War notes from the front and diplomatic moves
British and French destroyers sink an Austrian cruiser near Corfu while German prisoners in Lyons are described as miserable. Italy vows strict neutrality as German forces push into east Prussia and Galicia. Ambassadorial postings in Paris ease French nerves, and a German aviator is captured at sea. European press plans Bordeaux editions as reports of German atrocities circulate from Amsterdam to Washington. Berlin papers claim heavy losses for Germany and air battles over Paris. Fifteen British MPs urge Italy to join neutrals in protesting German offensives. Rural violence and army actions intensify as Germans threaten large-scale attack. UK aviation and French defensive notes amid a global war outlook. Minera workers go on strike at the Warner Yough mine in Fayete City, Pa., after a discharge linked to a water-filled room.
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Warner Yough
Fay‘eyste City
Besanse
James Gardner
France
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Paris
Bordeaux
la Fere
Laon
Amiens
Great Brain
Russia
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Near East
Kiauchau
Samoan
Pacific Islands
England
Germany
Austria- Hun
Antivari
Cattara
Dalmatia
General War Survey Reports Shifts in Fronts and Alliances
Official summary of World War I movements notes British reseating south of the Marne, German advances toward Paris, French government moved to Bordeaux, and ongoing Allied retirements. Reports troop landings from Russia and colonies, plus Austrian defeats and Italian mobilization. Also mentions Japanese Kiauchau investment and British New Zealand actions in Samoa.
Clayton Bill Passes Senate With Labor Exemption
The Clayton bill, the administration trust measure’s second and last to be considered, passed the Senate 46 to 6. Seven Republicans and one Pro fession voted for it, sixteen Republicans against, and no Democrat opposed. Section 7 exempts labor from anti trust laws, amended to dignify labor per Senator Cummins’ suggestion.
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Senate
Cummins
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American Press’ Weuperation
Pope Benedict XV
Corfu
Carriere Dellascra
Milan
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Rubens
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Galicia
Herrick
Frech
Echo de Paris
The
Figaro
Amsterdam
Washington
Belgium
Berlin
Mecklenberg
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United States
Wise
Vossische Zeitung
American Breast Association
Pau
S. R. Pollock
Indiana, Pa
Court Toute
Geo. D. Leydic
North Sixth St
W. F.frederick
N. Sixth Street
Fall Home Journal Patterns
Sloughby’s
Benjamin, Washington
W.R. Loughry & Co
Serge
Julia Marlowe
Boys’ Clothing Departmentt
Norfolk
Marshall
Clayton Bill
Derby
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