Air Army to Be Rushed and War Leadership Justified
The Washington Post reports feelings on rapid air force expansion led by President Wilson and the Aircraft Production Board. Howard Coffin calls for swift, decisive action to build 20600 planes as the first increment, training vast aviators, and mobilizing industry to overwhelm Germany from the air.
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Ian Hay
The
Washington Post
Wilsons
Germany
Howard B. Coffin
Council of National Defense Task Demands Initiative
America Divided by War Debate and Wilson’s Caution
The piece analyzes influences shaping American stance on entering World War I. It argues German propaganda, domestic Jewry dynamics, and party politics shaped public opinion, while President Wilson pursued cautious neutrality, delaying formal commitment to keep the nation united until the moment for action arrived.
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Wilson
Liberal Party
Party of Peace
American Democratic Party
America
Peace terms challenge in German chancellor speech
Senators Swanson and Lodge dismissed the German chancellor Michaelis speech as not a peace bid but a glove thrown in the air. They warned any acceptance would mean absolute defeat and murder for soldiers and robbing the people's money.
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Senator Swanson
Lodge
Michaelis
Mr Swanson
Virginia
Swedish-born Gunner to Be Ensign in Navy
Axel Lindblad gunner US WN after thirteen years as a seaman and four years as a warrant officer has passed the ensign's examination and Secretary Daniels has recommended that the President commission him. With four other warrant officers recently commissioned he will be eligible for promotion to all higher commissioned ranks of the navy. He was born in Sweden and is a naturalized citizen. His home is in Massachusetts.
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Axel Lindblad
Daniels
Navy
Sweden
Massachusetts
American Aviators Train in Canada Amid War Cooperation
Special to The Washington Post reports British recruiting mission and Lieut H B Denton state American aviators will be trained in Canada. The schools, led by Col Hoare, provide latest devices and methods, accelerating U S air training by several months and hastening air preparation for France.
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Washington Post
New York
Lieut H B Denton
Royal Flying Corps
Canada
Lieut Denton
United States Army
Col Hoare
France
Fakers Sell Exemption Pamphlets in New York Streets
In New York on July 24 a new street scam emerged as pamphlets on how to claim draft exemption were sold. A vender on Park Row called out the guide to evade the draft, signaling a rising street faking trend amid ongoing regulations.
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New York
Park Row
Argentina greets American fleet in Buenos Aires
The American squadron arrived at Buenos Aires around 4 pm with warships leading the procession. Crowds of about 56,000 cheered as sailors landed. The city adorned with flags, businesses granted holidays, and newspapers extended greetings. A concert at the jockey club and an athletic carnival are planned, with royal surveillance of docks reported.
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Buenos Aires
Jockey Club
American Society of the River Plate
Cabinets of Peru and Chile Resign
Lima reports the Peruvian cabinet resigned on July 24 with ministers to stay until July 27 while Aurelio Garcia Lastres rumored to form a new ministry. Santiago says Chilean cabinet resigned with no stated reason. the prior ministry formed July 14 after a July resignation amid neutrality tensions.
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Peru
Miniatera
Santiago
Chile
Feruvien
Aurelio Garcia Lastres
Believe U boats Are Beaten in Atlantic War
Baltimore July 24 captains of three steamships arriving from across the Atlantic believe the German and Austrian submarine menace in the North and Mediterranean seas is waning. A British skipper on a major liner says submarines have likely returned to base. He notes American French and British destroyers and cruisers patrol the barred zone vigorously and rarely see a submarine being towed.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Great Britain
English Channel
Talks on trench warfare by Sergt Rene Renner
Sergt Rene Renner of the French Infantry spoke last night before the Second Precinct Home Defense League at the Second Police Precinct Station. He has been decorated with the French War Cross. A enlistment meeting for the Second Precinct will be held Saturday at 8 PM in the Public Library with Maj Raymond W Pullman and Willam F. Eno on the program.
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Renner
Home Defense League
Sergi Renner
Raymond W Pullman
Willam F. Eno
850 District Men Leave Civilian Life
Eight hundred fifty Washington men yesterday passed their last day as civilians until the end of the war. At 9 this morning they will be mustered into Federal service. The DC National Guard units will be camped on the Patterson tract on Florida avenue and Fort Washington. Captain Vogt will be ranking officer. The State Department reports Canada requires no passport for temporary visitors except those of enemy origin.
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Cumana
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Germany
District of Columbia National Guard
Signal Corps
Hospital Company
Sanitary Corps
Patterson Tract
Florida Avenue
Coast Artillery
Fort Washington
Third Infantry
Fort Myer
Anniaton
Ala
Laula C Vogt
Jer
Field Artillery
William & Harvey
District National Guard
Vogt
Government Printing Office
Department of State
Kingston
Canada
Dominion Superintendent of Immigration
Discounted Photo Print Sizes and Prices Listed
The notice lists 9x12 prints previously $9.45 now $5.90, 8x10 prints from $7.50 to $4.98, 6x9 prints from $5.45 to $3.98, and 27x54 prints from $1.25 to a reduced price. Details show a sale on various print sizes with updated, lower costs.
Porch Shades Sale Ad with Deep Discounts and Sizes
An advertisement lists Aerolux Veranda Shades and Palais Royal options with reduced prices and ready to hang options. It highlights bamboo green painted shades, multiple dimensions including 6x76 and 8x76, with prices slashed from higher amounts to low figures, and notes location on the second floor.
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Aerolux
Fand for Soldiers Balls and Bats Boosts $1000 in Week
The Clark Griffith bat and ball fund has collected over $1,000 in seven days toward a second shipment of baseball supplies to Europe for U S soldiers sailors and marines. Griffith plans a conference with National League President Keener on opening subscription boxes at NL parks. Washington manager Tener has discussed with American League President Johnson. both leagues are expected to aid.
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Clark Griffith
Europe
United States
Atlantic
Kansan
Griffith
John Keener
National League
Tener
Washington
Hoover
Ban B Johnson
American League
Army to organize units of about 16 thousand men
Secretary Baker said national army divisions will be reorganized to about 16 000 men each following advice from Generals Joffre and Bridges The change aims at smaller more mobile divisions used in European armies with only minor adjustments to lesser units and similar rank structures remaining.
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Joffre
Bridges
National Army
U. S. Taken Over Seven Tankers
Announcement from the Navy Department says seven oil tankers have been requisitioned to supply fuel for government vessels. The ships are drawn from multiple companies with regard to their tonnage and will report to Navy yards on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Compensation for fuel is prompt and prices may change in the future.
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Government Wessel
Atlantic
Pacific
Brain surgery discussed by eminent wartime surgeons
Eminent surgeons met yesterday under the Council of National Defence medical section to discuss wartime brain surgery problems. Attending were Dr Dean DeWitt Lewis of Rush Medical College, Dr Charles H Frasier of the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr Charles A Elsberg of New York University.
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Dean DeWitt Lewis
Rush Medical College
Charles H Frasier
University of Pennsylvania
Charles A Elsberg
New York University
Postmaster Probe Into McCumber Charge
Postmaster General Burleson ordered an investigation into Senator McCumber's accusation that a Bowman North Dakota postmaster was disloyal. Brushing aside generalities, Burleson asked for the specific names and facts behind the Senate claim that several presidential appointments in the state were unpatriotic and treacherous.
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McCumber
Bowman, N Dak
Senate
United States
Troop Instructor Is Killed In Training Accident
El Paso July 24 Lieut Lopp Fat ton of machine gun company Thirty fourth United States infantry was accidentally killed by machine gun fire late today while instructing recruits in machine gun firing A military board will investigate His parents live at Fletcher A warning to American exporters not to trust erroneous press reports about a fixed amount of goods to be sent to Great Britain was sent to the State Department yesterday by Consul General Skinner in London
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Public Ledger Company
America
Germany
Foreign Office
el Paso
Lopp Fatton
Thirtyfourth
United States Infantry
Fletcher
Great Britain
State Department
Skinner
London
Serbia warns U S on war ruin and occupation plunder
The Serbian legation in Paris filed a protest with the State Department describing Austrian and Bulgarian occupation authorities in Serbia. It alleges deliberate money depreciation, favors to Austrian and German creditors, impossible taxes, and systematic plunder of public and private property. Serbian merchants claim liquidation under huge taxes and depreciation, with assets purchased by Austrians and Germans at unrealistically low prices.
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Serbia
Austria
Bulgaria
State Department
Paris
CALL FOR NEW QUOTA AND FIRST INCREMENT EXAMINATIONS
The master lists were mailed and the first increment of 500 000 men will be handled by civilian authorities who will notify the drafted and pass on exemptions. Local exemption boards will determine the liability order and send drafted men for physical exams starting Monday with a third examined then and the remainder Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Associated Press
District of Columbia
Depth Bomb Sinks German U-Boat in Night Assault
Paris reports American warships repelled two night submarine attacks with depth charges. One submarine reportedly sunk, others possibly lost as naval bulletin notes the perilous moment at sea. Sailor accounts describe the tense action and the cheers after bubbles surfaced.
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Paris
New York
Navy Department
France
Ford denies Rome peace fund claim of 150 million
Detroit July 24 Henry Forde and George Siebold denied a Rome report that Ford would contribute 150 million toward socialist peace efforts before America’s war declaration. The officials called the story absolutely without foundation and said no such fund exists.
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Detroit
Henry Forde
George Siebold
Rome
Ford
Americas
Laebeld
Marrs Wonderful Foo mdy ideal for stomach ailments
An advertisement warns against daily laxatives for weeks claiming they fail to remove poisonous bile and worsen conditions like stomach and intestinal auto intoxication. It touts Marrs Wonderful Foomdy as the correct remedy with claims of proven results and availability at drug stores and retailers.
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Paopes Org
Taqittety
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