Pan American aid considered to restore Mexico peace
The United States seeks Latin American cooperation to restore peace in Mexico with ambassadors from Argentina Brazil Chile and ministers from Bolivia Uruguay and Guatemala invited to confer with Secretary Lansing. Conference aims to discuss steps, with no immediate military action planned, and signals a pan American approach to resolve the Mexican question through consultation and mutual support.
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Walson
Mexico
United States
South
Central America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Bolivia
Uruguay
Guatemala
Lansing
State Department
Lne
Wisc
Selels
Pan Americing
Americas
Germany to free accused U S clerk
Barrie Aug Harry L Wilson of Portland Oregon and Washington, the clerk in the American consulate in Berlin, held on charges of aiding a British subject to obtain an American passport to flee Germany, will be released tomorrow at the request of the American government. Ambassador Gerard questioned the money source behind the passport, but produced no conclusive evidence.
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Wilson
Ber- Mo
German War Loan to be Issued in September
Karl Helfferich, secretary of Germanys imperial treasury, announced in a Copenhagen dispatch to the Morning Post that a third German war loan will be issued in mid September. The statement was carried by London reports on August 2. The loan aims to finance ongoing military efforts as WWI activities intensify.
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London
Karl Hefferich
Imperial Treasury
Copenhagen
Morning Post
McAdoo Visits Wilson Signs West Point Graduates' Commissions
Secretary McAdoo arrived at Cornish New Hampshire for a social visit with President Wilson. He discussed national defense and a possible budget system, signed 160 West Point graduate commissions for immediate assignment, and read Chicago protests on the Eastland inquiry with no stated action. The pair planned further discussions and a 22 hour auto trip from North Haven to Windsor.
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McAdoo
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Wilson
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White House
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Windsor
Treasury
House
North Haven
Boston
Caryl Grayson
Naval Aid
Chire Batten
New York
Margaret Wilson
Military Academy
West Point
Chicago
Eastland
17000 Austrian Prisoners Taken Under Own Officers Command
Rome reports 17000 prisoners captured by Italian forces, including 330 officers, from across Austria-Hungary. They are kept under the surveillance of Italian troops and commanded by their own officers, with rations same as Italian marchers.
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Hrahang
Pronera
Rome
Btefani
Austria-Hungary
Mitau Captured as German Army Expands Eastern Front
News dispatches report Mitau falling to German forces while Russians defend Warsaw and Ivangorod amid renewed push toward Poland. British submarines provide rare cheer by sinking a German destroyer and disrupting Marmora operations as Berlin asserts gains in the Baltic and southeast Poland.
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London
Mitau
Chelm
Poland
Warsaw
Ivangorod
Berlin
Chalm
von Mackengen
Sea of Marmora
Engineer Saves Train at East River Bridge Collapse
A special report from New Market Iowa dated August 2 describes Engineer Frank Dolph saving his passenger train as the East River bridge gave way beneath him. He unleashed full steam and carried the locomotive across before the structure sank into deep water caused by high water undermining the spans.
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Washington Post
New Market
Iowa
East River
Frank Dolph
Germans Reinforce West with 140000 Troops Through Luxemburg
Amsterdam August 2 The Luxemburg correspondent of the Tyd reports 140000 men passed in ten days through Luxemburg toward the western war theater. The dispatch notes the weary troops show no signs of enthusiasm and carry out the long march despite fatigue.
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Luxemburg
Washinston
Amsterdam
Tyd
Sinking of German destroyer G-196 reported by British
London reports the British Admiralty announced a submarine return confirming the sinking of the German torpedo boat destroyer G-196 off the German coast on July 26. The 689 ton vessel, completed in 1911, could exceed 32 knots and mounted two 24 pounder guns with three torpedo tubes, with a normal crew of 73.
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London
British Admiralty
Hmnes
Tokyo Cabinet in Balance over Kato Ouster Drive
Tokyo officials report moves to remove Foreign Minister Takaaki Kato threaten dissolution of Count Okuma’s cabinet. The crisis alarms the Empire as peers and leaders seek to unite under Baron Goto, ex-communications minister and ex-South Manchurian Railway president.
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Tokyo
Japan
Takaaki Kato
Count Okuma
Kato
Baron Goto
Russians Lose Destroyer in Black Sea Action
A dispatch from Constaninople reported by Overseas News Agency says a large Russian torpedo destroyer sank off the inland of Kerken east of Chileh in the Black Sea due to an unknown cause.
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Berlin
Sayville
Constantinople
Kerken
Chileh
Black Sea
Submarine Sinks German Transport in Baltic
Petrograd reports an official British submarine sank a large German transport in the Baltic Sea tonight. No further details on vessel name or casualties are provided. The announcement comes amid intensified naval actions in the region near Petrograd on August 2.
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Petrograd
Baltic
Baltic Sea
Roosevelt Declares Enrollment as Progressive After Bull Moose Shift
Theodore Roosevelt announces he will enroll as a Progressive in Sagamore Hill after discussions with George W Perkins. Perkins confirms he will remain a Progressive. Roosevelt says he cannot join the Republicans and urges others to enroll, citing three years of Progressive fights and convictions guiding his decision.
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Washington Post
New York
Sagamore Hill
George W Perkins
Theodora Roosevelt
Perkins
Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
No major actions at Gallia on Dardanelles front
A dull fortnight at Gallia on the Gallipoli peninsula with reduced British bombardment and few infantry engagements. Turkish artillery remains active while military hospitals, including the American hospital, report emptier wards as casualties and supplies decline. travel notices for Niagara Falls and Baltimore routes are also listed among the text.
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Constantinople
Galliapoli
Avi-Burnu
Sedd-el-Bahr
Haitian Crisis: North Army to Disband and Return Home
Rear Admiral Caperton reports a commission to Cape Haitien to disarm northern forces and bring leaders Bobo and Blot to Port au Prince for a peace conference. French minister thanks the American landing force for protecting the French legation as Haiti faces a deadlocked bid for the presidency amid renewed turmoil.
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Biot
Port Au Prince
Cape Haitien
Joi
Caperton
Haiti
Republic
Caps Haitien
Jason
Cape Haitiens
R B Coffey
Legitie
Conan
Polynice
Charles Zamer
Col Chevalier
Leadera Blot
Babo
Commission
Wesleyan
Navy Department
Daniela
Connecticut
Heat kills Fifteen in Philadelphia as humidity soars
Fifteen deaths are attributed to the heat in Philadelphia with numerous prostrations reported. High temperature reached 90 degrees with high humidity. Over the past four days, 41 deaths, including many children, are linked to the hot weather.
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Philadelphia
Degradation of Col Desclaux Ties to Caillaux Era Scandal
Paris reports Col Francais Desclaux, ex paymaster general, degraded after a court sentence for stealing military stores. Once secretary to Joseph Caillaux, he was linked to thefts sent to Madame Bechoft, a Paris dressmaker, who received a two year term. The case stirred Paris due to political ties and the Bechoft connection.
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Paris
Col Francais Daselaux
Miltary
Col Desclaux
Joseph Caillaux
Madame Bechoft
In World News Lineup McAdoo Meets President Amid Haiti and Europe News
The issue lists international topics from Latin America aid to Mexico to U boats and Turkish shipping, with coverage on Russia's stance, a Milan battle, and a call to restore peace in Haiti. It notes presses on U boat raids, censorship, and allied tensions, plus domestic items on industry and public affairs.
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Mexico
McAdoo
Germana
Milan
Haiti
Russia
Britain
Turka Accuas
Krench
Hecker Funeral
William J Boardman
Society
Turt
Neva of
Alexandria
Marka Casa
Maxim and Sellers chosen for naval advisory board
Hudson Maxim the inventor and Matthew B Sellers editor of an aeronautical publication have been selected by the Aeronautical Society of America to represent the organization on the navy advisory board. Frederick W Barker acting president announced the appointment tonight.
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New York
Hudson Maxim
Matthew B Sellers
Aeronautical Society of America
Navy Advisory Board
Thomas A Edison
Maxim
Sellers
Frederick W Barker
Society
Russians ask for aid lines as Warsaw siege stalls
Petrograd reports weak Russian forces pulled from trenches to reinforce von Hindenburg while Austro German gains along the Lublin-Cholmin line open a gate to Warsaw. Despite heavy German reinforcements, Russians defend along the Narew and west of Warsaw, hindering direct assault.
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Warsaw
Petrograd
Lublin
Washington Post
Armis staHing
Narew
Canitsl
Lublin-Cholmin
War Office
German note on submarine warfare awaited by government
Overseas News Agency items report the German government has not yet decided if it will answer the American note on submarine warfare. The decision hinges on reviewing the text of the note addressed to Great Britain before taking further action.
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Berlin
Sayville
Great Britain
Britain Rejects U S Protests Over Neutral Shipping
Britain defends the right to stop trade between enemies and neutral nations during wartime and cites Civil War precedents and U S Supreme Court decisions like the Springbok case. London says law has been extended to meet new conditions, with notes from Britain and Germany to be published in Europe and America.
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America
Germany
London
Europe
U. S
United States
Washington
State Department
Neches
Rotterdam
New York
Belgium
Austria
North Sea
British ship Clintonia sunk by German sub
Brest dispatch reports the British steamer Clintonia of 2858 tons sunk off Ar Men after being shelled and torpedoed by a German submarine. Eleven crew killed, fifteen wounded, and 96 survivors reached port. Other ships Benworlich and Fulgens also sunk. Norwegian crew from Trondhjems fjord landed. Ambassador Page in London cites investigations into American casualties related to the Therian torpedoing.
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France
Clintonia
Naval Hospital
Marseie
Newcastle
Lemion
Benvorlich
Manila
London
Marsefils
Benworiich
Glasgow
W. Thomson & Co. Ltd
Leith
Fulgens
Gaslight and Coke Company of
Copenhagen
Trondhjemsfjord
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