Germans Aim to Take Warsaw as War Expands
dispatches from Berlin and Petrograd describe German air dropping literature predicting Warsaw's fall by month's end and a plan to wedge Russian forces by advancing from Galicia toward the Vistula. Civilians flee Warsaw while Mackensen's forces swing north, with Austro German troops driving toward the center and Baltic provinces.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Kaiier
Touton
Grand Duke
Baltic
Russia
London
Montay
Petrograd
Reuter
von Mackensen
Galicia
Poland
Vistula
Bug
Gaila Lipa
Thun
England
Grea Britain
France
Brest-Litovak
Henry Jury Disagrees After Fifty Hours Deliberation
The jury in District Supreme Court criminal division 2 could not reach a verdict on embezzlement charges against broker J William Henry after 50 hours of deliberation begun June 8. The court allowed a not guilty verdict on eight larceny after trust counts, while prosecutors had moved to elect whether to proceed on embezzlement or larceny. This marked a claimed historic first as a full indictment failed to plead a single disposed count.
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J William Henry
Criminal Division 2
District Supreme Court
Isabel A Barklis
Wayne
Lewis Johnson & Co
Siddons
Daniel Thew Wright
The
United States
Laskey
Archer
Wright
T Morris Wampler
Siddong
Foreman Mundell
Siddona
SINK AUGE WARSHIP PLUCKY FIGHTING BY TEUTONS
Russian naval reports say a German Deutschland class battleship was sunk by a Russian submarine near the Baltic. The Albatross mine layer ran aground off the Swedish coast after a fierce engagement, with many casualties and a damaged lighthouse.
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London
Russian General Naval Staff
Reuters
Petrograd
Baltic Sea
Danaig Bay
Rurik
Mata- Tot
Bayan
Bogatyr
Oleg
Geland
Courland
Augsbureh
Oestgarny
Berlin
Sayville
Henviker
Mutinies and urban ruin feared in India and Turkey conflict
Dispatches from Constantinople and Madras report mutinies among Indian cavalry and troops, killings of officers and civilians, and pillage in Lahore. Simultaneously German forces clash with the French near Arras and in the Argonne, suffering heavy losses while launching attempts to storm Fey and the Ablain road.
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Berlin
Sayville
Constantinople
India
Lahore
Punjab
Madras
Paris
Angres- Ablain
Arras
Fey
Pont-a-Mousson
Moselle
Belgium
Nieuport
Steenstraete- Hetaas
Aisne
Palsyy
Argonne
Fe3-en Haye
U-39 Sinks Two British Ships Near Irish Coast
Special Cable from London reports German submarine U-39 sank two British vessels off the Irish coast. The Renfrew, in ballast from Marseille to Cardiff, was first hit, then the 4,256 ton Larchmore from Cardiff to Bombay. One engineer was killed and another seriously wounded. the crew evacuated before the ship sank. The sub was identified as U-39.
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Washington Post
London
Renfrew
Marseille
Cardiff
Larchmore
Bombay
Bath
Irish
Denies U boats Won't Sink Ships
Berlin dispatches report the British claim that German submarines would sink fewer vessels is false. The Overseas News Agency notes Germany declares the assertion absolutely untrue and recalls Helgoland’s role in naval development since its 1890s acquisition.
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Berlin
Sayville
Helgoland
Great Britain
Germany delays further revision of note to United States
Berlin reports a preliminary German note draft on Lusitania sinks has been prepared and sent to departments for revision before forwarding to Washington He expects arrival in Washington this week and notes from President Wilson suggest possible changes driven by military successes. Officials caution no confirmation of further delays.
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Berlin
Lusitania
Germany
Wilson
Washington
State Department
Gerard
Becker Refuses to Name Graft Partners in Sing Sing Death Row
Special to The Washington Post reports Charles Becker will reveal his own graft totals and recipients but will not name any others. Becker told counsel Burke Cockran in Sing Sing that his share did not exceed $47,000. Mrs Becker visited briefly but appeared low in spirits.
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Washington Post
New York
Charles Becker
Burke Cockran
Sing Bing
Becker
Cockran
Italian Minister at Durazzo Leaves for Rome on Albania Talks
An inland Corfu dispatch reports the Italian Minister at Durazzo departed for Rome to confer with his government regarding Albania. Durazzo, an Albanian seaport on the Adriatic, had been occupied by two Serbian regiments.
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Durazzo
Rome
Corfu
Albania
Adriatic
Scutart
Three Hanged for Spy Plot in East Prussia Executed
Petrograd reports three accomplices of Lieut Cal Miaseyedoff, an interpreter on the staff of the Russian Tenth Army, have been hanged after a court martial. Miaseoyedoff was executed in April. The executions follow military defeats in East Prussia and suggest German staff knowledge of Russian movements. Other arrests await trials.
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Misasoyedon
Tenth Army
East Prussia
Masurian Lake
Rennencamp
Miassoyedoff
Great Wedge Sunk as German Warship Goes Down
An index entry reports a German warship sunk and other war news including Henry Jury disagreement and troop unrest in India. It notes Germany delaying a note, a storm affecting French lines, and a claim that officials were ready to kill Mrs Morgan.
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Rvasta
Henry Jury
India
Germany
Mra Morgan
Mexico
Marshall
Holt
Ftorbide
Weda
Holland
Japan Cabinet Crisis Averts Over China Policy Rift
Elder statesmen attack Baron Kato's diplomacy linking to a boycott and foreign misgivings. Marquis Inouye and Marquis Matsukata push for a conciliatory China policy. Katsunosuke Inouye resignations follow the controversy as parties reach a tentative compromise to ease national welfare amid wartime tensions.
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Tokyo
Baron Kato
Inouye
Matsukata
Japan
Katsunosuke
Great Britain
Lemberg Evacuation Aimed to Weaken German Lines
Russian War Ministry notes evacuation of Lemberg to favor morale and maneuver, arguing the city held little strategic value. General Polivanoff cites avoiding a costly battle and delaying German forces by extending lines, while gaining only territorial advantage for Vienna and Berlin armies.
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Lemberg
the Press Publishing Co
Holt plotted to seize Morgan family as hostages in murder plot
Frank Holt confessed to police that he planned to hold Mrs J P Morgan and the Morgan children hostage at their Glen Cove home and blow them up with dynamite if J P Morgan refused to use influence to end arms exports. He said he would send Morgan out to lobby while he kept the rest of the family in an upstairs room. Morgan improved after the shooting and the home was guarded as details emerged.
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Glen Cove
N. Y
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
Frank Holt
Mr. Morgan
Here
Arthur Woods
Mineola
Holt
Morgan Home
Chief Flynn
Secret Service
Washington
United States
Commissioner Wood
Morgen
Mr Morgan
Woods
Hoe
senMe
Commissioner Woods
America
Swoods
Holtstouth
Guy Cleighorn
Jall
Cleighorn Hott
O F Senigabaugh
Bar 259
Station A
Dallas Tex
Flynn
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French War Office
U.39
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Florida
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Teriteria
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