Britain Rejects US Critique of Blockade Rights
Britain rejects the US claim that its orders in council violate international law and justify continued blockade of neutral ports to starve Germany. Sir Edward Grey defends measures as lawful, cites Civil War practices, and offers arbitration if US prize-court disputes arise, with a special review for the Neches case if hardship occurred.
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Sir Edward Grey Adda
Germany
Washington
Great Britain
United States
London
Neches
Rotterdam
Belgium
Eoward
Sir Edward
Grey
Lusitania
Thair
German
Africa
Flanders
Arlaa
Sir Edward Grey
Eoward Grey
His Majesty's Privy Council
Privy Council
Why He Hadn't Laughed A Street Corner Lesson
An old gentleman loses his silk hat in a gust as boys laugh. He asks a boy why he did not join the taunting. The reply reveals the boy could not face his back turned toward the fun, earning a quarter for honesty.
Time's Ruthless Hand. She Oh Jack Will You Still Love Me
Dialogue echoes a northern romance as an aging woman asks if her partner will still love her when she is old and unattractive. He reassures with a vow to age alongside her, acknowledging mutual decline. The exchange highlights enduring affection despite changing appearances.
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Jack
Germans Announce Large Russian Capture After Warsaw Evacuation
London reports Warsaw evacuation complete and German dispatches claim 96,023 Russians captured in July along the Baltic to Pilica corridor. German forces advance past Cholm on the Lublin-Cholm line as Russians brace for a stand west of the Bug.
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London
Warsaw
Nicholas
Ivangorod
Novo Georgievak
Brest-Litovsk
Poland
Lublin
Chelm
Teutona
Brast-Litovsk
Baltic
Pilkca
Cholm
Lublin-Cholm
Bug
International Motor raises wages war bonus for workers
Allentown reports a 20 percent wage increase for 1200 International Motor employees, labeled a war bonus. War orders reach 5 million dollars. In Dublin, Richard Croker pledges Red Cross support from turf earnings. In Chicago, George H. Jones, linked to a fatal domestic case, dies as police report details emerge.
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Allentown
International Motor Company
Dublin
Richard Croker
New York
Red Cross
Chicago
George H. Jones
Maywood
Margaret Bitner
Jones
Deaplaines Street
Meriden Mother Kills Son Then Self in Tragic Shootings
In Meriden Connecticut on a August day Mrs Nell Breeze Allen forty seven, wife of a prominent local businessman, fatally shot her eight year old son Gordon and then took her own life. The investigation cites failing health as a possible factor in the double tragedy. Local authorities are reviewing the incident and aiding bereaved family members.
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Kille
Meriden
Conn
Nelle Breeze Allen
Gordon
Italians Seize Railway Lines in Austria Front
Reports say the Italian invasion force has occupied two railway lines in Austria. One line near Malborghetto in the Ella valley region and another near Liv Sig in Trentino.
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Geneva
Austria
Malborghetto
Submarine Raids Sink Turkish Transports and German Destroyer
British and French submarines launched a campaign against Germany and the Ottoman Empire from the Dardanelles to the North Sea. They report sinking a German torpedo boat destroyer, a 9,000 ton Turkish steamer, and two Turkish transports, while shelling the Galata bridge and targeting Turkish powder mills and railways along the Sea of Marmara. A submarine also sank another transport near Constantinople and near Kara Burnu, amid widespread Ottoman terror.
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London
Great Britain
France
Germany
Dardanelles
North Sea
Constantinople
Asia
Sea of
Marmara
Galata
Golden Horn
Turkey
Times
Mitylene
Karabogha Bay
Mudros
Admiralty
Kara Burnu
French Troops in Haiti Given Landing Permission
Washington reports France has permission to land marines at Port au Prince to guard the French legation under Admiral Caperton. About 400 marines may be needed as the situation could become critical at any moment. City population estimated at 60,000 with roughly 12,000 armed residents nearby.
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Washington
France
United States
Port Au Prince
Balti
Caperton
Navy
Italiane to Fight Turke Parla Aug 6
News from the Dar danelles says Haly plans to join allied forces to push through to Constantinople. An Italian officer has arrived at German headquarters.
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Turke
Parla
Dardanelles
Haly
Constantinople
Hertin
Belgian Explorer Condemned by Germans to Five Years
News from Brussels reports Father Cambier, a noted Belgian explorer, condemned by German authorities to sixty months in prison for a sermon titled Belgium's Martyrdom. The decision highlights wartime censorship and clerical repression in occupied Belgium.
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Havre
Brussels
Father Cambier
Belgium
Warsaw Falls to Kaiser's Forces After Tough Battle
London reports Warsaw captured by German forces under Prince Leopold of Bavaria after heavy Russian rear-guard resistance. British observers note the fall follows a prolonged campaign. German and Austrian armies push on toward Lomza Ostrow and Wyszkow as Russia retreats and pursues are ongoing.
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London
Warsaw
Germany
Berlin
Prince Leopold of
Bavaria
Petrograd
Grand Duka Nicholas
Nicholas
Marshal von Hindenburg
Tuckerton
N. J
Vistula
War Office
Prince Leopold
von Scholts
von Gallwitz
Lomza
Ostrow
Wyszkow
Rozan
Courland
Samitilla
Gensize
Birehi
Oniskazhty
Ivangorod
Bug
Vladimir
Volynak
Rusa
Wieprz River
Bwwamp
von Mackensen
Swiuta
Wieprz
Lenczna
Pope plans major peace campaign in Europa
Rome reports Pope Benedict XV will launch a large peace movement at the next Vatican consistory. The initiative is expected to be announced between late August and mid September.
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Rome
Benedict Xv
Europa
Vatican
Strike at Krupps Averted in Germany
Reports from Kisken say that all employee demands at the Krupp works have been granted. German military authorities pressured the Krupp administration to concede the terms.
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Krupps
Geneve
Kisken
Krupp
Pact aims to pacify Mexico with Pan American help
Six governments, including the United States, prepare to cooperate in a pacification plan for Mexico. A conference at the state department discusses disarmament and a central government for Mexico, with Pan American forces possible. Naval movements are ordered to Topolobampo and Nogales as contingencies, and Marines are stationed in La Paz for emergencies.
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Washington
State Department
Lansing
Carranza
Mexico
Wilson
Cuba
Chattanooga
Topolobampo
Fuerte River
la Paz
Lower
California
Sixth Field Artillery
Nogales
Fort Riley
Kan
Funston
Douglas
Whaleback Wins In Tests On Lake For Stability
A Chicago whaleback steamship named Christopher Columbus tested stability off the lakefront with 600 passengers and sand weight. The vessel listed 12 degrees and rested safely. officials demonstrated it could weather a load equivalent to 4,000 passengers. J. Ackergon called the test satisfactory. F. K. Johnson sought access for Harry K. Thaw but was refused.
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Chicago
Lake Front
J. —. Ackergon
Naval Constructor
F. K. Johnson
Harry K. Thaw
Mr. Thaw
Goodrich
Eight Villa Troopers Executed in Juarez
Eight Vila troopers were executed in Juarez on orders from General Villa after riding through the city and shouting Down with Villa Viva Zapata.
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Villa
el Paso
Tex
Vila
Juarez
Ablo Villa
New Strike at Remington Plant in Utica Area
About 1,500 piece workers at the Remington arms plant gathered in Utica on August 7 for a Thursday meeting at which a general strike of all piece workers was declared.
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Remington
Utica
Hion
Remington Arme
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