Republican forces press Chang Hsun as siege at Peking intensifies
The republican headquarters report three thousand Chang Hsun troops surrendered in the Temple of Heaven after a two hour fight. Chang Hsun seeks refuge in the Dutch legation while fighting continues in the forbidden city where a large fire rages. A Tien Tsin telegram adds that attacks began at 4 am with artillery machine guns and airplanes. several foreigners on city walls were wounded.
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Tien Tsin
Republican
Chang Hsun
Temple of Heaven
Shanghai
Peking
Wilson urges prompt foodstuffs and fuel control law
President Wilson, in a letter to Senate floor leader Senator Martin, endorses government control of foodstuffs and fuel as in the original House bill. He attacks Senator Gore’s substitute and urges quick congressional action.
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Washington, D. C
jIn
Martin
Wilson
Gore
Congress
Guard Assignments To Training Camps Across States
War Department announces National Guard troops by division to training camps including Fifth Division from New England to Charlotte North Carolina Sixth to Augusta Georgia Seventh to Spartanburg South Carolina Eighth to Anniston Alabama Ninth to Greenville North Carolina Tenth to Macon Georgia Eleventh to Waco Texas Twelfth to Houston Texas Thirteenth to Deming New Mexico Fourteenth to Fort Sill Oklahoma Fifteenth to Fort Worth Texas Sixteenth to Montgomery Alabama Seventeenth to Hattiesburg Mississippi Eighteenth to Alexandria Louisiana Nineteenth to Linda Vista California Twentieth to Palo Alto California Routing to camps for training before departure to France tested by the military bureau and submitted to Major General Bliss.
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Washington, D C
National Guard
War Department
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Vermont
Charlotte
North Carolina
New York State
Spartanburg
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Augusta
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
Anniston
North
Tennessee
Greenville
N. C
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Macon
Michigan
Wisconsin
Waco
Texas
Illinois
Houston
Minnesota
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Deming
N. M
Kansas
Missouri
Fort Sill
Okla
Oklahoma
Fort Worth
Ohio
West Virginia
Montgomery
Ala
Kentucky
Indiana
Hattiesburg
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Alexandria
California
Utah
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Nevada
Linda Vista
Cal
Ashington
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Palo Alto
France
Bliss
National Guard to Join Federal Army Mobilization Plans
New York reports rapid mobilization as the National Guard units prepare to enter Federal Army service. Draft and guard shifts indicate first transfers to fill vacancies in guard or regulars. Regulars understaffed by about 39 thousand. Guard strength estimated under one hundred thousand for camp deployment.
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Fede
Fed
Band Strafes A Tune Chicago In Naval Training Incident
In Chicago on July 13 1944 a Great Lakes Naval Training Station band during a medley of national anthems interrupted by the German Die Wacht am Rhein. The musicians halted the passage and switched to the Star Spangled Banner eliminating the German piece from the score.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Sheriff Executes Rail Yard Roundup in Franklin County
Walla Walla July 13 Sheriff Comstock with National Guard assistance stormed the Pasco railroad yards and arrested all men found in box cars or riding trains. One man was taken into custody.
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Walla Walla, Wash
National Guard
Comstock
Franklin County
Pasco
Three Billion War Funds Sought From Congress Next Week
Administration officials say estimates will be submitted next week requesting about three billion dollars in additional war appropriations beyond already allotted sums.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Brackenridge May Withdraw His Will
San Antonio capitalist George W. Brackenridge with a fortune estimated between 5 million and 25.9 million says he will redraw his will if the University of Texas regents fail to act independently of outside influence and run the university free from domination. He also offers 300000 to operate the school if appropriations are blocked by a veto.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
George W. Brackenridge
San Antonio
University of Texas
Russians Converge on Styr Junction
Russian war department reports fighting in Eastern Galicia with ten officers and 85 enlisted captured, predominantly German, along with five heavy guns and ten machine guns. Halicz falls into Russian possession and Korniloff’s Cossacks eye Styrij railway hub as counter attacks anticipated on the northern front.
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Petrograd
Galicia
Russian War Department
Halicz
Korniloff
Styrij
Lemberg
Lawcerne
Chodorow
Sinking of Two American Ships Reported
Official dispatches say the 595 ton barkentine Hildegaard from New Orleans was sunk by submarines on July 10 and the 1907 ton schooner Mary W. Bowen from Fall River was sunk on July 8 Both vessels' crews were rescued and landed.
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Washington, D. C
Barkentine Hildegaard
New Orleans
Mary W. Bowen
Fall River
Wheat trade halts at Chicago Board of Trade
For the first time since its founding the Chicago Board of Trade saw no wheat transactions in the first half hour as bids vanished. Uncertainty over pending food legislation in Congress was blamed for the unprecedented standstill.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Congress
Bank Robber Steals $885 in Arkansas Bank Heist
A bandit robbed the Bank of Richland cashier at Drake's Creek Madison County yesterday afternoon taking 885 dollars in currency. He locked the cashier in the vault then walked the village main street and disappeared. The cashier was later rescued by his mother hours after failing to return home for supper.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Bank of Richland
Drake's Creek
Madison County
Weather forecast shrugs through blustery notes
Fragmentary forecast from multiple cities presents fair conditions tonight and Saturday with varying winds and temperatures. Milwaukee shows 62 to 74 degrees with partly cloudy skies. Kansas City hints at warmer spells and a high near 92. New York and Washington readings follow, but details are incomplete and tangled with stray words.
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Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Augusta Street
Garden Hose
UT Board of Regents dismisses five faculty members in Texas
Galveston Texas July 13 the board of regents dismissed five professors and John A Lomax secretary at a meeting adjourned until October with no action on Vinson president Several faculty members were also ousted after a long session including W H Mayes and W T Mather while R E Cofer G O Butts A Caswell Ellis and John A Lomax were among those removed A reprimand was given to Prof R Griffith but he was retained after a vote change to allow possible reconsideration.
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Galveston
Tex
Board of Regents
University of Texas
John A. Lomax
Vinson
Austin
J. M. Mathias
W. G. Love
Messrs. Fly
Brents
Littlefield
Fly
Ferguson
The
of Regents
Allen
W. H. Mayes
School of Journalism
Love
Mathis
Kelley
Cook
Jones
Regent Littlefield
W. T. Mather
Mayes
R. E. Cofer
G. O. Butts
A. Caswell Ellis
Philosophy
R. Griffith
Griffith
Positon
France Day Observed In Chicago And Paris
France Day to be commemorated in Chicago with four exercises in parks and at the University of Chicago. In Paris a flotilla of 150 battle planes will fly over the Bastile celebration, marking one of the French service's most important aerial squadrons.
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Fall of Bastile
United States
Chicago
Jay
France
University of Chicago
Paris
Senate panel backs chaplains for army amid sect representation
The Senate Military Affairs committee favorably reported chaplain bills to appoint 十二 chaplains for the army to ensure broad religious representation. The War Department had proposed ten, the committee settled on twelve, enabling Jewish chaplains as sought by San Antonio Jews in recent years.
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Washington, D. C
Sheppard
Senate Military Affairs Committee
War Department
San Antonio
Senator Ashurst Injured by Falling Awning Incident
Senator Ashurst of Arizona was injured in Washington when a street awning lowered onto the sidewalk, striking him and knocking him unconscious injuring his right arm. The incident occurred while he walked along the sidewalk and prompted immediate medical attention.
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Ashurst
Washington, D. C
Senator Ashurst
Arizona
Commissions Expected At Camp Funston Closing
Fort Sam Houston reports that at Camp Funston most cadets will finish courses and receive commissions. About 200 will join the regular army while 400 plus enter the National Army with the rest likely placed on staff corps or in specialized departments. Major Malin Craig met with Col. W. S. Scott to plan closing ceremonies in Leon Springs.
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Camp Funston
Fort Sam Houston
Regular Army
National Army
Leon Springs
Col. W. S. Scott
Embargo Ordered on Goods for Export by Railroads
New York July 13 government officials ordered the nations railroads to telegraph an immediate embargo on goods for export unless accompanied by Federal licenses or bills of lading. The action follows the President's proclamation and aims to control export traffic nationwide.
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New York
Export Council
Rail embargo issued on exports by American Railway Associations
The commission bans immediate telegraphic embargo on shipments for export including coal, flour, meat, fuel oils, pig iron, steel, arms, and explosives unless a Federal license or port permit is presented. Canada shipments may continue. Ports must implement a permit system for all export traffic.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Export Council
Washington
American Railway Associations
Commission On Car Service
United States
Department of Commerce
Canada
Raid at fort leads to twenty two student officers arrested
On July 13 at Ul the night raid resulted in twenty two student officers being arrested for gambling during a dice game. Fourteen belonged to the Illinois regiment and eight to the Michigan Wisconsin regiment. The arrest was conducted by Captain Trojan of the Ohio engineers acting as military police.
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FT. Sheridan
Illinois Regiment
Michigan-Wisconsin
Trojan
Ohio Engineers
Man Confesses to Killing Over Flag Dispute
In Ogden Utah Mike Baca admits to police that he killed Ben Rogers of Logan after an argument over Baca's right to wear the American flag. Rogers body was found in a river bed near Ogden yesterday with severe injuries.
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Ogden
Utah
Mike Baca
Ben Rogers
Logan
Aircraft bill ready for House reporting in 24 hours
The administration aircraft program bill with an initial cost of 640 million dollars was ready to be reported to the House today but will not be taken up until tomorrow. The House military committee voted unanimously to report the measure after Secretary Baker and others urged swift action. Prospects favored passage by tomorrow night.
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Washington, D. C
House
Baker
Governors receives Wilson note on Arizona unrest
President Wilson asks General Parker to send officers to Arizona to assess conditions and urges against citizens taking the law into their own hands. Brigadier General Greene handles I W W matters from Douglas with officers stationed at Bisbee and Globe. no troop movements ordered.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Campbell
Wilson
Secretary of War
Parker
Arizona
Ccean
Woodrow Wilson
Henry A. Greene
Douglas
Bisbee
Globe
Fort Sam Houston
Deportation train to Bisbee tied up at Hermanas
Douglas residents feared the deported 1197 IWW members would try to return after a Bisbee expulsion. A freight train with prisoners was sidetracked at Hermanas twenty miles west of Columbus New Mexico as Sheriff Wheeler reported threats of a Douglas arrival. Police called for 200 armed guards to meet a possible invasion while censorship and orders from the Copper Queen interests influenced dispatches.
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Douglas
Ariz
Industrial Workers of the World
Bisbee
Hermanas
Columbus
N M
Lacob
James H. East
Harry Wheeler
East
el Paso & Southwestern
Tillotson
Western Union
Robert Rae
Phelps-Dodge Corporation
Copper Queen
H. H. Stout
Stout
Captain Stout
Invasion Fears Grip Columbus New Mexico
Militants from the I W W reportedly left Hermanas and moved east in cattle cars as Columbus residents armed themselves to repel an alleged invasion. Deportees face severe food shortages amid the retreat.
Federal government watches IWW disorders in West
Federal authorities monitor IWW unrest in Arizona and other Western states with confidence that commanders will act swiftly. Secret service agents are known to be involved as the government prepares for possible far reaching actions.
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Washington, D. C
Arizona
Western States
Army
Secret Service
Nations to Draw First National Army Quota July 23
Washington reports a nationwide draft plan with 687,000 men to be drawn from 4559 local exemption boards for the first national war army. Texas quota is 30 545. exemptions and classifications to be published. first drawing expected the week of July 23 with capsules and a glass vessel used to select numbers.
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National War Army
National Guard
Eas
Rogers
Massachusetts
House
Regular Army
Oregon
War Department
First National War Army
Army
Baker
U. S
Emption Board
Carr
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