Warning to U S ship owners on requisition of cargo and passenger vessels
The Shipping Board announces a government requisition plan targeting ships over 2500 tons dead weight or 2500 tons gross for passenger ships. Rules cover effective dates October 15 1917, how vessels in port or underway are affected, and instruction for owners whether operating for the government or under charter.
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Western Union
News Service
Washington
Bainbridge Colby
Shipping Board
United States Shipping Board
United States
Food hoarding forbidden plan outlined in Ohio
Columbus Ohio Food Administration head Fred C Croxton announced a county level committee plan to curb hoarding and speculation. Each county would form a five member panel including the mayor a wage earner chosen by labor leaders the county war food and crop commissioner a business representative and a women’s committee member.
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Columbus
Fred C. Croxton
Ohio
Ohio Federation of Labor
Cox
Chamber of Commerce
Croxton
Representative Kahn backs new draft amid youth 21 cutoff
Washington says Representative Kahn Republican leader of the Administration forces in the House believes a new draft act is needed at the next session to reach men who turn 21 since May 18. He proposes registering 16 and 17 year olds to become subject at 21 and aims to press for universal training and a law to handle alien slackers without breaking treaties.
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Washington
Kahn
California
House
Urbana Mayor Confiscates Coal in First Action
Urbana Ohio mayor Talbott seized three coal cars on a New York Central siding. One car belonged to a local factory. It marks Urbana’s first confiscation action of this kind.
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Urbana
Ohio
Talbott
New York Central
Mayor Held Under $10,000 Bond in Ward Five Trial
Philadelphia report states Mayor Thomas B. Smith was held in $10,000 bond by Judge Brown for the grand jury on six charges. The charges include misbehavior in office contempt of court conspiracy to violate election laws forbidding city employees from politics and two conspiracies to assault and murder.
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Philadelphia
Fifth Ward
Thomas B. Smith
Brown
German Sailors Mutiny at Wilhelms Haven Amid Warship Uprisings
Mutiny erupts aboard four German battleships at Wilhelmshaven, including the Westfalen where the captain was drowned after being thrown overboard. Sailors seize officers on the Nürnberg as destroyers pursue, Emperor William orders shots, and only three mutineers are executed. Mutinies cited as caused by poor food. other outbreaks reported among front-line troops.
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Amsterdam
Wilhelmshaven
Westfalen
Nurnberg
Norway
William
Michaels
Falkland Islands
General coal shortage acknowledged by Geological Survey
The Geological Survey admits a general coal shortage due to unprecedented demand from higher manufacturing and transportation activity. The note says production rose about 10 percent, yet demand exceeds past levels, forcing operators to mine coal at an unprecedented rate.
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Washington
Geological Survey
Fire Aboard Steamer Niels Nielsen From Hazardous Chemicals
The Niels Nielsen, steaming from Hongkong to Bombay on its last voyage from this port, caught fire due to chemicals placed in the lumber cargo which ignited at warm temperatures. The blaze caused about $20,000 in ship damage and greater cargo loss, with captain and British officials in Bombay asserting intentional placement of the chemicals.
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Pacific
Niels Nielsen
Hongkong
Bombay
Navy Vessel Fires On Italian Sub In War Zone
Admiral Sims cabled the Navy Department that a U S patrol vessel on night duty in the war zone fired on an Italian submarine after it failed to answer recognition signals. One officer and one enlisted man were killed. Secretary Daniels sent a note to Italy expressing deep regret.
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Washington
Sims
Navy Department
Daniels
Ministry of Marine
Negro Soldiers To Be Called To Colors This Month
War Department announces that Negro men of the national army will be called out this month and assigned to cantonments nationwide under the new organization plan.
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Washington
National Army
War Department
Robbers Escape With Express Money in Hoboken
Four masked robbers held up two Adams Express Co. employees in Hoboken New Jersey. They shot a clerk in the back and escaped with money reported to total six thousand dollars.
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Hoboken
N. J
Adams Express Co
Indictment Returns Nine Bombs Placed on Lusitania
Federal grand jury charged Captain Franz von Papen former German envoy attache in Washington and 16 others with plotting explosions on ships including the Lusitania in 1915. Nine bombs were planted in the liner's hold before its final voyage. Evidence surfaced via Martin Ilsen and Dr Karl Schimmel amid the sinking reports. Authorities seek whether Count von Bernstorff knew of the planted devices.
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New York
Franz von Papen
Washington
Europe
United States
James W. Osborne
Lusitania
Martin Ilsen
Ilsen
Karl Schimmel
Chambers Street
Brazil Nabs German Ships for Allied Steam Lines
The Brazilian government plans to seize and outfit German steamers for international lines. Ships will fly the Brazilian flag and operate in the interests of Brazil and the allies. Brazilian crews will man the vessels. Success hinges on Brazil's understanding with the allies.
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Rio Janeiro
Organization of International Steamship Lines
Brazil
War Plants Increased New York
France has for a year been producing 250000 shells daily for the famous 75 guns, up from 12000 at the war opening. Andre Tardieu, French Commissioner in the United States, gave figures on credits voted from August 1914 to U.S. entry, totaling nearly 21000000000 dollars, with over 19500000000 dollars from French savings.
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New York
France
Andre Tardieu
United States
America
Call for second draft increment looms in December
Washington reports urgency to speed up filling national army camps to meet required strength. A shortfall in 17 national army divisions emerges as 687,000 mobilized begin, with 250,000 still to assemble. Additional shortages arise from regimental sizes, negro troop division creation, and reallocation to national guard and Southern divisions.
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Washington
National Army
War Department
National Guard
Wilson to issue food license order for key traders
President Wilson will issue a proclamation within a day or two requiring all importers manufacturers storers and distributors of fundamental foodstuffs to obtain a license from Food Administrator Herbert Hoover. Meat packers cold storage warehouses millers canners elevator men grain dealers wholesalers and retailers with annual business over 100000 fall under the license system covering about 20 basic commodities.
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Washington
Wilson
Herbert C. Hoover
Food Administration
Indictments Against Parkersburg Firms For Sunday Opening
Nearly 100 indictments were returned against Parkersburg businesses after a five day session for violating the Sunday law by keeping shops open on the Sabbath. Prosecutions targeted drugstores, fruit and confectionery shops, news stands, garages, livery stables, service stations, meat markets, grocers, ice cream parlors and more. City ministers were summoned to testify.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Students clash at Columbia over trustees wartime sacking
About 1,000 students including several hundred women gathered at Columbia University to protest the dismissal of two professors for wartime utterances. Groups calling themselves rebola and loyaliste fought in a free for all with scratched faces and torn clothing during the pro test against academic freedom suppression.
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New York
Columbia University
Rebola
Conscription Age Proposal Expands Draft to 40 Years
Western Newspaper Union reports Congress to consider amendments increasing the draft pool by 12 million. The plan would register 18 to 40 year olds, delay call until 21, and reserve calls beyond 31 until 21 to 31 group is exhausted, with War Department and President backing.
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Union News Service
Washington
Congress
Representative Kahn
California
House Military Committee
Kahn
War Department
America
Wreck injures about forty on Tipton interurban derailment
About 40 people were injured when two interurban cars collided in Tipton Indiana six seriously. The wooden car stopped on the main track to transfer passengers to a following steel car which struck and telescoped it. Traffic was halted for hours as wreckage was cleared and witnesses cited lack of lights and signals on the first and second cars.
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Tipton
Ind
Wilson challenges enforcement of trading with the enemy act
President Wilson faces suit over regulations implementing the act. The regulations broaden federal control of all U S intercourses with the world, creating a wide legal basis to block German trade and press Germany toward submission. They cut trade with Germany and with its allies and with intermediaries dealing with either side.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Germany
Brooklyn Waterfront Fire Damages Charles Williams Stores
A second major blaze on the Brooklyn waterfront caused about 500000 in losses. Charles Williams stores were destroyed while the Brooklyn fire department and additional companies battled the fire for eight hours. A lieutenant and five firefighters were overcome by smoke amid suspicions of incendiary origin.
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New York
Brooklyn
Charles Williams
Brooklyn Fire Department
Lower Manhattan
Leutenant
Flames Threaten Ship Near Atlantic Port Fire
A large British steamer loaded with admiralty stores and 6000 barrels of oil was towed into port with engine-room fire under control after a 24 hour battle to prevent an explosion. The blaze started 30 miles offshore near a government station with blue flames seen in the engine rooms. Oil occupied every reserve water tank.
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Gause
Atlantic
Admiralty
Sinking of the American Steamer Lewis Luckenbach
A cablegram from French agents to the George Luckenbach firm reports the American steamship Lewis Luckenbach sunk by a German submarine off the French coast. Forty seven of the 66 crew members were landed. nine crewmen in one boat are missing. The 3906 ton steel vessel was bound for Havre with general cargo and built at Camden, New Jersey in 1903.
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New York
Lewis Luckenbach
France
George Luckenbach
German Bribery Tale Links War Cheats to Umpire Gift
Carl Emil Junck a Chicago dye importer recounts a German football bribery tale from Elberfeld. He recalls paying 100 marks to buy shoes and gear, and the captain explains the team used the money to bribe the referee to win.
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Carl Emil Junck
Chicago
Germany
Elberfeld
Elberfelt
Junck
Can't Live on 25000 a Year Woman Seeks More Support
Mrs. Olga Kohler Florman of New York has drawn 25000 annually from her father's estate but asks an increase after going deep in debt. She contends her husband earns 60 a week and she must support an infant son. The court previously allowed a 120000 bonus.
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Olga Kohler Florman
New York
Codfish Scarcity Off New England Catches
Last year codfish caught off the New England coast totaled 60 million pounds, less than half the amount caught a century ago, signaling a sharp decline in the fishery.
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New England
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