Lodge Opens Debate on War Tax Bill With Balanced Plan
In Washington today Senator Lodge defended the war tax bill arguing it strikes a fair balance and would fund the war without harming business. He backed consumption taxes on amusements automobiles and patent medicines while urging war profits taxes as the main source. The Senate tentatively adopted Gerry's amendment raising income taxes on earnings above 50000, widening the revenue base.
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Macon Convention Called Off Over Inscription Plan
C. Z. Yarborough announced in Macon Georgia that county and city authorities refused to sanction a statewide convention here in opposition to selective inscription. The meeting was postponed after threats received by Thomas K. Watson of Thomson and his family reportedly pressed him to refuse the engagement. Local officials warned that further action would follow if the event proceeded.
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Tennessee Coal Strike Faces Fragmented Disorder
Fragmented reports from Knoxville and Tennessee fields describe coal miners in the Appalachian region wavering in the strike. Movement leaders warn the dispute could deteriorate as unity erodes and factions drift apart.
AUSTRIA'S TERMS FOR PEACE IN LINE WITH POPE NOTES
Copenhagen reports the Vienna Reichspost says Austria-Hungary backs the Pope's disarmament and arbitration plan. It would evacuate occupied lands and renounce indemnities if world peace is secured, but demands include removal of British bases at Gibraltar Malta and Suez and Italy leaving Varona.
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Russia Giving Grave Concern Over Russian Situation
Washington reports from August reveal official dispatches from Russia within 24 hours that suggest perilous political conditions under the Provisional Government. Officials will not release details, but the notes are viewed as assessments of political factors rather than direct military events influenced by German intrigue.
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Belgian Mission Guests of Roosevelt at Oyster Bay
The Belgian war mission members are guests of Col. Roosevelt at Oyster Bay with a luncheon planned by Mr Roosevelt. They will return to New York for a private dinner tonight hosted by fellow countrymen.
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General Wood praises Southern reception before move to Fort Riley
General Leonard Wood said he regretted leaving the South for Washington and then Fort Riley. He called the hospitality and sympathy of Southern people pronounced and noted their potential to shape fine soldiers. He cited the temper of the people and the record of the past as proof.
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Japanese Imperial Mission Arrives in Washington for State Visit
The Imperial Japanese mission arrived in Washington by special train from San Francisco and was greeted by Secretary Lansing. The party will stay at Perry Belmont’s home and plan official calls, White House dinner, and visits to Mount Vernon and Annapolis, with formal conferences to follow.
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American and French Sailors Parade Together at Atlantic Port
United Press reports a joint parade by eight sailors, four Americans and four French, along the harbor area. Despite language barriers they linked arms and walked side by side, drawing hundreds of onlookers who noted the unlikely display of wartime friendship between allied navies.
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Brunswick County Deliberations On New Hanover Brunswick Ferry
At 3 30 this afternoon Brunswick county commissioners had not decided on the New Hanover Brunswick ferry. A message from Southport noted a likely decision but a 4 o'clock meeting was delayed by a dinner recess.
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Forger Nabbed by Raleigh Police in Curio Scam
Raleigh North Carolina August 22 police hold alleged forger and wife identified as Mr and Mrs Rivenbark charged with attempted fraud here and having succeeded elsewhere. Crude signatures on checks drawn on banks in Duplin prompted swift responses. Rivenbark captured after trying to pass a check at Hudson Belk. Prosecution theory says signer and endorser are crooks. Captain Willis Standy Peace promoted to major and moves to field artillery after long Raleigh service.
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Full Statistical Report On Oraft 510 Be Issued
Washington reports a full statistical study of the draft law will be prepared by the Provost Marshal General’s office after the first increment of 687,000 men is mobilized, likely by October. No second increment call is planned, and training facilities will be taxed as the first contingent fills 16 cantonments.
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British Austria Isonzo clashes drive on many fronts
British and French forces press the Franco Belgian front around Ypres Lens and Langemarck as German counterattacks and aerial raids unfold. Italian gains deepen as Vienna confirms Italian advances on the Isonzo with thousands of Austro Hungarian prisoners and loss of Selo.
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Two Air Raids On British Coast Reported
London reports ten German planes approached the Kent coast. Two were shot down with bombs hitting Dover and Margate killing three and wounding two. Raiders failed to penetrate inland. additional airships appeared off the Yorkshire coast with minor damage and one injury. Air raid warning issued and later sirens ceased.
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Wilson fixes coal prices across 29 districts
President Wilson, in a White House statement, orders a nationwide coal price scheme controlling run of mine output. Prices in large districts average just over $2, with Washington state highest at $3.26. The plan groups producers into 29 districts with uniform pricing, and a coal administration is expected to be appointed to enforce the order.
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Ulster and Ulstermen Aid Clash in Ypres Front
In the northeast of Ypres the South County and Ulster regiments, fighting with Irish units, press their attack amid mud and shellfire. They breach fortified positions at Farm and Pond Farm, overcome machine gun nests, and push toward key ridge positions despite stubborn German resistance.
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Train wreck kills several on Toledo excursion
A second car of a Columbia Retail Grocers' Association excursion train derailed at Lime City on the Toledo and Ohio Central line. One railroad worker is dead, several passengers die in Perrysburg and Maumee hospitals, and 20 to 30 others are injured.
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