Spain’s Neutrality Amid War and King’s Insightful Counsel
Madrid dispatch describes King Alfonso XIII stressing Spain’s continued neutrality unless attacked, his businesslike grasp of war risks, and ties with Allies and Central Powers. He outlines commercial relations with England France Italy and potential fruit trade shifts as war reshapes Europe.
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England
Frence
Italy
United States
France
Gouls
Deportation of I W W workers to Columbus under guard
In Hermanas New Mexico 128 Bisbee I W W members were deported after unrest and hunger fears. Army provisions arrived from El Paso to feed evacuees. 1,200 men are to be kept in restraint at Columbus under state expense while authorities seek disposition. Governor Lindsay demanded state relief from these charges and officials blamed Walter Douglas of Phelps Dodge for ordering transport to Columbus.
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Lindsay
State and
War Departments
Wilson
Arizona
F. B. King
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Douglas
Walter Douglas
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Rosa
Phelps-Dodge Corporation
Kindica
Russian Push in Galicia Reaches 50-Mile Front
British admiralty reported Russians advancing along a 50 mile front from Halics to the Carpathians in Galicia. They captured several villages and key positions, with heavy fighting noted on the Lomnica and Dniester lines and around Stryj junction.
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Petrograd
British Admiralty
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Carpathians
Lomnica
Dniester
War Office
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Perehinsko
Bohorodchny
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Volhynia
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Honika River
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Stryj
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Lawccsane
Chodorow
Vienna
London
Romania
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Berlin
Prince Leopold
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Smorgun
Lutsk
Somalia
von Mackensen
Pianina
Unc
Goethals Ups Ship Program as Supreme Commander
Major General George W. Goethals, head of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, takes full charge of the government shipbuilding drive. He vows to press on Monday with contracts for 400 ships, mainly steel, plus expanded wooden ship production, while opposing the Denman faction. The Shipping Board chairman reacts while a board meeting is planned to discuss the move.
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Washington
George W. Goethals
Emergency Fleet Corporation
William Denman
Shipping Board
Goethals
Mr. Denman
Hough
Denman
Lloyd’s
Denman-Eustis
Goethale
Congress
Luvmore Wood
Naval
Germany crisis seen shaping peace terms in Washington
Special to The New York Times reports the German political crisis centering on internal reforms will push Germany toward declaring peace without annexations or indemnities. The Public Information Committee notes changes in government personnel are secondary to policy and peace aims. The piece explains likely reforms include ending Prussian three-class voting and equal manhood suffrage, while real power requires Reichstag oversight of the chancellor and control over military authority.
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State Department
Germany
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von Bethmann Hollweg
Theodor Wolff
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Reichstag
Berlin
T Junker
Prussia
Eastia
London
Lloyd George
Wilson
Robert Cecil
American Congress
Bethmena Hollweg
Bethmann Hollweg
Copenhagen
Germania
Uethmann Hollweg
Kierr Wraverger
Reichestag
National Liberal Party
Cornnell
Lloyd George and Smuts to Lead Air Raid Investigation
Premier Lloyd George and General Jan Smuts will personally head a broad inquiry into the German air raids on London. The Cabinet has decided that both leaders undertake the investigation currently underway to assess city defense measures.
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London
Lloyd George
Jan Smuts
General Smuts
Menocal suspends constitution and calls Cuban Congress
Havana July 138 President Menocal has suspended constitutional guarantees and called an extra session of Congress. The decree cites moral and material perturbation aided by alien elements after a February uprising, suspends Articles 15 16 17 19 22 23 24 and 27, and places the public order law of 1870 into force nationwide.
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Havana
Menocal
Congress
Cuba
Republic
Rumor of William Abdication Named Unconfirmed
A Morning Post dispatch from Amsterdam reports unconfirmed rumors that Emperor William has abdicated in favor of his son Prince Joachim. The claim circulated in Wall Street before close of business yesterday but lacked corroboration. Prince Joachim, born December 18, 1890, is a favored figure with the people and army, with limited wartime action and a 1914 injury.
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New York
Morning Post
Amsterdam
William
Prince Joachim
Wall Street
Berlin
Cassel
Chancellor Harnack Letter Claims War Will End in Draw
A report in the Bayerische Kurier quotes Professor Adolf von Harnack saying the German Chancellor foresaw a crisis and leaned toward Scheidemann and Heoene but remained bound by Conservative influence. The chancellor supposedly believed the war would be a draw and inspired Erzberger to seek peace.
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Zurich
London Daily Chronicle
Bayerische Kurier
Adolf von Harnack
Harnack
Scheidemann
Heoene
Germany
London Hints at German Peace Overtures
London diplomats see signs Germany may seek peace talks amid political shifts. Lloyd George argues democratized Germany could yield easier terms, while Wilson notes the difficulty of lasting peace with the Hohenzollerns. Lord Robert Cecil cautions that Reichstag power remains limited.
Eleven Grain Ships Dash to Sea From Atlantic Port
Eleven neutral steamers loaded with grain and meatcake cleared an Atlantic port for European destinations on July 11, four days before the embargo’s effective date. Dutch and Scandinavian vessels tried to pass the British blockade without insurance letters rather than wait for export licenses.
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Atlantic
S Wilson
Vanguard sinks after internal explosion at anchor
The British battleship Vanguard blew up and sank at anchor on July 9. Only three aboard survived at the time, one later died, with 24 officers and 71 men not aboard, triggering a formal inquiry.
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London
Vanguard
British Admiralty
H. M. S. Vanguard
James D. Dick
Inter
Nal
Berlin Crisis Deepens as Reichstag Strikes Over Peace Plan
Reports from London Copenhagen and Berlin indicate the Reichstag has walked out and will suspend work until the political crisis清ars. Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg’s position remains unclear amid renewed pressure over a peace resolution and war aims.
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