U.S. Troops Kill Three Mexicans as Peace Plan Moves
Reports say U S troops kill three Mexicans near Mercedes Texas as Villa and Zapata back the U S peace plan. Carranza remains defiant while Lansing briefs President Wilson on Mexican affairs and inter-American peace efforts progress amid border tensions and troop deployments.
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U.S
Carranza
Wilson
Lansing
Mexican
Texas
Mexico
Leanning
Villa
Villas
Will Fight Eight Hour Day First Stand At Garvin Plant
New York August 12 disclosure of a bid by organized manufacturing interests led by the National Metal Trades Association to resist the machinists eight hour day demand. Garvin Machine Co opened its doors asking workers to return to former hours and wages but only about 100 responded while strikers stand firm. Eugene Garvin urged returns but most declined as J J Keppler confirmed some workers, not union members, were back under old terms.
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National Metal Trades Association
Garvin Machine Company
Tts
Garvin
Mead
Eugene Garvin
J J Keppler
International Organization of Machinists
Keppler
Interstate Commission Sets New Carrier Schedule
The Interstate Commission approved a revised timetable for Allied Companies and related carriers, outlining revised routes and operating hours to streamline interstate transportation and regulatory alignment. The decision affects freight and passenger services, with emphasis on consistency and safety standards across jurisdictions.
Wilson's First Task Blocked by Bulgari Getts to Work at Once
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered sweeping reductions in anthracite freight rates and required through routes and joint rates amid findings that carriers favored allied coal firms. The decision targets Central Railroad of New Jersey and several others, citing unlawful rebates and concessions to allied companies. The ruling follows a long investigation into Pennsylvania anthracite transport.
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Lehigh Valley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Allied
Wille
Harlan
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Lehigh
Schuylkill
Tidewater
Central Railroad of
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Philadelphia
Reading
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Lackawanna and Western
Erie
Williebarre and Eastern
New York
Susquehanna and Western
Ontario and Western
Northern Central
Delaware and Hudson Company
Lackawanna
Prelates Plan Peace Meeting in Switzerland
News from Aug 13 reports Cardinal Gibbons and Cardinal O'Connell arranging a meeting of neutral cardinals and bishops in Switzerland to discuss concrete peace terms among belligerents, with possible input from neutral Catholic authorities and Italian Vatican circles. The initiative follows talks with President Wilson and is not officially Vatican but informally recognized.
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O'Connell
Wilson
Washington Post
London
Morning Post
Pess
Vatican
Cardinala Gibbons
Baltimore
Boston
Switzerland
Cardinal Gibbons
Gsourcer
French seize $40,000,000 property of German millionaire
Paris authorities sequestrate the property of Herr Jell Hinek Thia, a German millionaire. The seized holdings are mainly real estate in Paris and the Riviera, valued around $40,000,000. The civil tribunal of the Seine acts in a financial crackdown.
Index to Today's Issue ae 1-U and Troops Kill Three Mexicana
Front page index shows war and political items including reports on Mexican conflicts, Bulgarian blockage, and Army incidents. It lists topics such as defense work initiated by Wilson, Russian actions, Vera Cruz, and international tensions alongside domestic concerns like police graft trials and railroad security.
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Bulgaria
Burleigh Army
Agke
Vera Crux
b—Financial
Ardmore
Lincoln Highway
Army airman killed at Fort Sill aviation crash
Fort Sill Oklahoma August 12 Lieutenant R B Sutton badly hurt and Captain George H Knox killed when an aeroplane from the aviation school dived about 350 feet shortly after takeoff. The first passenger carried since the school opened two weeks ago, Knox was killed instantly and Sutton was rushed to hospital with a crushed chin. Sutton, a West Point graduate of 1913 from Portland Oregon, is 25. his brother Lieutenant James Sutton died at Annapolis after graduation.
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Knox
Okla
George H. Knox
R B. Sutton
California
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Wichite
Sutton
Army Hospital
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West Point
Portland
R. B Sutton
J. N. Sutton
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Redondo
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Aero Squadron
San Diego
James Sutton
Annapolis Naval Academy
Russians Repulse Attacks On Flanks Near Kovno
Petrograd reports desperate German assaults on roads between Cholm and Vladova repelled by Russian forces with heavy losses. Attacks to overwhelm Russian guards in the Riga district and other points on the line were also checked. London notes Russians retire in Poland but slow the advance with counterattacks as momentum shifts.
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Cholm
Vladova
Riga
London
Poland
Turkish Warships Hit by British Submarine Sunk in Dardanelles
British submarines torpedoed Turkish gunboats the Derk i Satvet and an empty transport in the Dardanelles. The Turkish battleship Kheyr ed Din Barbarossa was reported torpedoed, and Goeben renamed Sultan Selim was driven aground near the Bosphorus as crews repair. Reports also claim Breslau sunk and Turkish transport torpedoed in the Black Sea.
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Naeret
War Office
London
Derk-i-Satvet
Dardanelles
Hea O Marmere
Turkey
Daly Telegraph
Athens
Goeben
Sultan Selim
Germany
Bosphorous
Daily News
Bosphorus
Black Sea
Breslau
Air raids near Smyrna reported by Athens dispatch
A Havas News Agency report from Athens cites Mytilene sources saying British aircraft bombed Zagnelli near Smyrna, destroying barracks, telephone offices and eight houses. A following destroyer aided defenses as the governor reinforced coast troops, and reports note new coastal works and large caliber cannon along Smyrna.
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Havas
Athens
Mytilene
Zagnelli
Smyrna
Allies halt orders for American wheat
The Chicago wheat pit closed in feverish excitement after entente allies canceled contracts for more than 2,000,000 bushels for September delivery. Explanations cited include potential opening of the Dardanelles, Balkan joiners, hopes for early peace, foreign exchange lows, and home-producer protection while using import stocks. Some hints pointed to allied control of home markets to dictate prices, with Italy implicated.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Dardanelles
Balkan States
Italy
Pugilist Munroe Died After Adventurous Boxing Career
Frank Moran reports from England that Jack Munroe, once a world title contender who fought Jim Jeffries and defeated Sharkey and Maher, dies abroad after a life from football to boxing. Once amateur champion and later pro, Munroe also hunted cobalt in Canada and served as Elk City mayor.
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Sharkey
Maher
Cobalt
Canada
Frank Moran
England
Washington Post
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Jim Jeffries
France
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Olympic Club
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Jeff
Rk Bau
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AL Limerick
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Jack Johnson
Frisco
Elk City
Damaged Russian Warship Near Mangellia Roadstead
A severely damaged Russian warship lies in the outer roadstead at Mangellia, Manghella, Courland. Reported to have participated in attacks on the Turkish coast in July, the vessel struck a mine and is under repair. The 11,032 ton ship carries large armaments and is said to be of ongoing work at the harbor fortifications.
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Roumania
Mangelie
Bison
Courland
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