Packers Use Propaganda to Fight Bills
Washington officials disclosed a highly coordinated effort by packers to thwart regulation measures. Telegram campaigns copied to lawmakers districts, paid ads, and targeted newspaper clippings were used to sway congressional action. A Wilcox telegram reportedly filed without his knowledge noted by Senator Harris in the congressional record.
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Washington
Congress
Kenyon
Harris
Georgia
Congressional Record
Willcox
Fitzerald, Gy
Wilcox
Packers Charge Unfair Methods In Department Statement
L B H Weld of Swift and Company told the Senate Agricultural Committee that the Department of Agriculture issued a statement unfair to packers. He cited Senators Capper and Kendrick as influencing the department to declare packers blameless, while Capper Kendrick and others questioned a department official. Weld alleged a Packers propaganda group promotes opposition to Kenyon and Kendrick bills.
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Packer
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Capper
Kendrick
L. B. H. Weld
Swift and Company
Senate Agricultural Committee
Weld
Kenyon
Wold
United States
Tincher and Hoke
Kansas
American Institute of Packers
Packer’s Propaanda
Mutual Beneft
Japan Presses For Publication Of Shantung Pact
Washington reports a renewed push to compel Japan to publish the verbal agreement on returning Shantung to China as the peace conference issue deepens. The Japanese have barred publication, despite earlier attempts in Paris and appeals by other papers. The White House has refused State Department access to the text, backdrop to push for early ratification.
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Japan
Washington
Shantung
China
Foreign Relations Committee
Paris
Withdrawal from Mexico Declared Purely Military Action
An August decision stated the cross border pursuit of bandits who kidnapped American aviators was strictly military and not swayed by ongoing diplomacy. General Dickman withdrew after days of chase hindered by rain, with broad authority to act without further orders.
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Mexico
Dickman
Pal Tes Eayenante
Furth
Mystery surrounds disappearance of Army aviators
San Diego riders report anxiety over Lieutenants Frank Waterhouse and C. H. Connolly from Rockwell Field North Island. Planes scoured Imperial County for the De Havilland craft missing since leaving Yuma Wednesday noon. Searchers fear a forced landing on the Jacumba mountains with injuries to crew and aircraft. The Jacumba area is rugged and sparsely populated.
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San Deigo
Cal
Frank Waterhouse
C. H. Connolly
Rockwell Field
North Island
Here
Imperial County
de Haviland
Yuma
Jacumba Mountains
Jacumba
Fragmentary note hints at Matauri Island dispatches and Hawaii link
Disjointed text mentions Matauri Island and Hawaiian dispatches. It is unclear but suggests a maritime or transport connection with American and Pacific elements. No definite event or date is identifiable from the readable fragments.
President Wilson May Refuse Ratification With Reservations
Indications from Washington in August suggest President Wilson could reject ratification of the peace treaty if Senate actions include amendments or reservations. A note of ratification might not be deposited at Paris, potentially returning the treaty to the Senate. Republicans warned of a move to declare the war with Germany ended and to restore consular services in Germany, enabling later commercial treaties.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Paris
United States
Petey
Germany
Nobody Wants Cheap Flour
Government flour sale at 4.95 a barrel in sacks and 10 a barrel in wood draws minimal demand. Grain Corporation reports only three car orders and two cancellations over ten days. Soft wheat straight flour cited. limited uptake due to preference for hard wheat. Retail prices listed as 14.95 in wood and 13.65 in jute.
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New York
Grain Corporation
F. O. B. New York
United States
The
Eighteen of Eighteen German Sailors Recaptured at Camp Sheridan
Interned German sailors escaped from Camp Sheridan during a fierce electric storm last night. Eighteen of the estimated twenty escaped were recaptured today, following a tunnel from the cells to the company street thirty feet away. They were tracked by soldiers and police to nearby towns after rapid pursuit.
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Chillicote
Ohio
Camp Sheridan
Company Street
Troops Withdrawn From Mexico End Bandit Chase
El Paso Texas reports the bandit pursuit in Mexico is over as U S forces retreat to the border after a six day stay. American troops killed five bandits and arrested six suspects with a 60 mile foray into East Chihuahua. Two pilots, George Rice and Louis Buequette, were found alive after a storm forced their landing at Terlinqua Texas.
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Mexico
el Paso
Texas
United States
East
Chihauhuu
George Rice
Louis Buequette
Martha
Terlinqua
Missing aviators search renewed near Campo California
After 48 hours without progress the hunt for Lieutenants Waterhouse and Connolly, missing since last Wednesday after leaving Yuma for Rockwell, resumed with troops. A mining engineer O J Adams reported seeing a plane over his mine 40 miles south of Campo. Governor Cantó offered help as the search shifted to Lower California.
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San Deigo
California
Waterhouse
Connolly
Ala
Yuma
Rockwell Flying Field
O. J. Adams
Kampo
Campo
Lower
Canto
Huge appropriations to prosecute profiteers in Washington
August 25 The Attorney General Palmer asked 2 400 000 to prosecute profiteers and anti trust statutes will be started through Congress this week. House feeders indicated today. Senate House Appropriations Committee was scheduled to meet to take up Palmer’s requests and they will likely be embodied in special motion carried before the case.
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Washington
Palmer
Congress
House
Senate House Appropriations Committee
Palmers
President to Seek Rail Problem Solution
President Wilson cancels all engagements except one to focus on the railroad situation at 2 15 p m with railroad director Hines and shopmen union officials. Shopmen at the conference expect answers to wage increase demands averaging 25 percent for nearly 500 000 workers.
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Washington
Wilson
Hines
Railroad Shopmen’s Union
Silesia Unrest Grows as Proclamation Executes Suspects
Disturbances in Silesia intensify with violent clashes reported from Berlin. General Hearsing issues a proclamation banning strikes and ordering immediate execution for those found with arms. In Byton thirteen people have been shot and nine at Budrowitz under the order.
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Silesia
London
Berlin
Byton
Budrowitz
New York to Toronto Race Postponed by Heavy Rain
The 1040 mile serial handicap from New York to Toronto at Roosevelt Field Mineola was officially called off at 10 today due to heavy rain. The race will be flown tomorrow if the weather improves or on the first fair day thereafter.
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Roosevelt Field
Mineola
Long Island
New York
Toronto
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York
Castoria
Cary of
Wrapeer
Lalley
Rudolph Geselius
Alley City
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MT. Vesuvious
Rome
Italy
Mount Vesuvious
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