Austria Urges Berlin to Retain Hollweg In Crisis
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger reports Austria asks Berlin to keep Hollweg as retirement is seen by Austria as a fatal error. A telegram sent before the Prussian franchise decision hints Hollweg will stay. The Catholic center’s Reichstag committee opposes Hollweg and wants his replacement before peace talks.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Anzeiger
Austria
Hollweg
Ecenter
Reichstat
Quota First Draft Quota First Draft for Army Enlistments
The official notice sets a first army selection of 637000 men with state quotas. Western states receive small net quotas due to heavy National Guard and Regular Army enlistments. Oregon shows a low net quota of 717 despite a larger population-based gross quota.
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Washington
Arizona
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
National Guard
Regular Army
United States
Oregon
Hold supply for natives in Liverpool saloons
Liverpool July 18. Saloons in the district refuse to serve strangers citing beer shortages. They say supplies are reserved for regular customers. The license board will be asked to decide if this practice is permissible under license terms requiring reasonable refreshment on request.
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Liverpool
Wilson urges government control of food and fuel
In a July 13 letter to Democratic floor leader Martin President Wilson voiced support for government control of foodstuffs and fuel following the original house bill and opposed the Gore bill as too lenient.
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Washington
Martin
Wilson
Gore
Wholesale district adds new wholesale distributor plant
A contract was awarded to contractor Alex Mathers to overhaul and reconstruct a warehouse building on First avenue south of the freight station for the Intermountain Electric Company of Salt Lake as a wholesale distributing plant in Idaho. The project includes reinforced concrete pillars, a cement basement, and a complete interior reface, at about $25,000. Work starts Monday morning. President Hanchett and General Manager Hawley of the Intermountain company finalized papers this week, signaling another large wholesale concern moving to Pocatello.
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Alex. Mathers
Bulding
First Avenue
Whch
Intermountain Electric Company
Salt Lake
Wholeale
Idaho
Frank Paradiece
Struc
Hanchett
Hawley
The
Intermoun‘in Company
Pocatello
Canal Diggers Meet Tonight in Washington Dinner Reunion
The first annual get-together dinner and reunion of Panama Canal diggers in Washington is planned for tomorrow at the National Hotel. About 200 Panama Railroad and Isthmian Canal Commission workers are expected. Gen Goethals and Dr Bell o Porras are expected as honored guests.
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Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
Washington
National Hotel
Drmner
Panama Railroad
Isthmian Canal
Canal
River Canal
Wash‘ton
Goethals
Wpping Corporation
Bello Porras
Panama
United States
Officials Probe Bisbee Censorship by Rae and Stout
New York July 13 officials of the Western Union and Phelps Dodge began an inquiry into the censorship at Bisbee. The case involved Rae and Stout and drew the war department’s attention to the matter.
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New York
Western Union
Phelps- Dodge
Rae
Stout
Bisbee
War Department
Censorship Imposed on AP Dispatches During Deportation
Censorship orders were issued in Bisbee and Douglas during the deportation of alleged I W W members. The actions were carried out by two Copper Company officials, Robert Rae general auditor and H H Stout superintendent of the Copper Queen smelter, not by army officers as previously reported.
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Douglas
Associated Press
Bisbee
Phelps-Dodge Corporation
Robert Rae
H. H. Stout
Copper Queen
Western Union
Telegraph Company
Salvation Army Expands Work in Far East
General Bramwell Booth says the Salvation Army has begun work in China with progress in India Korea Japan and the Dutch East Indies. In the Dutch East Indies the army now cares for 3700 lepers and overall results across the Far East are reported satisfactory.
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London
Salvation Army
China
Bramwell Booth
India
Korea
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Far East
Senator Ashurst suffers injury from falling awning
Senator Ashurst of Arizona was knocked unconscious when a lowered awning on a sidewalk fell on him in Washington. He recovered quickly, returned to his office, but later went home for medical attention due to pain in his right arm and shoulder.
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Washington
Senator Ashurst
Arizona
Finn Independence Bill Sparks Crisis in Petrograd
Petrograd July 13 The Finnish diet passed the second reading of a bill that would establish Finnish independence. The move created a crisis as President Teheidse of the council of workmen and soldiers delegates traveled to Helsingfors to try to settle the differences.
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Petrograd
Teheidse
Council of Workmen’s and Soldiers
Helsingfors
Fighting Resumes Outside City Near Peking
London dispatch says fighting again began outside of Peking yesterday after a period of quiet. The report notes renewed clashes near the city, with details from Tien Tsin.
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London
Exchange
Tien Tsin
Peking
Made threats and landed in Calaboose
Carl F. Freis, working in the shops, is in sheriff custody after making malicious utterances against the president and government. An investigation began today with Leon Bone from the justice department assisting. A hearing before U S Commissioner Turner was postponed for thorough inquiry. Freis remains jailed. Mr. Bone arrived in the city for other district business.
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Carl F. Freis
Leon Bone
Department of Justice
U. S
Turner
Bone
Home Guard Keeps Watch On I W W Agitators
Northwest authorities unite to stamp out the I W W menace amid mounting I W W activity in Idaho Washington and Oregon. Federal troops and arrests in Ellensburg Yakima hold I W W suspects while guards patrol railroads and counties arm for possible clashes.
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Portland
Ore
Northwest
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Ellensburg
Wash
Idaho Panhandle
United States
Clarence Reames
Coos Bay
Puget Sound
I W W Leader McMurphy Arrested in Couer d Alene District
Wallace July 13. K K McMurphy chief organizer for the I W W in the Couet d Alene district was arrested yesterday by a deputy sheriff and jailed. Authorities withhold charges but hold valuable incriminating information. McMurphy possessed reading material urging violence to achieve I W W aims.
IWW Invaders Driven Out of Columbus by Armed Citizens
The I W W army left Hiermanas and moved along the rail line toward Columbus. Local residents mobilized armed to repel the invasion as the intruders advanced, with Columbus citizens preparing to push them back before the situation worsened.
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Columbus
New Mexico
Hiermanas
I W W Followers Reach Hermanas Refuge
El Paso reports that about twelve hundred I W W sympathizers remain at Hermanas N B, a railway stop with a station and several houses. Officials say water is sufficient for refugees but food supplies are unclear as they wait for aid and possible transit to Columbus. Two hundred fifty armed guards escorted the group to Hermanas yesterday and returned today. no trouble occurred. Cleary urged the men to endure the situation.
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el Paso
Hermanas
N. B
el Paco
Bisbee
Columbus
Douglas
el Paso and Southwestern
Cleary
President Buttson News from Phoenix on unrest and orders
The president informs Governor Hunt that the secretary of war has ordered Parker to dispatch officers to Arizona to report on conditions and aid in maintaining order. He cautions against citizens taking law into their own hands and warns of grave consequences for such precedents.
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Buttson
Phoenix
Arizona
Hunt
Secretary of War
Parker
Deportees Held at Harmanas. Cavalry in Control
From El Paso July 13 rail officials report the deported men remain at Harmanas under guard with a troop of cavalry maintaining control of the situation.
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Fl Paso
Harmanas
Exiles in Hermanas Face Food Shortage
Cleary states most exiles are citizens and taxpayers, many subscribe to Liberty bonds. Thirteen hundred sixty two men are present, having bought a small store entirely and now facing hunger. A U S troop company is on site and food reportedly arrives from El Paso.
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Hermanas
Cleary
Liberty Bonds
United States
el Paso
Sheriff Heads to Hermanas with 50 Deputies to Deport I W W Members
A sheriff and fifty deputies move toward Hermanas to arrest deported men. He vows to hook the first engine to the I W W train and ship them back to Arizona if military authorities refuse to hold them in the bullpen.
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Deming
Hermanas
Arizona
Monarchy Foe Forces Surrender as Beijing Battles Continue
Reuters reports from Tien Tsin that republican forces attacked Peking at dawn using artillery and air power. In Beijing the temple precinct saw 3000 Monarchist troops under Hsun surrender after a two hour fight. Hsun fled to the Dutch legation as fighting persisted.
Motive Power Clerks Defeat Store Department 10 to 1
The Motive Power Clerks extended their lead by routing the Store Department 10 to 1. Pitcher Phillips dazzled for M P & M with 15 strikeouts and only two hits allowed as Isamar homered in four at bats. One error occurred for the Store Department. Score by innings shows a dominant early surge and steady defense.
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Phillips
Stote Department
Isamar
Small men to join ranks in regular army
Washington reports the war department will open regular army ranks to men up to five feet one inch tall and 110 pounds. About 1,226 recruits were accepted on the last day, leaving the army 40,000 short. Vermont sent two more men for a total of eighty seven from the state since April 1 toward a 710 quota.
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Washington
War Department
Regular Army
Vermont
Military expedition reaches Guadalupe island garrisoned
The force under General Manuel Perez Trevino has arrived at Guadalupe island in the Pacific to deter pirates raiding pearl beds and to assist in colonization efforts, ensuring a stronger mainland security presence.
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Mexico City
Manuel Perez Trevino
Island of
Guadalupe
Pacific
Equal Suffrage Bill Ordered for Diet
Berlin July 13 the emperor has ordered a bill submitted to the diet on the basis of equal franchise.
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Berlin
Diet
Wheat Market Prices in Chicago Trade
Chicago July 13 wheat priced at 2.03 dollars per bushel with corn at 1.583 and oats at 0.68.
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Chicago
Necessary to Conserve Declares Food Expert
Hoover reports to President Wilson that farmers and consumers suffer while food speculators profit from delay in food control laws. He warns of prices sinking for farmers and hunger in major centers unless strong action is taken, with estimates on wheat harvest and potential export balance. The letter notes ongoing congressional delays and cites 1917 harvest figures and future savings possibilities.
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Washington
Wilson
Herbert Hoover
White House
Mr. Hoover
Ees
Sani Ae
Public Information Committee
Itl
Congress
Wee Mr. Hoover
Canary to Detect Gas in Trenches Reportedly Used by Engineers
Engineers in the bureaus of mines and chemistry plan to use canaries in trenches to detect gas. The small yellow bird shows effects of the gas before humans can perceive danger.
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Bureaus of Mines and Chemistry
Canaries
Canary
Nominated Women Leaders Highlight National Education Meet
At Portland convention the National Education Association nominees Mary Bradford Colorado state superintendent for president marking a first for a woman in that role by a nominating committee. Robert J. Aley Maine president auto becomes vice president with others named to further posts.
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Portland
Qee
National Education Association
Mary
Bradford
Josephine Corliss Preston
Olympia
Wash
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Washington
Charl Williams
A. R. Kent
Raton
N. M
E. C. Elliot
Helena
Mont
University of Montana
I. N. Hines
Crawfordsville
Ind
John A. Widtsoe
Salty Lake
University of Utah
Anna Webb
Blanton
Tex
W. N. Sheats
Tallahassee
Fla
R. A. Wilson
Oklahoma City
Walter W. Haviland
Harrisburg
Mary Schenck
Woolman
Boston
Mass
National Association For Promotion of Industrial Education
A. J. Mathews
State Normal School of Arizona
Durand W. Springer
Ann Arbor
Mich
Sereetary
We Resembled Von Hindenburg
Rome reports a captured Italian major in the Corso front push who bore a striking likeness to Field Marshal von Hindenburg. An Italian intelligence officer mistook him for the great commander, but the prisoner insisted he is only a poor wretch who will not fight further.
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Rome
Corso
von Hindenburg
Italey
Hindenburg
Hungarian crops may be seized by government
Paris dispatch reports the Hungarian Food Administration plans to seize the new crops once harvesting and threshing end. Farmers may keep only what is needed for private use and seed. The rural population’s monthly flour allotment is set at 37 pounds per person.
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Paris
Hungarian Food Administration Bureau
Budapest
Great Increase in Appropriations Looms for Congress
Washington reports that substantial new appropriations totaling about 3 billion dollars will be submitted to Congress next week. Administration officials indicate this figure accompanies proposals covering extensive spending across multiple programs and agencies.
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Washington
Cn Gan
Congress
New Mexican Army Reorganization Aims at Compulsory Service
Mexico City on July 13 reports a forthcoming army reorganization law that would impose mandatory military service for all men and youths over 18. The measure shapes the structure and authority of the armed forces in the country.
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Mexico City
Men Wanted for Ranks of Home Guard in Idaho
Corporal Harry A. Canfield arrives in Pocatello to relieve Sergeant Shafer and push the second Idaho regiment to full war strength before the draft. Shafer heads to Salt Lake for recruiting, while Corporal Steele departs to Boise. Navy enlistments rise with Shrover of Boatfort Montana and Layton of Thermopolis Wyoming joining, though some applicants are rejected for physical disability.
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Harry A. Canfield
Sergeant Shafer
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Shafer
Salt Lake
Steele
Boise
Idaho
Navy
J. E. Shrover
Boatfort
Montana
W. H. Layton
Thermopolis
Wyoming
Railroads Urged to Enforce Export Embargo
New York July 13 railroads are urged by the government to enforce an immediate embargo on goods for export as proclaimed by the president. Embargo applies unless a federal license has been furnished or authorized through port council at Wey.
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New York
Oyer Port Council
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