Plan for neutral relief to occupied areas discussed
London reports Britain may back a plan to feed civilians in German and Austrian occupied lands under a neutral commission, with safeguards that native food not be removed. Ambassador Page to receive details this week, while U S Hoover relief aid is eyed if Germany agrees. Poland relief faces new British restrictions possibly scuttling gains.
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Ambassador Page
Germany
London
United States
Wilson
Foreign Office
Hoover Combiiation
Belgium
Kington
Poland
Stumblin
Teis
Yso
Austria
Great Britain
State Department
Bomb Plot Suspects Tied to 1910 Dynamite Case
San Francisco police announce indictable evidence against W. K. Billings an automobile machinist linked to the Steuart and Market explosion that killed nine and wounded many more during the Preparedness parade. Chief White and District Attorney Fickert name Mooney Turnbull and Mrs Kingsley Van Loo among those sought, with five others implicated. Lavin the landlady held as Billings’s friend. A bomb shell replica found at a Mission Street lodging ties to two men who failed to explain their purpose.
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Fan Francisco
White
W. K. Billings
Steuart
Market Streets
Billings
Charles M. Fickert
Thomas Mooney
Industrial Workers of the World
Mission Street
Poise
Belle Lavin
Whicn
Cal
Sacramento
Stanford University
Lane Hospital
Newton G.’ Potter
Duncan Matheson
Potter
President Wilson seeks House support for naval bill
Washington July 26 President Wilson plans a round of talks with members of the House naval committee to win approval of the Senate built naval program. He will use influence to overcome opposition to the large Senate increases in the bill.
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Washington
Wilson
House Naval Committee
House
Senate
Butte News Briefs and Local Updates
A compact roundup from Butte caresses topics including storm damage and railway labor matters with notes on police court cases and local events. The page mentions mine rescue plans, a Butte man returning from India, and various public notices amid a mix of ads and sports reports.
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Deutschland
Butte
Tuna
Orient
Anaconda News
India
Railway Commission
Emma
Eaiser
Tuna Park
News of the Bate
M—Mining News
Drawings for Homesteads at Colville Begin Today
Spokane July 28 Drawing for homestead rights to the Colville Indian reservation will start tomorrow at the American theater under Judge John McPhaul. Over 90 000 registrations sealed in envelopes will be staged for selection as four girls pick winners. About 1500 names will be drawn on the first day and around 8000 in total will be recorded for 600 homesteads on the reservation.
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Spokane
Colville
John McPhaul
Mystery Hovers Over Submarine Deutschland Departure
Reports from Baltimore and Md show no sign the German submarine Deutschland will depart soon. German consul Luederitz said a weeklong delay was possible, while Capt Koenig kept plans secret. The vessel remained at her slip with engines tested and occasional dives, as tugboats and freighters observed from nearby piers.
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Womsemane, Md
Baltimore
Carl A. Luederitz
Paul Koenig
Bremen
Germany
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia Capes
Koenig
Custom House
Maryland Pilots’ Association
Freign
Crelock
Hinsch
Neckar
Port Ryan
Das
Capes
Highbur
Woodmen of the World head camp breaks off relations
Denver reports the head camp session adopts a resolution to sever all contractural relations with the sovereign camp of the Woodmen of the World, effectively divorcing the two bodies though fraternal ties may remain. A new ritual and policies on women members and joint family memberships are planned for future sessions.
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Denver
Committee On Relations
Woodmen of the World
Pacific Jurisicion
Reno
Rocky “Mountain
Pacific Coast States
Healy Sparks Excitement in House with Ireland Charge
London July 26 Irish members showed strong feelings in the house as Timothy Healy accused the government of arresting 2000 innocent people during the Irish rebellion and torturing them. Home Secretary Samuels rejected the charges as unfounded and said prisoners were not ill treated. He asked the house to judge the veracity of Healy’s disclosures.
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Common
Timothy Healy
Germany
Belgium
Sinn’ Fein
Ireland
Healy
Herbert J. Samuels
Home Secretary
Samuels
Mala
Fire Devours Sixty Buildings in Mexican Quarter
A Miami fire swept through the Mexican quarter shortly after dusk, destroying about fifty small buildings and stores. Firemen said the blaze was under control by midnight and planned to search the ruins for possible victims as reports of missing children circulated.
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Shivde
Acesmes
Soedo Shan
Miami
Ariz
Banks Consulted on British Blacklist Report
London reports the foreign office declines to confirm New York banks were consulted before publishing the blacklist. Unofficially it may have occurred. the foreign trade department will seek firm cooperation to clear names. The government aims to hasten inquiries and prove innocence if involved. Walter Hines Page plans a vacation, with speculation about domestic impact of the act on international relations.
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London
Foreign Trade Department
The
Foreign Office
New York
Lst
Walter Hines Page
Mall
State “Department
Mysteriou
Louisiana
Coutciana
Arily
Increased pay and voting rights for national guardsmen
Senate approved amendments to the army appropriation bill increasing pay for regular army and national guard in Mexican emergency service. The changes also raise enlistment age from 18 to 21 without parental consent and require written consent for under 21 soldiers to remain in service. Safeguard provisions cover health and voting eligibility in upcoming presidential election.
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Washington
Reglar Army
National Guard
Senate
Kidnapers of Groomsmans Arrested in Spokane
Employees of a lumber company were arrested for kidnapping Bernard Peterson, a groom who had just wed. They seized him from his bride, drove ten miles to Wash, in a jitney, and fled. The bride's distress prompted police to intervene. several plainclothes officers nabbed the group as they returned from Mond. The groom was found walking back to his bride and restored to his new family at midnight.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Koente
Koenig
Thomas F. Timmins
Virginia Capes
Deutachland
Arron
Bernard Peterson
Peterson
Mond
Generals Track Villa Through Mexican Trails near Durango
Dispatches from General Ramos say Villa and about 20 men are in Canon de Las Huertas near El Paso de Pendès, Durango. Villistas in the field in that region total under 200, prisoners report torn clothing from hard marches, and they lack shoes food and ammunition.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Villa
Canon de Las Tluertas
el Paso de Pendes
Durango
Ramos
Asquith Plans Ireland Motion Debate Monday
In the House of Commons Premier Asquith announced a Monday discussion on Ireland. John Dillon, nationalist MP for East Mayo, will move the motion. The date set is July 205.
Watch on Foreign Vessels Off Cape Sparks Neutrality Debate
Washington reports an official account from the battleship Louisiana’s area citing orders for armored cruiser North Carolina and three destroyers to neutrality duty off Cape Hatteras. The aim is to prevent the German submarine Deutschland from breaching territorial waters while honoring navigation laws and neutrality.
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Washington
Louisiana
Navy Department
North Carolina
Cape Hot
Dld
New York
Three US war vessels shadow British ships off Virginia
Norfolk July reports say the armored cruiser North Carolina and two torpedo boat destroyers steamed out with orders to observe British ships near the Virginia coast. Men aboard the Louisiana claimed to see an unidentified cruiser and read its signals using blinkers. Authorities pursue details from Washington while noting no cruiser identity confirmed.
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Baltimore
North Carolina
Ler
Washington
Ema Eutradity
Bes . Henry
Lower Chenge
Americae
Oem
Nevy
Capes
W. W. Phelps
Loutiana
Louisiana
Sian
Navy
One Ship Watches For Bremen Off North Carolina
Beaufort July 26 Allied powers observe a German merchantman Bremem sighted near Fort Magom coast guard station. A strange warship lingered offshore all afternoon, moving back and forth before vanishing as sunset approached.
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Beaufort
N.C
Bel Standing
Nietnist
Bremem
Bee
Deutachland
Fort Magom
Allied forces capture Pozieres and Franigan amid mounting offensives
London reports Allied success on multiple fronts with Pozieres on the western front and Franigan in Armenia seized. Russian forces under Sakharoft claim 4,000 prisoners and five guns on the Slonevka river as Lloyd George cites German emphasis on Pozieres strong points.
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Pozieres
Franigan
Armenia
Ge Sakharoft
Slonevka
David Lloyd George
Contalmaison
Bezantin
Longueval
Lloyd George
Trones Wood
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Mystery
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York
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