Tuesday, July 31, 1917

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PRESIDENT WINS; HOOVER TO BE SOLE FOOD CONTROLLER; Senate Conferees Recede on Amendment for a Commission of Three Members. FEAR OF VETO A FACTOR Chamberlain and Lever Find Executive Unbending for One-Man Control. VOTE ON WAR BOARD TODAY Senate Expected to Yield That, Too;- Board on Price of Wheat Tentatively Agreed Upon. The President Unbending. Gore Leads Opposition.

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• World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.

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