Kitchener Appeals for Recruits in London Guildhall
British Secretary of War Earl Kitchener urges immediate enlistment in a fervent Guildhall address. He praises money and material gains, notes munitions progress, and calls on employers to release recruitable men while recognizing women's substantial wartime contributions. Lord Kitchener warns that large armies require vast reserves and stresses ongoing registration to identify eligible men aged 19 to 40.
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London
Earl Kitchener
War Office
Bress
London Guildhall
Guildhall
Joan
Ministry of Munitions
Fort Kitchener
Edward Carson
Lord Kitchener
Italians Pound Big Fort in Firella Advance
Italian guns from Fort Belvedere batter fort with 13 inch guns as Rome and Washington sources report. The fort, a major obstacle to Italian advance toward Firela and Trett, is attacked by Italian forces amid gunfire and telegraphic reports from London.
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Spesable
Washington
London
Pauly
James Jeffries
Matl
Rome
Belvidere
Firela
Trert
Teantiag
Funeral notices from a Maryland Washington area newspaper
Obituary notices dated July in 1913 1915 and 1918 list multiple individuals Crandall Grafton Porhee McGenee Mary Mempord and Edward Byrns with residences in Washington DC Laurel Maryland and nearby streets noting funerals at Congressional Cemetery Rock Creek Cemetery and local residences with interment details and service times in July on various days including Sunday and Friday with private interments and notices to relatives and friends.
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Eyons
Edward Byrns
Congressional Cemeters
Hines & Son
Kouriaagith Street
Crandall
Sopom
I Fiyteenth Street
Francis Asbury Crandats
Sophia
John Chom
Ninth Street
Congressional Cemetery
Wrafton
Wirst ‘Street
Fdwin W
Elizabeth Grafton Bargras
Cogne
Saurday
Rock Creek Gematery
Porhee- Sudienty
Isla
Negatow Farm
Laurel
Balti- Inera
North Carellan Pape
Cleyse
Win
Im Pridag
Mary Mempord
Wits
Dasvid
Larhoat Street
Benger
King Victor Emmanuel Near Death After Shell Slays Officer
Special Cable from Rome reports King Victor Emmanuel hailed a mountain gun fire from his position directing a sublieutenant in targeting a farmhouse sheltering Austrians. The farmhouse was hit and demolished. Moments later an Austrian shell exploded near the gun, killing the promoted officer and three soldiers. The king had just urged the lieutenant’s promotion after praising his marksmanship.
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Washington Post
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Victor
Turks Win Dardanelles Trenches as British Fire On Own Men
Constantinople dispatch reports Turkish forces making gains at the Dardanelles. British and French prisoners are taken, including very young youths and aging veterans. The British depicted as undisciplined and overexerted, with commanders using force to control troops firing on retreating attackers.
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Dardanelles
Bertin
Constantinople
Frankfurter Zeitung
Hag
British Hold Up American Ship Seizure Delayed by Censor
London reports continued British detentions of U S vessels with Muskogee detained at Kirkwall for examination after sailing from New Orleans to Gothenburg. Pioneer and Polarine released. earlier seizures of Shay and Froncer noted with multiple Kirkwall holds and later releases. Polarine tied to Marcus Hook departure and Kirkwall port activity.
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London
Muskogee
New Orleans
Gothenburg
Sweden
Newport News
Shay
Kirkwall
Copenhagen
Froncer
Klown
Marcus Hook
Papal Protest Demanded Over Belgium Crisis and War Atrocities
Belgium seeks a written Vatican statement denouncing Germanys violation of neutrality and atrocities. Britain presses for condemnation of Lusitania sinking, submarine warfare, gas use, and bombardment of unfortified towns. The Belgian envoy cites papal influence to restore Belgiums independence and vows public action if needed.
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Britain
Lusitania
Holy See
Belgium
Washington Post
Rome
Vatican
Gasparrt
Germany
Benedict
Henry Foward
Henry Agre
Expect New German Drive Near Krasnik
The Petrograd Times correspondent reports the Russians view the Austrian reverse near Krasnik as important but not decisive. German reinforcements are sent to regain initiative, so patience is advised and the success seen as a maneuver improving position without deciding the outcome in the Vistula region.
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Krasnik
London
Petrograd
The
Times
Archduke Ferdinand
France Seizes Suspect Ship Solberg in Marseille
French authorities seized the steamship Solberg flying Norwegian registry at Marseille. The vessel, linked to a proposed American fleet financed by Richard Wagner of Milwaukee and backed by German capital, was refused U S registry over questions of genuine transfer. Indirect ownership was attributed to Hugo Stinnes, a German coal operator near Essen.
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Solberg
Marseille
United States
Hugo Stinnes
Mulhelm
Essen
Germany
Richard Wagner
Milwaukee
American Transatlantic Company
British gains north of Ypres extend lines after bombing duel
Field Marshal French reports that after a two day and two night bombing duel the Germans withdrew along the canal. British and French artillery stopped counter attacks and extended gains with the capture of a machine gun and trench mortars. German losses are described as severe with prisoners already reported.
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Canal
London
Ypres
Sir John Franch
Forc
Ince
Hig
Belgians Wear Ivy Sprays in Silent Loyalty
Belgians defied a German order banning display of Belgian colors by placing ivy sprays on themselves. The act signified attachment and unity unto death, as Gen. von Bissing restricted personal adornment of national colors.
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Brussels
Belgium
von Bissing
Aden Threatened by Turkish Forces Across Interland
A British official report says Turkish forces from Yemen and Southwest Arabia, aided by Arabs and field guns, crossed Aden hinterland near Lahej and compelled a British force to fall back on Aden, endangering the free port.
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London
Yemen
Arabia
Aden
British Free Port
Preps
Lahej
Turkish Raid in Bulgaria Shocks Kavack Killing Local Officials
A Turkish band entered Kavack in Bulgarian Thrace, murdering the mayor's secretary, the head of police, and eight others. The raid appears organized to intimidate Bulgaria into backing down from any potential attack on Turkish Thrace, amid fears of Turkish insurrection among local Turkish residents.
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Washington Post
Athens
Bulgarian Thrace
Kavack
Bulgaria
Turkey
Thrace
German Note and U S War Tension Reported
A German note on submarine warfare prompts caution in Washington as officials await the official text. Officials fear Germany may refuse assurances, while the press hints at restrictions on unarmed passenger ships and liability avoidance. In Europe, Austrian setbacks near Krasnik to Lublin slow the Austro German advance as Russians exploit the gap, with Grand Duke Nicholas maneuvering to pin the enemy.
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Germany
United States
Lves
Gerard
U. S
Nicholas
Hla
British Army Loses Stores In Arras Bombardment
German reports say British army stores at Arras in France were destroyed by continued bombardment. The blast also destroyed the cathedral, removing an observation station for British artillery and forcing a shift in their positions.
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Arras
Berlin
Sayville
France
Overseas
Newa
Submarines Sink Russian Bark and Steamship Off Scotland
London July The Wilson Line steamship Guido from Hull to Archangel was sunk off Scotland by a German submarine. crew saved. The Russian bark Marion Lightbody, 2176 tons gross, left Valparaiso March 23, sunk off Queenstown. crew saved. The Russian steamer Anna from Archangel to Hull was shelled in the North Sea. crew abandoned at Peterhead and the ship remained afloat.
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Wilson Line
Guido
Hull
Archangel
Aussia
Scotland
Marion Lightbody
Queenstown
Valparaiso
Anna
Russia
North Sea
Peterhead
Dutch Accuse Germany of Blocking Belgian Food Aid
Rotterdam July 9 re ports that German authorities in Belgian provinces withhold food and relief supplies sent by the Belgian relief commission to compel civilians to work for the occupation army. The action targets Belgian civilians and has drawn accusations from Dutch authorities.
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Rotterdam
Holland
Army of Occupation
Commission For the Relief
Belgium
Kidnap and death amid family feud near here
Mies Shaw reported murder suspect J C Davis aged 22. Homer Wilson and John Wilson, his father-in-law and brother, are under arrest for killing Davis after a feud. Davis was killed when pursuing the attackers who abducted his 14 year old wife. The Wilsons and Mrs Davis were captured by a posse near Holly Ridge without resistance.
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Wilsons
Davis
Holly Ridge
Apology by Austro Hungarian Govt to U S Envoy
Vienna reports a formal apology by the Austro-Hungarian government to United States Ambassador Frederic C. Penfield after an abusive article in the Vienna newspaper Naues Wiener Tagblatt. The incident led to a reprimand for the official censor and followed Penfield’s inquiry into whether the piece reflected official Austrian policy.
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Vienna
United States
Frederic C. Penfield
Naues Wiener Tagblatt
Wilson
Penfield
Foreign Office
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