Kitchener Appeals for Men at London Guildhall
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener received a major ovation in London as he appealed for recruits and reserves for the army. He urged men, material, and money, praising allies and urging employers to release workers while stressing the need for large reserves to sustain war efforts.
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London
Earl Kitchener
War Office
London Guildhall
Guildhall
Ovelcome
Ministry of Munitions
Lord Kitchener
Kitchener
Edward Carson
Sir Edward
Distrust of U S in South America Prompts Alarm
New York journalist Ern isto G Gardner returning from South America reports wide mistrust of the United States. He says Argent ine Chile Bolivia and Ecuador show aversion to Yankees and fear U S conquest. Gardner notes English and German influence stirs anti American sentiment and that Mexico’s annexation fears fuel controversy among regional mediators.
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Wilson
United States
Ernesto G. Gardner
New York
Barber Line
Buenos Aires
Gardner
Argentine
Chile
Bolivia
Ecuador
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Germany
Lusitania
U S Censor Takes Over Sayville Wireless Station
Captain William H. G. Bullard of the Arlington naval station personally assumed control of the Sayville wireless plant. The government will replace most operators with seven wireless operators and retain the existing staff with guards and naval officers on site. Two new towers to be finished by July 15 will cut rate from 75 to 60 cents per word.
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Sayville
N. Y
William H. G. Bullard
United States Naval Station
Arlington
Atlantic Communications Company
Bullard
New York
George R. Clark
Italy's King Victor Emmanuel Near Death on Frontlines
Rome July 9. King Victor Emmanuel, in the line with troops, narrowly escapes death during artillery action against Austrian positions. An eye witness recounts a hut struck by shell fire just after the king praised the firing unit and its officer who was killed moments later.
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Rome
Victor Emmanual
The
Tribune
Victor Emmanuel
Britain frees ships amid detention near Kirkwall
The Swedish steamship Narvik bound for Philadelphia was released after two days detention at Kirkwall Scotland. The American steamer Muskogee from New Orleans and Newport News bound for Gothenburg was also released from Kirkwall. The Norwegian bark Janna, which left San Francisco for Bergen, remains under Kirkwall control.
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London
Narvik
Norway
Philadelphia
Kirkwall
Scotland
Muskogee
New Orleans
Newport News
Gothenburg
Sweden
San Francisco
Bergen
Explosion Aboard Minnehaha Links to Bomb Plot
Halifax dispatch reports the Minnehaha, docked at a New York pier, struck by a blast in No 3 hold, with flames that raged for two days. Officers and crew blamed Erich Muenter for the bombing, noting witnesses described a muffled odor and a sudden, violent blast that tossed sailors and shook the liner.
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Halifax
N. S
New York
No. 3
Erich Muenter
Frank Holt
Muenter
G. Leonard
I. Wright
Wright
A. B. Bowden
London
Claret
Fire Aboard Minnehaha Off Halifax After Bomb Threat
The freighter Minnehaha encountered a blast and fire while bound from New York to London. Capt. Claret steered into Halifax as flames spread from hold No 8 to No 4 with ammunition separated by bulkheads. A bomb is believed responsible. crew fought flames for 24 hours in harsh seas and fog.
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Muenter
Claret
Halifax
No. 3
No. 4
Sambro
Anchorage
Three Victims of Submarines Reported Near UK Waters
London July 99 Russian steamer Anna from Archangel to Hull shelled by German submarine in the North Sea. Crew landed at Peterhead Scotland. Anna reportedly afloat. Russian bark Marion Lightbody sunk off Queenstown. crew saved. Wilson line steamship Guido from Hull to Archangel sunk off Scottish coast. crew saved.
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London
Anna
Archangel
Russia
Hull
North Sea
Peterhead
Scotland
Marion Lightbody
Queenstown
Valparaiso
Wilson Line
Guido
Fatherland Scored by British Ambassador in Note
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, British ambassador, formally informed the State Department that The Fatherland, a German paper in New York, forecast the Lusitania sinking and predicted explosions on ships from the United States for the Allies. The communication states such publications indicate guilty foreknowledge of a crime.
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Washington
Cecil Spring-Rice
State Department
Fatherland
New York
United States
Surplus Men’s Suits Offered at Deep Discounts
The Harrison Company advertises wholesale stock of men and young men suits to be sold this month. Thousands of all wool and worsted suits in blue serge and other fabrics, with prices from 9.75 dollars and Palm Beach style at 5 dollars. Open Saturday at 10 p m at 662 672 Washington Street corner Beach.
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Harrison Company
Washington Street
Corner Beach
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