Training Camps Set for Six Divisions in Southwest
Washington reports the army plans to train six divisions in the southern department under the conscription act. Camps will be in Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico with 156000 troops, including guardsmen from Minnesota to Nebraska and Oklahoma. Brig. Gen. Morton leads one site board. Brig. Gen. Greene leads another with proposed camps in multiple states.
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Union News Service
Washington
National Guard
National Army
War Department
United States Army
Guard
San Antonio
Tex
Southern Department
Texas
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Joy
Charles G. Morton
Henry A. Greene
France Needs United Military Aid Urgently
A United States correspondent argues France requires immediate military aid from the United States. The piece discusses the nature of support and its urgency in the current crisis.
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United States
Ald Spondent
France
Tuabor Supply Dwindling Amid Amsterdam Complaints
Amsterdam faces growing distress as farmers voice bitter complaints about agricultural affairs and supply dwindling, signaling mounting concern over food distribution and market stability.
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Amsterdam
Government Intervention to Stem Junker Reform Wave
A government move seeks to dam the wave of reform that threatens Junker political influence. The action aims to curb momentum and preserve traditional power structures amid evolving political forces.
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Junkers
U S Denies Entente Peace Split Pact Reports
Secretary Lansing denies reports of a US pledge with entente powers not to pursue separate peace terms. The concern follows expected new peace terms from the German chancellor amid ongoing diplomatic developments.
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Entente
Washington
Lansing
United States
No Summer Session at University of Nebraska Medical Schools
War department ends plan for summer term at University of Nebraska Leighton Medical School. Army may call seniors in January mid year.
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Omaha
University of Nebraska
Leighton University
War Department
Army
Austrian politicians to seek Swiss peace talks with France
The Amsterdam corre reports prominent Austrian politicians plan to travel to Switzerland and then to France to discuss peace with the French cabinet, hoping to open negotiations through a gate connecting the two nations.
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Leondon
Amsterdam
Switzerland
France
States Lag on Quota Contributions in Eastern Region
Several eastern states have not yet raised more than a quarter of their quota, according to the latest figures. Officials urge faster payments to meet per-state targets and avoid penalties.
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Estern
Newburgh Residents Question Washington Headquarters Report
In Newburgh New York residents discuss the location and status of a Washington headquarters project amid local deliberations. Officials say plans hinge on funding and community impact.
Fort Snelling Camp Sees Excess A Grade Men
In Minneapolis Minnesota Col W H Sage says there will be an excess of men among the A grade applicants for Fort Snelling camp. Capt W H Mason lists the A grade men with those dropped after physical exams. Plattsburg organizers telegraphed an offer to send A grade men but none could be accommodated.
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Meapolis
Minn
Fort Snelling
W. H. Sage
W. H. Mason
Plattsburg
N. Y
Coal Shortage in Germany Impacts Daily Life and War Needs
The Time reports German chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg says coal supply difficulties arise from war demands on munition industries, newspapers and mills. He urges paper restriction while coal is allocated by a government commission to urgent needs. Local boards set for towns over 10,000 as winter looms.
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London
Amsterdam
von Bethmann-Hollewek
Germany
Altho
Lokal Anzeiger
War tax bill extends excises to every American home
Washington reports the war tax bill by the Ways and Means Committee aims for quick passage. It forecasts $1.8 billion in new taxes atop $1.5 billion current revenue, lifting direct taxes to $33 per capita, with many provisions touching household expenses from utilities to travel and leisure.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
British Isles
Railroad engineers sought for Third Regiment military service
Chicago workers from six major railroad systems flood the city applying in hundreds to join the Third regiment United States engineers to serve on the nation’s railroads during the current emergency facilitated by military mobilization efforts.
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Chicago
United States Engineers
Maritime Losses Reported Amid Bay Assault
The report notes twenty two vessels under 1,600 tons and sixteen fishing boats sunk in a bay action, with over 1,600 ton ships also lost. Source details a total of thirty eight vessels involved and twenty two crewmen missing.
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Cere
British
No Muzzling Press in Food Conservation Move
After three weeks of debate the Senate approved a drastic espionage bill by 77 to 6 with a similar House measure on track. The final vote stripped censorship provisions and limits on grain liquor manufacture and rejected an anti speculation amendment, though food control sentiment remained strong.
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Union News Service
Washington
Senate
House
Senate approves grain liquor ban to conserve food
The senate voted 38 to 32 to amend the administration espionage bill prohibiting the use of cereals or grain for making intoxicating liquors during the war. Effective September 1, the move aims to limit whisky and grain liquor sales and consumption, plus wines and brandies that rely on other primary ingredients.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Solving Food Problem Hinges on Latin America Aid
John Barrett of the Pan American Union says South and Central America can help solve future U S and European food needs. He urges supplying capital and experts to boost Latin American farming and a commission of Latin American tariff experts to work with the defense council.
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Washington
South
Central America
United States
John Barrett
pan-American Union
Council of National Defense
Defense Council
Tropics
Appeals for Planting of Corn
The department of agriculture urges U S farmers to plant corn as the best response to a wheat shortage. It notes scarcity of other grains and promotes wider use of corn meal as a human food substitute for wheat flour.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
United States
Sugar Crop Surges in Louisiana for 1916
Washington reports Louisiana sugar production nearly doubles 1915 with 607.3 million pounds in 1916 versus 275 million in 1915. Department of Agriculture figures show gains in cane yield per acre and total output.
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South
Washington
Louisiana
Department of Agriculture
Woman Shares Cure After Four Years Pain
Mrs Taos McGenigal recounts a long illness ending after she used a vegetable remedy. She says surgery was avoided and after three bottles she was cured. She grants permission to publish the letter for other women.
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Mrs. Taos
McGen- Igal
Hartville Street
Phila., Pa
Not materially but hopeful grant of fish breakfast
A suburban optimist jokes about cutting living costs by giving away angleworms from his garden labors. A cynical listener sneers, while the speaker hints at possible luck in fishing and gratitude in the human heart, perhaps earning fish for breakfast.
Apostle of Poverty dies in Jamestown at eighty
Eaton La Rue Moses aged eighty, a Cornell graduate and apostle of poverty, died in Jamestown New York. He lived like a tramp, had no regular home and wandered a wide district while despising money and property. He was well married with a family and valued conversation over wealth.
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Eaton la Rue Moses
Jamestown
N. Y
Cornell
Andrew D. White
Farmers Turn Minera Coal Boom In West Virginia
With coal prices high farmers in West Virginia run mini mines using oxen and a single hole in the ground. Wildcatting operations spread as surface veins are exploited by individuals or families hauling coal to market.
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West Virginia
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