Neutrality urged as war test on American speech
President Wilson appeals for strict neutrality in speech and conduct amid the European war. He warns Americans to avoid partisan passion, urging impartiality, fairness, and moderation to prevent division and protect the nation's duty as a peace-seeking global ally. The article notes Arctic wreck exoneration of Capt Bartlett.
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Washington
Wilson
America
United States
Gail
Bosrtigan
Arctic
New York
Stefansson
Robert A. Bartlett
Argentine Chamber Votes Against Embassy at Washington
The Argentina chamber of deputies approved a bill to create an Argentine embassy in Washington next year by eight votes to fifteen. An injunction in Noston restrains ex-President Charles Mellen and director Alexander Cochran from selling any New Haven railroad stock.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Argentina Chamber of Deputies
Washington
Mellon
Noston
Supreme Judicial Court
Charles 2. Mellen
Alexander Cochrane
New Haven
Manifesto to My Peoples Declares War on Servia
Vienna prints the full edict of Emperor Franz Joseph naming war against Serbia. He accuses Serbian hostility, outlines provocations, and vows to defend Austria-Hungary while seeking peace for his empire. The manifesto proclaims duty, loyalty, and reliance on armed force to secure peace and safety.
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Viennna
Europe
Austria-Hungary
Servia
Russia
Germany
Austria
France
England
Joseph
Count Sturgkh
Provence
Kingdom of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Servis
Wayer
Namur Witnesses German Retreat Amid Destruction
From Namur Belgium Maurice Gerbe reports German prisoners exhausted by food shortages and mounting misfires as German cavalry ravages farms and posts, while Belgian engineers trenches and castles in ruin. French 120000 troops parade joyfully in Luxembourg province as Belgian defenses hold.
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Namur
Belgium
Maurice Gerbeolult
Chicago News
Meuse
Luxemburg
Big Brothers to War and a Child's Lament in Chicago
Lotta Krell, fourteen, and her widowed mother Augusta sit with four brothers in Jackson Park Chicago. The brothers Joseph and Ludvig bring sweethearts to a final family picnic before joining the Kaiser's war effort in Europe. The mother weeps as she recalls their brave father and the brothers vow to fight.
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Lotta Krell
Europe
Pater
Ludvig
Joseph
Louis
Augusta Krell
Jackson Park
Chicago
Lotta
Peter
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