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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1915
Page
19
Italians seize a pivotal foothold in the Gorizia area threatening full capture. Russians retreat from Warsaw but the crisis persists. Entente pressures Balkan states while hostility to Russia grows in Sweden. Greece remains resistant.
Soviet and German forces wage heavy fighting as Russia clings to Novo Georgie and Warsaw area. German enveloping moves threaten to trap Polish and Russian troops along the Vistula front. Reports from London and Berlin detail naval losses, artillery progress, and shifting control in Baltic provinces amid mounting casualties.
A 19 year old from Lad fled a Russian army and joined a patriotic procession in an anonymous city square led by Herr Vor Burscht the lord mayor. King Ludwig cheered as the crowd sang the second anthem Now Thank We All Our God amid a religious refrain and a final thanksgiving hymn.
Lord Mayor leads large crowd at Koenigsplatz Munich to honor Germany’s Warsaw victory with patriotic songs and fervent prayers. Aeroplanes circle above as crowds fill Glyptothek area, police and fire detachments assure order. Aug 6 in Munich and Aug 7 in Berlin and London reported.
Washington reports detail a British prize crew of an officer and four men being taken aboard the German port ship Pada of Halmada, with the American bark halted near the Faroe Islands. The incident prompted a State Department protest and an investigation into the seizure, highlighting tensions over prize court rulings and violations of international law.
Washington reports on a formal Carranza brief advocating U S recognition of the constitutionalist government. The document argues Tagle as provisional president risks restoring revolution ideals and warns recognition should come with conditions to strengthen Mexico’s path to order and reform.
Ten o’clock report summarizes a partisan bid by W Sima of Ten zee for the senate seat. The piece recaps Carranza and Juarez recognitions, noting opposition to talks with rival factions and the potential impact on U S relations and diplomacy in the region.
In Des Moines Iowa a 300 mile derby opened with high excitement and soon turned deadly as a wreck halted the race. Officials reported a fatal crash involving driver Cooper at the scene. Police said Cooper was killed when his car plummeted and overturned during the early laps. The accident prompted track officials to suspend the event as investigators examine the wreckage and speed conditions.
Washington reports outline US position on Carranza and Villa factions in Mexico. The United States rejects recognizing any single military faction as in control, stresses the revolution’s real aims were achieved years ago, and supports a provisional president acceptable to core revolutionaries. Latin American diplomats reportedly favor a government representing the revolution’s original cause.
The dispatch discusses Herr von Jagow potentially resigning and notes German foreign secretary details with mentions of Allied intelligence and U S reactions. It references U K and Italian fronts, speculates on motives behind a possible resignation. The piece notes no confirmation from other sources and cites a disagreement within the German foreign office.
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