England's War Aids Faced With A War Credit
The House of Commons votes a war credit of 500 million dollars at Premier Asquith's urging. He outlined Kitchener's request to raise the army to 500000 men and defended Britain's stance against Germany's neutrality bid, arguing a refusal would betray Belgian honor and Britain's obligations.
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England
Edward Goschen
Germany
France
Great Britain
War Speech Emphasizes Duty and Empire Unity
The Premier argues Britain must rise to war with a clean conscience and international duty. He praises Field Marshal Kitchener and calls for a half million more soldiers, noting India and self governing dominions will supply men and money to the Empire.
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Lord Kitchener
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Prince of Wales to Join Front Lines in Grenadier Guards
London reports the Prince of Wales has received a commission in the Grenadier Guards and will join his regiment for active service at once. He trained with corps officers at Oxford. his brother Prince Albert sails with the Collingwood battle fleet in the North Sea.
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Prince of Wales
Grenadier Guards
Oxford
Prince Albert
Collingwood
North Sea
Germans and French Clash in Minor Skirmish at Norroy le Sec
Paris reports a slight clash between German and French forces at Norroy le Sec Meurthe et Moselle. German casualties occurred with losses on the French side.
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Norroy - le - Sec
Meurthe-et-Mosell
Wallace Pierce Safely Arrives in Halifax Aboard Mauretania
Wallace L. Pierce president of S. S. Pierce Company believed safe after arriving in Halifax from the war zone aboard the Mauretania. Friends feared entrapment in Europe. The ship, convoyed by a British cruiser, completed the Atlantic crossing in just over four days with other Americans onboard bound for New York and city rail connections.
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Britain Requisitions All Aircraft for War Mobilization
London August 6 The British government has requisitioned every aircraft in the United Kingdom and is mobilizing them at the Hendon Aerodrome for war effort and defense purposes.
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London
United Kingdom
Hendon
Wells predicts German defeat and global realignment
New York dispatch cites H. G. Wells in The Times predicting Germany will be defeated in the war. He argues the German military system is behind modern warfare, foresees Paris fall within months, and envisions England shaping a postwar order including safeguarding a unified Germany and barring revenge against civilians. He also forecasts battles at sea and colonial shifts with Italy remaining neutral.
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England Votes Billion War Credit in 3 Days
An editorial or opinion piece argues that a massive war credit approved in three days will cripple German imperialism within months. It predicts pacification of France Italy and Britain, exhaustion of Russia, and a revolutionary Germany, paving a western peace.
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France
Italy
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Bulgaria
Phillips Family Safe After European Tour During War
A London cable reports Benjamin Phillips of Lakeville and his wife and daughter reached London safely and will return to the United States at first opportunity. Friends believe the trio faced harrowing experiences after leaving London for Switzerland just before the war. Phillips is a patent lawyer with Phillips Van Everen and Fish in the Exchange Building. His daughter Jeanette Phillips is a Smith College graduate of 1913.
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Switzerland
Paris
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Smith College
German ambassador thanks Britain for courtesy during journey
London dispatch notes Prince Lichnowsky's telegram thanking Britain for courtesy on his journey. A Berlin report says Emperor William sent an aide to express regret over alleged excesses against the British embassy before Goschen left Berlin. Sir Edward Goschen responded with thanks for German solicitude.
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Prince Lichnowsky
England
Berlin
William
Edward Goschen
Cardinal Farley Still Unheard From
New York, Aug 6 Failure to learn the whereabouts of Cardinal Farley who sailed from this city for Rome on April 26 bearing the index volume of the Catholic Encyclopedia was last heard from in Paris after attending the Eucharistic Congress at Lourdes late in July causing uneasiness among clergy and laity of the metropolitan diocese.
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Cardinal Farley
Rome
Paris
Lourdes
Kaiser Issues Appeal to Support the Colors
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William’s wartime message urging Germans to take up arms after forty three years of peace. He stresses hard fighting, the enduring warlike spirit, and confidence in soldiers to defend Fatherland against enemies.
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Berlin
London
Fatherland
Destroyer Larne Sinks Koenigin Luise in Mine-laying Action
The British torpedo destroyer Larne destroyed the Hamburg American line steamer Koenigin Luise after four shots. The stern and bridge were hit, the ship sank in six minutes near Harwich while 28 German crew were rescued and several wounded.
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London
Larne
Harwich
German Squadron Bombards Sveaborg Fort
Copenhagen despatch says a German squadron bombards Sveaborg Finland as the fortress has historic relevance from the 1906 Russian revolution when the garrison resisted the Russian fleet for three days before surrendering.
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