Government urged to seize leading packing plants and supplies
The Federal Trade Commission urged the president to have the government acquire and control major stockyards cold storage plants warehouses and both refrigerator and cattle cars to end what it calls a meat industry monopoly. It recommends government ownership of rolling stock stockyards railroad access refrigerated cars and key distribution facilities to ensure open competitive markets.
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Prestigny Wilson
Associated Freas
Washington, D. C
Federal Trade Commission
Swift and Company
Armour and Company
Morris and Company
Wilson and Company, Inc
Cudahy Packing Company
White House
Pefraud
Rallsooda
Commission
Uni
U. S
Russians to Declare War on England in Uncertain Dispatch
Stockholm dispatch reports the Russian government declares a state of war with England, with Lokal Anzeiger Berlin cited and news printed with reservation. It notes possible Bolshevik German accord limiting Russian advances to shift troops toward the Volga region against Czecho Slovaks.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
England
Russia
Lokal «Anzeiger
Berlin
Volga
Kandalaska
Russian
Lapland
Archangel
Allied attack surprises Germans on Albert-Montdidier front
Paris August 8 The Allied assault on the Albert Montdidier front caught German troops off guard and led to numerous prisoners. One German division was surprised while moving to relieve the front line. The advance averaged about 21 miles over a 25 mile front, with reports citing captures of Moroul Demuin Ablan court Morlancourt west of Cerisy and heights south of Morlancourt.
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Associated Press
Paris
Albert-Montdidier
Moroul
Demuin
Ablancourt
Morlancourt
Cerisy
Grave of Lt Roosevelt Found by Americans
A wooden cross marks the grave of Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt near Chamery east of Fere-En-Tardenois. German papers had claimed his burial by the Germans after he disappeared on July 17. An American aviator found the grave. the inscription reads Lieutenant Roosevelt buried by the Germans.
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Veslo
Associated Press
Chamery
Fere-En- Tardenois
Quentin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Plan horse races for Indiana fair a three heat match
Plan announced by the state board of agriculture for a September 4 event at the Indiana state fair features Single Grand and William, two leading pacers, in a three heat race for a $4,000 purse. The matchup highlights the agricultural board’s schedule of activities during the fair in Indianapolis.
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Caasxoerated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
William
State Board of Agriculture
Head of Colombia inaugurated today
Marco Fidel Suarez was inaugurated president of Colombia today in Bogota. Perry Belden served as special representative of the U S government, present as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.
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Associated Press
Bogota
Colombia
Marco Fidel Suarez
Perry Belden
U. S
Two Steamers Destroyed by Enemy Sub Sinking Claims
Associated Press dispatches report the American steamship Morak, 3224 tons gross, sunk by a German submarine off Cape Hatteras Tuesday night. 18 crew members unaccounted, captain and 28 crew landed at Norfolk. Survivors later landed at Elizabeth City, accounting for all aboard. Also notes Lake Portage, 1998 tons, sunk off the French coast August 3 and Berwind, a British steamer, with limited official detail.
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Associated ‘Press
New York
N. Y
Morak
Cape Hatteray
Marine
Norfolk
Merak
Duten
United States Shipping Board
Chile
Elizabeth City
N.C
North Carolina
Sant
Washington, D. C
Berwind
Duluth
Minn
Germans Hold On Vesle Front In Strength
From the Soissons Rheims front the Germans withdraw to strong positions on the Vesle northern bank with many guns. They are said to have destroyed bridges over the Aisne and moved heavy guns across that river.
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Associated Preas
London
Soissons-Rheilms
The
Vesle
Aisne
German Farmers Sell for Drink
Amsterdam July 26 An Associated Press dispatch reports that Arnsberg Westphalia faced farm shortages. The Burgomaster offered to buy all agricultural products for cash at government prices. Anyone delivering 100 pounds of bread grain or 300 pounds of potatoes received a ticket to buy brandy or rum at reduced municipal cellar prices. Within 24 hours the cellars emptied and residents enjoyed their first square meal in weeks.
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Associated Presa
Amsterdam
Associated Press
Arnsberg
Westphala
Germany
Ebbets Field to Close for War Use After Wednesday Game
The Brooklyn National League team will close Ebbets Field for the war and convert it into a storage warehouse after the game with Philadelphia next Wednesday. The decision came at today’s board meeting.
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Ebbets Field
Associated Press
New York
N. YY
Brooklyn
National League Baseball Club
Philadelphia
Logan on duty in Louisville camp
Des Moines dispatch reports Adjutant General Logan has taken duty at Camp Zachary Taylor in Louisville as a major under the United States Adjutant General’s department. He left state service for a vacation but assumed new duties soon after. Colonel Lasher of Davenport will be commissioned adjutant general September 1.
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Associated Tress
Des Moines
Aug
Logan
Camp Zachary
Taylor
Louisville
Department of the Adjutant General of the United States
State Service
Lasher
Davenport
Grain crop to eclipse all others in present year
Losses from August estimates show corn and wheat below earlier projections but remain strong. The Agriculture Department canvass on August 1 forecasts all wheat at 898,060,000 bushels and corn at 2,939,000,000, with other crops listed, and notes weather curtailed earlier expectations.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Missouis
Nebraska
Kansas
Okimnoma
Ohio
Indiana
Minds
Town
Missouri
Texas
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Washington
Hot Weather Forecasted as New Heat Wave Looms
Associated Press reports another low pressure area forming over Alberta threatens to push temperatures toward record highs. The heat wave, already scorching, is expected to advance from the northwest toward the Atlantic, with little relief in sight for tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Washington,d. C
Weather Bureau
Alberta
Canada
Northwest
Atlantic
Bombardment Continues From German Long Range Guns
Paris reports ongoing bombardment of the Paris region by German long range artillery today. The military action follows prior shelling and adds pressure on local defenses as observers note continued activity along strikes near the capital.
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Associated Press
Paris
Four Million Yankees Will End War Says March Plan
General March testified before the Senate Military Affairs Committee that 4,000,000 trained and equipped U.S. troops are needed to end the war. The plan outlines 98 divisions totaling 3,920,000 men, with 80 divisions sent to France and 18 in reserve. British shipping arrangements will sustain 250,000 troops monthly until weather impedes movement, with 2.5 million in France by January.
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Associated Press
Washington, DC
United States
France
General March
Senate Military Affairs Committee
March
Congress
War Department
Coo
One Killed When Engine Hits Auto
Mrs Mabel Little of Rantoul Illinois was killed when her car was struck by an Illinois Central train. Edith Little her daughter suffered a broken arm and other injuries but is expected to recover after being taken to Champaign hospital.
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Associated Press
Rantoul
Mabel Little
Champaign
Edith Little
Weather outlook for Iowa and Illinois
Iowa parts expect partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday with cooler eastern and southern areas and warmer central and western regions on Friday. Illinois looks unsettled with cooler conditions tonight and Friday with likely showers.
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Iowa
Illinois
French and British Launch Fresh Offensive Near Amiens
Allied forces led by Marshal Foch and Field Marshal Haig strike east and southeast of Amiens in Picardy. French First Army and British Fourth Army advance on a wide front from Albert to Montdidier, with tanks aiding as German resistance solidifies around Morisel and Moreuil.
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Associated Press
Aisne-Maarne
Marshal Foch
Picardy
Amiens
First Army
Fourth Army
Marshal Jade
Cambro
Tan Fero
Montdidier
Ife
Salent
Wontdidier
Albert
Somme
Noyon
Oise
Jiere
Soissons
Tim
Soissons-Rheims
France
Hahner Wood
Dodo Wood
Marcelcave
la Motte En Santerre
Morlancourt
Avre
Moreuil
Albert and
Cerisy-Gailly
Sailly-Laurette
Marceleave
Demuin
Aubecourt
Morisel
Paris
War Office
Haig
Awn
London
Field Marshal
Avre-Luce
Reuters
Ancre
von Hutier
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