War news and economic notes from 1915 diary
Grist from the wires reports French command changes at the Dardanelles and Verdun. Warsaw falls to German forces as Russia pulls back. Italian air raids, Russian air activity, and British fleet moves abound. Also noted are lynching in Oklahoma, large US note destruction, tobacco purchases, marriages in London, business sales, trade missions, cholera deaths, and church membership growth.
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Sarrail
Chalons-sur-Marne
Dardanelles
Gouraud
Pola
Adriatic
Eparges
Meuse
Verdun
Washington A B C Mexican conference session praised
President Wilson hailed the first session of the A B C Mexican conference at the State Department. Rear Admiral Caperton sent the navy tug Oscola to Gonaives Haiti to protect the Custom House amid a new revolution. Villa troops in Qaqui Valley withdraw to shield Americans from Yaqui Indians raids. French prize court in Paris confirms capture of the cotton ship Dacia bound for Germany. Treasury receipts for July trail expenditures by 16 000 600. Red Cross asks Mexico food relief for Mexico City. W B Boardman, philanthropist and Red Cross father of Mabel Boardman, dies in Washington.
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Caperton
Oscola
Gonaives
Haiti
Custom House
Navy Department
General Villa
Qaqui
War Department
State Department
Paris
Dacia
Germany
Treasury
Red Cross
Mexico City
Two Tank Steamer Builds for Norwegian Owners
General plan calls for two pea two tank steamers each with 4200 tons bulk oil capacity to be built by Baltimore Dry Dock Shipbuilding for Norwegian owners. Authorities boosted guards at Joliet penitentiary after Warden Allen resignation announcement. Two American men killed in Sebastian Texas raid by Mexican bandits. US cavalry Texas Rangers and others dispatched to scene. Emperor William personally delivered Prussian field marshal baton to Archduke Frederick of Austria. London papers cut pages due to paper shortages and war advertising decline. Kane Glass and Consolidated Machine resume operations creating 500 jobs. Genevieve schooner owned by Commodore Barneson wins Seattle to San Francisco race. Panama-Pacific Exposition offers $200 cup.
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Baltimore Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co
Allen
Illinois State
Joliet
Sebastian
Tex
United States
Texas Rangers
William
Aarshal
Archduke Frederick of
Aussia
London
Kane Glass Co
Consolidated Machine Co
Kane
Genevieve
Commodore Barneson
Seattle
San Francisco
McLoughlin defeats Willams in Longwood singles challenge
Maurice E. McLoughlin of San Francisco beat R Norris Williams of this city in the Longwood singles challenge match. Simon Cameron Shetter, noted umpire, dies in Philadelphia of typhoid fever. Packey McFarland and Mike Gibbons sign to fight September 11 in New York for a purse of 52500 with McFarland set to receive 17500 and Gibbons 15000. Hackett Pell fail in Eastern championship doubles at Longwood may end Hackett's championship hopes.
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Maurice E. McLoughlin
San Francisco
R. Norris Willams
United States
Simon Cameron Shetter
Philadelphia
Packey
McFarland
Mike Gibbons
Two German soldiers killed in Belgian miners riot amid strike
A riot after a Belgian miners strike left two German soldiers dead and seven killed in the clash. General Gonzales works to restore order in Mexico City. Krupp works and Dacia prize case noted. Athens dispatch reports allied ministers visiting Gounaris. Malta to adopt Italian as official language postwar.
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Carranza
Mexico City
Prince Leopold of
Bavaria
Warsaw
Gonzales
Krupp
Ssen
Germany
Athens
Gounaris
Italy
England
Malta
German Forces Take Forts as Defeats Ripple Through Allied Lines
London reports show Austro German forces crossing the Vistula near Warsaw and capturing Legrzec at Narew Bug junction while Russians retreat to Grodno Brest Litovsk defenses. Novogeorgievsk holds, tied to Vistula Narew and Wkra rivers. Riga evacuation continues with bridges destroyed. Gallipoli battles see Turkish positions worsened. Argonne fighting continues with trench losses. Heavy rains hinder retreats and pursuit.
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London
Grodno
Brest Litovsk
Praga
Vistula
Warsaw
Legrzec
Narew
Bug
Woyrsch
von Mackensen
Novogeorgievsk
Lomza-Ostrov- Wyszkow
Petrograd
Kovno
Ossowetz
Vilna
Dvinsk
Gallipoli
Turkish War Office
Brest-Litovsk
Riga
Wkra
Capture of Warsaw by Bavarian Forces Reported
Petrograd reports that troops west of War saw fall back on the right bank of the Vistula and destroy bridges as they retreat toward a new front. Berlin announces Warsaw's capture by Bavarian forces under Prince Leopold, with Hindenburg and Mackensen credited for the victory.
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Petrograd
London
Warsaw
Vistula
Berlin
Leopold of Bavaria
Empire
Prince Leopold
von Hindenburg
von Mackensen
Exchange of incapacitated prisoners to return home
Arrangements completed for exchange of incapacitated Russian and German prisoners of war. A Copenhagen dispatch says a steamer will sail the Baltic between Trelleborg and Sassnitz carrying 300 men per trip. The exchange of Austrian and Russian prisoners will begin next month.
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London
Copenhagen
Baltic
Trelleborg
Sassnitz
Kaiser Sees Divine Guidance in Warsaw Victory
Berlin reports the Koelnische Zeitung quotes the Kaiser replying to Württemberg’s king on Warsaw’s fall. He says the fall marks a significant step along the path guided by divine grace and that troops will continue fighting until an honorable peace is achieved.
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Warsaw
Berlin
Koelmische Zeitung
Kaiser
Wuerttemburg
Adaim
Russians Admit Fall of Warsaw Front Lines
The Russian General Staff confirms withdrawal from the Blonie Nadarzyn fort line around Warsaw. Civilian flight peaks with over 350,000 of 900,000 residents fleeing to Moscow and Petrograd. An estimated 200,000 more are ready to depart as the city loses its military value.
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Paris
Warsaw
Blonie- Nadarzyn
Moscow
Petrograd
War Front Reports Renewed Belgian Battles and Russian Retreat
Army actions resume in Belgium with artillery duels near Steenstraete and Het Sas. Soissons bombarded. battles in Artois and Aisne valley continue. In Woevre a heavy artillery clash, especially near Flirey and Le Pretre forest. Russian rear guard clashes on Vieprez, losses inflicted on Austro German forces. German advance toward Riga. submarine losses. Warsaw evacuated as Russians fight four armies to break free.
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Stanhiuuil
Belgium
Steenstraete
Het Sas
Soissons
Artois
Aisne
Woevre
Flirey
le Pretre
Vieprez
Russia
von Buelow
Baltic
Lingekopf
Vosges
Warsaw
Riga
Scott Goes to Mexican Border on State Dept Mission
Major General Scott left Washington for the Mexican border on state business to possibly direct mobile troops and press Carranza to vacate neutral territory while seeking support from Latin American allies for a decisive U.S. move. No final purpose was announced and officials remained silent.
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Villa
Carranza
Washington
State Department
Scott
United States Army
War Department
Gen. Scott
Chicago
Haitian Fort Taken by U S Marines in Port au Prince
U S Marines from the battleship Connecticut occupy Port au Prince without battle and seizes Des Salines barracks. A proclamation from the Revolutionary Committee protests force against a friendly nation and signals a long occupation. General Bobo’s forces are to disarm on arrival, suggesting no further fighting.
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Port Au Prince
Connecticut
Dessalines
Revolutionary Committee
Washington
Haiti
Caperton
Cape Haitien
Bobo
Cape Huitien
Port Au Prin
National Assembly
State Troops Raid Louisiana Gambling Resort
Governor Hall lauded a raid on Dick Hyland's gambling resort in Louisiana. State troops led by Senator G. W. Smith arrested 300 men and seized gambling paraphernalia, ending years of unchallenged activity.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Hall
Dick Hyland
G. W. Smith
Hyland
Okuma Remains Premier After Imperial Request
The Japanese Premier Count Okuma and his cabinet withdraw their resignations at the Emperor's urgant request. Okuma to hold Foreign Office temporarily while a permanent minister is chosen. Okuma will name the new cabinet.
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Tokio
Count Okuma
U S Officials Weigh Loan for Mexico Settlement
Secretary McAdoo discusses with banker firms the possibility of a loan to a new Mexican government. Washington fears U S guarantee for the loan, while Secretary Lansing denies funding plans. Senator Cardozo de Oliveira invited to Washington to advise on Mexico conditions amid ABC consultations in New York.
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New York
Lansing
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Mexico
Washington
United States
Wilson
J. M. Cardozo de Oliveira
Mexico City
ABC
Germany Refuses Admission of Treaty Violation in Free Case
Washington reports Secretary Lansing released Germany s latest note in the US German dispute over the Prinz Eitel Friedrich s destruction of the William P Frye. Germany again offers compensation but rejects that the act violated treaties while proposing arbitration.
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Washington
Lansing
Germany
United States
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
William P. Frye
World news briefs from across the globe
Reports from London Washington Corpus Christi Vienna and Berlin detail plans for registration conscription and military actions. The U S Marine reinforcements head to Port au Prince and Portugal Ricans show support for peace while a Bulgarian demand over Macedonia looms. President Wilson maps defense policy amid opposition. The Portland incident and conscription plan dominate the circuit.
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London
England
Washington
Uncle Sam
War Department
Corpus Christi
Tex
Caperton
Haiti
Port Au Prince
Daily Mail
Serbia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Vienna
Amsterdam
Francis Joseph
Schoenbrunn
Cornish
N. H
Wilson
Berlin
Foreign Office
James W. Gerard
Portland
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