Peace Talks Proposal From Germany Aimed at Conference
Berlin Vorwaerts reports a six point German peace program proposing no western annexations or indemnities and settlement at a conference on self determination and the fate of Belgium. It calls for disarmament of Gibraltar and Suez and status quo on colonial questions while keeping eastern gains.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Spcialist
Vorwaerts
Berlin
Prussia
Rumania
Belgium
Gibraltar
Justicia Sunk by U-Boat Off Irish Coast
The White Star liner Justicia was sunk July 20 off the North Irish coast, Belfast dispatch reports. The ship, built for New York to Rotterdam service, measured 740 feet by 86 feet and 43 feet, with a crew of 600 to 700. Eleven crew members are confirmed dead.
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Justicia
Ireland
London
White Star
Belfast
Justich
Waterland
New York
Rotterdam
Goo
Too
Cost of Postal Airplanes Between Cities Cited
The post office department says postal airplanes operate at about 50 cents per mile on the Washington New York Philadelphia route. Nine machines traveled.
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Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Post Office Department
All Saved from Torpedoed Schooner Off Maine Coast
All twenty three aboard the Gloucester fishing schooner Thobert and Richard were accounted for after a German submarine torpedoed the vessel off the Maine coast on Monday.
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Portland
Thobert
Richard
Maine
Romanoff Heir Dies After Father's Execution
Reports from Moscow to the Berlin Lokal Angelger say Alexis Romanoff, once heir to the Buasiao throne, died of exposure days after his father the former emperor was executed in a dramatic royal downfall.
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Romanoff
Amsterdam
Alexis Romanoff
Ehperor
O Dlapiteh
Moscow
Berlin
Lokal Angelger
Huns in Pocket Try to Get Out via Single Rail Line
Massed German reserves hold the Aisne Marne pocket as General March explains only one railway can move troops or supplies. The Solissons to Chateau Thierry line is under Allied fire or in their hands, threatening the German position. Heavy artillery and air support are suspected to be aimed at collapsing the wedge and trapping remaining forces.
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Washington
Foch
Aisne-Marne
Chateau Thierry
Marne
War Department
General March
March
Solissons
Soissons
Nanteul
Oureg
Bazoches
Vesle
Lnes
Shipping Losses Fall to 275,629 Tons in June
London reports British and allied shipping losses from enemy action or marine risk for June at 275,629 tons, the lowest monthly total since September 1916, signaling a notable decline in wartime shipping casualties.
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London
Age limit raised for central officers training schools
Washington announces the age limit for civilian applicants to the central officers' training schools has been raised from 40 to 45 years. The change widens eligibility for recruitment into wartime service.
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Washington
Central Officers’ Training Schools
War Department
Major Alexander Lambert Elected AMA Head
Ma. Alexander Lambert, a New York physician, was elected head of the American Medical Association.
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Alexander Lambert
New York
American Medical Association
Chile Seeks Representation for Permanent Naval Mission
The Mercurio proposes creating a permanent naval commission in the United States similar to England's. Admiral Gomez Careno is suggested as the head of the mission.
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Chile
Boyal
United States
England
Mercurio
Gomez Careno
Loan Campaign Begins in September in Washington
The treasury plans a fourth Liberty Loan drive from September 2 to October 10, aiming to raise funds through three weeks of campaign activities.
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Washington
Treasury
Wilson to Take Charge of Wires
Washington President Wilson issued a proclamation placing all telephone and teleg raph lines under government operation starting midnight July 31. Postmaster General Burleson to administer with a three member committee and existing managers and staff to remain.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Burleson
Eral Burleson
John L. Koons
David J. Lewis
Maryland
Tariff Commission
William HF. Lamar
Post Office Department
Poisoned candy kills two children in Idaho case
In Lewisville Idaho two young sisters Goldie Allen three and a half and Donna Allen fifteen months old died after eating poisoned candy. The deaths occurred within hours of each other and a chemist confirmed poisoned candy in the stomach of the older child. The source did not reveal where the candy was obtained.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Goldie
Donna Allen
Lewisville
Ukraine seeks resumed diplomatic ties with Romania
Ukraine foreign minister requests resumption of diplomatic relations with the Romanian government. The dispatch originates from Jassy via Bucharest and Berlin, reported from Amsterdam.
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Ukraine
Amsterdam
Jassy
Bucharest
Berlin
Eleven Thousand Trainmen at War in Cleveland
G. Lee president of the Brotherhood of Trainmen says up to July 111,005 members of the organization were serving in the army and navy. The figure reflects wartime enlistment among railway workers in the United States.
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Cleveland
OW. G. Lee
The
Brotherhood of Trainmen
War Savings and Thrift Stamp Sales Soar in July
Washington reports rapid growth in July for war savings and thrift stamps with total securities placed reaching 447 million 820 thousand 70. This surge reflects strong public participation in the savings drive.
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Washington
Amunition Factory Blown Up in Plauen
A Berlin dispatch says part of an ammunition factory at Plauen was destroyed by fire and explosion on July 10. A large number of victims were reported.
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Boche
Amsterdam
Plauen
Berlin
Cologne Volks Zeitung
Government asks farmers to sow 47 million acres of winter wheat
The U S department of agriculture on July 21 urged farmers to plant 47 5 million acres of winter wheat for the coming fall aiming at a 667 million bushel crop the nation’s largest. The plan envisions 45 million acres as a base but invites exceeding it to meet allied needs while warning the carryover supply is near exhausted.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Prince Albert Praised by American Guards at Sporting Club
Prince Albert of Wales received a rousing reception from American soldiers and others at the National Sporting Club on Wednesday evening after attending boxing bouts in London.
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Prince
London
Prince Albert
King George
Crozier Gets Command in Northeast Department
Major General William Crozier is assigned to command the northeastern department. He relieves Brigadier General George W. Buckman, who will be detailed to a district within the department.
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Crosier
Seventy German Divisions Identified as Allies Press Forward
Thirty allied divisions face the German line in the Soissons Rheims salient as Foch uses a pincer plan along the Marne. Over 25,000 German prisoners taken, more than 500 cannons and thousands of machine guns captured. Allied forces including Americans French British Italians advance while a Polish unit reports over 200 Germans captured.
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Paris
Foch
Soissons-Rheims
Marne
Oureg
Rheims
Rheima
Poet Paid for Propaganda in New York
George Sylvester Viereck publisher of Viereck's Weekly and ex editor of the Fatherland admitted receiving about $100,000 from Count von Bernstorff and Dr Constantine Théodor Dumba to disseminate propaganda in pamphlets and books in New York.
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New York
George Sylvester Viereck
Viereck's Weekly
The
Fatherland
Count von Bernstorff
Constantine Théodor Dumba
One Delivery a Day Aimed by Chicago Stores
Chicago stores plan to limit deliveries to one per day in response to a request from the War Industries Board. Restrictions on returning goods and other uneconomical practices were also announced to curb wasteful shopping.
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Chicago
War Industries Board
Relief Promised to Prisoners of the Sea
Washington promises immediate relief for more than 800 American seamen held in Germany after the Shipping Board received authenticated reports of poor living conditions and lack of funds. Aid will be provided promptly to ease distress among the detained sailors.
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Washington
Germany
The
Shipping Board
Epidemics Reported Across Germany and Baden
A Swiss dispatch notes several epidemics in Germany Influenza Typhus has appeared in Berlin and myglaria is reported in the Grand Duchy of Baden Washington reports epidemics sweeping the region.
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Germany
Washington
Switzerland
Berlin
Grand Duchy of
Baden
German Banks Restricted in Brazil to Liquidation
Rio Janeiro reports that following a Brazilian government order German banks are confined to liquidating their business within the country.
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Rio Janeiro
Strikers Ordered to Resume Work at International Paper
The War Labor Board telegraphed President Carey on Thursday directing striking International Paper employees to return to work while differences are adjusted.
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New York
International Paper Company
War Labor Board
Carey
Czecho Slovaks Capture Town of Nimbirsk
A Moscow telegram says Czecho Slovak troops seized the important town of Nimbirsk about 600 miles east of Moscow. Russian Soviet forces reportedly mounted a desperate resistance.
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Amsterdam
Nimbirsk
Moscow
Growth in Grace And the Development Of Christian Virtues
Lesson text outlines Jesus growth in wisdom and stature in Luke 2 42 52 and the broader theme of growth in grace 2 Peter 1 3 11. It stresses virtue knowledge temperance patience godliness brotherly kindness and charity as essential for endurance in faith.
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Peter
Christ
Jesus
Jersalem
Joseph
Temple
Gold
Jerusalem
God
Mary
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