World news brief with war and policy items
A massacre at Kennesaw mountain site near Marietta Georgia leaves four dead including a white woman and a fifth wounded after a shell veers off course. Draft mobilization plans for over two hundred thousand men are pushed to begin September 1 with local boards reporting called and not exempted. Russia’s democracy and allied aid are praised by Flidy Root. A labor committee is barred from Warren copper mine district amid deportation concerns. The food control bill passes Senate and Wilson appoints a chief food distributor. The act restricts use of foodstuffs for distilling beverages within thirty days. Shoe costs are expected to rise little, with a federal review planned. Western miners’ disaffection blamed on the rustling card system. Germany seeks a gold loan from Switzerland, hinting at abandoning the gold standard. Seishu Root argues Russia’s situation is no worse than the US, downplaying turmoil.
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America
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Washington
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Oklahoma
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Volks-Zeitung
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Canada
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Zimmermann
Doctor Helfferich
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Bonn University
Root
Kerensky
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Petrograd
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Bukovina
National draft and war price measures amid wartime shifts
War department plans reorganize American army units for Europe and adopt 19 000 men continental unit, while 13 093 officers and 419 934 guardsmen enter federal service. Proposals curb war profits, set policy on purchases and prices, and manage draft mobilization with local boards issuing examinations through commanding officers. President Wilson hints at war price controls and rejects calls for peace. draft directives stress certification and appearance norms for training camp candidates.
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Europe
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European War and Politics Span Global News
The British mills plan 40 percent cut in spinning due to cotton shortages. Paris dispatch says Benedict supports the triple entente and Alsace Lorraine return to France. Pope removed Cardinal Gasparri. Frederico Tedegihini named. British and French forces report gains on the Mirnders front and Lille Ostend railroad area. A German surprise near Quentine fails. British Labor Party votes 1,040,000 to attend Stockholm talks. Dr Richard von Kuehlmann critiqued as a foe of ruthless submarine warfare. Berlin reports resignations of five state ministers. China declares war. German officials seek Dutch mediation to Java. Debats urges US credits to allies. Lloyd George warns Monroe Doctrine would be treated as mere words without full British effort.
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France
Austria
Italy
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Une
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Hague
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Great Britain
Germany
Berlin
Zimmermann
Lentze
von Loebell
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Java
Paris Journal Des Debats
America
Lloyd George
Queen's Hall
London
Record-Breaking Corn Crop and War News Review
A weekly news digest reports a record corn crop of 3.101 billion bushels and an expanding food control law authorizing presidential powers. It covers war mobilization, draft riots, German ministry changes, Root’s Russia assessment, Western Front actions, and Allied troop movements with reflections on Russia, China, Liberia, Argentina, and Siam joining the Allies.
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Department of Agriculture
Hoover Prepared to Take Over Wheat Supply
The Food Administration plans sweeping control of wheat, flour, and bread to conserve supply and stabilize prices for troops and allies. Buying agencies will operate at major terminals, mills and elevators will be licensed, and futures trading eliminated to enforce a fair price, with no fixed 1917 price yet set.
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Food Administration
America
United States
Congress
Europe
First American Prisoners Taken by Germans
Five Americans are prisoners aboard a German submarine, with four believed to be among the first American fighting force prisoners taken by Germany. The Campana steamer captain and four guard members were captured after the ship was sunk on August 6, 140 miles west of Ile de Re off France. Forty seven survivors of the Standard Oil tanker were landed safely.
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France
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von Mackensen
Tecuchiu
Fokshant
German Air Raid Kills Women and Children at South End
London. Twenty three persons including nine women and six children were killed and fifty injured at South End in Essex forty miles east of London by bombs dropped by German raiders. Considerable damage to property followed as nearly forty bombs struck the town. Two men were injured at Rochford.
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South End
Essex
Rochford
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