German press warns of broader European war as Austria acts
A summary of German newspapers on the Austria Serbia crisis notes the belief the German Foreign Office approved the move but warns war may spread. Hamburg Fremdenblatt and Berlin Tageblatt discuss localizing the conflict while Frankfurter Zeitung foresees alliance breakdown and Russian defiance. England’s possible entry is noted amid the North Sea gunfire.
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Foreign Office
Paris
Germany
Hamburg
Fremdenblatt
Berlin
France
Russia
Frankfurter Zeitung
Servia
England
North Sea
Amphion sunk by German mine in North Sea action
The Admiralty reports British cruiser Amphion struck a mine and sank this morning. Paymaster J. T. Gedge and 130 crewmen were lost while the captain and most officers and men were saved. Amphion, 3440 tons, 292 regular crew, was part of the Third Destroyer Flotilla under Captain Cecil H. Fox. Commissioned April 1913.
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Amphion
North Sea
London
Admiralty
Paymnster
J. T. Gedge
Cecil H. Fox
Russian and German Cruisers Both Sunk
A London Daily Mail despatch from Tien Tsin says the Russian cruiser Askold and the German cruiser Emden were sunk after an engagement off Wei-hai-Wai China. Emden carried 10 4.1 inch guns and two torpedo tubes. Askold mounted 12 6 inch guns, 12 3 inch guns and eight 3-pounders.
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London
London Daily Mail
Tien Tsin
Askold
Emden
Wei-hai-Wai
China
Yellow Sea
Shanghai
Austria Declares War on Russia
Austria Hungary declared war on Russia this evening in a move widening the conflict and signaling escalated hostilities. Russia had faced previous tensions after diplomatic ruptures and mobilizations across Europe.
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Austria
Russia
ST. Petersburg
Austria-Hungary
British Squadron Seizes Fifty German Steamers
Official advices report that the British Mediterranean squadron has captured more than 50 German steamers to date. The claim distinguishes this squadron from the North Sea fleet and notes the captures occurred via Madrid and Paris.
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Madrid
Paris
North Sea Fleet
Scout Cruisers to Lead Transatlantic Mail Service
Secretary Daniels and Postmaster General Burleson push foreign mail service with Cunarders and German liners. The Birmingham and Chester, 22 foot vessels, ordered repaired for rapid transatlantic use between the United States South America and Europe under the Weeks bill. Both ships, fresh from Vera Cruz, require about two months to ready before joining the intercontinental mail effort.
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Boston Navy Yard
Daniels
Burleson
Birmingham
Chester
South America
Europe
House
Senate
Navy Yard
Vera Cruz
Navy
German consul arrested in Sunderland by military authorities
The German consul in Sunderland was arrested today on the orders of military authorities. The charges against him were not disclosed.
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Sunderland
Eng
Britain Declares War Contraband Provisions
Great Britain's contraband of war proclamation lists arms ammunition and military supplies as absolute contraband and designates food grain money horses and general supplies as conditional contraband subject to seizure when intended for a belligerent power at war.
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Washington
Great Britain
State Department
Ambassador Page
Proclamation Lists Absolute Contraband for War Powers
The proclamation names arms and weapon parts, projectiles, powders and explosives, military equipment, clothing and harness, horses suitable for war, camp gear, armor plate, warships and their parts, and aircraft and accessories as absolute contraband.
Lieutenant General Otto von Emmich’s WWI service record
The article traces Otto von Emmich’s career from his 1870 71 service in the German forces to his later roles including commander of the Tenth Army Corps in 1905. It lists promotions from captain in 1880 to lieutenant general, and notes his association with balloons and aircraft along with a detailed list of items treated as contraband such as foodstuffs clothing vessels and fuel.
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Otto von Emmich
Belgium
Austria
Koniggratz
Sadowa
Tenth Corps
Bavaria Dodges French Warships Off Florida Coast
The German steamer Bavaria arrived in Havana reporting a night meeting off the Florida coast with French warships Conde and Descartes and the transport Garonna. The Bavaria’s captain ordered lights out to avoid capture after sighting the French vessels.
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Havana
Bavaria
Florida
Conde
Descartes
Garonna
Toulon
Questions on Neutrality from a Boston Letter to the Editor
A correspondent questions neutrality actions after war declarations. He asks how Canada bought two submarines in Seattle for the Chilean navy and towed them to Victoria. He also probes why the United States allows German ships like Vaterland to sail while permitting Linus tan ia and La Lorraine, and requests why Idaho is kept in Boston beyond 24 hours as a registered British auxiliary cruiser.
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Seattle
Victoria
B. C
United States
la Lorraine
Idaho
Hull
England
Boston
H. P.M
English capture a German spy ship near Orkney
A German trawler was captured by a British warship near the Orkney Islands north of Scotland today. She is believed to have been spying as carrier pigeons were found on board.
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London
Orkney Islands
Scotland
Battle of Liege Rages On as German Shells Hit Forts
Paris reports the battle around Liege Belgium continues with German shell fire reducing two forts while Belgian defenders maintain determined resistance.
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Paris
Liege
Belgium
Women in Paris Take Men’s Jobs at War’s Outbreak
Paris Aug 6 Society women fill clerical posts in shops and businesses as men go to war. Young girls sell tickets in underground stations and wait staff in cafes. Women run grocery and meat shops while small boys guard underground trains.
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Paris
Paris Women Take Over Work Amid War Strikes
Paris shows women in roles once held by men as fashion houses close and hotels halt due to labor shortages. Americans struggle with cash and rail restrictions while many Paris papers suspend. Le Matin releases a single sheet edition. Paul Maurice Charnier offers $1000 for the first soldier to capture a German standard.
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Paris
Rue de la Paix
James Gordon Bennett
New York
Paris Herald
le Matin
Paul Maurice Charnier
Alfred Noyes Open War Defense in The United Front Poem
Alfred Noyes chief of Peace Poets justifies war in a Daily Mail poem The United Front arguing that Kaiser’s violation of treaties proves Germany’s destiny and Britain must strike back William Watson also contributes The Troubles of the World urging harsh judgment of War Lord in the Times
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Alfred Noyes
London
United States
Daily Mail
United Front
Noyes
Belgium
Germany
William Watson
The
London Times
English and Germans Fight in the Far East
An authentic report from Manila states that a German squadron engaged British cruisers at Tsing-Tau. The clash signals ongoing hostilities in the Far East with German naval forces confronting Allied ships.
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Far East
Manila
Tsing-Tau
German offer insult, says Crewe in Lords
In the House of Lords the Marquis of Crewe called the German proposal to refrain from attacking the north coast of France in exchange for British neutrality an insult. He said the offer would have provoked a strong reaction regardless of temperament, describing it as unworthy of any private deal.
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London
House of Lords
Marquis of Crewe
Privy Seal
Germany
Great Britain
France
German Steamer Kronprinzessin Cecilie Seized by Britain
British forces seize two Hamburg American steamers Kronprinzessin Cecilie and Prinz Adalbert at Falmouth England. Britain also brings German schooner Else from Rio Grande into Falmouth.
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London
Kronprinzessin Cecilie
Falmouth
England
Diana
Rio Grande
Russian Cavalry Repulsed by German Frontier Guard
Berlin reports Russian cavalry attempting to break the German frontier guard near Soldau East Prussia was repulsed. A second Russian division suffered losses and is retiring near Neidenburg as the battle continued.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
London
Soldau
East Prussia
Neidenburg
England declares a month moratorium in wartime action
London reports that Chancellor Lloyd George announced in the House of Commons a general one month moratorium. Wages salaries rates and taxes and government payments and national insurance are exempt from the moratorium.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Swiss Neutrality Not Violated Says Official Assurance
London accord states there is no truth to reports of Swiss neutrality being violated. Government announces official assurance that no violation has occurred nor is it contemplated.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
London
Switzerland
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