Japan and United States Agree to Send Troops to Siberia
Tokyo newspapers publish terms of a U S proposal to send American troops to Siberia and say Japan will also send forces. Em peror Yoshihito delays summer trip due to developments as Washington denies comment on the plan amid looming Siberian changes.
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Tokyo
U. S
Siberia
Japan
Yoshihito
United States
Russia
Great Britain
France
Siberian
Washington
Amercan
Nationwide call orders 46 thousand men for August camps
Washington reports General Crowder announced a call of 46 000 men from all states and the District of Columbia. Entrainment begins August 5 to 9 with a program to move 300 000 troops during August. Quotas include Illinois 1 000 at Jefferson Barracks Missouri 1 000 at Jefferson Barracks etc through multiple camps and states.
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Crowder
Washington
States
District of Columbia
Illinois
Jefferson Barracks
Indiana
Fort Thomas
Iowa
Kansas
Fort Riley
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Camp Fremont
Montana
Ohio
Columbus Barracks
Oklahoma
Texas
Camp Cody
Wisconsin
Camp Shelby
Sunk Transports Carpathia and Barunga by Submarines
The transport Carpathia 13603 tons gross was sunk off the Irish coast while outward bound from a British port, with no known lives lost. The Barunga, outbound with unfit Australian troops, was sunk by a submarine July 15 with no casualties, the admiralty said.
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New York
Carpathia
Cunard
London
Admiralty
Ment
Potato rate cut to 65 cents by railroad order
Washington July 22 a commodity rate of 70 cents per 100 pounds on potatoes from Minnesota and Wisconsin to Texas was ruled excessive and reduced to 65 cents by railroads.
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Washington
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Texas
Arrest Alleged Slackers In Milwaukee Draft Evasion Case
Milwaukee July 22 twelve suspects in a draft evasion case are confined with two women who claim to be wives of the accused. The group faces unspecified charges as investigators work on the case.
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Milwaukee
Roosevelt Shot Down in World War I Front Action
Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt son of former President Roosevelt was shot down and killed on the Chateau Thierry sector of the Marne front. Reports from Paris note he fell in combat with a German air squadron while ten miles inside enemy lines. A cable to Col. Theodore Roosevelt suggested he landed unhurt and was captured or believed missing before that update.
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Roosevelt
Chateau Thierry
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
London
Quentin Roosevelt
Marne
Paris
Philip Roosevelt
New York
Saratoga
Maj
Richard Derby
Quentin
Hoover Arrives in Britain for Allied Food Talks
Herbert C. Hoover, American food controller, reaches a British port amid news of his England visit. He will confer with allied food administrators in Europe to set next year’s production estimates and pool resources to cover deficits in foodstuffs.
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London
Herbert C. Hoover
America
Washington
England
Herbert Hoover
United States
Hoover
Europe
US Ship Westover Sunk with Ten Missing in War Zone
The American steamer Westover, an army supply ship manned by navy personnel, was torpedoed and sunk July 11 in the war zone while bound to Europe. Ten officers and men of a 90 crew are missing, including Robert Halstead, Ralph Caldwell, Frank Holloway, James Estis, Austin Wilson, Harvey Harrison, Edward Griffin, John Cole, Wilfred Serey, and one unnamed water tender.
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Washington
Westover
Europe
Navy Department
Sims
Robert Herbert Halstead
Lansing
Mich
Ralph Dillingham Caldwell
Woodsfords
Frank Willard Holloway
Washington, D. C
James Brown Estis
Hartwell
Austin Clyde Wilson
Muncie
Ind
Harvey Harrison
Noblesville
Edward Lewis Griffin
Baltimore
Treasury announces large loans to Italy and Belgium
New York July 22 reports a loan of 100 million dollars to Italy, raising total credits to 760 million, and a loan of 9.0006 million to Belgium, bringing its total to 145.25 million, as announced by the treasury department.
Trade Board Chief Resigns to Join Army
Washington July 22 W. T. Chantland resigns as chief examiner for the Federal Trade Commission to accept a commission as a major of infantry. He formerly held the rank of colonel.
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Quits Trade Board
Army
Washington
W. T. Chantland
Jawa
Federal Trade. Commission
Infantry
U S Cruiser San Diego Sunk Off Fire Island New York
The armored cruiser San Diego was sunk ten miles off Fire Island at 11 am Friday. About 1,187 officers and men were saved and there were no known casualties. A submarine sighting and shell impact were reported by survivors, and a shipping warning was issued pending investigation. Civilian reports say nearly 1,000 men in the water were seen as rescuers searched the area.
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Washington
San Diego
Fire Island
New York
Navy Department
United States
New York Harbor
Long Island
S C O. S
Baseball Declared Nonessential Occupation in Draft Rules
Washington July 22 Professional baseball players face draft work or fight as regulations may expand to include theatrical and moving picture workers. Secretary Baker ruled baseball nonproductive and urged broadening the scope to cover entertainers, in a case involving Eddie Ainsmith and a local draft board request.
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Baker
Eddie Ainsmith
Washington
Orders 2 lightless nights in many states begin July 24
The fuel administration on Friday night ordered lightless nights in effect starting July 24. Ads and exterior building illumination are forbidden on Monday through Thursday nights in New England New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Maryland and DC and on Mondays and Tuesdays in other states.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Nitrate Plant Explosion Kills Three in Michigan
Three men died in a blast at the Aetna Explosives nitrate plant near Ishpeming Michigan. The July 22 explosion caused damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Marquette
Mich
Aetna Explosives Company
Ishpeming
Deport Belgians Reported by German Authorities
Amsterdam July 22 German military authorities are again deporting Belgians word was received in dispatches.
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Amsterdam
Austria-Hungary Ready for Peace on 1913 Borders
Vienna reports Baron von Burian told officials Austria-Hungary favors peace on its 1913 territorial limits. He praised President Wilson, saying his four new points align with belligerents in spirit, and urged clearing up differences by mutual agreement rather than East peace treaties.
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Amsterdam
Baron von Burian
Austria-Hungary
Wilson
French Traitor M Duval Executed for Treason
French authorities executed M Duval, director of the pro German Bonnet Rouge, for treason. He was shot in the Vincennes forest after minimal life signs. this follows the earlier execution of Bolo Pasha and precedes the trial of Duval and six others.
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Paris
M. Duval
Bonnet Rouge
Vincennes
France
Bolo Pasha
Duval
Wilson Abandons Vacation For Summer Work
President Wilson will not take a vacation this year because urgent matters require his attention daily. He will remain in Washington throughout the summer, as officially announced from the White House on July 18.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
French Steamer Sunk By Jboat Off London Ship Route
A French steamer was attacked and sunk by a J boat near London as reported by Reuter. The crew fled in two lifeboats but both were rammed, leaving only one survivor who drifted in the sea for 14 hours.
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London
Reuter’s
Jap Battleship Kawachi Blows Up Near Nagasaki
The Japanese battleship Kawachi of 21420 tons displacement exploded and sank in Tokyo Bay on July 12, 500 crew members lost their lives.
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Tokyo
Tokoyama Bay
Nagasaki
Malvy Charges Modified by Paris Prosecutor
Paris July 20. Charges against Louis J Malvy former premier of the interior were modified by the state prosecutor Merlon. That the greatest punishment awaits.
Chateau Thierry Taken by French and Americans
Allied forces reported major advances on the Marne front with French and American troops entering Chateau Thierry and Braseges, capturing hundreds of prisoners and dozens of guns. Paris and London dispatches note continued German retreat and heavy losses as anti-German lines collapse north of the Marne.
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Chateau Thierry
Marne
Aisne
Soissons
Paris
Reims
Vaux
War Office
Brases
Brasses
Ourcq
Ludendorff
Crally
London
Field Marshal Haig
la Bassee
Merville
Dickebusch
Flanders
Billion-dollar tax fight docks national prohibition
Washington observers say Congress faces a billion-dollar gap to fund the war effort. The Ways and Means Committee plans a new revenue bill and may rely on taxation of whisky wine and beer. Without alcohol taxation the general tax scheme must fall on all Americans to cover eight billion dollars in year.
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Washington
Congress
National Prohibition
Prohibition
Ways and Means Committee
Army Navy Casualties Reported by Pershing in France
Washington wired Pershing lists 225 American casualties from France. The army adds 199 casualties: 48 killed in action 23 died of wounds 33 died of disease 9 accidents including one airplane crash 11 wounded severely 30 missing. Marine corps shows 12 killed in action 2 died of wounds 12 severely wounded.
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Washington
Pershing
France
Army
Marine Corps
British air raid damages enemy aerodromes
London reports extensive damage from photographic reconnaissance of Merhange airfields attacked on the nights of July 19 and 20. One large shed and three hangars destroyed. no further details given.
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London
British
Air Ministry
Merhange
Western railroads reduce potato rate to 65 cents
Interstate Commerce Commission declared the rate excessive and fixed a 65 cent tariff for potatoes moved from Minnesota and Wisconsin to Dallas Fort Worth Texas and nearby points.
California War Work Order For All Able Bodied Men
The California state council of defense issued a directive demanding every able bodied man regardless of age or wealth must work during the war. The order emphasizes universal labor contribution to support war efforts.
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California
San Francisco
State Council of Defense
Roosevelt Son Reported Dead In Air Battle
Paris July 22 German aviators dropped a note into American aviation camps confirming the death of Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt in an air battle.
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Paris
Lieut
Quentin Roosevelt
McAdoo on Way Home from Seattle Trip
Director General McAdoo of the federalized railroads travels toward Washington with Mrs McAdoo Oscar A Price assistant director general and others in the McAdoo party leaving Seattle on July 22 en route to Washington.
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McAdoo
Seattle
Wash
Oscar A. Price
Wasington
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Admiral Sims
N. Y
Sergeant Webb
Webb
Signal Corps
Burian
U.S
Capital
Foch
Maine
Commerce Body
Western
Dallas
Fort Worth
Tex
Interstate Commerce Commission
FOE
Young
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