German Chant of Hate To Be Barred in Books
Berlin reports a campaign to bar Ernest Lissauer’s song of hate from youth books. The Volks Zeitung, a Catholic weekly, leads the push noting that amid war bitterness youth should not be taught to deny hatred. Berliner Tageblatt and others back the demand. Lissauer was previously honored by Emperor William with the Red Eagle fourth class after his sonnet appeared.
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Berlin
London
Ernest Lissauer
Colognes Volks Zettung
Berliner Tageblatt
Volks Zeitung
William
Herrichssauer
Order of the Red Eagle
Composer Edwin Greene Dies at 58 in London
London reports the death of Edwin Greene a noted composer aged 58. Greene whose songs achieved worldwide popularity had been an invalid for nearly half his life. He passed away in London on August 11.
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Edwin Greene
London
Xawin Greene
Ufe
Germans Check Riga Drive as Russians Offer Stubborn Resistance
On the Eastern Front the Germans and Austrians press toward Riga but face fierce Russian rear-guard actions. Lomza has fallen, Vilna is being evacuated, and Rostov authors report heavy fighting on the Narew and Vistula fronts. Russian defense remains stubborn amid German advances toward Warsaw.
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Riga
Lomza
Narew
Koyno
Vilna
Warsaw
Vistula
Ivangorod
Marshel Mackensen
Arteis
Argonne
John French
Hooge
Belgum
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Ponemunck
Vladova
Dmester
Ivangored
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Baltic
Poland
Gulf of Poga
Friedrichnstadt
Higa
Tiga
Vilkemlr
Kavno
Bourse Gazette
Vile
Warfront Dispatches Detail Baltic and Polish Front Battles
Across the eastern and southeastern fronts, German forces press toward Vilna and Lomza with heavy losses for the Russians. British, French, and Austrian reports recount advances near Hooge, Lomza, and the Vistula crossings, with evacuations and preparations for renewed fighting as trains of prisoners and matériel mount.
Italians Repel Austrians On Italian Front
Geneva dispatch reports Austrian troops of about 30,000 released from Russia attacked near Garbila and advanced to Gorizia after fifteen hours of fighting. 2,000 Austrians killed. Italians gain strategic ground between Romains and Gradisca. Austria attempts to block the Doberrio junction, heavy losses on both sides. The bombardment of Hovereta continues as Italy strengthens positions.
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Switzerland
Cvia
Paris
Latbach
Austria
Garbila
Gorizia
British Cruiser India Sunk by Submarine Off Norwegian Coast
Berlin reports the British auxiliary cruiser India of 7,900 tons was torpedoed north of Bodge Rest Fjord on the Norwegian coast. Eighty crew were saved, picked up by the Swedish steamer Goestaland. India's attack location lies along the sea lane between England and Archangel. Also: a Turkish aircraft sank a submarine near Beliras with all crew lost, and the British destroyer Lynx was sunk by a mine with four officers and twenty-two men saved.
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Sayville
India
Bodge
Restidora
Reacueq
Goestaland
Orientaline
England
Archangel
Restfjord
Norway
Constantinople
Belairs
London
Lynx
North Sea
Remarkable Cures of Wounded Soldiers in France
Paris reports remarkable cures of wounded French soldiers using a new poly valent serum announced last March. Complete recovery claimed for men once beyond hope, with 30 heavily infected cases cited. Doctors Leclainche and Vallee have produced up to 2,000 vials daily, most sent to base hospitals for the gravest patients.
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Paris
Dra Leclainche
Vallee
Device Protects Troops From Gases in Battle
Paris reports Hiram Maxim is credited by The Petit Parisien’s London correspondent with inventing a simple inexpensive contrivance to shield soldiers from deadly gases. The device aims to cause the gases to flare and pass over the heads of the men facing the attack.
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Paris
Hiram Maxim
London
Petit Parisien
Bulgaria pressed by the Allied Powers
Paris reports that France Russia Great Britain and Italy delivered a joint communication to Bulgaria seeking its collaboration with the Allies as part of a Balkan-wide understanding. Similar notes were sent to Greece and Serbia in response to Bulgaria’s June 1 request for information on benefits of active co operation. Greece to reply to the allies after cabinet talks in Athens.
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Paris
Balonjii
Haras
France
Russia
Great Britain
Italy
Greece
Serbia
Gubarla
Vitalitas Liquid Health Touted From Texas Marketing
Hundreds of thousands of books and pamphlets on Vitalitas have been distributed mainly across the South. The leaflet explains how the liquid Vitalitas is produced and urges readers to request a sample at Jacobs Pharmacy. The product is promoted as a pure, natural remedy for stomach, fever, kidneys, bowels, and blood, claimed to cleanse and heal without harmful drugs.
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Manly
South
Texas
Vitalitas
Jacobs Pharmacy
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