Mexican peace conference adjourns without decision in Pan American talks
The pan American conference considering means to restore peace in Mexico adjourned after no general divergence of opinion on broad aims. A New York reunion is planned early next week to deliberate on the crucial issues including the military chiefs’ demands and concessions. Maj. Gen. Scott was sent to the Mexican border to confer with Villa as Secretary Lansing and President Wilson oversee the appeal to Mexican leaders.
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Japan Draws Back From Russian Pact
Tokyo reports plans for Russo Japanese air agreements face a setback after the fall of Warsaw. Russia seeks an alliance to send Japanese troops against Germany, but Japanese opinion favors limiting moves to the Orient. Since the cabinet crisis centered on bribery, no new steps have occurred. Correspondents in the United States note strong interest among Japanese papers.
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Nippon
Washington Post
Tokyo
Asia
America
Pope to Hold Consistory Involving New Cardinals
Rome reports a grand consistory planned with a council of 5,060 bishops. The event will include several new cardinals as part of the Vatican's near term reforms and appointments. The Agenza Nationale notes the slate of high clerics expected to attend and participate in the ceremony.
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Rome
Agenza Nationale
Mexican Task Trimmings Conference to Rename in New York
Washington dispatch reports two rapid events at the State Department. General Scott departs for the Mexican border on business, while a heated conference with Latin American ambassadors and plenipotentiaries discusses restoring order in Mexico. Secretary Lansing says the talks resume in New York soon due to heat, with silent outcomes and references to past mediation efforts and President Wilson’s possible input.
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Mexico
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Brazil
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Bolivia
Uruguay
Guatemala
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Niagara
Haitian Occupation Sparks Naval Action and Protests
American forces seized Port au Prince offices and the national palace, amid gunfire that left one Haitian dead. An extra 850 marines were ordered from Philadelphia to Haiti aboard the Tennessee, with Col. L W Waller to lead ashore under Admiral Caperton’s direction. The Connecticut arrived at Cape Haitien, marines disarming locals while revolutionaries seek refuge. protests from the Haitian senate and minister persist as protests and diplomatic notes rise.
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Europe
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Statue of Bismarck Brought to Moscow
A 300 pound statue of Bismarck arrived in Moscow on Wednesday from the Kaiser’s estate in East Prussia. It has been kept in the Baltic provinces since removal. The report notes transport arrangements from Union Station and mentions related fare details.
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Washington Post
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Baltle
Russians Leaving Fortress of Kovno
A Copenhagen dispatched Daily Mail report says Russians evacuate Kovno. Governor and staff depart along with banks as the population flees over the past week. Kovno, a first class fortress capital of its government, was to form a northern Russia line with Grodno and Byelostok. The city houses 75,000 to 100,000 residents.
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Vienna in Jubilation Over Warsaw and Ivangorod Fall
Vienna reports wild joy over Warsaw’s fall and Ivangorod’s occupation by the Teutons. Public buildings show flags as crowds fill streets, the Ringstrasse choked with cheering. Demonstrations persisted into the early morning hours.
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Zurich
Switzerland
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Ring-Straese
Ministry of War
Germans Enter Ivangorod as Teutons Break Russian Line
Aug 6 Berlin reports the Russian fortress of Ivangorod on the Vistula, about 45 miles southeast of Warsaw, has fallen to Teutonic forces. The German headquarters say Austro Hungarian troops drove the enemy northeast of Novo Alexandria and German units broke through near Novogeorgievsk advancing toward the Narew River.
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Berlin
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Warsaw
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Narew River
London
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Vistula River
Hrest-Litovak
Russians Use the Torch As Fires Rage Along Front
A Warnow dated letter reports August flames consuming Mardot Groital and Bionie as German forces push toward the Vistula. Invaders allegedly met fierce resistance and were assisted by firemen as they advanced, with towns blackened by fire.
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Nine Hanged in One Day Mob Seeks to Add a Tenth
A Washington Post dispatch from Memphis reports nine African Americans hanged in a day, seven legally and two by lynching, with a possible tenth as mobs pursue. Alabama led with four legal hangings in Evergreen Cullman and Birmingham while Mississippi and other spots saw more executions. Spectators, including many women, filled crowds of thousands as executions and lynchings unfolded amid devotional hymns and violent mobs.
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Graft probe deepens as witnesses questioned in Laskey case
Police witnesses, including Metropolitan officers, were summoned to U S Attorney John H Laskey and questioned by A U S A Hawken in a probe into petty graft linked to the city police. Maj Pullman stated district attorneys office leads. police will not mount an independent inquiry yet. Mrs Stout’s charges prompt ongoing inquiries with several visitors seen at Laskey’s offices while the district attorney pursues leads.
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Mexico, War Fronts, and Graft Probes Highlight Era
In today’s index the paper flags a Mexican border clash, Russian fortress stand, and British dread of czarist forces. It notes graft probes deepening, conscription debates, and recaps crime, politics, society, sports, and finances with emphasis on fresh unrest and policy shifts.
Emperor Francis Joseph Stricken by Severe Chill
London dispatch cites Vienna telegram noting Emperor Francis Joseph has a severe chill and is confined to bed at Schoenbrunn Castle. Officials say the condition is not alarming.
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Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Vienna
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Allies at grave warn England of peril
London, Aug. 7 The Morning Post editorial warns the nation the situation is serious. Russia did not retreat from Warsaw for any reason but necessity as a great move has just begun and the German enveloping campaign in the north is evolving. The entente cause stands on knife edge and safety lies in doing the utmost a nation is capable.
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London
Morning Post
Armiea
Untermyer Netted 4.5 Million Dollar Legal Fee
Special to The Washington Post reports Samuel Untermyer received a 4.5 million dollar attorney fee for the reorganization of the United States Shipbuilding Company into Bethlehem Steel. He was awarded 15,000 shares later valued around forty dollars each, boosting the total to about 4.5 million. Untermyer said he has no intention to sell and plans to hold the stock.
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New York
Samuel Untermyer
Untermyer
United States Shipbuilding Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem Steel
Fewer paupers in England and Wales report
Special cable from London notes wartime prices, yet pauper rates fall to below 16 per 1000 in England and Wales. London shows 18.7 per 1000, down from 2.1 per 1000 six years ago, while worker demand remains high and unemployment is nearly nonexistent.
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England
Wales
Father of 48 Children Arrested for Intoxication
Middletown Aug 6 A Civil War veteran known as the father of 48 children was arraigned before Reverend Starr on intoxication charges. The reporter learned the state of Hu family, and the man aged 75 was discharged. Round up day and Sunday services noted nearby.
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Reveree Starr
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Evacuation of Warsaw Cost Russians Massive Sums
Petrograd reports evacuation of Warsaw cost 75 million dollars for moving factories inland. Russians lost 50 million dollars of property as forts at Warsaw and Ivangorod fell. Vis tula bridges worth over 15 million dollars. Novogeorgievsk garrison to be abandoned to disrupt German railway and river supply lines.
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Ivangorod
Vistula
Warsaw Fall Feared as Russians withdraw to Vistula
Russian forces abandon Warsaw and blow bridges, handing the city to German forces while fearing famine and confiscation of stores. Analysts note strategic retreat to delay German advances, with danger of broader Baltic offensives and renewed pressure on the Russian army.
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