Amendments to Army Bill Raise Pay for Soldiers
The Army bill sees numerous amendments and a sharp vote split from 313 to 109. Lawmakers debate pay increases for enlisted personnel and officers as part of the measure.
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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
6
Senate and House Amend War Pay and Draft Provisions
Amid wartime votes, both chambers adopt amendments to raise enlisted pay to 29 or 30 dollars monthly, with present 15 dollars. A separate measure funds the army later debated. Roosevelt volunteer recruitment is allowed in Senate draft talks, while House blocks a volunteer plan and ends a 3.9 billion wartime expense section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Fitzgerald
Appropriations Committee
Secretary of War
Congress
Roosevelt
France
Clark
Kitchin
Dent
Military Committee
Mann
Miss Rankin
British Commissioner Lays Watath on Washington's Tomb
A British commissioner visits Washingtons tomb amid wartime rhetoric. The Senate adopts Harding's amendment allowing Roosevelt to raise four infantry divisions for Europe. Several Democrats back the move while some Republicans oppose it. House actions include draft exemptions for farmers and quotas by state. Senate debates address liquor prohibitions and conscientious objector exemptions.
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Roosevelt
Batte Front
Senate
Col. Roosevelt
Europe
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Broussard
Groe
Hardwick
Hollis
Hasting
Congress
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Chamberlain
Thomas and Lafollette
Farm and Arm Rally as Roosevelt Calls for Immediate War Effort
Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Chicago with a bold war cry urging universal training and conscription. He backs recruiting a division for immediate service with the Allies and supports grain penalties on alcohol to speed troops to France. He vows to lead from the trenches if chosen.
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Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Germany
France
Col
Roosevelt
Flags of Britain France and United States Over Washington Tomb
At Mount Vernon a joint tribute by British and French war missions with Cabinet and Congress members salutes George Washington. M Viviani and Arthur Balfour speak as elites honor the nation's founder, pledging unity in the anti autocracy struggle.
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Nation
Mount Vernon
Great Britain
France
United States
George Washington
America
British War Commission
Daniels
M. Viviani
Washington
M. Viviana
Arthur James Balfour
Mr. Balfour
Fogland
M. Viani
Georges Washington
Stuart
Virginia
Marshal Joffre
Marne
Trench Becomes Canal in Pontavert Ruin Scene
A trench at Pontavert in northern France filled by rains, transforming a war scar into a canal amid the ruins. The scene carries a touch of picturesque bleakness reflecting the lingering destruction of the front.
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Pontavert
France
The Miracle and a Clerical Family Fare
Dr. Elliott Young Savage speaks on miracles at the Chicago Ethical Culture society. A bishop’s son, a clergyman, jokes that finding a two dollar bill is a miracle, only to be corrected by his father who notes the coins are his own shoes.
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Elliott Young Savage
Chicago Ethical Culture Society
Blane
Broadway
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