Hays Denounces Democratic Tactics In Wartime Letter
In a Sept 12 letter to Secretary Tumulty, Hays defends his remarks on Democratic leaders and campaign methods. He condemns ads at Camp Grant urging loyalty to Davies and criticizes “infamous prostitution of all patriotic proprieties.” He urges keeping war out of partisan politics and calls for a vigorous war policy and unity across parties.
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Hays
Wisconsin
Maine
Chicago
Association of Repubstate
Senate
House
Iblic
Democratic Machine
Camp Grant
United States
Paul O. Hasting
Americ
Joseph E. Davies
Davies
Washington
Berlin
Michigan
Ford
Congress
Democratic A Oe
Dent
Milit Affairs
Bitchin
Ways and Means
Republican Congress
Toys
Democratic Organization
George Harletter
New York Draft Registration Draws Cosmopolitan Crowds
New York on September 12 sees flags, bands, and crowds at registration booths as 800000 or more men sign up. Celebrities from Rockefeller to Fairbanks join laborers and aliens in a daylong drive. registration closes at 9 pm with hopes to send returns to Washington by midnight. Names include John D. Rockefeller Jr and Percy Rockefeller, Reginald Vanderbilt, J. P. Morgan partners, Broadway figures, and opera stars among the registrants.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera
Martin Conboy
Washington
Sam
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Percy A. Rockefeller
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Clarence H. Mackay
Robert Walton Goelet
Pierre Lorillard
Frank J. Gould
J. P. Morgan & Co
Dwight Whitney Morrow
Wall Street
August F
William DeLancey Kountze
E. G. Merrill
James Hazen Hyde
George F. Baker, Jr
Bakers urged to save fruit pits for gas masks
Washington reports bakers nationwide asked by the war department to save pits from peaches apricots prunes dates and olives for carbon production used in gas masks. Local Red Cross chapters will collect pits and forward them to the gas defense division while bakers are urged to sell pies and pastries at cost to boost pit collection.
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Washington
War Department
Red Cross
Gas Defense Division
Liberty Bond Exemption Clears Way for Tax Bill
Washington Sept 12 Secretary McAdoo’s bond bill would exempt from income tax fourth liberty bonds held in amounts under 30000. Ways and Means ordered a favorable report. The bill to be taken up after revenue bill debate and may pass by Saturday night.
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Washington
McAdoo
Kitchin
Ways and Means Committee
President Wilson Backs Child Labor Amendment
President Wilson will endorse an amendment to the revenue bill to prohibit child labor in the United States. Senator Pomerene of Ohio announced the plan after a conference with the president. the amendment will be drafted as a prohibitive tax on products from industries that employ child labor.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Pomerone
Ohio
Y. W. C. A. Opens Jerusalem Branch
Washington reports the YWCA has established a Jerusalem branch. Two American girls dispatched from YWCA headquarters on the east Mediterranean coast opened the new headquarters there by the War Work Council representative.
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Jerusalem
Washington
War Work Council
East Mediterranean
Stamford Registers 2250 Men for Selective Service Today
Stamford reports 2,250 men aged 18 to 46 registered at 1 p m for selective service. Officials estimate about 6,000 eligible in Stamford. No amendments were made at the registration sites.
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Stamford
Well Known Pacifist Dying in Illinois
Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Chicago pastor, welfare worker and pacifist, lies near death at his Tower Hill summer home in Madison County. Physicians rushed from Chicago fear for the aged man’s recovery.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
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Tower Hill
Allied Success in Siberia Captures Habarovsk
Allied forces in eastern Russia report capturing Habarovsk as of mid September. Japanese forces are noted in the context of the broader operations in Siberia and Asia Minor during the advancing campaigns.
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Siberia
Tien Tsin
China
Russia
Habarovsk
Lloyd George Pays Tribute to America in England
British Premier Lloyd George praised American troops in France as the advance guard of a ten million strong force and lauded American and Allied unity. He urged lasting peace, condemned Prussian power, and warned against a league of nations that would shield German rulers. He called for a victorious league and warned against humiliating peace.
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Manchester
England
France
America
Lloyd George
Foch
League of Nations
League of Free Nations
Germany
Connecticut draft registrations surge in major cities
Hartford reports Registrations across Connecticut exceed estimates with Waterbury Bridgeport and the Naugatuck valley showing the heaviest increases. Local boards will withhold figures tonight and release them tomorrow morning. In New Haven Mayor FitzGerald and Yale figures are among early registrants at Washington school.
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Hartford
Connecticut
John Bulkley
Waterbury
Bridgeport
Naugatuck Valley
New Haven
David E. Fitzgerald
Cure for Rupture Promises Nonoperative Relief
An advertisement by Eugene M. Pullen of Manasquan New Jersey claims a nonoperative cure for rupture. He describes a prior severe rupture cured without operation, no loss of time, or complications and offers full information to interested readers.
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Eugene M. Pullen
Carpenter
Marcellus Avenue
Manasquan
N. J
Allies Seize Vast War Robberies on Montdidier Front
Paris reports weeks needed for full tally of captured material from the Montdidier American front. Allies gather tens of thousands of machine guns and Minenwerfers, ambulances, wagons, and medical supplies left by a retreating German force. Hospitals and dressing stations are found in intact condition, with subterranean depots holding iodine, bandages, and operating tables. The text notes the German flight was rapid and chaotic and ends with a light domestic aside about hats.
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Paris
Montdidier-American
von Hutier
Happenings in This Vicinity from 25 Years Ago
From The Penny Press dated September 12 1893 a geodetic survey party is in Cromwell a Port land church awaits a pastor a schooner loads lumber at Portland dock and the Y M C A third story floor is being installed. Middletown planing mill shuts down and various residents move on. Public schools open large attendance while a local suit over wood lost at sea proceeds. Delegates return from St Louis after visiting the world’s fair.
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United States Geodetic Survey
Cromwell
Henry Turner
Colchester
Congregational Church
Portland
Middletown Planing Mill
Sidney Hopkins
Herbert L. Camp
First National Bank
William Pease
New Haven
C. R. Newell
Chicago
Lucius R. Hazen
George G. Deming
St. Louis
J. H. Seiden
Middle Haddam
Hattie Thomas
Mouse Island
Middlesex County
Convention of Ministers
North Church
A. W. Hazen
Veils Save The Eyes in Dusty Work Areas
Discussion on face veils made of fine mesh protecting the eyes from dust and cinders, noting they prevent irritation but require clear visibility with no spots obstructing the view. Emphasizes practicality and safety of protective veils in dusty environments.
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