Peace Without Annexation Key to World War I Peace
The piece argues for a democratic peace without annexation or indemnity, led by United States and Russia. It condemns Kaiser Wilhelm II and Britain for imperial aims and urges US Russia alliance to stop Germany and England from aggressive terms, promising justice, lasting peace, and global welfare.
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Kaiser
England
Arabia
Mesopotamia
Asia Minor
Persia
Russia
Constantinople
Mediterranean
Germany
Europe
America
United States
Rusaia
Wilson
Tu- Tope
Washington
Republica
France
Belgium
Five Bandits Kill Policeman in Bank Robbery Attempt
Chicago July 13 Patrolman Peter Bourke killed when five bandits tried to rob the Chicago City Bank and Trust Company money car carrying $12,000. Bourke and bank messenger Edward Wyatt were in the front seat. Bourke fired first, was shot through the heart, bandits seized a bag with $100 in nickels, and fled.
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Chicago
Peter Boulker
Chicago City Bank and Trust Company
Bourke
Edward Wyatt
Wheat trading stops at Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago July 13. For the first time since the board’s founding wheat trading halted entirely. No transactions occurred in the first half hour and there were no bids or offers to set any prices.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Russian River Crossings Captured Across 50 Mile Front
In a broad front from Halfen to the Carpathians, Russian forces advanced crossing the Lomnica and Dniester, taking villages and key heights. They pushed enemy positions northeast of Bhilus and captured Lomnica crossings at Pershinsko while repelling attacks along the Hontka and Dniester lines, with several villages seized and guns captured at Kalusz.
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Kiselia
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Halicz
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Kalusz
Landstra-Lazhany-Krasne
Rosniatov
Dolina
Perehinsko
Caucasud
Berlin
London
British Admiralty
Wireless Press
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Galicia
Carpathians
War Office
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Smorgon
Bhara
Lutsk
Archduke Joseph
von Mackensen
Nidze Bianinz
Fight U Boat Till Oil Cargo Blazes
An American tanker Moreni fought a four hour battle with a German submarine off Spain on June 12. The Moreni, sailing from Baton Rouge to Leghorn, was struck as shells ignited its gasoline cargo. Four crew members were lost including an oiler, two sailors, and a wireless operator who died of heart failure. Captain Thomas Thompson and 43 crewmen arrived in the U S aboard a liner to report the incident.
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Moreni
United States
Thomas Thompson
Baton Rouge
Leghorn
Morent
Wireles
Drugged captors at German camp claimed by ex-prisoner
Dr A M Mars editor of L Avenir San Francisco arrived in New York saying he was held prisoner three years in a Luxemburg German camp. He said he escaped to Holland by drugging guards and wearing an officer’s uniform. He cited harsh treatment for French and English prisoners and deplorable food made from potato peelings.
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Luxemburg
A. M. Mars
L'Avenir
San Francisco
Holland
United States
Mars
Spain
Paris
Lightning Strikes Fort Sheridan Hit Officers Club Fire
Fort Sheridan, July 13. Eighteen officers and their wives were stunned when two bolts of lightning struck the fort during a cloudburst. The Officers Club, a large fort building, caught fire and was partly demolished as every company rushed to fight the blaze. A rear hose was torn in the drill ground 56 feet from the headquarters tower.
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Fort Sheridan
RHEIMS SHELLED AS FIGHTING CONTINUES ALONG MEUSE
War report notes violent artillery action southeast of St. Quentin and near la Rovere farm. German bombardment of Rheims with 1,600 shells reported. Air battles claim 9 German planes down and 8 Allied aircraft. British dispatch cites raids in northern France and Belgium with multiple aerial losses. A separate incident out of Cumberland, Maryland records a fatal horse accident in which Lester Hinkle was dragged to death after his horse reared.
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France
Queant
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Belgium
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GhisteNes
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Thourout Station
Bruges Dock
Canal Bank
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Ostend Harbor
Solway Works
Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge Mole
Paris
Parang- Filaln
la Rovere Farm
Argonne
Meuse
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Steenstraete
Woesten
Berlin
Western Front
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Rupprecht
Artois
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Ypres
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Scarpe
Pruday
Duke Albrecht
Cumberland
Lester Hinkle
Peru
W. Va
Binkis
Threat to Blow Up Bridge At Ouachita River Columbia
Monroe La July 13 Sept A R Taylor of Missouri Pacific Railroad said he received an anonymous letter threatening destruction of the railroad bridge over the Ouachita River at Columbia. Wage hike demands of striking maintenance of way workers were met. Six men including three IUOE organizers held on federal conspiracy warrants remain jailed unable to post bonds for threats against nonstriking employees.
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Monroe
A. R. Taylor
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Ouachita River
Columbia
International Union of Maintenance-of-Way
American Ships Sunk Confirmed by State Department
The State Department announced three American ships were sunk. The Mary W. Bowen was fired upon near Jury with all eleven crew landed. Hildegard of New Orleans was torpedoed July 10 and crew rescued. Massapequa sank July 11 with no armed guard aboard.
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State Department
Mary W. Bowen
Jury
Barkentine Hildegard
New Orleans
Massapequa
French Flag Flies as France Joins American Independence Day
The piece notes July 14 1789 when revolutionary protests in Paris inspired democracy. It recalls the storming of the Bastille and links Franco American friendship with banners raised atop French buildings. The story frames French support as a beacon for democracy.
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Samales Fia
Paris
Tedey
France
Great Western Democracy
Eux
Monarchist Revolt in Peking Ends After Three Week Adventure
Chinese republicans report Chang Hsun's monarchist forces surrendered at Peking after a two hour battle near the Temple of Heaven. Chang sought refuge in the Dutch legation as fighting continued in the Forbidden City. Telegraphed dispatches say quiet has been restored, volunteers prepare to reorganize government, and Li and Feng face a difficult path to reestablish the republic.
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Ladies from Hell to Stir New York
New York will host the Kitties or mothers termed ladies from hell by Germans as they arrive to pipe British subjects to the colors. Monday morning Gordon Highlanders 48th Canadian Infantry under Lieut Col Daring and McLean Highlanders 236th Battalion under Lieut Col Guthrie with bands arrive Grand Central and march to the fist's armory, to serve as barracks for their stay.
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Hell
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48Th Canadian Infantry
Dar Jing
McLean Highlanders
Holiday For Sammies 125 Planes To Soar In Paris
American troops in France mark Bastille Day with a proclaimed holiday and a grand aerial flotilla of 150 battleplanes to fly over Paris. Red Cross sets up canteens and dispensaries at stations for troops passing through, modeled on Mexican border relief efforts. Aerial and logistic preparations expand as U S forces continue crossing France amid warm welcomes.
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Paris
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Place Concorde
Lafayette Day Exercises Urged
New York July 13. The Lafayette day national committee urges a nationwide observance of Lafayette's birthday on September 6 1757 and calls municipalities and patriotic societies to hold exercises. The appeal notes French support for American independence and ties to the Marne battle, urging widespread participation.
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International News Service
New York
Lafayette
Lafayette Day National Committee
France
Frante
Marne
New York Guards Mobilize Monday for Federal Service
New York officials order the mobilization of nearly all state national guard troops at 9 am Monday to join the Sixth Division of the U S Army. Four regiments are temporarily exempt but may join later. The move preserves duty limits until August 1 when units enter regular service and depot battalions are formed under Adjt Gen Stoterbury.
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National Guard
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Federal Army
Tenth Infantry
Albany
Brooklyn
Fifteenth Infantry
Manhattan Borough
Sixth Division
United States Army
Adjt
Stotenburg
New York National Guard
United States
Stoterbury
Goethals Leads Effort to Speed War Ship Construction
Gen Goethals announces a sweeping program to commandeer and accelerate shipbuilding, utilizing remaining $550 million, with goals of 3,000,000 tons of new construction in eighteen months. He plans federalized yards, single-type production, and accelerated steel and wood ship output, while negotiating costs and potential congressional funding.
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Congress
Hough
Shipping Board
Lloyd's
Ita
Gen. Goethals
Mr. Denman
Fleet Corporation
Denman Aa
Union official shot. killer later harms self
In Lyndhurst New Jersey on July 13 Commissioner Arthur A. Clay once mayor was shot and killed by Health Inspector Michael A Healy. Healy then killed himself by slashing his throat at his home. The feud between them led to the fatal confrontation this afternoon.
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Lyndhurst
N. J
Arthur A. Clay
Union
Michael A. Healy
Healy
Plot revolt in Ecuador investigated by American agents
Panama July 13 report says American agents aided by the U S minister are probing a plot to overthrow the Ecuadoran administration led by Concha the ex rebel chief. The movement draws support from relatives of President Alfaro’s slain government opponents and centers on sentiments favorable to a pro American stance versus the present anti American policy.
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Panama
United States
Concha
Alfaro
Basia
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