State Dept probes Britain blockade impact on US trade
Washington reports seek to determine which goods Britain blocks to Holland and the Nordics and whether new Anglo French exchange deals violate the 1815 treaty. The note notes modified black list insurance rules favor British underwriters and aid black listed American firms in moving goods.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Great Britain
United States
Holland
Wilson
England
France
London
Skinner
Porto Rico
Lord Robert Cecil Defends Neutral Trade Data Use
In August Lord Robert Cecil stated neutral correspondence was not used to aid British competition with peaceful neutral commerce. He reiterated to the Associated Press that trade letter data were used solely for government purposes.
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Lord Robert Cecil
Associated Press
Robert Cecil
Division Army Parade En Route to Capitol City
Troops from the Twelfth Division march north of San Antonio toward Austin in a full equipment maneuver the first since the Civil War. Brigades reach Wetmore Luexella and Komal on day two as General Greene and Richardson direct a 15 000 strong force with field trains and motor trucks.
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Twelfth
Austin
Camp Wilson
Greene
Wetmore
Richardson
Luexella
San Antonians
Comal
Landa’s Park
United States Army
Funston
Southern Department
Malvern-Hill Barnum
James Parker
Brownsville
River Avenue
Illinois
Kansas Infantry
Wilinois Infantry
Wisconsin
Seventh Field Artillery
Sixteenth Cavalry
Sweden Denies Neutrality Claims in Swedish Waters
Stockholm reports Sweden rebuts entente demands on neutrality of its territorial waters. The government says it will discuss treaties but may choose among lawful methods to protect its rights. It argues war submarines are treated as such unless used commercially, and protests over mine fields near Kogrundrenden are noted.
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London
Stocksholm
Reuter
Dispat
Entente
Sweden
Swedish
Kogrundrenden
Greece Weighs Entente Entry as King Seeks Clear Advantage
King Constantine, in his Athens and Tatoi talks with diplomats and a bank director, says Greece will join the entente only when definite advantage exists. He warns against assuming Greece is bound by pledges and notes the risks to Greeks in Asia Minor and Thrace if war expands. The king, frail from fever, presses toward a national decision when the hour arrives.
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London
Constantine
Nicolas Callagoyeropoulos
Ionian Bank
Tatoi
Callagoyeropoulos
Greece
Paris
Associated Press
Greek Macedonia
Roumania
Asia Minor
Thrace
Turkey
Macedonia
Hellas
President Wilson's Sister Anne Howe Dies in New London
Anne E Howe sister of President Wilson died after a week of illness in a New London hotel She traveled with her family to Columbia South Carolina for funeral services where burial will take place The president canceled plans and will attend the service in Columbia with family members and officials from Washington DC New York City and Philadelphia referenced in a prior note
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Anne E. Howe
Wilson
Cothran
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Miss Wilson
Columbia
S. C
First Presbyterian Church
Long Branch
N. Y
Anne Howe
War Department
Vance McCormick
Democratic National Committee
Myers
Montana
Walter Lippmann
The
New Republic
Britain tightens export controls on neutrals amid coffee overage
Lord Robert Cecil explained recent wartime orders barring Holland from receiving more American goods and blocking assurance letters for shipments to Scandinavia. He noted the prohibitions target specific items and hinge on each neutral nation’s existing imports, including a case where 18 000 tons of coffee would reach 50 000 tons this year, prompting cautious limits on further imports and adjustments for German port trade.
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London
Robert Cecil
Holland
Scandinavia
Great Britain
Robert
Lord Robert
Lloyd George defends US censorship as safe and lawful
London 16 David Lloyd George the British war secretary argued against a US driven campaign to cast doubt on wartime censorship. He said German agents misrepresent his August statements and stressed that information passed from the censorship to other departments guides government actions, including canceling export permits and blocking contraband. He insisted honest business and trade secrets remain safe with military censors and other agencies.
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London
Serm
David Lloyd- George
Associated Press
United States
House of Commons
Robert Cecil
Foreign Office
Germans Oppose U S Loan To Belgium Says Von Bernstorff
Ambassador von Bernstorff informed the State Department that the German government would consider null and void any loan to Belgium negotiated in the United States during the German occupation. The note marks German opposition to Allied aid financing Belgium.
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Washington, D. C
von Bernstorff
State Department
Belgium
United States
Victoria Cross Awards Linked to Jutland Heroes
The Official Gazette lists three Victoria Crosses for Jutland combat. John Traves Cornwall, mortally wounded, stayed at his post and died. Edward Bingham, a German prisoner after his ship sank. Major Francis Harvey, mortally wounded, flooded the magazine to save his ship and died at his post. Admiral Jellicoe receives the Order of Merit. Beatty gains the grand cross of the Order of the Bath with other decorations and promotions announced.
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London
Jutland
John Traves Cornwall
Edward Bingham
Francis Harvey
Marine Corps
Jellicoe
Order of Merit
David Beatty
Battle Cruiser
Order of the Bath
Banks to close in Chicago as private lenders fail
Sept 16 Chicago papers report several more private banks to close their doors soon. Maclay Hoyne states he knows of several one horse one man banks and promises further probe into the Michniuk and Sons affairs for today.
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Chicago
Maclay Hoyne
Michniuk and Sons
Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Tonight and Sunday partly cloudy and warmer. The forecast notes mild conditions with a gradual warmup across the area. Local readers should expect steady temperatures and light breezes with no precipitation indicated.
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San Antonio
Home Weather for Tourists Forecasts by The Light
City by city forecasts for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington. Temperatures range from mid thirties to mid sixties with wind directions from southeast southwest north and northwest. Conditions vary from clear to cloudy with fair to colder weekends and highs up to 78 degrees.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Universal military training urged in Mexican independence day address
Felix Palavicini, minister of public instruction, urged universal military training in Mexico City on Independence Day. He argued strong government without military dominance and said trained citizens would prevent civil power from being overrun by the army. The 106th anniversary was marked nationwide.
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Mexico City
Felix Palavicini
Palavicini
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Republic
State Railroad Adopts Federal Eight-Hour Day
C H Huddleston general manager of the State railroad spent the day in Austin meeting the governor and officials. He said the road is operating under the federal eight hour law with no inconvenience in transporting freight or passengers. Overtime now begins after eight hours for engineers firemen brakemen and conductors, instead of ten hours as before.
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Austin
Tex
C. H. Huddleston
Palestine
Huddleston
Congress
Charity Societies Meet In National Catholic Conference
Prominent Catholic laymen and churchmen from across the United States arrive for the fourth biennial meetings of the national conference of Catholic charities. Discussions cover child care, foster homes, social work education, treatment of delinquent children, and minimum wage and social insurance. The first general session opens tomorrow night.
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Washington, D. C
United States
National Conference of Catholic Charities
Recruits Scarce for Pennsylvania National Guard
Pittsburg recruiting station opened two months ago has accepted only 35 men. Officers cite high wages and steady mill work as the reason for the failed effort to bolster strength for border duty.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania National Guard
High School Teachers Propose Ending Negro Dialect in Texts
In New York on September 16, high school music teachers form a committee to urge publishers to remove Negro dialect from public school songbooks. Dr. Frank Rix says students should learn pure English to aid foreign children and reduce confusion nationwide.
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New York
Frank R. Rix
Bank Call Issued by Comptroller on National Banks
The comptroller of the currency today issued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business on Tuesday September 12.
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Washington, D. C
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Bulgars winning along all fronts in latest war reports
Sofia reports fighting along the Roumanian and Macedonian fronts with Bulgarians holding the advantage as Serbian forces claim a rout of Bulgars on the western Macedonian front. Berlin announces a decisive victory for Teutonic allies in Dobrudja and Mackensen’s pursuit of Roumanians.
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Sofia
London
War Office
Paris
Florina
Berlin
Dobrudja
William
von Mackensen
Balkans
Malkaiza
Romania bars liquor and welcomes Russian officials
According to the Vossische Zeitung Russia has induced Roumania to prohibit all liquor sales and to permit Russians to hold key posts in Roumanian secret police and finance, command forts in the northeast, and administer railways.
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Berlin
Sayville
Vossische Zeitung
Russia
Roumania
Roumanian
Secret Police
Department of Finance
Methodists Vote for Unity in Missouri Conference
Unanimous resolutions were adopted by the Southwest Missouri conference urging delegates to vote for unification with the Northern branch at the next general conference. The meeting took place in Kansas City Missouri on September 6.
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Kansas City
Southwest Missouri
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Tanks and Triumph Near the Somme Front
British forces gained control of Courcelette Mars tinpich and Flers as the Somme offensive expanded along six miles north of Combles to the Pozieres Bapaume road. The war office noted progress while the Times discussed the new armored car nicknamed tanks or Willies and King George praised Haig for yesterday's victory.
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Somme
Combles
Pozieres- Bapaume Road
Courcelette
Marstinpuich
Flers
War Office
King George
Sir Douglas Haig
France
British Front Strikes Deep as New Armor Aids Push
British forces near Bapaume pierce the Somme line advancing beyond Flers toward Martinpuich and Courcelette. Artillery dominates the six mile front with a thousand German guns in action as shell torn terrain and Devil's Wood mark the costly struggle. continued on page seven.
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Martinpuich
Courcelette
Ginchy
Guillemont
Thiepval
Delville
Devil’s Wood
Pozieres
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