Battle at Liege Overshadows European War
Berlin reports a failed assault on the Liege fortress as German troops press the siege. Belgian casualties reach about 25,000, while Italy remains neutral amid diplomatic pressure. Trains bring wounded to Antwerp as Belgium holds out and neutrality concerns mount across Europe.
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Liege
London
Meuse
Berlin
Italy
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
North Sea
Rome
Paris
Victor Emmanuel
Kayy
Jules Cambon
Germany
Copenhagen
Mambon
New York
Sir Edward Grey
Great Britain
Namie
Russia
Baltic Sea
Brussels
Antwerp
Wyoming Miners Reach Details in Wage Talks Amid Strikes Fears
President Morgan of District 22 UMWA dismisses sensational strike fears after a friendly wage and hour talks with operators. Disputes remain over mine doctor selection, hiring preferences, and union card processing. Both sides report steady businesslike progress ahead of a contract due to expire September 1.
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Millong
Arthur Morghn
District 22
United Mine Workers of America
Wyoming
Morgan
Colorado
Kaiser Wilhelm and His Six Sons Parade in Berlin
The Kaiser leads six sons in a military parade through Berlin as European tensions rise. Portraits of Crown Prince Frederick William and Princes Eitel Friedrich Adalbert August Oscar Joachim are described. the kaiser gathers them for a wartime briefing just before the ultimatum to the czar.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Berlin
Prince Frederick William
Prince Eitel Friedrich
Prince Adalbert
Prince August
Prince Oscar
Yeaachim
Kaiser
Franz Josef
Bervin
Baroian
Mrs Woodrow Wilson to be laid to rest in Rome Ga
The body will be taken home to rest in peace. A private service at the White House is set for Monday at 2 pm with cabinet members and relatives in attendance. Interment follows Tuesday in Rome Georgia, the Wilson family’s girlhood home, where her parents are buried.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Jessie
Francis B. Sayre
Rome
Senate
House
Sylvester Beach
Princeton
Sayre
W. G. McAdoo
James P. Taylor
Central Presbyterian Church
Wilson
Carranza Seeks Path to Control Mexican Capital
In Mexico City the war party gained the upper hand backed by President Carbajal. Peace hopes between the federals and constitutionalists faded as Carranza faces a likely fight to push into the capital and seize power.
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Mexico City
Federala
Constitutionalists
Carbajal
Carranza
Britain to take all crops for war, Lloyd George says
London Aug 7 Lloyd George informed the house of commons the government is considering taking over the harvest throughout the British Isles for war.
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Britain
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
British Isles
United States Second in Merchant Ship Capacity and Numbers
United States ranks second in both number and tonnage of vessels engaged in commerce. The coast wise and lake trade show growth while foreign trade declines. In 1915 to 1918 lake tonnage rose sharply, foreign tonnage fell, as overall foreign trade value rose from about 1.5 to 4 billion dollars.
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United States
Washington
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Great Britain
Germany
France
Italy
Norway
Pranew
Holland
Japan
Russia
Sweden
Austria-hungary
Denmark
Spain
World Mourns With Wilson In His Grief
Washington August 7 The nation grieves with President Wilson over the death of his wife Ellen Wilson. Messages of condolence arrive from Europe and citizens alike while the White House lowers flags and final funeral plans are made. Helen Axson, a Princeton friend, travels from Oregon. relatives on both sides arrive as preparations proceed.
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Washington
White House
Ellen Wilson
Europe
Sluma
Wilson
Half Nut
Stockton Axson
Princeton University
Oregon
Thwe
Fencerton
Ore
Ernest Lowe
Paris
Mre Wilson
Princeton
Armistice request and heavy losses at Liege reported
Belgium reports 25 000 German killed and wounded at Liege as German forces threaten forts. Armistice for 24 hours sought to bury dead and regroup. German attacks failed as Uhlans regiments and Kaiser's corps suffered heavy blows and a Zeppelin was destroyed. Brussels says Belgians stand firm behind fortified lines.
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London
Brussels
Marstricht
Aix la Chapelle
Germany
Liege
Albert
War Office
Belgium
Tenth Corps
Europe Must Have Wheat of the U S
Washington August 7 American crops can and must move to Europe to prevent famine. Secretary Redfield of the Commerce Department said once the supremacy question is settled commerce will resume. He noted English ships will transport our crops if England dominates the seas and Germany succeeds, Europe will get grain from its own ships. He also mentioned a shipping law bill before Congress as a helping factor.
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Europe
Secretary Redfield
Department of Commerce
England
Sty. Redfield
Germany
Congress
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