Pope Urges Equitable Postwar Settlements Across Continents
The Pope advocates unencumbered freedom and fair treatment in postwar disputes. He calls for restoration of occupied French territory, return of German colonies, and careful handling of Italia Irredentia, Balkan realignments, and Armenian and Polish issues through diplomacy and recognition of national aspirations.
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Germany
France
England
Portugal
Belgium
Japan
Italia
Balkan
Armenia
Balkans
Poland
Secretary Baker Praises New Officers Training Camps
Secretary Baker commends the officers in training camps for their patriotic sacrifices and thorough preparation. He highlights fair selection with minimal favoritism and asserts the training will ensure effective leadership and fewer casualties under the selective service act.
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Associated Press
Washington
Baker
War Department
New Railroad Proposed From West Virginia Fields to Newport News
Newport News Virginia August 14 report Rockefeller interests will build an emergency coal railroad from the Northern West Virginia coal fields directly to Newport News. The line would serve wartime needs and use property already sold for right of way. Terminal expected at Newport News with Virginian Railway lines tapping southern fields to connect.
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Associated Press
Newport News
Rockefeller Interests
West Virginia
James A. Somerville
Valley of Virginia
Virginian Railway
German Submarine Takes Crew From Abandoned Schooner
The crew of the American schooner A. B. Sherman, found abandoned at sea, reached an English port and said a German submarine attacked June 26, adrift the crew in a lifeboat. An American seaman was shot in the foot. the sub took provisions and left, and a passing vessel later towed the schooner to port.
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Associated Press
Washington
Schoner
A. B. Sherman
Many Freight Cars Ordered Southeast
Washington reports the railway war board's car service commission orders 21 000 additional empty cars for the South Midwest and Southwest to speed grain and munition movement. Total cars moved above 100 000 in two months, redistributed among lines regardless of ownership to handle wartime traffic. Most cars to be supplied by the Pennsylvania system.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Car Service Commission
Railway War Board
South
Middlewest
Southwest
Pennsylvania
British Destroyer Sunk by Mine in North Sea
A British destroyer was sunk by a mine in the North Sea. The captain two officers and 43 men were saved. The report comes from London dated August 14 and credits Associated Press.
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Associated Prez
London
North Sea
German Agent Arrested Aboard Neutral Ship In Charleston
August Bunstang an alleged German agent was arrested in Charleston while working in a ship's fire room. He used a Swiss passport to enter the United States from Spain and is held at the county jail.
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Walted Presse
Charleston
8. C
Bunstang
Spain
War era sermons and political tensions mix in a noisy 1917 interview
In a prison cell Brother Wolfe defends his antiwar stance as a religious critique of a just war. He claims no sedition though he favors Germany and questions the conflict’s inevitability. Policy debates follow with Dr. Poe denouncing pro German agitation and outlining war aims and conscription concerns alongside military promotions and regional power plays in North Carolina.
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America
Clarence Poe
People’s Council of America
Poe
International Organization For
Russia
B.S. Royster
George L. Jeterson
Peterson
Royster
Lawrence W. ‘Young
Craig
Bickett
Joé J.bernard
Peterson-Young
Young
Péterson
Sampson
Furnished Bed Room in Grand Theatre Building
For rent a furnished bedroom in the Grand Theatre Building ideal for gentlemen. Apply D. R. Foster & Co. phone 1220. Also an ad notes typographic letters and advertising services offered by Harris Typewriting and Advertising Company.
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Grand Theatre
D. R. Foster &Co
Fort Logan ROTC Camp Names Officers From Arcadia
Washington’s “Colombian” training camp lists ROTC officers and cadets including Robert A. Shope of Weaverville North Carolina as captain of infantry and Kenneth G. Caughman and Claude M. Tolar of Cedar Grove and Lexington. Edward L. Jenkin and Christopher Jones are among second lieutenants in various units.
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Ated
Washinton
Logan Root
Ark
Robert "A. Shope
Weaverville
N C
O. O. RC
Oo. R. C
Kenneth . G.caughman
Colenbis
Claude M. Tolar
Cedar Grove
Negro Arrested for Brandon Murder
Baltimore August 14 Pane Bagngwden a negro was arrested in Annapolis last night charged with the murder of Mrs Lottie May Brandon whose body was found in her home in Annapolis last Wednesday The information leading to the arrest came from Mrs Spencer Murray a suffragist leader in Annapolis She was told by a negro woman in her employ that the latter's daughter from a house across the street had seen Snowden enter the Brandon house on the murder day.
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Joe Bi
Baltimore
Pane Bagngwden
Annapolis
Lottie May Brandon
Spencer Murray
Snowden
Brandon
Suffraget Pickets Lose Banners at White House Gates
Washington reports suffragists from the Womans Party staged two attempts to post banners addressed to Kaiser Wilson before the White House. A naval jacket retrieved the first banner as souvenir while War and Navy Department staff seized the next two. President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson left the grounds to attend Fort Myer graduation, greeting the crowd with smiles and bows.
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Associated Press
Washington
Womans’ Party
White House
Kaiser Wilson
War and Navy Departments
Wilson
Fort Myer
Reserve Officers’ Training Camp
UNC cancels football schedule amid wartime duties
The University of North Carolina canceled its tentative fall football schedule after a meeting of the Athletic Council and a conference with college authorities. President Edward K. Graham said the university cannot give the needed attention to a major athletic schedule while meeting wartime obligations. The university will offer military training courses modeled on officers reserve training corps programs.
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Associated Press
Chapel Hill
N. C
University of North Carolina
Edward K. Graham
Officers’ Reserve Training Corps
New York Primary Set for September 19
New York August 14 Associated Press The democratic county committee calls a primary on September 19 as the Tammany mayoral candidate selection continues The fusion nominating committee may report to the full committee tonight narrowing mayoralty prospects to four figures Thomas W Churchill William B Ellyson Alfer E Smith and Joby F Hyland all named as possibilities
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Associated Press
New York
Democratic County Committee
Thos. W. Churchill
Board of Education
wHliam “B. ‘Ellyson
Cwnsel
Alfer E. Smith
Joby F. Hyland
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New Hanover County
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Be ‘Beach
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O. C
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Sf 16
Christopher Jones
University
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