War Tax Bill Increases Liquor and Stock Taxes
WashingtonSept 21 The War Tax Revenue bill proposed by Democrats would reimpose most SpanishAmerican War stamp taxes and raise taxes on wines. It aims to raise about 105 million dollars in a year and shifts toward an income tax later. Debates to limit discussion and a special rule aim for swift passage with Republicans opposing a tax during peacetime. The measure adds a 2 cent per gallon tax on gasoline and sets tax timing around December 1915.
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Germans Halt Traffic of Dutch along Rhine
A Utrecht report says all merchandise traffic to Mannheim and beyond through the Rhine has been halted by German orders. Amsterdam notes reinforcement of Cologne and Düsseldorf fortifications as Germany prepares defenses on the right bank, aiming to keep Dutch observers unaware of their moves.
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German Exiles Call For End To Kaiser's Rule
A Rotterdam issued appeal signed by Karl Bernstein Emil Gott Franz Jans sen Jacob Mamelsdorf Gustav Ochs and Ernst Schuster urges world action against the Kaiser and his regime It argues the Kaiser's war crimes must end Prussia domination must be crushed to free Bavaria Wirttemberg Saxony Hanover and Poland and secure democracy for Germany and Europe
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Kaiser Guarded by Airship Squad
Paris dispatch reports Kaiser Wilhelm II stationed in Luxembourg with thousands of troops around the legation. Four squadrons of aircraft are held in readiness to repel raids by French aviators in this tense border situation.
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Japanese Bombs Wreck Two Forts at Tsingtau
Telegraphed dispatch from Petrograd via Havas cites Japanese aircraft bombs destroying two major forts at Tsing-tau. British transport ships carrying the South Wales Borderers depart from Tien-tsin to join the action. Reports note Japanese destroy a barracks north of the town while coastal bombardment continues. Waterman’s Ideal Fountain pen ad follows.
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Protest Over German Bombardment of Rheims Cathedral
The French Foreign Office sent a protest to neutral powers accusing German troops of a deliberate and wanton bombardment of the Cathedral of Rheims. The attack left the basilica in ruins after a two‑week siege with many city blocks burned and residents sheltering in cellars. reports say few deaths but widespread injuries and hardship.
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Allies Advance on Western Front Seven Miles Left
Berlin reports allied gains of seven miles on the left, heavy shelling of German lines, with claims of victories near Rheims and Verdun. Western front remains quiet with French success reported. War loan hits vast subscriptions as German force concentrates at Verdun and in the Vosges.
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Pope Seeks Full Details on Rheims Cathedral Ruin
Pope Benedict XV urged Cardinal Ferrata to obtain full particulars of the destruction of Rheims Cathedral after German bombardment. He called it inconceivable in a civilized era and asked for telegrams to be sent to Rome. The incident sparked wide Italian indignation and sympathy for France.
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German bombardment hits Rheims Cathedral amid shelling
Special Cable to The New York Times reports American observer T Slidell and two others entering Rheims on Friday as shells struck the cathedral. Blood stained the steps while artillery fire damaged windows and aisles during the bombardment.
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Protect-U Eliminates Aut Room 1.24
A brief item notes Protect-U removes automatic room 1.24 functionality. Further context in readable fragments indicates an update affecting duration or access. No specific dates or organizations are clearly stated in the fragment.
German press seeks to reassure public on war aims
Berlin papers urge calm as defense is praised, while calls for final victory grow stronger. Dispatch notes Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung and Deutsche Tageszeitung urge peace guarantees earned by fighting, not paper treaties, with SocialistDe Vorwaerts backing a peace ensuring continuity.
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German Papers Hint Possible Retreat From France
Geneva reports from Paris indicate German papers adopt a sober tone and even suggest a strategic retreat from France to punish the Russians. Food prices rise steadily in German towns with Hamburg costing 1 mark. The war loan is oversubscribed, Swiss banks invite Americans to join, and consuls reassure care for stranded Americans in Switzerland.
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Germans claim wartime loan subscriptions rise in Berlin report
A dispatch from Rotterdam cites Berlin claiming war loan subscriptions total 1.75 billion dollars with Krupps at 12.5 million and Westphalian manufacturers around 20 million. The message attributes the rise to a German victory advertising campaign promising future Allied payment.
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Allies Press Advance in Argonne and Champagne
Paris reports a quieter day with appreciable progress on the left as Allied forces reach the heights of Lassigny west of Noyon and Mesnil-les-Hurlus and Massiges in Champagne. German resistance remains in Craonne and the Woevre while counterattacks are repulsed on French front.
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Allied progress and German tactics at the Aisne front
A Paris dispatch to the Liberté cites an English officer and an Intransigeant observer describing the Aisne battle. They note allied gains after difficult fighting, a German counterattack repulsed, and highlight trenching, French 75s, use of woods, Red Cross ambuscades, and strong Allied officer morale and interservice camaraderie.
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Allied Gains Grow Between Rheims and Argonne Front
French War Office reports diminished fighting but notable Allied gains between Rheims and Argonne against Germany. German right centre thrust back seven miles over two days. Craonne hills and Rétheny near Rheims reportedly captured as Verdun forts campaign begins.
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Allies Push German Right With Seven Mile Breakthrough
A Paris dispatched report describes the western German line driven back seven miles as Allied forces press along the Aisne Oise and Woëvre fronts. Renewed bayonet clashes, heavy artillery, and reinforcements mark a costly struggle with Gen. Joffre coordinating Allied actions.
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Von Kluck's Staff Transferred to Mons Report
Antwerp dispatch to Reuters says General von Kluck's staff, commander of the German right wing, was moved to Mons Monday evening in an unconfirmed report. Mons sits near the Belgian frontier on the Brussels railway line and was a center of early Anglo French-German fighting.
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French Guns in New Allied Battle Line Extend Front
Fresh French troops reinforce the Allied front near Emeville south of the Aisne as the left wing holds and extends its line in the ongoing combat.
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