Washington eyes German terms for peace with Kaiser fate in doubt
Washington officials say President Wilson will soon require guarantees from Germany for a peace conference and will judge adjustments to the Kaiser power. The note has unsettled German radicals and prompted secret talks with entente diplomats about a peace acceptable to the United States.
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German and Austrian leaders in Switzerland plot peace project
A group of prominent Germans and Austrians, including former chancellor Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg and ex ambassador Prince von Buelow, arrived in Ragatz Switzerland and are reportedly engaged in a plan to complicate entente powers and seek concessions from the central powers.
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Prince von Buelow
Italy
Berne
Arrests Made In Counter Revolutionary Plot In Russia
Grand Duke Michaelis Alexandrovitch and his wife were placed under arrest in Petrograd for their suspected role in a counter revolutionary plot. Grand Duke Dmitri Paulovitch was also reported arrested.
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British Raid Kills 108 as London Faces Air Attack
Official report states 107 killed and 86 wounded from Monday night air raid at Chatham with civilian fatalities and naval losses. Lord French says raiders numbered about six aircraft, targeting the Thames estuary and Isle of Thanet, Sheerness, and Chatham areas.
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Draft Resistance Note From Oil Worker Stirs Wichita
A Butler County oil worker in Wichita sends a collect message to the War Department saying he is too busy to report for examination. The War Department replies with arrest instructions, marking a new form of draft resistance.
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Capital talks wage dispute with shipping board
Seattle representatives from three major shipyards travel to Washington to meet the United States Shipping Board over pay for about 12 000 shipyard workers threatening a strike.
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United States Shipping Board
Market Report Shares Mixed Live Stock and Commodities
Chicago and Kansas City live stock markets show varied hog and cattle receipts with mixed prices. East Buffalo quotes steady cattle and lower hogs, while grain notes list No 2 red wheat and corn values and Chicago produce prices for eggs butter poultry and vegetables.
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Wilson Leads in Good-Bye Parade for Drafted Men
Washington and Chicago mark the eve of the first drafted men marching to Rockford Camp Grant with a national welcome. President Wilson leads a capitol procession as 1400 DC troops head to France, while Chicago begins enacting the 5 percent quota for mobilization.
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Shanahan Defends War Duty Against Slacker Criticism
In Oregon Illinois on September 4 David E Shanahan speaker of the house declared the nation must uphold the president and win the war. He blasted slackers and prayer men of the Thompson type and urged honoring every citizen whose sacrifice supports victory at sea and on land.
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Jail Fire Smothers Two Prisoners in Green River
Fire engulfed the city jail in Green River Wyoming killing Frank Earl Ryan of Fort Dodge Iowa and James Johnson who claimed Canada as home. The blaze destroyed the jail and led to their deaths by smoke in the September 4 incident.
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Bombing raid hits Ghistelles and Ostend rail line
London reports a naval air squadron raid on the Ghistelles airdrome with several direct hits on sheds in the southwest corner. A fire was started near the target and bombs exploded on the Ostend Thourout railway line. Many tons of explosives were dropped and all aircraft returned safely.
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General Kaledines rises in Russia challenging Kerensky
General Kaledines, heading a powerful league, declares bold challenge to Kerensky’s circle. He questions Bolshevik survival, asserts Cossacks' freedom, and demands opponents quit their posts or face consequences of their folly.
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Russia
Kerensky
British to Assist in Training US Troops
Paris reports that British officers and possibly Canadian officers will assist in training United States troops. The British are expected to arrive soon and should speed training by removing language barriers that hindered progress with French officers. The move is welcomed amid strong friendly ties with Canada.
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United States
Pola Bombardment by Italian Air Force Effects and Italian Aid
Rome reports thirty Italian aircraft dropped nine tons of bombs on the Austrian naval base at Pola, hitting ships and fortifications. all planes returned. Hindenburg approves sending two Bavarian divisions to the Isonzo front. Canucks penetrate German line near Lens. French repulse German and British raids. Russian coast fighting. Riga evacuated and fortifications blown. Turkish forces advance in Persia. Garata bridge reported occupied.
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Novel mother ship for submarines tested in Amsterdam
A new mother ship built in Holland for the Spanish navy completed its first official trial in Amsterdam. The twin-hulled craft, over 255 feet long and 60 feet wide, features a crane able to lift 650 metric tons from 150 feet and an electric hoisting system between the hulls for recovering sunken submarines.
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Harlem
Netherlands
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Railroads Ready Move 1 Million Troops to Cantonments
The War Board assures the War Department that U S railroads can move one million troops to coastal and inland cantonments within thirty days. They also pledge to haul structural materials, steel, and components for expanded shipbuilding and to maintain a line of supply to the thirty two training camps.
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ORGANIZED LABOR IS LOYAL
James Duncan of Quincy, vice president of the American mission to Russia, declared at a Boston common labor demonstration that organized labor supports President Wilson and Congress. He said workers back democracy at home and abroad and are ready to defend it.
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Quincy
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Congress
American consul general leads publicity blitz in Russia
Moscow reports Maddin Summers, the American consul general, is active in informing Russia about American war aims. He says the publicity campaign distributes American news to 200 newspapers via local mayors, with growing interest as letters from mayors encourage continued service.
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