Scope and Cost of 64th Congress Preparations
A Washington report outlines the 64th Congress work with total appropriations of 1 620 489 209 68 and contracts totaling 231 945 275 20. Preparedness rises to 1 206 976 148 29 including naval, army, coast defense, and future war vessels.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Panama Canal
South
Naval Auxiliary
Naval Reserve
Fingner
Philippines
District of Columbia
Congressmen hasten home after brief closing session
Washington reports Congress adjourned quickly as members left for campaign rest. President Wilson announced the remainder of the railroad program would be pressed at the new session and leaders would pursue more labor dispute legislation later. Immigration, corrupt practices, and exporter combination bills went over.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Senate Chamber
Great battle rages as Romania enters war frontlines expand
Romanian and Russo-Romanian forces clash with Central Powers from the Black Sea to the Danube in a 70 mile front. Bulgarian Turkish troops seize ports along the coast while Dobrudja and eastern Transylvania see continued fighting and Romanian advances toward Orsova and Kronstadt area. Vienna acknowledges Austrian withdrawals amid pressure near Gyurgitta.
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London
Rumania
Dobrudia
Black Sea
Danube
Baltjsk
Sofia
Dobruch
Bazardjik
Bucharest
Transylvania
Orsova
Tron
Csik Szereda
Kronstadt
Vienna
Tmyprgitta
Bakers Call End to 5-Cent Loaf Standardize 10-Cent Loaf
The National Association of Master Bakers urged all U S bakers to abandon the 5-cent loaf and adopt a 10-cent standard loaf. They cited economic waste from producing the smaller loaf and urged immediate implementation after final committee discussions in Chicago.
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Chicago
United States
National Association of Master Bakers
Minority Leader Mann Praises Kitchin After First Congress Session
Washington reports Minority Leader Mann complimented Representative Kitchin as he concluded the Sixty-fourth Congress first session. Mann praised Kitchin for developing in his role as floor leader and the two exchanged a handshake after adjournment.
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Washington
Kitchin
Mann
French Make Big Gains in Four Mile Front Near Vermandovillers
French forces push south of the Somme, taking the northern part of Vermandovillers and outskirts of Chaulnes to Roye. Northward, Barleux and Peronne objectives reach success, while Belloy en-Santerre area sees village and trench gains as Berlin notes large prisoner losses for Germany. In Galicia, Russians claim 4600 prisoners and victory near Zlota Lipa and Dniester. Brzeany battles continue with heavy losses and no advance.
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London
Somme
Vermandovillers
Chilly
Chaulnes
Roye
Berlin
Brzeany
Lemberg
Sborow
Galicia
Volhynia
Suffrage Body Will Continue Dual Campaign
The National Woman Suffrage Association votes to pursue equal rights through both National and State legislation. The group endorses strict presidential campaign neutrality and maintains nonpartisan efforts to secure suffrage nationwide. Delegates from every state attend the forty-eighth annual convention in Atlantic City amid the national campaign.
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Atlantic City
N. J
National Woman Suffrage Association
United States
Association
Coffin Marks Unknown German Officer of L-21
At a London funeral the coffin of the L-21 Zeppelin commander bore the inscription An unknown German officer killed while commanding the L-21 September 2 1916 revealing the wreck’s designation for the first time.
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London
Mexican-American Commission Opens Talks in New York
New York saw the formal opening of talks between Mexican and United States commissioners. Credentials were exchanged and a general discussion held aboard the presidential yacht hosted by Secretary Lane. A recess was taken until Friday so Luis Cabrera could attend to personal business in Boston.
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New York
Mexico
United States
Luis Cabrera
Boston
Lane
Big Revenue Bill Passes Senate With Tariff Commission
Senate approves the administration tax bill by a 42 to 16 vote. It doubles income taxes and adds new levies to raise about 206 million dollars annually, creates a six member United States tariff commission, stricter dyestuff duties, and protections against dumping and Allied trade interference after the war. The measure includes retaliation provisions and awaits further House action.
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Senate
Washington
Administration
Cummings
Kenyon
Lakollette
Norris
Clapp
Underwood
Tariff Commission
Bankhead
Hardwick
Shields
Vardaman
Penrose
Finance Committee
LaFollette
United States Tariff Commission
Lewis
Illinois
LaVollette
House
Britain
Great Britain
Wilson
Congress Ends Nine Months Session and Adjourns
Congress adjourned at 10 oclock after nine months of work. Both chambers held extended sessions to finish the emergency revenue bill aimed at raising about 200 million dollars for national defense and wartime needs. The Senate ratified the Danish West Indies purchase for 25 million and other measures awaited conference results.
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Danish West Indies
Senate
Congress
Mit
Wilson
United States
Sherman Attacks Gompers and Burleson in Senate Row
Senator Sherman renews attack during Owen bill debate saying labor chief Samuel Gompers and Postmaster General Burleson are the two top Democratic figures in the presidential campaign. He cites 1909 Texas ranch links and a 1913 postmaster appointment amid claims of tainted money.
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Washington
Sherman
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Senate
Burleson
Gompers
Texas
Austrian Troops Withdraw From Rumanians Threaten Envelopment
Austrian forces retreat before a looming Rumanian envelopment on the heights west of Olah Toplitza and south of Dorna Watra, about 20 miles from the border. The withdrawal extends to the Russian front between the Zlota Lipa and the Dnister River.
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Vienna
London
Olah Toplitza
Dorna Watra
Zlota Lipa
Dnister River
Henry Ford Sues Paper for 1 Million Damages
Henry Ford, the Detroit manufacturer, files a $1,000,000 suit in U S District Court against The Chicago Tribune. He claims an editorial called him an anarchist and sought public hatred contempt ridicule and financial injury.
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Chicago
Henry Ford
Detroit
Chicago Tribune
United States
Ford
The
Tribune
Fertilizer Trust Declares Will Reveal Ties on Labels
The Federal Trade Commission reports independent fertilizer firms will identify their parent companies on containers. The commission has investigated the fertilizer industry and says the firms will disclose corporate relationships to end secret trade practices.
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Washington
Fertilizer Trust
Federal Trade Commission
Allies capture fortress Silistria in Dobrudja drive
German and Bulgarian forces seize the fortress of Silistria on the Danube's eastern bank about 25 miles east of Bucharest and south of Constanta Bucharest railway line. Rumanians and Russians face heavy losses in Dobrudja as Austro Hungarian lines hold in Banat and near Csik Szereda. Turkish forces praised for gallantry alongside Austrians in the region.
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London
Dobrudja
Silistrai
Danube
Bucharest
Romania
Constanta- Bucharest
Berlin War Office
Banat
Orsova
Csik Szereda
Bukowina
Lemberg
Halicza
Vienna
Bliss to Aid Border Commission on Mexican Border
Washington reports Secretary Baker approved a request by the American Mexican commission to send Maj. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss to New London Connecticut to provide first hand information on the military situation along the border. Bliss, a top Mexican affairs authority and assistant chief of staff, recently completed a tour of border camps as calls grow to withdraw National Guard units from the frontier.
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Washington
Baker
Tasker H. Bliss
New London
Conn
Funston
Hordawaqtla
Congress
German Casualties So Far Reach 3 375 Million in War
London reports German casualty lists show August totals of 240 900 and total casualties since war start at 3 375 000 for all nationalities excluding naval and colonial losses. August breakdown lists 42 100 killed 1 800 prisoners 42 900 missing 163 500 wounded and 240 900 mortal.
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London
British Troops Press Heaviest Somme Fighting As Ginchy Falls
London reports British forces in the fiercest action along a 3 1/2 mile Somme front from Highwood to Leuze Wood. They captured Ginchy, north of Combles, and held ground between Ginchy and Leuze Wood. On a 1/4 mile front, troops advanced 200 yards east of High Wood and northeast of Pogieres gained 600 yards of German trenches.
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London
Somme
Highwood
Leuzewood
Ginchy
Combles
Leuze Wood
High Wood
Pogieres
Farmers urged to hold cotton to twenty cents
In Fort Worth Texas Henry N Pope head of the Association of Farmers Union presidents urged all farmers to hold their cotton for twenty cents as the price target. He denied reports that the association fixed twelve cents per pound as a minimum price. The plan reportedly aims at general holdup by northern farmers.
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Ft. Worth
Texas
Henry N. Pope
Association of Farmers’ Union Presidents
Borthorn
Poperly
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