Record of War Session Achievements By Sixty Fifth Congress
The first war session of the Sixty fifth Congress ended October 6 with Democratic and Republican leaders calling it the most remarkable in parliamentary history. Congress enacted vast legislation including the draft and food control bills, approved $21 39 billion for current year spending, and authorized loans to allies totaling $7 billion. The session saw extensive war measures, taxation acts, and large defense appropriations, with limited dissension and many confirmations for military and civilian positions.
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Washington
Germany
Congress
Reichstag
Kioney
United States
Navy and
Marine Corps
Military Academy
Uarmy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Most-Important Measures Passed by Congress in War Session
The special war session approved key actions including a declaration of war against Germany on April 6, $15.538 billion in war bonds, $14.39 billion in war appropriations and contracts, and $7.06 billion in war loans to the Allies. It also enacted the selective draft, espionage, revenue, food control, trading with the enemy, and soldiers and sailors insurance measures.
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ATIMY
Congress
United States
Germany
Belgium Reports 40 000 to 50 000 Homes Destroyed
The Belgian government released a gray book rebutting the German white book of May 1915. It counters claims of civilian attacks and asserts that 40 000 to 50 000 Belgian houses were destroyed by German forces during the early war.
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Havre
Belgium
Sailor Pleads Not Guilty in Dockyard Death Case
Machinists Mate Perente of an American naval vessel will be freed on bail after being charged with manslaughter in the death of dockyard laborer Plummer. Plummer died from a jaw blow on September 8 at Queenstown. Perente told the magistrate he did not intend to injure his friend.
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London
Perente
Plummer
Queenstown
Napoleon
Ney
Hadeen
Guyot
Bourrienne
D'Erlon
la Haye Sainte
Brussels
Maitland
Chambronne
Wellington
Europe
Move to aid war captives details Hague talks
The British and German paper outlines likely basis for a future US Germany agreement. The Hague conference produced provisions to supply camps with medical care food clothing and materials for upkeep. It governs internment camp operations and related humanitarian support by Britain and Germany.
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Great Britain
United States
Germany
Hague
Indiana Names Five Main Market Highways
The Indiana state highway commission designated five main market highways totaling about 800 miles. No. 1 runs from the Indiana Michigan line south through South Bend and Indianapolis to Jeffersonville. No. 2 traverses the northern part from Illinois to the Ohio line via Dyer Valparaiso South Bend Goshen and Fort Wayne. No. 3 follows the old national road from Illinois to Ohio through Terre Haute Brazil Putnamville Plainfield Indianapolis Greenfield Knightstown Cambridge City and Richmond. No. 4 covers the southern part from Evansville to the Ohio line via Boonville Huntingburg Jasper West Baden Paoli Mitchell Bedford Seymour North Vernon Versailles Dillsboro Aurora and Lawrenceburg. No. 5 connects Vincennes and Mitchell via Wheatland Washington Loogootee Shoals.
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Indianapolis
State Highway Commission
Indiana
Ohio State Line
Illinois State Line
W. S. Moore
Michigan
South Bend
Plymouth
Rochester
Peru
Kokomo
Westfield
Carmel
Franklin
Columbus
Seymour
Scottsburg
Sellersburg
New Albany
Jeffersonville
Illinois and
Indiana State Line
Dyer
Valparaiso
Laporte
Goshen
Fort Wayne
Lincoln
Ohio
Illinois
Terre Haute
Brazil
Putnamville
Plainfield
Greenfield
Knightstown
Cambridge City
Richmond
Ohio and
Evansville
Boonville
Huntingburg
Jasper
West Baden
Paoli
Mitchell
Bedford
North Vernon
Versailles
Dillsboro
Aurora
Lawrenceburg
Vinecennes
Wheatland
Washington
Loogootee
Shoals
Commission
Indiana Council Denounces Disloyal Acts in War Policy
The Indiana State Council of Defense denounces disloyal acts and treasonable statements notably aimed at Senator La Follette. It urges the U.S. Senate to consider removing senators whose words hinder the war effort. The resolution stresses duty to defend the nation and unite against treason.
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Indiana State Council of Defen
la Follette
Council
United States Senate
Indiana State Council] of Defense
United States
Robert M.a Follette
Indiana bureau of statistics abolished by 1917 act
The Indiana bureau of statistics and five free employment bureaus are dissolved by a late legislature funding action effective October 1 1917. Chief Henry A Roberts and sixteen staffers lose state office status though assurances were given of placement in other roles. An arrangement hoped to preserve the free employment bureaus under another body was not finalized.
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Indiana
Secretary of State
Indiana Bureau of Statistics
Indiana Free Employment
Indianapolis
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Terre Haute
South Bend
Bureau of Statistics
Henry A. Roberts
Roberts
Bureau
State
Industrial Board
Vocational Education Program in Indiana Highlights
The Indiana program for vocational education outlines offerings under vocational agriculture. It targets youths aged fourteen to twenty five who are preparing for or already entering farming. It notes the instruction and equipment requirements for the occupation of farming.
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Indiana
Food Exchange Plan Aims To Link Producer And Consumer
An Indianapolis experiment seeks to connect producers with consumers directly. Mrs. Carl G. Fisher promotes the plan to establish a food exchange in which producers and shoppers are in touch, improving the food situation.
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Indianapolis
Carl G. Fisher
Tatooing Horses Ears Mark Livestock For Identity
New York Herald notes that breeders tattoo numbers on the inside of animal ears using a slotted punch and indel ink to create a permanent identifier. The method aids accurate pedigree records and prevents substitution or ringing, especially for race horses and large breeds like Percherons and Suffolks.
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India
New York Herald
Thunder and Lightning Sound Explained in Plain Terms
A simple explanation of thunder from a lightning flash. The air near the arc heats rapidly, expands, and drives sound waves outward. Thunder results from varying distances along the flash path, so distant points produce a later rumble than nearby points.
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