Allies Insist On Searching Mails In Neutral Shipping
The Allies reiterate the right to intercept and search all genuine mail on neutral vessels or in allied ports and promise to remedy faults in censorship. They reject American claims of illegal jurisdiction as unfounded, and note the Hague convention may not bind all powers. The joint note, nearly 5,000 words, also says postal packages may be checked for contraband.
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Washington
State Department
High Seas
Lansing
United States
Wilson addresses Pennsylvania Democrats at Shadow Lawn
President Wilson, speaking before a large Pennsylvanian delegation in Long Branch New Jersey, said America is always ready to fight for things that are American while seeking peace. He framed the campaign issues as choosing between peaceful steady progress and disruptive policy changes backed by invisible government.
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Pennsylvania
Wilson
Shadow Lawn
Long Branch
N. J
America
Lne
Hughes Seeks Peace Denounces War Vote Contrast
Lincoln Nebraska Charles Evans Hughes rebukes the claim that voting for him equals supporting war. The Republican nominee, a self described man of peace, argues his policies will keep America out of war and outlines campaign themes in six Nebraska addresses. He urges Republican support for tariffs to protect US industry after the war.
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Lincoln, Neb
Charles’ Evans Hughes
Tam
Hughes
Nebraska
Chicken a La Hollandaise Style Fowl Dish Note
A historic recipe describes preparing a large young fowl by removing the breast bone, stuffing with force meat, battering like fritters, half roasting then coating with batter until thick and brown, then serving cut in fricassee style with corn fritters and aprifa. The text ends with garbled terms and hints at an oyster preparation.
Submarine Sightings Reported Off New England Coast
Reports from the steamship Bovie describe an unidentified submarine off the New England coast amid British warship activity and a U S Navy neutrality patrol. The Bar Harbor dispatch notes destroyers Paulding McDougal Manning and Warrington patrolling the coast and search for secret bases or a wireless station near Bar Harbor and Rockland.
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Boston
New England
Bovie
Bar Harbor
Maine
Paulding
Newport Naval Base
Rockland
Rock Inlet
Nothiig
McDougal
Manning
Warrington
Massport
Canadian
Teutonic
Baine
Atlantic
United States
Europe
King Constantine Backs Greece Joining Allies
King Constantine, arriving from the summer residence at Tatio, presided over a crown council meeting and endorsed Greece joining the Entente. He urged an official pledge and recommended necessary material aid to equip the army, saying integrity guarantees and formal guarantees were essential for participation in the war.
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Athens
London
Constantine
Tatio
Crown Council
Andrew
Geece
Greece
Tie
M. Romanos
France
Briand
Feeling Toward U S Troops in Mexico Changes
In El Paso Texas the Democrata Carrancista paper published via Chihuahua City signals a shift in policy toward the United States. It notes cordial relations between American punitive expedition forces and Carranza authorities and favors broader cooperation against Villa. The paper first reported last June that the punitive force should retire.
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Paso
Texas
Carranga
Ml Democrata
Carranan Orgay
Chihuahua City
United States
Villa
National Guard Troops Complete 86 Mile Hike Into El Paso
15006 National Guard troops of the tenth provisional division arrive in El Paso Texas after an 86 mile hike over 18 days. They march through rain and cold in summer uniforms under General Morton who commands the unit.
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al Paso
Texas
National Guard
Tenth Provisional Division
Conplat Qendral Morton
Ciad VA
Katine
British U boats still pose threat to ships on Atlantic routes
Reports suggest U d3 may lurk near Atlantic lanes while U58 possibly heads toward Helgoland. Analysts weigh fuel endurance and routes for U53 class subs, noting Nantucket shoals and the Gulf Stream turning point as likely operating areas for potential attacks.
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New York
Atlantic
Helgoland
Scotland
Newport
Nantuket Shoals
Nantucket
Allies press Greece to surrender fleet and rail links
London dispatch reports Vice Admiral du Journet demanding that Greece hand over the entire fleet except the Averomf armored cruiser and the Lemnos Kilkis battleships to the Entente. The ultimatum also seeks control of the Piraeus to Larissa railway to safeguard Allied naval operations and Balkan front security.
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London
Dartige du Journet
Mediterranean
Ias
Greece
Averomf
Lemnos
Kilkis
Lkntente
Reuters Athens
Piraecus-Larissa
Grea
Balkan
Gerard Denies Returning to Germany Submarine Mission
New York. James W. Gerard United States ambassador to Germany returned from his vacation and issued a formal statement denying that his homecoming was to warn the administration about Germany's indiscriminate submarine warfare against neutral shipping.
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New York
James W. Gerard
United States
Germany
Wrentanton
Wilson and Lansing discuss German submarine policy near U S waters
President Wilson and Secretary Lansing held a late night conference at Shadow Lawn on German submarine attacks on merchant ships off the New England coast. Officials said no grounds for drastic U S action yet exist and discussed advising Germany against operating near U S territorial waters.
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Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
Lansing
Shadow Lawn
New England
United States
Germany
America
Polk
State Department
Washington
Great Britain
Gerard arrives silent on peace mission rumors
American ambassador James W. Gerard landed in New York from Berlin and refused to confirm or deny reports he was on a peace mission for Germany. He dismissed the New York World story about Germany considering renewed submarine activity threatening German American relations and said he did not expect to meet President Wilson before the president's Indianapolis trip.
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New York
James W.W. Gerard
Germany
United States
Gerard
Wilson
Indianapolis
French Troops Bend German Lines on Somme Front
London reports French troops fighting south of the Somme in France have driven back German lines over about two and a half miles from the village of Bovent to Chaulnes wood. The advance indicates a notable breakthrough or improvement for Allied forces in the sector.
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London
Somme
France
Bovent
Chaulnes Wood
Mysterious submarine sighted near Tybee Bar
Savannah reports a submarine of undetermined nationality was seen off Tybee bar near Savannah. Local officials and the British consul declined to disclose the source of the information.
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Savannah
Tybee Bar
Custom House
Customs House
Reichstag Praises King Constantine Amid Submarine Debate
Berlin reports the Reichstag opening featured National Liberal Major Pesserl leading a budget committee update that Greece and the Entente pressuring neutral powers into war were discussed. Bassermann praised King Constantine, the committee proposed abstaining from submarine warfare debate to avoid harming the Fatherland while noting no clear decision. Naumann cited Vienna St Petersburg talks and Russian mobilization as war causes.
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Berlin
Major Pesserlman
Herr Basserman
Greece
Constantine
Reichstag
Herr Naumann
Vienna
St. Petersburg
Adriatic Defies U-Boat Amid Liner Voyage From New York
The White Star Line liner Adriatic with 353 passengers and 18 000 tons of war munitions sailed south from New York toward Liverpool with all lights out to avoid detection. It followed the wake of freighters Pannonia and Minnehaha while the Danish vessel Nelig Olav moved eastward after clearing the bar. The Adriatic anchored outside the bar as night fell with no lights aboard.
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New York
Adriatic
White Star Line
Liverpool
Sandy Hook
Pannonia
Minneahaha
Nelig Olav
Memorial service for Kiffen Rockwell held in Paris church
A special memorial service was held at a French Protestant Church in Paris for Kiffen Rockwell of Atlanta and formerly Asheville, North Carolina. Rockwell, a young American aviator in the French air corps, was killed recently in battle with Germany.
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Paris
Kiffen Rockwell
Atlanta
Asheville, N
French Air Corps
Allies Promise Safeguards on Neutral Mail Seizures
Washington reports identic memorandum from British and French governments responding to American protest over neutral mails seizures. Allies renew promises to minimize damage and annoyance from examinations while insisting on certain mail rights.
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Washington
Italians Take Another Step in Quest of Trieste
Italian forces advance south of Gorizia in the region near Trieste capturing additional vantage points and taking prisoners. The report notes 1,771 enemy soldiers captured and describes progress in the Julian Alps area east of the Isonzo front as of August to the present.
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Triest
London
Gorizia
Telest
Jutlan Alps
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