Senate Plans July Vote On Food Bill Amid War Urgency
A Senate vote on the food control bill is targeted for July 21, tied to wartime needs. The measure would empower the President to regulate food and fuel supplies, authorize government purchases, and set price controls, while stripping some prohibitive provisions. The administration lines closely with the White House stance, seeking swift enactment to aid the war effort and stabilize supplies.
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City saloons vow free lunches end after liquor meeting
Reporters surrounded Terrace Garden as Retail Liquor Dealers Association members met. President William McLenihan declared free lunches would end and prices for imported drinks would rise, prompting frenzied saloon patrons to rush for the door while auditors debated the move and political fights over prohibition grew.
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Kermit Roosevelt Becomes Officer in British Army
Kermit Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roosevelt, sails for Mesopotamia to join the British expeditionary force after accepting a commission. He resigns from U S service and travels with wife Belle Willard from Platteburg to New York, planning to join the front. His move draws comment as other Roosevelt siblings pursue service abroad.
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Broker Spy Suspect To Be Arrested Here
Washington reports an arrest within 24 hours in New York of a man tied to German intelligence. Government circles note possible charges despite lack of absolute proof. The suspect ran a brokerage house conduct in banking and brokerage serving Berlin interests and Latin American markets.
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New Liberty Loan Report Sparks Treasury Denial
A Washington report claimed a new Liberty Loan of 1 billion dollars would be issued mid September, with 34 percent interest, summing to 4 billion dollars. Secretary McAdoo denied any date or amount, warning the public against rumors while Treasury officials prepared an official announcement. Banking circles suspected the leak aimed to test market reaction, but officials stressed no determinations had been made.
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Day of Prayer Proclaimed for Guard Enlistment
Albany July 15 1917 Governor Whitman designates Sunday July 15 as a day of prayer as the New York National Guard moves into federal service and conscription quotes call for men to join the United States Army amid the nation’s war effort.
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U S to Fix Prices Paid By the Public
Washington outlines a new price policy where the government will fix prices for the public, Allies, and essential industries. The plan, debated in cabinet and by advisers, aims to curb inflation and ensure fair distribution amid war, with central controls extending beyond fixed prices to distribution and priority shipments.
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Russians Drive Toward Lemberg on Front from Halice
Russian forces under Kornilov pushed from Halice toward Lemberg in Galicia, seizing villages, capturing over 1 000 prisoners and seven field guns while pursuing retreating Austro German units. Cavalry extended the advance sixteen miles, and fighting raged along villages and rivers from the Lomnica to the Lavka.
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Women Eager to Join Great Russian Drive
War scares stir martial spirit in Russia with women forming storm battalions and volunteers. Odessa officers’ school sends seventy men to front. In the United States, steel costs rise as government talks of a new purchase board headed by Bernard Beruch. Goethals seeks authority to ship several hundred thousand tons of steel as delays and contractor costs hinder shipbuilding plans.
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Hollweg Wins Reichstag To Policy of Conquest
Berne July 10 According to Berlin papers the German Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg spoke to Reichstag re asserting peace without annexations is unacceptable We must fight and conquer The LokAL Anzeiger notes we shall continue the war with full energy He says he will stay in office to protect the Fatherland and retain his post Public reports indicate Hollweg’s victory over opposition but Zimmermann and Helfferich must go The Crown Council with the Kaiser lasted three hours with hints of universal suffrage and new measures while submarine activity is praised as surpassing expectations</S>
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Fear of Hollweg Successor Worsening German Cabinet Rift
Lopenwagen reports wavering on cabinet change fearing a worse successor than Hollweg. Fremdschweislier claims clerical party chiefly supports Erzberger. party later says no decision. Krupp-led interests buy Weserseitung to push pan German annexationist line. Theodor Wolff notes possible chancellor topple over submarine trade policy and war stance with America. Crisis reports suggest ongoing foreboding.
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