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After-the-War Fallacies and the League of Nations
The essay argues that predicting postwar conditions is futile as nations face lasting effects from World War I. It criticizes self sufficiency in raw materials and urges international cooperation under a League to preserve peace and shared access to resources, warning against reversion to antebellum conditions.
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League of Nations
Poisoned Propaganda and Iceland Denmark Rivalry Unfolds
A wide critique of German wartime propaganda describes its blunt tactics and far reach across nations. It highlights Iceland's move toward autonomy, Danish resistance, and British countermeasures amid wartime blockades and rumors of English influence. The piece also mocks German agents and recalls Bulgaria's Ferdinand in a satirical tone.
Congress faces possible labor draft under work or fight rule
The War Department would control the labor of 17 124 711 men aged 18 to 45 under a work or fight policy if Congress passes the new draft bill. Proponents say industrial and military effort must coexist, while opponents fear concentrated power in military authorities over national industries.
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Hold Fast Message From Lloyd George Rallies Allies
A British premier urges the nation to hold fast as the Allies unite against Germany. He asserts morale remains high and victory prospects are brighter, calling for decisive defeat to prevent future war, with calls echoed across allied nations. The speech praises allied bravery and condemns German conquest aims.
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Sir Horace Marshall to Be Next Lord Mayor of London
Sir Horace Brooks Marshall, head of Marshall & Sons, will be elected lord mayor on Michaelmas day. A Trinity College Dublin alumnus with an LL D, he is a golf, riding, and shooting enthusiast, a high Mason, and a pillar of the Guild of Stationers. He lives at Shadden Park near Chipstead, Surrey, and leans Liberal. The article notes the lord mayor’s salary and expenses, and mentions the future lady mayoress Miss Laura Sigg. It also comments on a Dutch Catholic leader in politics and historic parallels to Richelieu and Mazarin in France.
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Jesuit actions debunk myth of pro German sympathy
The letter argues against the belief that Jesuits support Germany, citing Emperor William's arrest and deportation of Jesuit priests from Tourra to camps in Germany for alleged hostility to German rule.
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Pershing Accepts French Honor for Legion of Honor
Gen John J Pershing replies to Premier Clemenceau after receiving the French grand cross of the Legion of Honor. He says he is profoundly touched and accepts the honor with gratitude, praising American soldiers and their French comrades and thanking the premier and the troops under his command.
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Army Officers Ordered to Camp Forret and City Posts
A list of officers and ranks bound for Camp Forret or city assignments, detailing First Lieuts C P Taylor G C Meyer P BO Campbell E A Luney and others along with Captains and Majors from various locations including Allentown Pittsburgh Boston Minneapolis Bridgeport and South Amboy. The dispatch specifies numerous officers proceeding to military posts.
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Allentown
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Camp Shelb
J F Drake
Pittsburgh
BO Campbell
Boston
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Minneapolis
W W Watton, Jr
South Amboy
G C Meyer
Bridgeport
Conn
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Forreat
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Freights Up, Train Runs Down Under Shared Management
Railroads under common control report similar yearly freight tonnage to last year but with fewer trains due to rerouting and fuller carloads. Five months show 154 000 000 000 ton miles versus 155 000 090 000 a year earlier, while loaded miles rise to 6 903 090 000 from 6 406 000 000. Locomotives in service total 30 791 with 4 055 in shops. cars in service number 2 418 000, up 130 000 from last year, signaling a trend toward shorter daily train runs.
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Three praised for heroism on the Lawrence H disaster
Secretary Daniels commends John W Rogers of New Haven Connecticut Seaman for bravery during the Lawrence H explosion last April. He braved danger to assist shipmates in the water before losing his own safety and aiding another man with timber. Also commended are William Henry Willers and Joseph Grogan for rescuing a shipmate from drowning.
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Air Mail Service Improves with Record July Performances
The Post Office reports 98 of 165 flights in July were perfect with no interference. A weather disrupted some runs, yet pilots Treuts Legeiton Bonsal and Kiikgore navigated storms by compass to achieve flawless landings. Total flights covered 114 percent of planned miles.
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Sugar From Java Hints Toured By Allied Talks
Negotiations aimed at freeing Dutch ships to ship sugar from Java were reported yesterday. Forty East Indian vessels idle due to seizure fears or submarine threats are tied up. Allies urge the Dutch not to requisition ships in allied ports, hoping American shipbuilding speeds up. Sugar prospects in the U S hinge on the Cuban harvest and Indian supplies expected early next year.
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Soldiers' Mail Delayed in Senate Plea for Faster Letters
Senator Johnson of California condemned the slow mail to soldiers in France saying the delay harms morale and boosts hardship for fighters and their families. Senator Nelson noted ships now take two weeks to cross the Atlantic due to convoying.
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Northcliffe and Maclay Congratulate Alameda Shipyards
Lord Northcliffe and Sir Joseph Maclay cabled Bristol and Hog Island officials in Alameda California praising record ship building. The British minister of shipping said American military effort, vast as it is, will not be hampered by lack of tonnage.
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War fines on Belgium total 466 million, Cecil says
London reports in the commons that Germany imposed war contributions amounting to 466 million dollars on Belgium plus heavy penalties on towns firms and individuals. Lord Robert Cecil, foreign office assistant secretary, called these exactions monstrous and said they must be considered in any postwar settlement.
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Treasury ledger entry shouting August 1918 cash position
United States Treasury reports receipts and disbursements for August 5 1918 with totals for revenue and ordinary disbursements this day and month to date. It lists available gold and silver, currency in circulation and balances in Federal Reserve and national banks, including Philippines treasure figures.
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Indiana Republicans Favor Roosevelt for 1920 Presidency
Fort Wayne’s Oscar D Donaldson says Hoosier Republicans show growing support for Col Theodore Roosevelt as the ideal candidate in 1920. Indiana crowds greeted Roosevelt with enthusiasm during recent visits, boosting talks of a Roosevelt ticket with vice president potential.
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Henry Watterson Retires as Courier Journal Changes Hands
Henry Watterson ends his editor role as control of the Courier Journal and Times passes to Judge Stabert Worth Bingham in Louisville. W B Haldeman and sons had run both papers. Bingham acquires majority shares and assumes ownership along with real estate holdings. The Times founder activity and transfer followed the aging owners in a move likely to reshape the papers’ leadership.
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Mail Sugar Orders Restricted by Food Administration
The Food Administration directed interstate mail order houses to ship only the sugar amounts permitted by local authorities to residents of each state for home canning. Previously orders of 25 pounds were common regardless of state or need, undermining sugar regulations.
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Balfour Praises Lansing on War Anniversary Cable
Secretary Lansing received a cable from Foreign Minister Balfour praising his anniversary message and confirming Allied victory as certain. The note highlights North American forces fighting alongside the allies and invokes the Marne as a symbol of the shared struggle for mankind.
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