Wilson urges U S neutrality amid European war crisis
President Wilson releases a nationwide appeal urging impartiality and warns against partisanship that could divide Americans. He stresses the United States must stay neutral in thought and action while promoting peace and mediation. Republican Leader Mann echoes call for avoiding hysteria or bias in foreign conflicts.
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Japan
Germany
Far East
Europe
Mann
Wheat exports fall as flour price spikes hit milling costs
The piece explains how flour demand drives wheat buying, lifting prices. It notes Martens of the West foresee smaller exports due to war, with Dakota wheat being shriveled and heavier to process, potentially raising barrel costs by about 20 to 25 cents. G W Eddy predicts a price decline despite high exports.
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Kitchener Calls for 100,000 More Troops
London reports 100000 additional troops requested for France as crowds show muted response. Recruits drill in parks while barracks test trained soldiers. food prices fall except sugar. Baltic grain cargoes sold at current values amid maize price drop. Nottingham lace factories idle. shipyards busy. Development board spends 15000000 on roads and related improvements.
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France
Austria
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Baltic
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War Mobilization Quietly Unfolds Across London Streets
Troops and ammunition trains move through streets while tailors and saddlers rush to meet demand. Public morale remains high as theaters stay busy and crowds sing national anthems. Earl Kitchener calls for 100 000 volunteers for three years. Hotels fear revenue loss. stock exchange closes. newspapers boast on troop secrecy and rising enlistment.
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German Cruiser Leipzig Leaves San Francisco Harbor
German cruiser Leipzig departs San Francisco after refueling brief stop and heads toward Apia Samoa while its companion Nuernberg is believed en route. Japanese Idzumo moves up the coast to track Leipzig as the French Montcalm stands off California.
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Flour expected to stay high for two years says expert
Bernard J. Roth warned flour prices will remain elevated for at least two years due to a record crop and ongoing global conflict. He noted $8 per barrel is high for food but cites European harvest losses and wartime disruption in farming as the cause, with winter wheat planting under way and further shortages likely next year if the war continues.
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United States
Bernard J. Rothwell
Milling Market Turmoil Alters Grain Supply Chain
In a period when the stock market was closed, non speculators in wheat reacted by buying flour by the bag and then two to three barrels at a time. This sudden demand depleted retailer stocks, forcing jobbers to rapidly clear shelves and mills to lose supply, signaling a miller led combination affecting the market.
Wheat Prices and Shipping Bill Raise No Alarm
The excerpt notes speculation on wheat price moves tied to the shipping bill, but asserts no trouble securing ocean transport. It mentions ships waiting in port, English buyers guaranteeing payments through banks, and a belief that England is nearing wheat capacity, reducing fears of a sharp price surge.
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Ex Secretary Nagel among Americans in Swiss wartime exodus
Paris Aug 18 Captain Edwin St J Greble returned from Swiss cities with funds and messages from Ambassador Herrick to aid Americans. He found 500 Americans in St Moritz including Charles Nagel former secretary of commerce and labor. Herrick arranged with France and Switzerland for special trains to depart.
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Edwin St. J. Greble
Ambassador Herrick
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Charles Nagel
Commerce and Labor
War Stops Public Works in Panama
Panama President Porras orders stoppage of all but essential public works due to falling import duties from the European war. Ernesto Le fevre and Secretary of State Bryan are thanked for aiding Panamanian nationals stranded in Europe.
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Flour Pricing and Trade Shifts Amid War Effects
The piece explains disruption in flour export due to FX chaos high ocean rates and insurance and transport problems. It notes signs of improved foreign credit, says the war strengthens ties with the English miller leading to more U.S. wheat purchases, and stresses flour prices rose not from millers’ agreement but from heavy public buying and speculation.
Czar Remains At Army Headquarters In Moscow Move
A cable from the Russian embassy in St Peters burg reports Czar left St Peters burg on Aug 12 for Moscow to take his headquarters with the army. The message, sent Aug 12, was delayed in transmission and reached Washington Aug 18.
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State Department
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Moscow
Fighting in Africa: British Forces Clash With Germans in Togoland
From the Gold Coast lies report that British troops in Accra region clashed with German forces in Togoland. British forces captured two trains and took German prisoners while German strength remains small with scattered stations. Native troops under German officers exist in Togoland, while Nigeria hosts a larger native force under British officers.
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