Western Front Battles Persist Amid Stalemate
Infantry fighting on the western front, especially in Flanders, has paused for 24 hours as both sides rest. Haig’s widening salient east of Ypres increases German insecurity, while French troops repulse German attempts along the Aisne. East of the lines, the French strike and make a small advance amid ongoing artillery duels.
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Ypres
Pilkem
Hollebeke
Haig
Dixmude
Lens
Aisne
Teutons
Ailles
U S Bark Sunk by U Boat Crews Saved at Azores
The American bark Christiane was sunk by a submarine near the Azores on August 7 at 7 p m. The entire crew was saved and landed at Ponta Delgada after the attack, announced by the Navy Department.
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U. S
Washington
Christiane
Azores
Navy Department
Ponta del Gada
Germans refuse to discuss war responsibility at Stockholm meeting
The Frankfurter Zeitung reports that German Socialists may skip the Stockholm conference if Entente socialists press the program to debate who started the war. The Amsterdam dispatch notes this as a semi official possibility.
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Amsterdam
Frankfurter Zeitung
Stockholm
Germans Penetration Attempt on Aisne Front Repulsed
Official dispatches report German assault on the Aisne front Sunday night aimed at retaking trenches won by the French on Saturday. The attack was repulsed with losses. Official from Berlin announces Moldavian town Pantziu captured by Field Marshal von Mackensen’s troops, a key railroad junction defended by Russo Romanian forces.
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Aisne
Paris
von Mackensen
Pantziu
Moldavia
Berlin
U S Inquires Fate of Captured Gun Crew
The United States asks the Swiss welfare committee to determine the fate of the American gun crew captured by a German submarine from the steamer Campana. The inquiry comes as the war continues.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Greece Declares War on Germany and Allies
In the House of Commons Foreign Secretary Balfour said Greece is now at war with Germany Austria Turkey and Bulgaria. Premier Venizelos had said Greece was in the war with the entente, but no formal declaration was deemed necessary.
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London
House of Commons
Balfour
Greece
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Bulgaria
Venizelos
Lemons and Orchard White Skin Beautifier Promoted
An advertisement touts a lemon juice and Orchard White lotion for skin whitening and softening. Mix three ounces Orchard White with juice from two fresh lemons to make a quarter pint remedy to apply daily on face neck arms and hands for blemish and tan reduction. Edward Wesley Co. Cincinnati Ohio.
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Edward Wesley Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
British Air Attacks Sink German Machines Off English Coast
British naval airplanes destroyed two German raid aircraft as they attacked the southeast coast. A Gotha land plane and a German seaplane were shot down near Zeebrugge and off Flanders, while British pilots reported engaging multiple Gotha aircraft near Southend and the Thames.
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London
Flanders
North Foreland
Zeebrugge
Thames
Southend
England
Eastern Counties
Noted Belgian Lawyer to Address American Bar Association
Gas ton De Leval a noted Belgian lawyer who advised the United States legation at Brussels and spoke for Edith Cavell will address the American Bar Association at Saratoga in September on Prussian Law as applied in Belgium.
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Gaston de Leval
United States
Brussels
Edith Cavell
American Bar Association
Saratoga
Belgium
City of Athens Sinks After Mine Strike Off Cape Town
Washington reports five American passengers were lost when the British steamer City of Athens struck a mine and sank near Cape Town on August 10. Ten other passengers and four crew members were also lost, per State Department despatches.
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City of Athens
Cape Town
South Africa
State Department
Missionaries among those lost in wrecked ship
Despatches list four Americans as missionaries: Mr and Mrs Naggard Miss Robinson and Caroline Thompson of the Methodist mission board. Mr Pointer saved. Nineteen other missionaries from a Brooklyn HQ of 856 Bridge street were saved. Also five Americans lost include Mr Sumner. Englishman Duckworth and his wife with six children died. Saved: Mr Sommer and wife. Mr Richey Chicago. Mr Pritchett Philadelphia. David Lovyas Astoria S Dakota. X F Braaten Minneapolis. Mr Denham an Australian with American wife and two children. Mr Smith.
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Denver
Col
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Meadows
Richey
Chicago
Mr. Pritchett
Philadelphia
David Lovyas
Astoria
South Dakota
X. F. Braaten
Minneapolis
Mr. Denham
Smith
Missionaries aboard City of Athens sunk by mine
A board reports 19 African Inland Mission members among the 13 missionaries aboard the steamer City of Athens sunk near Cape Town by a mine. Two Camp children also aboard. several named rescued including Arthur X. Davis Moody Bible Institute Chicago and Raymond L. Davis Philadelphia.
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City of Athens
Cape Town
Africa Inland Mission
Farl L. Camp
Pointer
Naggard
Caroline Thompson
African Inland Mission Party
Arthur X. Davis
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
William J. Gee
Bennett
Neb
Amelia Buchanan
Kewanee
Hulda FE. Danielson
Myrtle B. Wilson
Camden
N. J
H. E
C. H. Mount
Loneview
Tenn
British East Africa
British Will Refuse Passports to Stockholm
Andrew Bonar Law announced in the House of Commons that Britain will not grant permission for British delegates to attend the international Socialist conference in Stockholm. He said crown licenses are required to engage with enemy subjects, and the decision mirrors actions by the United States, France, and Italy.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Stockholm
Bonar Law
United States
France
Italy
Turks Looting in Palestine
Cairo July 20 AP—Palestine faces its gravest danger since the war began with Turks looting and killing natives as Jerusalem schemes unfold. A British relief hope remains as troops press toward the holy land and Gaz a evacuations proceed amid widespread massacres and pillage.
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Cairo
Egypt
Associated Press
Palestine
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Syria
Gaza
Oppressive Campaign Described in Portrait of Palestine
The account depicts villagers fleeing with only their clothes while Turkish troops loot homes. Destruction and desecration are rampant and women are not spared. The piece condemns the oppressive, wasteful system, noting cavalry horses consume scarce crops and leave Palestine bare of corn this year.
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Russia
Palestine
Soothe Skin Irritations With Cuticura
Delicate skins prone to eczema or rashes are urged to use Cuticura soap and ointment for daily care. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap at 25 cents and Cuticura Ointment at 25 and 50 cents with free samples by mail from Dept. 156 Boston.
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Dept. 156
Boston
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