World War Front Dispatches From Europe and Other News
Reports from London and Paris describe British and French military actions on multiple fronts including Galicia and Volhynia with advances and casualties. A Swiss dispatch notes Allied gains near Monte Cimone and the Italians report limited progress on the Tannezzo plateau. A Marseille court sentences a woman for treason, and other items cover political turmoil, crimes, and industry losses across Europe and North America.
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London
Tannezzo
Monte Cimone
Mexican War News Coll. Arrests Villa Officer in New Mexico
Reports say Jesus Ruaz Velasco, ex officer under Pancho Villa, was arrested at Columbus New Mexico while attempting to pass to General Pershing's base. Northern Ontario towns Cochranes Matheson Noshka Station and Timmons wiped out by bush fires with hundreds dead.
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Jesus Ruaz Velasco
Pancho” Villa
Columbus
N. M
General Pershing
Ontario
Cochrane
Matheson
Noshka Station
Timmons
United States Faces German Sub Deutschland Issue And Defense Bills
Washington officials refused extraordinary protections for the German merchant submarine Deutschland, warning Britain US law will not bow to new trade rulings. The dispute over the British boycott rolls to the foreign office as President Wilson signs the river and harbors bill. Senate action targets nearly 700 million dollars for national defense as the army appropriation nears 314 million. Maj. Gen. Bliss urges liberal guard release to aid border security. The foreign relations committee votes to oppose a senate report on Jen- (text cut).
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Verdun
Durazzo
Kermanshah
Bitlis
Malancourt
Vaux
Harcourt
Trebizond
Black Sea
France
Sir Roger Casement
Ireland
Dublin
Russell
Mediterranean
Kut-el-Amara
Germany
Italy
Lake Garda
Asia Minor
Mesopotamia
King George
Skaggerrak
Kitchener
Hampshire
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Vaux Fort
Lutsk
Greece
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Dubno
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Kuty
Kolomea
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Corsiero
Posina
Somme
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Hungary
Persia
Kovel
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Peronne
Stokhod River
Marnakhatum
Erzerum
Baiburt
Armenia
Lipa River
Great Britain
West Front
Foureauxwood
von Linsingen
Suez
Holland
Pozieres
Posieres
Riga
Ausoo
Turke
Tengit Brit Mney Pen
War Year Two Daily Chronology of Battles and Events
A condensed list of World War I events from Aug 1 to Aug 12 through Dec 28, 1915, detailing Teuton advances, Russian offensives, Allied actions, naval engagements, and political moves across Europe and the Middle East. Includes captures of cities such as Lublin Warsaw Belgrade and Ossowiec, Zeppelin raids on London, U boat sinking of the Arabic, and declarations about conscription and war councils.
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Teutons
Lublin
Chalm
Warsaw
Ivangorod
Serock
Great Britain
Lomza
Gallipoli
Siedice
Sokolow
Belgrade
Jose Kovno
London
Arabic
Novogeorgievsk
Ossowiec
Kovel
Brest-Litovsk
Okita
Zlota Lipa
Germany
Lutsk
New York
Sterling Exchange
Brody
Grodno
Hill 70
Dvyina
Sereth
Czar
Nicholas
Dubno
Tarnopol
Trembowla
Galicia
von Mackensen
Pinsk
Vilna
Champagne
la Bassee Canal
Bulgaria
Serbia
Czartorysk
Vranja
Brand Whitlock
U. S
Belgium
Edith Cavell
Uskub
Illuxt
Kragujevac
Nish
Ancona
Montenegro
Bagdad
Aviona
Albania
Paris
Reichstag
Kut-el- Amara
Douglas Haig
France
Ford
Christiania
Lloyd-George
Britain
Durazzo
Persia
Mediterranean
Cameroon
West Africa
Czernowitz
House of Commons
Peronne
Liverpool
Appam
Hampton Roads
Erzerum
Indiana University Opens Indianapolis Extension Center
Indiana University has established an Indianapolis extension center to grow into a full institution and pave the way for centers in Fort Wayne, South Bend, and Evansville. Ray S Trent, assistant professor of economics and sociology, leads the center to offer city residents access to university-level study without leaving their work. The aim is to boost personal culture and earning power through two or three evenings of class work with qualified instructors.
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Indianapolis
Indiana University
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Evansville
Ray 8S Trent
University
New York City
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
Jury Unable to Reach Verdict in Mayor Bunch Case
The Muncie jury trying Mayor Rollin Bunch on conspiracy to solicit bribes from illicit operators reported a hopelessly divided verdict after 40 hours of deliberation. Bunch expressed disappointment as civic groups pressed the issue during the city's dry period.
Four Romanian Swim Intruders Arrested at Indiana Harbor Beach
In Hammond Indiana on July 31 a crowd of lakefront swimmers panicked as four Romanian men wearing only smiles swam among them. Police arrested the men who said via an interpreter they are used to swimming this way in their country. They work at Inland steel mills.
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Hammond
Indiana Harbor
Lake Front
Indiana guardsmen await border order for arms smugglers
Indianapolis July 31 reports say Indiana guardsmen sent to the border to pursue arms smugglers are ordered ready to cross. Brig. Gen. James Parker reportedly told the troops there may still be a clash as he predicts a possible scrap.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Mexico
James Parker
Indiana to create sanitarians in every circuit
Indiana state health officials report rising insanity levels and plan to introduce a bill in the next winter legislative session to establish the office of sanitarian in each judicial circuit. Dr. J N Hurty, state health commissioner, broadcasts the circular across the state.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State Board of Health
J. N. Hurty
Blood Transfusion Saved Four Month Old Baby
Indianapolis physicians at a charity milk station report a rare transfusion case to save a four month old infant. The father, Charles Lockwood, donated two teaspoonfuls of blood and the baby immediately showed improved vitality, with hopes of recovery.
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Indianapolis
Charles Lockwood
Tragic Tobacco Dispute Ends in Stabbing in Muncie
In Muncie on July 31 two married men, Thomas Richardson and William Rife, argued over tobacco purchase choices for Lizzie Campbell. The dispute escalated. Rife was stabbed to death after Richardson was beaten with a baseball bat, leaving another man dead and a second seriously injured.
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Muncie
Lizzie Campbell
Thomas Richardson
Richardson
William Rife
Rife
Fire wipes out Saratoga canning factory in Randolph County
A blaze destroyed the only industry in Saratoga Randolph County early yesterday leaving 100 men unemployed. Authorities believe the fire may have been incendiary in origin and investigate the cause.
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Muncie
Saratoga
Randolph County
Heat Prostration Claimed Life of Plasterer in Goshen
Goshen July 31. Christian Bennett aged about sixty a plasterer was found dead in his room. The death was caused by heat prostration with high temperatures prevailing all day. There were many prostrations reported in the area.
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Goshen
Christian
Bennett
Fire In New York Harbor Explodes Munition Lighters
A blast at Black Tom Island near New York harbor causes massive munition damage and widespread destruction across five states. Fire, later blamed on unknown causes, ignited dynamite and nitroglycerin aboard munitions bound for the Allies, with casualties feared but not confirmed.
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Washington
Black Tom Island
New York Harbor
Bruce Bielaski
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
William Offiey
Bureau
New York
Bielaski
Tom Island
Jersey
Bedloe’s Island
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Powder Pier
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