Agreement on Safe Passage for Nonmunitions Vessels Proposed
The article notes that ships not carrying munitions of war would be immune from attack if they heed submarine warnings and allow visit and search. It suggests such terms would not be objectionable if Britain and Germany reach an agreement, and that the American government might assist in arrangements for safe carriage of Americans on belligerent passenger vessels that do not carry munitions.
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Great Britain
Germany
United States
Ply
United, States
Lusitania
Gerard
Foreign Office
Count von Bernstorff
Anton Myer-Gerhard
Berlin
U.S
German note parties press for a strict naval stance
German proposals are seen as a setback in the U S Germany dispute with no near settlement. Officials note that the Lusitania tragedy remains central to tensions while Berlin hints at possible compromises but the U S holds a rigid legal position against concessions.
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United States
Germany
Setilement
Wilson
Sharp fighting on Italian front as Italians press near Gorizia
Berlin reports heavy fighting on the Isonzo front amid repeated Italian attacks on the western slopes of the plateau. Italian efforts, led by Bersaglieri, were repulsed with heavy losses. Despite advances near Fodgora and Vermegliano, Austrian forces held, preventing a decisive breakthrough. King Victor Emmanuel and Salandra observed the exchanges.
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Berlin
London
Tagebblatts
Isonza
Doberdo
Victor Emmanuel
Salandra
Phateau
Gronzia
Fodgora
Gorizia
Vermegliano
Monfalcone
Two Greek Steamers Examined at Malta
An Athens dispatch says the Greek steamers Thessaloniki and Janina from the United States were stopped at Gibraltar and convoyed to Malta for examination. The Thessaloniki sailed from New York on June 19 for Piraeus. no Janina record appears in maritime records. The American consul cables that Bordeaux offers a large market for flour cattle and provisions.
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London
Athens
Exchange Teleraph Company
Thessaloniki
United States
Gibraltar
Malta
Thessaloni
New
Bordeaux
U S Takes Charge of Sayville Radio
U S naval officers assumed control of the Atlantic Communications Sayville wireless plant on Long Island to operate for the duration of the European war. The navy also controls the Tuckerton station and will decide staffing and tolls while maintaining neutrality protections amid reports of unneutral messages. Company head Herman A Metz denounced the move as improper and filed a protest to safeguard legal and financial rights.
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Sayville
Mavy Department
Danielz
Redfield
Department of Ecommerce
Navy Department
Betoan
Zennick
German Marine Service
Tackerton
Saiville
New York
Herman A Metz
Atlantic Communications Company
Sayville Wireless
United States
Endeavorers 10 Work Among Negro Churches
Chicago July 3 delegates to the Worlds Christian Endeavor convention moved by speeches of prominent southern men and women vowed brotherhood with the Negro race. They plan to extend the Endeavor into Negro churches, organize new societies and enlist millions to support a southern extension committee. Ira Landrith declares this the start of an interdenominational union of colored people. Poling says peace hinges on temperance and unity, while President Clark’s address is read and Wilson’s message sends best wishes for the meeting.
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Chicago
Businessife
Worlds Christian Endeavor
Aouthern
Ira Landrith
Nashville
Tenn
Anait Landrith
Daniel A. Poling
United Society of the Christian Endeavor
Christian Endeavor
Poling
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Velera
Clark
Wea
Wilson
Italian cruiser Amalfi sunk by Austrian submarine
Rome reports the Italian armored cruiser Amalfi torpedoed at dawn by an Austrian submarine during a reconnaissance in the upper Adriatic. Most crew saved. the commander urged the salute “Long live the king, long live Italy” as the ship sank. Amalfi, completed in 1908, displaced 9,958 tons and measured 428 feet.
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Rome
Paris
Amalfi
Adriatic
Ministry of Marine
Aubimarine
Italy
Istria
Triestet
British Submarine Sinks German Warship in Baltic
London reports the British admiralty says a submarine sank a German warship at the entrance to Danzig Bay on July 2. The attack occurred after the submarine traveled from the North Sea through the Baltic and into the Bay of Danzig, with reports citing a Deutschland type battleship heading a German squadron.
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London
British Admiralty
Petrograd
Crucaat
North Sea
Battic
Danaig
Wate
Lacish
Dansig
Dserman
Danzig Bay
Government predicts new crop records with record acreage
The Department of Agriculture announced higher than average prospects for major crops as of July 1. Corn acreage tops 109 million, wheat outlook rises to about 863.9 million bushels, and oats, potatoes, and rice show record plantings despite wet and cold conditions in several states.
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Washington
Europe
Nebraska
Kanns
Oklahoma
Jun
Department of Agriculture
Exportation of Gold Prohibited by France Notice
France restricts gold exports except by the Bank of France as a precaution. The Bank’s gold reserve rose by 2.7 million dollars this week after a government appeal. London plans tubular postal lines nine feet in diameter and six and a half feet long to carry steel trucks. Alaska Fishermen’s Union members head north under the agreement with the Alaska Packers Association for raises and improved working conditions.
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Faria
Bank of France
Londons
London
Alaska Fishermen’s Union
Far North
Alaska Packers Association
Thaw On Stand Amid Nervous Testimony and Escalating Questions
Harry Thaw faced a tense session as he testified for hours, denying delusions and denying prior assault while defending his conduct toward Evelyn Nesbit. He objected to a name being suppressed in a Wall Street Journal article, insisting the will he left for pursuing prosecutions stands on its own. Thaw planned to continue testimony the next day as spectators pressed closer and the courtroom atmosphere grew heated.
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Lily
Harry Hk
Sven
Letsaden
Ito
Pirinon
Ely
Fane
Roth
N.rs
Stronghtulak
Air Cook
USA
Jerome
Duck
Giris
Thaw
Cook
Sranford White
Bis Vial
Traffic suspended on German railways
The Times correspondent reports that all passenger traffic on German railways has been suspended. Private reports say large forces are moving from the eastern front to the western theater in anticipation of a major push on Calais.
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London
Petrogred
Timea
Calais
England Prohibits Export of Jute Goods
An order in Council gazetted today prohibits export of jute yarn jute goods and bags from Great Britain to any destination for future use. The prohibition applies only to certain European ports and is part of wartime controls on trade.
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England
London
Great Britain
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