Russian Army Advances Along Dniester Front in Galicia
Petrograd dispatch reports Stanislau, a key railway hub southeast of Lemberg, captured by Russian forces with prisoners taken. French, Italian, and British actions press Austro-Hungarian and German positions across Galicia, Volhynia, and the Italian front near Gorizia and Doiran with continued artillery duels and several notable advances and setbacks.
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Triest
Somme
Petrograd
London
Stanislau
Galicia
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Bastile
Volhynia
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Baya
Alilez
Paris
Doiran
Saloniki
Haves
Sities
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Balkan
Hill
Doran
Thera
Troops in Fine Health at Mexican Expedition Camp
Field Headquarters reports extraordinary troop health in the Mexican expedition. Dr Thomas Darlington credits cheerfulness and good camp sanitation for the low sickness rate. He notes need for more screens and better rest in day heat, while praising water, drainage, and waste disposal. Insect issue linked to nearby breeding grounds. Inquest on Mrs. McDaniel murder continues to September 8.
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Darlington Ae
Hlowna
Ten Percent Munition Tax Approved by Senate Democrats
Washington Aug 11 A 10 percent tax on net profits of munitions makers was agreed by Senate Democrats as a substitute for house munition taxes. The tax would need to wait until the war's end to become operative and start January 1 1916. Projected revenue falls to about 45 million, far below house estimates, with copper taxes and other provisions dropped.
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Rottweil
Gerlin
London
Panta
Rome
Paris
Nottwell
Wodembure’ Pays
Caberto Plateau
War Office
Rubbia
San Marya
Carso
Valone
Washington
Senate
House
Coutrites
Euch
United States
Miners' Homes Bombed in Trinidad Camp Blast
In Trinidad Colorado on an August dawn dynamite exploded at 1 o clock on the doorstep of coal miners Attila Bevasqua and Frank Maria at the Colorado Fuel and Iron company camp in Tabanco. The blast wrecked front portions of houses shattered windows and caused widespread panic in the neighborhood.
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Trinidad
Colo
Attila Bevasqua
Maria
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Tabanco
Picket Beat Up Miners in Crosby Incident
In Crosby Minnesota on August 11 a clash erupted when pickets attacked miners at a remote location. Deputies arrived after gunfire, withdrew to regroup, then confronted the pickets again. No one was killed though several were wounded and the exact toll remained unclear.
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Crosby
Minn
Cere
Deadlock in Strike Dispute Persists as Mediators Report
New York Aug 11 The United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation led by William A Chambers Martin A Knapp and G W Hang er failed to resolve the deadlock in the strike dispute involving four railroad brotherhoods and their employees. Railroads refuse concessions beyond arbitration while workers demand an eight hour day and time and a half for overtime. The board may report to President Wilson for possible intervention as negotiations continue amid forecasts of a possible nationwide strike. Executives hint at a new arbitration proposal and the board notes prior mediation and arbitration successes since 1913.
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New York
West
William A. Chambers
Martin A. Knapp
G. W. W Hanger
United States
Federal Board
Wilson
Hanger
da Ins
Rathroeda
Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Exrincers
Congress
Sewlands
Aldo
Wilson Considers Continental Speaking Tour
Washington August 11 President Wilson nears a decision on a speaking trip across the continent with plans to be finalized in weeks. Advisers urge multiple speeches while work on administration affairs proceeds. Possible stops include California and a Pacific coast leg to review troops. Invitations from many cities circulate but await evaluation by party chair Vance McCormick.
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Washington
Wilson
Bert
Conareas
Pacific Coal
Phelan
California
Democratic Party Leaders Hint at Campaign Plans
The Democratic National Committee and party officials discuss campaign strategy after September 1. The president will refrain from long trips from Washington until adjournment, while planning rallies at his summer home in Laine Teach New Jersey and events around Nebraska’s statehood celebration in late September or early October.
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Wey
Congress
We Walls
Washington
Ir Raa
St. Louis
Laine Teach
N. J
Dahlman
Onahs
Hep Areerntnivg Labeck
Nebraska
Omaha
Trade commission delays inquiry into news print price
Washington Aug 11 The federal trade commission said its probe into news print prices is slowed by publishers delaying answers to questions. The commission assured confidentiality on requests and urged prompt cooperation. A large staff is reviewing records from paper makers ferrers and others as information comes in.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Tming
Reporta Hate
Talon
Australians blame Italian captain
An amplified cable from Vienna reports that an Italian submarine was torpedoed by Australian fire. The Vienna dispatch says the submarine fired on the vessel with two guns and attempted to escape, with troops aboard. Later boats were lowered and it was found that 20 of the 40 aboard wore khaki, indicating troops aboard the submarine commander’s vessel.
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Amsterdam
London
Latinbro
Vienna
Sayahe Wallung
Trade Board to Investigate Bread Price Talks
Wortington Ave report notes statements at the East Lake City convention of the National Association of Starter Bakers that bread prices may rise. Federal Trade Commission chair Edward M Ifwley authorized an internal Chicago inquiry into the situation to determine causes and potential formal investigation.
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Wortington
Ave
East Lake City
National Association of Starter Bakers
Federal Trade Commission
Edward M. Ifwley
Tas Leen
Rescue efforts surge as Cabin Creek flood devastates valley
Huntington West Virginia August 11 rescue parties aid thousands rendered homeless after Cabin Creek valley flood. Eight feet per hour rise described with water reaching mountain to mountain. Many bridges washed out roads blocked by slides. relief teams clear debris to reopen routes. Eyewitness accounts recount families rushing to safety as homes floated. dozens dead or missing across Ferndale Dry Branch Har ricane Oakley Eskdale Leewood Cherokee Rayford Acme Obley Durnland How Warrior and others. Infantry sent from Camp Kanawha to assist battalion already in the field. Military supply bases move food and clothing to stricken towns as volunteers join the effort.
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W. Va
Mountain District
Cabin Creek
J. Wi Hartless
Hekdale
Iuntington
Eakdale
Ferndale
Dry Branch
Oakley
Eskdale
Leewood
Cherokee
Rayford
Ald
Charleston
Second
West Virginia Infantry
Camp Kanawhat
Cabin Treek
Hughes Sums Up Campaign Address In North Dakota
Charles E Hughes addressed an Aug. campaign rally in McKinson ND declaring that the entire campaign can be summed up in one phrase dominant Americanism. The Republican nominee outlined a program to restore institutions to serve the people honorably. Short speeches from the rally were sent to Bismarck and Anod.
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Mckinson
Aug. U
Charles E. Hughes
America
Hughes
Alia
Bismarck
Anod
Ny 1
Combination Soldier Tents in Mexico Staging
General Tasker H. Bliss reported soldiers in Mexico are housing in adobe walls about three feet high with U shaped shelters and sex tents on top. The improvised fortifications create larger, more comfortable lodging as thousands prepare to stay in the region for an extended period.
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Texas
Mexico
Tasker
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United States Army
Tein
Pervhing
Mesleo
Hua
Ueda
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