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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1917
Page
1
Election returns show William M. Bennett defeating Mayor Mitchel by 611 votes after a tense campaign. The Republican leadership pledged support for Bennett while factions debated party control and preparations for the general election.
AMSTERDAM Sept 28 Dr Michaelis denied Germany would state war aims. He argued public disclosure would inflame public mood and hinder peace talks. He criticized President Wilsons reply to the Pope, while noting neutrality must be maintained and that German interests would be harmed by a full wartime declaration.
Lloyds of London accept insure anew at five shillings per cent with odds of 1 to 20 that Lord Kitchener lives. Brokers have taken over $4,000 in applications. Despite reports of his death on June 7 when HMS Hampshire sank, many in Britain still believe he survives.
The Navy Department said an official report notes a United States battleship may be aground in home waters but rests easily and is expected to be floated without difficulty. The department indicated no danger to crew and confidence remains high for swift refloating.
New York and surrounding districts will subscribe at least 1.6 billion dollars to the second Liberty Loan. Benjamin Strong, governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, states this minimum reflects projected demand and that the district may exceed it, following a prior campaign that surpassed 60 percent locally. The Treasury has secured 3 billion nationwide on the minimum bond sales.
London reports British shipping losses since the start of the unrestricted submarine campaign now nearly match earlier totals. The Controller of Shipping says Germany could destroy about 200 more vessels by next spring, underscoring the urgent need for the United States to launch a merchant ship building program of about 6,000,000 tons a year. The note argues this effort is crucial to Allied supply and war effort, comparing it to the scale of grain and munitions mobilization.
Washington reports that the British say the U S Shipping Board will outbuild the submarine threat. The program aims to finish new vessels by spring and maintain Allied needs. Officials note the balance between U S naval aid and commerce, stressing substantial build rates to sustain armies in Europe.
German raiders launched an evening attack along the southeast coast, with some attempting to reach London but failing. No casualties or damage reported yet as RAF defenses and early warnings contained the raid. Bombs dropped in Suffolk Essex and Kent, but no confirmed damage or fatalities.
The Tribune reports that the National Army will lack rifles for months as idleness grinds production. Enfield and Springfield factories idle since summer, due to ordnance board demand for interchangeable parts and rechambering. The piece notes limited U S ammo manufacture and cites The American Machinist as the authoritative source. Machines idle, experts play.
The Department of Justice arrests over 100 I W W members nationwide after indictments in Chicago. William D Haywood and other leaders face bonds as high as 510,000. Raids target sabotage plots across states while federal grand juries prepare further actions against organizers and affiliated agitators.
A German conspiracy case involves three U S officers linked to aviation corps, an army recruiting officer and two ensigns. DOJ orders move Lieutenant Erwin Schneider and Theodore Kasinger from a county jail to Angel Island detention, with related Austrian arms detentions at Laredo, Texas. Substantial details await further action in San Diego and Newport News.
Washington officials dismissed a San Francisco rumor that five members of the United States Aviation Corps an army recruiting officer and two naval ensigns were involved in a plot against the government Franklin D Roosevelt secretary of the navy said he knew nothing beyond press reports Mr Wielaski head of the justice investigators questioned the story and Adjutant General McCain said no service member had shown traitorous acts since the war began with one exception
BUENOS AYRES Sept 25 President Iri goyen plans a reply to Congress on breaking diplomatic ties with Germany. He opposes severing relations due to the Count von Laslurg incident and believes the matter was settled by the German Foreign Office. Also notes a rail strike injuring five soldiers and a cautious stance on wartime mediation.
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