Huns Confiscate Turk Ship as Relations Fray
Washington reports no official note of rupture with Turkey though London-dated dispatch says Germany and Turkey severed ties. The Hamidieh, carrying the German flag, sailed to Sebastopol after Germany demanded the Breslau. Germany seeks to influence Turkish factions while Turkey and Bulgaria dispute control of the Adrianople to Deadengatch railway amid postwar spoils.
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Washington
Turkey
Germany
Copenhagen
London
Hamridieh
Breslau
Dardenelles
Hamidieb
Sebastopol
Bulgaria
Rumania
Jasay
Adrianople
Deadengatch
Austria
Young Turk Party
Victory Wheat Ban Broadly Lifts For Harvest Start
A cable from Food Administrator Hoover in England lifts the wheat free pledge for hotels restaurants clubs and dining cars nationwide starting August 1. Public eating places will keep baking rules and serve victory bread. Hoover says voluntary pledges saved between 175 million and 200 million pounds of wheat and about 60 million pounds of sugar from Oct 1 1917 to Aug 1 1918.
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Washington
Hoover
England
German enemy alien seized over wireless plant link
A German named Bruno Opperman was arrested on his Englishtown area farm, New Jersey, and taken to New York by Justice Department agents as a dangerous enemy alien. A wireless set and a tall flagpole possibly used as aerials were found on the property, amid efforts to locate a wireless plant connected to submarines offshore during U boat activity. The secluded pine belt farm owner lived alone.
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New York
Bruno Opperman
Englishtown
N. J
Department of Justice
New Jersey
Opperman
Pine Belt
Death Knell of Bombrero Hat in England
A general order from American headquarters bans the sombrero style service hat for all officers and enlisted men on duty in England. From August 1, personnel must stop wearing the hat and return it to the quartermaster. The change ends the popular headgear among American soldiers abroad.
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London
England
Rejuvenate Old Railroad Keokuk As Through Route
A meeting of prominent local and Illinois businessmen with Judge F T Hughes leads to forming a committee. They will petition Director General McAdoo to extend and improve the old Keokuk and Western line for a through route from Logansport Indiana.
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Old
Keokuk
Illinois
F. T. Hughes
Western Railroad
McAdoofm
Logansport
Ind
Pears
Foch to rush Americans overseas for major 1918 spring offensive
Washington plans accelerated American deployment to France as Allied forces press German lines north of the Marne. With a larger pool of trained soldiers and intensified drafting, the War Department targets rapid expansion of the 1917 and 1918 classes, tightening board oversight to meet August calls.
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Washington
Marne
Foch
France
National Army
Belgium
War Department
Baker
Navy
Marine Corps
Emergency Fleet
Crowder
Approve Czar's Execution in Moscow Pan Council
The pan executive council approved the execution of former Czar Nicholas saying monarchist kidnap attempts forced the act and that trial would have followed. The body announced possession of Nicholas diary and related correspondence to publish soon. Russian press condemns the execution as cruel and unnecessary.
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Stockholm
Pan-Executive Council
Nicholas
Sverdloff
Moscow
Pan-Executives
Universal training discussed by War Department officials and college presidents
Officials from the War Department and a group of college presidents debated plans to establish a student army corps in every U S college with 100 or more male students. President McLaurin of the Massachusetts School of Technology was appointed by Secretary Baker to organize the scheme and appoint regional advisers.
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Washington
United States
War Department
McLaurin
Massachusetts School of Technology
Baker
New World Record Built Destroyer Ward at Mare Island Yard
A new world record in destroyer construction was set at Mare Island California with the Ward commissioned seventy one days after keel laying. The Ward launched seventeen and a half days after first plate was laid, dramatically shorter than the previous twenty four months required for a destroyer.
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Washington
Mare Island
California) Navy Yard
Cuba Plans Regiment and Aviation Corps for France
The Cuban House of Representatives adopts a military service bill to dispatch at least one regiment to France and enlist all volunteers. A Cuban aviation corps will be formed and trained in the United States under a decree signed by President Menocal.
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Cuba
Havana
France
House of Representatives
United States
Menocal
Senate probe call targets officers with corporate emoluments
Senator King of Utah introduced a resolution asking Secretary Baker to supply the senate with names of all army officers who have received any emoluments from corporations or individuals connected to government contracts. The move follows recent arrests tied to army supplies.
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Washington
King
Utah
Baker
Senate
Record Flight Delivers Mail From Philadelphia to Belmont Park
A U S Army flight with Lieutenant Ronsal set a record by covering the Philadelphia Belmont Park route in forty two minutes at over 130 miles an hour. He carried 176 pounds of mail amid heavy rain showers.
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New York
Philadelphia
Ronsal
Belmont Park
Long Island
Reestablishing West Line Amid Siberia Turmoil
The Russian embassy reports a Vladivostok proclaimed Siberia government seeking allied aid to expel central powers and rejoin the eastern front. Officials say no faction can be recognized, but de facto local authorities may be noted as expedient. Czechoslovak troops are said to reveal hostility to the Germans, causing Bolshevik influence to wane.
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Washington
Vladivostok
Siberia
Russia
U. S. Ship Yards Expansion Nears Finish
The United States has 162 ship yards in progress with 118 fully equipped and 44 partly complete. Of the partial yards 34 are over 76 percent finished and six under 25 percent. Yards include 37 steel yards raised from 28, and wooden yards rising to 80.
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Washington
America
United States
Foot Thru Kaiser's Picture At Oyster Bay
A life sized Emperor William portrait once given to the public library by Colonel Roosevelt and hung there before the Lusitania sinking was damaged when a visiting party pressed for it at Mrs. C. R. Pollitz home in Oyster Bay. The painting fell from a balcony and was stepped on by a sailor amid the struggle.
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Oyster Bay
William
Theodore Roosevelt
C. R. Pollitz
Quentin Roosevelt
American Prisoners Rebuff German Interrogation Tactics
American prisoners respond with defiant refusals to reveal naval and military details. German officers grow furious at the stubborn, sarcastic replies as attempts to glean information are met with terse, evasive answers.
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Geneva
Pershing
Cable Wilson
Texas Editor Shot by Candidate in Political Attack
Eirnest Parker, Sherman Democrat news editor, was badly wounded when candidate Shertman Charles Sprechey cut him with a weed knife over disapproved political reports. Sprechey was jailed as a complaint of assault to murder was filed. Parker likely will recover.
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Shertman
Charles Sprechey
Eirnest Parker
Sherman Democrat
Sprechey
Parker
Hazardous devices dropped on Constantinople injure five
Report says six airplanes released hazardous devices over Constantinople causing injuries to five people. The July 7 incident delivered about a half ton of dangerous materials, striking the Turkish capital and prompting emergency response.
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Amsterdam
Constantinople
German peace feeler outlines terms for settlement
Vorwaerts reports a German peace proposal sent through Spain aims to bind the Entente nations. It would leave the Kaiser’s empire stronger, with no western indemnities and no colonial upheaval, while pact terms cover Russia Romania Belgium and Balkan questions and keep the Suez and Gibraltar issues open.
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Washington
Wilhelmstrasse
Germany
Spain
Madrid
United States
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Vorwaerts
White Star Liner Justicia Sunk Off North Irish Coast
The White Star liner Justicia, recently completed and used as a freight and transport ship, was torpedoed off the north Irish coast. Seven crew members died. four of ten torpedoes exploded by the ship's guns. Four hundred survivors reached an Irish port.
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New York
White Star
Justicia
United States
Canada
Halifax
Liverpool
North
Alien Property Custodian Seizes Major German Firms
Washington order wipes out German control of US metal industry by Palmer seizing L. Vogelstein Co. and Sondheimer Co. in New York City. Custodian grasps enemy interests in American Metals Co. and Stallforth Co. with $1,000,000 capitalization. F Stallforth interned at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia.
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Washington
America
Palmer
United States
South America
Mexico
Canada
L. Vogelstein, & Co., Inc
New York City
Sondheimer & Co., Inc
American Metals Company
Stallforth & Co
New York
F. Stallforth
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga
Hoover Delivers Reassuring Food Supply Review at London Luncheon
At a Mansion House luncheon in Hoover’s honor, Herbert C. Hoover gave a reassuring assessment of the food situation. He stated that anxiety over essential food supplies had eased and emphasized stability in the food outlook. The event drew notable London figures and officials as Hoover continued his brief stay.
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London
Lom
Mansion House
Herbert C. Hoover
Hover
Adopt One Orphan a Month in Los Angeles Plan
Mr and Mrs William Doran of Wilshire Boulevard have adopted an orphan each month until the war ends Their aim is to support French war orphans and continue the habit as long as France cannot care for them themselves. the act reflects a local humanitarian effort amid wartime strain.
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Les Angeles
William Doran
Wilshire Boulevard
Pinkham Medicine Ad Promises Relief for Female Ailments
An old advertisement touts Pinkham's Medicine as a remedy for women with irregularities and related ailments. It claims years of experience and urges readers to write for advice, citing Lydia E. Pinkham and references to Mrs Jas R with testimonials and suggested use.
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Cannes
Lydia
Pinkham
Jas. R
Aiko
Teeth of the gale ringed engagement amid storm
A couple confronts a raging wind beside a bench as they share an engagement ring amid a tempest. The woman asks why the wind howls and the man jokes about its toothache as the storm intensifies.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Praises American Quality
An advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as made in America and the best option for housewives. It claims broad grocery availability and urges shoppers to visit grocers for purchase.
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America
Critic Seeks Meaning Behind Composer’s Latest Work
The critic praises the piece but questions its interpretation as a chilling effect. The composer replies that the effect is intentional, revealing a wanderer confronting a hotel in London.
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Wanderer
They Call Alfie a Conscientious Objector
James explains why Alfie and his friends are targeted for harassment. Alfie is described as a conscientious objector, accused of causing trouble by standing apart from the crowd. The exchange portrays community bias against pacifist beliefs.
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James
Alfie
Seeing Things Yeast I See in a Pedantic Annee Man
Fragmentary note describes a man who created lifelike animal pictures for children that appear as pages are turned. Mention of Minneapolis and a concern about keeping something away from father hints at a broader domestic context.
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Father
Minneapolis
Rafale alphabet tale spans ages but remains a cryptic note
A fragmentary line notes Rafale and an alphabet that has endured for ages though used sparingly, hinting at a linguistic or historical puzzle within a clipped newspaper item.
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