Deutschland Crew Praised as True Americans by Koenig
Bremen reports the return voyage of the submarine Deutschland to Baltimore is celebrated with crowds and cheers for Captain Paul Koenig and his crew. Koenig calls Americans good sportsmen and thanks them for their treatment in Baltimore while officials stress German pride and liberty of the seas.
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Deutschland
Trip
Bremen
United States
Paul Koenig
Koenig
Baltimore
Becn
American
Hague
Wolff Burd
Protaeerminubmarine Deutschland
Lohmann
German Dean Navigation Company
Lohman
Brugh
Synacre
America
Blacklist Change Likely In U S Mail Censorship Talks
United States officials indicate progress on notes to Great Britain about mail censorship and the blacklist. An interim reply has been sent, with neither side fully satisfied, as discussions continue between American, British, and French offices. A more formal decision is expected nearer the end of August. In Africa, dispatches report British actions in East Africa near the Usambara area with limited casualties.
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Raynolde
United States
Great Britain
Js Hnally
Tindon
Africa
Fei
Col Vardechenter
Anchered
Etossa
Waml Tiver
Hfa
Bryshots
Ivanoff
Eton
Pages' Corps
Toby
Brusiloff’s Mighty Drive Rouses World Interest
A portrait of General Brusiloff and his vast, methodical advance through trenches and along the Carpathians. The interview sketches his character, relentless tactics, and contrast with Ivanoff, noting immense prisoner gains, equipment, and the strategic depth shaping the war in 1916.
Patrolman fatally shoots escapee in streetcar chase
In St Louis a patrolman pursuing Edwin DePaas opened fire on a passing streetcar. Edwin DePaas escaped prisoner. A bystander Otto Burin, 17, was shot in the chin and died. Another man was wounded in critical condition at City Hospital. Patrolman James Gallagher said two shots were fired, one possibly glancing from DePasse knee into the car.
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St Louis
Aug
Edwin DePaas
Otto Burin
James Gallagher
DePass
Gallagher
DePase
Liebknecht Appeals Four Year Sentence In Berlin
Berlin dispatches report socialist leader Dr Karl Liebknecht was sentenced to four years and one month penal servitude with expulsion from the army for appealing a prior war-time sentence of 30 months. He also loses civil rights for six years. court said he may appeal the latest judgment.
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Berlin
Liebknecht
German submarine commander decorated by emperor
Copenhagen dispatch quotes Stifts Tidenda noting Cant Max Valantiner, son of the dean of Sandeseburg Cathedral, as commander of the submarine that sank the Lusitania. He has received multiple orders since the sinking, including the cross of the First Class and the Nohenzollers House Order with swords, a personal gift from the German emperor.
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Londen
Stifts Tidenda
Ribs
Denmark
Reuter
Copenhagen
Max Valantiner
Sandeseburg
Cape Valentinatr
Nohenzollers House
Bulgaria votes credit as premier vows defense and victory
In Sofia Premier Radosloval declares Bulgaria ready to repel attacks from any quarter. He says Entente offensives prove central powers cannot be shaken. Parliament approves a new credit of 3 million leva as military aviation favorable to final victory, amid cordial ties with its agency.
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Berlin
Bavyilie
Bulgaria
Radosloval
Sofia
Fight Against White Slavery Gains Ground In New York
Special to The Washington Post New York Aug 26 a twelve member committee of twelve women with social work experience forms a campaign to end white slave traffic. They plan education data gathering and cooperation with District Attorney Swann to back preventive measures and aid victims including wayward girls, cadet exploitation, and reform efforts.
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New York
Washington
Alice C. Smith
Miason
Ard Todgy
Howard Clark Barber
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Committee of Twelve
Barber
Swann
District Attorney 8 Office
Body Turns Black But Lives in Salt Mine Rescue
Bennie Godowsky, missing for two weeks in the Retail Mining salt mine near Geneseo, was found by a search party. He was conscious but his skin had turned black after wandering passageways and drinking brine while exhausted. Doctors attributed his condition to prolonged immersion in salt brine and drinking it.
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Geneseo
Receseba
Retaol Mining Company
Bennie Godowsky
Godowsky
Galt
Ughta
Tha Ming
British Auxiliary Duke of Albany Sunk in North Sea
The armed boarding steamer Duke of Albany was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea. Twenty three crewmen were lost while eighty seven were saved. The vessel, built in 1907 in Glasgow, belonged to British merchant service.
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London
North Sea
North San
Glasgow
Baker Invites Wilson to Ohio Democratic Convention
Secretary of War Baker invited President Wilson to attend a reconvention of the Ohio State Democratic convention to endorse the national Democratic platform. The President said he was unable to accept. Port Tampa, Florida, August 26. A man known to police here as Carl Vance hanged himself in the city jail today after forging a $26 check. He gave the names Lennance and Joe Hesse.
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Baker
Wilson
Ohio State
Port Tampa
Fia
Carl Vance
Lennance
Joe Hesse
Allied Drive Has Only Weakened Morale, Says Von Kluck
From Strassburg Germany Aug 26 Gen von Kluck describes eight weeks of Allied attack on the Somme as futile and costly. He asserts the German line remains unbroken and argues Anglo French losses exceed German ones. He notes French and British efforts, Kitchener’s mobilization, and predicts a prolonged war with potential rapid end by accident.
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Strassburg
Germany
Somme
Alexander von Kinck
Gat of
Paria
Terrible Lesses
Wilkendorf Castle
Strassburn
France
England
Becau
The
Portugal to Bend Army in World War I Entry
Lisbon reports that Portugal will participate with the Entente forces. Minister of War M M Norton Mattos announces adherence and the Portuguese congress previously voted to join. A naval commander sank 36 German and Austrian vessels in the Tagus River in February before Germany declared war on Portugal the next March. Portuguese troops were called to the colors on March 16.
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Lisbon
Norton Mattos
Portugal
Tagus
Germany
Turks Sink British Ship Near Gulf of Alexandretta
London reports the admiralty denies the German claim of sinking a patrol boat near the Gulf of Alexandretta while the British armed yacht Zaida conducted operations against petrol stores in the gulf. Four officers and nineteen men were taken prisoner. the fate of the remaining two officers and eight men is unknown, presumed lost. Rock Island arsenal plans to reopen and expand small arms production to 2609 rifles daily with 100 hundred mechanics from Washington.
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London
Admiralty
Gulf of Alexandretta
Gulf
Agea
Eigeht
Rock Island
Rock Inland Arsenal
Washington
German Terms Intolerable in Peace Demands
London in August reports Premier Asquith telling the House of Commons that Germany has shown no willingness to accept peace unless terms that would humiliate key allies are imposed. He rejected Dr Zimmermann’s suggestion that Entente pressure from Britain influenced terms and noted only press reports exist, not official proposals.
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London
Tepma
Anaulth
House of Commons
Wiliam Pollard Byles
Dr Zimmermann
Great Britain
Premmier
End of Epidemic Appears Near in New York
New York reports a declining infantile paralysis outbreak with the daily case average dropping to 196 for the week ending today from 130 last week. Health officials cite a steady decline over three weeks and expect the epidemic to pass by September 28. Five new cases and 26 deaths are recorded today.
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Emerson
Charlies Eo Banks
United States Public Health Service
Gree
Queen Alexandra as Irish ruler proposal sparks debate
The Graphic suggests Queen Alexandra be vicereine of Ireland with a residence near Dublin to accelerate Irish question progress, while the Star notes formalities hinder action and urges decisive steps beyond ceremonies in a crisis.
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London
the Graphic
Alexandra
Ireland
Dublin
Iriah
The
Star
Fleischmann Aero Crash At Salt Pond Accident
Max C Fleischmann of Cincinnati and a woman passenger were thrown from their seats when a gust toppled their hydroplane during landing at Salt Pond on Aug 26. The craft wrecked against the bank. both occupants were thrown into the water but suffered only a severe shaking and no serious injuries.
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Nerragancett Plar
Salt Pond
Max C. Fleischmann
Cincinnati
Ohio
Plelachmann
Flelechmann
Pup
Dutch grain plans hit by British shipping curbs
Dr Henry Van Dyke says Britain halts Holland cargoes of grain due to fear it will be distilled into spirits for the enemy. Dutch officials instruct tall burgomasters to seize the new crop for fair distribution, risking Dutch shortages for internal use.
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Henry van Dyke
United States
Holland
State Department
Great Britain
Bibles to Cost More as War Bites Paper Supply
The American Bible Society announced a Bible price increase due to the European war raising paper and raw material costs. Foreign language Bible stock from Germany is nearly exhausted and cannot fill orders. replenishment time is unclear.
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Boston
American Bible Society
Germany
Rural German women urged to share food for war effort
Adolph von Betocki, head of the German food regulation board, appeals to rural women to divide harvests with town and city families. He warns that despite abundant crops and milder fodder shortages, distribution must favor soldiers, workers, and the hungry. Restrictions will tighten, and an army food buy up will divert butter, vegetables, and eggs to welfare of the army and poor towns.
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London
Adolph von Batocki
German Food Regulation Board
Germany
Reuter
Amsterdam
Herr von Betock
Cropa
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