Butler urges expulsion of La Follette before war ends
Atlantic City September 28 Nicholas Murray Butler Columbia University president told American Bankers Association members that Congress must expel Senator Robert M La Follette to curb sedition and treason at home and abroad. He urged immediate action, linking peace terms to unconditional surrender and wartime unity.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Bankers’ Association
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Congress
United States
la Follette
Dr. Butler
Robert M. LaFollette
Newersey
Senate
New York
Peoria River Improvement Effort Involves Leaders
Illinois river improvement advocates from the Illinois Manufacturers' Association and Chicago Association of Commerce plan a Peoria meeting to press action. The group aims to cooperate with Governor Lowden and public works director Leslie D. Puterbaugh to alleviate wartime transportation congestion.
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Chicago
Waterways Commission
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Chicago Association of Commerce
Illinois River
Peoria Association of Commerce
Peoria
Lowden
Leslia D. Puterbaugh
Department of Public Works and Buildings
West Point cadets face hazing charge at academy
Courts martial opened at West Point for twelve upperclassmen accused of hazing two fourth classmen Worth E. Shoultz of Maryland and Joseph A. Cranston Jr of Kansas who allegedly were made to stand stripped to the waist on tiptoes with heads back for 45 minutes until fainting. Other accused include Stuart M. Bevins of Illinois and Eugene E. Vidal of South Dakota, the latter a West Point football star.
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West Point
N. Y
United States Military Academy
Worth E. Shoultz
Maryland
Joseph A. Cranston, Jr
Kansas
Stuart M. Bevins
Illinois
Fort Wright
Eugene E. Vidal
South Dakota
Jury Deliberation Ends As Rev Kelly Trial Pauses
RED OAK I A Sept 28 The jury in the trial of the Rev Lyn Kelly accused of complicity in the Villiscaux bombardment went to bed at nine after thirty hours of deliberation Judge Boies said he would hold them for a verdict at noon Saturday.
Exile says mob rule in Russian army endangers war effort
A U S exile who spent ten years in Europe reports from Stockholm on Petrograd front conditions. He says only Caucasian and Muslim troops show fighting spirit, officers murdered, and Russian soldiers refuse to go to the front. He notes Bolsheviks gaining power in Petrograd and Moscow, government impotence, deportation tensions, and Korniloff’s impending ultimatum amid calm in Riga’s fall.
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Stockholm
Petrograd
Russia
Viborg
Tammefors
Helsingborg
Moscow
America
Riga
War Office
Korniloff
Vital Ridge victory described as key to Allied gains
Major F B Maurice discusses in London how heavy rains and mud paused Flanders operations for a month. He notes the recent fighting in the vital ridge nexus near Flanders plains and calls the German counterattacks a mass slaughter, with British fire inflicting heavy German losses.
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London
F. B. Maurice
War Office
Flanders
Associated Press
Plain of Flanders
Ypres
Tien-Tsin Under Water Amid Rapid Flood Rise
Peking dispatch reports Tien-Tsin flooded with rising waters threatening destruction. The city and parts of foreign concessions are submerged, displacing an estimated one million residents. The Hoang-Ho overflow furthers the crisis as the Grand Canal breaks and mud walls are reinforced under foreign supervision.
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Peking
Tien-Tsin
Great Plain
Fien-Tsin
Nanking
Hoang-Ho
Grand Canal
Chi-Li
Spillway Damaged At Boardman River Plant
The Boardman River Light and Power dam spillway near Traverse City Michigan was dynamited early Thursday. The loss was estimated at 50000 dollars and authorities believe government enemies are responsible.
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Traverse City
Mich
Boardman River Light and Power Company
Here
Ruth Law Sets New Woman Altitude Record
Peoria Illinois September 28 Miss Ruth Law soared to 14 700 feet at the implement show grounds breaking her own previous mark of 12 800 feet.
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Peoria
Til
Ruth Law
Implement Show Grounds
Law
Third Red Cross medical detachment sails to France
Washington reports a third group of child welfare doctors and nurses will depart for France within days in response to urgent Red Cross requests. The voyage follows two prior detachments aiding American relief efforts abroad.
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Washington
France
American Red Cross Commission
War Taxes in New Bill Schedules and Revisions
Senate keeps most changes intact while raising income taxes only above 50000, adjusts liquor revenue slightly, restores a one cent levy on letters, boosts amusements but rejects outdoor park exemptions, and trims theater exemptions while restoring a $10 million bank checks tax.
British Threaten Two Naval Bases in Flanders Offensive
Field Marshal Haig reports persistent fighting near Ypres with seven German counter attacks repulsed and 1614 Germans captured. Allied troops including British, Scottish, and Australian forces hold ground around Polygon Wood St Julien and Zonnebeke as heavy fighting continues and a key Ostend Lille railway line looms in reach of operations affecting Ostend Zeebrugge naval bases.
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London
Haig
Flanders
Ypres
Polygon Wood
St. Julien
Zonnebeke
Field Marshal Haig
Jies
Ostend-Lille
Germany
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Marines Do Provost Guard Duty Overseas
Washington dispatch notes that when the first expeditionary force arrived in France a battalion of marines carried the provost guard duty. Officers in France commend the marines for efficient work, while the regiment commander seeks to train the entire force for trench duty.
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Washington
Marine Regiment
France
Roosevelt recounts secret talks with German envoy in 1902
Col. Roosevelt described his 1902 meetings with Germany's ambassador over Venezuela, detailing ultimatums, Dewey's readiness, and the threat of war if Germany did not arbitrate. He portrayed England as opposed to the United States and asserted U.S. leverage at the Venezuela crisis point.
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Chicago
Col. Roosevelt
Venezuela
Germany
United States
South America
Castro
Monkey
Andes
John Jay
England
Isthmian Canal
Dewey
West Indian
Women to float a third of new Liberty Loan
Washington on September 28 the Women’s Liberty Loan committee begins a two days session with over 100 delegates. Mrs W G McAdoo presided as Secretary McAdoo reviewed war causes and urged women to cooperate for success. He warned that failing to subscribe to a single loan would be a greater disaster than losing a great battle.
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Washington
Women's Liberty Loan Committee
W. G. McAdoo
McAdoo
Civils Rights Bill Ready For The House
Washington Sept 28 The soldiers and sailors civil rights bill was virtually completed by the House Judiciary Committee and will be reintroduced as a committee bill by Chairman Webb. The measure provides for a federal guarantee against loss by insurance companies when men with the colors fail to pay policy premiums.
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Washington
Soldiers’ and Sailors
House
Judiciary Committee
Webb
McAdoo Details Second U S Liberty Loan Plan
Secretary McAdoo announced the second liberty loan details set to open October 1 1917 proposing three billion dollars of four percent convertible bonds due 1942 with par and accrued interest and conversion rights if future higher rate issues occur, exemptions from most taxes, and a six month conversion window after subsequent issues.
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McAdoo
U. S
Ashington
Loan Terms for Government Bonds Issued in 1918
loan facts specify amounts of $3,000,000 or more with excess not exceeding half the oversubscription. bonds mature in 25 years and are redeemable after ten years at the secretary of the treasury’s option. denominations are $50 and multiples. interest rate is 4 percent, semiannual payments on Nov 15 and May 15. payment schedule requires 2 percent on application, 18 percent on Nov 15, 40 percent on Dec 14, and 40 percent on Jan 15, 1918.
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United States of America
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Government to requisition most American merchant ships Oct 15
Washington announces that every American merchant vessel over 2500 tons will be requisitioned for ocean service by Oct 15. About 2,000,000 tons are available. many already serve Army or Navy. Ships not needed will return to owners under government operation. Rates will drop for government supply calls and may apply to foreign ships later. Welding Ring of New York chairs the commission.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Army
Navy
United States
Welding Ring of New York
Wilson Labor Commission Sets Plan for West Inquiry
Washington September 28 the special labor commission named by President Wilson and led by Secretary of Labor Wilson plus John Walker of the Illinois Federation of Labor held its first meeting. After a White House conference it will depart for Arizona and broaden its survey to cover national labor unrest as a war emergency policy is drafted.
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Washington
West
Special Commission
Wilson
John ST. Walker
Ilinois Federation of Labor
Arizona
United States
High praise for second women fighting detachment
Petrograd Sept 28 army order commends the second women's fighting detachment at the front for discipline and duty. It notes they arrived during great hardship from ruined roads and retreating troops, yet remained devoted to defending the fatherland.
Noisy Reception to Japan Mission in New York
New York welcomed Viscount Ishii and his Japanese mission with mass demonstrations of support on September 28. Crowds cheered along Broadway and Fifth Avenue as the party toured from the Battery to City Hall, where Mayor Mitchel and Elbert H. Gary greeted them. The procession included 165th Infantry, 7500 guardsmen, schoolchildren, scouts, and naval units, illustrating wartime allied ties and impending U S military actions in France.
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New York
Japan
United States
Ishii
America
Far East
Battery
Central Park
165Th United States Infantry
69Th New York
France
Fifth Avenue
Union League Club
Mitchel
Elbert H. Gary
Broadway
Court of Honor
City Hall
Naval and
Marine
Seventh Regiment
Naval Reserve
Tropical Hurricane Nears New Orleans
Reports from the mouth of the Mississippi at 11 30 p m said winds reached 5 mph with a falling barometer to 29 58 indicating a tropical hurricane at the river mouth The storm was expected to be felt in New Orleans by 3 o clock this morning
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Chief Ranger Dies After Fall Injuries
Martin E. Joyce of Boston, supreme chief ranger of the Irish National Foresters, died Thursday from injuries sustained in a fall, authorities said.
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Boston
Martin E. Joyce
The
Irish National Foresters
Conferees Reach Accord on War Tax Budget Plan
Washington Sept 28 Conferees from the senate and house completed the war tax bill draft to expand federal revenue by about 2.7 billion dollars beyond existing law as well as 250 to 300 million in new levies. The report plans for house passage and outlines changes to war profits taxes income taxes and new taxes on postage alcohol tobacco and consumer goods with varied exemptions and restorations including a one cent letter tax and restored bank check tax.
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Washington
Senate
House
Pets House
Stays Certificate In N Y Primaries
New York September 28 A Supreme Court order stays the board of elections from certifying Mayor Mitchel as Republican candidate after William Bennett sought the nomination. Justice Goff will hear motions on Monday. Unofficial recount places Bennett ahead by 383 votes with districts still to be inspected. first official canvass had Mitchel leading by 335. District Attorney Swann says a grand jury will investigate irregularities in districts.
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New York
William Bennett
Mitchel
Supreme Court
Goff
Board of Elections
Bennett
A. Wey
Swann
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LaFollette
Berlin
Anmner
Ilinois
U.S
Miullion
Roosevelt
Labor Commission
Viscount Ishii
Bill
N.Y
Election Board
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