Pope Disappointed by Wilson Peace Reply
Rome reports the Vatican states the Pope expressed bitter disappointment upon receiving President Wilsons reply to peace proposals and sees little room for further efforts. In Washington Ambassador Page informed the State Department that the American response to the Pope is valued highly apart from the war message.
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U. 8
Pope
Wilson
Rome
Vatican
United States
Washington
Walter Hines Page
State Department
London
Germans Forced to Be Spies Taught by Berlin
Christiania Aug 31 Three German spies convicted at Bergen for supplying info on loading and sailing times of vessels to the submarine fleet. Capt Laven Reserve Officer Schwartz and Thomsen Norwegian sentenced to penitentiary terms. Laven admitted to serving the German government and claimed all German subjects were compelled to obey orders including spying.
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Christiania
Bergen
Laven
T Schwartz
T. Thomsen
Government fixes newsprint price for official bulletin
Washington August 31 President Wilson set a two and one half cent price on newsprint for publishing the government daily official bulletin. Secretary Baker issued the order under the National Defense Act empowering seizure of war supplies. International Paper Co resisted supplying paper under three cents a pound.
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Washington
Wilson
Official Bulletin
Baker
International Paper Company
King approves reforms plan after cabinet meeting in Madrid
Aug 31. After a cabinet meeting presided by the King, the Premier announced a comprehensive reform program is in preparation and will be made public soon. Once unveiled, general elections will be held throughout Spain.
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Madrid
Cabnet
Spain
Arrest German Fisherman For Disloyal Talk
Washington Aug 31 The government will fix copper prices a forecast after a conference between John D. Ryan of the Amalgamated Companies and Bernard Baruch. The price expected to be fixed will be between 20 and 22 1/2 cents per pound.
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Washington
John [D. Ryan
Amalgamated Companies
Bernard Baruch
U. S. Marshal Seizes German Fisherman in Ketchikan Jail
U S Marshal J M Tanner and Special Deputy John T Reed arrested Joseph Riddle, a German fisherman, for making sedition remarks. He faces possible transfer to Juneau federal jail. Watchers report others connected to cannery districts are under surveillance for disloyal comments. Tanner and Reed departed for cannery districts south and west of Ketchikan.
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Ketchikan
United States
J. M. Tanner
John T. Reed
Joseph Riddle
Juneau
Riddle
Marshal Tanner
Mr. Reed
Here
War Campaigns On Three Fronts Progress Slowly
New York Aug 31 The Associated Press reports three large World War I fronts are not yet fully engaged. General Corona drives toward Trieste showing notable activity, Haig reports repulsed German raiders below Lens, and Petain hints at a possible Verdun infantry renewed clash as Meuse artillery blasts continue.
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New York
Associated Press
Cornona
Triest
Petain
Haig
Verdun
Arras
Flanders
Lens
London War Office
Meuse
British Casualties In August Reach Sixty Thousand
London August 31. The official report on British casualties on all fronts for August lists sixty thousand total, with twelve thousand and three known dead.
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London
Disastrous fires in Petrograd blamed on firebugs
At Petrograd a large factory in the Ochta quarter burned yesterday and a second great establishment caught fire after the first. Damage is estimated in the millions of rubles. Officials suspect deliberate ignition by arsonists.
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Petrograd
Ochta
Hearst Declines Candidacy for New York Mayor
William Randolph Hearst announced he would not run for mayor of New York City and refused to have his name placed on the primary ballot. In Kazan, a Monday fire forced residents to flee to fields as armed bands were slowed by students in a rapid outbreak.
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Hearst
New York
William Randolph Hearst
New York City
Petrograd
Kazan
Italian Forces Gain Ground on Carao Plateau and Bainizza
Rome reports Italian troops have widened their advantages against Austrian forces on the Carao Plateau and the plains of Bainizza, signaling momentum in ongoing engagements.
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Rome
Carao
Bainsizza
Advocates of Peace Chased From Hudson Conference
A committee of the People's Peace Council was ejected from Hudson Wisconsin where they planned a conference starting Sunday. Louis F. P. Lochner announced arrangements for the national peace conference in Hudson, called for Minneapolis, but blocked by Governor Burnquist. Governors Frazier and Phillip weighed in with invitations and cautions while Wisconsin authorities warned against sensationalism and promised arrests for any escalation.
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Minneapolis
People's Peace Council
Hudson
Wis
Louis FP. Lochner
People’s Peace Council of America
Hudson, Wis
A. A. Burnquist
Lynn J. Frazier
North Dakota
Fargo
E. L. Phillip
Wisconsin
MORE OF SALMON PACK NEEDED BY THE U S
Seattle August 31 The Government has asked salmon packers to reserve 10 percent of this year's pack for government use, up from 6 percent. Cannery men and brokers expect 10 percent of the pink salmon pack as well. The 6 percent requisition applied during a forecast of a large Puget Sound run, but actual pack was only about one quarter of normal. Alaska pack may rise slightly above average.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Alaska
Sugar for Americans economic rationing warning
Washington Aug 31 Hoover returning from Chicago after a conference with meat packers said sugar will be cheaper but Americans must not use excess. He warned Allies are already on sugar rations and the public must economize amid price controls and current rates.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Chicago
Oil Flotation Patent Case Ends in Butte
The Minerals Separation Company, Ltd. wins a federal case against Butte & Superior Mining Co. over an oil flotation patent. Judge Bourquin rules the defendant used the patented process, infringing throughout, and awards damages. An injunction and royalty accounting could involve several millions of dollars.
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Butte
Minerals Separation Company, Ltd
Butte & Superior Mining Company
Minerals Separation Company
Federal District
Bourquin
Butte & Superior Company
Peace Council leaders plan trip to Washington for rights appeal
The Peace Council leaders announced they would depart for Washington tonight to press their rights before federal authorities. If no meeting place is secured, they say they will assemble in the Capitol plaza to hold sessions.
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Washington
Minner
Peace Council
Capitol Building
Cigarettes Sought by Austrians Starving for Smoke
Rome reports Vienna crowds form cigarette lines along sidewalks outside tobacco shops. The supply is constrained with a strict limit of four cigarettes per customer, while queues near official outlets show 50 to 100 people patiently waiting for a small roll of tobacco.
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Rome
Austria
Vienna
Meatless Weeks Planned Across Germany Starting September
Berne Aug 21 Meatless weeks have been decided in Saxony and will extend to the entire German empire. There will be two meatless weeks a month beginning with September, as authorities aim to conserve food supplies during the wartime period.
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Berne
Saxony
German Empire
Old papers for sale at The Empire
The Empire store on Second and Main streets advertises old newspapers for sale. Sellers claim a varied collection and reasonable prices, inviting collectors and locals to browse offerings at the shop.
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Empire Offee
Second
Main Streets
New Emergency Circle Formed for Negro War Relief
In New York the Emergency Circle for Negro War Relief is formed to aid families of colored servicemen. Funds are solicited by Mrs Emile Bigelow Hapgood for those who have gone to the war and lack funds.
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New York
Emile Bigelow Hapgood
Provisional Government Seeks Five Billion Loan
Petograd The Bourse Gazette reports the Provisional government aims to secure a five billion ruble loan from the United States soon, signaling vital financial backing during upheaval.
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Petrograd
Bourse Gazette
United States
Battle in Pekin: 50 dead or wounded after ten hour clash
A July battle near Pekin pitting 10,000 Republican soldiers against 3,000 Imperial forces led by Gen Chang lasted ten hours and saw about one million shots fired with only 50 killed or injured.
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PEKIN
Chang
Half Day Strike Protests Living Costs in Swiss Towns
Basel and adjacent Swiss villages in Berne and Zurich saw a half day strike by workers. Organized by Socialists the protest aims to force action against high living costs. A longer shutdown of municipal services such as gas and electric works may follow.
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Basel
Berne
Zurich
Defense groups urge abandoning Christmas gifts to all but children
In Washington defense circles a movement grows to end Christmas giving except to children, while Saratoga Springs reporters note a political rebuke from the New York State Woman's Suffrage Party calling White House pickets suffrage outlaws. Seward reports S T McLean, ex teacher, on trial for wife’s fall murder. Paris prisoners claim forced labor behind lines under German fire. Boston reports the loss of the British steamer Verdi with six crew dead. Ottawa confirms passage of the Canadian Northern Transcontinental purchase bill.
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Saratoga Springs
New York
Washington Cotton Production Prospects Rise in August
Washington reports a significant lift in cotton production prospects with an added 550000 bales anticipated for August, reflecting favorable growing conditions and market optimism for the harvest period.
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Washington
Senate Sets Vote Schedule On War Tax Bill
Washington reports the senate resumed debate on the war profits provision in the war tax bill under an agreement for a final vote by September 10. The plan includes action on the war tax section by next Wednesday and on the income provisions by September 7. Seven petitions for cloture were withdrawn.
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Washington
Senate
City of Seattle Sails North for Gastineau Channel
The City of Seattle left Seattle at 10 this morning bound for Gastineau Channel carrying named passengers to Juneau and Douglas including Miss Fay Wenk Miss Evelyn Sullivan Mrs C W Hawkesworth Vivian Steading Oscar Borderson Robert Lashua Lee Bradshaw Miss E C Walgreen J P Mooney H Otterson C Hemphill R A Rickey Mrs John Krugness Florence Dean and Elinor Dickman.
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Seattle
City of Seattle
Gastineau Channel
Juneau
Fay Wenk
Evelyn Sullivan
C. W. Hawkesworth
Vivian Steading
Oscar Borderson
Robert Lashua
Lee Bradshaw
E. C. Walgreen
J. P. Mooney
H. Otterson
C. Hemphill
R. A. Rickey
John Krugness
Douglas
Florence Dean
Elinor Dickman
Wheat futures pit closed at Chicago Board of Trade
On August 31 the wheat pit at the Chicago Board of Trade closed at the request of Herbert C. Hoover the food administrator preventing trading in wheat futures for the war period. Traders viewed the change with indifference and several favored never resuming futures trading.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Herbert C. Hoover
New Wheat Price Set to Cut Bread Costs
Washington announces a 1917 wheat price of 2.20 per bushel set by the food administration commission. President Wilson approved the report, and flour and bread dealers will meet with boards of food administrators to extend the price drop to small dealers. A four ounce loaf may sell for five cents once implemented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Food Administration
Wilson
Wheat price fix blocks five cent loaf revival
Chicago bakers say setting wheat at 2.20 a bushel will not restore the old five cent loaf. Soon all five cent loaves were discontinued nationwide and only ten and 15 cent loaves were produced.
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Chicago
Auto Accessory Makers Indicted by U S Grand Jury
Sixteen manufacturers of automobile accessories and William M. Webster, commissioner of the Western National Association of automobile accessory dealers, plus nearly a score of others, were indicted today under the Sherman law by a federal grand jury for conspiracy in restraint of trade.
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New York
William M. Webster
W National Association of Automobile
Child Labor Law Declared Unconstitutional by Judge
Federal Judge James Boyd ruled that the United States child labor law is unconstitutional in a decision issued today from Greensboro North Carolina. The ruling cites constitutional objections and impacts federal labor rules.
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Greensboro
N. C
James Boyd
United States
North Bound City sails to Alaska and Alaska mail run
North Bound City of Seattle sails north this morning and will be due Tuesday with four days mail. Admiral Watson and several ships are listed with planned sailings to Alaska and Vancouver, including Prince George and Alameda routes. Not all details are confirmed. Humboldt sails tonight with first class mail.
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Seattle
Admiral Watson
Alaska
Princess Sophia
Vancouver
Alameda
Prince George
Admiral Evans
Humboldt
Prince Rupert
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Kerensky
Spectai
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S. T. McLean
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