Man Detained on Treason Charge Over League of Humanity
Daniel J. Wallace, Chicago organizer of the League of Humanity, is arrested in Davenport Iowa on a high treason charge. Wallace says he deserted from the British Army and the League cites a price on his head. He will be taken to Ottumwa for a hearing as the British government is cited in reports.
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Gid
Price
Chicago
Daniel H. Wallace
Davenpornt
League of Humanity
The
League
Wallace
Europe
Neuve Chappele
Better Condition Said to Prevail Among Russian Armies
Government reports claim improving morale and discipline in Russian troops as Allied efforts in Paris press for a decisive victory. Analysts say continued suppression of riots and renewed pressure may yield a favorable outcome once German militarism is broken.
Favorable Senate Action On Alien Bill Reported
The Senate Military Committee approved a favorable report on Senator Chamberlain's resolution to empower the government to draft alien citizens of nations at war with Germany but living in the United States. Secretary Baker indicated he would not urge action but would not oppose passage.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senaor Chamberlain
Germany
Senate
Chamberlain
Baker
Major General Wood Traverses the East in Military Tour
Major General Wood commander of the Southeastern Department, with Major Eric Wood of the British Army, visited Fort Oglethorpe and training camps near Chattanooga and reviewed troops. He left Chattanooga today for the east after addressing cadets on British army organization and allied cooperation in trench warfare.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
General Wood
Southeastern Department
Eric Wood
Fort Oglethorpe
Wood
Major Wood
Ad- Wales
Major Smith Arrives to Lead German Propaganda Probe
Major C A Smith of the U S Army intelligence unit arrived at the Atlantic port en route to Washington. He said much of his time would be devoted to investigating alleged German propaganda in Colombia and Venezuela as part of his assignment.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
C. A. Smith
Colombia
Venezzuela
Washington
State fairs used as food camps in national program
Representatives of the American Association of Fairs and Expositions in Washington submitted plans to the Department of Agriculture to use state fairs as training camps for food production and conservation. A. L. Spensley Hutchinson of Kansas led the group, noting fairs draw up to twenty million attendees and could showcase cooperative methods to advance national measures.
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Associated Presa
Washington, D. C
American Association of Fairs and Expositions
Washington
Spensley Hutchinson
Kansas
Department of Agriculture
Attacked drifters in Ontario strait engage Austrian cruisers
London dispatch to Reuters reports a May 165 engagement in the straits of Ontario where three Austrian cruisers attacked a line of British anti submarine nets. Several drifters were damaged with deaths and wounds among crews as ships stayed at their posts until sinking or out of range.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Straits of Ontario
London
Reuters
Am West
Gowanlea
Eee J. Watts
Leandia
Meane
Admirable
Cora T. Haven
Selby
Garrigill
Bonespoir
British Crown
Switchmen Expected to Strike in Chicago Terminals
Chicago officials announce that 2500 railroad switchmen employed in Chicago terminals are set to strike at 6 o clock tomorrow morning. Frank Hasler of the General Managers Conference committee said the move could disrupt government transportation as a result of Brotherhood of Railroad Inspectors demands for a closed shop.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Frank Hasler
General Managers’ Conference Committee
Brotherhood of Railroad
Rules bar direct questions on selective service exemptions
Washington July 27 Thousands of men registered under the selective service law flood the provost marshal general's office with exemption questions. New rules require individuals to ask their local board or the state governor for decisions, and local boards only forward to the governor. no opinion is given on unpresented cases.
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Associated Press
Washington
Focal
Battalion Lion of Death Formed in Petrograd Front
Reports from Galicia describe cavalry and Cossack cooperation with British motors defending the Sereth line. General Korniloff orders to shoot traitors are being carried out, and a grenadier division commander was removed for refusing to fire. Belgians in Petrograd form a battalion of death as a model of valor.
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Lion of Death
Associated Prene
Petrograd
Galicia
Sereth
Korniloff
Duma
Dvinsk
Tsar
Ypres
First man accepted for service in new national army
Harry Chapman Gilbert aged 21, son of a White House police guard, becomes the first man in the United States accepted for service in the new national army after passing his physical test and waiving exemptions. He previously joined the Canadian 203rd Winnipeg Rifles and was to sail when his parents requested State Department intervention to secure his release on grounds of not being of age.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harry Chapman Gilbert
White House
New National Army
Gilbert
203Rd Winnipeg Rifles
State Department
Slight earthquake shocks felt across Buenos Aires region
A minor earthquake was reported last night with tremors felt throughout the country, including Buenos Aires. No injuries or damage are immediately reported.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Earthquakes Recorded at New York Museum Seismograph
Seismic shocks lasting nearly two hours were logged at the American Museum of Natural History. Tremors moved southeast with an estimated source about 1,000 miles away.
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New York
American Museum of Natural History
Vaterland To Resume Service After Repairs
Washington reports the German liner Vaterland, seized at New York on the outbreak of war, will be ready for service soon. Repairs cost about 1 million dollars. More than half of seized German ships have been repaired and returned to sea.
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Associated Press
Washington
Vaterland
New York
Hood Denies Rural Route Discontinuation Rumor
Congressman George Hood denied rumors that the Post Office planned cutting rural routes in his district. Speaker Champ Clark asked Hood to preside over the House for several days next week.
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George H. Manning
Washington, D.C
George Hood
Postoffice
Champ Clark
House
Canal passage activity near two thousand ships reported
In the fiscal year just closed the canal saw close to two thousand ships pass through. The figures show 787 in a segment and 1,088 in another, totaling near the 2,000 mark and highlighting the canal's busy period.
German submarine destroyed on French coast west of Calais
Associated Press reports a German submarine was destroyed Thursday on the French coast west of Calais. The submarine went ashore and, unable to free her, the crew opened gasoline tanks and set fire to the vessel before abandoning ship.
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Associated Press
Paris
Calais
Andersea
Agreement Ratified for Exchange of Prisoners by Britain and Germany
Britain and Germany ratified at The Hague an exchange plan to resume direct repatriation and ease medical grounds for repatriation or neutral internment. Holland will accept 7,500 released prisoners and 6,500 officers, with 2,000 civilians, including invalids, prioritized.
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London
Jnly
Hague
James Buyalan Flope
Sheffield
House of Commons
Switzerland
Holland
Martial Law Continues In Youngstown After Riots
July 27 reports a renewed flare of race riots in Youngstown Ohio as Union National Guard patrols the business district under martial law. Col William Love commands the Tenth Regiment and orders squads to prevent further disturbances after a night of violence during which guardsmen beat multiple African Americans reportedly provoked by insults.
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Associated Press
Youngstown
Union National Guard
William Love
Tenth Regiment
Robeson Exemption Boards Await Draft Lists
Robeson county's two exemption boards await the master draft list and final instructions before calling up the first men. The documents, sent from Raleigh, are expected Friday after a missed mail connection. An additional list showing registration order must follow, then the boards will proceed to select the quota. I. L. Caldwell named secretary of the local board.
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Lumberton
Robeson County
Raleigh
I. L. Caldwell
Shipping Board Reforms Meet Emergency Fleet Plan
Washington election of Edward N. Hurley as chairman and John A. Desald as vice chair, reorganizes the Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation. Rear Admiral Capps named general manager and major officers appointed, including president Hurley and secretary Lester Sister. board members to fill vacancies from prior terms.
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Associated Press
Washington
Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Edward N. Hurley
Chicago
John A. Desald
Admiral Capps
Goethals
Hurley
Ronald
Be Stevens
Anothe
Secre Lester
Theodore Brent
Co operation urged to hunt German spies in US
Scotland Yard officials say the best method to combat German espionage in the United States is public police cooperation. Citizens reporting suspicious persons aided British and American efforts, with neutrals in German service posing a danger. Close Anglo American cooperation continues as fears grow of German spies gaining access to secrets in Washington and naval movements.
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Associated
London
United States
Associated Press
Scotland Yard
United States Department of Justice
Yard
Washington
Escaped Mob Sentences for Reach Killing
Richmond news reports Albert Barrett and his son Aubrey Barrett, both African American, convicted for murder of W. R. Reach of Charlotte County. They were sentenced to the electric chair with August 31 set as execution date after a mob threatened lynching last week. Aubrey claimed he struck Reach with iron. Barrett said his father aided the killing. Reach accused the Barrets of stealing wheat.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Ee Albert Barrett
Aubrey
W. R.reach
Charlotte County
Reach
Explorer MacMillan Seeks Return By September Fifteenth
Boston reports Arctic explorer Donald B. MacMillan plans to return to the United States by September 15. A letter dated November 6 from Utah to H. F. Parker, his manager, provides the first direct word from him this year, with prior notices arriving indirectly.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Donald B. MacMillan
Actic
H. F. Parker
Htah
MacMillan
Soldiers Shot at While Pursuing Felons in Virginia
In Richmond on July 27 soldiers including Richmond Blues were fired upon during a posse pursuit of two men suspected in the shooting of William E. Ellett in Crewe. Ellett, 32, was wounded while trying to stop the car theft. bloodhounds track the suspects near Jetersville as the wounded man is reported in serious condition.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Richmond Blues
William
BE. Ellett
Crewe
Jetersville
Ellett
Riots in Chester End as National Guard Restores Order
In Chester Pennsylvania armed guards patrolled a wide area after a race riot left two dead and many injured. National Guardsmen state police and 600 deputies cleared streets and roped off the Negro district. Mayor McDowell said the situation was under control despite continued threats. Frank Meadows was shot during renewed unrest near the Chester Shipbuilding Company.
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Associated Press
Chester
Joseph McCann
McDowell
William McKinney
South
Seton
Frank Meadows
Chester Shipbuilding Company
Meadows
Draft tests show Mobile men mostly fit for service
The first quota of men under the army draft plan began last night in Mobile. Tests by the chief examining officer indicate fewer than one fourth of Mobile residents are physically disqualified for service.
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Associated
Anarchists Await Bail Ruling in Draft Case
Three anarchists Alexander Berkman Louis Kramer and Morris Becker convicted of conspiracy to violate the selective draft act seek bail as their appeal is heard by Justice Brandeis. They arrived from Atlanta penitentiary and spent the night at the Tombs.
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Associated P
New York
Alexander Berkman
Louis Kramer
Morris Becker
Justice Brandies
United States Supreme Court
Federal
Atlanta
Berkman
San Francisco
Kramer
Becker
Emma Goldman
Austro German Break Through Near Raséern and Kea Rail Line
The Austro German advance drives into disorganized Russian lines around Raséern with rapid moves north and south of the Dniester. Kea is captured on the railway Cztr, and Buchovina approaches defense near the border. Six guns and many soldiers reportedly fall into Romanian hands as Berlin notes retreat to the upper Putna.
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Raséern
Galicia
Bukowina
Kea
Tr. Iim
Austro- Ge
Dniester
Berlin
Putna
Signs of Improvement amid War Turmoil Reported
The Petrograd press notes a steadier front due to strict measures including field courts martial and the death penalty. Entente powers renew resolve. British front sees heavy bombardment as German forces push, while Russians advance in Galicia and Rumanians report gains with prisoners taken.
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Petrograd
Croce
Entente Fronte
Pari
Balkan
Ton
Belgium
Mor
Galicia
War Department
Duchttes
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