Prefecture issues priority list for war industries classes
The War Industries Board announces a two‑tier priority system classifying plants by war importance. Class One covers ammunition, chemicals, explosives, food, fuel, and key manufacturing including steel and energy producers. remaining classes include metals, machinery, railroads, and utilities. Firms must file monthly progress reports to maintain or lose preference status.
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Chairaruch
War Industries
Board For of Electrical Energy
Dement
Eah
United Sates
United States
Allies
Shipboard
Army and Navy Yards
United Railroad Administration
Li Ces
Navy
British in France Capture Havrincourt Wood and Gouzeaucourt
British forces report twenty thousand prisoners taken in early September as the advance continues despite autumn storms. Havrincourt wood and Gouzeaucourt wood key gains, with American engineers aiding the fight near Gouzeaucourt.
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Bert Ford
France
Havrincourt Wood
Peizeires
Gouzeaucoure
Gouzeaucourt Wood
Canal du Nord
Havrincourt
Hindenburg
Gouzeaucourt
Revenue bill expected to pass unaltered in House
Washington reports that debate on the 8 billion dollar revenue bill will end with its passage in the House largely unchanged. Leaders from both parties expect a Friday or Saturday vote, with little appetite for major changes before Senate action and conference.
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Washington
House
Longworth
Ohio
Col
Roosevelt
Green
Iowa
Ways and Means Committee
Moore
Pennsylvania
Kitchin
Ben
Senate
MsAdoo
Smoot
Utah
Ambulance Driver Decorated for Valor
Paris Sept 10 General Pershing awarded the Distinguished Service Cross to Albert S Hartwell an ambulance driver. Under heavy fire and after suffering wounds in his head and both legs he carried a wounded private to a dressing station showing conspicuous bravery during the action under fire.
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Paris
Wilson
Pershing
Albert S. Hartwell
Hartwell
Cotton men demand Baruch stay hands off cotton price
Washington Sept 10 Southern senators pressed Bernard Baruch to reveal plans for stabilizing cotton prices. They argue government interference is unnecessary and harmful. Senator Hoke Smith urged keeping hands off while praising 40 cent target as benefit for planters and workers. Baruch was told only a small share of the crop goes to government, with half exported. no action decided yet, but senators warned against tampering.
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Washington
Bernard Baruch
War Industries Board
Wilson
Baruch
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Mr. Baruch
United States
War Board Hears Appeal From Worthington Pump
Washington September 10 the war labor board opened a hearing on the appeal of Worthington Pump and Machinery Co Cambridge Massachusetts challenging the board award for employees. This marks the first appeal in a group of about thirty affecting hours wages and conditions. Hearings will continue for several weeks.
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War Board
Washington
War Labor Board
Worthington Pump & Machinery Co
Cambridge
Mass
Happenings in this vicinity twenty five years ago
A scan of 25 years ago items notes the Connecticut Sheep Breeders Association aims to boost the industry, local complaints about tramp nuisance, E A Gladwin displaying a new chainless bicycle, a season ending YMCAs outdoor service, hail damage to tobacco north of the city, Rev A N Sears to occupy his old Portland pulpit, Cape Cod duck hunters returning home, Rev O H Raftery and family at Watch Hill, C E Blodgett’s Portland store to be lit by electricity, Sweet’s mill shipping pine lumber to Gildersleeve yard, registrars to meet Sept 14 to correct town election list, Harry Sellander leaving Union depot, Hartman building near completion, Block Island excursion loading at Middle Point with 1600 aboard, St John’s church seventh anniversary Mass by Rev B O R Sheridan with Fathers McGivney and Walsh, and Senator Lewis of Illinois reported safe after Mount Vernon torpedoing via cable from Admiral Sims.
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Connecticut Sheep Breeders’ Association
E. A. Gladwin
League
South Church Lawn
A. N. Sears
Portland
M. E
Thomas P. Bill
Dr. Look
Cape Cod
O. H. Raftery
Ocean House
Watch Hill
C. E. Blodgett
Sweet’s Saw Mill
Pine Swamp
Cromwell
Gildersleeve
Thomas O’connell
Frederick Dickerson
Harry Sellander
Union Depot
Hartman
Rapallo ‘Avenue
Block Island
Middletown
Norwich
St. John’s Church
B. O’r. Sheridan
McGivney and
Walsh
Clearing House Statement from New York Stock Exchange
Sub-treasury debit 2 242 449. Exchanges 673 655. Balances 60 288 355. The world is but a ring of which men cut their eye teeth.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub
Treasury
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Tries Board Prioribasis For Industrial Kemption
Senator Lewis
Illinois
Mount Vernon
Admiral Sims
Magee Furnace Co, Inc
PERL
Chaplain Rollins
Bernard A. Garfinkle
Boston
Armi
Rollins
101St U. S. Infantry
Garfinkle
Riseman
Chazon
A. “Brewer Cos
Wain
Court Strate
Sapphires
R. J. Atwell
Rockport
John Moore
Lotion
the Hartman
Bacon Bros
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