Warships speed to aid foreigners in Mexico
Secretary Lansing says patrol will be strengthened due to bandit raids as two battleships set to sail from Newport. Pan American Council to select a president candidate. Latin American envoys and Lansing to complete plan for restoring order. Military moves and official reticence reflect tension at Vera Cruz as crews prepare southward.
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Warships sail from Newport to reinforce Vera Cruz
Two American battleships the Louisiana and the New Hampshire sailed from Newport to Vera Cruz after a demand from Commander McNamee for reinforcements amid anti foreign demonstrations near Gen Carranza s capital. President Wilson reportedly ordered the move as precautionary to safeguard foreign interests and not to influence the pan American conference. News of the fleet’s movements caused social reticence for fear Vera Cruz news could worsen the situation.
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Lansing
Louisiana
New Hampshire
Newport
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McNamee
Wilson
New York
Thers
Gulf Coast
Villa yields to Scott and rescinds forced loan order
At a three hour El Paso conference with General Hugh L. Scott and George C. Carothers, Francisco Villa withdrew his order calling foreign mining firms to a Chihuahua meeting. He promised release of confiscated goods in Chihuahua and Juarez and said violators will be prosecuted in city courts. Alberto Madero attended the meeting.
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el Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua City
Juarez
Villa
Hugh L. Scott
George C. Carothers
State Department
J F. Williams
Scott
Alberto Madero
Chihuahua
Mexican Bandits Make Raid in Texas
Brownsville Texas reports no word on the outcome of a pursuit of Mexican bandits who attacked U S cavalry near Mercedes about 26 miles from the border. One Mexican was killed, while U S soldiers Texas rangers and civilians continued a statewide manhunt in Cameron and Hidalgo counties amid signs of multiple bands active in the lower Rio Grande valley. In another raid near Sebastian two unidentified Mexicans were killed by Texas rangers, believed to be part of the same gang operating in the lower Rio Grande area.
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Mercedes
United States
Texas Rangers
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Hidalgo
Hio Grande Valley
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Sebastian
Rilo Grande Valley
Allied diplomats seek Bulgarian aid in Balkan accord
Paris reports French Russian British and Italian envoys delivered a joint note to Bulgaria urging cooperation with the allies as part of a Balkan understanding. Athens and London note frequent cabinet meetings as Premier Gounaris meets King Constantine over a possible Balkan pact and Greek Macedonia terms.
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Greek
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Gounatis
Austrians Cut Off Ivangorod Retreat
Austrian Headquarters reports Austrians and German forces have cut the retreat line east of Ivangorod and crossed the turnpike toward Brest Litovsk. General von Woyrach’s corps crossed the Vistula north of Ivangorod and breached Russian lines to trap the army, leaving a narrow northeast exit through swamp and scrub. Battles to follow with expected heavy losses.
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Narew
Kovno
Przemysl
Air Raids Kill Eight in Bavarian Cities Zweibruecken and Sankt Ingbert
An official Berlin communiqué reports Allied air raids on Zweibruecken and Sankt Ingbert Monday morning. Twenty bombs fell on Zweibruecken causing minor damage, while eight people were killed and two wounded at Sankt Ingbert.
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Sankt Ingbert
Berlin
Bavaria
85 000 Wounded in Attacks on Italy
Udine Italy Aug 10 Information has reached Udine that Gen Cadorna Italian commander in chief has decided not to resume the offensive on a large scale until troops are settled in recently held positions. Austrian losses in wounded alone reach 85 000 and additional troops are needed. Three army corps from Poland have been brought in to bolster the Serbians from there.
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Italy
Cadorna
Poland
Zeppelin Air Raid King in Britain One Airship Destroyed
Reports say a Zeppelin raid over Britain resulted in the destruction of one airship with additional damage in surrounding areas. The attack marks a notable air combat occurrence during ongoing hostilities.
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Britain
Turko British air raid and Gallipoli gains reported
London reports a German air squadron raid on the east coast with fourteen dead and fourteen wounded. One Zeppelin destroyed after being damaged by gunfire. Simultaneously allied landings on Gallipoli claim 200 yards gained on Krithia road and footholds at Chunuk Bair, with Turkish forces admitting some landings near Karachan and Ari Burnu.
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Ostend
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Dunkirk
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Holland
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Gallipoli
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Sarl Bair
Ian Hamilton
Karachall
Russia
Balkan States
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Elasphera
Ansgar
Sari Bair
Coal at 21.50 a ton in France warns of winter suffering
Brewster Davenport, Boston, back from France in the American ambulance corps, warns the coming winter will bring serious hardship for the poor as coal sells at 21.50 per ton and food grows scarce. He attributes coal scarcity to Germans controlling most mines. Also notes Atlantic City excursion details with a Baltimore & Ohio line schedule.
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Brewster Davenport
Boston
American Ambulance Corps
France
Rochambeau
Davenport
Hattleships Speed to Mexico and World War Headlines
Page one highlights include ships racing to Mexico and Villa surrender to Gen. Scott. Zeppelins raid England with British ships sunk. Wilson to return home and Carranza time granted. Russians fight to last shell and U S answers Austria on fronts. Four graft indictments expected and new bank issue noted.
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Villa
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Wilson
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Robbers Hold Off 100 Men Loot Bank in Maple Hill
Maple Hill Kansas August 10 several robbers held more than 100 citizens at bay while others blew open the vault of the Maple State Bank and escaped with 3000 dollars. It is believed seven men formed the band. The first explosion drew residents to the street where armed men forced them to stay quiet during six blasts. The bandits vanished into a heavy fog.
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Maple Hill
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Maple
Huge Aero Sets World Altitude Record In Buffalo Tests
The Curtiss craft with 160 horsepower, carrying three men and 900 pounds of payload, rose to 8200 feet amid tests overseen by US and British officers. An 1200 pounds load hit 85 mph, breaking previous records. Officials declined to disclose order details.
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Jenking
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Wilson to Return to Washington for Cabinet Meet
President Wilson will travel back to Washington within 43 hours to attend Friday’s cabinet meeting. He is coordinating with Secretary Lansing and others on Commander McNamee’s Vera Cruz request for a battleship squadron. Further information will be obtained and carried from Cornish New Hampshire where the president remains with his family and Dr. Cary T. Grayson.
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Condr McNamee
Srong
Navy Department
Vera Cruz
Lansing
New York
United States
Cerdera
McNamee
Washington
N. H
Lanning
Cary T. Grayson
Secret Services
Russians Escape German Trap In Poland Retain Warsaw Flank
Unofficial reports say von Hindenburg failed to trap the Russian field armies in Poland. Lomza Fortress falls as Russians retreat from Praga and evacuate Vilna preparations signal further withdrawal. Ostrow remains held to delay German advance.
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London
Poland
von Hindenburg
Warsaw
Ostrow
Lomza
Vilna
British Warships Sink Destroyer Lynx in Minefield Trip
News reports say the British torpedo destroyer Lynx struck a mine and sank, with four officers and 22 men saved from a crew of 100. The India cruiser was torpedoed off the Norwegian coast, with 80 saved after pickup by Swedish steamer Goestaland, amid ongoing German and Russian frontier actions.
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Sayville
India
Bodge
Resttjord
Goestaland
Peninsula and Oriental Line
England
Archangel
Lynx
London
Germans Gather on Serbian Border Threaten Invasion
Reports from Serbian Bulgarian and Greek sources say large German forces concentrate on the Serbian frontier with about 100000 troops and heavy artillery ready to strike The Serbian cabinet plans to convoke the skupshtina on August 16 for a decisive decision Information from Trieste notes numerous Austrian Bohemian Croatian Italian Romanian and Serbian prisoners or deportees
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Washington Post
Milan
Kingdom
Trieste
Delmateos
Seal Swallows Her Jewel and Pin Recovered
Mrs. J. H. D. Sanderson of Washington lost a barpin valued at over $1,000 while watching seals fed on a pier. The tank was emptied to recover the pin which was found lodged in a seal’s throat.
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Washington Post
Atlantic City
N. 3
J. H. D. Sanderson
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