Happenings of the World Tersely Told
Reports from Washington show aid and loans to France totaling $310,000,000 with American lenders, plus updates on German spy arrests in New York. Submarine warfare and draft actions push U S involvement. riots erupt in East St. Louis with widespread deaths, injuries, and fires amid martial law.
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Pamde
Wuieshington
France
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
St. Louis
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
United States
Washington Votes Down Beer and Wine Ban Plan
In Washington the senate rejected a Myers food bill amendment to prohibit manufacture of beer and vinous beverages. Wives of cabinet members reportedly joined the food administration pledging a wheatless, meat-limited regimen. Additional Allied loans totaling 160 million brought U S war lending to 1 203 billion. A Woman's Party suffrage demonstration near the White House led to a riot with 18 arrests as President Wilson yachts on the Potomac.
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The
Food Administration
Woman's Party
White House
Wilson
Potomac
War casualties and conscription in Europe and Canada
General William Holmes was killed and Premier W A Holmes of New South Wales was badly wounded by German shellfire on the western front. Canada’s House of Commons approved compulsory military service by 118 to 55 on second reading. Maj. Gen. Maurice reports British forces have taken 117,776 prisoners since the war began. German offensives near Verdun have failed, with Germans pushed back along the Chemin des Dames and heavy casualties. A German submarine was sunk or captured, and the Benguela was sunk by U-boat. crew transferred to a Spanish vessel after reaching Philadelphia-bound voyage from England.
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W. A. Holmes
New South Whales
West Front
London
Canadlan House of Commons
Ottawa
Ont
Borden
F. B. Maurice
War Office
Verdun
Chemin des-Dames
Washington
England
Philadelphia
Benguela
Copenhagen
Personal Dr Woods Dies After Paraly Sis Attack
Dr W Woods a retired Kansas City banker died in Excelsior Springs Missouri from paralysis at age seventy six. He was a dominant figure in Kansas City financial affairs.
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W. Woods
Kansas City
Mxcelsior Springs
Suppression of Foreign Die Zukunft and Chinese Monarchy News
A Copenhagen dispatch reports Foreign Die Zukunft Maximiliaan and Harden's weekly suppressions on Wilhelmstrasse. It states the doom of the new Chinese monarchy is sealed and troops of the republic will take control of Peking soon. Russian ministry mining commission favors transferring much of the empire's mines to American hands.
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Maximiliaan
Harden
Wilhelmstrasser
Copenhagen
Republic
Peking
Washington
Ministry of Trade of
Russia
German Bombard London as Thousands Watch Raid
London crowds watched as about twenty German airplanes bombarded the city in a major raid. The attack, one of the largest over London, caused widespread damage but early casualty figures were unclear. British anti aircraft and fighter planes engaged the raiders, which moved from Thanet over the east coast and then toward central London.
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Aar Altice
Lord French
Isle of
Thanet
Essex
Thames
Spies Picked Up At Rate Of Two A Day
Washington reports German spies are being detained by the justice department at about two a day. Each case is investigated carefully and, once suspicion of disloyalty arises, captives are handed to the army and held in detention camps.
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Department of Justice
Washington
Department
United States
U boat sinks French diver in Mediterranean torpedoing
Paris reports the submarine Ariane torpedoed and sunk by a German U boat on June 19 in the Mediterranean. All officers and part of the crew perished. Nine men were saved according to an official ministry of warfare announcement.
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Ponta Delgada
Azores
Paris
Mediterranean
Ministry of Raring
Portuguese Battle U Boat Off Madeira Islands
Two Portuguese patrol boats fought a lively exchange with a German submarine off the Madeira islands. The submarine tried to sink the patrol boats but fled when fired upon. Portuguese admiralty announced no vessel was reported sunk.
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Madeira Islands
Lisbon
Admirauy
Fred
Copper strike tie up linked to nation wide program
Globe Arizona July 9 a first conference on settling the copper miners strike has been held with former Governor Hunt, John McBride, and mine managers. Hunt dismissed rumors of German influence while Campbell said the strikes aid Germany by reducing copper output. Campbell cited I W W leaders in Chicago directing orders. Cavalry patrol ensures quiet in Globe after its arrival Thursday night.
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Globe-Miami
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Wilson
John McBride
Department of Labor
Hunt
Thomas J. Campbell
United States
Germany
Campbell
Associated Press
Industrial Workers of the World
The
Chicago
Globe
United States Cavalry
Senate votes to keep beer in amended food bill
Washington July 9 the senate wets and drys faced a real test as the chamber rejected 52 to 84 a food bill providing beverages along with distilled liquors. The senate recessed without disposal of the prohibition provision. An amendment by Senator Cumming of Town prohibiting imports of distilled liquors during the war and withdrawal of those now in bond for beverage purposes passed 54 to 80.
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Washington
Myers
Cumming
Austrian Empress Said to Push France Interest
A Daily Express report cites a personal friend of Empress Zita of Austria claiming she is exerting herself for France. The empress is said to wield influence with Emperor Charles to pull Austria Hungary away from the German alliance once feasible.
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Daily
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Zita
Austria
House of Commons
France
Charles
Germany
Austria-Hungary
French Cities Bombed as German Air Attacks Fall
Paris reports that the French cities of Epernay and Nancy were bombed by German aircraft. Between June 21 and June 30, 19 German planes and one captive balloon were shot down by French forces, according to the war office statement.
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Epernay
Nancy
War Office
German Suspect Must Leave U. S. After Agent Exodus Foreshadowed
Washington reports a major step in the anti German espionage drive as Tein rich Schaafhausen, once tied to Count von Bernstorff, is ordered to depart within hours. The move signals a broader exodus of alien enemies employed by neutral legations, amid fears he could relay coded messages to Germany through Swiss channels.
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Teinrich Schaafhausen
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Germany
State Department
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Schanfhausen
von Papen
Schaafhausen
Paul Ritter
Schaufhausen
Ritterwak
Legation
Tmex
Fatherland
Switzerland
Schaufhiusen
Polk
Arrest All German Agents Shocks New York City
Washington issued orders to immediately arrest all German agents in New York regarded as headquarters. Federal officials say similar nationwide orders have been broadcast. The directive targets both financial and nonfinancial agents operating in the city.
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New York
Washington
An-Noyweed
Whistler Studio Technique and Lighting Described
In a vivid reminiscence Nay recalls Whistler in a spacious bright Lindsay studio with glass and a Georgian mirror. The artist, amid full view of canvas and model, moves quickly to gauge accuracy using three foot long brushes and a strong stance that lets him judge each brush touch.
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Lindsay Row
Whistler
Huch
How Germans Attack Not a True Mass Assault
A Dutch observer on the front notes that German attacks resemble mass waves of infantry rather than a single mass. The rear waves stay in formation to boost morale while the front lines charge in close order where a weak spot is found in the defender’s line.
Viviani's Youth Story Highlights Eloquence in France
Former Premier Rene Viviani of the French commission impressed the country with his eloquence. The anecdote recalls his maiden speech where anxious crowds urged him to keep going. He quipped that the precise moment a capable speaker sits down marks the point.
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Rene Viviant
French Commission
M. Viviani
M. Viviant
Experience Teaches Spiffer I Have Wondered at Brilliance
Fragmentary excerpt shows a character addressing Spiffer and Whiffer about repartee and money. The speaker laments being nearly broke while noting wit and cleverness. No clear event or setting is established in the readable text.
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