Railway Heads Balk Wildon s Peace Plan
National rail workers accept Wilson plan by vote and await official response as talks stall. Presidents of railroads press arbitration while financiers may be invited to Washington if settlement fails. Big strike looms as White House conferences continue amid hopes for eight hour day pro rata pay and federal inquiry.
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Turks Lose 9000 In Battles Near Suez
London Aug 14 The Egyptian War Office reports around Haifa east of the Suez Canal that Turkish losses total about nine thousand men including prisoners, about half the force. Enemy strength estimated at eighteen thousand. 49 officers and 1,871 men taken, known dead 1,261, wounded about 4,000. Also captured are 4,000 rounds of ammunition infantry rifles and machine guns, camels and horses. Turks burned stores at Bir-i-Abd and abandoned two field hospitals.
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HURRICANE HITS CAMP AT BROWNSVILLE AND CORPUS CHRISTI
Soldiers and National Guard at Fort Brown flee to public buildings as a gulf coast storm barrels ashore near Brownsville and Corpus Christi. Reports warn of 120 mph winds, heavy rain, and possible destruction of camps and army stores. One soldier killed at Fort Bill during nighttime storm.
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Army Bill Veto and Deadlock Blocks Congressional Prep
President Wilson vetoed the army appropriation bill over disputed Articles of War revisions. Hay reintroduced the bill with the contested war provisions removed, while Chamberlain and Senate leaders plan to reinsert the president’s revision. The stalemate risks delaying adjournment, the army's preparedness program, and military pay and Mexican service funding.
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Turks Win in Galicia Goes Back to Conference Amends Pay For Board Members
The article reports on the Senate passage of a government shipping bill with a 50 million dollar authorization and a salary reduction for shipping board members from 10,000 to 7,500 a year. It notes amendments pushed by Hoke Smith and Fletcher to empower the President to seek foreign-discrimination settlements and retaliate if talks fail, and previews the bill’s role in clearing business before adjournment. It also covers Hughes in San Francisco advocating protective tariffs and woman suffrage, plus wartime front updates from Galicia and the Carpathians.
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Senate Passes Ship Bill Amid War News Turmoil
The report details Senate approval of a ship-related bill while a cascade of global events unfolds. References to Hurricane damage in Texas, calls for unity on the coast, and other political moves appear alongside wartime notes.
Crown Prince Frederick William Wounded in Verdun
Aug 18 report states German Crown Prince Frederick William was wounded in the leg while commanding Teuton forces in the Verdun sector and is hospitalized near Verdun, according to a Zurich message received this afternoon.
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Funston Urges Immediate Mexican Expedition Withdraw
Gen Funston drops a bombshell urging withdrawal of Pershing's expeditionary force from Mexican soil. He cites mission largely accomplished as Villa bands are broken, with troops held in place by War Department orders. Administration secrecy surrounds the telegram and border commission talks with Carranza.
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Deutschland and Bremen U boat traders near arrival
German submarine Deutschland arrived safely at Bremen from the United States after a voyage from Baltimore on August 1. The Bremen is expected to dock soon with nickel and rubber cargo for transshipment. A Norwegian captain reported seeing the Deutschland August 10 eight days from Virginia capes, mistaking it for a distress sailing ship as it spoke back in full sail.
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Pauper Buries Prince Long Sought by Family
Prince Maximilien of Hesse, nephew of the Kaiser, was fatally wounded near Godewaersvelde during a Saxon versus English patrol engagement in northern France. Found by Trapplat monks, he died at the cloister, and his body vanished after evacuation. The Pope was asked for aid but no information was obtained. The body rests in a Hazebrouck cemetery after exhumations and a 380 franc coffin. He was 20, son of Emperor William’s sister and a lieutenant in an infantry regiment.
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Austrians Lose 886000 Men in June July
London reports Colonel Gabronsky, Russian military critic, estimates Austrian losses in June and July at 886,009 men with about 400,000 casualties. He predicts losses against Russians and Italians may reach over a million by month’s end. The Washington Post advertises the 196 Automobile Route Book pricing.
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Big British Zeppelins
London tests reveal British airships praised for rigidity and beauty amid comparisons with German Zeppelins. Naval expert notes our craft appear more controllable, finer in model, and faster, marking a striking early assessment of the new British airship design.
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Anglo French Push Ahead On Somme Front Gains Reported
British and French forces reported gains north of the Somme with 400 prisoners captured. French advances near Maurepas and Meuse battles around Fleury continued, while attacks near Ginchy Guillemont and Thiaumont yielded mixed results and heavy losses on both sides. The Verdun Meuse actions and nocturnal assaults persisted as both sides pressed forward.
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