Validity of Law Argued in Watson Suit
Mount Airy Ga August 10 habeas corpus writs denied by Judge Emory Speer for two prisoners jailed in Augusta on draft registration issues. Writs to show cause why granted. petitions claim selective draft act unconstitutional and void.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Thomas E Wetson
Thomas
C. E McGregor
Warrenton
Richmond County
Augusta
Emory Speer
United States Court For
Southern District of
Southern
Draft Celebration If Draft Departure Date Is Sept Three
Draft celebration planning notes indicate if September 3 is a national holiday the Washington quota departure demonstration may be held then. Chairs of Retail Merchants Association Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce have notified Secretary of War Baker on arrangements. Government recommendations for city celebrations likely. a joint meeting will finalize plans once War Department guidance is received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Retail Merchants’ Association
Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Baker
War Department
Cleveland Honors Troops Farewell Parade 1917 Mob Near Square
Tears and cheers marked Cleveland’s farewell for its 1917 army troops at Lake View park. Over 50,000 people surrounded the square as city units stood in salute. Mayor Davis and church reps voiced godspeed as the men prepared to go over the top for the Stars and Stripes, with orders for departure not immediately public. A Grand Army veterans unit and a Spanish American War veterans detachment led the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lake View Park
Davis
Stars and Stripes
Grand Army
Governors Review 4000 Officers At Fort Benjamin Harrison
Newly commissioned men at Fort Benjamin Harrison were reviewed as governors Cox of Ohio Stanley of Kentucky Goodrich of Indiana attended the ceremony. An elaborate two county battle maneuver formed the day’s feature, drawing thousands of civilians to witness the event. The West Virginia governor John J Cornwell could not attend.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Suffragists Speak at Nine Meetings in District
Twenty one suffrage speakers addressed about 1600 people at nine District meetings on Suffrage and the War explaining what suffrage means and what women seek through White House picketing. The events followed the tearing down of a banner at the White House by Navy clerk James Delaney. Hopkins, whose wife was jailed at Occoquan, sent a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Webb saying President Wilson did not order arrests and did not deem the banners treasonous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Whittaker
Occoqua
James P Delaney
Navy Department
Delaney
Standard
Pennsylvania
Lafayette Square
I An Hopkins
Occoquan
Webb
House Judiciary Committee
Wilson
Kige
Plans Laundry Economy Inquiries By National Defense Board
Albert W Shaw chairman of the commercial economy board asks a Washington inquiry into laundry collection and delivery practices The focus is on householders who order pickups but lack ready packages and ask for a return call The Flat Iron Club of Washington laundrymen discussed handling the summer influx of over 50000 people and increased deliveries The committee on deliveries led the discussion
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense League drills at Northeast temple with 100 officers
Instruction in squad maneuvers was given last evening by Capt B. Kennard formerly of the First Maryland infantry to over 100 members of the No 9 police precinct company of the Home Defense League. The drill occurred at the company's hall Northeast Masonic Temple Eighth and F1 streets northeast. Afterward a meeting was held for league players for the coming baseball game against the police department and the Home Defense League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Kennard
First Maryland Infantry
No 9 Police
Homes Defense League
Han
Masonic Temple
pRck Wenh
Home Defense League
Marine Corps Up To War Strength
The regular army reached full war strength with 184422 accepted since April 1, surpassing the 183858 needed. The Marine Corps hit its authorized strength of 39000, with 10675 officers and 32000 men including reserves, a growth tripling since January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regular Army
Marine Corps
War Department
Senator Pomerene Seeks 100 Million Reclamation Camp Bill
Senator Pomerene of Ohio introduced a Senate bill to provide 100 million dollars for a reclamation campus to rehabilitate drafted men rejected for physical defects. The plan would create a reclamation camp commission to supervise the work and cover treatment for volunteers rejected for physical issues and nursing for men in the national service. The proposal traces to Dr John E L Quaysle of Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomerene
Ohio
Senate
Digas
John EL Quaysle
Cleveland
British Labour's Peace Terms Urge Restoration and Reparation
A British Labour memorandum argues for Belgium restoration and reparations, self-determination, and a league of nations. It calls for no annexations, democratic foreign policy, disarmament, and a global settlement framework led by an international league with supreme authority and judicial dispute resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Mesopotamia
London
British Labor Party
Daily Telegraph
Belgium
League of Nations
Court of Claims
Belgians and Italians Skip Stockholm Conference
London Aug 10 The Belgian and Italian socialists have decided not to attend the international socialist conference in Stockholm according to a Swedish capital dispatch to Exchange Telegraph Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stockholm
Exchange Telegraph Company
Tomato Monopoly Denied by Packers
Federal Trade Commission charged Chicago packers with trying to corner the Pacific coast tomato crop by bidding up to 130 a dozen cans, names Morris Libby Armour involved. Packers deny unison and say their Pacific purchases have been negligible. The FTC notes an annual pack around 25 million cases with no clear reason for such high prices and questions the Chicago firms’ bidding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
Chicago
Pacific Coast
California
Morris & Co
Libby, McNeil & Libby
Armour & Co
Watson Armour
Baer Calls for Peace Terms Declaration in Congress
Representative John M. Baer of North Dakota urges a public declaration of peace terms before U S involvement deepens. He praises Germans as peace loving, pledges support for government control of wartime industries including packing houses, railways, mines, mills, and munitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Baer
North Dakota
Iate
Helgesen
Congress
Baer
National Nonpartisan League
Mr. Baer
United States
Adde
Mr Baer
Europe
America
DRIVE IN FLANDERS WINS STRONG RIDGE VICTORY
Strong fighting along the Ypres Menin road as Allied forces press heavy assaults in Belgium and France. Our center and left advanced to seize all objectives including Westhoek and Westhoek Ridge, Glencorse Wood, with heavy enemy casualties and 240 prisoners. Additional raids east of Monchy le Preux yielded 86 captives. Air activity high but weather limited engagements. five German machines were shot down, two observation balloons destroyed.
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Ypres-Menin Road
Westhoeke
Westhoeke Ridge
Glencorse Wood
Monchy-le Preux
Guenappe
Gouzesucourt
Champagne
Maisons de Champagne
Ansaallante
Oureadvantagur
Meuse
Lemort Homme
Bezonvaux
Berlin
London
Arras
Monchy-Pelves
Arras-Cambrai
St Quentin
Yser
Lys Rivera
Belgium
Ypres
Immigrant Officer Held as Plotter at Fort McDowell
San Francisco Aug 10 Federal officials say a far reaching plot to betray Fort McDowell on Angel Island to Germany was foiled by the arrest of Patrick J Farrally immigration inspector He is charged with attempting to bribe an army officer and is believed to be the brains of a scheme to obtain Fort McDowell secrets including ammunition plans The officer’s name is being withheld and letters from Germans were found in Farrally’s possession The case ties to the Mare Island powder explosion with six killed and over forty injured
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Fort McDowell
Angel Island
Patrick J. Farrally
United States Immigration
Farrally
United States Army
Mare Island Navy Yard
Desperate Grand Circuit Pace Races Thrill Columbus Meet
In Columbus Ohio on August 10 two tight contests sparked excitement on getaway day of the Grand Circuit meet. The 218 pace featured Marjorie Kay as favorite and Abbe Bond prevailing after seven heats over Robert Gatewood who ran his maiden race. The Weed led the first heat and 2041-4 pace for the mile, while Robert Gatewood clocked 204a-4 in his heat. The Neil House trot purse 3000 saw Different Horses win, and Wilkes Brewer held steady as Butt Hale won his second race of the week in the 213 pace with Haley pressing him through the first heats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Marjorie Kay
Abbe Bond
Robert Gatewood
Ed Geers
Weed
Geers
Neil House
Wilkes Brewer
Butt Hale
Haley
Ontario Troops Break Through Front Line Trenches
An assault on the front by Ontario troops found the enemy first line and support trenches lightly held and damaged. Heavy guns blew out dugouts as the exploiting party faced a 13 man patrol near a crater. Two surrendered while the rest were killed amidst the dugout destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
British Labor Party votes to send delegates to Stockholm
The British Labor Party decided to send delegates to the Stockholm conference despite opposition. James Ramsay MacDonald and Arthur Henderson argued for a consultative role, while opponents warned of possible dangers and argued Britain should avoid binding talks with enemy nations. The vote passed 33160 to 181000, maintaining a shift toward British participation with Russian influence cited as a factor. The American Federation of Labor reiterated it will not send delegates to Stockholm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Labor Party
Stockholm
James Ramsay Macdonald
Labor Party
Macdonald
Will Thorn
Labor
National Union of General Workers
Arthur Henderson
British Way Council
Russia
Petrograd
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
Seamenatriion
Kerensky
Iowa
Robert Smillie
Laborites
Socialiats
Henderson
Seamen 8 Union
Ramsay MacDonald
Er Henderson
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Federation
London
Gompers
Community event aids soldiers with theater and dances
An article notes a hospital or recreation proposal for troops, inviting attention to a Capital area event featuring entertainment and dance. It mentions wartime support, volunteers, and seeks participation from local residents to boost morale for soldiers abroad.
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Watson
North Carolina
Kinston NC
Potter's Hill
Bob’ Maxwell
Resisters
Maxwell
Duplin County
Little Rock
Ark
Charles M Taylor, Jr
Charles E Taylor
Taylor
Leslie Farewell
Farewell
Jacksonville
Fla
Duval County
Etoodhod
McAlester Okla
H Fitzpatrick
Department of Justice
Penitentiary
Farls
Uncle Sam
Indiana Officers’ Camp
Frank Cuargon
Arted Po Tceman
Edward Anderson
Ivy City
Defense Council Committee
Defense League
Kennard
Flan
Palestine
Poland
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
Socialist Labor Comrades
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Alsace
Lorraine
France
Italy
Adriatic
Aegean
Luxembourg
Armenia
Arabia
Nations’ League
Tropical
Republic of
Liberia
Peenages League of Nations
Byan
League
Serbia
Montenegro
Balkan
U. S
Flanders
Pana
War Office
Fayat
Cepy
Pantheon
Home de Chevregny
Rench
Bixschoote
Langenmarck
French War Department
Fayet
Pantheon Farm
Epine Des Chevregny
Aisne
Lens
Cite du Moulin
St Laurent
Pris
A. Osner
Palais Royal
Ganement
Soc
Kayser Richelieu
Athena
U. S. Fort
Ernes
United State
Desigaeg
Great Britain
Raamians
Bas
Bae
Indsr
George Henrys Roberts
Norwich
Agi
Stockham
Park View
Ranges
Walter Ges
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