Appalling fighting and Dutch fear of invasion in Europe
A Hague dispatch reports brutal fighting along the French frontiers as Germans threaten Antwerp. Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry avoid military prep. Dutch grateful for his discretion. Namur defense, Liege fears, and the impact on Belgium and German plans are discussed by diplomats and critics.
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London
Daily Express
Hague
Belglang
Disstanderschot
Antwerp
Gerron
Brugsels
Namur
Brussels
France
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Nanurs
Geran
Liece
Hig
Honey Wo
Voint
Badonviller
Celies
Donon Ridge
Government Insurance Plan to Back Overseas Trade War Ship Bill
The plan proposes government purchase of merchant ships and sale of war bonds to fund an overseas trade restoration during wartime. Sen Clarke and Rep Alexander push a bill to form a corporation operating a government fleet, with loans and insurance to back domestic grain and textile exports.
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Underwood
Buroyf
Yossif
Clarke
Alexandr
House
M Réhint Marine Committee
Maranal Honda
Fifteen Hours Of Bombardment In A Little Hamlet
An official dispatch describes German forces crossing the Meuse between Liege and Namur as the French advance reaches the Seille River. The village of Badonviller endured fifteen hours of bombardment with chasseurs defending every house while villagers hid in cellars as shells rained, and the sun rose on a town in ruins.
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London
Pamiy
Meuse
Liege
Namur
Seille
Delmo
Morhange
Times
Paris
Cioy-Sur-Vesouse
Luneville
Ohio Progressives to Meet in Columbus Platform Convention
The Progressive State central committee reelected Walter F. Brown of Toledo as chairman at Columbus. Preparations were made for a State platform convention to be held in Columbus next Tuesday. Brown leads the organization bureau of the Progressive national committee.
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Columbus
Ohio
Progressive State Central Committee
Walter F. Brown
Toledo
Charman
Brown
Progressive National Committee
Germany to Resist Japan in War Crisis
Berlin reports on Japan's ultimatum amid guarded German stance. China vows passive neutrality while warning against wartime agitation. German authorities protect foreigners, curb war talk, and prepare for potential upheaval as Japanese nationals depart Tsingtao. A cautious press debate follows, with diplomats recalling past efforts at rapprochement and a noted ambassador's abrupt departure.
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Tsingtao
Berlin
Japan
Copenhagen
London
Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zettuns
Germany
Ernst von Reventlow
Tages Zeitung
M. Sugimura
Forced to unload coal for cruiser tied to German consulate
A San Francisco tramp steamer Mazatlan was barred from departure until she discharged 59 tons of coal packed in sacks. It is alleged the coal was intended for the German cruiser Leipzis and would be paid for by the German consular agent. The Mazatlan, owned by Frederick Jobson & Co, was planning to clear for American west coast ports on its usual route.
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San Francisco
Mazatlan
Leipzis
Frederick, Jobson & Co
Thin City
Forty Die in Celba Honduras Building Collapse
Forty British and American workmen were killed when a new concrete custom house in Celba Honduras collapsed and caught fire. D G Kladt, named in Washington dispatches as killed, was reported to have supervised the construction work. Local firms sent urgent inquiries for details but received little information.
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Honduras
State Department
Alcot
San Antonio
Tex
New Orleans
Ceiba
D. G Kladt
Washington Dispatches
Paris Jewel Theft Tied to German Servant in Paris Hotel
The widow of American millaire Mrs Ferris Thompson of New York reported jewels worth 80000 dollars stolen from her Paris hotel apartment in the Avenue du Bois de Boulogne. Police suspect a German servant girl now in a concentration camp, but jewels have not been recovered. Thompson famed for her fetes. her husband, a Chase National Bank founder descendant, died in Paris, leaving an estate over 7 million. The will directs large bequests to charitable institutions and Princeton University may receive more upon her death.
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Paris
Ferris Thompson
New York
Parthuler
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne
Thompson
Chase National Bank
Parla
Princeton University
Minsters Return After Oceans Trip Through Mines
Rev Henry Thomas and wife, part of The Post Holy Land tour, arrived home in Hyattsville from a voyage that began July 4 in New York. They traveled via Athens Rome Florence Venice Trieste to Antwerp, then sailed aboard the Marquette stopping in Antwerp under threat from German ships and chased by three British cruisers before reaching Boston long after dark.
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Boston
Henry Thomas
Holy Land
Hyattsville
Thomas
New York
Red Star Line
Marquette
Athens
Mi. Thomas
Athene
Rome
Florence
Venice
Trieste
Austria
Orient
Kaiser Franz Joseph
Antwerp
Germany
Mrs Thomas
Mace
English Channel
Hoston Harbor
Blind bishop reported shot by Germans
Paris dispatch from La Croix states that Mgr Kannengiesser the blind bishop, alleged to have been shot at Istein Baden, was an Alsatian opposed to Germany. Germans accused him of possessing plans for the fortress Istein Glotz where a large force awaits the French army marching through upper Alsace.
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la Croix
Cathac
Mgr Kannengiesser
Istein
Baden
Plann
Istein-Glotz
Alsace
2 500 000 Men Fight on a 250 Mile Front
A Daily Mail report via The Washington Post says battles rage along a 250 mile front from Tirlemont to Muhlhausen. French strength is about 22 army corps totaling 880,000, German about 20 corps with 800,000, plus 3 Austrian corps. For comparison Waterloo saw 227,000 in 3 miles.
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Washington Post
London
Daily Mail
Tirlemont
Muhlhausen
Waterloo
Huerta Seeks Quiet Uproar as Exiled Dictator Reflects
London August 20 Victoriano Huerta once Mexico’s ruler was questioned about the European war. He wrote that God is with the strongest and declined comment on Mexico, signaling with a cross. Surrounded by family, he and his party shopped in London while staying at a modest hotel.
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London
Victoriano Huerta
Mexica
Europe
Huerta
Gen Blanquet
Legation
Chief Sam Ships to Africa With Colored Party
The steam ship Liberia sailed from Galveston with Chief Alfred Sam and 49 other colored passengers bound for African ports. A British consul warning suggested the party would be treated as a committee of inspection, with Africa residence to be decided by British authorities.
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Galveston
Tex
Liberia
Alfred Sam
Africa
Bam
See America First Will Be Slogan In U S Dewey Predicts
Special to The Weekington Post from Brighton Beach New York Admiral Dewey predicts See America First will become a popular wartime slogan in the United States. He notes American tourists stranded abroad feel a renewed love for home and expects national sentiment to strengthen as war continues. He mentions a friend returning on a Holland America Line ship and sharing nostalgia for America.
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America
U. S
Dewey
Weekington
Brighton Beach
Henry Watterson
Watterson
Shelburne
Admiral
Oriental Hotel
Admiral Dewey
Eever
Holland- America Line
Philippine independence push gains House support
The House Insular Affairs Committee favorable reported the Jones bill to declare U S aims for Philippine independence once a stable government is set up It would grant the Philippine legislature power to enact tariff laws except trade with the United States and abolish the Philippine commission for an elected senate to replace it
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Philippines
Conness
House Committee On Insular Affaire
Jones
Virginia
Congress
Philippine
United States
Washington
Europe
Philippine Commission
Senate
Antwerp Defenses Fortified and Liege Forts Hold Out
In a pre arranged retreat the Belgian field army drew back to Antwerp to block German advances. Antwerp forms a fortified incampment base for threat to the German flank and cooperation with allies. Liege forts still resist while Namur forts near by have not yet been attacked, suggesting German options are narrowing between Namur and Antwerp. Belgian retreat highlights strategic position and flooding defenses.
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Liege
Namur
Belgium
Meuse
Liess
Alsace
London
Havas
Belfort
Paria
Muhlhausen
Red
Envoys Reach Santo Domingo Aiming to End Revolution
James M. Sullivan American Minister to Santo Domingo and peace commissioners aboard Washington and Prairie meet Dominican generals Horacio Vasquez and Juan Isidro Jimenez as revolution quiets. President Bordas expected. locals express confidence peace will return soon.
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Santo Domingo
James M. Sylvan
Horacio Vasquez
Juan I
Jim Inez
United States
Washington
Prairie
Bordag
Lax Directorate Urges Clayton Bill Change
New Haven men press plan to hold railroad directors criminally liable for misapplication of funds. Senator Kenyon cites directors who yacht abroad as needing liability and urges amendments to the Clayton antitrust bill. Democrats oppose hurried action, preferring ongoing war time session and further study.
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New Haven
Kenyon
Judiciary Committee
Devenpnus
Five Killed as Cyclone Hits Wilkes-Barre
A cyclone swept southern Wilkes-Barre and parts of the township causing five deaths including Anna Burnetsky 18 and Kate Smith 8 with 7 seriously hurt 3 others injured. McFarlane mill ruin and Hillside Church moved from foundations followed the storm surge with 40 buildings uninhabitable. The cyclone struck late in the afternoon and dissipated as suddenly as it began.
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Wilkes-Barre Pa
Walkes-Barre
Anna Burnetsky
Joseph Griffiths
Kate Smith
Hoen Brazitski
Joseph Ackazeg
Battleship Louisiana Reaches Norfolk for Urgent Repairs
The battleship Louisiana arrived in Norfolk from Mexico with a broken shaft. It was towed to the navy yard, and orders were issued to rush repairs.
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Lousiana
Norfolk
Mexico
Louisiana
Navy Yard
Smith Sweeps Georgia Statewide Democratic Primary
Complete returns from 146 of 148 Georgia counties show Hoke Smith renominated for U S Senate with 240 votes to 0 for Brown. Gov. Nathaniel Harris leads in governor race. Slaton and Hardwick win counties. No candidate for Bacon’s unexpired term gains majority. convention to decide. Nine districts report ten incumbents renominated. Walter Wase will replace Bartlett. Carl Vinson leads field to succeed Hardwick in the Tenth.
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Atlanta
Georgia
United States
Hoke Smith
Joseph . Brown
Nate Harris
LG Hardman
J. Randolph Anderson
A . Bacon
John M Slaton
Thomas W Hardwick
Thomas S. Felder
Hutchers
J R Cooper
L. Bartlett
Walter Wase
Carl Vincent
Hardwick
Six Die In Battle With Bandits Near Ray Arizona
Six men are dead and two missing after a clash between authorities and four Mexican outlaws. Four victims were Americans and two were Mexicans. The remaining two Mexicans were reported cornered in the hills between Ray and Globe as a new fight loomed to capture or kill them.
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Ray
Globe
Flaw in the Ship Plan Points to the Law
Members of the House naval affairs committee study a government owned merchant fleet to aid South American and Oriental trade. Robert Lansing warns neutrality laws risk, with a bill to authorize funds to build or buy 20 ships. Panama Railroad favored as agency for vessel handling. Consular agents to control registry transfers likely authority.
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Hause Naval Affairs Committee
Europe
Robert Lansing
State Department
Panama Company
Esterday
Panama Rairosé and Steamship Company
Panama Railroad
Tressy x Peters
Sagat
President weighs light war tax to ease burden
The President suggested a tax plan that could spare ordinary citizens while the Treasury waits for clearer estimates of wartime revenue loss. Officials aim to tax luxury areas first, seeking a form of levy felt least by the public as Congress readiness is awaited.
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Stu
United States
Treasury Department
Congress
Johnson Bill Aims At Unclaimed Deposits In District
Two measures from Representative Ber Johnson of Kentucky move unclaimed bank, trust company, and building and loan deposits to district ownership after three to five years. A second bill bans extortion by burial associations and related groups amid complaints. Senate ratified a Peru peace treaty establishing an investigating commission before war, with a presidential nomination for Baton Rouge public money receiver and Laton Rouge register there.
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L Xanier
Clarke
Senate
Alexander
Congress
Peru
Baton Rouge
William W Ventress
Plaquemine
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