Cabinet Changes Pave Way for German Peace Negotiations
German papers react to cabinet shake up under Dr Michaelis. Dr Von Kuehlmann and Dr Karl Helfferich viewed as potential real foreign policy directors. Center Party gains predicted with three Catholic appointees. debates over policy toward England Russia and peace talks surface amid criticism of new ministers.
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Copenhagen
Aus
von Kuehlman
Karl Helfferich
Michaelis
Germany
Helfferich
Dr. Helfferich
Reichstag
Berlin Tageblatt
Lokal Anzeiger
Vossische Zeitung
von Kuhlmann
Center Party
Spahn
Waldo
Kuhlmann
Tages Zeitung
Err Zimmermann
Lokal Angeiger
Hoelffer
von Kuehlmann
Holfferich
Save Perishables as Wilson Appeals to Consumers
Washington Aug 7 President Wilson's call to farmers for bumper crops shifts to consumers urging preservation of perishable foods. Secretary Houston recommends housewives canning preserving pickling drying and storing fruits and vegetables and asks experienced women to share knowledge with neighbors and organize demonstrations with local officials.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Flouston
Changes in Admiralty shake British naval leadership
London Aug 6 Official announcement reports Admiral Sir Cecil Burney replaced by Vice Admiral Sir Roselyn Wemyss as second sea lord Alan Garrett Anderson becomes controller of naval construction and Geddes new first lord. Anderson, tied to shipping and Midland Railway, is son of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson.
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Associated Press
London
Admiralty
Cecil Burney
Gea
Roselyn Wemyss
Alan Garrett Anderson
Eric Campbell Geddes
Cecil Barney
Jellicoe
Grand Fleet
Anderson
Alan Anderson
Navy
Woe
Midland Railway
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
England
Adleburgh
Raid on Pola Damaging Air Raid Details
Rome reports a detailed dispatch on the Pola air raid. The raid began at 11 p.m. and ended after dawn, with eight bombs and six grenades per aircraft. An esquadrille flew 890 kilometers, 160 over enemy soil, without losses, while D'Annunzio rode aboard one of the largest planes piloted by Captain Gori. Fires were started at the arsenal a naptha depot and seaplane station, with flames and smoke reaching great heights as Austrians fought back with anti air guns and searchlights. Italian aviators remained over Pola for nearly five hours, unhurt and victorious.
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Rome
Pola
Esquadrille
D'Annunzio
Gori
Taft Falls Ill in Clay Center Overnight
Former President William H. Taft grew ill at a Clay Center hotel during the night and is under a physician care with stomach trouble. He will not leave for Lincoln today where he had a speaking engagement. He spoke here last night.
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Taft
Clay Center
Kan
William H. Taft
Lincoln
Neb
Uprising Actions Prompt DOJ Probe in Oklahoma
Department of Justice agents widen inquiry into draft evasion and conspiracy as objectors surrender at Seminole Hughes and Pontotoc counties. Over 250 prisoners detained. efforts target three to four top Working Class Union leaders. Wounding of Deputy Sheriff McEwen at Wetumka bridge and capture of John Harjo report late night. Mate Harris confession linked to Irisco bridge burning near Francis.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Seminole
Hughes
Pontotoc
Liberty
Department of Justice
Holdenville
Wewoka
Ada
William McEwen
St. Louis and
San Francisco
Wetumka
John Harjo
Seminole County
Mate Harris
Irisco
Francis
Root Has Faith in New Russia
Chicago aug 7 Hishu Root member of the American mission to Russia says there is little disorder in Russia beyond expected upheavals after radical government change. He argues foreign dispatches exaggerate turmoil and notes Russians would see America similarly if domestic issues were highlighted. He praises Russian women for urging men to fight and hopes American women will follow.
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Chicago
Tfl
Hishu ‘Root
Russia
United States
Mr. Root
Vote Assured U S Soldiers Abroad
Washington Aug 7 American citizens in France as expeditionary forces will vote in the fall elections if states set up overseas suffrage. Provost Marshal General Crowder rules there is no bar to voting though abroad. Soldiers at mobilization camps will cast ballots if state legislation is enacted. Crowder also directs exemption boards to accept aliens willing to waive immunity claims, opening ranks of the national army to friendly aliens who wish to volunteer.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
France
Crowder
National Guard
National Army
General Crowder
New
Japs to Visit U.S on Study Delegation
Tokio reports members of the house of representatives will send five of their number to the United States to study conditions. The group will depart about September 1, return in December, and represent all political parties.
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U.S. Tokio
House of Representatives
United States
Dutch Seaplane Fire Near Texel After Attack
A Times dispatch from Rotterdam reports a German seaplane landed at Texel in Holland after Dutch soldiers fired on it. The aircraft was low on gasoline and the occupants were injured.
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London
The
Times
Rotterdam
Texel
Holland
Seizure Threat Over Illinois Coal Mines
Illinois council of defense urged a Chicago conference of governors from sixteen states for action to lower coal prices. It proposed seizing and operating mines if operators refuse fair pricing, citing constitutional power. Neighboring states pledge aid to press price cuts amid plans for federal appeal.
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Chicago
Ilinois State Council of Defense
Illinois
Illinois State Council of Defense
Lavy Mayer
Council
Ilinois
State Council of Defense
Trinolo Council
Missouri
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Midwest
Illinois Council
Federal Trade Commission
Clifford Thorne
Utilities Bureau
Federal Commission
Peabody Committee
Commission
United States
Peabody
Franklin County
Williamson County
Christian Chivalry as Germany Sees It
Amsterdam dispatch reports Dutch papers carry an account of the Belgian Prince sinking. Survivors say the U boat shelled the steamship and forced crew to abandon ship, then stripped lifebelts, smashed lifeboats, re boarded the submarine, leaving 38 dead and 3 rescued. A Berlin pastoral letter urges humane conduct toward enemies and cites God’s protection.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Berlin
Gas Masks Issued To U S Soldiers Abroad
Troops in training camps in France receive French gas masks as gas warfare awareness rises. The program emphasizes proper use and rapid mask adjustment to prevent injury, with gas drills for officers first and ten second adjustment limits.
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U.S
Jrit
100000 Men in First Call of New Army
Washington August 7 The new national army will be called out in increments of 100000 men rather than a single 600000 force General Crowder announced. Essential government workers may be spared from the first increment, especially in vital war industries or on farms. Workers and harvest hands can be drafted gradually to prevent wholesale depopulation of home service sectors.
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Washington, D. c
General Crowder
Home Service
War Industries Board to Regulate Allied War Purchases
The War Industries Board begins work on coordinating American and allied purchases under President Wilson after a preliminary conference. Bernard Baruch may lead the allied purchasing commissioner role and chair the board’s American purchasing unit, with expected friction over securing U S price levels against higher commercial prices as producers push back.
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Washington, D. C
War Industries’ Board
United States
Wilson
Bernard M. Baruch
London Allies Conference Opens in London
London Aug 7 A continuation of the Paris talks began in London this morning with Prime Minister Lloyd George presiding. French leaders Ribot Painleve and other ministers attended, joined by Italian Foreign Minister Sonnino and British officials Balfour and Jenkinson in a gathering of entente representatives.
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London
Paris
David Liloyd- George
Ribot
Painleve
France
Baron Sonnino
A. J. Balfour
Arthur Jenderson
Removal of Woman to Hospital Sought in De Salles Case
Mineola N Y Aug 7 an application to move Mrs Bianca De Salles from Nassau county jail to a hospital or private sanitarium is expected today or Wednesday after three physicians examined her Her attorney Henry A Uterhart said a report would go to him and he would seek removal to Nassau County Hospital or bail in Brooklyn Supreme Court claiming her life is endangered by confinement
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Mineola
N. T
Bianca de Salles
John Longer de Salles
Henry
A. Uterhart
Slav Army Resists Enemy on East Front Report
Report from the East Front states the Slav army is mounting resistance against advancing forces. Details describe persistent street fighting, artillery exchanges, and strategic holds near key positions as Allied observers monitor the situation.
Russians Pressed Back as Austro German Troops Rally
Austro German forces push on the Romanian front and in Bukowina while Russian troops retreat near Grismaloy. In Moldavia a Russian counteroffensive yields 1,300 prisoners and 13 guns. French and British lines endure bombardments near Lens Verdun and Vimy Ridge as Canadian outposts advance near Lens.
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Kishinev
Russia
Dneister
Pruth
Chotin
Datile
Zbrocs
Petrograd
Kimpelung
Bukowina
Molt
Russian War Department
Bystritva
Grismaloy
Fokshani
Tyrladesus
Berlin
London
Moldavia
Kokshan
Paris
Lnes
Champagne
French War Department
Avecourt Wood
Verdun
Bixschoote
Hurtebise
Craonne
Aisne
Lens
France
Belgium
Associated Press
Arras
Vens
Vimy Ridge
Tfarbus
Canadian Press Limited
Ens
Lens-Bethune
Weather report fragment for northwest region
Partial OCR reads partly cloudy to night with unclear wording. Mentions extreme northwest area and unsettled conditions, but details are missing.
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Toowa
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