New Treaty Signed With Turkey by Which Balkan State Gets Railway Outlet to Sea
An official German Admiralty report from Amsterdam dated August 24 describes Zeebrugge fighting where a German outpost faced two hostile destroyers. After resisting, the boat was sunk and part of the crew was rescued. The dispatch also notes Russia and Japan shifting fortifications and Vladivostok shipments amid dwindling Russian ammunition.
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Turkey
Balkan
Amsterdam
Zeebrugge
German Navy Officers Highlight Contradictions in English Press
Clashing reports detail spied materials on the Arabic incident with German Navy personnel pointing to inconsistencies in coverage. The article notes discordant claims across English press outlets.
Berlin Cites Warnings on Arabic Incident from German press
Berlin reports Overseas News Agency notes contradicting English coverage of the Arabic affair. Some accounts claim lifebelts aboard the vessel, while others doubt submarine sighting or fault a mine. Deutsche Tagezeitung editorializes on Germany’s warnings to foreigners and U S reactions.
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Berlin
Liverpool
Deutsche Tagezeitung
Germany
Tagezeitung
United States
Wilson to Act on Sinking of Arabic
Official note from the White House states action will follow once all facts about the Arabic sinking are known. Secretary Tumulty says the president has not yet determined any course. The British Admiralty denies Dunsley carried contraband and notes the Arabic was an unarmed passenger ship sunk without warning. President Wilson remains in Washington awaiting conclusive evidence and plans to convene a Cabinet meeting once available.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
White House
Tumulty
Wilson
State Department
Dunsley
Admiralty
Lansing
Gerard
Berlin
Cornish
N. H
Watterson Warns Wilson to Guard Honor of Country
In an editorial titled God Hates a Coward Henry Watterson urges President Wilson to stand firm for the nation. He insists the government must act with resolve, warning against timidity in the face of danger and placing emphasis on national duty.
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Watterson
Wilson
Louisville
Henry Watterson
Courier-Journal
Model aeroplanes with rubber motors
Twenty clubs in cities across the country will contest flying model aeroplanes in the national competition. The Aero Club of America started the event to spur young men toward aviation and the models are powered by rubber bands rather than motors.
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New York
Aero Club of America
Toll of Flood in Outtawet area rises with deaths
Special Dispatch to The Commercial Tribune reports St Louis County endures a third flood in as many days. The disaster claims twelve lives with hundreds missing, $1 million in property damage, and 2000 families homeless. River levels threaten more fatalities as debris-filled currents hinder rescues across Missouri Arkansas and Illinois regions.
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The
Commercial Tribune
ST . Louis
St. Louis County
Missouri
Illinois
White River
Independence County
Batesville
Newport
Ark
Germans Seek Early Peace Reported in Conference Details
A Holland newspaper claims to know specifics of a secret conference where German negotiators pressed for an early peace. The report suggests high level talks and potential terms discussed between unnamed parties.
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Holland
German War Loan Exhausts Finances Urges Peace
At a secret cabinet ministers conference in Berlin, Karl Helfferich warned the new war loan would exhaust imperial finances and threaten bankruptcy while Von Bethmann Hollweg urged peace proposals acceptable to the Entente. Bernhard Dernburg’s US mission report impressed attendees as Moltke backed the Chancellor, but the Reichstag resisted moderation and the Chancellor warned he may resign if chauvinism persists.
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Commercial Tribune
Amsterdam
Reichstag
Telegraaf
Karl Helfferich
Treasury
Helfferich
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Barnhard Dernburg
United States
Germany
California to be first electric propulsion battleship
The keel of the California will be laid at the New York Navy Yard on September 10, making it the first fighting ship to use electric propulsion for its own movement. Electric engines have been tested on the collier Jupiter, and about 12,000,000 pounds of steel are stored for the vessel.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
California
New York Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Bernhard Shows A Way To Make Allies Pay Enemies Expenses
German financial writer George Bernhard argues in The Vossische Zeitung that allies should bear the cost of their enemies in a policy outlined by Dr Karl Helferich, the German minister of finance. The Overseas News Agency released the item from Berlin dated August 23, noting the editorial and continuing on page 2 column 2.
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Bernhard
Berlin
George Bernhard
Germany
Vossische Zeitung
Karl Helfferich
Noteq Avator Eugene Gilbert Flees Custody
Paris reports aviator Eugene Gilbert, who landed in Switzerland after an accident delaying his return for war service, has escaped. Gilbert, famed for record flights in 1912 13 including Paris Lyons 934 mph, Villacoublay Vittoria 513 miles, and Paris to Pejabo 1 080 miles, previously bombarded Zeppelin sheds at Friedrichshafen.
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Paris
Eugene Gilbert
Switzerland
Friedrichshafen
Gothard
Gilbert
Lyons
Villacoublay
Vittoria
Spain
Pejabo
Brindejone Des Moulinais
Warsaw
Strike at Woburn tannery over Turks prompt walkout
A race based walkout occurred at the American Hide and Leather Company tannery in Woburn Massachusetts as 150 Greek and Italian workers refused to work with Turkish colleagues, citing racial antipathies.
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Woburn
Mass
Forest fires spread along British Columbia boundary line
Smoke shrouds the coast from Alter Bay to the international boundary as forest fires rage. Fire wardens battle flames across tracts for days. thirty dwellings and several sawmills burned, along with hundreds of utility poles. White Rock, a Vancouver Westminster summer resort, faces possible destruction.
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Vancouver
B. C
Alter Bay
International Boundary Line
British Columbia
White Rock
Westminster
Haiti Rebels Threaten Marines to Force U S Landing
A Special Dispatch reports Haitian revolutionaries plan to attack American forces on the island. Rear Admiral Caperton moves 350 marine artillery from Annapolis to the Tennessee for swift deployment to southern waters. The Tennessee nears Norfolk and will head to Annapolis before sailing south. Caperton notes quiet at Cape Haitien and Port au Prince but occupies St Marc customs.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Caperton
Marine Artillery Battalion
Annapolis
Tennessee
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Admiral Caperton
Cape Haitien
Port Au Prince
St. Marc
Hatien
Navy Department
Todare
Guantanamo
Quebec mother identifies son after four year search
Mrs. Julia Delo of Quebec Canada identified the boy held by authorities in Fort Worth Texas as her eight year old son. The boy had disappeared from home four years ago while traveling with Charles F Cortell who was arrested for assault. Cortell and the boy gave conflicting stories and were detained. The boy recognized his mother immediately.
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FT. Worth
Tex
United States
Canada
Julia Delo
Quebec
Charles F. Cortell
Cortell
Boarder Woman Wounded in Alliance Dispute
Mrs. Louige Cinnic, 28, is hospitalized with seven wounds including a neck wound threatening her windpipe after a dispute at the Clinic home in Alliance Ohio. Sarato Poco, a boarder, is under arrest as the apparent assailant. Police cite the quarrel over food served as the cause. Physicians say the woman will die.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Alliance
Louige Cinnic
Sarato Poco
Poco
Repeal Day Law Fueled by Petition Efforts in West Virginia
Petitions circulated in Parkersburg and other cities urge Governor Hatfield to convene a special session to repeal the Yost liquor prohibitory law now in effect. The Legislature has already held two special sessions.
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Charleston
W. Va
Parkersburg
Henry D. Hatfield
Russian capital adds auxiliary cruiser to German loss list
Reuters dispatch from Petrograd states a semi official note in Moscow confirms another auxiliary cruiser was added to the German losses in the Gulf of Riga, expanding the tally from prior reported ships.
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London
Reuter
Petrograd
Gulf of Riga
Transports Depart Naples to Unknown Destination
Several troop transports accompanied by warships left Naples Syracuse Taranto and Brindisi under sealed orders. The movement is believed to target operations against Turkey.
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Rome
Naples
Syracuse
Taranto
Brindisi
Turkey
French Torpedo Boats Sink German Destroyer Off Ostend
London reports a naval clash off Ostend Belgium with two French torpedo boats sinking a German torpedo boat destroyer. Berlin says forty British ships were involved while the British Admiralty has not yet commented. Firing lasted several hours with German heavy artillery replying to British fire.
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London
Ostend
Belgium
Paris
Berlin
German Occupy Osowiec Fortress in Poland
Berlin reports Germans have seized the Osowiec fortress after Russian evacuation. Ankara and Sofia announce Turkey and Bulgaria sign a treaty granting direct sea railroad access and neutral stance, signaling a shift away from Entente efforts to rally the Balkans.
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Berlin
Today
Sofia
Constantinople
Turkey
Bulgaria
Balkan States
Bridgeport Women Strike Over Working Conditions
About 800 women and girls walked out in Bridgeport led by workers from George C. Batchellor and Crown Corset Factory to demand an eight hour day, reform of charges, and ending the fine system. E T Russell of New York City, president of both firms, met labor leaders as conferences await an amicable settlement.
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Bridgeport
Conn
George C. Batchellor Company
Crown Corset
E. T. Russell
New York’ City
Submarine Sinks Lamport & Holt Liner Diomed
The Lamport & Holt liner Diomed was sunk by a German submarine after a four hour pursuit. Her captain and two other crew members were killed. Forty nine crew members escaped in two boats. two Englishmen and five Chinese drowned in a swamped boat. Survivors report two submarines sighted and dummy funnels used.
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Commercial Tribune
Queenstown
Lamport & Holt
Diomed
Germans Threaten Retaliation Over Amherst Prisoners
Berlin reports rising concern over reports of harsh conditions for German civilians held at Amherst Nova Scotia. About 700 Germans are interned there in crowded, unsanitary quarters with alleged confinement in a brick oven for infractions. German officials threaten harsher measures against Canadians if conditions do not improve.
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Saville- Wireless
Berlin
Amherst
Nova Scotia
England
Charles Forman
Monckton
New Brunswick
Germany
United States
Associated Press
Goettingen
Troopers Fired On Near Lochiel Arizona
Tenth Cavalry border patrol near Lochiel Arizona came under fire yesterday from suspected renegade Mexicans allied with Carranza. No casualties were reported and the Mexican commander sent an apology.
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Douglas, Ariz
Tenth Cavalry
Lochiel
Ariz
Carranza
Japan Will Boost War Aid to Russia Says Premier Okuma
Premier Okuma declares Japan will increase assistance to Russia by sending more munitions and supplies. The move signals concerted action against Japan and its allies' enemies. The Associated Press notes government and private resources will bolster munitions output for the allies, especially Russia.
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Tokio
Okuma
Japan
Russia
Associated Press
Russian Naval Victory in Gulf of Riga Reported
London reports jubilant reaction to a Russian allied naval victory in the Gulf of Riga. The destruction includes the German battlecruiser Moltke and several cruisers torpedo boats and transports, with broader implications for German plans toward Petrograd and the Baltic coast.
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London
Gulf Riga
England
Moltke
Germany
Petrograd
Berlin
Gulf of Riga
von Hindenburg
Courland
Gulf
Riga
Kovno
Peetrograd
Bravery Awarded Victoria Cross to Lt Campbell
London reports Lieutenant Frederick William Campbell of the First Canadian Battalion received the Victoria Cross for gallantry at Givenchy on June 15. He carried two machine guns over a parapet, reached the German front line with one gun and held fire under heavy bombardment after his detachment suffered heavy losses. With bombs exhausted he advanced the gun to a further exposed position and fired about 1 000 rounds to repel a German counter attack.
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London
Frederick William Campbell
Givenchy
Campbell
Beseler warns Yankees against selling munitions
A Warsaw dispatch quotes General Von Beseler rebuking foreign correspondents and urging Americans to withhold ammunition. He says Russia has caused havoc in the region and promises action to drive them into a hole, while noting the presence of Swedish Swiss Spanish and Dutch reporters.
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Sayville
Berlin
Warsaw
von Beseler
Russia
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