Mount Vernon torpedoed killing crew members
Washington Sept 9 Thirty five dead, largely from the Mount Vernon crew, after the former Kronprinzessin Cecilie was torpedoed 200 miles off France. Vice Admiral Sims notes No 4 fireroom flooded. ship returned to U.S. under steam at low speed. Names and addresses of Midwest victims listed.
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Ishington
UT. S. S. Mountion
Cecilie
Navy
Mount Vernon
Adal Sims
United States
Richard Jeholdt
Missouri
Marines Receive Colors for Devil Dogs at Quantico
Exashington reports the Seven 5 regiment of marines under Smedhey Butler has been presented with a colors ceremony by Secretary Don at Quantico Virginia as they prepare to ship to France to fight as the Devil Dogs.
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Devil Dogs
Exashington
Regiment of Marines
Smedhey Butler
France
Donat Quantico
Prohibition Looms as Beer Production Ends December First
Washington reports beer and malt liquors to be prohibited after December 1 as a war measure. The move follows talks among President Wilson and officials from fuel, food, railroads, and war industries boards. Senate approved a $12 million emergency farm bill with a national prohibition rider, while delaying any further changes.
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Washington
United States
The
Food Administration
Wilson
Fuel, Food and Railroad Administrations
War Industries Board
Senate
House
Brandegee
Connecticut
Gerry
Rhode Island
Phelan
California
Pomerene
Ohio
Ransdell
Louisiana
Underwood
Alabama
Gore
Oklahoma
Smith
South Carolina
Georgia
Kenyon
Iowa
France
Maryland
Attack on U S Transport Mount Vernon Torpedoed
News from Washington reports the American transport Mount Vernon torpedoed 200 miles off the French coast but returned to a French port without military passengers. The ship, formerly Kronprinzessin Cecilie, carried few civilians beyond its crew.
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Washington
Navy Department
Mount Vernon
Kronprincess
Cecelie
Italy to Feed Prisoners Bread Trains for Austrian War Detainees
Rome reports bread trains to feed starving Italian prisoners in Austria are being organized. Signor Bissolati, socialist minister of military assistance, says delegates from the Italian Red Cross accompany the convoys to the Swiss frontier. Distribution occurs at beaches set for medicines and clothing.
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Rome
Austria
Signor Bissolati
Red Cross
Liberty Motors Output Sets Record for Nation
Washington September 9 Liberty Motors production surpassed 600 units in the past week, breaking all previous records according to General George C. March chief of staff and head of the house military affairs committee.
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Washington
Liberty Motors
House Military Affairs Committee
General March
IV. Ws Given 25. Years. Rockford Ill Sept Be ROY Demp
Readable parts indicate a Rockford Illinois note about a 25 year award or sentence and ROY Demp a name, with a September date fragment. The fragmentary text limits a fuller summary but points to a historical notice involving a person named ROY Demp.
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Rockford, Ill
Roy Demp
Bomb Kills Four at Federal Building in Chicago
A bomb exploded outside the federal building and post office in Chicago on Wednesday, killing four people and injuring thirty. The I W W claimed blame for the attack after 97 members were convicted or sentenced in a war program case. William D Haywood was present and questioned.
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Chicago
Federal
Phillip’ J. Barry
Department of Justice
American Protective League
William D. Haywood
No More Recruiting in U S Authorized for Older Men
Washington dispatch reports General March ordering the immediate closure of all U S recruiting stations and ending the traditional volunteer enlistment except for men over forty six and under fifty six years, restricted to staff corps and departments only.
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Washington
General March
United States
260000 Over in August Transported by American Navy
American navy headquarters reports about 260000 men sent overseas in August. One third of them sailed in American ships. In Q2, destroyers from a U S base escorted 121 troop convoys totaling 773 ships and 171 merchant convoys comprising 1 063 ships.
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U. S
London
U-Boat Sinks U S Ship Lake Owens
The navy department reports the American steamer Lake Owens has been sunk by a submarine. Five civilian crew members are missing while all naval guards survived. The 2308-ton army cargo carrier was sunk by gunfire in foreign waters on September 3.
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Washington
Navy Department
Naval Guard
Americans Cross Safe Into Finland From Russia
Washington reports that American consuls allied mission members and civilian refugees who fled Russia on a special train have crossed into Finland. Consul Haynes at Helsingfors confirmed the crossing.
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Russia
Washington
Finland
Haynes
Helsingfors
Turkey Protects Americans Commander Order Report
Washington dispatch reports Turkey has ordered the commander of its forces to take action regarding American safety. Details on scope and location remain undisclosed.
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Turkey
Washington
United States Recognizes Czecho Slovakia as Co-Belligerent Ally
Washington reports the United States recognizes the Czecho Slovak peoples as a co belligerent nation and their national council as a de facto government with authority to direct political and military affairs. Masaryk met Secretary Lansing at the State Department to receive formal notification of Wilsons action. Britain France and Italy already recognized the Czecho Slovaks. Japan has shown implied recognition by joining the Siberian expedition aiding Czecho Slovaks and loyal Russians. The move carries immense diplomatic weight ahead of the peace conference.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Austria- Hungary
National Council
T. G. Masaryk
Wilson Commutes Death Sentences of Ten Negro Soldiers
President Wilson commuted the death sentences of ten negro soldiers who took part in the Houston riot of August 23, 1917, to life imprisonment. The war department announced the action, ending the review of 29 death cases. 13 had been executed, with six more affirmed for crimes of murder.
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Washington
Houston
Tex
Wilson
War Department
Crowder Urges Faster Draft Process For 18-45 Group
Washington General Enoch Crowder announced the selective service system must speed operations to move men from the new 18 to 45 registration toward army cantonments by the end of October. He outlined changes including sending questionnaires before the drawing and urging local boards to start classification immediately.
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Washington
Enoch Crowder
National Selective Service
Army
Crowder
U S Flyer Missing In Action Over France
Lieut. Van Winkle Todd of the American aviation forces is reported missing in action after his airplane was shot down in enemy lines on August 12 during World War I. The message comes from the American army in France dated September 6.
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Lieut. van Winkle Todd
France
Lieut
van Winkle Todd
Son of Senator Ends Life
Lieut. Henry F. Hollis of the army aviation corps, stationed in Dayton Ohio, died by self-inflicted action. He was the son of Senator Hollis of New Hampshire who is en route to France.
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Washington
Henry F. Hollis
Army
Aviation Corps
Dayton
Senator Hollis
New Hampshire
France
Woman Slain by Half-Breed in Theodore Saskatchewan
A prairie murder shocks Theodore as Mrs. Howard Beatty, wife of the local chief, is killed in what authorities label a fatal assault on September 9. Investigators probe motive and suspect details.
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Theodore
Saskatchewan
Howard Beatty
Vengeance Finds Pirate Captains
London reports print the names of 150 German submarine commanders believed destroyed or out of action. Many are dead or prisoners, but several escaped retribution by shore postings. Names include Schweiger of U-20 and Wagenfahrer of U-44 among others.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Kapitan
Schweiger
Lusitania
Paul Wagenfahr
Ikapitan
Rudolph Schneiden
Korvetten Kapitan
Max Faleitiener
Magdan
Ancona
Persia
William Werner
Korvetten
Kapitan Freiherr von Forstner
Faluba
Aguila
Rail workers receive nationwide wage increases
Washington reports nearly 1 000 000 railroad workers across the United States gain new wage hikes approved by Director General McAdoo. The raises, largely 10 to 80 percent, affect track laborers, watchmen, maintenance of way staff, clerks, station agents and others. Garnishment of pay is forbidden to curb legal action, and nonpayment may lead to dismissal to protect merchants with outstanding bills.
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Washington
United States
McAdoo
German orders offer reward for first American prisoner
Orders captured by American troops in the Toul sector authorize 400 marks to the German soldier who brings in the first American prisoner. A second order shows the German commander threatening to deploy an entire regiment if no American prisoners are produced.
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Lorraine
Toul
Lieut Touchard Dies After Brain Abscess Operation
Lieutenant G. F. Touchard an instructor at Camp Borden in the royal air force died suddenly in a hospital in Toronto after brain abscess surgery. He was a prominent tennis player.
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Touchard
Toronto
Ont
G. F. Touchard
Royal Air Force
Camp Borden
Semenoff Beats Red Army in Harbin Action
General Semenoff leads antibolshevik forces to defeat the Red Army in Harbin on September 9. Local reports confirm his forces achieved a strategic victory with advances and securing key positions. The outcome boosts anti-communist courage in the region.
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Semenoff
Red Army
Harbin
Antibolshevik
Midnight March of Yanks and Yellow Bananas
In a border town a midnight American parade draws U S doughboys toward a fruit stand. A quick exchange of a bank note buys bananas for the rear ranks, the fruit vanishing step by step as a patriotic fund adds a bit of support to the olive drab. The scene closes with a sergeant’s steady gaze and a visible fund emblem.
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States
Uncle Sam
Berlin
Western Front
Patriotic Fund
Complete Family Record Shows Sugar Ledger Burdens Grocers
Grocery stores keep per family sugar records due to monthly limits. They log name and address and more customer details. Grocers note most buyers are women who understand the need, yet they learn far more about families than required. Washington Star reports on the practice and its side effects.
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Food Administration
Johnny
Susie
Washington Star
Rhode Island inventor modernizes armor for soldiers
The article notes Martin Jeliian, Rhode Island inventor, and several dozen inventors reinvent the coat of mail. A bulletproof steel coat surrounds the body from shoulders to thighs, built from two parts fastened across the chest with straps and hooks to metal semi cylinders at the upper legs.
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Martin Jelalian
Rhode Island
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