Britain Rebounds After Repulsing German Attacks
British troops regain ground after an early German assault using liquid fire near Pozieres on the Somme. French operations southwest of Estrees and near Verdun report gains, with analysts noting improved weather aiding artillery and air action. The dispatch cites continued fighting around Thiaumont, Fleury, and surrounding sectors, and details bombardments and local advances across multiple fronts.
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Verdun
Sedan
Metz
Berlin
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Foureaux
London
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Paria
War Office
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Aisne
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Meuse
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Oyon
Stenay
Mets
Rombach
Fieury
Determination to Win Echoed by Allied Leaders
London reports responses to telegrams sent on the second anniversary of Britain's entry into the war. Emperor Nicholas of Russia vows to make sacrifices for victory and lasting peace. Emperor to Japan says the allies’ defensive battles prove their march forward, and King Peter of Serbia lauds inflexible resolve to triumph the noble cause.
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London
Great Britain
George
Nicholas
Russia
Japan
Pater
Serbia
British Defeat Turks at Romani and Capture Prisioners
British and Australian forces repulsed a Turkish assault near Romani on August 4 5 and 6 after a two pronged attack. More than 2500 prisoners including some Germans were taken along with four mountain guns and multiple machine guns. Monitors aided operations from the Bay of Tina and the Royal Flying Corps performed well. Russians report they captured trenches and prisoners on several fronts in the Caucasus region and sank a number of small craft near Kerasun.
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Pursatt
London
Romant
Suez Canal
New Zealand
England
Bay of'Tina
Royal Flying Corps
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Caucasus Front
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Asaris
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Count von Bothmer
Czar Smashes Line Battle as Russians Report 5500 Prisoners
Petrograd reports heavy fighting along the Sereth and Graberka rivers south of Brody in northern Galicia. Russian attacks breached Teutonic resistance, capturing six villages and the entire ridge with more than 5,500 prisoners. Cossack regiments attacked enemy batteries. fierce house to house fighting described. Additional action near Zarecze and Zalvocze.
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Gundava
Zalvaere
Dora
Yarembhe
Tablonitena
Pruth
Delatyn
Acid Tanks Blow Up At Lehigh Valley Terminal
In New York on August 6 two cars carrying acid tanks exploded at the Claremont yard of the Lehigh Valley terminal after being rescued from the Black Tom disaster. The blast destroyed many merchandise cargoes and sent steel fragments into the surrounding area. A yard worker said he saw two men flee the scene shortly after the fire was found.
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New York
Lehigh Valley Terminal
Claremont Yard
British and Danish ships sunk in war action
Five of Mine Sweeper's crew missing and five wounded after the British minesweeper Clacton was torpedoed and sunk in the Levant on August 3. The Danish steamer Jaegersborg and the British steamer Mount Coniston also reported sunk with survivors and missing. Norwegian steamer Aaro torpedoed. two lifeboats found adrift near Stavanger, no crew news yet. Additional details from Lloyds dispatches and Tidens Tegn.
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Lenden
Lloyds ’ Shipping Agency
Jaegersborg
Admiralty
Clacton
Levant
Mount Coniston
Lloyds
Dumbarton
Swanasa
Copenhagen
London
Tidens Tegn
Christiania
Aaro
T Wilson Sona & Co
Hull
Wilson Line
Tungennes Headland
Stavanger
Norway
Roumanian Crisis Over Says Berlin Impressed
Dispatches from Sofia report Roumania’s crisis with the central powers subsiding as command changes on the Eastern Front influence Bucharest. Rumors say Roumania may join the Entente were postponed by current military realities. grain traffic resumes with 1,134 carloads crossing and 5,600 waiting at border.
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London
Sofia
Roumania
von Hindenburg
Bucharest
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Bulgaria
Trac
Austria
Danes Oppose Transfer of West Indies Sale
Danish opposition grows as influential provincial papers denounce plans to sell the West Indies to the United States. An open rigsdag meeting to ratify transfer is set for next Thursday. Agreement recognizing Denmark's supremacy over Greenland is viewed as important and approved. If ratified, the transfer will be arranged quickly.
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Copenhagen
London
Rigsdag
Greenland
Rigadag
Wimborne Reappointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
London August 4 Baron Wimborne has been reappointed lord lieutenant of Ireland after resignation prompted by the Dublin revolt. Premier Asquith said in the house that the castle government had failed and would not be restored in its old form.
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Baron Wimborne
Ireland
Dublin
Asquith
House of Commons
Kaiser Goes to West Front
Kaiser Wilhelm visits Berlin between east and west fronts meeting the chancellor interior minister and food dictator Batocki. Officials say talks centered on improving food conditions and the plan to float a new war loan amid hopeful Roumanian prospects and a Russian offensive shift.
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Berlin
London
Kaiser
West Front
Helfferich
Interior
Saxony
Count von Roedern
Herr Batocki
Roumania
Near London hears Latin American war rumor
London reports a rumor of imminent South American war with claims Peru and Venezuela secretly plan to take lands from Colombia and Ecuador. The source cites four diplomatic reports. the 1816 POST Automobile Route Book is advertised with easy access and mail order options.
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Ecuador
London
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South America
Esay
Apathy on Income Tax Looms in Campaign Bias
New York August 6 experts debate national election apathy versus sober interest as voters scrutinize the Wilson administration and Hughes campaign. The piece notes waning hero worship and a concerned electorate, with Bryan worship fading and a broader, issue focused mood replacing personal animosity. It discusses income tax reform proposals and pending legislative action in Congress.
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New York
United States
Nolay
Wilson
Roosevelt
Teader
Charles Evans Hughes
Bryan
Congress
Patty
Fires on Two Warships Burst Into Flames at New York Yard
Officials at the navy yard report two serious blazes aboard the battleships Oklahoma and Maine. The Oklahoma was put out after a Friday night fire. the Maine fire was extinguished with the yard reserves and Marines assisting. Cause unknown, investigators probing amid reports of dangerous ammunition aboard both vessels. Captain Roger Welles sailed the Oklahoma away as the story leaked out.
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Washington Post
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Maine
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Wallen
Ge Wall
Welles
British Gain on Somme Front in Day of Action
On the Somme front British forces make gains amid heavy fighting as news reports mention renewed bombardments and advances. Turkish positions near Suez falter while Russians capture six villages, signaling shifting fronts. Officials warn of ongoing campaigns at home with political activity and labor tensions.
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Suez
U. S
New York
Hughes
Gustav Ayres
Moose
Wilson
France
May end strike today negotiated by the mayor
Mayor Mitchel and Oscar Straus announced a settlement basis for the New York street railway strike. Leaders of the workers and the rail company will ratify terms tomorrow, with service expected to resume on the system if both sides approve. About 45 percent of Sunday service operated during the day.
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Greater
Brooklyn
Mitchel
Oscar S Straus
Public Service Commission
New York Railway Company
Straus
William T. Mahon
William B. Fitzgerald
Hugh Frayne
State Federation of Labor
Theodore P. Shonts
Shonts
New York Railways Company
New York Railways
Mahon
Manhattan
Brént
Queens
Staten Island
Richmond
Ines
William B. Wilton
Samuel Gompsra
American Federation of Labor
Hughes Campaign Halted in Canada Search for Explosives
Charles E Hughes Republican nominee travels from Niagara Falls to Detroit Aug 6 amid a border search by Canadian soldiers guarding the approach to his car with fixed bayonets. Soldiers justify the search as duty while Hughes and Mrs Hughes proceed toward two Detroit speeches and a busy campaign schedule.
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Niagara Falls
Charles E Hughes
Mra Hughes
Canada
America
Harry Hamilton
International Bridge
King George
Mr Hughes
Hughes
Detroit
Mich
Charles ZL Hughes
Wiagara Falls
Navin Field
Michigan Central Depot
Republican State Central Committees
Philadelphia Car Strike Shuts Lines Amid Union Action
In Philadelphia, the Amalgamated Association orders a strike of motormen and conductors on Philadelphia Rapid Transit lines after a union meeting. Messengers are sent to car barns to halt work starting tomorrow morning. Company officials claim only 15 percent of workers are union members and foresee minimal disruption, while 4700 conductors remain as potential operators.
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Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Amalgamated Association of Street and Elsctria Railway
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