German Houses Smashed by Mob of Argentines
Rioting in Buenos Aires began late yesterday in an anti German demonstration and continued through the night. Every German house and restaurant in the downtown district was wrecked. The German club and several buildings suffered serious damage by fire as seven rioters were wounded by police fire, with three believed to die.
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Buenos Aires
Transatlantic Company
Luxburg
Iris' Oven
Count Luxburg
Haron Lowen
Washington
Stockholm
Berlin
Germany
Mere Cattle Only Remedy for High Meat Say Packers
Washington reports at a national meat packers conference that a drop in high meat prices hinges on greatly increased cattle production. With allied demand preventing price relief, prices may stay high unless industry expansion occurs. Hoover will license packers and regulate the meat business under food administration plans.
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Washington, D. C
National Conference of Meat Packers
Herbert Hoover
Food Administration
Portugal Declares State of Siege Amid General Strike
Madrid reports Portugal has been placed under siege after a general strike. Lisbon telegram says all establishments in Lisbon are closed and several people, including soldiers, were wounded by bomb explosions.
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Madrid
Portugal
Lisbon
Liberty Motor Assures U S Supremacy in Air
Washington reports the liberty engine, designed by two engineers who worked secretly in a Washington hotel, has passed final tests and is ready for mass production. The aim is 50,000 engines and 22,000 aircraft for an early 1918 offensive, with multiple factories to assemble parts under government contracts.
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Washington, D. C
Berlin
Baker
Washington
America
Congress
Europe
Independence
Connecticut
California
Pike’s Peak
United States Aviation
United States
More Tan
Aircraft Production Board
War Department
Bureau of Standards
Aircraft Production Bureau
Tero
Engin
Eers
Pershing's Message in Soldier's Bibles
Maj Gen Pershing messages to American soldiers via the New York Bible Society public today. The note urges trust in God amid hardship, strength from Savior teaching, and valor and conduct as inspiration to comrades and country.
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New York
Auto bandits loot bank in Sullivan area heist
Four automobile bandits raided Sullivan Missouri at 4 am driving through town firing to keep residents indoors. They bound and gagged a railroad telegraph operator and two night marshals, then hijacked to a box car and stole 2400 dollars from the People's Bank and from the railroad station. Wires were cut and the gang fled toward St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Sullivan
Here
People’s Bank
San Francisco
U Boat Sinkings Show Decrease in Week
London report shows a drop in British merchant ship losses from mines or submarines in the weekly admiralty statement. Twelve vessels over 1,500 tons and six under 1,600 tons were sunk, down from twenty and three the prior week, with four fishing vessels also lost.
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London
Admiralty
Vanguard of Iowa Troops Reach Camp Mills
Mineola New York September 13 The supply company and headquarters of the 168th Infantry formerly the Third Town Infantry joined the Forty second division at Camp Mills today.
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Mineola
N. Y
168Th Infantry
Third Town Infantry
Camp Mills
Witness Taxes Stand at Kelly's Trial
The state will prove the confession is genuine while the defense argues the confession was obtained by inquisition. Dr. Cooper testifies on scene, with Havner outlining alibi details and jury names listed for the Villisca ax-slayings case in Red Oak Iowa.
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Red Oak
Lyn G. J. Kelly
Villisca
Kelly
Havner
Iowa
Macedonia
Hastings
Council Bluffs
Logan County
Corrilon
W. E. Mitchell
Welly
J. Clark Cooper
Moore
Mr. Kelly
J. D. Isaac
Sherman Township
Samuel Erickson
Scott Township
S. R. Pike
Redoak
Jesse Rankin
Lincoln Township
Wesley Dodd
Pilot Grove
James Edwards
George Bass
Washington Township
EB. RB. Strait
T. C. Brown
Largest Jewish military camp assembly at Camp Upton
New York reports a record gathering of about 5066 Jews at Camp Upton Yaphank Long Island to observe the day of atonement on September 26. Maj Gen Franklin Belt arranged furloughs for those who wish to keep the holiday. The notice notes an advertised 5 cent cigar promotion appears in the padding.
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New York
Camp Upton
Yaphank
Long Island
Franklin Belt
Root, Gompers to Address Big Chicago Rally
Chicago plans a patriotic rally tomorrow night with ubA Root and Samuel Gompers speaking. Merrick, head of the local National Security League, will introduce Gov. Frank Lowden who presides. Bishop Pallosws to give the invocation. Military detachments from Chicago and suburbs attend. Lieutenant Sousa to lead a 200 member band from the Great Lakes naval training station. Exemption boards from all city districts present.
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Chicago
Ubu Root
Samuel Gompers
YE Merrick
National Security League
Frank O. Lowden
Samuel Pallosws
Episcopal Church
John Philip Sousa
Great Lakes
Guardsmen Wounded In Iowa Farm Raid
Camp Dodge Ia Sept 13 Ralph Snyder of Waterloo guard company G I N G is hospitalized with gunshot wounds from an alleged raid on a farmer J L Drake melon patch Drake holds in Des Moines county jail and three Waterloo guardsmen Paul Stealy F R Mether were lightly wounded and treated at the base hospital all deny entering the patch stating they were passing on a road when fired upon.
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Camp Dodge
Ralph Snyder
Co. G
Waterloo
J. L. Drake
Paul Stealy
F. R. Mether
Co. T
Snyder
Lima
Drake
Des Moines
Liberty Bond Buyers Fleeced by New York Brokers
New York on Sept 12 reports many ordinary bond subscribers in need of cash are being pressured into selling liberty loan bonds below market value. John Muir, a New York stock broker, cites fraud by private banks targeting poorer districts and foreign language speakers. He notes a large public market exists with closing prices at 99.71 for 100 bonds and 49.86 for 56 bonds, warning the scam could undermine confidence in government bonds and jeopardize the next loan.
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New York
John Muir
Stock Exchange
Deported 24 IWW Members Return Toward Bisbee
Twenty four alleged Industrial Workers of the World members arrived in Douglas from Columbus toward Bisbee where they were deported last July with 1,106 others. Guards and a sheriff's posse supervised at the station. two slipped into Bisbee briefly. One baker remained. others sought autos but were required to buy train tickets. Sheriff Wheeler plans arrest warrants on arrival.
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Douglas. Ariz
Industrial Workers of the World
Columbus
S. M
Bisbee
Ariz
Cress
Wheeler
Cochise County
Contingent American Artillery Joins Pershing
A large contingent of American artillery has joined the expeditionary army. They train under French supervision and use the French 75s and 6 inch howitzers.
Urge Price Control of All Commodities
Washington D C September 13. The chamber of commerce of the United States calls for additional congressional legislation to regulate prices of nearly all commodities during the war. It issued a referendum to business groups nationwide for opinion. Forty five days are allowed for discussion and a vote.
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Washington, D. C
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
8000 Springfield workers strike to protest war unrest
About 7,000 to 8,000 workers including barbers clerks and meat cutters join a protest strike in Springfield. They say the action stems from police and military limits on parading last Sunday while coal miners and other trades also threaten to quit. Governor Lowentis vows drastic measures against alleged sinister elements disturbing wartime conduct.
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Springfield
Lowden
Coal Sioers
Lowentas
Senate debates embargos and German press restrictions
Washington D C Sept 13 The administration trading with the enemy bill passed by the senate yesterday was returned to the house today and will be sent to conference because of important senate changes It had already passed the house unanimously The senate added amendments including one giving the president power to embargo imports and to require translations for German language publications The amendments also extend powers to regulate enemy insurance operations and espionage The German press restriction aims to bar comments on the war unless a parallel English translation is printed and the penalty is a fine or imprisonment Senator King urged adoption as a curb against miners aiming to sow dissension
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
King
United States
Germany
Germans Remove Belgian Civilians Havre Sept 12
Removal of Belgium civilians continues with Routers evacuated behind the Flaniflers front. Ostends emptier as 2,000 are sent from Courtrai. Berlaer inhabitants forcibly sent to Turcoing for defenses. Slevdinge in Flanders inhabitants conscripted for military road work.
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Havre
Belgium
Routers
Flanflers
Ostends
Courtrai
Berlaer
Turcoing
Slevdinge
Flanders
Famed German Airman Killed on West Front
Amsterdam reports Lieut Walter Hoehndorf, Germanys top aviator, killed accidentally on the western front. The German newspapers announced his death, noting his reputation as the nations leading pilot.
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Amsterdam
Walter Hoehndorf
Hoehndorf
Germany
Government denies plans to requisition household food stores
Washington, Sept. 13. The department of agriculture and the food administration deny any intention to seize household pantry stocks for the army. Rumors had reached Washington that housewives feared their canned goods would be requisitioned.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
the Food Administration
Washington
Kornilofs Men Desert to Kerensky and Rebel Army Collapse
Reports from Petrograd on September 13 indicate Korniloff’s rebellion collapsed as his army surrendered. Kerensky's provisional government asserts no fighting occurred, with loyal troops and Kerensky in command. Desertions rise as soldiers question the revolt while Korniloff’s forces seek return to the Caucasus.
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Petrograd
Korniloff
Tsarskoe-Selo
Bugushef
Caucasus
Premierensky
Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
Pétréerad
Kerensky
Korniloft
Russia
Alexiet
Gatchina
Tsarskoe
Selo
Berlin
Gulf of Riga
Sorailott and
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CI Artillerymien
Monte San Gabriele
Riga
Amerian Privitig
Pantit
Associated Press
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Battunrages
Rome
Italian War Department
Riga-Wenden
Offic
Vienna
Jandon
Hbrlish Admir
Austrian War Office
Russian War Department
Haig
France
Onur
Lens
Bullecourt
Messines
Langemarck
FOE Trading Agt
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al Tavar
Havana
Kornilof
Provisional Government
Aliexiff
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Kkoff
Exchange Graph Company
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