Senate passes drastic espionage bill amid war debates
Washington May 15 The Senate voted 77 to 6 to pass the administration espionage bill after weeks of debate touching censorship prosecutions and wartime controls. Key provisions authorize the president to embargo exports and allow mail censorship while preserving grain and newspaper restrictions. The chamber retained the export embargo but struck out full press censorship and tighter food measures in later votes.
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Senate
House
Cummins
Thomas
Boards of Trade
Postmaster General
Suffragists Seek War Measures and Equal Pay
The Mississippi valley victory conference of suffragists in Columbus adopts resolutions for wartime liquor bans near camps and at resorts, urges federal suffrage amendment, supports equal salaries for women in industry, and selects Sioux Falls for the 1918 session. Mrs Catherine Waugh McCullough and Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt address the Friday session.
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Columbus
Ohio
Turn Away 12,000 Men Camp Capacity Shortage
More than 12,000 men certified as suitable were denied admission to four central department officers' reserve corps training camps due to lack of accommodations. Fort Sheridan Fort Snelling Fort Riley and Fort Benjamin Harrison combined capacity was 15,000 with 27,397 certified. Two camps near Chicago housed Illinois candidates and Wisconsin Michigan recruits. Some recruits did not report. others wore civilian clothing or improvised uniforms as they awaited issue. Captain Wallace Scales said there were no complaints and training continued apace.
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Central Department
Reserve Corps
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Fort Snelling
Minn
Fort Riley
Kan
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Lake Front
United States Army Officers’ Reserve Corps
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Wisconsin
Michigan
Volla
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Wallace Scales
Great Britain Receives Third Installment of US Loan
Washington May 15 Great Britain received a third installment of 326 million dollars of the 100 million loan the United States agreed to furnish for British purchases in May The total advanced to Britain thus far is 273 million and allies have 475 million including Belgium 75 million and a 200 million share for France and Italy Russia has yet to receive a loan It is understood Britain buys supplies for Russia in the United States with no loan to Russia yet.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Belgium
France
Italy
Russia
Progress on consolidation plan in Wichita meeting
United Brethren and Methodist Protestant churches mark progress toward union after nearly fifteen years of study. Rev. O W Fries notes 75 percent of Methodist church members favor the merger and a United Brethren vote will be taken soon.
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Wichita
Has
United Brethren
United Brethren General Conference
O. W. Fries
Methodist Church
Shorter Work Day Tied to Profits At NAM Convention
May 15 report from the National Association of Manufacturers committee on industrial betterment says a shorter work day should come without legislation if it boosts profits. The committee also opposes compulsory sick benefits and sees no need for old age pensions legislation at this time.
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Committee On Industrial Betterment
National Association of Manufacturers
Postal Rises May Be Beaten in War Tax Debate
In Washington on May 15 opponents of higher postal rates for newspapers and magazines challenged the Ways and Means plan during war tax debate. A defection from the committee signaled potential amendments before passage while publishers warned the rise could force many publications out of business. Debate closes today with a Senate path uncertain and several representatives urging changes to levy structure and income tax provisions.
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Ways and Means Committee
Sloan
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Madden
McCormick
Illinois
Meeker
Missouri
Moon
Tennessee
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Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Longworth
Representative Meeker
Representative McCormick
Appeal to Soldiers by Council of Soldiers Deputies
Petrograd May 15 via London. The council of soldiers and workers deputies publishes an appeal urging soldiers to defend revolutionary Russia and reject a separate peace. It calls for a general peace by common agreement and warns against fraternising with the enemy while urging continued offensives.
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Petrograd
London
Council of Soldiers’ and
Workmen's Deputies
Russia
Germany
Austria-Hungary
British in Roeux Gain New Ground
British forces report occupation of the village of Roeux in France after fierce fighting and a push north of Gavrelle. The front line continues with artillery duels as crews pursue gains while the sixth Zeppelin, L-22, is destroyed. Germany has lost 89,000 prisoners from April to May 12.
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London
Rosux
France
Gavrelle
Roeux
North Sea
Great Britain
Jellicoe
Germany
Denman outlines plan to triple US shipping tonnage
Washington May 15 The shipping board chairmen Den man outlined to the Senate Commerce Committee plans to triple Americas available trans Atlantic tonnage within 18 months via a 400000000 federal appropriation. Bills would empower rapid construction and allow diverting ships from coastwise trade to trans Atlantic service as two ships head to France and Italy.
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Washington
America
Senate Commerce Committee
Denman
The
Shipping Board
France
Italy
French Merchantmen Sunk by U Boats Despite Escapes
Paris May 15 Seventeen French merchantmen were sunk by German submarines during February March and April while nine vessels were attacked and escaped Armed merchantmen always avoided losses. The official statement notes French patrol boats and hydro planes engaging subs in multiple encounters during Germanys unrestricted submarine campaign.
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Paris
Germany
Wall Street Wolf Bares Part In Plot
David Lamar known as the Wolf of Wall Street testified that plans forming the National Peace Council were hatched with Rev. Dr. Hall and tied to Capt. Franz Rintelen who funded an anti mute campaign. He said meetings with former reps Fowler and Buchanan followed, with further talks on attacking munitions interests and convening farmer and labor gatherings. He described receiving money from Hall and cashing a check after meeting Rintelen in New York.
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New York
David Lamar
Wolf
Wall Street
Labor
National Peace Council
Thomas C. Halil
Franz Rintelen
Lamar
Rintelen
Council
Indianapolis
Henry B. Martin
Martin
TH. Robert Fowler
Frank Buchanan
Buchanan
Hall
Russia Peace Rumors Cloud Ally War Sky
Rumors of Turkey seeking a separate peace with Russia intensify fear that Germany and Austria will push a separate settlement. Official denials say no armistice is planned while fronts from the Baltic to Mesopotamia show limited activity and Turkish reverses in the Caucasus and Mesopotamia. The British chancellor notes Britain has not pursued a separate peace, but some seek to detach Austria Hungary from the war.
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United States
Germany
Council of Workmen's
Turkey
Austria
Hungary
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Baltic Sea
Danubian
Rumania
Caucasus
England
Great Britain
Austria-Hungary
Houses of Commons
Asmany
Drastic steps curb grain speculation across major exchanges
Chicago on May 15 saw decisive moves by the board of trade directors and grain commission houses to halt speculative trading. Leading houses pledged to stop buying orders for wheat, corn, oats, or provisions, while the board restricted May and July futures and set price ceilings. Exchanges in Minneapolis, Kansas City, Toledo and Duluth adopted similar measures, as prices shifted with wheat down about 23 to 24 cents and corn and oats modestly up.
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Grain Commission
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Kansas City
Toledo
Duluth
Chicago Exchange
Agricultural Department
Congress
Gore
Agriculture Committee
Herbert C. Hoover
International Commission
Houston
Agriculture Department
Department
Bank Hold Up Kills Two and Wounds Six in Pittsburgh
Four masked bandits robbed the First National Bank of Castle Shannon suburb, killing Cashier D McLean and Assistant Cashier F W Erbe. Patrons were bound. two wounded and later died. Robbers looted the vault before fleeing. one bandit killed, another fatally wounded, a third captured, fourth unrecovered. All robbers said to live in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
First National Bank
Castle Shannon
John Chetch
Sam Betts
Nick Yeckle
D. McLean
Frank W. Erbe
Stanley W. Rawa
Erbe
McLean
President Wilson Keeps Mind Open On Federal Suffrage
President Wilson told a White House suffrage delegation that his mind is still open to a federal constitutional amendment on universal suffrage and that the issue continues to press on him for reconsideration. The group, including J A Hopkins and John Spargo, seeks a favorable report in Congress this session.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
J.A. Hopkins
New Jersey
E. A. Rumely
New York
John Spargo
Vermont
Virgil E. Hinshaw
Mabel Veron
Ruby ‘Scott Baker
Women's Party
Gov. Walsh
Massachusetts
Judiciary Committee
House
Senate Suffrage Committee
Congress
Appeal to Peasants of Russia for Food
A congress of peasant delegates representing 27 provinces opened in Petrograd on Monday. The bureau issued an urgent appeal to all peasants to furnish grain and fodder for the army and rear areas, warning that supplies have halted since Haster, stores are running dry, and hunger riots threaten though reserves exist.
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Petrograd
London
Congress
Russia
Government moves toward state control of liquor trade
London reports the Daily Express says the government will assume charge of the brew ers as part of a definite step toward state control of the liquor traffic. The note signals a centralized approach to managing brewing and distribution under official oversight.
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London
The
Daily Express
Allies Urge U S to Supply 600 Million Bushels of Grain
Washington May 15 Senate floor debates reveal Senator Gromna says allies ask the United States to furnish 600 million bushels of grain this year. Lawmakers denounce grain gambling as the nation seeks food control measures. Gore proposes a food controller to coordinate with allied governments and manage supplies during and after the war.
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Gromna
United States
Senate
Thomas
Colorado
Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce
Congress
War missions in Washington again
In Washington on May 15 members of French and British war missions returned for final talks with U S officials before departing unannounced once business is closed. They praised the welcome received and held meetings with President Wilson, Marshal Joffre visited the War Department, while Balfour rested after a busy period. Final conferences will occupy the week as the visitors plan to leave soon.
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Washington
America
Atlantic
Vivianf
Wilson
Marshal Joffre
War Department
Balfour Deen
Balfour
New York
County objects as riverpower tax appears to stay at five hundred thousand
May 15 Kiowa county appealed to the district court challenging the board of review action to keep the Mississippi River Power Company assessment at 500000, arguing the tax should be fixed at a lower figure.
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Keokue
Sea County
District Court
Board of Review
Mississippi River Power Company
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