Work or Fight Clause Passed in Joint Conference Vote
Unanimous approval in the Senate and broad support in the House for the work or fight provision of the draft bill. The measure, setting the ban on labor strikes and tying workers to service, heads to final conference with limited exceptions for strikers returning to work. Senator Gore abstained on the roll call. Poindexter defended the clause as representing American workers.
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Washington
House
Senate
Gore
Senate Military Committee
War Labor Board
McKellar
Tennessee
Cummins
Laws
Poindexter
Outbreak in Nogales Leaves Several Dead and Wounded
During a skirmish on International avenue, Nogales Sonora, American troops clashed with Mexicans. One civilian was killed and between ten and twenty Americans died. about fifteen were wounded including Lieut. Col. Frederick H. Merman who kept command on crutches. Capt. J. D. Hungerford and Lieut. Luke W. Loftus were among the wounded.
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Nogales
International Avenue
Sonora
Fréderick H. Merman
J. D. Hungerford
Gaston Reddock
Washington relaxes flour rules for war bread
Food Administrator Hoover announces new regulations relaxing U S wheat restrictions. Allies receive bread with more wheat than since early war days. Effective September 1, wheatless days and meals end for the Allies. mixed flour with 8 percent wheat and 20 percent substitutes to be used. All conflicting baking regulations rescinded.
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Washington
Hoover
United States
Ambassadorship Appraisal Sent to President Wilson
Garden City resident Walter Hines Page of New York, serving as ambassador to Great Britain, has submitted his resignation or health-related consideration to President Woodrow Wilson for review.
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Washingtons
Walter Hines
Page
Garden City
N. Y
United States
Great Britain
Beaune
MI Health
Wilson
Judge Mayer Dismisses Cunard Lusitania Suit
In New York the admiralty court ruled the Lusitania sinking was the Imperial German government’s illegal act and dismissed nearly 4 million dollars in claims against Cunard. The judge found the ship unarmed, not carrying explosives, crew acted properly, and reparation will be pursued by allies later.
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New York
Steamship Company
Admiralty Branch
United States District ‘Court
Julius Mayer
Cunard Line
Mayer
United States of America
Thos
Cunardine
Lusitania
Auto production cut under war board order in 1918
Washington reports manufacturers of passenger cars and repair parts must limit output for the last half of 1918 to 25 percent of 1917 levels. The War Industries Board will extend preferential material access to balance stock on hand, with mills holding excess steel required to turnover surplus.
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Washington
War Industries Board
No Concessions to Spain in Submarine War Tension
German newspapers report a critical Spain Germany standoff with no concession on submarine warfare. Taeg lische Rundschau notes a conflict that could affect Mexico and Argentina. The Spanish note is seen as unfriendly. Lokal Anzeige argues Spain must accept Germany's wartime conditions.
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London
Spain
Germany
Taeglische Rundschau
Mexico
Argentina
The
Lokal Anzeiger
Allies deny US Britain and France hostile to Russia
An official northern Russia release by allied governments rejected Lenine and Trotsky claim that Britain France and the United States were Russia's enemies. It says allied action seeks to drive Germans from Russian soil and to forcefully suppress the Brest Litovsk treaty.
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Archangel
Russia
Lenine and Trotsky
Great Britain
France
United States
Brest-Litovsk
Col George Harvey Indicted in El Paso Libel Case
Col George Harvey editor of the North American Review is named among defendants in an indictment for criminal libel returned in El Paso. The case centers on alleged defamatory publications connected to the periodical and involves other defendants as named in the charge.
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el Paso
George Harvey
The
North American Review
Bombs Fail Upon Karteruhe Amsterdam
Telegram reports ten British airmen bombed Karts rhue near Amsterdam. Most bombs fell in open country causing forage damage to private depots and fields. casualty details unclear.
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Amsterdam
Kartsrhue
Frankfurt Zeitung
Ts One
Nebraska War Work Drives Demand For 8180 Men
Nebraska officials report a push to supply 8180 workers for essential war industries in the next weeks. The decree may draft nonessential workers through the draft expansion as the YWCA war fund drive seeks a national goal of 122.5 million, while farmers are urged to plant winter wheat acreage.
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Nebraska
Co-Operating
Publi Employment Bureau
Omaha
Kleffner
Motor Transport Corps Created to Speed Troop Movement
The War Department forms a motor transport corps taking over all army motor vehicles except tanks and caterpillar tractors. Led by Colonel Charles B. Drake, the new force will include about 5 000 officers and 200 000 men to standardize equipment and improve driver efficiency and repair parts supply. Washington reports navy focus on a three year battleship program with sixteen capital ships to counter German submarine warfare, with slips at Philadelphia and New York yards and construction planned at Concord Newport News and Fore River.
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Washington
War Department
France
United States
Pew Corps
Charles B. Drake
Navy Department
Germany
Philadelphia
New York Navy Yards
Concord
Newport Newer
New York Shipbuilding Company
Fore River
Lincoln State Fair Seeks to Inform and Educate
The Semi Centenary State Fair runs September 1 to 6 and aims to aid government efforts by preaching and teaching increased food production and conservation. It will present a large government exhibit to explain how the war is being fought and to develop better citizens.
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Lincoln
Telegraphers Urged to Unite for Postwar Rights
In New York J. Konenkamp president of the commercial telegraphers union spoke to several hundred telegraph and telephone operators at Arneton Rail. He urged a strong organization to prevent a private reversion of wires after the war and to safeguard the rights workers have won and hope to gain.
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New York
S J. Konenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Arneton Rail
Advance draft rules mailed to local officials
Provisional marshal general sends unofficial advance regulations covering the new age limits and manpower draft. Nearly thirty pages detail the registration process for 13,000,000 men, with rules largely echoing prior guidance.
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Washington
Provos
Knights of Columbus Open Week Festival at Coney Island
Thousands gathered at Coney Island for the Knights of Columbus week festival to aid war camp activities. A display from the White House touched off cheers as the flag unraveled showing 123,967 Knights had joined the colors.
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New York
Coney Island
Knights of Columbus
Wilson
Re House
A Chain of Landing Fields Across the Continent
A chain of landing fields for air pilots is being steadily built across the continent. In several states pilots are already flown to at intervals of 100 miles. When completed these marked landings will provide shelter and limited machine shop facilities, similar to water tanks for engineers or harbors for mariners.
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Washingtons
Record of World War I Air Squadrons and Production
Washington reports the U S air program aims for 350 squadrons with 3 000 pilots trained ahead of schedule General Kenly testifies revealing 13 American squadrons of 273 planes in France while Pershing sought 25 000 planes by July 1 1919 and 18 000 to 20 000 delivery expected London notes German morale decline along the Rhine with anticipated Allied invasion and German fortifications along the Meuse from Dinant to Givet
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Washington
America
Kenly
Senate Military Command
France
William C. Potter
Pershing
Alx
Reed
DeHaad
London
Rhine
Amsterdam
Bonn
Germany
West
Meuse
Belgium
Dinant
Givet
Baupaume
Government Railroads Post Large Losses in Six Months
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports June deficits of 558.959 million due to wage back payments under McAdoo. Government operation for the first half of the year shows a net loss about 290 million compared with last year. Wage costs in June reach 133 million across three quarters of first class roads.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
McAdoo
Jume
Distilling Plant Burned in Owensboro Fire Disaster
A major fire at Green River Distilling in Owensboro Kentucky destroyed the distillery 43066 barrels of whisky and caused losses over 3 million dollars. Whisky valued at 2.84 million dollars and federal tax losses about 6.75 million dollars. The blaze began in a trash pile beside the plant with flames shooting hundreds of feet high as exploding barrels shot into the air.
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Owensboro
Green River Distilling Company
United States
Veteran 74 Wins Five Mile Dash at G A R Encampment
Detroit veteran J L Smith aged seventy four ran five miles in thirty six minutes four seconds to win the race at the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Portland. He defeated two other veterans who ran a quarter mile relay and distance the field.
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Portland
J. L. Smith
Detroit
Mich
Grand Army of the Republic
Explosion sinks American steamer Grays Harbor in Buenos Aires
The American steamship Grays Harbor of 659 tons was destroyed by a bunker explosion near Buenos Aires. Two crew members were killed, while the remaining crew were rescued.
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Buenos Aires
Grays Harbor
Explosion on a Transport New York
Seven men were killed and several injured by a steam pipe blast on an American transport dockside. Fourteen coal passers in the auxiliary coal room were badly scalded, rescuers reaching the chamber to aid them.
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New York
Mead Thing Judgement and Skin Care Remedies
After a man pays a woman a few compliments he will be voted a mead thing if he suspends payment. Skin troubles that itch burn and disfigure quickly soothed and healed by hot baths with Cuticura Soap and mild Ca cinora Ointment. For free samples, address Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Sold by druggists and by wall Soap 25 Ointment 25 and 50 Adv. The invalid does not necessarily lose his sense of touch because he does not feel well.
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Dept. X
Boston
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