First Call to Colors Sept as Draft Quotas Set
Washington Aug 3 Governors were notified that the first one third of the 687000 drafted into the national army will be called to the colors Sept 1 and sent to training cantonments by Sept 5. Exemption rules tighten married registrants and new physical standards may recall some men. In Chicago 16009 of the quota ready by next Monday. exemption claims show a drop as boards report progress.
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Washington, D. C
Iine
IRGES
Crowderas
Ards
Aeal
Zen Crowder
Amelia
Gorgas
Army
Chicago
Provost General’s Office
Maj
B. M. Chiperfield
Maj. Chiperfield
Division 31
American Training Camp in France Shows Earnest War Effort
American troops in France display remarkable earnestness as they train for the firing line. Young officers drive rapid mastery of war tasks while expressing strong sympathy for home front supporters. morale and willpower seen as key to victory. incidents report four civilians killed during field artillery practice near Atlanta in separate item.
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France
Associated Press
America
United States
Great Britain
Atlantic Ocean
Atlanta
Little Kennesaw Mountain
Von Kuehlmann Assumes Duties as German Foreign Minister
Berlin reports Dr. von Kuehlmann began duties as foreign minister yesterday. He travels with Chancellor Michaelis and under secretary Wilim von Stumm to army headquarters, where he will be joined by Vice Chancellor Helfer ich. Michaelis will later visit Baden and Darmstadt.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
von Kuehlmann
Michaelis
Wilim von Stumm
Helferich
Baden
Darmstadt
von Bethmann-Holtweg
Lone American survivor tells of mates murder on ship
Walter Ewell of Jacksonville Fla., sole American survivor of the Belgian Prince sinking July 31 by a German sub, recounts how torpedoes struck the engine room and the submarine seized the crew, stripped lifebelts, threw provisions overboard, and pressed men to surrender before casting lifeboats adrift and sinking.
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Liverpool
Walter Ewell
Negro
Jacksonville
Fpla
Associated Press
Mpn Lepl
German American Publisher Arrested in St Paul
Dr. Fritz Bergmeir, president of the St. Paul Volkszeitung, was arrested by order of President Wilson under the April 6 proclamation. The paper’s policy allegedly cast aspersion by innuendo on American war measures. He was jailed pending further orders from the president.
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St. Paul, Mian
Fritz Bergmeir
St. Paul Volkszeitung
Wilson
Volkszeitung
Gov Harding denounces food and fuel robbers at county officers meet
Gov W L Harding lambasted food and fuel profiteers as copperheads to a county officers convention in the armory. He warned traitors in time of war, urged swift action to curb extortion, and predicted a four to five year war. He urged unity, endorsed four year county terms, and cautioned against war talk harming troops. Presence was a surprise at 10 p m. continued on page nine.
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W. L. Harding
Germany
United States
Harding
America
Wilson
Fred S. Pettit
Monstrous New Poison Reported In German Shells
British medical officers investigate a new poison used by Germans in Armentieres near the Belgian frontier. The colorless liquid released by small shells spreads over soil and enters rooms, causing bronchial irritation, eye swelling, delirium, and rapid deaths. Victims include women. tobacco fumes seem to act as an antidote. The odor described as resembling acetylene, mignonette, or pungent mustard.
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Hazebrouck
France
Armentiéres
Armentieres
Aire-on-the-Lys
St. Pol-on-the-Tennoise
Police Dogs of Berlin Track Food Smugglers
In Germany police dogs help chase smugglers. A Berlin dog unit traced a thief diverting vegetables from truck gardens. In Munich a man with 60 pounds of meat evaded capture and left the carcass. dogs later found it and a hidden purse with cash in hay. Authorities note meat smuggling risks to fishing, with government controls expanding.
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Berlin
Berli
London
Germany
Wm Womin
Montreal paper man's residence dynamited in Canada
Authorities report a blast at the summer home of Lord Athelstan publisher of the Montreal Star near Montreal Quebec. He was in the residence but unharmed. The attack followed threats tied to conscription and may involve dynamite theft and a tied to Senator Beaubien. Six men fled in a car after the explosion.
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Montreal
Quebec
Cartiarville
Lord Athelstan
Montreal Star
Athal8tan
United States
Ottawa
Athelstan
Thomas [Graham
Niss Graham
Senator Beaubien
Congress to Campaign for Patriotism in War Effort
Washington plans to turn Congress into a stump campaign to urge vigorous war prosecution, stressing that the U S fights for its own future and rights. Leaders consider every representative and senator touring districts to speak for official support of the draft and national participation in the war. The move aims to counter antiwar agitators and reassure families sending sons to the colors.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Wilson
United States
Russia Workmen Organizing Under New Government
Washington reports describe Elisa Root led mission assessing Russia's labor moves after revolution. Root and colleagues anticipate publishing findings to aid U S officials. Duncan outlines worker federation hopes, noting 6 hour day and wage rises of 100 percent as workers organize amid freedoms and new government structure.
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Washington, D. C
America
Russia
Elisa Root
Root
Wilson
White House
United States
Mr. Root
Charles Edward Russell
Workmen's Council
Cyrus McCormick
Charles Bertram
Finance
James Duncan
Labor
John R. Mott
Charles R. Crane
Hugh L. Scott
Army
James H. Giennon
Navy
Duncan
Mr. Duncan
Petrograd
Northern Lights Disrupt Wires Across North America
The aurora borealis lit the northern half of the United States and all of Canada, disrupting telegraph and telephone wires from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic. Visible last night and early today, the display sparked widespread outages and prompted notes from Denver scientists noting unseen phenomena in Colorado. Telegraph officials reported disturbances as far south as Atlanta, with the effect greater in the east than the west.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
Rocky Mounttings
Atlantic Ocean
Colorado
Denver
H. A. Howe
Department of Agetronomy
Denver University
St. Louis
Atlanta
Telegraph
Washington, D. C
Naval Observation
Germans Aim To Occupy Odessa In Southwest Russia
London reports growing belief that Odessa is the main German objective as the offensive advances toward Bessarabia. German forces push in southern Russia while harvest ripens, raising concern over securing crops before removal. Heavy artillery activity noted from Chevregny to Pantheon and Moine de Chevregny with French gains near Panthéon.
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London
Russia
Onlessa
Times
Germany
Bessarabia
Odessa
Paris
Chevregny
Pantheon
French War Office
Vaux-les-Palameix
Aisne
Tenton
Moine de Chevregny
Noisy Farm
Strike Parley at Springfield Still on No Agreement
Springfield street car strike talks continued with UL and company officials after general manager Mackie again refused to recognize the union. State industrial board members and striker reps attended the late night conference, to resume at 2 pm. Striking teachers likewise pressed for union recognition, while troops patrolled previously troubled districts and minor disorders were reported.
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Springfield
A. T D. Mackie
Springfield Consolidated Raway Company
Carmen
State Industrial Board
Food control and survey bills pass Senate
Washington Aug 9 1917 final congressional action grants Wilson broad authority to regulate food and fuel supplies. Senate approved conference reports 66 to 7 on the control bill and unanimously on the survey bill. Seven dissenters named plus calls for Hoover as road administrator.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Senate
House
Hardwick
Hollis
Reed
France
Grenna
LaFollette
Penrose
Repblicans
Herbert C. Hoover
U.b
James Hamilton” Lewis
Illinois
47 Soldiers Will Be Certified Here
Waterloo exemption board reports 47 applicants certified with a 10 percent extra quota. Waterloo’s total quota is 51, with a plan to certify 7 more to district board as accepted for service. Last night’s meeting reviewed exemption affidavits. notices and lists will be mailed within two days. Exemptions subject to revocation. Paul J. Wilson claims service with Co. H First Iowa at Camp Dodge. District HQ notes growing file volumes and some northern Iowa boards already certified their quotas.
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Waterloo
Paul J. Wilson
W. R. Law
Co. H. First Iowa Infantry
Camp Dodge
District Board
Iowa
German Miners Rally for Peace by Agreement
Amsterdam, Aug. 9. Eight thousand miners gathered at Essen for a mass meeting on coal production and wages. The event grew into a strong peace demonstration in favor of democratic reforms and the Reichstag majority peace resolution. The Socialist Vorwaerts notes Essen as a center of propaganda, increasing the event's significance.
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Essen
Germany
Reichstag
Vorwaerts
Incres
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