Turkish Front Under Heavy Action In Marmara Theatre
London reports describe British actions around the Sea of Marmara. A bridge between Galatia and Stamboul was blown by marines. A 3,000 ton steamer was torpedoed near the Madana pier, and a gunboat hit in the Marmara. The Zeitunick powder mills caught fire and a nearby railway cut west of Kara Burnu was bombarded blocking a troop train. Three truckloads of ammunition exploded as the train returned. Mudania, Karabigha and Kara Burnu lie on the Asiatic shore near the Dardanelles.
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Zeitunick
Kara Burnu
London
Timen Mytileme
Galatia
Starmbboul
Unich~ Marines
Galata 4
Golden Horn
Stamboul
Constantinople
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Sea of Marmora
Madana
Aamali
Sea of
Marmara
Zeltunitk
Mudania
Karabigha
Dardanelles
Hail German Victory Offical War Reports Open Door on the Oceans
Berlin August 2 official statement reports German western theater gains capturing four officers and 142 men with one machine gun near Argonne trenches and a mine explosion. In the east, Suwalki and Lomze fronts see advances. Warsaw front remains stable with prisoner captures. Longner area and Aerdgor retreat. AustroHungarian and Italian theaters show additional advances and repulses amid bombardments and counterattacks.
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Germany
Berlin
The
Argonnes
Austria
Vienna
Damaczow
Radomka
Ivangorod
Transylvania
Vistula
Nova Alexandria
Euron
Vieprs
Bug
Vieprz
Sokal
Krylov
Vladimir
Wolynsky
Galicia
Ledro
Bez
Zeca
Giudicarta
Candino
Carinthian
Palazzo
Condition of European banks at start of war and since
New York August 2 The National City Bank issued a circular detailing banks across Europe at the war’s start on February 1 and again on July 1. The table lists Bank of England Bank of France Bank of Germany and others with gold holdings loans deposits and circulation figures for Aug 1 1914 Feb 1 1915 and July 1 1915.
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New York
National City Bank
Imperial Banks of
Europe
Bank OF England
Bank OF FF
Bank OF Germany
Bank OF Then
German American Alliance opens eighth biennial convention
San Francisco mirrors a pro German American stance as Dr C J Hexamer urges victory for German and Austrian arms on sea land and air in opening sessions jointly with the German American League of California. About 600 delegates from across the United States attend, with 3 million members represented.
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San Francisco
Allance
C J Hexamer
Philadelphia
Germany
Hexaraer
Hall
United States
District of Columbia
Haweii Ail
Dashed to Her Death At North Jersey Trestle
A New York secretary Mila Schwerter died at Paterson General Hospital from a fractured skull after an incident on a Glen Rock trestle. Paul Voss, a New York exporter, reported he heard Schwerter scream as a car passed. authorities weigh whether she leaped or was struck.
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Speial
Washington
New York
Mias Paulaschwerter
Transatlantic Import Company
Paterson
General Hospital
Paul Voss
North Jersey Traction Company
Glen Rock
Vos
R. R Armstrong
Pansaic
Milas Schwerter
Italians Take First Line of Austrian Defenses at Carson
Special cable from Mian reports the Italian front advancing across difficult terrain from Monfalcone to Sagrado and seizing the first line of Austrian fortifications in Carson. Italian artillery supports rapid bombardment of Austrian trenches as infantry Presses retreating defenders, with daily prisoner captures noted.
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Carson
Washington Post
Monfalcone
Sagrado
Rubbia
Piero Rosas
Vallone de Presaions
Postoffice Club Outing Set Near Piney Point Md
The City Postoffice Fishing and Gunning Club announces its annual two week outing starting tomorrow at its fishing and gunning grounds near Piney Point Maryland. Officers elected include Commodore John B Woodfeld reelect, Vice Commodore Edward M Cox, Quartermaster Charles B Matthews, Purser J Frank Barker, Navigator James A Gordon, Commissary George Bishop, Assistant Commissary Carl A Weber, Chief Musician J Edwin Minnick, Cabin and Clubhouse Boys Thomas B Kelly and 38 Poston.
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Piney Point
John B.woodfeld
Edward M. Cox
Charles B. Matthews
J. Frank Barker
James A. Gordon
George Bishop
Carl A. Weber
J. Edwin Minnick
Thomas B. Kelly
Poston
Russians Hold At Warsaw Front as Austro German Drive Advances
Geneva dispatch reports from Innsbruck claim Germans pause south of Warsaw while fierce clashes continue to the north. Austro German forces push 46 miles east of Ivangorod in four days. to Lublin area heavy losses mount for Russians and counterattacks slow Austrian advance. Berlin sources note resumed fighting north of Lublin with steadier German progress along fortified lines. Russian efforts to halt the pace fade amid mounting casualties and retreat near the Bug and Wieprz fronts.
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Schratzmanneele-Barrenkopf
Hezamer
Teuton
Lingekopf
Aloo
Ban-de-Sieur Artiller
Suwalkiwa
Kaletntic
Lomzé
Warsaw
Vistula
Peasance
von Woyrach
Ivangerod
Lenczna
von Mackennen
Kurow
Lencena
Zalin
Cholm
Bug
Dublenka
Wladimir
Woinysk
Lyangorod
Lublin
Geneva
Switserland
Geneva Tribune
Innsbruck
Austria
Chelm
Ivangorod
Berlin
Eugen Lennhoff
Zeitung Am Mittag
Ferther
Wieprz
Galicia
Turkish War Statement Denies Allies Ground Gains Near Dardanelles
The Turkish embassy released an official statement countering British censor distortions on Dardanelles actions and other fronts. It claims Allied landings at Ari-Bournu and Seddul Bahr failed, notes Erithia’s shelling checks, and rebuts Western reports of swift victories. The note accuses Allied dispatches of exaggeration while detailing Turkish defenses and successes in Syria Mesopotamia and the Caucasus.
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Dardanelles
Turkey
Turkish Information Bureau
Constantinople
Ari-Bournu
Seddal Bakr
Maidos
Kerithla
Ari- Bournu
Ekrithia
Seddul-Bahr
Gallipoli
Syria
Mesopotamia
Shatt-el-Arab
Kourna
Predictions as to End of War by Noted Figures
A compilation of forecasts from prominent men and editors including Charles Edward Russell Herbert Quick and Nikola Tesla. Predictions span ranges from months to several years with England peace, soldiers demands, and varied timelines noted.
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Charles Edward Russell
Herman Ridder
Stowell
Herbert Quick
J. W.T. Mason
Roger Babson
George 5. Vieresh
Hiram Parcy Maxim
Normen Hapgood
Frank H. Simonds
Louisa Gathman
Hudson Maxim
Nikala Tesla
Eseseee
England
French Report Accuses German Army of Atrocities
A French commission presents a 12,000 word final report detailing German troops using prisoners and civilians as shields, firing reversed bullets, massacres of wounded, executions of French soldiers, and attacks on ambulances and surgeons. Witnesses recount wounded civilians and soldiers killed or mistreated, with evidence from German prisoners and on-site inquiries.
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Paris
Georges Fayelle
French Court of Accounts
Vivian
William
St Die
Justice of the Peace
Russians Captured, Teutons Claim Big War Haul
Berlin reports on the first anniversary of the war with figures from the German war ministry via Overseas News Agency. Prisoners of war total 1,695,412 across Galicia Russia Austria-Hungary, with 938,869 in Galicia and 636,543 in Austria-Hungary. Germany and Austria-Hungary hold 28 000 sq km Belgium 21 000 in France 136 000 in Russia and 16 000 in Alsace. Collecting stations report 5 843 captured field guns and 1 556 machine guns. total guns and machine guns captured estimated near 8 000 and 3 000 respectively.
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Berlin
Sayville
German War Ministry
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Belgium
France
Russia
French
Alsace
Galicia
Austria
American Ships Signs Too Small as Germany Seeks Larger Flags
German admiralty asked that American merchant vessels display national colors large enough to be seen by submarine commanders at distance. Ambassador Gérard relayed the request. State Dept noted many ships already fly colors but some are too small. The move signals Germany’s desire to avoid attacks on neutral ships.
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Hexamer
Gérard
State Department
Ber-lin
Admiralty
Foreign Office
Germany
Kaiserin Returns to Berlin Praising East Prussia
German empress and crown princess travel from Koenigsberg to Berlin after visiting East Prussia. She thanks civil authorities and praises Prussian resilience amid two Russian invasions and debris from destroyed churches and houses. Workers return home, showing East Prussia remains undaunted and determined to rebuild.
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Berlin
Wifelésa
Sayville
East Prussia
Koenigsberg
Koenigsterg
Bulgaria to Fight For Best Advantage In War Talks
London dispatch reports Bulgarian Prime Minister Radioslavoff vows Bulgaria seeks its own advantage and will join either side to gain rights with minimal sacrifice. He says Bulgaria aims to realize national aspirations with no concern for who helps or hinders. The piece notes fighting on Russian soil and Ottoman suppression of uprisings amid Allied and Russian strategies.
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War Office
Artois
Atjain
Ingres
Bethune
Arras
Souchaz
Fring
Ofe
Champagne
Perthes
Besusejour
Argonne
Marie- Therese
St. Hubert
Meuse
Les Eparges
Calonne
Pont-a-Mousson
Maldierea
Mononcourt-Sur-Seine
Washington Post
London
Budapest
Morning Post
Radoslavoff
Bulgaria
Ax Hest
Poth
Ags Est
Radoglavoff
Warsaw Calmer as Civic Militia Takes Over Police
Warsaw in July reports upheaval as Vistula line evacuation feared then relief as Polish civic militia replaces city police. Government to oversee courts. many inmates moved to central Russia. provision costs rise. three newspapers suspended including one founded in 1774.
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Warsaw
Petrograd
Russia
Popular Democratic Party
Judge sentences detective to three years in penitentiary
District Supreme Court Chief Justice Covington on Monday sentenced Reymond Kleindienst, a Fourth precinct detective, to three years in the penitentiary for two counts of adultery in the Ontario place raid case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Hawken argued the government case, while defense counsel Wampler appealed and sought probation.
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Covington
District Supreme Court
Reymond
Kleindienst
United States
District of Columbia
Ontario Place
Margaret Stout
T. Morris Wampler
Kreindienst
District Court of Appeals
Wampler
Sall
S. McComas Hawken
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