German reshuffle shifts foreign policy under anti annexationist
Berlin announces five state ministers resign including Foreign Secretary Zimmermann and four secretaries of state. Richard von Kuehlmann named foreign affairs secretary replacing Zimmermann, with new posts for railways post and justice. Dutch paper portrays von Kuehlmann as anti-submarine warfare opponent seeking wartime rapprochement with Britain after the conflict ends.
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Wahington
Wilson
Lewis
Germany
Illinois
Congress
Berlin
Zimmermann
Lentze
von Loebell
Richard von Kuehlmann
Turkey
von Kuehlmann
Herr Reudlin
von Krause
von Waldew
Department of Army Nourishment
U-Boat Foe
Amsterdam
Riehard von Kuehlmann
Nieuwe Courant
the Hague
Great Britain
Pigland
Rear Admiral McGowan Paymaster General Now Busiest Man in the Navy
Rear Admiral M Gowan is named Paymaster General reflecting his expanded duties as the Navy reorganizes its financial leadership. He faces increased responsibility amid ongoing wartime logistics and personnel management.
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Admiral McGowan
Navy
Mak
Uncle Sam
Etting
British destroy 25 tanks in Flanders battle
The war office reports twenty five British tanks destroyed in the Flanders fighting. Several machine guns have been salvaged from the wrecks. The statement notes Russian preparations for battle between the Dniester and Pruth rivers.
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Berlin
Aus
Flanders
War Office
Dniester
Pruth
Submarine Losses Prove Lower Than Rumors in Wartime Report
Berlin reports the monthly average of submarine losses from Feb 1 to Aug 1 is a little over three, despite rumors of heavy defeats. The rise in submarine construction during the same period is stated to be many times larger than losses.
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Berlin
I W W Plots in Minnesota Strike Call
In Crosby Minnesota on August 7 the Industrial Workers of the World held a secret midnight meeting and the Cuyuna range is flooded with handbills urging workers to strike. Demands mirror those on the Gogebic range in Michigan.
France to Erect Statue for U S Poet Alan Seeger
Paris reports France will honor American poet Alan Seeger by erecting a statue in memory. Seeger was killed July 4, 1916, while serving with the French Foreign Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
U. S
Paris
Alan Seeger
Frame
Foreign Legion
Markets Report Shows Mixed Live Stock and Commodities
Chicago and Kansas City live stock markets feature hogs and cattle receipts with varied quotations. East Buffalo quotes cover cattle, hogs, and sheep with price ranges, while cash grain and produce follow with wheat corn oats and eggs, poultry, and vegetables and fruits price listings.
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Kansas City
East Buffalo
Dunning and
Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
Chicago
Russian General Shot For Retreating Amid War Crisis
Petrograd reports General Macovisky commander of guards corps ordered shot after a court martial for retreating on the southwest front. The dispatch notes Kerensky cabinet nearing completion and confirms missions of women scouts and denial of General Erdelli's assassination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Murman
London
Macovisky
Guards Corps
Korniloff
M. Kerensky
Constitutional Democrats
Reuter
Kharkov
Erdelli
Bourse Gazette
War tax bill reported with 2.01 billion revenue target
Senate finance committee favorably reports the revised war tax bill proposing to raise about 2.007 billion dollars. The measure shifts most new taxes to income, war excess profits, liquor and tobacco, and aims for final enactment early next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Simmons
Congress
Navy expands destroyer plant network to combat submarines
In cooperation with the shipping board the navy department increases destroyer production. Factories are turning out many modern 150 foot boats for anti submarine warfare in European waters. The navy will finish several hundred submarine chasers early next year and then halt building those vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shipping Board
Navy Department
Navy
Ten Million Dollar Credit to Italian Government
Washington Aug 7 a further credit of ten million dollars was extended to the Italian government by the treasury department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Washington
Thetalian
Treasury Department
Bride In Khaki Hazel Carter Went With Husband to France
Hazel Carter known as Bride In Khaki accompanied her husband on a trip to France. The brief item notes her wartime service era travel with military spouse.
Million U S Food Army mobilizes 1.0 million clubs and workers
Washington August 7 The department of agriculture reports that eight hundred thousand workers have joined food and garden clubs as part of a national home economics drive. An additional two hundred thousand are enlisted in emergency food production and conservation efforts. Clubs mainly pursue home gardening and canning campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Rioters Face Execution in Oklahoma Draft Case
United States District Attorney W P McGinnis said draft resisters in Oklahoma will be tried for treason with the death penalty sought. Bonds of 10000 and 20000 were urged to hold them, most to be jailed at McAlister State Penitentiary and Muskogee federal jail until trial, likely in the October term.
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State Penitentiary
Muskogee
Okla
United States
W. P. McGinnis
Oklahoma
McGinnis
McAlister
United States District Court
Holdenville
Ohio
Here
Wallace
Ottumwa
Davenport
Daniel Wallace
Chicago
Scott County
La Monte Narrowly Escapes Lynching, Attacks Conscription
Evansville Indiana August seven Frank La Monte attorney and Socialist mayoral candidate escaped an attempted lynching by six men on a country road at midnight. He was pursued by an auto and hidden in a farm house with his wife and child after addressing crowds at Elderfield twenty miles north. He urged young men that the government has no legal right to take conscripted men to Europe and has spoken in the state recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Frank la Monte
la Monte
Elderfield
Here
Europe
Hessians Active in Illinois Urging Swift Action
In Urbana Illinois Stephen A Forbes state entomologist warns of a Hessian fly emergency threatening wheat fields and urges farmers and communities to act quickly. In Stockholm the international socialist conference date is set for September 9 and will be held in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Ill
Illinois
Stephen A. Forbes
Forbes
University of Illinois
Stockholm
Noordam Strikes Mine Reaches Port Despite Damage
The Holland American Line steamship Noordam was mined while en route to Holland. She sustained heavy damage but managed to reach port under her own power, signaling resilience amid peril at sea.
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Amsterdam
Holland
American Line
Noordam
Auto Crash Claims Lafayette Official In Indiana
Hugh J. Conner forty five years old vice president and general manager of the Western Construction company was killed instantly when an automobile in which he and Charles Mutchsler of Misawaka sped eastward overturned two miles west of Archerville near Lafayette Indiana Both men were injured with Conner dead at the scene and Mutchsler seriously hurt in the crash noted as a cornelia filing.
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Auto
Lafayette
Ind
Hugh Ji. Conner
Western Construction Company
Charles Mutchsler
Misawaka
Archerville
Dr Fridtjof Nansen Pleads for U S Embargo Setup
Prominent Arctic explorer Dr Fridtjof Nansen urges a formal embargo by the United States. He argues the move will pressure foreign powers and safeguard humanitarian and strategic interests amid ongoing global tensions.
Jones Named to Expert Administrative Board Succeeding Hurley
Washington reports Thomas P. Jones a Chicago capitalist and former Fed board nominee has been appointed to the expert administrative board, replacing Edward N. Hurley who becomes chairman of the shipping board. The new post requires no senate approval after Jones's failed reserve board nomination in 1913 due to ties to big business.
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Washington
Thomas PD. Jones
Chicago
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Experts Administrative Board
Edward N. Hurley
Shipping Board
Jones
Tragic Shooting By 3YearOld in New Albany Home
Mrs. Fdona Hough, 28, wife of Austin Hough, was shot and killed by her three year old son Austin Hough Jr at her father William Thompson's home eleven miles north of New Albany Indiana. The weapon a robert rifle had been unloaded but a cartridge was found and fired by the child. The ball pierced her heart and she died instantly.
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New Albany
Ind
Fdona Hough
Austin Hough
Austin Hough, Jr
William Thompson
Strike Halts Ship Repairs
Washington reports government repairs on interned German steamships seized at the war’s start are stalled due to a general strike of metal trades union men. AFL secretary Frank Vorrmaen blames manufacturers and shipbuilders for suppressing wages as the cost of living climbs, justifying workers’ demands for higher pay.
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Washington
Frank Vorrmaen
American Federation of Labor
Fiancee Killer Identified as U-Boat Commander
Swedish skipper Lars Larsen testified that Hans von Teubinger commanded the U-boat that killed his fiancée Minna Larsen aboard the schooner Baldar. Larsen said Minna and von Teubinger were engaged in Stockholm before the war and the commander was seen directing the firing from the U-boat deck.
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New York
Hans von Teubinger
Minna Larsen
Lars Larsen
Larsen
von Teubinger
Stockholm
Minna
Four Die in Idaho Auto Crash Between Payette and Wood’s Spur
Payette Idaho Aug 7 Frank Hon Council his wife and son are dead and three others injured two probably fatally after an automobile wreck between Payette and Wood’s Spur.
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Payette
Idaho
Frank Hon
Stockman
Wood
U-Boat Sighting Rumor Closes New York Harbor Gate
A report of a submarine sighting near New York provoked Navy action to close the harbor gate from 1 to 6 am. A passenger ship claimed a periscope sighting one night, with another possible sighting 18 miles off shore. Navy inquiries found no conclusive evidence to keep the port shut.
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New York
Washington
War Department
de Groot
Salvation Army
Navy Department
Carmen Plan Strike
Kansas City street car workers announce a citywide strike starting at midnight if their demands are not met by the Kansas City Railways Co. One thousand conductors and motor men are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City Railways Co
Baseball Results From Chicaro and St Louis Games
Baseball results show Chicaro mounting an 8 to 5 victory over Philadelphia in Chicago with strong pitching by Oeschger and Killefer. At St Louis Brooklyn edged 8 to 1 with Cheney and Miller contributing as Watson and Gonzales handled defense.
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Chicaro
R. EB
Philadelphia
Oeschger
Killefer
Hendrix
Wilson
St. Louis
R. H. B. Brooklyn
Cheney
Miller
Watson
Gonzales
Baseball Scores From The Day Across AL Venues
In Philadelphia St Louis defeated Washington 5 to 2 with Plank and Severeid contributing, while Johnson and Ainsmith teamed for St Louis. At Boston New York won 12 to 1 behind Mitchell and Yelle with Mogridge on the mound. New York’s 5 to 2 win over Cleveland featured Klepfer and O Neill. Chicago beat Washington 4 to 7 as Russell and Scott led against Noyes and Schang.
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Philadelphia
R. H. E. St. Louis
Wash
Plank
Severeid
Johnson
Ainsmith
Boston
R. E
New York
Mitchell and
Yelle
Mogridge
R. H. BE
Cleveland
Klepfer
O'Neill
Foster
Thomas
Washington
R. HE
Chicago
PRIA
Cass
Russell
Scott
Schalit
Noyes
Schang
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Foreign Office
Foe
Rear Admiral
M’gowan
American Press Association
Gost
Minnesota
Finance Committee
Mrs
Hazel Carter
Husband
Pershing
Rance
U.S. Food Army
Shawnee, Okla
Darden
Asher
Dr. Nansen
Norway
Chase
DR. Fridjhof Nansen
Urley
Chicagoan
Carmen
W. L. Pet. W. Il. Pet WY
Chi
St. L
Best
Cin
Pitts
Ww. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. Chi
Bost
Cleve
Phil
Det
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