British Notes Defend Blockade of Neutral Ports in War
Great Britain rejects U S claims that orders in council are illegal and argues blockade rights are within international law. Sir Edward Grey, in two notes, invites arbitration on disputed prize court decisions and cites wartime changes such as the submarine and Belgian atrocities to justify extreme measures.
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America
Edward Grey
England
Germany
Great Britain
United States
London
Neches
Rotterdam
Belgium
Austria
Ambassador Page
Washington
Porta
U. S
Cotton ship bound for Archangel captured at sea
Berlin reports the American ship Para of Balmaha carried a German prize crew of one officer and four men. The ship, bound for Archangel with cotton, sailed from New York on June 24. The captain obeyed orders to sail to Cuxhaven where the prize crew was discovered. The British officer and crew were hiding below. A British prize crew had been aboard the ship.
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Balmaha
England
Berlin
Bayville
Long Inlands
Para
Cuxhaven
Archangel
Aussie
New York
Flood Devastates Pa City Amid Debris and Loss
A catastrophic flood near Pa. recounted as a cloudburst inundated Mill Creek area, washing away 50 plus houses, flooding main streets, and leaving the city in darkness. Rescue crews, including Mayor Stern and council members, search for missing residents, with several firemen and residents reported dead or missing. Hospitals and charitable groups opened to shelter about 2,000 homeless, as electric, telegraph, and newspaper operations were crippled.
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Erle County Electric Company
Erle Dispatch
Erie Times
Condulta
Stern
James Buernon
Mill Creek
Buoernon
State Street
leageeSohanges
Creek
National Guard
Frantlessly
Erie Dry Gangs Company
City Rescue Mission
Convict Weds in Sing Sing Under Warden Osborne
In Sing Sing, MineTulla Sullivan of New York wed Peter Cullen, a five-year convict and sergeant at arms of the Mutual Welfare League, in the warden's office. Father William C. Cashin officiated as Sullivan sought to care for Cullen’s young siblings after the mourning death of his mother.
Germans Drive on Warsaw in Bid to Cut Rail Link
From Petrograd three hundred thousand German troops under Gen vor Gallwitz advance south toward Warsaw to sever the Warsaw Petrograd railway by crossing the Bug river. They aim to seize gaps northeast of the capital and enclose Russian forces holding the Warsaw salient, while air raids target bridges to hinder Russian retreat. Russian officials claim German efforts may fail next to Russia’s superior artillery and manpower.
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Washington Post
Petrograd
Vor Gallwitz
Warsaw-Petrograd
Bug
Vyskof
Warsaw
von Gallwitz
Ané
Olaski
Wyskot
Rivar
Berlin
War Office
Vyakof
Ita
Praga
Vistula
Narew
Blonia- Gora Kalwaria
Wast
Noutheast
Iveangered
Lublin
London
Russia
von Mackensen
von For
Wides
Hindenburg
Withousen
Austrians Plan To Invade Italy
Special cable from Rome reports Austria intends a determined invasion of Italy via the Adige valley as the Warsaw retreat unfolds. Dispatches note Austrian troops and marching trains moving toward Rovereto and Trent while small forces in Ledro valley are repulsed.
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Washington
Rome
Austria
Italy
Adige Valley
Warsaw
Trent
Rovereto
Cadorna
Ledro
British Transport Arnauran Sunk by German Submarine
The Overseas News Agency released an Athens dispatch via wireless stating a German submarine sank the British transport Arnauran near Berlin on August 3. It reports many on board perished and the vessel was lost with all hands.
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Wile
N. Yjj
Today
Athens
Arnauran
Vomsél
Mexican bandits elude forces after raid north of Brownsville
Aug reports detail a border clash where two bandits were wounded and others possibly captured as U S cavalry and Texas deputies hunted through brush north of Brownsville. Private McGuire was killed and two troopers wounded in an earlier fight. a deputy sheriff was also hit. United States cavalry will patrol the area as Gen Funston orders intensified pursuit and all farms brace for further raids.
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Tex
Aug
Texas
Tha
McGuire
Twelfth Cavalry
United States Cavalry
Funston
Brackenridge
War Department
Scntt
Fin
Borden
Drexel Narrows Escape at Newport Yacht Club
J. Br Drexel nearly drowned after falling from his yacht into Newport waters. He landed awkwardly on the boat and toppled overboard. Two lifters rescued him and he was rushed to his home for care.
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Newport
Washington Post
John R. Drexel
Hein
Drexel
Cannonading Heard Off Baltic Coast
Copenhagen dispatch reports cannonading heard off Gotland in the Baltic attributed to Russia aiming to bar German troop landings on the Courland coast. The same report claims a German transport was sunk by a submarine during these operations.
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London
Copenhagen
Hrohange
Gotland
Baltic
Flaét
Courland
Rustan
Battle at British Front Expands as Wounded Stream Eastward
Telegrams from Courtrai Belgium report heavy fighting near Ypres with powerful artillery and continuous shelling. Hospitals and aid stations indicate a steady influx of wounded from Hooge amid shrapnel injuries and ongoing bombardment.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Holland
Ypres
Courtrat
Belgium
Hooge
Brideh Hold Right to Blockade
Page notes a dramatic hostage style headline about a blockade claim. Other items include reports on storms in Virginia and Washington, military actions in the Gallipoli region, and political notes hinting at cotton policy and Allied movements.
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Eric Cloudburnt
Lewis
England
Gallipoli Ridge
Long Beach
Virginia
Washington
Society
Sporting Vents
Gompers
Wilson
Vatican sees pacific tone in war anniversary messages
The Osservatore Romano remarks on foreign messages marking the war's first anniversary. It notes a shift from hard war cries to more humane language, suggesting the possibility of peaceful discussion, though the signs are faint and limited.
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Rome
Osservatore Romane
Orgam
Vatican
Russian air raid drops devices on Constantinople harbor
London Aug 4 telegraph from a Morning Post correspondent reports Russian aviators flew over Constantinople and dropped hazardous devices on the harbor works, with effects. The incident highlights wartime activity near the strategic port and potential disruption to supply lines.
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London
Petrograd
Morning Post
Constantinople
Armies of Russia in Graver Danger Ahead of Big Attack
British reports say Russia faces grave danger as armies fall back toward Warsaw with a major offensive expected. Germans allegedly short of ammunition due to sustained effort, while Austrians score decisive gains west of Ivangorod. Von Mackensen drives the Russian front at Leczna and fighting resumes along French trenches.
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Warsaw
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Argonné
Alsace
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Holland
Flanders
Sir Ilan Hamilton
Dardanelen
Limes
Gallipoli
Geneva
Switzerland
Tribune
Innabrock
Poland
Germany
Komorova
Mazowieckie
Brok
Narew
Bug
Corsecke
Orz
Von
Probe Police Charges Juries Aliso Are Examined
London reports on police corruption probes as Mrs. Margaret Stout accuses metropolitan officers of taking hush money for protection. Police witnesses are examined, district attorney staff pursue indictments, and officials remain silent while court actions unfold amid wartime front-line dispatches from Warsaw to Courland.
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Metropolitan Poace Force
United States Attorney's Office
Margaret Stout
District Attorney's Office
Stout
Criminal Division I
District Supreme Court
Covington
Polisee Aystem
Raymond 0. Kleindienst
Occoquan
Instrict Court of Appeals
Ontario Place Northwest
Kleindienst
District Court of Appeals
Wso
Mr. Hawken
United States
Laskey
Aifes
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