Big Atlantic War Game Battle Hints At Casualties
Naval officers expect news of a battle between the blue defending fleet led by Rear Admiral Helm and the red attacking fleet commanded by Admiral Mayo during a war game in the Atlantic. Hypothetical casualties and evacuations prompt Norfolk New York Boston Newport Philadelphia hospitals to prepare for patient intake as the exercise unfolds.
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Washington
Atlantic
Helm
Norfolk
New York
Boston
Newport
Philadelphia
Mayo
Navy
Narragansett
Dewalls Point
Navy Department
Bring Out Your Hidden Beauty Mercorized Wax Ad
A vintage beauty advertisement promises a hidden beauty beneath a soiled aged complexion. Mercorized wax gradually absorbs devitalized surface skin to reveal youthfully fresh white skin. Sold in one ounce packages with usage directions by all druggists.
Program for Concert Tonight At Bienville Square
The program announced features Drago's band at Bienville Square tonight. Selections include marches and dances such as Danube Waves, Down Honolulu Way, On My Way to Dixie, El Capitan, Stars and Stripes Forever, and Dixie Rube, with a finale.
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Drago
Bienville Square
Honolulu Way
Dixie
el Capitan
Stars and Stripes
Navy Doubt Transports Sighting Amid War Decoy Claims
Scouts say a battle cannot be prolonged and intercepts suggest a decoy from Admiral Helm to mislead Admiral Mayo. No confirmation of sighted transports found in later messages. Helm orders ammunition torpedoes and supplies routed to Atlantic coast depots with progress reports due.
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Navy
Admiral Helm
Admiral Mayo
Department
Atlantic
Navy to hold September target practice with fleet
Rear Admiral Benson announced that after the War game the Atlantic fleet will move to southern drill grounds for regular September target practice. Reserve ships will join the active fleet so naval militiamen and volunteers can observe battle practice and keep batteries and personnel in fighting trim beginning next spring.
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Atlantic
Benson
President Wilson Sees Railroad Leaders Over Strike
President Wilson summoned representatives of both employers and employees to the White House for talks on the threatened railroad strike. The four railway brotherhood heads met the president for about an hour and a half to discuss views on proposed legislation aimed at preventing future disputes.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Brotherhood
Nashville Man Chosen Consul General at Moscow
Maddin Summers of Nashville Tennessee acting chief of the bureau of Latin America in the state department has been selected consul general at Moscow Russia and will supervise war prisoners relief work.
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Washington
Maddin Summers
Nashville, Tenn
Bureau of
State Department
Moscow
Russia
German Municipalities Raise Two Billion Marks for Soldiers Families
Berlin August 25 The amount raised by German municipalities for families of soldiers has reached about two billion marks. The federal treasury will turn over to the municipalities later about 500 million marks.
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Berlin
Sayville
Chattanooga Street Railway Strike Ends With No Buses
In Lookout City Chattanooga Tenn on August 25 workers did not bring any cars out of the barns and the strike situation remained largely unchanged. Jitneys and autos operate but fail to meet demand leaving most residents walking while a conference was expected.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Chattanooga Street Railway
Germany's Sugar Crop Exceeds 1915 Production
Berlin reports Germany will produce about 1.7 to 1.8 million tons of sugar this year, surpassing 1915 output by roughly 300,000 tons. The article also notes stalled negotiations over a wage increase for street railway workers as managers await Clark interests' rep to respond to union demands.
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Germany
Associated Press
Berlin
Sayville
M. 8. Hopkins
Clark Interests
Foreign Trade Gains in July Despite June Record
U S foreign trade rose by about 40 million dollars in July compared with a year earlier though July total fell 72 million short of June’s record. Imports totaled 183 million with a 63 million drop from June while exports reached 446 million.
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Washington
Aus
Get
Imai
Sani
Sal
Rail Presidents Face Obstacles to Eight Hour Plan
Washington August 25 rail executives faced objections to a tentative plan granting the eight hour day in exchange for freight rate hikes and a future wage disputes investigation. A next meeting was scheduled as uncertainty over rate increases and federal labor investigation loomed, with opposition from labor leaders and continued hostility to the eight hour day.
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Associated Press
Washington
Union Brotherhoods
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilson
Sweet Dreams Mosquito Guard Endorsed by Doctors and Public
The ad extols Sweet Dreams as highly effective for mosquito protection, claiming endorsements from doctors druggists health officials and a vast user base. It promises double strength at a quarter price and lists Mobile Drug Co Mobile Grocery Co Van Antwerp Drug Co and Wholesale Distributors as retailers.
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Sweet Dreams
Mobile Drug Co
Mobile Grocery Co
van Antwerp Drug Co
Armed British Yacht Zaida Sunk by Germans
London reports the German claim to have sunk a patrol boat near the Gulf of Alexandria likely refers to the British armed yacht Zaida. Zaida was said to destroy petrol stores in the gulf and four officers plus nineteen men were captured. two officers and eight men missing. The fate of the remaining crew is unknown.
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Associated Press
London
Admiralty
Gulf of Alexandretta
Gulf
Steamer Mary Olsen In Tow Of Revenue Cutter
A wireless message to R. T. Hasler of Hasler Bros. reports the U S coast guard cutter Tampa towing the disabled steamer Mary Olsen into Norfolk after fuel ran low. The ship, en route from Cape Haytien to Norfolk with logwood, was anchored off Wimbie Shoals prior to the tow. Arrival is expected at or after 9 p m tonight.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
R. T. Hasler
Hasler Bros
Mary Olsen
Wimbie Shoals
United States Coast Guard
Tampa
Cape Haytien
Willehad At New London Arrives After Boston Internment
The German steamer Willehad, interned in Boston at the war’s outbreak, sailed yesterday via Cape Cod canal and reached New London this morning. Heavy fog delayed it overnight but clear weather allowed a harbor approach to the new state pier with storage sheds built for the Eastern Forwarding Company, the American agency for the German submarine merchant fleet.
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Associated Press
New London
Conn
Willehad
Boston
Cape Cod Canal
Wille
New State Pier
Eastern Forwarding Company
Make-Up of Gentleman
The piece defines a gentleman as temperate and reliable, honorable and unselfish, master of himself and others, never boastful or hypocritical, gentle yet strong, reverent yet nonjudgmental. It calls the reader to reflect and asks if they are one.
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