D Annunzio vows to die in Fiume and appeals to world leaders
Gabriele d Annunzio declares he will not leave Fiume and plans an appeal to President Wilson King George and the French people for support of the Italian occupation. He says his men are prepared to die for the cause and he would be buried on a hill by the sea. He rejects any clash with Allies and protests the blockade of 30 000 residents.
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Fiume
Assoriated
Gabriele d’Annunzio
United States
England
Italy
France
Wilson
King George
d’Annunzio
General McAndrews urges smaller regular army size
Major General J W McAndrews told the House Military Committee that a regular army of 100000 men should be the limit, opposing the War Department's 509000 proposal. He urged six months training for 19 year olds and proposed stationing divisions in Panama and Hawaii to control the Pacific, noting Japan might seek Hawaii in war to secure its lines.
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Washington
War Department
House Military Committee
J. W. McAndrews
American Expeditionary Force
Persping
McAndrews
Panama
Hawaii
Pacific
Tse
Japan
Navy bases slated for Pacific coast defense and buildup
Secretary Daniels announced plans to seek Congress authorization for additional drydock, navy yard, and shipbuilding facilities on the Pacific coast. Puget Sound and San Francisco will host the bulk of the Pacific fleet with dreadnoughts and cruisers split between them, while smaller vessels will be based at smaller Pacific ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniels
Pacific Coast
Congress
Navy Yard
Puget Sound
San Francisco
Miners Strike Shuts Cambria Steel Plant in Johnstown
In Johnstown Pennsylvania on September 2 Cambria Steel a unit of Midvale Steel and Ordnance shut down indefinitely at noon. About fifteen thousand workers were employed at Cambria Steel and two thousand miners at independent soft coal mines in the district went on strike. The mines feed the local plants and halt during the industrial action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Cambria Steel Company
Midvale Steel & Ordnance Company
Mines in southern Colorado coal field ordered closed
Pueblo Colorado September 22 all mines in the southern coal field supplying coal to Colorado Fuel and Iron company plants here have been ordered closed this does not affect the commercial mines of the company.
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Pueblo
Colo
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Sunrise and Chicago Mines Shut by Tron & Fuel Company
Sunrise iron ore mines near Sunrise and the Chicago mines near here, both owned by the Colorado Tron & Fuel company, were closed today as output was not needed at Pueblo steel plant. About four hundred miners are employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunrise
Wyo
Colorado Tron & Fuel Company
Chicago
Pueblo
Missouri Senator Rebukes Wilson Over Washington Principle
Missouri Senator Reed denounces Woodrow Wilson and the league of nations arguing Washington preserved sovereignty while the league would let other powers dictate U S policy. He warns of unequal voting power among nations and calls for refusal to surrender national independence.
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Missouri
Wilson
Washington
Senate
League of Nations
Reed
Woodrow Wilson
Representatives of Kings
Fire at Mira Mas Camp in Paris Causes $1 Million Loss
The Mira mas American camp fire in Paris yesterday resulted in an estimated $1,000,000 in damages. About half of the loss comes from burned foodstuffs.
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Paris
Miramas
Treaty freighted with ghastly cargo of war view by Thomas
Washington reports Senator Thomas of Colorado opposes ratification of the peace treaty in its present form citing a harsh victor's pact and a league of nations covenant he says risks future wars. He notes cases like Fiume Shantung and the Romanian boundary and questions the league’s inclusivity and effectiveness.
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Thomas
Washington
Colorado
Democratic State Committee
Congressional
Germany
Fiume
Shantung
League of Nations
Wilson
Col Theodore Roosevelt to Promote Legion Drive in Pocatello
Col Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Pocatello with E C Boom La Verne Collier and Paul G Davis to back the American Legion and Salvation Army Home Service Drive. He speaks at McNichols Wright hall and later to former service men after a big Elks parade. The drive aims to exceed Bannock county quotas with community events and fundraisers including a doughnut division and cooked food sales.
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Pocatello
Theodore Roosevelt
American Legion
Roosevelt
E. C. Boom
la Verne R. Collier
Paul G. Davis
Boise
McNichola & Wright Hall
Salvation Army
Col. Roosevelt
Idaho Tech
Bannock County War Mothers Association
Public Library
Bannock Grill
Salvation Army Home Service
C. M. Booth
Drew W. Standrod
Elmer Amidon
J. Robb Brady
Rae P. Stratford
LaVerne R. Collier
Harry O. McDougall
McNichols & Wright Hall
Elks Temple
Elks Lodge
Gate City
Drive
Bannock County
Ruler Stoker
Stoker
Hannah Ash
A. W. Stoker
Cla rton clash as state police disperse crowded protest
In Clairton Pennsylvania on September 22 several men were clubbed and twenty arrests were made after a confrontation with residents resisting dispersal. Police reported shots fired by both sides with Clairton headquarters confirming the incident.
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Pittsburgh
Clairton
Pennsylvania
Yank Marines Cause Comment Land at Fiume
Paris reports indicate Gabbriele d Annunzio forces extend into Jugo Slav territory seven miles, occupying Prisiak heights with no clashes. London says no confirmation of American Marines landing near Buccari and no reason for U S interference.
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Fiume
Paris
Gabriele d’Annunzio
Jugo-Slavia
Prisiak
Marines Land at Buccari as Fiume Siege Extends
Rome reports American marines have landed in Buccari on the gulf of Quarnero as 10 miles southeast of Fiume. One ship anchors in Fiume harbor, but far from the city. Badoglio’s ultimatum to the d Annunzio forces reportedly extended by 48 hours. Fiume remains closely invested while volunteers flock to d Annunzio.
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Rome
Buccari
Gulf of Quarnero
Fiume
Messaggero
Badoglio
d‘Annunzio
Marines Land at Bucari Near Fiume In Forcible Annexation Halt
Dispatches from Milan and Rome report a landing of American marines at Bucari near Fiume. The action appears ordered by Rear Admiral Philip Andrews commander of the Mediterranean squadron, with Navy Department indicating no formal advice yet. Officials say Andrews has authority to land if American interests are endangered by the d Annunzio forces attempt to annex Fiume to Italy.
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Washington
Buccari
Fiume
Milan
Rome
Philip Andrews
Mediterranean
Navy Department
Andrews
Italy
D‘ Annunzio
Advance on Dalmatian coast thwarted in Adriatic dispute
Official dispatches report a Jugo Slavic landing attempt on the Dalmatian coast was blocked by Italian naval and military forces amid the Adriatic controversy centered on Fiume.
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London
Adriatic
Fiume
Organizer Steel Strike Comments on the Situation
John Fitzpatrick, organizer of the steel workers strike, said Milwaukee and Indiana Harbor showed the expected weakness in the district as 98 percent of Milwaukee workers walked out and Indiana Harbor shut down. He predicted full strike strength in two to three days and asked all steel companies to confer with W. Foster at Pittsburgh headquarters, noting the strike will affect all firms except those with union rede ling agreements through Foster.
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Chicago
John Fitzpatrick
Milwaukee
Indiana Harbor
United States Steel Corporation
W. Foster
Pittsburg
Mr. Foster
Walkout Heavier At Illinois Plants In Eastern Works
The first day of the great industrial struggle between labor unions and United States Steel saw mixed results. In Chicago and Pittsburg districts thousands obeyed the strike while many smaller plants stayed open. Bethlehem Steel workers resisted joining pending talks.
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United States Steel Corporation
Chicago
Pittsleigh
Elbert H. Gary
The
Steel Corporation
Foster
Steelworkers’ Union
Pittsburgh
Bethlehem Steel Company
Gary
Hammond
Cleveland
American Steel & Wire Company
Ohio
Youngstown
Steubenville
Carnegie Steel Company
Pennsylvania
Johnstown
Indiana
Buffalo
Lackawanna Steel Company
Wheeling
W. Va
Colorado Fuel & Tron Company
Pueblo
Colo
Illinois Steel Company
South Chicago
Steel workers strike halts Chicago area mills nationwide
The Illinois Steel plant in South Chicago and other United States Steel sites shut down as a nationwide steel workers strike begins. Union officials estimate 90 percent of 40 hundred workers did not report, with mixed turnout across Joliet Milwaukee and Gary. No major disorders reported.
Gary mills operate on opening day of steel strike
Partially operating Gary Indiana on September 22 as steel workers begin a nation wide strike. All mills in the district run but with reduced fordés at plants. About three thousand men of the day shift of eight thousand report for work at seven o clock according to operating officials.
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Gary
Ind
Fordés
Union strike tallies across cities show widespread stoppages
At noon William Z. Wooley, secretary for the organization of iron and steel workers, released figures estimating workers on strike. Chicago district 60,000. Cleveland 30,000. Youngstown 65,000. Buffalo 12,000. Homestead 9,000. Braddock 5,000. Rankin 3,000. Clairton 4,000. Monessen and Donora 12,000. Wheeling 15,000. Steubenville 6,000. Pueblo 6,000. McKeesport and Duquesne 12,000. Pittsburgh City 15,000. Vandergrift 4,000. Leechburg 2,000. Brackenridge 6,000. Johnstown 15,000. Coatesville 4,000.
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Pittsburgh
William Z. Wooley
Organization of Iron and Steel Workers
Chicago
Cleveland
Youngstown
Buffalo
Homestead
Braddock
Rankin
Clairton
Monesett and
Donora
Wheeling
Steubenville
Pueblo
McKeesport
Duquesne
Pittsburgh City
Vandergrift
Leechburg
Brackenridge
Johnstown
Coatesville
Steel Mills See Partial Restart Amid Tie‑up Traffic
Officials report most American born workers stayed at work but only about one third of regulars reported at subsidiary plants. Eight of twelve blast furnaces at Illinois Steel were banked as union leaders doubt more than 10 percent of staff reported. Picketing remains orderly while Mayor Hodges directs crowd control and urges movement.
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The
Steel Corporation
William F. Hodges
Illinois Steel
Illinois Steel Plant
Carnegie Steel says strike impact milder than expected
Pittsburgh report quotes a Carnegie Steel representative noting the steel workers strike that began today left plants in good condition and expressed pleasant surprise at the initial showing, with further details promised on Page Three.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Steel Company
Engineers Not Affiliated With Steel Strike
Chicago reports show most members of the International Union of Steam and Operative Engineers returned to work at steel plants including Gary Indiana and Joliet Illinois. The union said engineers were not part of the strike and should remain on the job though a minority in Gary faced undecided action.
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Chicago
Gary
Ind
Joliet
International Union of Steam and Operative Engineers
H. M. Comersford
Comerford
Wolkout
Bethlehem Unions Decide Not to Strike Yet
Delegates from all Bethlehem Steel Company unions representing about 5 000 employees met and decided not to join the strike for now. They will seek a conference with officials by Thursday four p m else the national committee may call a strike for next Monday. Labor leaders hope Charles M Schwab will consider grievances and avert action.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel Company
National Committee
Charles M. Schwab
French Treaty Given Committee Approval
The senate judiciary committee, in a unanimous vote of the six present, found the proposed treaty to guarantee immediate U S assistance to France constitutional in case of unprovoked German attack. Twelve members were absent. the sub committee had earlier said the pact would be constitutional.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
France
Germany
Walsh
Montana
Wately
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Persia
Legion
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Steel Workers
Waukegan
Gary and Joliet
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