Roosevelt speech at Plattsburgh causes telegram dispute
Secretary Garrison telegrams Major General Leonard Wood rebuking the Plattsburgh camp for allowing Theodore Roosevelt to speak. Roosevelt says he bore responsibility for his remarks and questions Garrison’s authority. White House and War Department details follow as the debate over camp speeches and national policy continues.
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General Wood
Teddy
Washington
Leonard Wood
Citizen Soldiery
Plattsburgh
N. Y
Roosevelt
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Gen. Wood
Col. Roosevelt
Wilson
War Department
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National Guard
Plattsburg Camp
Taft
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Uri
Carranza asks if Lansing acted officially in peace talks
Washington dispatch reports Consul Silliman at Vera Cruz received a cable from Jesus Acuna, Carranza foreign minister, asking whether Secretary Lansing and the Latin American diplomats acted in official or private capacities in the Pan American peace conference appeal. Officials expect a formal reply by next week, likely noting conferees signed with full titles.
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Washington
Silliman
Vera Cruz
State Department
Jesus Acuna
Carranza
Lansing
Acuna
Mexico
Mexico City
Obregon
Villa
Juan Ortega
Mendez
United States
Cecil Spring-Rice
Great Britain
Hermosillo
Guaymas
Bombardment of Zeebrugge Damages Submarine Shed
Amsterdam dispatch reports a British fleet bombardment of Zeebrugge Belgium causing heavy casualties with many soldiers killed and about 900 severely wounded taken to Ghent. A submarine shed was destroyed along with several submarines.
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Amsterdam
Londons
Zeebrugge
Belgium
Tijo
Ghent
Bodies Missing From Arabic Sinking Still Not Found
New York Aug 26 The White Star line announces that the bodies of Mrs Josephine L Bruguiere and Dr Edmund F Woods have not been recovered following the sinking of the Arabic The official count shows 18 passengers unaccounted for and 25 crewmen missing with one more crewman dying in hospital A total of 44 persons are unaccounted for Ten survivors left Liverpool yesterday aboard the Adriatic and 38 aboard the St Paul both due in New York on Sept 2
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New York
Josephine L. Bruguiere
White Star Line
Edmund F. Woods
Marion Bruguiere
Queenstown
Liverpool
St. Paul
Taft Urges Reasonable Regulation of Capital in San Francisco
Former President William Howard Taft spoke to the San Francisco Commercial Club urging reasonable regulation of capital and opposing discriminatory labor legislation. He warned against political party traps, praised certain leaders, and urged better leaders to reward efficiency while condemning “dead leveling” and power abuses by labor leaders and capitalists alike.
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San Francisco
William Howard Taft
Nox
Gomperg
Mr. Taft
Turkish cabinet split over issues
London Aug 27 The Times reports a Turkish cabinet rift over alleged persecution of Greeks and Armenians. The grand vizier threatened to resign unless the reported mistreatment ends, while Enver Pasha offered the post to Rifaat Pasha who declined and seeks cabinet peace.
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London
Times
Mytilene
Turkey
Enver Pasha
Rifaat Pasha
Senate
Rifaat
War Department says German activity reports unsubstantiated
Garrison reveals that for months letters from across the country claimed German actions such as masking big gun or building foundations in tennis courts. The secretary stated no evidence has been found to substantiate any of the reports.
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Washington
Garrison
War Department
Russian retreat dominates Brest-Litovsk battle news
Aug reports detail the fall of Brest-Litovsk to Austro German forces after Russian evacuation to regroup further east. Germans control rail lines Chelm to Bialystok while Grodno and Olita near capture. Allied aircraft strike Saarlouis and Ostend subs. Greek policy update from Venizelos adds little to Balkan status.
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Ossowetz
Petrograd
Bieloviegh
Pripet
Nicholas
Grodno
Vilna
Dellingen
Saarlouis
Rhenish Prussia
Ostend
Admiraltty
Admiralty
Austria
Gallipoli
Alexandria
Sari Bahir
M. Venizelos
Greece
Balkan
Burleson Rules Substitutes May Join Armed Forces
Postmaster General Burleson rules substitute letter carriers may enlist in the army or navy without losing their spots on the waiting list for regular appointment. They may resume their regular positions upon discharge from military service.
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Burleson
Washington
Army
Navy
Governors See Troops In Parade In Boston
Massachusetts governors and visiting leaders reviewed state troops in a parade through Boston amid demonstrations of National Guard preparedness. Gov. Walsh led the procession as commander in chief with Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge and Gen. Nelson Miles present.
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Massachusetts
National Guard
Gov. Walsh
Naval ‘Brigade
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Henry Cavot Lodge
Walsh
Cole L. Blease
South Carolina
Boldsborough
Maryland
W. G. P. Hunt
Arizona
Edward F. Dunne
Illinois
Haines
Maine
Adams
Colorado
Editorial notes on Arabic case torpedo confusion
Berlin reports citing the Frankfort Gazette and Overseas News agency discuss uncertainty over whether the Arabic was torpedoed or struck a mine. A July New York report describes an Arabiq crew rifle club practicing at a submarine periscope from a ship, with details on ship color and barricades that could enable a rifle attack on a submerged target.
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Berlin
Sayville
Awith
United States
Frankfort Gazette
Overseas
Today
Vossische Zeitung
New York
Armbic
Military Debate in the Reichstag Seen as Silent
Berlin August 26 The Reichstag debated the war for the first time in the conflict. Only Daniel Stuecklen offered criticism, yet his remarks were mild and offered praise for government policy. He urged more furloughs with free transport and higher rations for convalescents, ending with a plea for the war to end.
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Berlin
London
Reichstag
Daniel Stuecklen
Stuecklen
Berlin and Washington Move Toward Possible Declarations
Aug 26 reports say Berlin informed Secretary Lansing a note from the foreign office indicated no intent to cause American loss of life in the Arabic sinking and that Germany planned to suspend submarine warfare on passenger ships. Amb Gérard in Berlin confirmed talks with Von Jagow supporting a policy to settle the submarine dispute. Officials hedge, awaiting a formal Berlin declaration before concluding the crisis eases.
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United States
Germany
Berlin
Count von’ Bernstorff
Lansing
Gérard
von Jagow
Associated Press
State Department
Gerard
White House
von. Bernsdorff
Lusitania
Wilson
Avill
Sume Bay
Poland
Count von Bernsteiit
English Pound Depreciates Sharply in New York Market
New York August 26 The English pound sterling fell to a record low in American money amid a volatile foreign exchange day. It traded around 4 dollars 63.34 or 23.14 cents below the normal rate, with expectations of further declines. German Reichsmarks rose to 8.174, the strongest in weeks, while francs and lire dropped. The drop largely reflected heavy foreign bill payments for wartime goods, though bankers remained hopeful for a foreign credit plan and potential loans from Germany.
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New York
George IV
England
Reichsmarks
France
Italy
Treasury Department
United States
Germany
Zeppenfield Boy Alive Found Alive in Chicago Leads
Jacksonville Aug. 26. Relatives here report no direct word from George Phillips Zeppenfield whose supposed body was buried July 1. An uncle, Fred Zeppenfield, learned several days ago the youth is alive from a letter from a former associate met in Chicago. The boy’s father in St Charles was notified and instructed insurers to be advised. No signs yet identify the buried body.
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Jacksonville
Til
George Phillips Zeppenfield
Fred Zeppenfield
Jis
Chicago
St. Charles
British steamer Waimana denied clearance at Newport News
Customs officials refused to grant papers for the British steamer Waimana after discovery of a four inch gun on the main deck. Treasury officials sought a ruling on whether the vessel violated the US UK armed merchant doctrine. Captain Holmes said the gun was for submarine defense. the ship registers at about ten thousand gross tons with a crew of about twenty.
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Marseilles
Buenos Aires
Treasury
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Holmes
Greas
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