the German general staff.
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Moldavia
Berlin
von Mackensen
Pantsziu
Cuban American Sugar declares 10 percent extra dividend
The Cuban American Sugar company in New York on Wednesday announced an extra dividend of 10 percent in addition to the regular quarterly 2.4 percent on common stock.
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New York
Red Cross to Get Profits From Grain Dealer
Max H. Houser one of the world’s largest grain dealers announced he would give all his profits in the future to the Red Cross. He reported earning eight million dollars last year.
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Red Cross
Portland
Ore
Max H. Houser
The
Seven Clubhouses Burn at Coney Island Blaze
Fire at Coney Island destroys seven clubhouses drawing hundreds of residents. Approximately 250 people evacuated their homes and sought shelter with friends as flames raged on August 16 in New York.
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New York
Coney Island
Polish Chief Quits Over Differences With Pro German Parties
Warsaw dispatch reports Prince von Niemoyowski resigns as president of the Polish council of state due to disagreements with pro German factions. The move signals political strain in Warsaw amid German influence.
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Copenhagen
Warsaw
Prince von Niemoyowski
Mobilization Dates Set for First 500000 Men
Washington announces the National Army will move into cantonment camps starting September 5 with 30 percent, 80 percent, then 10 percent in three increments. Entraining at home stations, men report in civilian clothes with minimal baggage and proceed to camps within 24 hours after reporting to local boards.
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Washington
Crowder
War Department
British Cheer U. S. Troops In London Welcome
American troops marched through London on Wednesday and were reviewed by Ambassador Page and by King George at Buckingham Palace. Crowds cheered along decorated streets as Cabinet members paused a Whitehall meeting to greet the visitors. The scene recalled Trafalgar Square and echoes from the South African war return.
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London
Ambassador Page
King George
Buckingham Palace
Whitehall
War Office
Trafalgar Square
Destroyers defend Atlantic passenger liner from German threat
An Atlantic Port report says American destroyers keep trans Atlantic travel safe after an American destroyer repelled a potential attack by a German boat near an Atlantic port on August 16.
Hermit of Danberry Sentenced for Threats to Wilson
Fred T. Wilson of La Crosse Wisconsin aged sixty seven was sentenced to one year and one day in Fort Leavenworth for uttering threats against President Wilson.
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Wilson
la Crosse
Wis
Fred T. Wilson
Danberry
Fort Leavenworth
U S Agents Fire at Fugitive in Arrest Bid
United States secret service agents shot at a man in New York while pursuing a fugitive accused of French swindling, and the suspect was captured after a firefight during the arrest attempt.
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U. S
Fugitive
New York
United States Secret Service
Bundy Arrested in Cleveland Race Riots Case
Dr. Leroy N. Bundy, 34, a Black man wanted in East St. Louis for the murder of two people during recent race riots, was apprehended by Cleveland police on August 15.
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Bundy
Cleveland
Leroy N. Bundy
East St. Louis
Food administration to form 50 million dollar grain corp
President Wilson issues a proclamation under the food and fuel act authorizing licensing of storage and distribution of wheat and rye and products derived therefrom. A $50,000,000 grain corporation is to be created to buy the 1917 crop if needed to keep prices fair.
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Washington
Herbert C. Hoover
Wilson
Food Administration
Woodrow Wilson
United States of American
Congress
United States Food Administrator
Washington, D. C
Food Administration Grain Corporation
Food Admistration
Hoover
Henry A. Garfield
Williams College
Charles J. Barrett
Union City
Farmers’ Union
William H. Doak
Roanoke
Brotherhood of Railways
Eugene E. Funk
Bloomington
Ill
National Corn Association
Edward F. Ladd
Fargo
N. D
North Dakota Agricultural College
R. Goodwyn Rhett
Charleston
8. C
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
J. W. Shorthill
Duluth
Minn
Gates W. McGarrah
New York
EF. G. Cowellr
Kansas City
Edward Chambers
Chicago
Curtis H. Lindley
San Francisco
York, Neb
Bond Issue May Carry Four Percent Interest
Washington reports indications that the planned $4 billion allied loan may bear forty percent interest, though no official announcement has been made.
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Washington
Congress
Ford Offers Government Contracts At Absolute Cost
Detroit August 17 Henry Ford says he will accept government contracts at absolute cost and promises surprisingly low prices He is manufacturing 20 000 airplane cylinders for the government in this plan
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Ford
Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
U. S. Meat Exports Reach Two Billion Pounds in 1917
New York Aug 16 The United States shipped about 2 000 444 000 pounds of meats and meat products in fiscal year 1917. The National City Bank compiled the figures and released them publicly.
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U. S
New York
United States
National City Bank
Begins Search for Sister in Havana
Buel Armstrong, brother of Ruth Armstrong a former schoolteacher in Youngstown Ohio and Los Angeles, has started a search for his sister who has been missing here for several weeks.
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Havana
Buel Armstrong
Ruth Armstrong
Youngstown
Los Angeles
Plan Mapped to Store Potatoes and Stabilize Supply
Food administration officials outline a formal plan to store 1917 potato crop and finance storage through Federal Reserve loans. New England growers anticipate handling up to 45 million bushels with grading, proper sacks, and modified railcar loads to prevent market glut while storage facilities aid peak harvest.
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Washington
Food Administration
Federal Reserve System
Reserve System
Lou D. Sweet
The
Reserve Board
New England
United States
Boston
Mass
Federal Reserve Board
Wayward Daughter Remonstrances Prompt Parental Lesson
A neighbor recalls rebuking her friend's daughter over wearing evening gloves for shopping. The daughter is tearful, and the mother stresses thrift and propriety, arguing gloves are not genteel and are extravagant. The tale reflects on child discipline and moral lessons in a private household.
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Jenny
Commerce study backs fixed profit war contracts plan
Secretary Redfield said a government conference has completed its study of war contracts. In manufacturing intensive cases the panel recommends a contract with a fixed profit per article to curb cost inflation and avoid raising profits as costs rise.
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Washington
Redfield
Freuler Pushes 15 Cent Coin Plan For Films
John R. Freuler president of Mutual Film proposes a congressional move to issue 15 cent coins amid wartime price rises. Some observers interpret his idea as a signal that movie theaters nationwide may raise admission prices from ten cents to fifteen cents.
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Colns
New York
John R. Freuler
Mutual Film Corporation
Congress
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