Soviet Drive on Warsaw Threats Near Polish Capital
Paris dispatch reports German aerial service aiding Bolshevik staff with military information and munitions as Bolshevik forces gain on the Polish front. German communists praise Polish Bolshevik reports while frontier guards face entry attempts and frontier officers standby. Poles are said to join Soviet lines, with many prisoners freed and a large Polish populace awaiting chance to back Bolshevism.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Burt &T
Johaannisberg
East Prussia
Associated Press
East Prussian
Russia
Poland
Polish Counter Offensive Halts Bolshevik Drive On Warsaw
News from Warsaw reports Gen. Pilsudski’s counter offensive driving Bolshevik forces back from the city outskirts. Polish communique claims victories at every point as Red cavalry withdraws to cover the retreat of a disorganized Bolshevik army near Warsaw. In Moscow, government announces free rail transport for shipments after October 1 to ease movement for workers and students.
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Warsaw
Pilsudski
Red
Polish War Office
Last of Flyers on North Trip Passes Juneau
The rear guard of the New York to Nome flight passed over Juneau at 10 35 this morning, at an altitude over 5000 feet. Capt Street led the hop from Wrangell, aiming for Whitehorse with planned stops at Dawson and Fairbanks before Nome.
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Juneau
St. Clair Street
New York-to- Nome
Gagtineau Channel
Admiralty Island
Whitehorse
Bawson
Daan Hs
Fairbanks
Ruby
Nome
Poing In
Captain Clair Street’s last NY to Nome flight departs Wrangels
Capt. 5S Clair Street piloting the final New York to Nome plane leaves from Sergies Island at 8 50 this morning. He plans to fly over Juneau and onward to White Horse, aiming for the northern route.
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Wrangels
Clair Street
Sergies Island
Juneau
Whitehorse
Planes Over Skagway Head Northward in Alaska Flight
Flying at about 600 feet, Plane No 4 of the Alaska Flying Squadron passed Skagway at 3 33 pm, then up Broadway toward the pass. Residents cheered as Whistles rang while the craft moved toward Summit Nor crossed 20 miles up the railroad. Other New York to Nome machines followed at 4 40 pm flying high over mountains.
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Skagway
Alaska
Alaska Flying Squadron
White Pass
Summit
Carcross
Shipwrecked Seaman Goes Insane in Alaska Incident
Cordova reports one of two seamen from the halibut fishing vessel Cjoa of Seattle, wrecked near Cape Suckling, has gone insane and is being cared for by authorities. The other crew member rides the Alaska southward, while three more crewmen have not yet arrived.
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Cordova
Cjoa
Seattle
Cape Suckling
Alaska
Reorganization of Bureau of Immigration Is Ordered
Assistant Secretary Louis F. Post ordered a complete reorganization of the Bureau of Immigration in Washington as a response to charges that the bureau harbored anarchistic doctrines. The action aims to root out subversive influence and restore administrative integrity.
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Bureau of Immigration
Washington
Louis F. Post
Delegate Grigsby to address Alaska needs at Coliseum meeting
Delegate George IW Grigsby outlines vital Alaska issues at a Coliseum mass meeting led by Judge John R Winn. Topics include fisheries, transportation roads and trails, and the gold bonus. Democratic candidates J Latmier Gray and W W Casey join the platform as Grigsby reviews his Washington work and outlines plans for the remaining term and the next two years.
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George IW. Grigsby
Coliseum
Alaska
John R. Winn
Grigsby
Juneau
Washington
National Capital
Tennessee Coal Operators Arrests Rise in Probe
Nine more warrants were issued in Knoxville today for arrests of men charged with profiteering in coal as federal and state authorities expand an ongoing investigation. Officials say the total arrests will exceed one hundred by the inquiry's end. In Boston, a separate report notes rising profiteering in meat and other goods, with cost of living up 102.8 percent since 1913, and suggests lax prosecutions or justified profits amid broader gains.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Boston
State Commission On
Massachusetts
Fire destroys rooming house and three buildings in Sacramento
Fire here yesterday wrecked a rooming house and three other large buildings, inflicting a loss of more than 300000 dollars. The blaze caused extensive damage throughout the downtown area and prompted quick action from local fire crews.
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Sacramento
Desertion rate in U S draft draws scrutiny
Washington reports that fewer than one per cent of the 24 million Americans registered under the draft act were charged with wilful desertion. The War Department places the total at 173,911 deserters and says names will be announced soon to solicit citizen cooperation in apprehending them.
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Washington
War Department
Department
Recognition of Irish Republic urged by Knights of Columbus
New York Aug 17 The supreme officers of the Knights of Columbus sent to Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby resolutions urging that the United States recognize the Irish Republic. Copies were also sent to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House.
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New York
Supreme Officers of the
Knights of Columbus
Bainbridge Colby
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Enormous Corn Crop Forecast in August Update
The Department of Agriculture forecasts a three billion bushel corn crop for 1919 based on August 1 conditions, with July gains in most major states except Illinois. Spring wheat drops due to rust, winter wheat rises, total wheat near previous estimates, potato crop surpasses 400 million bushels, and tobacco outlook beats the 1918 record by about 200 million pounds, pushing total to 1.544 billion pounds.
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Wshington
Department of Agriculture
Wholesale Liquor Thefts Revealed In Major Raid
A conspiracy to steal liquor valued at 560000 from Owensboro Kentucky bonded warehouse was uncovered by a raid in St Louis. A deputy constable and ten others were arrested and 195000 worth of whiskey was recovered.
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ST. Louis
Owensboro
Kentucky
Famine Paper Prices Force Red Cross to Quit
Washington August 17. Famine prices on print paper force the American Red Cross to suspend publication of its magazine. The move ends the Red Cross journal run amid cost pressures and material shortages.
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Red Cross Journal
Washington
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Interurban crash near South Bend kills twenty six
Chicago dispatch reports twenty six people killed and many injured when a Chicago interurban train derailed near South Bend Indiana today. New York dispatch notes coastwise longshoremen voting to end their strike and return to work after more than four months.
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Chicago
South Bend
Indiana
New York
Federal Board to Open Ship-Selling Campaign
Admiral Benson, chairman of the United States Shipping Board, announced that preparations to sell government owned ships would start immediately. An extensive advertising drive is planned, focusing on the wooden ships the government owns more than 1,500,000 tons of.
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Washington
William S. Benson
United States Shipping
Boarict
Irish Mayor Found Guilty Sedition and Deportation
Cork August 17 Lord Mayor Terrance MacSweeney and ten others were found guilty of sedition by a court martial board. They were taken aboard a British destroyer for deportation to England after arrest at a Sinn Fein salon. Prisoners have refused food since custody and detention in military barracks.
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Cork
Ireland
Terrance MacSweeney
Sinn Fein
England
Government to Pay Out 900 Million in September
Washington Aug 17 government expenditures for September will rise by 900 million dollars. Treasury officials said about two thirds of the total covers railroad rentals due under government operation.
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Washington
Treasury
Princess Mary Sets Sail With Juneau Passengers
The Princess Mary sailed from Ketchikan at midnight with eight Juneau passengers aboard including F. R. Coudert and his son, P. B. Coudert, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Hunt, Henry Shattuck, and Mr. and Mrs. 8. J. Tilden.
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Ketchikan
Juneau
F. R. Coudert
F. R. Coudert, Jr
P. B. Coudert
T. M. Hunt
Henry Shattuck
J. Tilden
Fabulous gold strike reported at Punter Bay claim
Charles Ottesen and son in law C L Tubbs report a fabulously rich gold quartz strike at the Punter Bay mining claim. A new vein was uncovered beyond an extended tunnel, with ore described as running into thousands of dollars per ton in gold values. The pair have worked the claim all summer and are shipping ore for processing near Admiralty Alaska Gold Mining Company lands.
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Charles Ottesen
Punter Bay
Ottesen
C. L. Tubbs
U. S. Vessels Ask Police Aid in Subduing Mutiny
The American steamer Hoxie en route from Norfolk Virginia to Copenhagen sent a wireless appeal to Danish police for help to subdue a mutiny aboard. Armed motorboats were dispatched in response but no trace of the vessel has been reported.
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London
Hoxie
Newfolk, Vi
Copenhagen
Patriot Poet Arrested For Violating Censorship
Fabio Fallio known as the patriot poet and two other journalists are held by U S marine authorities in San Domingo for trial by court martial on censorship rule violations. The Havana Press club asks President Wilson to intervene.
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Washington
Fabio Fallio
United States Marine Authorities
San Domingo
Havana Press Club
Wilson
Great Britain May Proclaim Siege in Danzig Territory
Berlin reports private tips foresee Britain declaring a siege on the free city if the Soviet advance reaches the Polish corridor. The pretext, officials say, may be Poland’s harbor stores seized by Bolsheviks. An American traveler notes shipping and mail delays labeled to Danzig, Poland, amid the turmoil. Danzig remains crowded with Polish and Russian emigrants seeking U.S. immigration opportunities.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Danzig
Great Britain
Free City
Poland
United States
Stern Policy Against Labor Intervention to Be Adopted
London Aug. 17 Premier David Lloyd George told the House of Commons that the government warned Gen Wrangel that further attacks on the Bolsheviks would be at his own risk. He said labor's ultimatum threatening a general strike over war with Russia would be resisted with all forces at the government's disposal.
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London
David Lioyrd George
House of Commons
Wrangel
Russia
Britain
Labor Federation calls general strike if U S aids Poland
The Chicago Federation of Labor adopted resolutions demanding a general nationwide strike should the United States provide military aid to Poland.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
United States
Poland
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