Carranza Not Provisional Mexican Leader Says Wilson
Washington reports General Venustiano Carranza is not provisional president but first chief of the constitutionalist army in temporary executive charge. Wilson explained Carranza did not claim the provisional title. Villa demanded a provisional president acceptable to all factions, with elections to follow. Officials expect recognition after a provisional president is chosen but not immediate American withdrawal from Vera Cruz.
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Washington
United States
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Republic
Wilson
Carranza
General Villa
Torreon
Vera Crus
Stream of Travelers En Route to Bordeaux
September 8 in Tours shows crowds of travelers bound for Bordeaux. Automobilists sleep in cars due to hotel shortages while a long procession of conveyances passes through the city. Paris taxicabs fill streets as officers and soldiers appear, bearing signs of northern fighting. Inhabitants receive official war updates with stoic confidence in final French success.
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Tours
Paris
Bordeaux
King and Queen Visit Wounded in London Hospital
King George and Queen Mary visited Whitechapel Hospital in London to see soldiers wounded in the battles. About 300 men are treated there, and the royal couple inspected accommodations, spoke with the wounded, and expressed satisfaction with the care and attention given.
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London
White Chapel
Berlin Newspaper Distribution Warns Italians on War News
Rome dispatch notes an Italian edition of the Berlin Gabfepub? distributing with Italy. The article accuses news agencies of serving belligerents with false reports and urges Italians to judge calmly. It previews war news and praises Germany for treating foreigners well.
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Rome
iVis
Paris
Berlin
Italy
Germany
Kaiser’s Advisers With Him At Front
Berlin dispatch notes Emperor William’s departure toward Mayence marks the war’s German start. Chancell or Von Bethmann Hollweg War Minister Von Falkenhayn and others accompany him. The plan aims to smash France first, with Russia left to Austria. Officials praise mobilization precision and grim resolve to win, despite immense costs.
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Associated Press
Berlin
William
Mayence
Germany
von Bethmann Hollweer
von Gajow
von Falkenhayn
Russia
Austria
France
Parts of skull found in pool in Texas case
San Antonio Texas September 3 Special Parts of a human skull de composed presumably by strong acid were found today in a cesspool behind the cottage at 128 Wilkins avenue occupied in June by Victor Innes and wife. Innes and wife are jailed in connection with the disappearance of Beatrice Nelms and sister Eloia Dennis. District Attorney Linden and Sheriff Tobin directed a party of men to pump the pool and inspect every bucketful of deposits. About fifteen bone pieces were recovered with hair strands present. Linden expects tests will confirm they are skull fragments. The hammering grinder bought by Innes and sent to Portland Oregon under the name books was returned and is with other evidence. A carboy of sulphuric acid was identified as purchased by Innes. The two children brought from Eugene Oregon remain jailed with Mrs Innes. Preliminary hearing likely tomorrow via habeas corpus may be sought.
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San Antonio
Texas
Wilkins Avenue
Victor Innes
Innes
Beatrice Nelms
Eloia Dennis
Linden
Tobin
Portland
Marshall Nelms
Newton Weller Wagner Company
H. A. Keltner
Hugene
Ore
Mrs. Innes
Nelms Request For Evidence Ties Innes Case
Attorneys for Mrs. Joan W. Nelms ordered to assemble all evidence against Victor J. Innes for a proposed preliminary trial. Atlanta investigators to locate Beatrice Nelms via Birmingham Southern ticket agent photos to prove Innes bought her a May ticket. Innes identified by a Houston drugstore worker as pricing twelve gallons of sulphuric acid, with his wife subjected to more grilling than Innes. Officials hailed the questioning results amid the inquiry.
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James A. Watson
Joan W. Nelma
San Antonio
Victor J #. Innes
Atlanta
Birmingham Southern Ailway
Beatrice Nelms
Victor Innes
Innes
Beatrice
Alabama
Beatrice Nelme
Horace Skelton
Pigcher’s Drug Store
Houston Street
Alamo Place
Jones
Bexar County
Dirs
Military Boycott Eases as Troop Leaders Lift Restrictions
Editors report a broad easing of a long standing boycott on soldiers in uniform with a general order prohibiting discriminatory hiring by the army. The public accepts tighter troop secrecy while the general staff speeds up war reports. Germany reportedly holds over 10,000 prisoners including 1,000 at Lagarde and 3,000 at Muelhausen.
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Lagarde
Muelhausen
Liegs
Staltuponen
President to Receive Belgian Commission
Washington on September 3 the Belgian commission en route to the United States to protest alleged German outrages likely to be received by President Wilson. He said he had no official word of their arrival but that listening to what they have to say would be the natural course.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Tragedy of Belgium 15 Greatest War Crime Foreshadowed
From The New York World the piece portrays Belgium before the war as densely populated and prosperous with cities like Antwerp Bruges Ypres and Ghent. It laments the German invasion describing ruined cities Liege and Louvain the destruction of historical halls and libraries and the mass suffering of civilians including women and the elderly.
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Belgium
New York World
Maryland
Antwerp
Perhanes
New Yorke
Bruges
Ypres
Louvain
Ghent
Courtrais
Waterloo
Oudenarde
Europe
Why Italy Refused To Aid Austria In 1912 Alliance
The article traces Italy’s long antipathy to Austria driven by historic attempts at unification under rulers like Victor Emmanuel II and Bismarck. It argues Italy joined the 1882 Triple Alliance mainly to block French colonial aims, despite ongoing disputes over the Adriatic and Adriatic ports, Trieste and Fiume, and Albanian coasts. It notes German influence helped Italy accept the defense pact, while tensions with Austria persisted.
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Italy
Victor Emmanuel of
Sardinia
Cavour
Napoleon Iie
Austria
Bismarck
Lombardy
Prussia
Sadons
Venetia
Germany
France
Tunis
Mediterranean
Adriatic
Austra
Trieste
Fiume
Baltkans
Turkey
Aviona
Alsace
Lormainy
Italian Ambition Shapes War Support Drift
The memory of past wars and current conflicts push the Italian people away from backing Austria. Italy’s government declares it is not bound to aid Austria and Germany, avoiding a defensive war stance likely to lose public support. Italy risks no gain from opposing the Triple Entente unless aligned with France’s North African aims. German Austrian victory would hinder Italy’s Adriatic ambitions and Haly’s regional aims.
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Austria
Germany
Italy
France
Haly
Adriatic
U S Globe Trotters Urged Home Amid War News
Americans abroad face rising danger as Secretary Bryan urges return to the United States. With no empty ships crossing the Atlantic and no safety zones, many travelers in Europe weigh homeward plans while panics over Mexico and the Dominican Republic linger.
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Mexico
Dominican Republic
Atlantic
Bryan
Europe
America
Statue of Liberty
Milo
Samothrace
Fall Dress Form Sale at Chamberlin Johnson DuBose
The Chamberlin Johnson DuBose Co announces a fall dress form clearaway sale as new stock arrives. All sizes offered with adjustable forms capable of reproducing multiple sizes. Forms on stand priced from 3.50 to 14.00 dollars, with adjustable options included.
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Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Co
Revere
Peter Thompson
Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Co. Clearaway
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