Military training urged by Iowa dairy congress president
Howard H. Gross of the Universal Military Training League urged universal military training at the dairy cattle congress in Waterloo Iowa. He argued Kaiser Wilhelm is a brutal tyrant and said war would teach the nation patriotism, unite social classes, and require universal service with no exemptions for farmers or others.
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Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress
Howard H. Gross
Universal Miliary Training League
Chicago
Gross
Kaiser
World
Red Cross
Japan
Ife
Wisconsin Senator Lafollette Disloyalty Inquiry Amid Senate Debate
Washington October 6 Five hours of senate debate focused on dis loyalty charges against Senator La Follette following a speech at St Paul The session planned an extended finale with a three hour defense and further replies The inquiry targets accuracy of the reported speech with a December report expected and Stone of Missouri absolved from investigation The panel will study copies for the next stage to verify La Follette statements
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Senate
LaFollette
Congress
Wisconsin
League
St. Paul
White House
Fine
Privileges and Elections Subcommittee
la Follette
Stone
Committee
Tike
Senator Stone
Missouri
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pomerene
St Paul
LaPollette
First American barrage fired in France amid learning fire
In France on Oct 6 the first American barrage was fired as troops practice rolling and creeping fire. The training aims to synchronize artillery and infantry to create a dead line and progress toward modern gunfire tactics. Ambassador Sharp observed the camp and praised the soldiers' resolve and unity behind victory.
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France
Thao
Ambassador Sharp
Spont
America
Congress in Loan Campaign on Liberty Loan Tour
Washington Oct 6 Secretary McAdoo traveling to the Pacific coast on a liberty loan speaking tour telegraphs Vice President Marshall and Speaker Clark urging them to invite all members of the senate and house to devote the next three weeks after adjournment to speaking to their constituents on the subject of the new loan.
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Congress
Wasitington
McAdoo
Pacific Coast
Marshall
Clark
Senate
House
Trench Training Planned for Guardsmen and National Army
Washington Oct 6 Army training mapped for guardsmen and national army divisions before duty abroad. Weeks focus on night trench work and French war techniques with 40 hours weekly, lectures by experts, platoon level drills, and progressive testing to track proficiency and guide promotions.
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Washington
War Department
Natant Guard
National Army
Vno
Leutenant
Schedule demands tax on wide income and business groups
The article lists groups affected by a new war tax including individuals earning over $1,000 yearly, all corporations and joint stock entities, alcohol distributors and retailers, soft drink dealers, tobacco and cigars makers, carriers and pipeline operators, insurance firms, motor vehicle and goods manufacturers, amusement venue operators, legal document executors, produce traders, importers, and playing card manufacturers. It frames obligations to file returns with the government.
Cotton men adopt standard size base for packing
Cotton growers, packers, shippers, carriers, merchants and millers from the south, north and west met at Wastington on Friday to devise methods for more economical packing and faster transportation of cotton.
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Wastington
Tle
Ohe Field
Eleth
Session of Congress Breaks All Records
Washington report says Senate Appropriations Chairman Martin notes the session set all records for achievements and for appropriations and contract authorizations for the fiscal year LOIS, with a Friday statement declaring the session breaks all records.
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Washington
Martin
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Taxpayers warned to file returns under new war revenue law
Washington warns the public to file true and correct tax returns under the new war revenue act. The Internal Revenue Service will verify filings, with penalties for noncompliance. A week of preliminary inquiries will assess possessions and taxable goods, followed by an inventory and tax return due within seven months.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Roper
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Bryn Mawr hazing party ends in fight
Bryn Mawr Pa Oct 6 several students were beaten in a free for all fight after an attempt to haze freshmen by sophomores. Freshmen in autos overpowered the sophomores and rescued classmates. Helen Taft, daughter of the former president, is dean.
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Bryn Mawr
Greenpool Bren Mawr College
Helen Taft
President Taft
Plot to Bribe French Press Revealed by Bernstorff Cables
Washington reports publicized State Department disclosures of Von Bernstorff and Von Jagow cables showing a 1.7 million dollar loan plan to a leading French political figure intended to finance Bolo Pasha’s peace bid with Germany. Messages from February to May 1916 discuss secrecy, bank instructions, and press influence while noting caution over naming individuals.
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Washington
Count von Bernstorff
Berlin
State Department
Bolo Pasha
France
von Gernstorff
von Jagow
Hugo Schmidt
Deutsche Bank
New York
Socialits
Bernstorff
Ilugo Schmidt
Lewis
Adolph Pavenstedt
Pavenstedt
von Bernstorff
Dolo Pasha
Germany
Department of State
Herr von Jagow
Germain
Jagow
Russia
Italy
Jacow
Iago Schmidt
Berne
Foreign Office
Belo
Discarded clothing to aid Belgians under plan
Thousands of needy Belgians may receive winter protection from clothing collected by new national army volunteers. Soldiers will donate civilian attire at cantonments, with 600 tons to be shipped into Belgium under a new permissive permit. camp quartermasters to cooperate with relief commission representatives led by Gen Bliss.
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Washington
America
National Army
Baker
Herbert Hoover
Commission For Relief of
Belgium
Permissin
Belin
Gen. Bliss
Gonzales Starts Revolt in Mexico
Reports say General Porfirio Gonzales, a former Carranya commander, mobilized followers at Aldamas in Nuevo Leon Tamaulipan, about ten miles west of Matamoros, San Juan and Rio Grande water fears cited. Mexican trains reportedly cancelled though some military trains moving amid frontier deployments.
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Brownsville
Porferio Gonzales
Carranya
Aldamas
Nuevo Leon
Tamaulipan
Tao
Matamoras
AL Danas
Ramat
Texas
Alb
Rio Grande
San Juan
Mata Moras
Gonzales
Senate approves final war bill for adjournment
Washington Oct 6 The last major measure for adjournment was prepared for President Wilson's signature after the Senate adopted the conference report on the soldiers and sailors insurance bill already passed by the House.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Senate
House
Recommendations to Postpone Drafting of Married Men
A New York report from Oct 6 proposes delaying the liability of married men for military service by conservation until all unmarried men are called. Local board members urge authorities to ease public discontent with drafting married men and dependence cases to protect confidence in the conscription system during the war.
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New York
SPECIAL JAPANESE MISSION ON COAST ARRIVES FOR U S STUDY
A special Japanese parliamentary and school mission arrived at a Pacific port to study commercial financial and educational conditions in the United States. The parliamentary group is from the lower house while the school mission includes ten grammar school principals. The two missions will stay about two months, then proceed to Chicago and New York after three days here.
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Pacific
United States
Orient
Japan
Chicago c
New York
Haig Sets Range for Rail Lines in Flanders Front
British forces report major gains on the Passchendaele ridge and in the Ypres sector after a decisive eight mile assault. Haig’s men describe capturing Broodseinde and Polderhoek positions, securing high ground and preparing for further operations as German counterattacks prove weak. 4,446 prisoners taken, including 114 officers, as artillery duels continue on multiple fronts.
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London
Flanders
Passchendaele-Gheluvelt
Field Marshal
Haig
Ypres
Gouzeaucourt
Tower Hamlets
Ypres Staden
Langemarck
Broodseinde
Menin Road
Polderhoek
Polderhoek Chateau
Polygon Wood
Molenaarlsthoek
Zonnebeke-Broodsei
Roulers- Menin
Field Marshal Haig
Vardun
Champagne
Petain
Romania
Radautz
Ruzev River
Car turns over. boy dies in Iowa town crash
A. J. Hosenman, nine, of Lamont, Iowa, was killed Friday in Dubuque when his motor car turned turtle. He was alone in the car.
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Dubuque, In
A. J. Hoseman
Lamont
Towa
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