New German Government Council Discussed in Reichstag
Berlin reports that Chancellor Michaelis presented a seven seven council for the Reichstag and Bundesrat to discuss the papal peace note. Coalition parties vow cooperation, seek to broaden parliamentary prerogatives and allow deputies to join the federal council.
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Berlin
London
Michaelis
Reichstag
Bundesrat
Social Democrats
Cemtrists
Teichstag
Federal Council
Bandesrat
Chantelior
Mathias Erzberger
Royalist Stir Greek Deputies Over King Constantine
In Athens on August 27 M Boussios rebelled in the chamber claiming the king never abdicated but was dismissed by entente powers for an abdication not presented to the house. Premier Venizelos and others shielded him from attacks as royalist faction discussions considered the republic option. Venizelos urged another trial of the royal institution to secure a crowned republic if the people approve.
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Athens
M. Boussios
Chamber of Deputies
Constantine
Venizelos
M. Boulsssos
Greece
M. Venizelos
Lansing Sisters Sail to France for Red Cross Work
Miss Emma S Lansing and Miss Kathrine T Lansing sisters of Robert Lansing secretary of state will depart Watertown on Wednesday for France to engage in Red Cross work at cantine stations along railroad lines near front trenches.
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Watertown
Emma S. Lansing
Katherine T. Lansing
Robert Lansing
France
Red Cross
Texas Delegation Urges President Withdraw Negro Troops
Washington Aug 25 Senator Sheppard presented a resolution signed by all Texas congressional delegation asking withdrawal of Negro troops from Texas at the White House. White House officials gave no indication of any possible action by President Wilson.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
Congress
White House
Senator Sheppard
Wilson
Round up 18 guards who left unauthorized furloughs
Burlington Iowa August 27 Thirteen former members of Company I First Iowa infantry now in the Third infantry are being rounded up here by Sheriff Earnest at the request of Des Moines military authorities. The men, residents of Burlington, came home on unauthorized furloughs as preparations for an early departure for France proceed.
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Burlington
Co. I
First Iowa Infantry
Third Infantry
France
Earnest
Des Moines
Eleven Billion War Bond Plan Draws House Attention
Washington August 27 The house ways and means committee began consideration of the 11 538 945 000 war bond and certificate bill the largest financial measure in US history Plans aim to pass it this week with tax provisions and substitute plans debated The bill drafted by Secretary McAdoo would issue 7 538 945 000 in bonds 3 000 000 000 in certificates of indebtedness and war savings certificates at 4 percent interest subject to excess taxes Optimism runs high that the measure will reach the house by Thursday and depend on progress in committee.
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Washington, D. C
United States
House
Ways and Means
McAdoo
Wars and Means
Canadians Sustain Heavy Casualties on Canadian Front
Ottawa reports results of weekend fighting with casualty lists totaling over 1,000. The noon list, number 327, records 19 killed in action and 33 died of wounds among the fallen.
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Ottawa
Ont
British Airmen Bomb Foe Post Lose One Machine
London reports another bombing raid over Belgium conducted by British aviators with naval air service involvement. The attack targeted St Denis Western air drome. a large number of bombs were dropped and one British machine is missing.
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London
Belgium
Naval Air Service
St. Denis Westren
Special Celebration at Lutheran Synod Dubuque
Special Reformation services were held in Dubuque churches on Aug 27 with a large afternoon meeting at Wartburg seminary grounds. Speakers included Rev. G Gundel of Superior Nebraska and Rev. Emil Matzner of Toledo Ohio. A Sunday evening gathering featured Rev. C Webber of Seguin Texas and Rev. Ernest Moehl of Thomasville Texas.
Russian general falls in battle on Sereth river
London Aug 27 a Romanian war statement says General Pagososki commanding the second Russian division fell valiantly at Moldavia amid troops he cheered during fighting on the Sereth river his example inspiring his men as the battle raged
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London
Gen- Pagososki
Sereth
Moldavia
Bern
Russia and Wilson pledge aid amid Moscow conference clashes
President Wilson sent assurances to the Moscow council that the United States will provide every material and oral aid to the Russian government as Premier Kerensky faces maximalist pressure at the national conference. Korniloff and Kerensky spoke to troops, while debates over death penalties and power ties intensified among delegates as factions clash.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
National Council Assembly
Moscow
Russia
Fremier Kerensky
Council
Great Council
United States
Aung
Kereas
Korniloff
Petrograd
Animalists
Council of Workmen’s and Soldiers
Finland
Ukraine
Constitutional Democrats
Paul Milukoff
Kerensky
Sherensky
Jyelock
Strange Voice Warned Mother of Girl Death
Mrs Freed and her husband were urged to return home abruptly after a telepathic warning. Near Cedar Falls an automobile carrying Florence Freed overturned, killing her at 18. The body was moved from Cedar Falls to Grundy Center.
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Whit
Mrs. Freed
St. Anthony
Kan
Grundy Center
Mr. Freed
W. W. Man Held For Lynching Of Frank L. Little
In Butte Montana C A McCarthy alias Albright an I W W local executive board member was arrested in the Frank L Little lynching case. He claims he spent the evening with friends and went to his room at 11 pm. He previously served time for forging a check. In Spokane Washington a habeas corpus petition was filed for James Rowan district secretary of I W W and 10 other members held as military prisoners. Many of the 27 arrested by Idaho guardsmen have been released or handed to justice officials. The central labor council resolution led to the withdrawal of delegates by the building laborers and carriers union from the council.
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Little
Montana State Penitentiary
Butte
Spokane
Wash
James Rowan
The
Industrial Workers of the World
Idaho National Guardsmen
Maj
Clement Wilkings
Department of Justice
Central Labor Council
Building Laborers
Carriers’ Union
Alleged German Agent Personal Crisis Reported
William Zinke, 48, committed suicide by gas in Davenport lodginghouse. Reported as secretary of a German Socialist organization under government surveillance. Police seized German language books and writings for delivery to authorities.
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Davenport
William Zinke
Zinke
Organization Under Way at Camp Dodge Iowa Des Moines
Preliminary organization for drafting Iowa Illinois Minnesota and North Dakota men began at Camp Dodge with Maj. Gen. E. H. Plummer formally taking command. Officers from Fort Snelling arrive to help train 45,000 soldiers, aiding the 13th division cantonment efforts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ilinois
Minnesota
Worth
Dakota
Camp Dodge
E. H. Plummer
Fort Snelling
Minn
Postage Rates Debate Opens in Senate
Debates on war tax provisions focus on newspaper and magazine postage. Senator Hardwick and McKellar back substitutes to raise revenues, including a 1 to 1-4 cent second class rate and taxes on publishers' net incomes. Aimed to offset broader war tax measures and avoid a fixed conference deadline.
Harvey Lee Bandit Escapes Fort Madison Prison
Harvey Lee, serving 35 years for breaking and entering and dynamiting the county jail, escaped Fort Madison prison on Aug 21 with cellmate Kopf. He reportedly sawed his bars, climbed the cell, and slid down a four story wall to a tunnel. This is his second escape, after dynamiting the Marion jail years ago.
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Cedar Rapids
Harvey Lee
Fort Madison
Kopf
Lee
Marion
Chicago Honors Slain Guardsman Cant Joseph W Mattes
The body of Cant. Joseph W. Mattes of Battery A Second Illinois Field Artillery slain in the Houston riots lay in state at Our Lady of Lourdes chapel. Relatives and regiment members stood guard as the vigil continued ahead of the funeral set for 10 tomorrow morning.
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Chicago
Joseph W. Mattes
Second
Ilinois Field Artillery
Houston
Our Lady of Lourdes
Lonmor
Petain Holds Gains Italians Win Big Fight
Allied front reports show Petain gains on the front while Italian forces win a significant engagement. Amid battles, old soldiers, termed poor relations, remove river obstructions: blown bridges, dry canals threaten flooding if not cleared. Engineers from territorial reserve clear waterways to keep trenches usable and prevent flood risks. They remove debris on the Aisne, freeing bridges and riverbeds through coordinated blasting and disposal work.
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Marne
Aisne
Third Regiment to Be Equipped Soon
Des Moines reports the 168th United States infantry, formerly the Third town regiment, mobilized at the fair grounds, to be fully equipped within days under War Department orders. Equipment drawn from other units to prepare the regiment for possible early departure for France with the national guard division. Official censorship blocks any confirmed departure date.
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Des Moines
168Th United States Infantry
Fair Grounds
War Department
Sudrd
France
National Guard
The
East
Daniels Plans $360 Million Destroyer Boost for Navy
Secretary Daniels expects to submit to Congress a $360 million destroyer program this week. The funds expand existing shipyards and build engine and boiler plants to boost the U S Navy as a world leader in destroyers. Navy designers plan a standardized destroyer for mass production with engines built at central plants and shipped to yards. Details on destroyer counts are withheld for military reasons.
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Washington, D. C
Daniels
Tor
Congress
Americas Reply to Pope May Be Made This Week
Washington August 27 1915 secretary Lansing said the United States would issue a reply to Pope Benedicts peace proposal soon but did not specify its nature or timing. Entente reports suggested they expected the US to act first on the proposal.
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Washington
D.1
Pope Benedict
Lansing
United States
Roumanians Repel Austro German Attack
Petrograd reports that Austro German forces attacked Roumanian positions south of Ocna last night and were repulsed. The Roumanian war office states the attack failed and forces northeast of Severia regained two heights previously lost.
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Petrograd
British Admiralty
Wireless Press
Ocna
War Office
Severia
Michigan ambulance man wins the War Cross
William Pearl of St Johns Michigan attached to the American field ambulance was wounded recently in service on the front and received the War Cross American sanitary section No 2 cited for bravery in removing wounded under heavy fire June 28 28 and 30.
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Paris
William Pearl
St. Johns
Mich
American Field Ambulance
Private Harry Windsor Training For War Duty
London reports on Prince Henry known as Private Barry Windsor at the Eton officers training camp. He is the king and queen’s third son and enjoys the camp life, keeping a cheerful outlook despite mud and distance.
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London
Prince Henry
Barry Windsor
King George
Queen Mary
Eton College
Windsor
Harry Windsor
Tidworth
England
New Deputy Warden Named at Fort Madison
Fort Madison Aug. 27 Stev. d. R. Perkins state penitentiary warden said he would appoint a new deputy warden within a few days. X. J. Toussaint has acted in that role since Rev. Lloyd L. Tennat resigned. Warden Perkins would not comment on a report that the post had been offered to Deputy Warden Baummell of the Anamosa reformatory.
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Fort Madison
Stev.d. R. Perkins
X. J. Toussaint
Lloyd L. Tennat
Perkins
Baummell
Anamosa Reformatory
Patriotic Meet Features Catholic Federation Convention
Kansas City Missouri August 27 delegates to the sixteenth annual American Federation of Catholic societies hold morning and afternoon sessions as the convention runs from yesterday to Wednesday afternoon. A patriotic meeting at a local park this evening will feature the attending prelates.
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Kansas City
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Alleged Forgery Suspect Bound Over To Grand Jury
Arthur A. Smith colored was arraigned in Justice Court before Frank F. Knapp on forgery charges. He waived preliminary hearing, was bound over on $1,000 bond, and is jailed. Smith allegedly forged John Fitzgeralds name on an $38 check cashed by Tony Gentle.
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Arthur A. Smith
Justice Court
Frank F. Knapp
Smith
John Fitzgerald
Tony Gentle
Aisne and Verdun Assaults Repelled in Battlefronts
On August 27 British and French forces repelled strong German assaults on the Aisne and Verdun fronts. Paris reports indicate French fire held positions and over 1,100 prisoners were taken. Allied raids near Oosttaverne yielded a few prisoners with no other major developments. Italian and Austrian actions along the Isonzo front show heavy fighting around Monte Santo and Trieste as Italy pushes forward, forcing Austrian retirements and capturing prisoners amid disrupted supply lines.
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Aisne
Verdun
Tondon
Costtaverne
Wytschaete
Fosses
Beaumont
Wayville
London
Tor
Victor ‘Emmanuel Ili
Monte Santo
T Carso
Repu
Garso
Carso
Tolmino
Spo
Second
Capello
Isonzo
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