Greek Situation Shows Promise Amid WWI Battles
London dispatch notes German and Austrian forces pressing in the east with Nova Georgenisk fallen and Ossowetz holding due to terrain. Von Mackensen’s troops cross the Bug river as other fronts see limited changes. Baltic naval actions claim several warships sunk or disabled while Greece forms a Venizelos government and Servia’s stance toward Bulgaria eases.
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London
Nova Georgievsk
Ossowetz
Poland
Brest-Litovsk
von Mackensen
Bug River
Bialyotok-Brest-Litovsk
Gulf of Riga
Petrograd
lens-Arras
Near East
M. Venizelos
Servia
Bulgaria
Berlin Raises Daily Bread Allowance in 1915 Wheat Survey
Berlin authorities boost the daily bread rations from 200 to 225 grammes after a careful estimate of the 1915 wheat crop. The move reflects wartime food policy and aims to stabilize supply for residents.
Great Storm Expected Across Great Lakes Coast
Storm warnings issued by all U S life saving stations on the Great Lakes as a major weather event looms.
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Chicago
United States
Great Lakes
Lapland Steamer's Fate Remains a Mystery
The Herald reports the steamer Lapland left New York August 12 bound for Liverpool arriving August 20 but its fate is a mystery with rumors she has been sunk.
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Chicago
the Herald
Lapland
New York
Liverpool
U S Accepts German Offer in Frye Case
The United States accepts Germany's proposal to use a joint board of experts to fix the Frye ship’s value and pay promptly. It also agrees to arbitrate the question of legal justification for sinking, potentially bolstering U S arguments for neutral commerce rights and urging Britain to suspend contraband destruction during arbitration. The note signals broader implications for naval war rules.
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Washington
Foreign Office
William P. Frye
United States
Germany
Great Britain
High Seas
State Department
Willam P. Frye
German Ambassador Refuses Comment On Liner Sinking
Count Von Bernstorff, German ambassador, stayed at the Ritz Carlton and refused to comment on the sinking of the White Star liner Aralle by a German submarine. He reportedly remained in his room most of the day and declined meetings.
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New York
Count von Bernstorff
Ritzcariton
Count Bernstorff
Bulgaria Concentrates 150000 Troops on Turkish Frontier
A Salonika dispatch reports Bulgaria has massed 150,000 troops on the Turkish frontier, with Naples via Paris noting the development on Sug. 21. The move signals heightened tension in the region and potential crossing of limits between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire.
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Naples
Paris
Matina
Salonika
Bulgaria
Ambassador Gerard to demand explanation on Arable sinking
State Department announced Washington August 21 that Ambassador Gerard will likely be directed to address the German government over the sinking of the White Star liner Arable and seek an official explanation regarding the incident.
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Washington
State Department
Gerard
German preacher arrested in Kerrobert Saskatchewan
Rev. Mr. Stetzer a German Lutheran pastor from Luseland is in Kerrobert cells. He is charged with distributing seditious literature to the German community. Before the war German factions were numerous, now church gatherings have grown and meals are sent to the meeting house.
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Stetzer
Luseland
Kerrobert
Nova Scotia Steel Dispute Referred To Arbitration
Two thousand workers at the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal plants in New Glasgow and Trenton return to work as the dispute is sent to a conciliation board under the Lemieux act, enquiry to proceed.
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REEER
Nova Scotia Steel
Ottawa
Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company
New Glasgow
N.S
Trenton
Calgary Drowning Claims Allan McLeod at Age Twelve
Word arrived of the death by drowning in Calgary of Allan McLeod twelve year old son of Mrs C J McLeod formerly of Medicine Hat at 506 B Sixth Ave S E Calgary reports say cramps caused the drowning. Allan was known as a bright boy with many school friends and last summer heroically tried to save a brother from drowning in the river.
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Calgary
Allan McLeod
C. J. McLeod
Medicine Hat
Sixth Ave
E. Allan
Arable Torpedoed. Passenger Toll Revised
London reports the steamer Arable was not convoyed when torpedoed by a German submarine. An amended passenger list shows 16 passengers and 40 crew dead, totaling 56 fatalities.
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London
Alleged German Consulate Funds Indictments Publicized
Indictments released by U S district attorney John W Preston allege that the imperial German consulate and British consul A Carnegie Ross provided a quarter of a million dollars directly or indirectly to men indicted for violations of United States neutrality.
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San Francisco
A. Carnegie Ross
United States
John W. Preston
Two Americans Feared Lost After Arabic Sinking
Queenstown reports that White Star officials, after reviewing Arabic passenger lists, fear several cabin passengers are lost. Names include Margaret Boudet Maurice Davis Mary English Ellen Mella Neave Negus Randall W E Ramsdell Lane Tattersall Tattersall and Edmund Woods. Seven lifeboats were towed in, with bodies recovered in the disaster area.
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Margaret Boudet
Maurice Davis
Mary English
Fisher
P. J. Fitzgerald
Ellen Mella
Neave
Negus
Randall
W. E. Ramsdell
Lane
Tat
Liverpool
Bruguiere
Fair Wage Clause In All War Contracts
Winnipeg August 20 Trades and Labour Council reads letter from Arthur Henderson stating British cabinet will likely insert fair wage clauses in all war contracts placed in the Dominion and note labor conditions in Canadian munition factories are under attention.
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Winnipeg
Trades and Labor Council
Arthur Henderson
Board of Educa
Dominion
Pensions to be supplemented by disablement fund
Ottawa reports that details, to be announced by Senator Lougheed, will create a fund to supplement pensions for men permanently injured in the war. The plan aims to ease hardship without widening the pension scale amid war uncertainties and heavy costs. Inland Revenue July collections totaled 1,861,765, up from 1,746,239 last year, largely from new war taxes totaling 92,494.
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Derstood
Senator Lougheed
Ottawa
Inland Revenue Department
German Fleet Penetrates Gulf of Riga in Baltic Drive
Petrograd reports August 21 that a strong German fleet has penetrated the Gulf of Riga and engaged Russian warships defending the coast. On land, from west of Riga to lower Billya, no major front changes, while German forces advance toward Kovno fortifications and Niemen river positions.
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London
Baltic
Gulf of Riga
Russian War Office
Riga
Lower
Billya
Kovno
Janow
Kochedary
Niemen
Gulf
Dirben
General Sam Steele Injured In Folkestone Car Collision
Montreal dispatch reports Major General Sam Steele, commander of the Second Canadian Contingent, was thrown from his car in a Folkestone collision near the Metropole hotel. He suffered a nasty head cut and bodily injuries but remained able. General MacDougal accompanied by staff witnessed the incident after he inspected the machine gun brigade.
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Montreal
London
the Gazette
Sam Steele
England
Metropole
Folkestone
MacDougal
Steele
Was Hon Bob Joy Riding
Montreal August 21 A collision at 3 o clock this morning between the government steamer De Levy and the Montreal tug Sir Hugh Allan sank the De Levy within ten minutes. No lives were lost. The De Levy carried 125 laborers and six women bound for Three Rivers. The Sir Hugh Allan had Hon. Robert Rogers aboard.
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Montreal
Collding
de Levy
Sir Hugh Allan
Robert Rogers
Bovic Not Sunk Says Press Association
The steamer Bovic did not sink rumor true and arrived at Liverpool today before moving on to Manchester, according to the Press Association.
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London
Bovic
The
Press Association
Liverpool
Manchester
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