William H. Ukers (author)
President Wilson announced, on January 31, 1918, that all dealers in green coffees were to be licensed
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The exact quote 'President Wilson announced, on January 31, 1918, that all dealers in green coffees were to be licensed' appears verbatim, confirming all elements: the subject (President Wilson), predicate (announced licensing requirement), object (green coffees), and date (January 31, 1918).
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (narrator) rather than a named source. The stance is appropriately 'asserts' as the passage presents this as factual. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's objective tone. The time qualifier correctly specifies January 31, 1918 with proper normalization. The context is appropriately empty as the passage does not restrict the claim to a particular sense or role. The quote is verbatim from the passage and directly supports the claim.
the proclamation of President Wilson regarding coffee
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 0.70 pass — The passage directly states 'the proclamation of President Wilson regarding coffee' and indicates it occurred on January 30, 1918 (the day after the president of the Coffee Exchange was summoned). The claim accurately reflects what is explicitly stated in the passage, though the exact date of the proclamation itself is not precisely specified—only that it followed the January 30 summons.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.85 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The viewpoint correctly uses 'author' (the passage itself makes the assertion, not a named source), stance correctly marks this as 'asserts' (stated as fact), and sentiment is appropriately neutral. The quote is verbatim from the passage and supports the claim. However, there is a minor temporal issue: the passage states the proclamation occurred 'on January 30, 1918 (the day before the proclamation)' - this phrasing indicates the summoning happened on January 30, with the proclamation on January 31, 1918. The 'when' qualifier should reflect January 31, 1918 (when the proclamation was issued), not January 30, 1918 (when the summons occurred the day before). The valid_from date should be '1918-01-31' for accuracy.