Prohibition Leaders Seek Constitutional Amendment Action
National prohibition by constitutional amendment was advanced by leaders in the House. The Senate passed a resolution to submit the proposal to states but it was shelved for the current session and will be revisited in December. The Senate Finance committee also cut the corporate tax rate from 15 to 10 percent on undistributed surplus, with limits on moved funds, while a Weeks resolution for a congressional committee faced adverse reporting and possible obstacles to Senate consideration.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Senator Weeks
Massachusetts
Labor Leaders in Parliament Take Exception to Peace Conference
In London on August 2, labor MP James Henry Thomas warned the government that barring peace discussion through passport refusals could drive labor to step in. Lloyd George defended the stance, stating the government would not alter peace conditions and would not join or host a pacifist conference. The debate centered on Henderson's accompanying a pacifist mission to Paris and whether the government should allow such consultation without binding terms.
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Associated Press
London
James Henry Thomas
Labor
House of Commons
Labor Party
Liloyd George
Arthur Henderson
War Council
James Ramsay MacDonald
George James Wardle
Paris
Lloyd- George
Henderson
Mr. Lloyd-George
Hendes
Lloyd-George
Russia
Mr. Liloyd-George
England
Mr. Henderson
Mr. Lloyd- George
Viscount Duncannon
Pershing Inspects American Camp Areas in France
General Pershing toured nearly a dozen French training sites for American troops on a field trip in France. He examined billets, kitchens, training grounds, and sanitation, stressing organization, port debarkation, and rapid railroad delivery as forces prepare for front deployment.
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Associated Press
France
Heat Wave Grips East as Death Toll Rises in New York
Subtropical high keeps temperatures extreme from the East to New York City where 115 lives were lost since last Monday amid prostrations. Forecasters warn the heat may persist into Saturday with only a possible decline later. widespread canning pushes urged to curb spoilage of perishable fruits and vegetables.
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Washington
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Gulf States
Florida
Department of Agriculture
New York
New York City
Desperation on the Western Front Amid Weather Delays
War dispatches describe heavy fighting on the Western Front where bad weather stalls Allied advances and limits artillery. German counterattacks threaten gains near Flanders while weather excuses ongoing stalemate and heavy mud hinder operations. Russian and French fronts also show active movements with attacks near Rheims Av forest and St Mihiel.
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Flanders
Ea Berlin War Office
Entei
Paris
Rheims
Aissaults
Av Forest
St. Mihiel
Satera
Uskull Bri
Riga
Canada to impose rationing with meatless and bread rules
Ottawa reports Canada to be placed on rations with penalties for noncompliance. Food controller J Hanna recommends two meatless days per week and two baconless days, plus caterers serving 25 meals daily must supply bread other than pure wheat. Government to fix penalties.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Canada
J. Hanna
Canoa
Marriage Brokers Under DOJ Draft-Evasion Probe
New York August 2 agents of the Department of Justice investigated marriage brokers who arrange wives for men seeking to dodge the draft. Investigators aim to learn if brokers pair women with men who lack knowledge of their brides beyond license requirements.
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Associated Press
New York
Department of Justice
National Army
French Italian Submarine Losses Reported This Week
Paris reports French and Italian losses from submarines last week. Two French ships over 1,600 tons and one under 1,600 tons were sunk by a mine. The French admiralty summary notes 1,008 ships entered French ports and 1,072 departed while Italian figures show 610 ships entered Italian ports and 536 left.
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Paris
Rom
German denial deemed notoriously false by Times report
London August 2 The Times questions the German government denial of a Potsdam conference in July 1914 attended by the Emperor. It says a plan to end the war was proposed and that the German statement cannot be trusted to lessen the Austrian issue.
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Associated Press
London
the Times
Potsdam
Rial An
American Surgical Teams Key in Flanders Battle
British Front in France and Belgium August 2 reports that American surgical teams in Flanders joined British allies at the front. Each team includes a surgeon an anaesthetist a nurse and an orderly and has performed excellent care for the wounded.
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Associated Press
France
Belgium
America
Flanders
Plans to Take Over Clean Ships From Washington
Washington announces plans to take over operation of all American ocean going merchant ships. The Shipping Board will requisition charters under a new act authorizing the President to command tonnage for government use. The move precedes a broader Anglo American agreement for joint world shipping control and will enable the Shipping Board to set ocean freight rates.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Shipping Board
Congress
Spain Interns German Submarine at Ferrol
Madrid reports the German submarine UB-23, badly damaged, entered Corunna’s roadstead Monday and has reached Ferrol escorted by the Spanish torpedo boat Audaz to be interned there.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Corunna
Ferrol
Audaz
Aviator Trainer Dies in Crash Over Minenola
Captain Ralph L. Taylor, commanding the aviation training section, lost control of his airplane today and plunged 800 feet to his death at Minenola New York. Sergeant Thomas Pell, riding with him, survived with a broken jaw and internal injuries.
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Associated Press
Minenola
N. Y
Ralph L. Taylor
Aviation Signal Corps
Thomas Pell
Butte Reds Overnight Firings Stir City After I W W Leader Hanged
Butte Montana awoke to rumors of lynching as Industrial Worker leader Frank Little was dragged from a hotel by seven men and hanged on a railroad bridge. The city council offered a $1000 reward for arrests and convictions for his slaying. District Attorney Wheeler forwarded seditious speeches to the Attorney General. The Metal Mine Workers Union asked the sheriff to arm 1000 deputies, but he declined as unwise.
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Associated Press
Butte
Mont
Frank Little
B. K. Wheeler
Little
Litthk
Metal Mine Workers’ Union
John K. O’rourke
What Russia's Course Means for America
Major General Frederick B. Maurice with the War Office says Russia's pact fortnight prolongs the war. It reduces allied relief, imposes a greater burden on Entente powers, and urges the United States to enter the field promptly with maximum force.
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Associated Press
Russia
Frederick B. Maurice
War Office
Associatedness
Fisiein Ss
United States
Senate Approves Federal Prohibition Amendment
The Senate adopted a resolution to submit a prohibition amendment to the States by 63 votes to 20, exceeding two thirds. The measure requires ratification within six years, and now moves to the House for action. Opponents listed include Democrats Broussard Culbertson Gerry Hardwick Hitchcock Hastings James Lewis Phelan Pomerene Reed Underwood and Republicans Brandeges Calder France Lodge Penrose Wadsworth Warren Weeks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Broussard
Culbertson
Gerry
Hardwick
Hitchcock
Hasting
James
Large Increase in Railway Earnings Reported
Preliminary ICc returns cover about a third of railroads and show June net revenues up nearly ten percent from May and well above June 1916 levels. The gains mark the most marked rise in recent months across the sector.
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Associated Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Post-Bellum Debt of German
Amsterdam reports from Berlin that Germany’s Finance Minister told the Württemberg Chamber of Deputies the postwar aim is to export much and import little. He cited 94 billion marks spent on the war with interest and pensions at about 7 billion marks yearly, and warned the burden will be hard to picture beyond the 5 billion marks needed annually before the conflict.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Berliner
Mittag Zeitung
Wurttemberg Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Meatless Day Adopted by Food Administration Hotel Panel
Washington August 3 resolutions aim to make every Tuesday a meatless day and curb use of wheat bread butter sugar and animal meat. The hotel and restaurant committee plans to substitute corn or rice products for wheat baked goods and promote fowl fish vegetables and fruits in meals.
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Washington
The
Food Administration
Commit Tee
Submarine War Targets British Merchant Fleet
Associated London reports an official summary noting a serious loss of British merchant ships to submarines last week. Eighteen vessels over 1 600 tons were sunk by torpedoes or mines, three smaller ships under 1 600 tons were also lost, with no fishing vessels harmed.
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Associated London
Americans Lost On Vessel Montana Sinks
London reports at the American consulate that 24 crew members of the steamship Montana died after it was sunk by a German submarine on July 31 amid war dangers at sea.
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Associated Press
London
Montana
Emperor William Proclaims German Resolve in War Speech
Copenhagen August 2 The German Emperor issues a proclamation assuring the people that German blood and zeal will not be sacrificed for empty ambition or conquest. He recalls three years of hard fighting, honors the dead, applauds current soldiers and workers, and commits to a righteous defense aiming for victory despite enemy advances.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
William
American schooner sunk by submarine incident report
London reports the American schooner John Hays Hammond was sunk by gunfire from a German submarine. All crew members were saved. The incident dates to 1907 near Essex, with the vessel described as a schooner of 132 5 tose? notes.
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Associated Press
London
John Hays Hammond
John Hays
Hammondea
Essex
German Victory Acknowledged by Crown Prince in Berlin
An Associated Press report from Berlin records an official statement attributed to the Crown Prince of Bavaria praising a great success of the army. The statement notes that an Anglo French attack aimed at conquering the coast of Flanders failed.
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Sociated Press
Berlin
Hte 2
Vin Hagen
Emperor V
Bavaria
Eee
Flanders
German Property Confiscation Bid Raises Appeal Bond
Richmond, Virginia report on a German property seizure case as the U S government weighs the appeal bond and ownership claims amid a pending seal decision. The article outlines the dispute over confiscation and legal action involving German assets.
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Richmond
Goveror
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