Germans Nineteen Miles From the Polish Capital
A P A Service report from London states German forces press toward Warsaw with persistent fighting from Russian defenders. The drive aims to crush Russian armies north and south of the city as lines extend eastward, closing in on the Slavs and threatening key fortresses including Ostralenka and Novoe Georgieviteh. The vanguard nears Riga as Baltic provinces see continued German advance.
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P. A. Service
London
Warsaw
Ostralenka
Lombza
Novoe Georgieviteh
Petrograd
Waltic
Riga
Destroyer Flotilla to Visit Bering Sea
A destroyer flotilla including the Paul Jones Perry Preble and Whipple will sail from Bremerton on an extended cruise to the Aleutian islands and Bering sea through the inside passage. Sitka will be the first Alaska port with Paul Jones serving as flagship under Alexander Sharp.
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Bering Sea
Bremerton
Navy Yard
Paul Jones
Perry
Preble
Whipple
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Sitka
Alexander Sharp
Germans Threaten Riga as Records and Money Move East
Berlin reports that Petrograd admits Germans now threaten Riga. Officials say government records and state bank funds have been moved to Petrograd, a transfer completed Monday as Russians sense they cannot meet the Baltic offensive. The German advance tightens a steel cordon around the city.
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P. A. Servic
Berlin
Petrograd
Riga
Trans
Baltic
Graves vows to oppose Alaska forest reserve abolition
Seattle July 22 Henry S Graves chief of the forest service says efforts to abolish Alaska forest reserves will be fought with every means. He argues timber tracts must be preserved for local people and will gather data to oppose any bill in Congress targeting Chugach reserve. The reserves are described as future wood piles of Alaska.
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A. P. A. Service
Seattle
Alaska
Henry S. Graves
Forest Service
Graves
Alska
American Commonwealth
Congress
Chugach
Five hundred escape from Garibaldi off Bari
Survivors recount that five hundred marines and sailors fled the cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi after it was attacked by Austrian submarines off August Sun day. The vessel sank almost immediately with several survivors landed at Bari.
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Bari
Maly
Roosevelt denounces present policy and pacifist views
Theodore Roosevelt addressed a San Francisco crowd criticizing pacifism and calls for preparedness. He argued that democracy requires action and readiness to fight for freedom, condemning the peace at any price stance and urging strength in defense.
French Air Bombards Conflans Station
A flotilla of thirty French aeroplanes attacked Conflans yesterday afternoon and destroyed the railway station. They dropped bombs on the station and the freight and locomotive sheds, both of which were in flames when last viewed by the war office.
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P. A. Service
Pats
Conflans
War Office
Aeros
Rodom Falls to Teutonic Allies in South Poland
In Vienna on July, Austrian and German forces have captured Rodom the capital of Rodom province after heavy artillery bombardment. The defense suffered at least two thousand casualties. Teutonic allies push toward Warsaw, with its fall deemed inevitable in the current campaign plan.
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A. P. A. Service
Vienna
Poland
Rodom
Warsaw
Conquered Territory Predicted to Yield Fine Crop
Berlin reports a splendid crop outlook for the coming summer in Belgium and conquered trench territory. The German statement says supply for the population and occupying troops is ample. It notes Germany ships coal and other goods to Sweden, while Britain protests imports from Germany and Sweden hints at joining Germany if markets tighten.
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German Press Service
Berlin
Sayville
Belguum
Germany
Sweden
Russians Sink Turkish Transport Ships Off Sevastopol
Russian torpedo boat destroyers sank fifty nine Turkish sailing vessels bound for Turkish ports on the Black Sea. The ships were carrying war supplies for forces operating in Asia Minor, near Sevastopol on July 21.
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Sevastapol
Black Sea
Asia Minor
Seattle Sheriff Faces Federal Prosecution Over Prisoner Handling
Federal authorities announce intent to prosecute Sheriff Hodge of Seattle for indiscriminate and careless handling of government prisoners. They blame lax custody practices for multiple escapes under his watch.
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Seattle
Federals
Hodge
Bengal Liner Bengali Strikes Reef Near Madagascar
Wireless reports say the Peninsula and Oriental liner Bengali struck an uncharted reef about eight hundred miles east of Durban and is on fire from unknown causes. The Bengal carries over eight hundred people including many intended settlers for Australia. The vessel's status is critical and steamer assistance is being rushed to the scene.
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P. A. Service
Durban
English
Australia
Madagascar Group
Bengal
Nicholas Employing Ancient Strategy
A Petrograd dispatch reports Grand Duke Nicholas has maneuvered his army to force the enemy into a position where superior forces can be applied on either flank. The German forward movement is expected to be checked soon. The tactic is noted as one of ancient devices, likened to Epaminondas at Leuctra.
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Nicholas
Epaninondas
Elenetra
Bayonne Clash Ends in Deaths and Injuries at Standard Oil Plant
A riot between about 150 Bayonne police and 1500 striking Standard Oil workers left one man dead and eight injured by gunfire and bricks. Five hundred shots fired, eight water streams quieted the disturbance. The governor was urged to send in state troops as officials seek a settlement with a conciliatory committee from Washington.
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P. A. Service
Bayonne
Standard Oil
Standard and Company
Kincaid
Natonne
Standard Oil Company
Washington
Department of Labor
John A. Moffat
New Jersey
James A. Smith
Pennsylvania
United States Warns Germany on Submarine Attacks
Washington announces the United States will inform Germany that further loss of American lives from submarine warfare will be regarded as an unfriendly act and a violation of international law. The rest of the note will discuss general principles.
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Washington
United States
Germany
King and nation to meet at St. Pauls for war year two Prayer
London July 22 announces the king and all government leaders will gather at St Pauls on August 4 to inaugurate the second year of the war with a national prayer service.
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Britain
London
St. Paul's
Sullivan's Secretary Speaks For Becker
New York July 22 Harry Applebeam secretary to the late Timothy D Sullivan issued a statement on Becker stating he knew of the plan to arrest Rosenthal and protested that Becker be left unharmed.
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ALP. A
Servic
New York
Harry Applebeam
Timothy D. Sullivan
Becker
Rosenthal
Wilson withdraws townsite lands near Seward Alaska
President Wilson signed an executive order withdrawing eighty seven acres adjacent to the Seward townsite in Alaska for townsite purposes. The Nugget provides the news coverage of the action.
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Wilson
Seward - A. Services
Washington
Seward
Alaska
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