Shifts in Training Camps as Nine Locations Planned
War Department revises second officers training camp locations to eight become nine with Fort Myer Fort Oglethorpe Fort Benjamin Harrison Presidio San Francisco Leon Springs plus Plattsburg additions. New state quotas set for Plattsburg Plattsburgh Niagara Fort Myer Oglethorpe Benjamin Harrison Sheridan Snelling and Fort Niagara dictate districts. Hospital plans finalized by Surgeon General to equip all camps with 34 wards two isolation wards and full facilities for 40 000 troops. Maj Robert F Proctor oversees rapid work at Camp Meade with wells and a reservoir planned on a hilltop site.
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War Department
Fort McPherson
Fort Logan
Roots
Ark
Fort Riley
Kana
Plattaburg
Fort Niagara
Fort Snelling
Minn
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Fort Myer
Baker
Adit
McCain
Plattsburg
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
Fort Oglethorpe
North Carolina
Soath Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Fort Benjamin Harrison
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
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Ilinois
Leon Springs
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
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Arizona
Montesota
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Presidio
Montana
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Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Utah
California
Camp Meade
Robert F Proctor
Bank Swindle In Buffalo Traces Suspect From Washington
Special to the Washington Fest Buffalo New York July 22 C T Poellot of Washington paused in Buffalo at 225 Niagara Street and was arrested last night charged with swindling the Bank of Buffalo out of 800 dollars using bad checks. Poellot allegedly deposited checks drawn on himself then drew money when told by Washington bankers his account there was empty. Officials say they trusted him due to letters from and introductions by prominent men. The Washington City directory lacks Poellot Jr and police know little else about him.
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Buffalo
C T Poellot
Washington
Niagara Street
Bank of Buffalo
Poellar
Poellet
Focal Bank
Washington City
C. T Poellar, Jr
National Banks Set Records in Deposits and Charters
The comptroller of the currency announced that national bank resources and deposits for the fiscal year rose past all prior records. There are 725 national banks, a record high, with 13 new banks chartered and capital increases totaling 219. New banks were organized in 86 states.
Colorado Summer Getaway Advert In Rock Island Line
A promotional piece touts Colorado as a health and recreation haven paid with improved summer productivity. It advertises Rock Island Lines Rocky Mountain Limited as the premier direct East to Denver and Colorado Springs service with other all steel trains from Chicago St Louis and Memphis. The Rock Island Travel Bureau in Washington DC offers guidance on trips and low vacation costs. HM Brown and associates are named.
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Colorado
Chicago
Rock Island
Hocky Mountain
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Rocky Mountain
St. Louis
Memphis
Rock
Safety and Service First Ady Re Ba MEE Scie
Ady’s safety program emphasizes service first with focus on customer care and reliable operations. Officials highlight core goals of risk reduction, quick response, and community trust in public safety and service delivery.
A Foreign Legion for the United States War Effort
The Senate faces a plan by Senator Chamberlain to require aliens in the United States to choose between military service or return to their homeland. The author argues for a French style foreign legion with equal footing, officers from Serbia, and strict selection to balance essential war work with combat needs, estimating a potential 600,000 to 780,000 alien recruits while preserving critical industries.
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Gordon Gordon-Smith
Senate
Chamberlain
United States
America
United States States
United States War Department
Foreign Legion
American Foreign Legion
Republic
Girl Seeks Job Revels in Luxury Five Days in a Deserted Mansion
Special to The Washington Post from Stamford, Connecticut. Charlotte Lehman occupied Theodore Weicker’s mansion at 73 Prospect Street for five days, enjoying luxury as she claimed she entered seeking work. Neighbors found her in fine clothes, with a silver-backed brush, before authorities jailed her on burglary charges.
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Washington Post
Stamford
Conn
Charlotte Lehman
Theodore Weicker
Prospect Street
Weicker
Powell M. Palmer
Charlotte
Cartoon Sparks Mail Ban Debate in New York
In New York on July 22 Federal Judge Learned Hand heard seven hours of arguments over a restraining order aimed at excluding the Masses from the mails. Postmaster General Barnes and solicitor Lamar argued the magazine’s anti conscription content warranted the ban.
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New York
Thomas G. Patten
New York City
Gilbert E Ros
The
Asses
Saventesn
Earl B Barnes
Aasistant
United States
Barneson
Wiliam H. Lamar
PostoMce Department
Barnes
Postoffice Department
Elihu Root
Charles Edward Russell
Russia
Judge Hand
Congress
American University Union in Europe formed for college men
New York July 22 An American University Union in Europe has been established by the American University Alumni Association in France and numerous U S colleges to aid American college men in Europe on military or other service. The union will provide a Paris home modeled on a college club, host bureaus in France, and cooperate with university networks. A board of trustees led by Rev Anson Phelps Stokes Yale secretary will supervise. Members include College of the City of New York Columbia Cornell Dartmouth Harvard Johns Hopkins NYU Northwestern Princeton Tulane Michigan Pennsylvania Washington Vanderbilt Yale MIT.
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New York
American University Union In
Europe
American University Alumni Association
France
Antente
Paris
College of the City of New York
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
New York University
Northwestern University
Princeton University
Tulane University
Univerity of Michigan
University of Pennsylvania
University of Washington
Vanderbilt University
Yale University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Four Drown In Raritan Bay Hole At Keansburg
Four swimmers died when a ten foot hole in Raritan Bay near Keansburg collapsed into a submerged pocket. Firemen and a diver recovered the bodies of John Noodle and Martin F. Linderoth with his wife Una Bergkurst of Newark among the dead. Three others were injured by flying debris from a ruptured torpedo charger during the rescue efforts.
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Keansburg
N. J
Sdeel Beach
Raritan Bay
John Noodle
Grange
Martin F. Linderoth
Una Bergkurst
Newark
Cantonments To Be Ready For All Units
Col W Littell of the quartermaster corps declared there will be accommodations for every unit of armed men upon reaching cantonments. He denied stories that timber contracts were delaying the erection of barracks for national guard and national army posts.
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Col . W. Littell
Quartermaster Corps
National Guard
National Army
Lightning Strike Kills Two in Kentucky Farm Incident
Two brothers Estell and Ray Crawford were killed near Lexington Kentucky when cartridges in a farm house were struck by lightning and exploded causing mortal wounds. Local authorities reported the accidental blast occurred at Smithland as storms swept the area.
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Lexington
Estell
Ray Crawford
Smithland
Here
400 Hope For Ft Myer Relief Under Pershing Arrested
Fort McHenry officials weed out applicants for second officers reserve camp at Fort Myer amid Sabbath work and a 400 district pool, selecting 48. District and nearby states seek admission. age 31+ may be admitted if needed. Maj Grayson J. Murphy named Red Cross head for Europe. clearing house funds to Red Cross. Missing drugs case at Annapolis leads to Kellogg and Mitchell arrests. possible hearing awaits.
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Fort McHenry
Meee
Fort Myer
Virginia
Maryland
New Jersey
Delaware
Army
Clark
Culbertson
Congress
Will
Grayson P. Murphy
American Red Cross
France
Relief Clearing House
Uruguay Proclaims Solidarity With Any American Nation
Special to The Washington Post from Montevideo on July 22 reports Uruguay's government handing Admiral Caperton a copy of its act announcing solidarity with any American nation at war with a continental foe. The American collier Glacier has arrived to supply coal to American vessels before they depart Montevideo.
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Washington Post
Montevideo
Colon
Admiral Caperton
Uruguay
Sweden Expropriates Cereals Legumes and Sugar Beet
Stockholm July 22 The Swedish government has expropriated growing crops of all cereals legumes and sugar beet and ordered expropriation of all stocks on hand September 1 from the 1918 crops with limited private household quantities exempted.
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Stockholm
Costa Rica Dismisses New York Vice Consul
Costa Rica has dismissed Francisco Montero Munoz, its vice consul in New York, amid allegations of dealings with Rudolph Hecht of Chandler & Co, a New York banking firm. Hecht was detained by Department of Justice agents on orders from Washington. Chandler & Co had traded imperial German treasury notes before the war.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Francisco Montero Munoz
I Ts
New York
Rudolph Hecht
Chandler & Co
Bilis Island
Hecht
Department of Justice
Washington
Chandiler & Co
United States
Russian War Mission Visits Pittsburgh Steel City
The Russian war mission arrived in Pittsburgh at 9 am for a two day stay. Lieut. Gen. Visdimar Roop and staff were greeted by hundreds, attended St. Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church services, and addressed thousands in the church yard. The visit includes tours of local steel mills and a dinner hosted by the city and Allegheny County before departing for Chicago.
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Fittaburgh
Pittsburgh
Visdimar Roop
St. Michael's
City
Allegheny County
Chicago
Corn Supply Diminishes in United States
Food Administrator Hoover reported the visible corn supply on July 14 at 3,296,000 bushels, down 487,000 bushels from the prior week. The year earlier figure stood at 6,219,000 bushels, with 1919 forecasts at 124,000,000. Exports from Atlantic ports totaled 937,000 bushels, mostly to England, against 420,000 the prior week and 1,376,000 for the same week in 1918.
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Hoover
United States
Atlantic
England
Baker Visits Camp Meade in Anne Arundel County
Secretary of War Baker inspects Camp Meade via Maj. Ralph F. Procter. The draft army cantonment near Baltimore aims to be ready to receive troops by September 1.
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Baltimore
Wer
Baker
Meede
Anne Arundal County
Ralph F Procter
German Gains in France Meet Deadly Trench Trap
German fifth guard division attacked on the Chemin-des-Dames front with heavy shelling and failed to gain observation points. German losses mounted as French artillery maintained control, while Berlin reported advances near Braye en-Laomais and Cerny and Crown Prince units boasted successes. British forces also said to have made a slight advance near Monchy le Preux with active hostile artillery around Lens, Armentieres, and the coast.
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Associated Press
Cheamin-des-Dames
Elsne
Casemates
California
Craonne
Berlin
London
Aisne
Brayeen-Laomis
Cerny
Prince Rupprecht
Flanders
Artois
la Bassee Canal
Lens
Chamin-des-Dames
Hrays
Duke Albrecht
Sundgau
Monchy le Preux
War Office
St Quenttin
Monchy le Praux
Armentieres
Grain Elevators Burn in Rochester Blaze
Rochester, July 22 A massive fire destroyed the Whitney Grain Elevator and Warehouse Company facilities in this city. Unattended by night watchmen, two large grain elevators and attached warehouses burned to the ground. Loss is estimated between 750,000 and 1,000,000 dollars with nearly 100,000 bushels of wheat and other grains destroyed. Incendiary cause suspected and a strict police and federal probe is under way.
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Rochester
Whitney Grain Elevator and Warehouse Company
Knights of Columbus Seek One Million War Fund Today
A national campaign opens to raise 1,000,600 for war recreation centers at concentration camps. Officials aim to collect two thirds by a 2 per member assessment, with one third to come from councils during the week. Catholics nationwide urged to subscribe.
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Knights of Columbus
Americans on Casualty List From Ottawa Report
Ottawa issues the casualty list of Canadian oversea forces naming Americans. Died while prisoner A H Riner of Hardy. Wounded F McHugh of Charleroi Pennsylvania and G Reidler of Hector Minnesota.
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A. H. Riner
Hardy
Ottawa
F McHugh
Charleroi
G. Reidler
Hector
Minn
Draft Displaces Virginia Primary Apathy Ahead of August 7
Washington Post reports low interest in the Democratic state officer nomination with three candidates for governor as the draft and War effort dominate minds. Local road work on St Asaph and Pitt streets progresses under City Engineer C Dann. Rev John Lee Allison to attend conference in Montreal NC. Mary Elizabeth Johnson 63 dies in St Elmo Alexandria County. Funeral at St Marys Catholic Church. St Marys Dramatic Club to present Prof Pepp for soldiers. Old Dominion Boat Club to consider several membership applications.
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Washington Post Bureau
Kings Street
Alexandria
Fogernor
St. Asaph Street
Duke and Cameron Streets
Pitt Street
King and Prince Streets
C. Dann
Mary Elizabeth Johnson
William H Hatton
St. Elmo
Alexandria County
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Americanize Unions In NYC Through Labor Leaders Plan
In New York City, the American Federation of Labor and the Central Federated Union announce a program to Americanize the labor movement and probe connections with German propaganda. They seek to learn if the People's Council, a group formed to oppose selective conscription, has ties to German propagandists and to assess its stance on the current administration led by Mr Gompere.
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People's Council
New York
Gompere
Bituminous Mines Run At 75 Percent Capacity
Genological survey figures show bituminous coal mines operating at 75 percent of capacity. In three weeks, average loss reaches 500000 tons, suggesting nationwide output is at least 2,000,000 tons below full capacity. Insufficient railroad cars cited as major factor, with labor shortages reducing capacity to 45 percent and mechanical breakdowns also hindering production.
Red Cross to Send Commission to Roumania
The Red Cross war council chaired by Henry P. Davison announced a commission to Roumania. Henry Watkins Anderson of Richmond heads the mission to survey sanitary and health conditions and aid Roumanian refugees. A medical unit of twelve doctors and twelve nurses accompanies the mission with noted participants from Washington Chicago Cleveland and Richmond.
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Red Cross War Council
Henry P. Davison
Red Cross
Roumania
Henry Watkins Anderson
Richmond
Arthur Graham Glasgow
Washington
Francis W. Peabody
Beaton
Bernard Flexner
Chicago
H Gideon Wells
Roger Griswold Perkins
Cleveland
Robert Bryan
Strange aero at San Jose rattles Costa Rica
A yellow and black aeroplane has flown over Costa Rica with Americans fearing it is a German machine. Residents alerted the Panama Canal forces as the mysterious flyer passes over San Jose on July 22.
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Canal Forces
San Jose
Costa Rica
Panama Canal
Sons See Mother Slain in Newton Cellar Tragedy
In Newton Massachusetts on July 22 James Coulter killed his wife Margaret in the cellar with their four sons present and then killed himself with a bullet. The motive cited was jealousy.
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Newton
Mass
James Coulter
Margaret
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Strange Aero
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