Belligerents may act beyond three mile limit say officials
State Department official Frank L. Polk asserts belligerents may operate outside the three mile limit. Navy official Franklin D. Roosevelt doubts the idea and discusses underwater nets. He notes a submarine can travel 50 miles, requiring 100 mile nets and a battleship torpedo net 800 feet long costing $75,000, implying costs would be prohibitive.
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State
Navy Department
Frank L. Polk
State Department
Franklin DP. Roosevelt
Navy
Save Your Nickels 6 Cents Worth in Pocket War Cash
A U S nickel value rise due to wartime metal needs prompts questions of who benefits. Treasury notes 855 million nickels coined, each nickel worth slightly more than face value and copper value remains lower. Profits could go to public utilities and candy shops. speculation on hoarding nickels and wartime commerce raises neutrality questions about Germany buying ships with nickel stockpiles.
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J. P. Morgan
Treasury Department
Washington
Traction and
Telephone
Seattle Electric Company
Germany
Bremen
United States
Kaiser
Treasury
British Drive Expands Somme Front In Far Reaches
In northern France British artillery bombards German positions behind the Somme as air defense and reconnaissances continue. Fricourt lies in ruins after a heavy bombardment while French forces push along the Somme and Verdun fronts, seizing a fortified work near Fleury and Verdun.
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France
Somme
Fricourt
Paris
Peronne
Verdun
Fleury
Longshore Strike Tests Labor Council Mediation Effort
Pacific Coast district leader Gill Will seek a last ditch mediation as San Francisco longshoremen report weak support from the waterfront federation. The Labor Council questions the Commercial Club’s stance on a closed shop amid shipping delays. police report several scuffles and arrests tied to the strike.
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8. C. Smith
Pacific Coast District
Longshoremen’s Union
Central Labor Council
San Francisco
Water Front Federation
Labor Council
Commercial Club
Mibara
Foreign Department
Nippon Yusen Kaisha Steamship Co
Japan
New York
Panama Canal
Carl Elwell
Alfred Johnson
Grand Trunk Dock
Madison St
Second
Third Aves
Andrew Meeham
Ole Nebroho
Marton St
J. Wilson
Protest of U S Is Unavailing
Washington July 20. Despite President Wilson's pledge to push hard to modify the British blockade officials say hope is fading. Britain blocks Red Cross shipments to Germany and food to Poland and blacklists some American firms. Another protest was dispatched yesterday over the Red Cross situation.
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Washington
Altho It Fa
Wilson
Germany
Poland
England
Red Cros
France to release American volunteers for U S war effort
Paris officials announced that in a war scenario the United States would be allowed to reclaim Americans serving with the French army. About 70 American aviators would be released to form the nucleus of an American air force should conflict with the United States occur.
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Paris
United States
Mexico
France
United Press
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwalk Dog Fatally Jumps to End Itself in Storm
Frightened by thunderstorm, Oliver Miner's collie dog leaped into a cletern and killed itself.
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Norwalk
Oliver Miner
San Francisco Longshoremen End Six Week Strike
San Francisco longshoremen returned to waterfront work after six weeks of walkout. The strike committee ordered the return and workers will resume prestrike conditions while a conference with employers on August 1 to set a new wage scale. Employers pledge to pay any agreed increase and to keep nonunion workers. District President Foley predicted a short restart.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
International Longshore Men's Association
Foley
Little old man from Johnston Florida key figure at prohibition meeting
At the St Paul prohibition convention the couple Mr. and Mrs. John P Coffin of Johnston Florida attracted attention as they pledged a $50,000 contribution amid calls for funds. Coffin stood with his wife in the crowd as delegates crowded the aisle to applaud and lift him to the platform.
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Little Old Man
Florida
ST. Paul, Minn
J. Frank Hanly
Indianapolis
Johnston, Fla
John P Coffin
Coffin
Beer Shippers Face Big Fine for Unmarked Shipment
Federal revenue officers trace illegal shipment of 140 cases of unmarked beer seized by Seattle city officials. Mayor Gill stops the dumping as 408 bottles break. 9 772 bottles are turned over to the government. Shipment came in on unmarked cartons violating federal law. A telegram asks railroads to return the shipment to Jesse Moore Hunt Co in San Francisco.
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Federal Revenue
Seattle
Gill
Public Safety Building
Jesse Moore Hunt Company
San Francisco
Benetol Advice Warns of Dysentery In War
Wartime health guidance outlines using Benetol to sterilize water and treat dysentery and ptomaine poisoning. Instructions cover daily use for minor ailments in camp and field, including soaking feet and applying on soles to aid recovery for marching bands of troops. It notes Benetol mixes best in hot water due to glycerine content and urges thorough stirring in cold water.
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Benetol
Europe
Benetol Promises Relief for March Foot Blisters
A brief note touts Benetol as the solution when marching causes blistered feet, offering comfort during long treks. The fragment hints at nighttime relief awaiting tired walkers.
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Dewse
Dewar
TM Dewe
Dewe
Deutschland
U. S
Central
Waterfront Employers’ Union
Br.ov
Otto Ohello
Wilbur
Forrest U. P
U.S
Frisco
Call
3. K. Binzon, Jr
Binyon Optical Co
1St Ave
Seneca
Firiday
Our
Athletic Union
Tures
Copenhagen
F.P. Co
P. Co
Fraser Paterson Co
Gros de Londres
Fraser-Paterson Co
Coats
F. O
State Public Service Commission
Port Commission
Long Branch
Shadow Lawn
The
Benetol Company
Benetol Bldg
Minneapolis, Minn
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