Remarkable Cossack Ride Averages 24 Miles Daily
A squadron of Cossacks linked Russian troops near Kermanshah with British forces on the Tigris, averaging 24 miles daily for seven and a half days over 180 miles of rugged terrain. Five officers, 110 men, 125 horses, crossed 3,000 foot passes amid hostile tribes. no major opposition encountered, two horses lost to exhaustion, and three days’ rations replaced by local forage. Upon arrival they were warmly welcomed by British troops. Two officers later received the British Military Cross from Sir Percy Lake in Basrah.
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Mahidasht
Kermanshah
Ald Charbei
Fonthilia
Tierts
Ali Charbi
Basrah
Percy Lake
Mesopotamia
Entente warships losses and tonnage reported by German admiralty
Berlin wireless says Entente losses to June 30 total 49 warships of 662000 tons, with British losses at 4 vessels and 485000 tons. Teutonic side fights 30 ships totaling 162000 tons. Merchant losses reach 1303 ships and 2000874 tons.
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Berlin
Swy
Bipa
Little Sun in Europe Violent Storms in Southern Lands
London reports ongoing abnormal weather across Europe. Northern regions endure a Marchlike June and July, Russia sees persistent rain and cold, Scandinavia remains cheerless, southern Germany records violent storms, Lake Constance runs high, Austria faces tremendous storms, and a heat wave grips Sardinia with deadly effects.
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London
Europe
Russia
Moscow
Scandinavia
Germany
Lake Constance
Austria
Alps
Sardinia
Josest Aros
Ingenious Artificial Limbs Aid Wounded Soldiers
The article notes that science has relieved hundreds of maimed soldiers since the start of the European conflict. It highlights improved artificial limbs in the form of arms and legs that provide comfort to brave soldiers maimed for life, with pictures illustrating their aid.
Debate in Lords Cites US Humanities For Education
In London the House of Lords debated education comparing British German and American systems. Lord Haldane urged stronger secondary schooling and scientific direction. Viscount Bryce and Lord Cromer supported humanities while warning against German materialism, praising American innovation and Swiss education.
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U. S
House of Lords
Haldane and Cromer
United States
London
Oxford
Cambridge
Lord Haldane
Britain
Lord Cromer
Egypt
Kla Ons
Viscount Bryce
Lords
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Trains Leave Vladivostok To Ease Freight
Vladivostok on June 29 reports about two hundred cars leaving daily for Siberia and Russia. Freight congestion is removed as private cargo and government supplies move freely. Despite more ship slips, port capacity for general trade remains limited due to heavy railroad supplies from the United States dominating the quays.
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Vladivostok
Siberia
Russia
United States
Bandits Wreck a Train Near Funglong Hongkong
Elmer B. Hammond an American Pentecostal missionary was killed when a Kowloon Canton Railway train derailed June 15 near Funglong as bandits mined the track and robbed passengers. One Chinese death and 22 serious injuries followed amid ongoing strife in Kwantung province, with officials losing control of robbers now plundering across the region.
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Hongkong
Elmer B. Hammond
Pentecostal
Kowloon-Canton Railway
Funglong
Keing Om
Kwangtung
Offerals
Norway Declares Prohibition as First Dry State in Europe
Christiania August 5 Norway has enacted prohibition becoming the first truly dry state in Europe. A law banning manufacture and sale of whisky and strong drinks, passed by parliament, took effect this week. Importation of wine beer and other alcoholic beverages is also prohibited.
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Christiania
Norway
Europe
Yuan Shikai dies as Yuan-hung prepared to assume power
The Chinese president Yuan Shikai died after a long illness, with official notes stating his death by uraemia from strangulated hernia. Vice President Yuan Hong is urged to assume acting presidency, as Li Yuan-hung visits Yuan Shikai's eldest son to express condolences and pledge support for the late leader's wives and 31 children. Yuan Shikai reportedly valued life and power and faced intense strain and rumors of self harm.
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Associated Press
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Chung Hua Min Kuo
Emblic of China
Acholara
Eandeavor
Plana
Yuan Shi Kai Hea
Li Yuan-hung
Yuan Koting
German submarine postal service eyed to America
The Neueste Nachrichten says Berlin plans a scale of charges and regulations for a submarine postal service between Germany and America with government correspondence taking precedence. No parcel post service is planned.
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Neueste Sachrichten
Munich
Berlin
Germany
America
Cathedral Bells Used To Manufacture Shells In War Time
Vienna reports the bells of Salz burg Cathedral, over three centuries old and with the largest weighing more than three tons, were smashed by workmen and shipped to munitions factories to be used in shell production.
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Vienna
Salzburg
Poison Fogs In German Trenches A Gas Attack Report
A British gas corps unit details its gas attack against German trenches. Cylinders, pipes, and wind gauges deploy choking poison while gasmen shielded by respirators battle leaks and shellfire. No Man's Land fills with greenish gray fumes as German trenches suffer mass suffocation hours after the bombardment begins.
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London
Gesman
Civilians to be released from internment in new plan
Berlin reports a strong chance of a partial settlement on interned civilians. Those over years of age are expected to be released, contingent on unfitness for active service. The plan aims to free roughly between 6 and b) individuals, pending official decision.
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Berlin
Armenian Massacres Reported Extermination of Most Armenians
A Journal correspondent from Erzerum details staggering losses from 1915 to the present, noting 2.6 million Armenians in Turkey at the start of 1915 and about 500,000 remaining. Figures, defections to Mesopotamia, and refugees raise claims of systemic extermination by the Young Turk government with German complicity.
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Paria
Erzerum
Turkey
Young Turk
Europe
U-Boat Raids to Resume After London Declared Abandoned
Copenhagen reports Captain I Persius of Berliner Tageblatt says Germany plans unrestricted submarine warfare to push Britain into respecting international law. He notes Germany now has many ships ready to strike British trade and block munitions to France and suggests querying the United States on its stance.
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Great Britain
London
I. Persius
Berliner Tageblatt
Persius
France
Germany
Coffee cargo seized by prize court in London
Sir Samuel Thomas Vans, president of the prize court, condemned in London 217 bags of coffee shipped from America to Gothenburg aboard the Swedish steamer Indianic and Sy land. The court ruled the cargo was in reality intended for Germany and that Boesch Co. of Hamburg held the property under the doctrine of continuous voyage, a key ration ingredient for the German army.
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B—O
Samuel Thomas Vans
Prize Court
Amarica
Gothenburg
Ateamera Indianic
Sy@land
Germany
Ramuel
Boesch & Co
Hambure
Fear British Landing Alarm Rehearsed at Zeebrugge
Amsterdam dispatch reports Germans may bar British landing on Flemish coast as entente forces advance. Zeebrugge port reinforced. a large contingent of military women observed. A nighttime alarm at 10:30 led garrison to posts, later deemed a drill for repelling a landing. Coastal guns fired and mitrailleuse rattled as Flushing heard the action during a half hour maneuver.
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Amsterdam Telegraaf
Marine Corps
Zeebrugg
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