Armenians Mass Casualties In Asia Minor War Zone
The London Chronicle reports a wholesale mass casualty event of Armenians in eastern vilayets under Turkish and Kurdish forces. It cites mass killings and deportations under slow extermination conditions, notes Russian relief, and says Allied powers threaten Turkish officials with accountability while American protest is not yet seen.
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the Chronicle
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Armenia
Archduke Frederick Receives Prussian Baton in Austria
Emperor William delivered a field marshal baton to Archduke Frederick of Austria at a late Gallian town serving as Austrian headquarters. The ceremony occurred despite heavy rain as German hosts welcomed the envoy with cordial addresses and a wireless tribute.
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Saville
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Frederick of
Austria
Gallelan
Dante Castle Destroyed Near Rovereto in War Image
Austrian artillery destroyed the Matoric castle of Lizina on the Adige valley near Rovereto where Dante spent his exile. The castle, a noted tourist spot between Mori and Rovereto, was a site of interest as Austrian and Italian forces clash in the region. Dante visited there around 142 when banished from Florence.
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Sne
Florence
Russians Defeat Turks and Capture Several Villages
Petrograd reports that Turkish forces have been expelled from the Norchine region in the Caucasus. Turko operations toward Kamishwa ended in Turkish casualties and a Soviet advance. In the Aischkert area there was a notable engagement with ongoing fighting and shifting positions.
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Oll
Norchine
Sari Kamish Wa
Alakilissa Kara
Ardos
Aischkert
McLaurin Urges Government Purchase of Cotton for Explosives
Former United States senator from South Carolina John L. McLaurin proposes the purchase of two million bales of cotton by the U.S. government for explosive production. He argues it would strengthen national defense and stabilize the cotton market, in a letter made public tonight.
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Freudent Wilson
John Lo McLaurin
United States
Sau Carolina
McTaurn
Pana
20 000 Bodies on Battlefield After Hours of Fighting
Geneva reports from Innebruck via Tebanes describe Austro German forces bombarding Ivangorod with over twenty heavy batteries while Russians resist. On August 3 Russians attacked near the Radomka River as heavy fighting left about 20 000 corpses on the field. Lomza bombardment and Narew crossings north of Warsaw noted. Russians repulse fresh German attacks.
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Innebruck
Tebanes
Poland
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von Mackensen
Radomka
Lomza
Narew
Warsaw
Britain to Draft Unmarried Men First in War Mobilization
A Washington Post despatch from London says Britain’s cabinet supports compulsory military service, with unmarried men aged 19 to 30 likely first draft targets. Lord Kitchener and leaders like Lloyd George and Churchill favor conscription as the Empire prepares to raise and equip all armies the war may demand.
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Edward Grey
England
Cabinet
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Winston Churchill
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Berlin Receives News Calmly On Warsaw Occupation
Berlin reported the fall of Warsaw with calm reception as officials prepare a civil governor and administration there. Dispatches were scarce and anxiety low as flags appeared in the streets by mid afternoon. A prominent German magnate is expected to lead the civil administration under military oversight, with possible royal family involvement to settle precedence.
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Warsaw
Streste
Royal House
Russia Sends Courier to Wilson With Charges Against Germans
Moscow dispatch reports a courier carrying the second issue of commission documents to President Wilson. The dossier alleges German atrocities including photographs and statements about Ma kouba the lifeless tongue incident, explosive babies, burned soldiers, and gas poisoning. It also includes seven Lusitania survivor testimonies.
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Washington
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Kouba
Grimbarian and Portia Sunk by German Submarines
London reports three British vessels sunk by U boats. Grimbarian and Portia, Liverpool ships, were torpedoed with six drowned and four rescued on Grimbarian while Portia’s crew were saved. Costello, a 1591 ton steel steamer, torpedoed with one drowning during lifeboat launch. Portia and Costello details noted. Costello built 1903, 245 feet long. Portia 1189 tons, steel screw, originally German.
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Aatons
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Costello
Offlcat
Atlantic and Eastern Steamship Company
Importers Plan Protests Against Britain Trade Embargo
New York reports a general meeting of importers from German and Austrian goods to be held soon to seek relief from the British embargo detaining American ships and cargoes. The importers will urge President Wilson and Secretary Lansing to file a strong protest, with the American Importers Association also likely to meet to discuss the issue.
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Austria
Biitmore Executive Committee
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Lansing
Great Britain
American Importers Association
U S Note to Austria on Neutrality and Embargo Clash
The United States replies to Austria Hungary rejects an embargo on war exports as a violation of neutrality. It argues Congress cannot be empowered to curb wartime shipments and stresses changing laws mid war would breach international neutrality. Foreign Office clarifies Neches note was not a reprisal and explains British orders in council legality.
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Austria-Hungary
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Foreign Office
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Auk
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Orders In Council
Maude
Turkish towns bombarded by French naval squadron
A French ministry of marine statement details actions off Elghadjik Scala Nova and nearby Turkish coast. On August 2 Sighsdijk and fortifications near Scala Nova were attacked, followed by shelling of a suspected submarine supply depot at SpeHa.
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Fourth Campaign Against Warsaw Strives for Encircling Drive
The fall of Warsaw marks the culmination of the greatest sustained offensive in the European war. Austro German forces press from north to southeast to drive Russians from Poland, aiming to encircle the capital and cripple their forces. Since May, campaigns through Galicia and Baltic fronts built toward a decisive siege culminating near the Narew River and Ostro lenke, with Warsaw surrounded and the fortress now under threat.
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Belgian Reports Claim France Arrogant and Germany Peace Aim
The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung cites Belgian diplomatic documents from 1905 to 1908 showing Belgium's Berlin envoy and others portraying German aims as peaceful. It asserts English aid to France during the Moroccan crisis and accuses France of seeking world hegemony when strong.
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Algeciras
Warsaw Known as Paris of Russia Falls to German Capture
The German capture of Warsaw ends over a century of Russian rule. The Polish capital, a city of about 800,000, has endured multiple conquests since medieval times, with revolts and military occupations shaping its history. The czar’s fortress and 15,000-strong garrison underscored strict control amid ongoing unrest.
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Russia
Paria
Firat
Masovia
Poland
Cracow
Charles X of Sweiden
Freederick Wiliam
Prussia
Charles XII
TO HEAD RUSSIAN MUNITIONS
Petrograd August истории Alexander J Guchkoff former duma president and recent head of the Russian Red Cross in Poland is reported selected as chief of the munitions bureau. He would hold powers similar to David Lloyd George in Britain and urged dictatorial authority for the role.
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Alexander J. Guchko
Duma
Russian Red Cross
Poland
David Llnyd George
Great Britain
Guchkoff
Britain hoarding gold for reserves and note payments
London. Aug. Treasury directs the Bank of England and all public departments to use notes instead of gold for cash payments to strengthen reserves. Public urged to pay in gold at post offices and banks, and to request checks in notes and use notes for wages and disbursements.
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Treasury
BostoMce
War War II? German advance rumbles across Poland
War news recounts Germanic forces recapturing Przemysl Lemberg and other Polish territories as they press toward Warsaw. Observers debate next moves against Russia or Balkan actions while expecting a large scale operation on multiple fronts.
Berlin Liberal splits over Bethmann Hollweg aggression
Big figures in the national liberal party lead a private and public campaign against imperial chancellor Bethmann Hollweg over annexation and war aims. Ernst Bassermann Harr Hirsch and Gustav Stresemann spearhead the anti chancellor drive while a rival wing defends his policy in Leipzig’s Tageblatt. An executive meeting is likely to express full confidence in the chancellor.
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Essen
Guntav Stresemann
Hanover
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Organa
Warsaw Society Girl And Red Cross Nurses Run City Post Office
In August Warsaw, cut off from outside mail for ten days, fields post operations with volunteer force. Wanda Stokerowska leads Warsaw Ladies Yachting Association and central citizens' committee. Eighty Red Cross hospital staffers sort letters while 400 Polish volunteers handle clerical duties. Banks’ departure halted trade and funds.
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Austro Germans begin Tarnow drive and more gains
Reported sequence shows Austro-German forces starting a new offensive with Tarnow on April 18. They recapture Przemysl on a date in June, retake Lemberg and Halicz by late June as Russians retreat. Further in July German success includes Pranges, forts Pultusk and Rozan, with War saw capture announced August 3.
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Fall of Warsaw Sparks German Demonstrations
London August 5 an Amsterdam dispatch reports the fall of Warsaw caused great demonstrations throughout Germany. Official bulletins indicate Russians retired in orderly mood and invaders found little booty or military value. Emperor William sent congratulations to Prince Leopold and the King of Bavaria as extraordinary scenes of enthusiasm were witnessed in German cities.
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Five Autoists Drowned In Ontario Bridge Accident
Five persons drowned near Port Sydney Muskoka Ontario when an automobile skidded on a floating bridge over Long Lake and plunged into the water after breaking through the railing.
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Muskoka
Ontario
Long Lake
London Papers Shrink Pages Amid Paper Shortage
London newspapers cut page counts due to advertising revenue decline and a chemical shortage for white paper. The Post runs ten pages while the Times Telegraph and Standard print twelve, with some dailies previously issuing twenty or more pages during the war.
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Londons
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Knights of Columbus End Convention Chooses Davenport Iowa Next Year
In Seattle on August 5 the thirty second annual Knights of Columbus convention closed with Davenport Iowa set as the next host city for the year Cincinnati had nearly been chosen and the informal plan was to be ratified later in the day amid shifting delegate preferences.
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Wash
Knights of Columbue
Davenport
Iowa
Cincinnati
Tannon Heads Foresters In International Convention
Thomas E. Tannon of Chicago was elected high chief ranger of the Catholic Order of Foresters for a three year term. The salary for the office was raised from five thousand to six thousand dollars per year. The next convention was voted to be held in Duluth, Minnesota in 1918.
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Berlin Denies War Claims Over Belgium Split
Berlin rejects an Allied claim printed in the Belgian gray book that Germany offered to divide the Belgian Congo with France and strike Belgium from independence. The Overseas News Agency reports Berlin calls the assertion a fictitious invention without any foundation.
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Wirerest
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France
Belgium
Lodge Meetings and Society Notices in 1911
Dr Gereia de la Torre at 948 New York avenue seeks old Washington friends to request letters with addresses so he may call. G W Randlett and G Hoff dissolve partnership by mutual consent on August 5 1911, neither will be responsible for the others debts. Dr Fisk Elgin moved his office to 1288 Pa sve, phone Muth 5018.
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