Lord Robert Cecil Declares Cotton Contraband Policy
London Aug 13 Lord Robert Cecil stated the British stance on cotton amid war, saying allies may deem cotton contraband to block enemy supply. He warned decisions must shield neutrals and allies, noting compensation plans for American growers are under careful consideration. He refused to promise a date or solution.
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United States
London
Robert Cecil
Teign
Cecil
England
Germany
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Aamerite
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Regulations Limit Cotton Use in German Mills
Berlin reports the German government issued two rules to curb cotton consumption. The first caps work in cotton mills weaving establishments using cotton wool flax and hemp to five days a week. The second compels dealers to dispose of cotton refuse within two weeks to manufacturers focused on army and navy orders, under threat of expropriation.
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Berlin
Death notices and obituaries from August 1915
Fragmented notices list several deaths with dates in August 1915. Entries include Hillman at 440 W Street NW, Gellsian of Baltimore, Muhleman widow of Dr MS A, Arabella wife of Chief Justice Stanton Yeele, and Greenberry in his ninety second year. Funeral details indicate private services and living relatives.
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J. Yeele
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Rowzee
Greenberry Azn
Eleventh Street
Germans Take Vladimir Bolynski in First Real Russian Town
Berlin reports the Overseas News Agency item describing Vladimir Bolynski as the first real Russian town of significance entered by German forces. Retiring Cossacks burned central buildings while German cavalry secured the area and set up civil and military administration with three presidents, including one Pole. Fugitives began returning to their homes as order was restored.
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Berlin
Sayvilla
Vladimir Bolynski
Germans Free U S Oil Ships Detain Bark Formerly British
The American vessel Who was released after German warships took her to Swine munde and allowed repairs. Ambassador Gerard secured the release on State Department instructions, and her cargo was also freed. The Liama, bound for Stockholm, was released with its cargo. Another American ship remains detained pending ownership, claimed to have shifted from British to American registry to avoid capture. No confirmation reached the department about the Petrolite being held by the British at Kirkwall.
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Swinemunde
Gerard
State Department
Who
Liama
Stockholm
Dunsyre
Kirkwallhag Ag Yel
Russian papers blame Britain over cotton to Germany
Russian press criticizes western Allies for allowing cotton shipments to reach Germany via neutrals. Neves Vremya questions official sanction and warns English cruisers tolerate cotton exports. It cites U S civil war precedent on declaring cotton contraband as a model England might follow.
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Britain
Germany
Washington Post
Petrograd
Neves Vremya
Neutrals
Noves Vremya
United States
England
Attack War Minister Move to Oust Millerand
Paris reports a quiet move to unseat War Minister Alexandre Millerand over the Sarrail replacement. Supporters say Sarrail saved Verdun but was forced out after a brief stay, while radicals and socialists in parliament press Millerand amid broader government tensions and debates on ammunition stocks.
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Humbert
Millerand
Washington Post
Paris
Alexandre Millerand
Sorrail
Mander
Vewian
Sarrail
Sarrall
Aries
Vivian
Dardanelles
Poincaré
Aristida Briand
Justice
War Office
Refuse Gold to Bulgaria Over German Paper Loans
Aug 12 Rome reports new difficulties in paying Bulgaria’s first German loan of 500 million marks. Austro German bankers demand payment in German and Austrian paper, balking at supplying gold. Bulgaria cannot accept the terms, risking postponement or abandonment. Similar friction arises with Turkey over the Dedeagatch Adrianople railway project.
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Teuton
Washington Post
Rome
Bulgaria
Turkey
Dedeagatch
Adrianople
Fear Trap In Russia Will Not Try 1812 Strategy
A German general cites Russians may avoid repeating Napoleon by retreating behind Moscow defenses while Austro German forces fortify behind Warsaw. Gen Marwus notes Russian morale may be broken and stresses supply lines remain secure as attackers hesitate to pursue into dangerous positions.
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Warkington
Budapest
Warsaw
Eigo
Marwhte
Tokalon Co Inc Phone Listing
Tokalon Co Inc at 1405 F Street lists a blank phone contact Malu 996 for business inquiries and local service directions.
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Tokalon Co., Inc
Malu
Turks Storm Warship Raid and Turkish Break With Italy
Constantinople reports a three day advance near Ari Burnu with eight machine guns seized and 100 yard trench consolidation on the Gallipoli front. Enver Pasha advocates breaking relations with Italy as Young Turks press for a decisive move against Italian influence.
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Constantinople
War Office
Ari Burny
Gallipoli
Ari Burne
Seddul Rahr
Rome
Enver Pasha
Italy
Turkey
Itta
Karasse
War tax for Denmark on shipping earnings announced
Copenhagen reports the Danish government will levy a 20 percent war tax on excess shipping earnings since the war began. The Politiken estimates over 102 million kroner more than January earnings by shipping companies, and the extra levy could raise about 26 million kroner, avoiding broader national loans.
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London
Reuter
Copenhhagen
Copenhagen
Joan
Turks March on Arment
Athens reports a new Turkish army moving toward Van to crush Armenian forces who held the region. Dispatches say Turkish units have reached Angera and push overland toward Van, signaling a major operation around the city.
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Athens
Van
Angera
Sunk in Neutral Waters, Britain’s India Torpedoed
A Reuters dispatch from Christiania reports Norway claims the British auxiliary cruiser India was sunk by a German submarine in Norwegian territorial waters. Norway asserts the West Fjord remains Norwegian sea territory and that the attack impacted part of the fjord. The India was torpedoed and sunk on August 8.
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London
Reuter
Christiania
Norway
India
West Fjord
Germany
Waat Fjord
Norwegian Sea
Italian Alpine forces repulse Austrian mountain assault
Brescia Italy Aug 13 The war office reports bold Austrian mountain assault across Furva valley and Forno glacier. Italian Alpine troops held fast despite snowbound passes, repelling the double maneuver and forcing a retreat after penetrating Italian territory briefly.
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Rome
Passé Lyude
Saus Furva
Cedevals
Brescia
Italy
War Office
Furva
Forno
Peng
Cardinal Gibbone Denies Swiss Peace Conference Claim
Cardinal Gibbone, in a signed statement from Southampton, denies London dispatches reporting he and Cardinal O'Connell of Boston planned a neutral cardinal meeting in Switzerland to discuss European belligerent peace plans. He calls the dispatch without foundation.
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New York
Cardinal Gibbons
London
Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
Switzerland
Gibbone
Southampton
S. 1
Totel
I Did Not Raise My Horses for Cannon Fodder
Special to the Washington Post Robert Wilson a wealthy ranchman famed for fine horses says he will not sell to allies during the European war. He fears his valuable mounts would be sent to battle and killed despite high offers from horse buyers.
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Ehn
Washington Post
Miller
Dak
Robert Wilson
Horge
Italian Peace Overtures Reported With Russia
London reports Austro German talks on separate peace with Russia began late March. Star cites Italian Green Book via telegrams from Petrograd, Nish and Sofia, noting serious peace proposals to the Russian government. Telegrams through Bern in April say rumors of a separate peace movement persist and grow.
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Russia
London
the Star
Petrograd
Stara
Nish
Austria
Sofa
Bulgaria
Star
Trajan
Bern
Az Aeying
Britain to Register Tomorrow for National Census
Britain prepares for nationwide registration with forms now distributed and to be filled on Sunday by everyone aged 15 to 65. Registrar General Bernard Mallett says about 25 million people are expected to respond, with 200,000 enumerators enacting distribution and collection as the central register compiles data for a fortnight later release.
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Washington Post
Hendon
Britain
Bernard Mallett
Great Britain
Gaye
Banks urge bankers to oppose market speculation
The Central Union of Banks and Bankers directs members to support the forthcoming third war loan and to refuse commissions for speculative purchases. It calls bankers to act against investment speculation and to warn clients of risks.
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Berlin
Central Union of Banks and Bankers
Steamer Com Mumitpaw Reaches New York From Rotterdam
Provisional American Registry reports the steamer Com Mumitpaw, formerly the German oil tank Steamer Deutschland, which had been laid up in Rotterdam since August 1914, arrived in New York today.
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Visional American Registry
New York
Com- Mumitpaw
Deutschland
Rotterdam
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