Germany Defines War Contraband in Proclaimed List
Washington August 16 the state department made public the German proclamation on contraband of war aligning with the British declaration for absolute contraband and detailing conditional items. It outlines seizure rules for belligerent vessels and presents a list of absolute and conditional contraband items as interpreted by Germany and England.
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Washington
State Department
Hst
Germany
Johnson
England
Selwate
Carse
United States
German cruisers Goeben and Breslau enter the Dardanelles
A Reuters Malta dispatch reports German cruisers Goeben and Breslau were chased by British ships and entered the Dardanelles. The Mitylene writer aboard the Romania describes German flags seen on ships and Turks detaining ships of Italy and the Entente. A strict censorship is noted in Constantinople.
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London
Malta
Reuters Telegram Company
Goeben
Breslau
Dardanelles
Reuter Telegram Company
Romania
Gowden
Turkey
Sea of Marmora
Porte
Constantinople
Government War Risk Insurance Talks and Bank Rediscount Reform
Washington August 15 reports informal conferences on a proposed government war risk insurance fund for American merchant ships with a tentative bill drafted to shape conference recommendations. A private–public mix is planned and opposition fears private and public risk splits.
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Washington
Yesterdas
Bankes
Bat
Congress
War Risks Committee
Lewis
Maryland
Traitorous Frenchman to Die by French Court Martial
The first death sentence by a French court martial in the present war was announced today. A French tradesman, unnamed in the report, was found guilty of passing aviation and defense information and details on wireless stations at the Eiffel Tower to a supposed German secret agent.
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Hecent
Eiffel Tower
Secret Service
Germans drop hazardous devices on Namur Belgium
From Namur Belgium The Times reports a German aeroplane flew over the city last evening and dropped several hazardous devices. Five men were injured one severely mangled by the accident. The incident occurred amid ongoing bombardment in the region.
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Belgium
London
Namur
The
Times
Germans Drive People Across French Border
London reports two Germans forcibly deported about 2,000 persons from Metz to the French frontier. The British admiralty and War Department press bureau announced the action as a wartime measure. French air force success noted on the western front.
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Pegple
London
Mets
Offical
British Admiralty
War Department
Harris Campaign Defends Record Against Personal Attacks
St. Elmo Massengale states that Judge Nat E. Harris campaigns on his proven record as a soldier, statesman, jurist, and educator. He rebutts charges from 1882 83 on fertilizer and a 12 percent interest bill, noting lawmakers who supported him and urging voters to judge by achievements rather than mudsling.
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Judge Harris
Georgia
Nat E. Harris
C. L. Bartlett
C. R. Pendleton
Macon Telegraph
M. V. Calvin
The
Experiment Farm of Georgia
W. A. Little
Supreme Court of Georgia
Robert Falligant
Eastern Judicial Circuit
W. H. Hulsey
Fulton County
Z. T. Zachry
Henry County
Dan W. Rountree
Thomas Paulk
Dennis Paulk
H. M. McIntosh
H. A. Jenkins
C. E. McGregor
State Senate of Georgia
W. L. Peek
M. P. Reese
C. A. Robbe
C. R. Pringle
B. F. Barksdale
James W. Barksdale
E. F. Hoge
Thomas E. Watson
McDuffie
House Journal
Committee
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Ray
Forsyth Theater
Lavender R. Ray
Atlanta
Macon
Vater
Tech
University
Wesleyan
State Normal
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Federal Reserve System
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House Banking and Currency Committes
Oxford
Geo. Muse Clothing Co
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