Catholic Centrists Charge Wilson as Autocrat in Germany Threat
Berlin reports the Roman Catholic Centrist party issued a formal statement attacking President Wilson for his reply to the Papal peace vote. It accuses him of ignorance of German conditions and contrasts democratic and autocratic systems, urging acceptance of war aims and urging closer contact with German leaders.
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London
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Washington
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Lloyd George warns on sea power and democracy’s fate
Premier Lloyd George, in Birkenhead, urged that Allied victory rests on naval supremacy and warned that Russia’s difficulties threaten democracy’s world cause. He defended German submarine claims as accurate and condemned German attempts to sow Allied dissension while noting patience amid perturbing Russian news.
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Associated Press
Birkenhead
Eng
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Russia
Lloyd-George
Riga
Lloyd- George
East
Negro suspect hunted after assault in vacant house
A black man alleged to have assaulted and robbed Mrs. M. Lance near Sunset Park and Beasley Bay led to a massive manhunt in New Hanover county. Armed citizens joined Sheriff Jackson and police, patrolling southern county highways as the search stretched toward Lingo City. The man was reportedly seen on the Carolina Beach road near Gum Branch before vanishing, with page H continuation promised.
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M. Lance
Grover Bordeaux
Carolina Beach
Sunset Park
Beasley’s Bay
Betsey Bay
New Hanover County
Jackson
Lingo City
Carolina
Gum Branch
Page Hight
Time is Money in Big Subscription Contest but Prize List Varies
A Raleigh Dispatch notice promotes a broad subscription campaign offering prizes including a $775 Briscoe Ford touring car and $200 in gold. The push urges readers to sign up without cost, promising commissions for active non-winners and highlighting the effort as a path to turning spare time into money. In a separate item, Gov. Bickett pardons 21 state convicts after a two-part review of prison records.
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Momming
Raleigh
North Carolina
Bickett
New Hanover
John Perry
Perry
Josephus Williams
Martin County
George Johnson
Nash County
Melissa Clegg
Cumberlan
Will Germane
Greene County
Elwell Overton
Pasquotank County
New Hanover County
James Baker
Gates County
Whitney
Caesar Collins
Edgecombe County
Orange County
Rnte
John Watts
Martin
Gabriel
Thomas
Pamlico County
Wiliamt
Smart
Cleveland County
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Attempt to Bribe Draft Officer Reported in Emanuel County
An individual in Emanuel County faced a federal charge after allegedly offering a bribe to a local military exemption board doctor. The suspect reportedly offered five dollars to declare his son fit for service, and was released on bond of two thousand dollars.
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Associated Press
Si Thily
W. CR
Troit
Emanuel County
Fedrals
Emanuel County Militay Exemption Board
Final Vote Looms on War Tax Rise for Big Incomes
The final vote on the income war tax section of the war revenue bill was expected late this afternoon in Washington. High tax advocates pressed wealth conscription with efforts to raise levies on large incomes. Senators LaFollette, Hollis and others prepared amendments to increase income taxes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
LaFollette
Hollis
High Tax Group
Insurance bill for soldiers and sailors debated in House
Washington dispatch reports the administration's 176 million dollar soldiers and sailors insurance bill taken up in the House. Opposition to optional features by private insurers expected, but passage anticipated. Rep Adamson of Georgia opened with plan details and urged a 5 thousand dollar maximum option after Wilson request for 10 thousand.
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Associated Press
Washington
Adamson
Georgia
Wilson
Soldier Congressmen Must Vacate Seats And Pay
Washington reports a Congress member who joins the army vacates his seat and may still claim Congressional pay. Representative LaGuardia of New York joined the signal corps in late August and sought monthly pay, with Sergaent-at-Arms Gordon ruling the path to pay doubtful until after the war.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gordon
Representative LaGuardia
New York
Signal Corps
LaGuardia
War Bond Bill Sent To Senate By House Vote
The Senate today received the House war bond and certificate bill totaling 11 538 945 460 dollars and will begin consideration after the war revenue bill is disposed of. The House passed the measure unanimously after three days, with no material amendments despite Republican criticisms. Efforts to curb Treasury control over bonds and certificates failed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Congressional War Expenditures Committee
Secretary of the. Treasury
Colonel Alex J Fields Elected State Librarian
Raleigh Sept 7. Colonel Alex J Fields editor of The State Journal was elected state librarian for two years in a special dispatch to The Dispatch.
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Alex. Fields
Dispatch
Raleigh
N. C
Alex. J. Fields
The
State Journal
Time is money says The Dispatch contest offer
The Wilmington Dispatch promotes a nine week contest promising $715 in prizes plus a 775 value for a Briscoe Automobile to the winning contributor. It urges readers to turn spare time into money by selling subscriptions and notes several awards including an A. Ford automobile, gold prizes, a furniture suite, a Grafonola and merchandise valued at various sums.
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Wilmington Dispatch
Wilmington
Goto
Briscoe Automopies
A. Ford Automobile
Columbia Grafonola
Precarious Hold by the Austrians on Last Position
Petrograd prepares for possible German descent as the temporary government creates a civil commission to preserve order suppress sedition and clear undesirables. No transfer of government, but wealthy evacuees and firms discuss moving to Moscow or Nizhni Novgorod. Reports place Riga disaster as discourse reshapes front lines and calls for disciplined revolutionary defense.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Riga
Moscow
Ninjni Novgorod
Russian Front
Dvinsk
Social Democrats
Rabotchayor Gazeta
Protei Dt
In Their Desperate Efforts to Prevent Italian Captures
Desperate Allied retreat continues near Mont San Gabrielle as forces withdraw under pressure. Press urges united action to bolster defenses and halt advances by Italian forces in the sector.
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Mont San Gabriele
Hearings on Coastwise Trade Bill Open in House
Washington hearings on a shipping board bill to let the President authorize foreign vessels to engage in the coastwise trade during war opened before the House Merchant Marine Committee. Admiralty counsel Alfred Huger urged the measure as essential for traffic relief while opponents warned it could open U S coastwise trade to foreigners and provoke international disputes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Shipping Board
House Merchant Marine
Alfred Huger
Admiraltty
Edward C. Plummer
Bath
Atlantic Carriers’ Association
Canadian Pacific
Grand Trunk
United States
Alaska
John H. Bunch
Seattle
Alaska Steamship Company
Canada
Nation wide plot alleged to undermine war effort
Reports to officials indicate a nationwide conspiracy to cripple government war efforts. The alleged plot includes opposition to the draft, crop burnings, labor disturbances, and attempts to curb production in war industries, all linked to the seizure of L W W documents.
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Associated Press
Washington
Aerial Attack Kills American Officer in France
AP report from London Sept 7 says a village air attack on American hospital units led to one American officer dead and three soldiers badly wounded. Two more soldiers were killed and 16 others wounded, including five Americans, with contingents from St Louis and Harvard.
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Associated Press
London
St. Louis
Harva
Reuter
France
Italian Advance Presses Austrians In Gorizia Sector
Italian forces under General Cadorna press the Austrians in the Monte San Gabriele area near Gorizia as a decisive phase nears. Control of Monte Santa and the Bainsizza plateau could enable a push into the Chiavovano valley, isolating southern Austrian forces and threatening Trieste. Russian retreat sparks calls to unite and strengthen Petrograd amidst internal quarreling.
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Gorizia
Cadorna
Monte Santa
Oniheaa
Bainsizza
Cottry
Ochiapovano
Trieste
San Gabriele Pe
Petrograd
Russia
Loyalty Labor Meeting Nears Adjournment in Minneapolis
The American Alliance for Labor and Democracy wraps up its three day loyalty meeting in Minneapolis with delegates set to adjourn and most eastbound on the White and Blue special train. Literature will be distributed as the drive toward pro labor unity continues across state and local bureaus.
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Loum
Minneapolis
Minn
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
Shipping Board to Set Ocean Freight Rates For U S Vessels
Washington announces immediate control of ocean freight charges by American ships. A general chartering board will review and approve all rates. The new scale envisages reductions of 65 to 75 percent from current levels. No details on rates for Allied or neutral ships.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Shipping Board
Allied
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