Aggrovch of Winter to Decide Policy of Op Teutonic Campaigns
Reports from Geneva and London discuss German plans as winter nears. Analysts weigh potential Balkan strikes versus entrenchment on the Russian front while Russia claims strategic mobility and morale gains amid ongoing battles along the western and eastern fronts.
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Tandon
Cerpantie
Geneva
Near East
Teutons
Balkan
Balkans
Dardanelles
London
Joffre
Russia
Iar
Upper Bug
Vienna
Berlin
Cra
Lipsk
Grodno
Poland
Russky Invalid
Big Journal
German munitions orders spark American shipments in 1915 notes
The Daily News cites Phillips Getschow & Co. stockholder George M. Giets chow claiming a US contract worth about 640000 dollars for six inch shells. He says Germany orders are arranged with preplanned costs, overhead, and 26 percent profit, with payments via bank guarantees and shipments mostly aboard Norwegian and Danish vessels.
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George M. Getscchow
Uncle Sam
Hic
George M. Gietschow
Phillips Getschow & Co
Daily News
Unitees Army
Jechow
Hella
Butt
Getachow
Germany
Love Lie Revealed by Heroism Of Young German Officer
A long forged romance tale unfolds in Cologne as a German engineer wins the Iron Cross for bravery and seeks reconciliation with his mother in law. The officer rejects paternity claims, and the wife is jailed for forgery, sentenced to 16 months.
Poison Gas Touted to Kill Prairie Dogs in Texas
In Angelo Texas authorities praise a method using chlorine gas attached to an automobile to flood prairie dog burrows. The tactic aims to control the pests efficiently despite limited details in the garbled report.
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Angelo
Tex
Washington Hints at Easing War Strains on Neutral Rights
High officials in Washington express cautious optimism that neutral rights during World War I will be better respected by Germany and Britain for the remainder of the conflict. They credit firm U S stance on Lusitania and Arab terms and note British and Russian shifts may reflect a desire to ease pressure on American goods and markets.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Berlin
Great Tain
Great Britain
Jones
Russia
Aeh
G Cmls
Popular government growing in Russia cabinet enlarged
London reports the Russian cabinet will expand by 10 members with five chosen by the duma and five from the council of the empire to make the government more representative. The plan aims to foster closer cooperation between parliament and government, amid opposition to immediate parliamentary government.
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London
Duma
Council of the Empire
Daily Telegraph
Petrograd
Council of Ministers
British Cabinet Lambasted by Times in War Critique
The Times military correspondent lashes the higher leadership for the Antwerp fiasco the Dardanelles mistakes and the failure to organize munitions supply. He says the call to war was mishandled and that governance has drifted rather than steered.
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London
Times
Antwerp
Dardanelles
Straam
Cotton Partial Recovery After Slump
New York August 31 cotton prices firmed on unfavorable crop reports and speculative buying. The market erased most of yesterday's losses with gains ranging from 17 to 18 points, amid unconfirmed reports of foreign government involvement.
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New York
Thompson elected president of Navy League in New York
Col. Robert McM. Thompson was named president of the Navy League of the United States by the board, succeeding Gen. Horace Porter who declined reelection. Porter had served as president since 1906.
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New York
Col
Robert mM. Thompson
Navy League of the United States
Horace Porter
General Porter
CALL TO GERMANS TO BLAST PLANTS ROUSES U.S. WARNING
A labor paper editor reports German handbills urging Americans to help destroy factories and railroads tied to the European war effort. The flyers wrapped in Haney Anzeiger and postmarked Bromberg offer large rewards for actions against designated plants and rail lines. Local post authorities deem the handbills not actionable.
British Losses at Dardanelles Mount in Gallipoli Push
Berlin reports from Constantinople say British forces at Gallipoli on August weekend fielded 100000 troops against Turkish positions. The dispatch claims heavy casualties since August 6 amounting to over 50 percent losses, with officers and a cavalry division largely decimated.
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Berlin
Gliipoli
Lus
Constantinople
Frankfurter Zeitung
Conwee
Warsaw
Rudsiane
Steamer and Cargo Worth 280900 Lost Off Alaska Coast
A Alaska steamer bound for Cordova with cargo valued at 280900 is reported lost after an attempted salvage by her crew near Cape Hine. The passenger steamer Mariposa aided in the operation but later cast off, with the vessels last seen sinking in the Gulf of Alaska. The combined value was 250 in the report.
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Pantie
Alaskan Company
Faith
Cape Hine
Alaska
Gulf of Alaska
Mariposa
Cordova
Sven
Varge
Tangol Fox Trot Mystery From Atlantic City
Fragmented OCR reads as an odd note from Atlantic City about a tangol fox trot and a vague plan or standard but contains garbled words and unclear context. No clear people, dates, or organizations are identifiable in readable form.
Austria Controls Menace of Cholera
Geneva reports Austrian minister of the interior states Austria has 929 cholera cases as of September 1 with unusually high summer totals due to wartime conditions. Officials indicate sanitary measures are effectively handling the outbreak despite the surge.
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Austria
Geneva
Paris
Vienna
Zurich
Mimjeter of
Interior
August's Unseasonable Cold and Rain Soak Chicago
Chicago records reveal the coldest wettest August on record with June and July also below normal. The Weather Bureau notes high pressure over Canada kept warm air away, producing unusually cool conditions from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic and into the gulf states with low August temperatures across the Ohio valley and Indiana.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Bermudas
Canada
Washington
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic
Gulf States
Ohio Valley
Indiana
Missouri
Texas
Paul Armstrong Playwright Dies Sudden in New York
Paul Armstrong, noted American stage playwright, died suddenly of heart disease at his home in New York at age 46. Born in Kidder Missouri, he spent five years as a captain of Great Lakes steamers before turning to writing. He was with his wife and son when stricken en route from Baltimore, after returning from the railway station.
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New York
Paul Armstrong
Armstrong
Ble
Kidder
Armatrong
Redfield Denies Report He Will Resign Office
Woods Hole Mass August 31 Secretary of Commerce Redfield denies retirement rumors from the Wilson cabinet. He says the reports are greatly exaggerated and relies on humor from a Mark Twain quote to dismiss the speculation.
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Redfield
Woods Hole
Mass
Secretary of Commerce
Hels
Wilson
Mark Twain Guld
Debris Recovered Near New Orleans From Liner Loss
Gulf wreckage picked up and brought to port by United Fruit steamer is believed to be debris from the liner Murow which was reported lost at sea with several aboard.
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New Orleans
Aug
Gulf
United Fruit Finer
Marine Rin Ae
Seveo
Break in Exchange Rates Could Halt Britain's Big US Purchases
New York reports a dramatic overnight fall in the pound sterling to 4.5814, near a level that could force Britain to curtail large imports from the United States. Banks warn continued rate declines may trigger widespread cancellations and a slump in new orders as Britain seeks other markets.
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Britain
Uncle Sam
New York
United States
America
Great Britain
British relaxation won’t affect note to Britain
Washington officials said modified British orders in council will not change the general U S policy toward neutral shipping. No concrete proposals to relax interference with shipping reached the State Department, which is preparing a new protest note. Arrangements to identify goods bought in Germany before March 1 and not paid for aim to release U S cargoes held in neutral ports like Rotterdam, but are handled between the British embassy and State Department advisers.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Rotterdam
Secret of Disaster to Plunger Unsolved
Honolulu Sept 1 The hulk of submarine F 4 raised to view after dry dock work and pump out in harbor since March 25. No bodies found and cause of accident remains unknown as divers recover debris and inspect starboard side and bottom.
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Honolulu
T, HL
F. Boush
Julius A. Furer
Kirby Crittenden
Wales Coal Strike Reported Settled
London reports that the South Wales coal mining dispute has been settled after threats of a major strike The terms are not officially published but miners representatives say their demands have been conceded.
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London
South Wales
Plea for World Peace Opens German Kriegerbund Session
Dr. Hermann Gerhard of Chicago addressed the North American German Kriegerbund biennial convention in St. Paul urging world peace. He urged an embargo on ammunition shipments from the United States to help end the European conflict, drawing loud applause from about 100 former soldiers.
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St. Paul
Minn
Sept. L
German Kriegerbund
North America
Hermann Gerhard
Chicago
Gerhard
Powder train blast kills three in Pinole incident
A train carrying 7,000 pounds of dynamite derailed at Pinole near San Francisco and exploded, killing engineer Harold Bennett fireman Bert Talbott and an unidentified laborer. The explosion destroyed the train but did not damage nearby powder plants. Pinole lies 14 miles from San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Cal
Pinole
Cali
Harold Bennett
Bert Talbott
San Francisco Bay
Lloyds Report Shows British Shipping Losses
Lloyds quarterly report for the period ending August 12 tallies losses to submarines and other hostile craft and to mines. Sixteen steamers are listed with an aggregate gross tonnage of 18 710 and nine sailing vessels also reported.
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London
Lloyds
Creston Baby Wins State Toy Championship
Robert Gordon Healy of Creston is declared champion heavyweight baby in the state contest. The youngster weighed MM pounds at birth and is noted as the youngest child among competing babies in Des Moines August proceedings.
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Creston
Des Moines
Robert Gordon Healy
Bally
Towa
Howly
Ming
Murphysborn Man Pleads Guilty to Murder and Death Sentence
A defendant identified as Joe De berry pleaded guilty to killing a person in Murphysborn. He received a death sentence after the guilty plea.
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Murphysborn
Joe Deberry
Mra
J. . Mirtin
Noah and the Home Companion Puzzle Fragment
A fragmentary verse item notes Noah and a home companion in a scene of waiting and shooing tiles from dawn till dark. The text reads as a playful cryptic line from a periodical or comic page with partial wording and archaic phrasing.
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Noah
Amateur gardener wounds woodless tomato in garden mishap
An inexperienced horticulturist caused damage to a large, woodless tomato plant during routine gardening activities. The incident occurred in a residential garden, with no injuries reported and minimal equipment involved.
London Admits Situation Is Fast Becoming Serious
London Aug 31 The American exchange problem grows more serious despite recent gold shipments to New York. Cable transfers traded around 4.60 with a later dip to 4.40. activity quieter at near level. Insurance firms and banks sell American bonds to profit from exchange, though depreciation is offset by insurance and shipping costs.
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London
New York
America
Chinese and American Steamer Line Planned
San Francisco August 31 Four contracts for financing a 5000?ton Chinese American trans Pacific steamship company have been signed by American and Chinese capitalists negotiating for the purchase of ships. Dr V S K Wellington Koo China’s minister to Mexico said he arrived on the Persia and would not name the American bankers behind the venture.
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San Francisco
trans-Pacific Steamship Company
Amerikan
V. SK
Wellington Koo
Ching
Fiest
Mexico
Persia
Koo
Bridgeport Strikers Expect A Settlement
Bridgeport Conn August 21 Strikers held 10 downtown meetings reporting Valley conference progress. Labor leaders expect factory differences to be settled within a few days and say bayonet pollabera issues at Remington Ammunition may be resolved through conferences.
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Dridgeport
Conn
Stelke
Halle
Moet
Remington Alum Dt Ammunition Company
Man Weds in City After Honolulu Divorce Decree
Bon Prancisco AME 41 John BR Bpreckels son of The California mjpie italiet wed Miew Bidi Wirt of a City Kon Bpreckel's former wife recently remarried in Honolulu upon receipt of a California decree of divorce.
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Bon Prancisco
AME
John BR Bpreckels
California
Mjpie Italiet
Yeatenday
Miew Bidi Wirt
Kon Bpreckel
Honolulu
W. Wakefield
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