Germany accused of infecting prisoners with tuberculosis
Paris dispatch details alleged German plan to spread TB via secret labor camps. Documents claim 50,000 French inoculated and expose conditions in camps, with victims sent to Switzerland and Lyons for treatment or death. Report by Mme Karen Bramece cites American and neutral access denied.
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million more men needed by Britain in war effort
Garvin editor of The Observer argues Britain must mobilize another million men to win the war. He urges decisive action and full commitment to the fighting force to secure victory.
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London
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Switzerland Rejects Peace Intervention Move
The Swiss Government refused petitions urging mediation in the war, saying the moment is inopportune and any action would likely be ignored by belligerents. The Federal Council would join other states in preparing a concerted intervention when it could be effective.
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Federal Council
Germans Capture Two Ships in North Sea
The Dutch mail steamer Prins Hendrik carrying Russians, French, Belgians and British, including some escapees, was seized twenty miles from Flushing by German forces. Many Americans aboard, including Herbert C. Hoover, were not harmed. the ship was later released and sent to Sanday. Berlin reports Germans also captured the British steamship Colchester near Zeebrugge, marking a third such seizure of ships in traffic between the Continent and Britain.
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Zeebrugee
Herbert C. Hoover
American Commission For Belgian Relief
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Brussels
Charles Fryatt
Lestria
Liverpool
English
Hull
Harwich
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Italians Blow Up Summit of Monte Cimone in Trentino Front
Austrian troops exploded a mine and blew up the summit of Monte Cimone southeast of Rovereto. Thirteen officers and 375 men were captured. Italian forces defended the Dolomites front as Austrians attacked on the Carso Plateau and on Monte Sief, with heavy but repulsed assaults and no damage from bombs near Monte Vecchio, Monte Maggiore, Vicenza, and Misurina.
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London
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Araiero
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Monte Maggiore
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Wilson outlines eight hour day pledge in New Jersey speech
President Wilson opens campaign from Shadow Lawn porch before nearly 2000 supporters. He defends the eight hour law, defends Democratic railroad measures, and challenges Hughes with a program for advancing his railway legislation amid debate over arbitration and rate increases.
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Earthquake Felt in San Juan Del Sud Nicaragua
A heavy earthquake shock was felt in San Juan Del Sud Nicaragua early today with no reports of damage. Officials and residents reported the tremor but there were no injuries or structural failures noted in initial assessments.
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San Juan del Sud
Nicaragua
Zeppelin raid over England reports one or two airships down
British officials say one German airship was destroyed in flames over the Essex coast with another possibly down. the raid targeted Lincolnshire and eastern counties and the outskirts of London. Reports cite anti-aircraft fire, a pyrotechnic sky, and no confirmed casualties or major damage.
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London
England
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William L. Robinson
Royal Flying Corps
Suffragists hold Greek robed tableau in Central Park protest
Suffragists in gray black and Greek robes staged music and processional demonstrations in Central Park. Though advertised as tableaux, police and officials said the event was not a tableau and the permit was revised to permit only a band concert.
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Edna White
Louise Gura
Ermine Kahn
Christine Mellor
James Lees Laidlaw
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Seventy-first Street
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Mary Towle
Frederic Edey
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Portia Willis
Irene Fitzgerald
Cabot Ward
Times
Hughes Campaign Praises Indiana Rally Momentum
Indiana crowds 75,000 greet Charles E Hughes and Vice Presidential nominee Charles W. Fairbanks in Indianapolis. Hughes, aided by Frank Hitchock and others, campaigns vigorously through three states, keeping his voice and pace amid large parades and overflow meetings as Indiana supports the Republican effort.
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Ind
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Indiana
Hughes
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Fairbanks
J. W. Timmons
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Mr. Hughes
Frank H. Hitchcock
Albert T. Hert
Peoria
Springfield
Illinois
James E. Watson
United States
Unions Ratify Strike Vote Aimed at 59 500 Members
Ernest Bohm, secretary of the conference of labor leaders, reports unions totalling 59 500 members have ratified a strike vote. Longshoremen and affiliated trades lead the list, with other unions expected to ratify before Wednesday. The tally includes Tidewater Boatmen, Harbor Boatmen, Marine Engineers, Pilots, Marine Firemen, and Lightermen among others.
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Longshoremen’s Union
Tidewater
Let the People Go Hungry A New York Strike Threat
In a vow of general strike, Mr Bohm urged 850000 organized wage earners in New York City to suspend work on Wednesday. He named traction companies on an unfair list and said fines would be pickedeted to prevent union members from riding transit.
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United Hebrew Trades
Hugh Frayne
New York
American Federation of Labor
Bricklayers’, Masons’ and Plasterers’ International Union of America
Ernest Nohm
Central Federated Union
Arthur Woods
Incendiary Fire on the Elevated Station Thwarted by Police
An oil soaked bottle filled with gasoline was used in an early attempt to burn the Ninth Avenue elevated station at Forty second Street. Patrolman Holub stopped the fire before it could ignite the woodwork, but the bottle exploded afterward. A former police lieutenant saw two other men nearby. no arrests were made. The incident, amid transit strike unrest, was cited as the day’s most serious action. Magistrate Appleton later jailed Frank Freid for ten days after testimony by Bernard Rann.
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Labor leaders estimate walkout reach trims to 350000
A conference crowd of labor chiefs announced a general work suspension next Wednesday but later reduced their estimate to about 350000 workers, saying most locals may not ratify or honor the order. Critics warned of limited citywide impact while police prepared for unrest and carmen protested nonunion cars.
Job Seekers Warn Against Rigid Labor Contracts
A report notes that individuals seeking employment show reluctance to lose wages and avoid strict terms. It discusses flexible agreements and the tension between job security and contract demands in the labor market.
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