Turks massacre Armenian men as women spared in Bagdad report
In Bagdad a British Eye-Witness describes Armenian women and children kept in hostels while men are killed. Gendarmes separate and slay hundreds. some are forced into the desert or river. Surviving women and children are assigned to Muslim households. some Armenians are adopted by Turks who treat them kindly. The piece notes German complicity but praises some Turkish conduct in other cases.
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Pagdad
Bagdad
Mesootamia
Ereerum
Ergerum
Ras el-Ain
Nisibin
Constantinople
Trebizond
Urfa
Ras-el-Ain
Aleppo
Rotterdam Harbor in Low Spirits Amid War Strains
The Hague dispatch notes Rotterdam’s harbor activity remains depressed with arrivals about half of 1916 levels. Labor demand fell since February, while Amsterdam is comparatively better. A general labor surplus exists in ports and crafts, yet shortages persist nationwide. 7,923 foreign soldiers interned work in private firms. farm hands fare better, though many wage earners face hardship. The piece mentions moving picture theaters profiting from youth earnings and overall health showing no major decline.
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Netherlands
Holland
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
F. Posthuma
Resignation Rumor Circulates On German Chancellor
COPENHAGEN July 15 The Wolff news bureau reports without responsibility a Taeglische Bundechas statement claiming Hale resigned as imperial chancellor amid political turmoil.
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Hollweg Haa
Copenhagen
Wolff News Bureau
Germany
Taeglische Bundechas
Hale
Pe Ceiotel
Another American Vessel Sunk By German Submarine
A New York and Porto Rico Steamship Co vessel was sunk by a German submarine. The crew were saved after landing on an island off the French coast.
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New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company
Artillery Budget Spotlighted in War Funding Bill
Washington July 15 a three billion general deficiency appropriation bill will be reviewed by the house appropriations committee next week. About two billion is slated for big guns ammunition and equipment for possible mobilization beyond the current draft. War department plans, largely unfinalized, will be outlined during committee hearings.
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Washington
Germany
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
War Department
Von Stein Resigns as Prussian War Minister Rumor
BERNE Switzerland July 16 wireless press reports an official Berlin telegram stating Gen. von Stein Prussian minister of war has resigned.
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Berne
Switzerland
British Admiralty
Berlin
Gen. von Stein
American Troops Move to Permanent Camp at Paris
July 15 report says the vanguard of American troops who departed the seaport camp arrived at their permanent camp on Saturday. They entered training immediately despite a holiday order from Gen Pershing. Maj. Gen. Sibert will command the camp after a final conference with Pershing.
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Paris
Pershing
Sibert
British Transport Armadale Sunk by Submarine
LONDON July 15 The British transport Armadale has been sunk by a submarine in an official announcement. The loss marks another wartime incident reported by British authorities.
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Armadale
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