Wilson Offers Mediation To End War In Europe
President Wilson formally offered good offices of the United States to all warring European powers to discuss terms of peace. The note was sent to Emperor William, Kaiser Wilhelm II, King George V, and leaders of Britain, France, Russia, Austria, and Belgium with hopes for a pacific settlement under The Hague conventions. Diplomats saw potential for an American mediation if Germany and the Allies accepted, while some feared delay could slow responses and prolong the conflict.
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Europe
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Allies
Great Britain
Germany
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Dubhn Barrett
Tran American Union
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Barrett
Latest Picture of Russian Czar Leads Nation to War
Dispatches from Europe report Czar Nicholas II, 46, will lead troops in person if fighting breaks out. Reigning nearly twenty years, he has sought peace and may yet delay war, though he possesses able generals and advisers to guide strategic actions.
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Nicholas II
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Europe
Senate committee favors new peace treaties with reservations
The Foreign Relations Committee ordered favorable report on Bryang peace treaties, considering them to aid European peace amid dissension. Six treaties omit a clause restricting military or naval buildup unless a third power changes stance. action postponed in prior plans. Japan's premier Okuma regrets US mediation failure and says Japan could join mediation but would guard British colonies and not deploy forces to Europe.
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Senite ‘Foreign Relations Committee
Bryang
Europe
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Todix
United States
Great Britain
Tapan
Waterland Prepares to Make Ocean Dash
New York August 5 German liner Waterland of the Hamburg American line lay at Hoboken with steam up and coal bunkers full as guards kept spectators away. Secret service men were aboard and officials said neutrality laws limit guns and ammunition on board while preparations resembled a possible secret dash to Hamburg or encounter with a German cruiser in the Atlantic.
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Hamburg
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Kronpringelheim
Vaterland
Waterlands
Canada issues call for 20 000 volunteers
Ottawa August 3 the Canadian government called for 20 000 volunteers to militia regiments batteries cavalry troops and nearby communities. Preference will be given to men with military experience or marksmanship training. Enlistment period will be extended.
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Ont
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Naval censors placed at all radio stations
Washington August 5 American radio stations were prohibited from transmitting or receiving messages of an un neutral nature from European nations at war. The order, delivered to the secretary of the navy, directs enforcement and may assign naval officers as censors at stations including Sayville, Tucker, and other US jurisdictions.
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Wilsow
Secretary of the Navy
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Canada to mobilize militia into special service force
Colonel Sam Hughes, minister of militia, says volunteers will form a special service force if enough men of required standard enlist from existing corps. The force will retain corps integrity, mobilize at Quebec, and train in maneuvering before embarkation. He notes offers from more than 190000 men.
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Samus] Hughes
Cure For Pellagra Promised By Remedy Claim
Mrs Parrle Nicholas Laurel reports dramatic weight gain after using Baugh Pellagra Remedy and urges publication to aid sufferers in the Pellagra Belt of Alabama. The ad promises a free Pellagra book from American Compounding Co. Box 2003 Jasper Alabama and offers money back if the remedy fails.
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Two liners brave hostile cruisers in wartime Atlantic
New York reports describe the French liner La Lorraine sailing for Havre with nearly 1000 passengers amid German cruiser threat. Lusitania also set a record for a trans Atlantic voyage as German warships are active nearby. Several other ships canceled or diverted, with crews and reporters aboard.
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Unery
Paria
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Maurras
la Lorraine
War news and ships report from marseilles to new york harbor
Der darkness and the Venezia from Marseilles reached port with 200 passengers. The Pannonia arrived from Naples. The Cronlan returned after wireless war updates between Britain and Germany. Kioto from Gran Algiers carried messages. Caracas from South American ports reported wireless warship exchanges. Kronprinz Wilhelm’s status unknown. The cruiser Tennessee set to aid Americans abroad, will stay in harbor then sail with 7.5 million dollars in gold and 2.5 million from government vaults. about 800 to 900 crew and officials will accompany.
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Algiers
Caracas
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Persoan
United States Army
New York
Belgian Strike Leader Becomes Minister of State
Belgium’s Premier Charles de Broqueville announced Emile Vandervelde, a top socialist and key figure in the general political strike, has joined the cabinet as minister of state. The premier said all men trained in the past fifteen years have been mobilized as Belgium reads Germany’s late note warning of force if Belgium again blocks German troop transit.
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Charles, de Broqueville
Emile Vandervelde
Beig
Belgium
Germany
Russian Birdmen Killed by Germans Over Frontier
Two Russian officers died when a Russian aeroplane was shot down over the Russo German frontier near Neuberg Austria Hungary. The Neua Brie Presse reports the machine crashed to the ground amid the engagement.
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Neua Brie Presse
Temberg
Austria Hungary
Neutrality Problem of Great Magnitude
Washington August 5 The magnitude of the problem of American neutrality in the European war and its impact on future American international relations were stressed by the administration. Orders to customs officers and naval cutters direct strict compliance with the neutrality proclamation, with cutters patrolling when needed, while officials conference at the treasury discussed the vexing nature of neutrality and the undefined concept of contraband amid wartime trade questions.
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Roosevelt
Navy
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Newton
United States
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