Army Orders Listed for August and September Visits
Major Gilbert H Stewart will visit Colts Patent Firearms Manufacturing in Hartford Conn for two visits in August and four in September. Major George H McManus relieved from Puget Sound coast defenses and to join Fifth Provisional Coast Artillery at Del Rio as lieutenant colonel. First Lieutenant Charles C Herman Jr relieved from duty at Delaware College Newark. Captain William N Hughes Jr relieved from National Guard inspector instructor duty in Tennessee and reports to Militia Bureau. Captain Thomas A Roberts to Hartford and New Haven Conn to aid Connecticut National Guard cavalry organization.
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Gilbert H. Stewart
Ordnance Department
Colts Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
Hartford
Conn
George H. M'Manus
Coast Artillery Corps
Puget Sound
del Rio
Fifth Provisional Regiment of
Felonel
Charles C. Herman JR
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Delaware College
Newark
William N. Hughes JR
Infantry
National Guard of
Tennessee
Cader
Militia Bureau
Thomas A. Roberts
Cavalry
New Haven
National Guard Cavalry of
Connecticut
Inquiry into release of Danish West Indies treaty copy
Senator Stone demanded Senate investigation into how a confidential treaty abstract became public. The document relates to U S acquisition of the Danish West Indies for 25 million dollars. Twenty five numbered copies were sent to the Senate by the State Department with a Danish request to withhold terms.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Car Shortage Warned by Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission warned carriers shippers and consignees of a threatened car shortage. It urged close supervision of loading and unloading and advised against using cars for storage. Heavy grain movements are partly to blame for the shortage.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Debris Clogs Ohio River After Cabin Creek Cloudburst
Debris fills the Ohio River at Gallipolis after a Cabin Creek cloudburst. Wreckage from houses and bridges, thousands of logs, and vast lumber piles obstruct river navigation and halt boat traffic.
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Cabin Creek
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Italian Raid on Durazzo Port Aims at War Ships
Italian light cruisers penetrated the Durazzo harbor on the night of August 12 and torpedoed a steamer, according to an official statement. Earlier, on August 2, French and Italian destroyers attacked four enemy destroyers protected by a cruiser.
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Rome
Paris
Durazzo
Austrian Report Delivers Mixed View of August 2 Sea Battle
The Austrian account states Italian warships were hit and retreated while Austrian vessels remained undamaged, after Aspern and Cattaro operations where French and Italian ships faced heavier enemy gun power but suffered no damage to the Austrian fleet.
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Aspern
Apulian
Cattaro
Norwegian Steamship Thore Hafte Sunk Off Falsterbo
The Norwegian steamship Thore Hafte of 353 tons gross was sunk off Falsterbo after hitting a mine. In Topeka Kansas the hottest night in three years occurred with a low of 97 degrees, and western Kansas saw temperatures above 100. Relief was expected for western areas today.
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Malmoe
Sweden
London
Thore Hafte
Falsterbo
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Man Jailed For Tying Son To Bed In Chicago
George Dobda was sentenced in Judge Gemmill's court to ten days in jail after being convicted of tying his eight year old son to a bed. He cited fear the boy would drown if left alone at home while he and his wife worked. The item also notes Kerrville Fair horse races and planned aeroplane flights.
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Chicago
Ill
George Dobda
South Side
Wheat crop sufficient to meet home needs and exports
Washington officials say this year’s wheat crop will cover domestic needs and leave exportable surpluses. They note a large carryover from last year plus expected smaller global production, with 620 million bushels needed for home use and about 150 million available for export amid heavy uncertainty on exports.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
United States
Wheat Nearer Normad Amid Cautious Trading
Chicago wheat futures eased after yesterday’s feverish session with cautious traders seeing normalizing prices. May advanced up to two cents, September at 1.43 to 1.44, December at 1.48. Net session decline 1/8 to 7/8 cent. September 1.44 to 1.44 3/8, December 1.47 1/2. Flour prices jumped due to wheat gains.
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Chicago
Flour Prices Jump Ahead of Wheat Market Rise
San Antonio shoppers face higher flour costs as local mills raised flour by about 40 cents per barrel on Thursday. The Wednesday quote ranged 6.60 to 6.90 per barrel, and Thursday mills listed 9o or better. The increase will persist until wheat prices stabilize, with Dallas and Fort Worth also noting advances.
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San Antonio
Mil!s
Texas
Yvert Worth
Dallas
Governor Ferguson Receives Telegram From Woodrow Wilson
In Houston on August 10 Governor Ferguson reported a telegram from President Wilson expressing gratification at the Texas Democratic convention endorsing the Mexican policy. The message notes it is delightful to receive support from those with interests near the issue and follows Ferguson’s night tell to Wilson about the convention’s endorsement.
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Houston
Tex
Ferguson
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Battleships to be equipped with anti air guns in Atlantic fleet
The battleship Nevada will have four anti aircraft guns after arrivals at the New York navy yard. The Pennsylvania will also carry four. It is said other larger Atlantic fleet vessels will mount two each, while the Oklahoma is currently the only ship without such weapons.
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New York
Nevada
New York Navy Yard
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Italian Army Clears Heights Near Gorizia in Three Day Battle
The Italian third army under the Duke of Aosta reports three days of heavy fighting on the Isonzo front. Bersaglieri captured Monte Sabotino, Monte San Michele, and the Gorizia bridgehead heights after fierce Austrian counterattacks. Italian guns dominated Tolmino and the city ruins as they secured the right bank line.
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Monfalcone
Gorizia
Monte Sabotino
Monte San Michele
Isonzo
Tolmino
Flood Threat Looms Along Pecos River Area
The Pecos River near Austin is rising rapidly with a potential flood spanning about 100 miles from the New Mexico line to Grand Falls Ward County Texas. The river sits at nineteen feet above normal and could break bounds at twelve feet, affecting large cotton, corn and alfalfa fields. damage is already reported and a board member may tour the area if conditions worsen.
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Austin
Tex
Pecos
New Mexico
Grand Falls
Ward County
Texas
State Board of Water Engineers
Glen A. Gray
Federal Bureau of Water Resources
United States Geological Survey
Want American Goods at Amsterdam Meeting Called for Export Carriers
At the American Export Chamber of Commerce meeting in Amsterdam the rising trade barriers with Holland were reviewed. A statement to the British government was proposed noting that since October 1915 American goods sent under Netherlands overseas trust often failed to reach consignees in the Netherlands. The chamber urged British officials be appointed at American ports to inspect and certify neutral destinations to ensure delivery on arrival.
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Amsterdam
London
American Export Chamber of Commerce
America
Holland
Netherlands Overseas Trust
Lassen Park Created By Act Of Congress
President Wilson signed a new act creating Lassen volcano national park in California. The park includes Lassen Peak the only active volcano in the United States and Cider Cone both previously national monuments in 1906. The park spans 82 880 acres.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Lassen Volcano National Park
California
Lassen Peak
United States
Cider Cone
Marines Capture Kron Prinz Wilhelm Crew Members
Three sailors from the interned Kron Prinz Wilhelm were recaptured by U S marines after escaping by jumping overboard on Tuesday. The Germans swam Back Creek to reach the marine reservation where they hid until daylight. They face court martial.
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Norfolk
Kron Prinz Wilhelm
United States
Back Creek
French torpedo attack sinks Austrian submarine near Corfu
A French torpedo boat destroyer torpedoed an Austrian submarine north of Corfu on Tuesday. The Athens dispatch says it is certain the submarine went down with its crew aboard.
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London
Corfu
Exchange Telegraph Company
Athens
Berlin raid statement called usual perversion of truth
London Aug. 10 British officials denounced the German account of Tuesday night’s Zeppelin raid over England as the usual perversion of the truth. The remark followed Berlin’s published report criticizing Allied actions.
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London
Berlin
England
Tly
Drinking water safety tip with Horsford's acid phosphate
A home health tip recommends using Horsford's Acid Phosphate in each cup of drinking water. A half teaspoon neutralizes alkali and fortifies the system against disorders from impure water, with an emphasis on aiding digestion.
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Horsford
Amnesty Promised for Mexican Fugitives Abroad
General Carranza signals a post election law plan granting amnesty to Mexicans fleeing to foreign countries. The statement appears in a Mexico City newspaper and ties the measure to the upcoming presidential vote.
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Mexico City
Carranza
No Arctic Warriors in a Distant War World
The piece discusses Arctic Russia's Lapps and Samoyeds as remote, hardy peoples. It contrasts brutal survival in famine with limited military value, noting their isolation from modern campaigns and their lack of news about Russo-Japanese and other wars.
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Arctic Circle
Arctic Russia
North America
Greenland
Pearson
Russia
Asia
Europe
Serbia
Great Britain
Arctic
Vagarities of Turkish Censor Highlighted in Letters
Arthur Rube in Collier's Weekly notes the Turkish censor showing personal interest in U S correspondence. He pockets a card reading Compliments of the censor and interrupts a lengthy New York letter with cautions and edits.
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America
Arthur Rube
Collier's Weekly
New York
Censor in Wartime Letters Read Only Start and End
An Oxford Turk censor who reads only the first and last pages of intimate letters then discards the middle as waste. He explains readers in wartime prefer concise notes while a colleague insists the censor is hot blooded. A Detroit Free Press remark closes the vignette.
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Anatolia
I Am
Detroit Free Press
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