Riots Spread in Chicago After South Side Killings
chaotic riot report from Chicago on July 29 details numerous fatalities including Thomas Joshua and B F Hardy, with race clashes extending from the South Side to the Loop. Troops mobilized, police rounded up black residents, and officials warned politics fueled the violence amid mass injuries and arson.
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Packers Charged as Manipulators in Meat Trade Scheme
Detroit reports claim big packing firms and allied food interests face antitrust probes by Attorney General Ales J. Groesbeck to curb price controls under Michigan law. FTC names Big Five packers Swift Armour Morris Gudahy Wilson in a nationwide livestock market manipulation charge, noting 72 percent of interstate meat trade and stockyard influence.
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Navy officers convicted in reservist enrollment case
Four officers and three petty officers of the navy were found guilty by court martial in New York on charges connected with enrolling promoting and assigning reservists. Senate votes oil probe authorizes FTC investigation into rising market prices including on the Pacific coast.
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Bulgarian Reds Garrison Revolt Declared
London reports a Bolshevik uprising in Bulgaria with a garrison town Amboli described as occupied by Bulgarian bolshevists. The dispatch notes no strike declared by Bulgarian pathway and transparty workers.
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Wilson signs Franco American pact to aid France on provoked aggression
President Wilson transmits a Franco American treaty to the Senate pledging immediate U S aid to France if Germany provokes aggression. The measure mirrors the Britain France accord with key differences and ties to the League of Nations, urging early ratification alongside Germany peace.
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Treaty and League cannot both live, Thomas says
English-speaking lands choose alliance as Thomas argues a pairing of nations is not sustainable. He asserts only one framework can endure and urges alignment with a decisive bloc.
If They Cant Save World It Is Past All Redemption
Senate debate in Washington features Senator Thomas of Colorado opposing the Versailles treaty citing that a league for peace cannot banish war. He argues the league is unattainable and would clash with the peace of force, urging caution in ratifying the pact.
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Germany Could Join Labor Conference On Terms
Paris July 28. The peace committee of the chamber of deputies heard Foreign Minister Pichon and officials explain that Germany, not part of the League, could attend the labor conference specified by the peace treaty if the conference approves. A report on military clauses urged stronger control and investigation by the societies.
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Colombian Treaty Advances in Senate Committee
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee ordered a favorable report on the Colombia treaty with no dissent. A motion to cut the Panama partition payment from 26 million to 15 million failed 12 to 2. The treaty, pending since 1914, will be taken up by the Senate in open session with ratification expected within days.
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Teut War Court Bill Clears Assembly by Large Margin
Berlin July 28 The Socialist motions to hasten a state tribunal to investigate the cause of the war and the guilt for it passed the national assembly at Weimar today by a large majority. Dr MWduard David, minister of the inferior, said Germany must have such an institution to offset the Entente's proposed court. The truth will be painful to some but a blessing to the nation as a whole.
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Trade in Livestock and Provisions Shrinks Amid Strikes
Chicago July 29 The trade in livestock and provisions stalls due to a cay strike and race riots. Labor shortages at stockyards cut packing demand and many hog droves received no bids. The Board of Trade quotations market slowed to a near halt in early trading.
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