Wine Schedule Approved as War Tax Bill Advances
The Senate approved the wine schedule of the War Tax bill revised to raise 21.6 million dollars, opposed by Senator Phelan who warned it would ruin the American wine industry. Senator Simmons said rates aim to equalize coast and inland competition and boost revenue. Senator Hardwick opposed the war profits tax, warning it would be worse than financial death for many firms if enacted, and resisted parcel post tax and first class mail rate hikes. A Post Office protest argued the parcel tax would injure farmers, while expectations for 18 billion in war expenditures were linked to income, war profits, and luxuries taxes.
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Virginia mountaineers convicted of recruiting to destroy arms
J W Phipps and W W McCoy were found guilty in Federal court of recruiting men to destroy U S government arms and ammunition. They face five years in Atlanta’s Federal penitentiary. Indictments on interference with the draft were dismissed.
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Big Stone Gap
J. W. Phipps
W. W. McCoy
Virginia
Phipps
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Fierce Fighting On Western Front As Allied Teams Hold
German attempts near Verdun Loos and Ypres meet heavy losses under French and British artillery. British counterattacks reclaim ground around Lens and along new lines as Canadians repulse raids. Teutons fail to regain positions amid resumed Verdun fighting and Belgian bombardments. Russian and Romanian fronts face predicted summer offensives, while Berlin reports mixed results north of Foksham and Sereth.
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Railroad Men Demand Longer Day's Work
Mexico City August 17. Rail workers threaten a walkout if locomotives continue to be sent to the United States for repair. Shop men petition President Chronzy to extend the workday to 10 hours. Management says current conditions prevent sending work abroad and blames foreign agitators for the demand.
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Mexico City
United States
Chronzy
York
Marin
Mexico
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National Negro Business League Meeting Proceedings
The session discussed affiliated organizations and papers on various enterprises by Black Americans. Elections will be held today as the meeting closes with expected emphasis on unity and shared progress.
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Business League
Resignation of Palm Beach County Judge Opens Vacancy
Palm Beach County Judge Jerome Wide tendered his resignation on August 7. Rufus of West Palm Beach was appointed to fill the vacancy and serve the remainder of the term. The move follows a discussion of eligibility and eligibility exemption.
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West Palm Beach
Lawyer Advances Murder Theory in Virginia Shooting Case
In Richmond on August 17, Louise Brown a colored servant girl was fatally shot by Mrs. Vina Clark Sear in Richmond. Counsel for Brown sought a continuance to pursue a murder theory while police and Coroner Whitfield maintained it was an accident. Bail was reduced from 1000 to 500, and Mrs. Sear claimed she did not know the pistol was loaded.
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Louise Brown
Vina Clark Sear
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Boney & Harper Milling Co
Wilmington
Lear
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Feesner
Germany Considers Pope Benedict Peace Proposal
Berlin states the German government will decide on the Pope Benedict peace proposal only after careful deliberation and in full accord with Germanys allies. The foreign office conveyed the position to the German press.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Benedict
Germany
Foreign Office
Troops May Be Transferred To New Cantonments
Washington Aug 17 The War Department plans to reassign drafted National Army troops to different cantonments sending men from the District of Columbia and Maryland to Camp Meade Maryland instead of Camp Lee Virginia. Changes are not fully announced and are expected to be made public soon.
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War Department
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Maryland
Camp Meade
Annapolis Junction
Camp Lee
Petersburg
General Wood Assigned to Camp Funston Command
Washington Aug 17 Major General Leonard Wood commander of the Southeastern Department is to command the eighty ninth National Guard division at Camp Funston Fort Riley Kansas The assignment was announced yesterday and marks a transfer of Wood to the new post in Kansas.
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Washington
Army
Leonard Wood
Southeastern Department
Eighty-Ninth (National Guard
Camp Funston
Fort Riley
Kansas
Tar Heel Troops to Columbia
Secretary Baker approved the disposition of 6 7 000 men of the first drafted tag. Containments assign about 43 000 per unit. Atlanta hosts Tennessee Georgia Alabama part 40 785. Columbia South Carolina North Carolina Puerto Rico Florida 45 215. Petersburg Virginia Pennsylvania part West Virginia 47 086.
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Porto Rico
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Cathedral of St Quentin in ruins after German attack
Paris reports the cathedral at St Quentin set ablaze by German forces as combat rages near the city. Fire destroyed the structure by midnight with observers noting the entire super-structure gone. German motives remain unclear amid ongoing Verdun and Steenbeke river actions.
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St. Quentin
Steenbeke
Belgium
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London
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Ypres
Draft will take many educators from North Carolina schools
Seventy five high school principals will be drafted from the North Carolina system, estimated by N W Walker state inspector of secondary schools. He plans to fill vacancies with women.
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Durham
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North Carolina
N. W. Walker
Shipbuilders, Fleet Board Plan Material Allocation
Washington August 17 officials from the National Ship Builders Association met with Rear Admiral Capps to discuss proper allocation of materials to boost capacity in American yards. Government will oversee supply, fair pricing, and timely deliveries for ships over 2500 tons. The Shipping Board may divert ships from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic to increase transatlantic and coastwise tonnage.
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Washington
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Emergency Fleet Corporation
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Shipping Board
Great Lakes
Atlantic
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Jap steamer Koto Hira Maru goes aground total loss
A Japanese freight steamer named Koto Hira Maru ran aground in the eastern Pacific on July 27. Vessel and cargo valued at 1 million dollars are reported a total loss. No crew details were available.
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Pacific
Chamber of Commerce
Postoffice Inspector Shot From Ambush
A Jackson Tennessee special reports post office inspector E. T. Lambert aged 35 was shot from ambush last night in Chester county and died today while investigating charges against no rural carrier. No arrests have been made.
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Chester County
China Declares War on Germany and Austria Hungary
Peking reports China declares war on Germany and Austria Hungary effective 10 a m with independent action not tied to Entente. Germans and Austrians must depart within five days with ten day registration to allow limited business. Subjects require permits to travel.
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Germany
Austria-Hungary
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Deutsch Assatische Bank
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Teutons
Vessels Long Overdue Believed Lost at Pacific Port
Five ships including three American vessels the American schooner Winslow the sailing ship R C Slade and the schooner Betuga the Japanese freighter Koto Hira and the British freighter Wairuna are overdue at a Pacific port and deemed lost by owners. A sailor nearby reported seeing acid in fragile bottles removed from cargo powder cases in a setup that could ignite the powder if broken.
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Pacific
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R. C. Slade
Betuga
Koto Hira
Wairuna
Paper Currency Replaces Silver and Copper Money
The official journal in Lisbon reports that all silver and copper money will be withdrawn from circulation and replaced by paper currency.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
The
Official Journal
Labor and political notes from Raleigh and Winston-Salem region
Raleigh reports labor embarrassments reaching the Corporation Commission over an “every other Monday” black passenger car from Winston-Salem to Roanoke and Virginia cities. Senator Gray asks ICC to investigate, while a government agent reportedly missed the dates.
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Virginia
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Winston-Salem
Corporation Commission
James A. Gray, Jr
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Roanoke
Farewell Parade for New York Troops Planned in City
New York prepares a farewell parade for soldiers bound for Spartanburg mobilization camp South Carolina set for August 28 or 29. Plans include a citywide tribute and a turkey dinner for the troops the night before the march.
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Association Press
New York
Spartanburg
S. C
Kansas City Car Strike Settled After Nine Days
Kansas City Missouri, Aug 17. Street car service resumed after a nine day strike by motormen and conductors. Settlement reached late yesterday grants car men union membership and employee grievance committees while the company retains the open shop policy.
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Kansas City
Car Comany
Hardwick Defends Masses Exclusion in Senate Pushing Inquiry
Senator Hardwick of Georgia denounced the exclusion of The Masses, a New York Socialist publication, as arbitrary and unjust. He said he would seek a Senate resolution to request Post Office Department information on the action and its justification.
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Senate
Hardwick
Georgia
Post Office Department
Holland Protests German Violation Of Dutch Waters
The Hague reports The Netherlands minister at Berlin has been instructed to protest seriously to the German foreign office over August 7’s violation of Dutch territorial waters by German aircraft and torpedo boats off the Scheldt.
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Netherlands
Berlin
Scheldt
Federal troops may be sent to Northwest to quell IWW threat
Washington reports officials consider sending Federal troops to Washington Oregon Montana should IWW threat grow and civil authorities prove unable to handle disorders. Justice Labor mediation and conciliation boards and food administration study the situation and prepare immediate steps if needed.
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Washington
Oregon
Montana
Departments of Justice and Labor
Board of Mediation and Conciliation
The
Food Administration
Korniloff Hopeful for Russian Regeneration and Campaigns
Lieutenant General Korniloff, commander-in-chief, met with Premier Kerensky in Petrograd after noting strengthened army morale from energetic measures. He predicted large-scale operations on the Romanian front and elsewhere, especially in the north, with possible combined land and sea actions and an inevitable winter campaign.
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