Turkiye Lines Invincible At Gallipoli British Objective Halted
Turkish defenses at Achi Baba form one of the war’s strongest positions on the Gallipoli peninsula. Henry Suydam reports from the Brooklyn Eagle that Turkish ammunition limits hinder British and French advances, with Avi Burnu and Sedd el Bahr under Turkish control and Achi Baba looming as a formidable summit.
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Gallipoli
Peninsula
Clallipoli
Achi- Baba
Henry Suydam
Brooklyn Eagle
Galipoli
Achi-Baba
Seda-el-Bant
Avi-Burnu
Kape-Tepe
Sedd-el- Bahr
Avi-Burnon
Sedd-el-Bahr
Ain- Burat
Mal-tepe
Maldos
Seddel-Bahr
Straits
Asia Minor
Hamidieh
Khalid Bahr
Dardanelles
Aegean Sea
Imbros
Avi-Butnu
Army Volunteers Rejected Under Eighteen Rule
Lugano Aug 7 The Hallan volunteers face distress after a government order forbids accepting volunteers under 18. Those enrolled below 18 must return home, forcing youths aged 16 and 17 to surrender arms and uniforms. The move provokes strong sentiment and sorrow among the new soldiers. Lennon Aug 4 Wellington reports a national ministry formed in New Zealand with five government and five opposition members per Reuters.
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Washington Foot
Lugano
Hallan
England Faces Public Mood Shift Over Munitions Shortage
London correspondence notes a mood shift from optimistic wartime rhetoric to anger and suspicion as Britain confronts shortages in high explosives shells rifles and ammunition. Bonar Law Kitchener and Lloyd George figures dominate debate with Haldane under pressure amid calls for transparency and reform in the coalition government.
Runaway Boy 18 Free After Detainment in Newport News
Edward Kinna, seized at Newport News, was declared a deserter from the British naval reserves. He left Louisville June 9 four days after his sixteenth birthday with plans to see the world. He tried to enlist in the U S army but was rejected for youth. his gun was released to his father George Kinna in Louisville.
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Louisville
Edward Kinna
Newport News
United States Army
George Kinna
Cotton Crop Hold Urges Action on Embargo
Georgia journalist William Merritt Marraden visiting Senator Hoke Smith argues the cotton crop must be sold abroad to benefit the South. He says 12,000,000 bales will be harvested this year and 5,006,000 bales remain in warehouses, urging Britain to lift the embargo and allow raw cotton to reach neutral countries. He notes higher prices would aid growers and risks to manufacturers are minor.
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South
Rentrala
William Merritt Marraden
Georgia
Hoke Smoith
Mr. Marraden
United States
Marrsden
Norway
Swede
Holland
Denmark
Sweden
Halyang
Germany
England
France
Russia
Marraden
Von Donop Must Go German Agent in War Office Might Hurt War
New York reports a censored London Suffragetts piece by Christabel Pankhurst claiming German influence in Britain’s war machinery. It accuses war office officials of German descent or loyalty, urges Von Donop to resign, and warns against harboring enemy sympathizers who could jeopardize Britain’s war effort.
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Morning Post Today
Lloyd George
Daily Chronicle
Thas
Lord Haldane
von Donop
Lord Kitchener
Enrnance
Asquith
Downing Street
House of Commons
Loyd George
War Office
War Sumnels
Christabel Pankhurst
Gen. von Donap
Britain
New York
von Donon
Earl Kitchener
Andren von Donop
Ordnance
Gen von Donop
Major Pullman Moves to Suspend Several Police Officers
The article reports Major Pullman ordering suspensions for multiple police officers amid a graft investigation led by District Attorney Laskey. It notes Grimes’s claim of unfair treatment and requests for hearings, plus details on possible trial-board actions, witness travels, and the involvement of Ray Pollman and May Pullman in directing the probe.
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Pullman
Grimes
Police Trial Board
May
Hawken
May Pullman
District Attorney's Office
Corporation Counsel
Bie
John Woe
Washington
United States
Polie Department
Laskey
Becauss
Harmony
Kleindienst
Stout
Raymond O Kleindienst
Daniel Thew Wright
T Morris Wampler
Wright
Kleindierst
Wampler
Philadelphia
District Court of Appeals
Wich
Capt Flather
Willame
Raymond O Kreindienst
Wag
Maryland
Tne
Police
Enemies Must Be Crushed Says German Editor
A Berlin letter from Herr Hellmann editor of the Chemnitz Volkestimme quotes his paper urging harsh peace terms and ruthless victory over enemies. The piece argues the international party is dead and Germany must be victorious, with mild conditions for some races and hard terms for others.
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Berlin
Sayville
Herr Hellmann
Chemnitz Volkestimme
International Party
Mara
Rasson
Germany
Schiller
German government takes control of entire cotton industry
Rotterdam reports that from August 1 all textile factories in Westphalia will be state run to provide an equitable division of cotton among German factories. The order establishes government control over the German cotton sector as part of a broader effort to manage resources.
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Rotterdam
Westphalia
Germany
Patriot seeks flag honor as sun sets on flag
Special to The Washington Post from San Francisco reports a patriotic American at the Presidio who insists the sun never sets on the U.S. flag. Capt. Charles C. Thomas Jr of the First Cavalry recalls a civilian demanding earlier flag lowering so he can tell a Britisher that the sun never sets on their flag either.
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Washington Post
San Francisco
United States
United States of America
Npt
Charles C. Thomas, Jr
First Cavalry
Presidio
Thomas
Army
England
Bomb Hoax Sends Minnesota Police On Wild Goose Chase
A postcard sized box addressed to Governor Hammond containing a fuse and four cartridges was opened in the capitol. Secretaries alerted police who found a bottle with liquid and odd contents. Investigators concluded the device was a hoax as no explosive material was present. The box bore a Minneapolis postmark and a message opposing war.
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St. Paul
Minn
Hammond
C. M Andrist
Capitol
Warne
Alze
Minneapolis
War delays California bug supply in fight against pests
Sacramento reports millions of bugs die due to European war delays shipping to the State insectary. California insectary chief says foreign shipments are stalled by six weeks to two months, crippling beneficial bug production while American bugs remain. Ten million ladybugs collected in the Sierra are still sent to melon growers and growers statewide to battle aphids and other pests.
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Washington Post
Sacramento
Cal
Europe
California
H S Smith
America
Alise
Sierra
Uecte
Windau Fined and Grain Levy Enforced by German Forces
Refugees from Windau report German occupation actions at Windau Courland 160 miles northwest of Riga. A levy of 59 000 rubles was imposed to be worked out by inhabitants with grain seized. one fifth retained. Entire community enrolled and men warned disappearances trigger estate destruction. Lettish pastors allegedly looted. Germans shown little respect for local leaders.
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Petrograd
Windau
Riga
Courlang
Mttau
Russia looks to Japan in push for closer alliance
London reports Foreign Minister Sazonoftff urged a near term closer Russia Japan political union during the opening of the Russian Duma. He cited ten years since Portsmouth and said allied relations should lead to a stronger bond, received with cheers by Duma members.
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London
Sazonoftff
Russia
Japan
Portsmouth
Duma
Dacia Suit Compromised In Federal Court
New York August 7. The suit filed in the Federal court by E V Noyell & Co ship brokers against Breitung owner of the steamship Dacia seized by a French cruiser while bound from Galveston to Rotterdam was compromised today. Noyell & Co claimed they held an option on the Dacia at the time of her sale by Hamburg American Line and procured the cargo for the ship. The French government paid for the Dacia cargo and a French court had confirmed the seizure of the vessel.
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New York
Noyell. & Co
Breitung
Dacia
Galveston
Rotterdam
Novelly & Co
Hamburg-American Line
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