Government Aid for Americans Embassies May Issue Relief Checks
The United States government moved to aid Americans stranded abroad by arranging embassy checks and funds through diplomatic channels. State Department instructions urged consulates and embassies to secure cash for citizens, with hotels and steamship firms to accept government checks as payment abroad. Relatives could deposit funds in Washington to issue equivalent embassy checks for use overseas.
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Flight Panic As War-Evacuees Flood London Downsized Services Paralyze Antwerp
Amid a mass exodus from war zones travelers converge on London while hotels shrink and business halts. Americans and Britons flee with belts full of currencies as embassies issue passes, Paris trains jam, and ships from France and Belgium overflow with refugees seeking safety.
Emergency Notes to Meet Crisis in New York Banks
New York on August 2 reports Treasury Secretary William G. McAdoo arrived with John Skelton Williams and other Federal Reserve officials to urge swift action. A high level meeting with leading bankers occurred at an uptown hotel as the 60 day rule on withdrawals was discussed and plans for emergency currency were set, with J. P. Morgan, Henry P. Davison, Frank A. Vanderlip, and A. Barton Hepburn among those present.
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Frank A. Vanderlip
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A. Barton Hepburn
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Reserve Board to be filled before organization in Washington
White House reports Attorney General McReynolds says the federal reserve board cannot organize with incomplete membership. The plan aims to confirm Paul M Warburg and name a replacement for Thomas Jones of Chicago, with action from the Senate expected soon. Secretaries McAdoo and war and financial concerns frame the delay as the focus shifts to confirmations and clearing house talks in New York Chicago and St Louis.
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Washington
British Cruisers Escort Gold Ship to Southampton
The Kronprinzessin Cecilie, a North German Lloyd liner carrying about 10.7 million dollars in gold, was intercepted by four British cruisers and escorted toward Southampton. The gold, sent to British and French bankers, was aboard after sailing from port last Tuesday at 1 AM with passengers including Mr and Mrs Kennedy Crammond and others.
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France
Dowager Empress Maria of Russia Missing After England Visit
Reports indicate Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna disappeared after leaving England where she stayed with Queen Alexandra. She was last seen en route to Dieppe to take a train to Russia via Germany. No further news on her whereabouts as of now.
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Szechenyi Palace to Serve as Hospital During War
Budapest reports that Countess Szechenyi formerly Vanderbilt offered her palace for use by the army. About 60 reservists are quartered there as she plans to organize a Red Cross corps and hospital services. Hungarian banks begin a relief fund to aid soldiers’ families aiming to raise $200,000.
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France Charges Trick by Kaiser Invasion War Claim
Paris delares Germany sole responsibility for the crisis and the invasion of France while asserting Germany has not declared war. Ambassador Cambon says German troops invaded Luxemburg, violating its neutrality guaranteed by a 1867 London treaty, with further details to follow on the fifth page.
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Spaniard war era embassy opens in London
In London on Sunday the American embassy offices opened to visitors for the first time since the Spanish American War. About 260 people, many women, sought advice and communications with relatives abroad. Mrs Jorden Harriman of New York, Miss Harriman, and Miss Cecilia J May of Washington arrived from Paris without luggage. Amb Page kept close touch and may extend hours, with night openings if needed. Many asked about transports and government service, including a proposed Baltimore and Ohio excursion to Atlantic City.
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Without Formal Warning Teutons Seize Luxemburg and Pour 100,000 Men Toward Paris
War era dispatch reports German forces seize Luxemburg violating neutrality and thrust toward Paris as Britain and France brace for conflict. It notes Russia invading Germany, Austrians shifting to meet new threat, and Japan weighing stance while Britain prepares armed intervention and sustains peace efforts.
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German invasion of France sparks heavy fighting as armies advance
London reports the German invasion of France has begun with two forces converging toward Paris. German troops crossed the frontier near Cirey between Nancy and Strasbourg, and units reportedly moved on Longwy after striking Luxembourg. Observers say Germany aims to defeat France before Russian mobilization disrupts the plan, with Russian activity expected to take about three weeks.
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French Aero Links German Airship Destruction
A German Zeppelin over Arcyles forges collapsed after a French aviator in a monoplane penetrated its envelope. All 25 crew and passengers perished, the airship wrecked, and the aviator killed. The French pilot named is Foland Garros.
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Consuls Urged to Honor Passages for Stranded Americans
European agencies instructed by consuls to arrange passage homes for relatives stranded abroad. American agents coordinate funds and transport to secure return trips.
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Germans Die in Longwy Battle as Airmen Clash
A Paris dispatch reports two German officers and twenty men killed at Longwy in a repelled attack. The Standard notes German and French aviators engaged above Longwy, a French pilot shooting the enemy who fell 300 feet and died.
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German Army Crosses to France Amid Frontline Losses
Arson Belgium Aug 2 reports say 100,000 German troops crossing Luxemburg toward the French frontier. Fights near Siege Frontier described as lost by the Germans. Over 25,000 men reportedly digging trenches before German and French positions.
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Two English Vessels Are Captured And Made Prizes
The Central News reports Germans captured an English Wilson Line vessel in the Kiel Canal. A Kings Lynn dispatch says the British steamer Saxon, bound for Brunsbuttel with coal, was seized by the German navy and sent to Cuxhaven.
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French Repulse Germans at Nancy Inflict Heavy Loss
Liege Belgium Aug 2 An evening newspaper reports 20 000 German troops crossed the French frontier near Nancy this morning. They encountered French forces and were repulsed with heavy losses though the report is unconfirmed at this time.
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