Italy and Austria Clash in Goriza and Tsonzo Fronts
Berlin reports heavy artillery bombardment during the late June to early July Italian assault at Goriza and Tsonzo. Austrian defense withstood repeated attacks, with promising potential turning point for Austria, while British and French actions at Gallipoli and Gallipoli theater generate morale gains for Allied forces.
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Berlin
Zeitung Am Nittag
Goriza
Inetaonzo River
Sagrado
Zeitung Am Mittag
Gorvil
Flo
Tigeblatt
Anatra
Doberdo
St Martin
St Michael
Trieste
Atiak
Victor Emmanual
Salandra
Sletory
London
Gully Ravine
Gallipoli
Bomb kills aero expert in wartime experiment
A bomb explosion during an aviation experiment in wartime killed Squadron Commander Arthur Henry Leslie Soames of the Royal Air Service. Soames led a squadron that tested aircraft drafted from England to France at the war's outset.
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Arthur Henry Lesle Soames
Royal Aging Corps
Soames
England
France
British Prohibits Export of Jute Goods from Britain
An order in council gazetted today bans the export from Great Britain of jute yarns, bags, and packs made of jute to any destination. Previously the prohibition applied to certain European ports.
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London
Great Britain
Sudden death notices and funeral details from 1915 region
Died Bennett suddenly on July 7 1915 in Washington DC beloved son of Tetar J and Mary Bennett. Funeral from 1122 Eighteenth Street NW on Friday July 9 at 10am. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery. Grafton Edwin W beloved husband of Elizabeth Grafton Notlen funeral at residence 1802 First Street NW on Thursday July 8. Annie F E Trail wife of Jetson G Trail and daughter of Mary and the late Michael A Brien funeral from residence of her mother 22h Fifteenth Street NW requiem mass at St Pauls Church on Saturday July 10 at 4pm. Relatives invited. Wilson on July 7 1915 at home 041 H Street NW funeral at First Congregational Church Friday July 9 at 3pm interment at Kenka NF.
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Bennett
Ttiam
Tetar J
Mary Bennett
Titipe
Eighteenth Street
Pelathves
Mount Olivet
Grafton
First Street
Edwin W
Elizabeth Grafton Notlen
Annie FE
Jetson G Trail
Mary
Michael A . Brien
Fifteenth Street
St Pauls
Wilson
Izaarl i Wilson
Rajsom
Nelson Wilson
First Congregational Church
Kenka
British Submarine Sinks German Warship in Baltic
London reports a British submarine sank a Deutschland type battleship on July 2 near the entrance to Danzig Bay. The attack occurred as the German squadron headed into Danzig Bay, with the submarine believed to have travelled from the North Sea via the Cattegat into the Baltic.
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London
Baltic
British Admiralty
Petrograd
Battic
Admiralty
Baltic Sea
Cattegat
North Sea
Bay of
Danzig
Hes
Danzig Bay
Right of Merchant Ships to Arm Is Defended in House of Commons
In the House of Commons Lord Robert Cecil defended the right of merchant ships to arm for self-defense. He noted long-standing usage allows armed self-defense and said several neutral governments had been consulted since the war began. British ships have been armed and trading with various countries since early in the conflict, despite German attacks on unarmed vessels.
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House of Commons
London
Robert Cecil
Carlyon W Bellairs
Robert
Bellairs
Wilson Kept Indoors by Rain While Reading Berlin Note News
President Wilson, sheltered from rain at Cornish, NH, spends the day studying dispatches on the German note and state business. He refuses to discuss negotiations or exact dates, noting only that messages from Lansing and other officials arrived from Washington. He stayed at Harlakenden House with family, later playing pocket billiards with Dr Cary T Grayson.
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Cornish
N. H
Wilson
Lansing
Washington
Gerard
Berlin
Burleson
Redfield
Lang
Harlakenden House
Cary T Grayson
Mine Wip es Out Trawler Cheshire
London July 9 reports the Grimsby trawler Cheshire blown up by a mine in the North Bea Wednesday. All the crew, except the chief engineer, were killed in the explosion.
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London
Grimsby
Cheshire
Bea
French government kept in power amid rare dissent
Paris July 9 the chamber of deputies voted confidence in the government with only two dissenters after an interpellation by Albert Favre independent socialist. Favre harshly attacked Minister of War Millerand accusing him of dictatorial powers and criticized the Dardanelles sanitary service and munition shortages citing Eugene Clemenceau. Premier Vivïan urged the assembly to show clear confidence.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Albert Favre
Favre
Miller
Dardanelles
Turkish War Ministry Reports Dardanelles Bombardments
The Turkish war department stated that artillery bombarded enemy positions near Ain Burnu causing heavy damage. Reconnoitering attacks near Seddul Bahr were repulsed with heavy losses. Anatolian coast batteries opened fire on enemy positions as small boats and auxiliary cruisers showed activity. A bomb dropped on an enemy battalion caused great confusion and losses. an enemy munitions depot was blown up by Turkish batteries.
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Constantinople
Turkish War Department
Dardanelles
Ain Burnu
Seddul Bahr
Germans Condemn French Prisoner Treatment Prompt Retaliation
Berlin reports ongoing German ire over French handling of prisoners of war. A cavalry patrol led by Lieut von Schierstaedt and Count Strachwitz received five year penitentiary terms for alleged theft of supplies after wandering behind French lines near the Marne. Several officers are in Avignon prison and treated as criminals, with others transferred to Spandau and Fort Entrevaux as retaliatory measures. The government warns that harsher actions may extend to additional French officers, while noting comparatively better treatment of German POWs in England and appreciation for U.S. diplomatic help.
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Berlin
Lieut
von Schierstaedt
Count Strachwitz
Marne
Lieut. von Schierntaedt
French Guiana
Avignon
Lieut von Sohierstaedt
Spandau
Fort Zorndorf
Kuestrin
Fort Entrevaux
France
Germany
England
Minnehaha Death Dealing Cargo Aboard War Ship
The Minnehaha carried 15 000 tons of war supplies including 1 000 cases of cordite 2 800 cases of loaded shrapnel shells 1 400 cases of trinitrololol and 176 automobiles 116 empty projectiles 1 058 barrels of lubricating oil hundreds of cases of rifles 230 horses and 560 hogs plus four large cases of firearms and 000 cases of loaded cartridges.
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Minnehaha
Freed at Pope's plea in Belgian minister's wife case
Rome reports via Havas that the Corriere Della Sera says Germany ordered the release of Mme Carton de Wiart after papal intervention. She is wife of Belgium's minister of Justice, jailed for correspondence with her husband and later said to be sent to Berlin.
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Tao Husband
Paris
Rome
Havas
Corriere Della Sera
Vatican
Germany
Mme Carton de Wiart
Mme de Wiart
Berlin
Montenegro to Refer Albania Question to Powers
London reports Montenegrin government will submit Albania’s future to a decision by the great powers. Austrian consul and Beaters expelled from Albania, escorted to the frontier. All Austrian subjects and agents are being arrested and interned in Montenegro.
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Montenegro
London
Reuter
Cettinje
Albania
Italian cruiser Amalfi sunk by Austrian submarine in Adriatic
Rome reports the armored cruiser Amalfi was torpedoed at dawn while in a reconnaissance in force in the upper Adriatic. Most of the crew were saved. the commander was last to leave as the ship sank. The action occurred near Istria, about 55 miles southeast of Trieste.
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Italy
Rome
Amalfi
Upper
Adriatic
Ministry of Marine
Atena
Pole
Istria
Trieste
Fire and death tied to Holt case in Dallas burial plan
Secretary Scull discussed letters dated about 1906 and newspaper clippings about murder and insanity linking Halt to Erich Muenter. An explosives firm reported Holt bought 100 pounds of dynamite, and Holt's body was shipped from Hempstead to Dallas for burial. An inquest was postponed due to jail guard absence. The burial site was decided for Dallas, with family conflicts noted as to Ithaca versus Dallas.
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Halt
Erich Muenter
Prof Munsterberg
Harvard University
Muenter
Holt
Hempstead
Dallas
Tex
Justice of the Fenca
Falaba sinking judged a German submarine act
Lord Mersey ruled in the board of trade inquiry into the Falaba disaster that the liner was torpedoed by a German submarine. Lifesaving measures were prompt and disciplined. The submarine made no effort to rescue and likely endangered itself. German officers and crew bore responsibility. Rescue boat crew praised for courage and kindness.
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Lord Mersey
London
Board of Trade
St Georges Channel
Thea
Britain protests arrests over British army volunteers in U S
Ambassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice sought a State Department definition of neutrality policies as British volunteers return home from the United States to join the army. Justice officials confirm criminal code bans enlisting to fight a friendly nation while noting no crackdown on returning volunteers. Indictments in San Francisco and Chicago signal a widening neutrality campaign with possible alerts in New York.
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Cecil Spring-Rice
State Department
Iawa
Great Britain
United States
Department of State and Justice
England
San Francisco
Germany
France
Italy
Department of Justice
Department
Chicago
New York
Big Offer To Roumanta
Paris dispatch cites Sofia stating a Vienna meeting included Drvor Bethmann Hollweg Gottlieb von Jazow Baron Burlan and other leaders to discuss Roumanian and Bulgarian positions. Roumania was allegedly offered Bukowina and Beasarabia for continued neutrality.
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Paris
Rome
Havas
Giornale D'Italia
Sofia
Bulgaria
Vienna
Drvor Bethmann-Hollweg
Gottlieb von Jazow
Strate Baron Burlan
Stephen Tlaza
Titu Maiorescu
German Breweries Cut Output Amid Barley Shortage
Amsterdam reports German brewery associations ordered a 60 percent cut in beer output due to barley shortages. Berlin and Munich municipalities convened councils to discuss measures to curb rising food prices.
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Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Munich
Germany frees Platuria in wartime convoy incident
Berlin reports the American steamer Flaturia halted by a German warship while en route from New York with petroleum for a Swedish port. She was taken to Swinemunde and released after US embassy intervention. the vessel then proceeded to her destination.
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Berlin
Flaturia
New York
Swinemunde
United States
Platoria
Gen von Sanders wounded amid Gallipoli command shift
London dispatch reports confirmation that Gen Liman von Sanders was wounded by Turkish soldiers as Enver Pasha has assumed command of troops defending Gallipoli.
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London
the Times
Mytilene
Liman von Sanders
Enver Pasha
Gallipoli
Holt letter reveals plan to end war after Capitol device
Daliak Texas July letter from Frank Holt, written en route from Washington to Glen Cove, outlines his plan to halt mass casualty events in Europe by pressuring ammunition makers and targeting the Morgan family. He claims to act alone under delusion, seeks God’s guidance, and warns his wife of potential death or prison, asking her to raise their children in peace.
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Holt
Capitol
Daliak
Tex
Frank Holt
O F Sensabaugh
Sensabaugh
Toy
Washington
United States
Glen Cove
Long Island
J P Morgan
Europe
J Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Wan Headea
John Smith
America
First National Bank
Dalas
Pees
Frank
Greek Ships Held At Gibraltar Reported Convoyed To Malta
London dispatches say the Greek steamers Thessaloniki and Janina from the United States were stopped at Gibraltar and convoyed to Malta for examination. Thessaloniki sailed from New York June 19 for Piraeus. No record appears in the maritime lists for the Janina.
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London
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Thessaloniki
Janina
United States
Gibraltar
Malta
New York
Piraeus
Jn- DmMa
Emden Raider Exhibition and French Campaign
A fragment describes the Emden being raised for display in Sydney and July Paris, with mentions of a US and Australian seizure context. It notes a German raider project, a French cruiser engagement, and a proposed government purchase of cargo as part of wartime actions.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Paris
Department of Defense
Unanimousl
Minister of Marine
Cruier
Saitat
Dama
America Line
Emden
Galveston
Tex
Germany
Victoria
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