Wilson offers good offices to European powers for peace
President Wilson formally offers U S government mediation to warring European nations under The Hague convention. Secretary Bryan informs diplomats in Washington as officials consider acceptance by Britain, France, Austria, Russia, Germany, and others amid growing hopes for pacific settlement.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Europe
Powers of Europe
Servia
William
Germany
Nicholas
Russia
Francis Joseph
Austria
George
Great Britain
Poincare
Woodrow Wilson
Bryan
Legation
Netherlands
Emperor Williams
White House
Niagara Falls
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
John Barrett
Pan-American Union
Uruguay
South America
Barrett
German Torpedo Boat Destroyer Blows Up Near Gedser
A German torpedo boat destroyer sunk near Gedser Lightship off South Gedser by boiler explosion. Thirty sailors drowned with a few survivors rescued and taken aboard the lightship at Copenhagen reporting the incident on August 5.
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Copenhagen
Gedser
South Gedser
Sweden May Join England in War
Washington August 5 diplomatic despatches indicate Sweden will join Great Britain France and Russia in opposing neutrality, signaling Sweden cannot remain neutral in the evolving conflict.
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Sweden
England
Washington
Great Britain
France
Russia
Americans Likely to Leave Paris by August 15
Americans in Paris expect to depart by August 15 as transports for refugees are arranged. Embassy guards maintain order while Americans queue for identification certificates. Mrs Herrick and other prominent women volunteer to aid refugees and provide funds, with trains and steamers organized to Boulogne Dieppe Folkestone New Haven and Southampton.
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Paris
France
United States
Morton J. Henry
Thomas F. Ryan
Oscar Underwood, Jr
Herrick
Underwood
Austria-Hungary
Berlin
Vienna
Anna Catherine Schroeder
Thackara
Boulogne
Dieppe
Folkestone
Newhaven
Southampton
Sounds of Battle at Sea Near Sandy Hook
Wireless operators report loud firing heard from 9 to 11 pm off the New Jersey coast near Sandy Hook. Cries and rapid firers echoed as cruisers, likely Essex and Lancaster, communicated in code and Dresden was thought 49 miles off Fire Island. The engagement apparently occurred in the lower Jersey coastal area or the steamship lane.
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New York
Sandy Hook
Hook
Lower Jersey
Essex
Lancaster
Dresden
Fire Island
Germany Declares War and Moves on Belgium
Paris reports official word that Germany declared war on Belgium and thrust into Belgian territory between Aix la Chapelle and Rheydt. Battles raged around Liege and Wise, with Wise burned. Civilians caught in German fire were executed. Dirigibles hovered over Brussels as residents grow furious and attack the invaders.
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Paris
Germany
Belgium
Aix-la- Chapelle
Rheydt
Liege
Wise
Brussels
Kitchener Appointed Secretary of State for War
London August 5 Field Marshal Earl Kitchener has been named secretary of state for war as part of a government reshuffle. The appointment elevates his role in directing British military policy during wartime.
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London
Earl Kitchener
Radio Stations Ordered to Preserve Neutrality
President Wilson issued an executive order prohibiting U S radio stations from receiving or transmitting messages of an unneutral nature from European nations at war. The order was sent to the Navy Secretary for enforcement.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Secretary of the Navy
3000 American Girls Will Stay in Berlin
Howard Wells reports from Berlin that 3000 American girls studying there are confident in safety and will remain despite food scarcity, determined to "see the fun out."
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Berlin
London
Howard Wells
Germanys hope is through Belgium boys in arms
American army officers argue that Belgium is the key to a German push into France with analysts noting Belgian resistance tactics may blunt the German advance and French forces near Rheims could aid the Belgians. The piece links a Napoleon era battle to a renewed regional showdown and discusses naval strategy lessons from recent engagements.
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Washington
Belgium
Germany
France
Paris
Rheims
Waterloo
Russians Drive Foes ten Miles Into Germany
War dispatch from Warsaw dated August 5 reports Russian frontier patrols driving enemy cavalry before them. Russian forces crossed the frontier at Lyk Biala and penetrated about ten miles into Germany, signaling a marked advance.
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Germany
Warsaw
London
Lyk Biala
Cunarder Pannonia Narrowly Escapes War Vessels
New York reports the Cunarder Pannonia slipping past blockaders during the last two days of its voyage. Captain Cupper kept lights out at night and crew vigilant by day, while all aboard hoped to reach England on the first available vessel.
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New York
Pannonia
Cupper
England
Willehad arrival in Boston after race from Montreal
The North German Lloyd liner Willehad docked at Commonwealth pier after a race from Montreal to Boston to elude possible British cruiser activity. She reached quarantine about 5 PM with no lights, riding a cautious course to Boston amid warnings of hostile warships. The seizure report stemmed from confused wireless messages, with no cruisers sighted. Willehad will stay at her berth pending German consul orders.
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Willehad
Commonwealth Pier
Montreal
Boston
Halifax
Mner
Wile
Ince
Cable break With Germany Signals U S Policy
The Wille, primarily a freighter with few passengers, breaks off cable communication with Germany and is likely to advise local offices of U S government wishes. She is heavily loaded with a valuable mixed cargo destined for Bremen.
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Germany
Bremen
Austrians Repulsed at Avala on Save River
Report from London dated Aug 5 says Austrian forces failed to cross the River Save at Avala near Belgrade. Servian volunteers crossed and raised the Servian flag at Delarme while Servian officials say passage through Servienn territory is now impossible.
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Belgrade
London
Avala
Obrenovac
Delarme
Servienn
Germans Shoot Alsatians While Attempting Cross into France
An official report from Paris states that 17 Alsatians attempting to cross into France were captured by German forces and summarily executed. The massacre underscores the brutal conditions of the occupation and the peril faced by civilians fleeing through border areas.
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Paris
France
German Cruiser Fires On British Vessel Off Portland
A wireless message intercepted at the Charlestown navy yard reports the German cruiser Dresden sighted a British vessel off Portland Maine and fired several times. The British vessel is said to have run out of range, and the message’s origin was not learned by the government operator.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Portland
Dresden
Anata
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