Allies Declare Cotton Contraband and Looming Gold Deposits
The article reports Allies labeling cotton contraband and cites Secretary McAdoo who says deposits of up to 30 million dollars may be made in Federal Reserve Banks to aid rediscounting loans. It notes the aim to avoid forced, sacrifice-driven selling and to keep the cotton market orderly amid war.
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Federal Reserve Banke
Atlanta
Dallas
Richmond
North Haven
Entente
British Use Clever Ruse to Seize Line of Communications
A Turkish statement reports battle losses: Turks suffer 12000 wounded and 000 dead, while British losses show 4000 dead and 9000 wounded. The action centers on the British maneuver to capture the enemy line of communications.
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Turss
Meramec River Floods Cause Immense Property Loss
The Meramec River in St Louis County rose beyond previous records on August 22 sweeping away thousands of resort homes and cottages along its banks. Reports indicate widespread damage and rising fatalities in the region. A separate note from Pittsburg reports a four year old boy killed at a baseball game when struck by a bat, with police investigating. In Washington, President Wilson discussed plans to aid the South with W P G Harding of the Federal Reserve Board on August 23.
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Meramec River
St. Louis County
Pitsburg
Edward Scradis
Charles Kleber
Kleber
Southland
Washington
South
Wikson
W. P. G Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Rebels Defeat Mexican Army in Maercede Texas Report
Fragmentary dispatch from San Antonio reports rebels defeating the Mexican army near Maercede Texas with captures claimed and a march toward other towns. details uncertain due to garbled text.
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San Antonio
Texas
Maercede
Matararos
Mexico
City Under Martial Saw $2,000,000 Causeway Destroyed
Galveston Texas reports a hurricane aftermath with a four mile causeway to the mainland ruined, severing rail, wire and vehicle links. Death toll estimated under 29 while eight bodies floated in the bay on August 19. Water supply disrupted and ferry service limited as the city endures blackout and halted social events.
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Formal
Germans Suffer Losses in Riga Sea Battle
Petrograd dispatch reports German forces losing the battle cruiser Moltke three cruisers and seven torpedo boats in the Gulf of Riga engagement with Russian forces. German fleet withdraws from Liga Bay as Russians repulse a descent near Pernpigol. Moltke, sister ship to Goeben, carried 1107 men and guns of 11 and 12 inch types.
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ultimatum to roumania on ammo through to turkey
London reports a Reuters dispatch from Sofia stating private advices from Bucharest warn of a feared German ultimatum. Germany demands that ammunition be allowed to transit to Turkey amid the regional crisis.
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Turkey
London
Reuter
Sofia
Bucharest
Ger
Serbia Grants Italy Plea and Balkan Settlement Report
Serbia reportedly concedes to Italy over Albania as Premier Puchitch cited by Corriere della Sera signals Entente-friendly Balkan settlement. Reports also mention a Folkestone Boulogne channel rumor and a Folkestone accident. 800 Dorset workers strike noted from St Johns Newfoundland. Icebergs widespread near Newfoundland and a fishing boat Nettie Franklin lost with two crew dead in gulf hurricane.
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Serbia
Corriere Dela Serra
Italy
Albania
Schoener Lest
Pia
Nettie Franklin
Bulgaria Declines Allied Entry and Maintains Neutrality
Sofia signals it will stay out of the war, accepting a price from Turkey to keep a neutral stance. Constantinople hints Bulgaria may aid the Ottomans, seeking a railroad link to the sea. Allies pursue negotiations under the assumption Bulgaria remains unpledged, with few official reports confirming otherwise.
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Bulgaria
Italy Declares War Rhetoric Amid Turbulence in Syria
Italy has not declared war on Germany or Turkey despite shock reports. friction with Turkey grows as Rome hints at war declaration synchronized with mass mobilization to Gallipoli to aid Franco British forces. Consuls and civilians face travel restrictions on Turkish soil.
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Bhridge
Syria
Italy
Austria
Germany
Diomed Sunk by Submarine After Four Hour Pursuit
British steam ship Diomed was sunk by a man submarine off Queenstown after a four hour chase. The captain and steward were killed by shells from the submarine. 49 crew members escaped in two boats. two Englishmen and five Chinese died.
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Queenstown
Diomed
King Victor Emmanuel Near Austrian Lines On Jalian Front
Journalists approaching Austrian territory in the Chiese Valley found a car with King Victor Emmanuel and a colonel en route to the trenches. The king was three miles from Austrian forces as he hurried toward the front.
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Jalian
Chiese
Victor Emmanuel
British Warships Sunk by German Torpedo Boats
German admiralty announces that a small British cruiser and a British destroyer were sunk by torpedo boats off the west coast of Jutland in an engagement of small craft. The report notes no decisive naval action on August 17 and mentions bombardments with “good results.”
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Theme
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Admiralty
Seven ships sunk in one day as German U boats strike
London reports August 20 sinking of seven British steamships totaling about 20 000 tons. Two neutral ships Pena Castillo and Sverresborg were torpedoed. Pena Castillo crew saved while Sverresborg fate unknown. Several British ships and the Leyland liner Nicosian were damaged or sunk with crew saved on others.
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Cermain
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Ben Wrackie
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Curtiss
Russian Army in Danger as Novo Georgievsk Falls
Reports from Berlin dated August 2 claim Novo Georgievsk fortress has fallen after a retreating garrison left behind by German forces. The capture includes five guns and substantial war material, with Russians hoping the surrounding earthworks might have delayed defense. Six Austro German armies push toward Riga and the Vilna to Riga rail corridor, threatening Petrograd.
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von Hiete
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Korno
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Gulf of Riga
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Cooper Wins Elgin Auto Race
Elgin Aug 2 Earl Cooper driving a State car won the Elgin two mile auto race after an exciting duel with Anderson in a Stutz for the premier honors. Ralph De Palma led early but withdrew after lap six with a broken rocker arm and later found himself 52 miles behind Cooper.
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Elgin
Earl Cooper
Anderson
Ralph d
Palma
Morgenthau Aims for U S Warship Help in Turkey
Daily hopes rise that the United States will dispatch more warships to back Ambassador Morgenthau. The article notes many Italians work as laborers inside the Turkish empire, far from consular reach.
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United States
Morgenthau
Turkish Empire
Arabic Sinking Crisis Shocks Nations
The Arabic incident raises questions over whether the liner rammed a German submarine or altered course. The American government awaits details and avoids judgment as officials weigh if the attack was deliberate. Survivor accounts say lifeboats drifted hours after, challenging earlier theories. State Department lawyers insist only a convoy’s presence could change visit and search rules.
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Germany
Liverpool
State Department
U S political response to German submarine warfare
Statements from the New York Evening Sun Brooklyn Eagle and others condemn the Arabic incident. Editors urge President Wilson to expel Count von Bernstorff, convene Congress, and avoid national humiliation while noting Germany’s violation of laws at sea. The Detroit Abend Post cites ship casualties and a British submarine grounding with missing crew.
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Eagie
Count von Bernstorf
New York
Americans Landed Safely After Bar on Baron Erskine Sinking
London reports 77 Americans among the crew of the Baron Erskine, sunk by a German submarine. The Americans, horse tender crew members, were landed safely with the rest of the survivors. In Pacris the Russian Embassy announces the emperor has decreed conscription for the class of 1917.
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Pacris
German American alliance protest on war loan neutrality
The German American alliance of Colorado dispatches a letter to President Wilson protesting the proposed flotation of a war loan to the United States as a violation of neutrality.
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Alligace
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Wilson
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Arabic Sinks After German Torpedo Struck Liner
The White Star liner Arabic was torpedoed off the Irish coast en route to New York. Of 423 aboard 42 missing, including two Americans Mrs. Josephine Bruguiere of New York and Edmond T. Woods. Captain and crew acted swiftly to launch lifeboats and rafts saving many. ship went down in 11 minutes.
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Survivors Describe Treacherous Torpedo Attack on Dunsiey
Liverpool survivors of the steamer Dunsiey claim a German submarine torpedoed the vessel just before the Arabic was sunk. They say the sub hid near the lifeboats, circled the stern, and fired a rear torpedo marked with the number 20.
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Judgment Suspended as Arabic Sinking Remains Unconfirmed
Reports state the U S suspended judgment on the torpedoing of the liner Arabic with two-American deaths pending official information. A cyclone damaged Greenville on Aug 20 causing one death and heavy property loss. The New Orleans bound ship Marowhjne reportedly lost Aug 20 with 35 passengers and 46 crew aboard. Fire Chief John I Mc Mahon of Erie died from injuries from the Mill Creek flood.
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Exposition Tour Prep and County Ladies to Attend
Mississippi officials plan an Aug 26 excursion from Illinois Central yards for 40 county representants and about 100 state citizens. Commissioner Blakeslee leads the effort with printed material on Mississippi, while Amery, Minnesota may gain a St Louis San Francisco depot. Frisco fines are discussed as receivers prepare compliant plans.
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Cyclone Near Kosciusko Strikes Nearby Stations
A cyclone leveled Mc Adama station and damaged a Gowan farm cabin near Kosciusko on Aug 20, injuring one child. Walter Moffett suffered multiple injuries from debris while Prof. Moffert tended him at home. Minor injuries occurred in the region as the twister, about 60 yards wide, dissipated soon after.
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Kosciusko
Mc Adama
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Dairymer West Pulte Dairy and Breeders' Association Formed
The Dairymer West Pulte Dairy and Breeders' Association organized here on Aug IT. Officers elected include W F Lagrone as president and J E Evans as vice president. Next meeting set in F J McHughe's grove. Prof Higgins from the United States Department will present a live lecture and test milk samples for butter fat.
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Sulit Ilosteatees
Dairy and Breeders’ Association
W. F. Lagrone
J E Evans
F. J. McHughe
West Point
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