England Did Not Begin War Crown Prince Hoped for Conflict
Lord Robert Cecil argues against the view England started the war. He cites German plans and the Crown Prince’s desire for war, noting American ambassador Gerard’s statements and Balfour’s secretary accounts about Germany aiming to strike in 1914. The piece frames domestic focus and public warnings as insufficient to spark conflict.
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London
Germany
Robert Cecil
United States
England
Trow
Italy
Gerard
Balfour
Tan Mauledra
France
Geremany
Settlement of Shipbuilders Strikes in Delaware and Oregon
The department of labor announced settlement of shipbuilders strikes at Wilmington Delaware and Portland Oregon. Portland workers will conference to air grievances and resolve them. The department also announced settlement of a machinists strike at Grand Rapids Michigan and expressed hope for improved labor troubles in Illinois and Kentucky.
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Washington
Wilmington
Del
Portland
Ore
Department of Labor
Mich
Hitnois
Kentucky
Deliberate Explosion Suspected at Mare Island Navy Yard
A naval board found the July blast at Mare Island magazine was not accidental and named unknown person or persons as responsible. It cleared Ordnance Man Neil C. Damstedt and other staff after reviewing evidence, though the method of the blast remains undetermined.
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Washington
Mare Island Navy Yard
Parel Investigation Board
Daniels
Ordeance
Neil C. Damstedt
Manseen
Riot Struck Houston After Black Troops Attack City
Mob of Twenty fourth United States Infantrymen, led by Black soldiers, pillaged Houston and attacked white residents. Martial law imposed as troops patrol streets. several killed or wounded. officers arrested. a planned mutiny investigated.
Eleven killed in Dover raid by German planes
Eleven persons were killed and thirteen wounded in a Wednesday raid on Dover by ten German airplanes. Two enemy aircraft were shot down in Kent. raids also hit Margate and Ramsgate as the German force attempted to reach inland targets along the North Sea coast.
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Kent
Yorkshire
London
Dover
Wednnesday
North Sea
Margate
Ramsgate
Dore
Devonian Sunk Near Atlantic by German Submarine
Boston reports the liner Devonian left Aalborg on July 28 and has been sunk, likely by a German submarine. Officials confirm the loss but no word on crew safety. The vessel of 1048 tons gross was built in 1900 at Geltast.
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Boston
Leyland
Atlantic
Line
Geltast
Allied Airmen Raid Metz and Amsterdam
Berlin telegram says during a non enemy air attack Tuesday night no girl was killed at Metz. Military damage was reported at Mainz, Potsdam and Seligenstadt.
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Metz
Amsterdam
Berlin
Mgixheim
Pretburg
Sejjlettstadt
Passport Ban Ordered by District Court
A United States district court orders a barrier on passport issuance to individuals linked to a Chinese entity. The decree, dated in New York, restricts access to passports for those deemed disloyal or connected to foreign agencies.
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Frihefseo
Chinuohua iv Eigen
Department of Chat
Calbreth
United States District Court
Gunners Lost in Alsace Ambush Report Emerges
Survivors from the Campana reach port aboard a warship after a chaotic battle. Five naval gunners are feared dead. reports clash over executions by pirates and later conflicting accounts from a French vessel and divers. The piece also covers wartime diplomacy notes and pope influenced peace moves amid German discussions.
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Abe Athrie
Iave
HS Bruce
Dore
Ana
Osurgivers
de Datta
Germain
Campis
Ninipiais
French Gain at Verdun Gains Reported Between Woods and Fortified Works
Paris dispatch claims French forces captured Wal es and Damned wood along with fortifications between Ehincourt and Rethincourt. Prisoners were taken as French troops advanced about two kilometers. The report notes Verdun front gains and the German defense line badly strained.
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Vari
de Meus
Avecourt Wood
Dead Man
Prinsy
Wales
Damned Wood
Ehincourt Wood
Rethincourt
Venhin
Ares
Verdun
Alice
Rich Taxed 75 Million Note in Senate Revenue Gain
Washington August 2 The Senate approved aggressive tax measures raising rates on high incomes. The Legrust and Gerry amendments combined to lift taxes on incomes over a million dollars by 35 percent and tiered higher sums for other brackets. The final package adds 75 million dollars to war revenue beyond earlier committee proposals.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Adele Pankhurst Sentenced in Parliament Demonstration Case
Melbourne dispatch reports Adele Pankhurst, daughter of the English suffragette leader, sentenced to imprisonment for a demonstration she organized inside Parliament. The charge involves unlawful demonstration actions connected to the suffrage protest.
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London
Melbourne
Adele Pankhurst
Slacker Tire Stolen Plot Derailed by Police Sweep
In Cleveland Ohio on August 27 police and federal agents conducted two rapid raids seizing 17 suspected slackers. Seven teen males were arrested as suspicious characters and will be turned over to federal authorities for further action.
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Cleveland
Slacker Tire
Reserve Officers to Train Men Camp Inaugurated
Washington Aug 27 Names of 469 reserve officers assigned as instructors at the second series of officers training camps were released by the War Department. The camps opened preliminarily Friday and will continue as part of the training program.
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Washington
War Department
Save Dairy Goods Warns Food Administration
A food administration warning states dairy supplies decline worldwide and urges conserving milk and butter to protect national well being, especially children's nourishment, amid war measures and postwar planning. The call emphasizes saving wastes and increasing imports only as needed.
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Wieshington
Ais
Food Administration
Weir Ciildren
Rioting Negroes Kill Seventeen in Texas Turmoil
A night of violence at Thrott, Texas, leaves seventeen whites and one Black officer dead as soldiers clash with Black troops. Capt J W Mattes of Illinois died amid efforts to calm the mob. Streets near the soldiers' camp become ruins as gunfire erupts on crowds and homes. The incident sparks a citywide panic and investigations into the massacre.
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Thott, Tex
United States
J. W. Mattes
German Girls Called Home for Harvest Work
In Borne on August 25 many German girls employed in Switzerland as purses are ordered to return home for harvest work. Others in Germany are prevented from returning for the same reason.
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Borne
Switzerland
To Fix Price of Sugar in Washington August Debate
Washington on August 25 discusses investigations into sugar production costs as basis for price fixing. The food administration aims to lower prices for American households, with possible tax implications debated by lawmakers.
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Washington
Food Administration
Hard Coal Price Cut Slashes Jobbers Profits
President Wilson fixes anthracite and bituminous coal prices effective September 1. Garfield named coal administrator. Anthracite price scale, profit caps for jobbers, and delivery regions outlined to reduce household coal costs, with figures showing limited margins per ton.
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Washington
Wilson Gat
Pfirry A. Garfield
Wihurs College
Bufalo
Buffalo
Joseph ‘Tumaly
Wallace
St. Louis
Redvetnir
Vobsin
Rumors of German Advance Cause Washington Alarm
In Washington rumors spread of German success or capture near Riga and possible Russian advances. The U S government denies confirmation while top officials hold meetings with the Russian ambassador and cabinet members to assess the situation. Reports mention Berlin operations and allied supply lines amid tensions without definitive details.
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Washington
Aus
Hindenburg
Onur
I Ias
Lesstin
Riga
United States
Russi
Bukhmetiof
Moscow
Minto
Tissta
SENDING MAIL TO SOLDIERS
Washington At 23 report outlines mail delivery rules for National Army soldiers. It instructs writers to address mail by known company and regiment, such as PRIVATE JOHN JONES A Company First Infantry Camp Dodge Iowa, or use a state section mailing if unit is unknown.
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Jong Reverak Uhoansand
National Army
Post Office
John Jones
Dodge
Minnesota
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Indiana Man Heads G A R Commander in Chief
Orlando Somers of Kokomo Indiana was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the closing session of the annual encampment. Mrs Statesbury resigns from Navy League in Philadelphia and cites no reason. In San Francisco three men were killed or wounded in a strike riot hospital fire fight between a car crew and platform workers. six passengers injured.
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Orlando A. Somers
Boston
Orlando
Somers
Kokomo
Ind
Grand Army of the Republic
San Francisco
United Bail
Platform Wep
Des Moines Mines Owners Debate Federal Takeover Plan
Des Moines area mine owners and managers discuss President proposed government operation of unprofitable mines. They question costs and whether production can meet winter demand, warning shutdowns could hit working people hardest.
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Des Moines
F. L. Beck
Beck Coal and Mining Company
Beck
H. Hunter
South
Moines Coal Company
Acme Coal Mining Company
South Des Maines
Aorth
Frank Dole
The
Carbon Coal Company
Ines
South Tes Moines
Iowans to Aviation Corps at Fort Snelling Camp
Iowa men who attended the first officers training camp at Fort Snelling will be transferred to the aviation service to learn war firing at Princeton. The list includes Hugo W. Bottyer Iowa City Paul Z Calder Cedar Rapids Marcus G Dubel Sioux City Clifford Ferguson Victor Thomas A Gariier Ottumwa Bernard Tt Glatta Iowa City Kenry K Huber Tipton George G Holmes West Liberty Allison F Johnson Sioux City Jack Y Lens Street Red Oak Carl H Myers Harlan Fred H Meinzer Jona C Albert Muir Ames Leo C Watson Des Moines Edgar B Williams Cedar Rapids Stephen R Walker Sioux City. Thirty Iowans who failed to receive commissions in the first camp will try again at the second camp.
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Nes Moines
Pifteen Iowa
Fist
Ft. Snellling
Aviation Service
Princeton
Hugo W. Bottyer
Iowa City
Paul Z. Calder
Cedar Rapids
Marcus G. Dubel
Sioux City
Clifford Ferguson
Victor
Thomas A. Gariier
Ottumwa
Bernard Tt.Glatta
Kenry K. Huber
Tipton
George G
Miss Ruby Thompson Sails for China Mission Work
Miss Ruby Thompson of this city will sail in late October from Vancouver on the Empress of Russia for China. She will enter the foreign missionary service of the Methodist church after completing training at a Chita school and receiving her appointment.
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Lowan
China
Nevada
Ruby Thompson
Vancouver
B. C
Iowan Military Units Wait at Camp Cody
Several Iowa formations gather at Camp Cody awaiting action. Battery D Davenport and Company A Second Infantry Mason City join Troop A Cavalry Marengo and Company B Engineers Council Bluffs, though several units are not yet designated or ready to prepare the camp for the brigade as intended.
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Deming
M. M
Camp Cody
Davenport
Mason City
Cauatry
Marengo
Comppany B
Aig Pire
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