Liberty Loan Drive Near One Billion Mark Says Treasury
Treasury officials report liberty bond sales approach one billion dollars with hopes of reaching five billion by end of drive. State totals list New York and Philadelphia leading, but overall daily quotas grow, sparking calls for farmers and the public to buy bonds as a contribution to victory and liberty. Army subscriptions add over twenty five million thus far, with projections above one hundred million before close.
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Washington
Liberty
Treasury
Treasury Department
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Houston
Samuel Gompers
Gempers
Lane
Middle West
Wilson
Anthracite operators pledge full support to government
Anthracite coal operators representing most of the nation’s hard coal output met with the fuel administration in Washington on Oct 17. They vowed to name a representative and form a committee to handle all government dealings, agreeing on closer industry government teamwork. Mines have produced 8,000,000 tons more than at the same point last year.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
Garfield
New York Hotels Plan Meatless Tuesdays and Wheatless Wednesday
New York City's principal hotels and restaurants will institute meatless Tuesdays in place of beefless Tuesdays starting next week. The Hotel Men's Association of New York executive committee also voted to hold a wheatless Wednesday every week.
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New York
New York City
Hotel Men's Association of
Fire Devours Kansas City Stock Yards In Blaze
Fire at Kansas City stock yards destroys large portions of the facility and kills about 11 000 cattle and 3300 hogs. Loss estimated near 750 000 dollars with 550 000 in livestock alone. Officials doubt incendiary origin though investigations note multiple fires and strong winds.
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Kansas City
Stock Yards Corporation
J. E. Marvin
Chief Enger
Kansas City Fire Department
E. J. Bishop
George R. Collett
Children to Sell New Liberty Bonds in Illinois
Springfield Oct 17 The state council of defense women liberty loan committee designates October 26 as children patriot day. Awards to schools excelling in liberty bond sales to be presented under three size classifications, with Governor Lowden and Miss Florence Lowden presenting flags and medals for best student essays. Governor Lowden urges that the war affects children most, hoping to preserve their freedom and equality of opportunity.
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Springfield
Women's Liberty Loan Committee
State Council of Defense
Ilinois
Lowden
Florence Lowden
America
Chicago Plotters Face Federal Jury
The trial of Gustav Hl Jacobsen Albert Wehide George Paul Boehm and Heramba La Gupta opened before Federal Judge Landis on charges of conspiring to foment a revolution in India. Baron Curt Von Reiswitz formerly German consul abroad is indicted but in Germany. Jacobsen a Chicago real estate dealer is said to have given Gupta 1000 and other sums paid to associates of the plot. The scheme allegedly formed in Berlin in 1914 with the India national party to overthrow British rule and pull allied troops from fronts to India.
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Chicago
Gustav Hl. Jacobsen
Albert Wehide
George Paul Boehm
Heramba la Gupta
India
Landis
Baron Curt von Reiswitz
Germany
Jacobsen
United States
Joseph B. Fleming
Gupta
Fleming
Berlin
India National Party
Belgium
Critics Hit Congress Over Postage Rate Delay
Chicago October 17 Inland Daily Press association speakers faulted Congress for not fixing proposed magazine postage rates. Will V. Tufford warned that delay until next July stalls operations and leaves publishers in a mid season posture as contracts and materials cannot be priced fairly. No unified plan was adopted.
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Chicago
Congress
Inland Daily Press Association
K. P. Adler
Davenport
Will V. Tufford
Five Jurors Accepted in Belleville Trial
Belleville October 17 Five jurors were accepted to hear evidence against Harry Robinson John Dow and Charles Ianna charged with the murder of William Keyser during the East St Louis race riots as court adjourned Tuesday Judge G A Crow presiding did not order a night session to complete the jury 128 men were examined
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Belleville
Till
Harry Robinson
John Dow
Charles Ianna
William Keyser
Western mine workers threaten strike in Southwest district
Kansas City, Oct 17 The United Mine Workers chief in district 14 Alexander Howatt says a 35000 miner walkout in Missouri Arkansas Kansas and Oklahoma will go ahead as planned despite a telegram from national president John White urging delay. Fuel Administrator Garfield warns against strikes and demands negotiations. Howatt vows to carry out the action, citing a disputed penalty clause as the sticking point.
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Kansas City
Alexander Howatt
United Mine Workers of America
John P. White
United Mine Workers
White
Howatt
Pittsburg
Kas
Garfield
America
Washington
Southwest
Wilson
Miners Strike In Illinois Over Wage Increase
Springfield Ill Oct 17 More than forty coal mines in central and southern Illinois reportedly shut down as a strike by 12 000 to 15 000 miners spreads seeking immediate wage increases. The Washington agreement calls for ten cents more per ton five dollar daily wage and 15 percent yardage and dead work raise. Illinois Coal Operators say increases depend on fuel administration price changes. Mines near Peoria and elsewhere may close today. Garfield federal fuel administrator to decide on price changes.
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Springfield
Ill
Hainois
Washington, D. C
Fuel Administration
Illinois
St. Louis
Ilinois Coal
Peoria
Upstate
Garfield
Police Forces Cut by the Army Draft Exemption Move
Washington Oct 17 Representatives of police departments from Chicago Pittsburgh Baltimore Norfolk and Washington discussed draft effects on forces. Norfolk Chief C G Kiser said he would seek a special IA PC meeting with Newark Chief Michael T. Long to consider asking Congress to exempt policemen.
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Washington
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Norfolk
C. G. Kiser
International Association of Police Chiefs
Michael T. Long
Newark
N. J
Association
Congress
Wets Gain as Iowa Prohibition Vote Totals Narrow
Returns from Iowa prohibition election show wet side gaining on lead of drys through Tuesday night. With three counties Adair Butler Fremont and 21 scattered precincts yet to hear from the count stands 196341 for Must Stay Dry Two Years to 197297 against. A wet victory would not immediately legalize liquor sales due to statutory two year dry period. repeal would await the next legislature.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Adair
Butler
Fremont
Navy operatives interned as dangerous enemy aliens
Fritz Kuhn former London Deutsche Bank representative and George Von Seebeck formerly with a Berlin bank, both tied to German Trust Co, were seized by the Navy’s intelligence bureau and sent to Ellis Island for internment as enemy aliens. They had arrival links to Germany and London prior to hostilities, with past associations and possible permits under review.
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New York
Fritz Kuhn
London
Deutsche Bank of
Berlin
George von Seebeck
Intelligence Bureau
Navy Department
Ellis Island
von Seebeck
Baron von Seebeck
Aamy
Liege
Brafteh
Great Britain
von Seebects
Kuhn
Count von Bernstorff
Mannheim
Germany
Rolo Pasha
Men in Cantonments Showing Army Spirit
Washington reports from several training camps indicate men of the national army are showing strong spirit and readiness for service. Positive notes come from Camp Devon Ayer in Massachusetts and Camp Grant in Rockford. The War Department will collect formal divisional commander reports to confirm the eager willingness of servicemen.
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Washington
National Army
War Department
Camp Devon Ayer
Massachusetts
Camp Grant
Rockford
Submarine Attack Kills Two Aboard British Steamer
Small boats from a British steamer attacked by two submarines were shelled by a U boat, two men killed and seven wounded. The steamer carried several Americans, and the crew abandoned ship after the attack, according to consular dispatches.
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Washington
State Department
Patton Elected President of Poultry Association
CHICAGO October 17 H B Patton of Bloomington Illinois was elected president of the National Poultry Butter and Egg association at the annual convention.
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Bloomington
Chicago
H. B. Patton
Bloomington, Ill
National Poultry, Butter and Egg Association
Germans harried by Russian sea forces in Baltic clashes
German troops push to seize the island of Oesel at the Gulf of Finland head, facing Russian naval resistance as torpedo boats are sunk in Soela sound. Meanwhile Austro Italian and German fronts in Flanders and Aisne see renewed attacks and counterattacks with heavy artillery duels and territorial advances. Oesel operations report 2,400 prisoners, 30 guns, 21 machine guns captured by Germans.
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Oesel
Gulf of Finland
Petrograd
Soela Sound
Oesel Island
Sverd
Serel
Gulf of Riga
Berlin
Atro Island
Runo Island
Flanders
Ypres-Staden
Aisne
Isonzo
Adriatic
Bainsizza Plateau
Mexico to import corn under metal embargo accord
Mexican embargo on gold and silver bullion tied to U S permission for monthly corn exports. One million bushels monthly to the Mexican Chamber of Commerce, with a five percent profit cap, contingent on a general food embargo for other nations and U S maintained gold parity. Mining firms expect quick restart of wholesale operations in Mexico.
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EL Paso
Texas
Mexico
Washington
United States
Federal Reserve Board
State Department
Treasury Department
Mint
Food Export Board
Fletcher
Mexican Chamber of Commerce
Republic
Robbery Pursuit In Kahoka Bank Trio
St Louis police chase three robbers who struck Kahoka Bank of Kahoka Mo for 2100 cash and 1100 in stamps. They fled in a stolen car toward St Louis with posse close behind, last sighted near Hannibal. Nearby Clark County Bank theft reported 3800, robbers headed toward Hannibal or Quincy.
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ST. Louis
Bank of
Hannibal
Quincy
Clark County
Kahoka
Jack Beatty
McAdoo urges liberty bonds in Balboa Park rally
Treasury Secretary William G. McAdoo addressed thousands in Balboa Park urging broad financial support for the war effort. He warned that failure to buy liberty bonds could force conscription of national wealth, declaring it preferable to fund the war through bonds rather than taxing or drafting.
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AN Diego
Cal
Balboa Park
William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
United States
Governors pledge aid to President at southern conference
Four governors spoke at the Southern Commercial congress linked meeting in New York on October 17. South Carolina Governor Manning chaired and backed the war effort and the second liberty loan. Maine Governor Milliken praised American spirit, while Maryland Governor Harrington affirmed strong backing for the President across the nation. New Jersey Governor Edge urged updating the state militia oath for war needs, and Pan-American Union head Barrett said wartime changes would reinforce the Monroe doctrine globally.
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New York
Southern Commercial Congress
Richard I. Manning
South Carolina
E. C. Milliken
Maine
America
E. C. Harrington
Maryland
National Guard
W. E. Edge
New Jersey
John Barrett
Pan-American Union
Shipyard labor may gain wartime exemption
Washington reports the shipping board considers exempting all shipyard workers from military service to ensure the 1,000,000 ton shipbuilding goal by March 1 and 13,060,000 tons in two years. Chairman Hurley and President Wilson discussed the move as skilled labor shortages persist and training programs expand for essential war needs.
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Washington
Shiping Board
Chaiman Hurley
Wilson
Standay Sea Action Sinks German Torpedo Boats
Russian forces repelled a German clash near Soela sound north of Oesel island. One Russian torpedo boat was sunk earlier, while a German destroyer of 1,160 tons and 93 crew vanished. Over a dozen German torpedo boats attempted passage with a battleship support before retreating. Russia reports major munitions plant progress with new airplane, machine gun, and artillery factories advancing.
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Petrograd
Soela Sound
Oesel Island
Grom
Seola Sound
Ten Congressmen Visit War Front in Europe Tour
Ten members of congress traveling unofficially with special passports head to Europe to visit war fronts and meet allied parliament representatives. The delegation includes Dale Vermont Taylor Timberlake Hicks New York Johnson Dill Miller Goodwin Stephens Nebraska Parker New Jersey ex representative Stout Montana and Ross Hammond editor of Fremont Nebraska. The trip follows a recent invitation from British and French MPs to strengthen allied parliamentary ties through personal conferences in London Paris and Rome.
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Washington
Congress
Europe
Dale
Vermont
Taylor and Timberlake
Colorado
Hicks
New York
Johnson, Dill and Miller
Goodwin
Arkansas
Stephens
Nebraska
Parker
New Jersey
Stout
Montana
Ross Hammond
Fremont
Neb
Bryan's Call to Back War Effort and Suffrage Push
William Jennings Bryan urged New York Advertising Club members to back the President and Congress in the war. He praised woman suffrage and campaigned for a second loan, stating that furnishing money is a key way to support the war effort. He framed the era as one of action over opinion.
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New York
Oct
Congress
William Jennings Bryan
New York Advertising Club
West
Bryan
Suffragists Plead for Ballot Rights in St Louis
Mrs Swinburne Hale of New York told the City Club audience that democracy depends on extending the ballot to women. She warned that a New York rejection would aid Germany and Russia, undermining morale in Russia’s army.
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ST. Louis
Mullet
Swinburne Hale
Beatrice Forbes, Robertson
New York
City Club
America
Germany
Russia
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Women’s Committee of State Council of Defense
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Fuel Board
Hawkeye
NAVY
Banking
SHELL
ROB Kahoka Bank
POSSE
McAdoo
Hurley
Shipping Board
Tuesday
Stockholm
Germanius
Associated Press
Nebraskan
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