Federal plan outlines labor distribution board
Henry D. Sayer reports tentative plans to distribute male labor under federal rules banning private recruitment after August 1. Fourteen community boards plus a national appeal board will handle disputes, with final authority resting with the secretary of labor in Washington. The board includes representatives of employers and labor groups and seeks seven members after a formal request from the meeting.
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Washington
Henry D. Sayer
Secretary of Labor
Sayer
Louis v B. Schram
New York
J. E. Hutchings
Rochester
James P. Holland
State Federation of Labor
Thomas M. Gaffney
Central Federated Union of Syracuse
State Organization Board
Mark A. Daly
Associated Manufacturers & Merchants of New York
J. B. Densmore
National Employment Service
Submarine Attacks Reported Against Three Transatlantic Liners
Three fast liners arriving at Atlantic ports reported attacks by German submarines about 200 miles off the Atlantic coast at lat 83.35 long 70.04. All three escaped damage after a running fight lasting hours. The master of another vessel said three wireless calls were received from a ship from 4- in plain sight asking for help, later found to be a submarine with telescope masts imitating a sinking sailing vessel.
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Atlantic
Import
Wheat Rule Relaxed for Two Weeks in New York Bakers
The federal food Board announces a two week modification allowing New York bakers to use either whole wheat or graham flour without substitutes. The change, effective July 29, does not affect retailers selling to housewives and addresses surplus flour in various parts of the state.
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New York State
New York
Federal Food Board
Army Surprises Buelow Kin in Aisne Marne Battle
A nephew of Prince von Buelow, former German chancellor, was captured among prisoners in the Aisne Marne battle. The German officer, a battalion commander, was astonished by the scale of the American army in France, believing it to be no more than 50,000 troops.
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Buelow
Aisne-Marne
Prince von Buelow
Frace
France
Largest U.S. Sub Launched at Bethlehem Quincey Plant
The submarine AA1, touted by builders as the largest ever launched in the United States and featuring latest designs, slid down the ways at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp on the Fore River site in Quincy Massachusetts as thousands cheered.
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U. S
Fore River
Bethelehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Quency
Mass
Utica Dairy Board Reports Cheese Price Jump
Utica dairy board of trade reports Monday session pricing with cheese offerings at 23 percent and 3.009 boxes cited as market movement.
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Utica Dairy Board of Trade
Allied forces reach Turin and Milan amid warm welcome
Troops under Gen. Treat arrive in Turin and Milan to a great reception and parade through streets. Gen. March, chief of staff, declares Treat and his units ready for immediate action on the Italian front.
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Treat
Turin
Milan
General March
War bill forecast for 1919 20 defense push in Cleveland
Representative Kahn of California, ranking minority member of the house military committee, predicted an $18 000 000 000 war relief bill for 1919 20 at a Cleveland address. He said it implies more Liberty bonds and higher taxation and that Americans may need to sacrifice possessions beyond bare essentials to support the government.
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War Department
Representative Kahn
California
House Military Committee
Cleveland
League of Republican Clubs
Kahn
United States
Class 1 Men Cannot Enlist Draft Boards Ordered Delays
Provost General Crowder directs local draft boards to refuse Class 1 enlistment for navy marine corps or emergency fleet until enough registrants are ready. State adjutants general told August calls will approximate January 267,961 by earlier figures. Medical advisory boards urged to speed up physicals to have Class 1 men ready for August call.
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Crowder
Navy
Marine Corps
Jey
Empey Lacks Official Reason for Army Discharge
Arthur Guy Empey says he has received no official explanation for his discharge. He claims his citizenship was lost upon joining the Canadians and notes he has not repatriated. Empey weighs about 108 pounds and says wounds from France are not a disability. He cites President Wilson’s authority to issue honorable discharges without reasons.
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Empey
Arthur Guy Empey
King George
France
Wilson
Antwerp Fined as Burgomaster Deposed by Germans
The Belgique Dagblad reports Kaiser fines Antwerp 1,000,000 francs and deposes Burgomaster Jan Deves amid city unrest. Activists celebrating the Belgian holiday on August 11 were beaten and antiBelgian propagandists among Goettingen prisoners were assaulted by locals. Doctors refused to treat the men and were sent to Germany as traitors.
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Antwerp
Jan Deves
Belgique Dagblad
Amsterdam
Goettingen
Germany
Buffalo Hay Market Prices and Lot Numbers
HAY based pricing shows No 1 Timothy at $18.00 and $19.00 entries, No 2 at $16.00 and $17.094 for dg, No 3 at $14.09G and $35.00. Market entries list lot numbers and price ranges for buffalo hay auction.
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Timothy
US Naval Committee Arrives in London for Joint Allied Naval Tours
The US House naval affairs committee led by Chairman Lemuel P. Padgett arrives in London after a calm voyage aboard an American battleship. They tour British bases, witness joint British and American naval operations, and meet Admiralty officials and ambassadors before visiting Hogland Queenstown France and Italy. The members praise Allied cooperation and American wartime efforts.
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Naval Affairs Committee
United States House of Representatives
Lemuel P. Padgett
London
Admiralty
Sims
Ambassador Page
Food Shipments Abroad Show Tremendous Increase
The fiscal year ending June 20 highlights a surge in foreign trade with breadstuffs valued at $635,309,485 up from $588,983,454 and meat and dairy products at $678,848,942 up from $403,192,279.
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Aeacd of Commerce
Cuban Sugar Growers Seek Higher Price to Meet Costs
Cuban sugar producers ask for a price increase to cover rising Cuban production costs. The International Sugar Committee acknowledged higher costs and referred the dispute to the Cuban and U.S. governments for early settlement at a Washington conference next week.
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United
Gnc
Washington
George M. Rolph
International Sugar Committee
Cuba
the Committee
Rolph
Seizure of 800000 Pounds of Sugar In Holyoke
State food administration officials seized 800000 pounds of sugar from the Holyoke branch of the E P Sherburne Sugar Co of Boston after license revocation for regulatory violations. The action includes eight carloads totaling 480000 pounds and over 300000 pounds in storage at the site.
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State Food Administration
Holyoke
Mass
E. P. Sherburne Sugar Company
Boston
Americans Held at Mannheim to Shield Rhine Front
Report from Basle says thirty two Americans including officers are lodged near Mannheim railroad station in Baden on the Rhine to prevent allied air raids. The detainees were captured by the Germans and are being kept at the station area under guard.
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Mannheim
Baden
Rhine
Basle
Switzerland
Fatal race riot breaks out in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia's southern section white men and negroes fought after a white man was killed by a negro. One policeman was shot and killed, another critically wounded, and 60 others injured. More than 69 arrests followed as clashes continued after two additional killings.
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Philadelphia
House Ways and Means Weigh 10 Percent Auto Tax
The Ways and Means Committee tentatively approves a 10 percent tax on gross sales of automobiles and related goods as part of an $8 billion revenue bill. Motor trucks taxed at half the rate. gasoline tax not included. tobacco data pending. admission taxes discussed with proposals to double and impute a one cent base.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury Department
Germany Cuts Weekly Meat Ration to 200 Grams
Berlin based Vossische Zeitung reports Germany reduces official weekly meat ration from 250 to 200 grammes. New ration set to take effect on August 12.
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Germany
Vossische Zeitung
Berlin
Foch Strategy Warns of Retirement Amid Allied Nibbled Front
An analysis notes Foch’s nibbling approach risks retirement for the Allies this summer due to high costs. The German high command grows anxious as a withdrawal to straighten the line could provoke home-front unrest after earlier victory optimism. A map highlights nibbling salients open to Allied troops if Germany resists the current front.
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Foch
Hindenburg Line
Americans Grow Victory Near Sergy In Soissons Reims Salient
American troops advancing north from Sergy along the Soissons Reims line drive through German divisions at Sergy and push two miles toward Mesles as French forces gain north of Fere en Tardenois. Germans, including Prussian Guards and Bavarians, shell Nesles forest but are outmaneuvered. Allied line forms apex with stubborn rear-guard action amid heavy fighting and delayed German counter offensives.
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Oureg
Soissons- Reims
Sergy
Germany
Mesles
Aso
Fere-en-Taardeneis
Gist
Nesles
As4n
Soissons-Reims
Athens
Tly
Doctor Hale Denies Involvement In Lusitania Speech
Dr. William Bayard Hale, from his Ashland New Hampshire summer home, denied editing the speech used to justify the Lusitania sinking delivered by Dr Dernburg in Cleveland. He said he had no part or lot in the speech and rejected the charges by Attorney General Lewis.
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William Bayard Hale
Ashland
N. H
Dernburg
Cleveland
Lewis
Hale
German officers furious at American prisoners answers
American prisoners refuse to divulge information to German officers and reply with sarcasm. The cable to Wilson urges Pershing to answer, highlighting the prisoners’ steadfast secrecy on naval and military matters.
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Hans
U. S
Pershing
Wilson
Ares
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