Wilson Deep in Task with Holding Judgment at Cornish
President Wilson made slow progress on policy toward Germany's submarine question while staying mostly indoors at Cornish. He wrote steadily for hours after golf with Dr Caryl Grayson, reviewed German notes, and awaited a cabinet discussion before deciding on next steps.
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Borden at Cabinet Table Amid Empire Consultation
Britain plans to keep its promise to consult Dominion ministers on imperial war steps. Sir Robert Borden attended the cabinet meeting as Dominion voices are to be heard on all matters affecting the empire, reflecting the policy of Westminster consultation with Dominions.
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Allies Repulsed by Turks in Warship Supported Assault
In Istanbul on July 14 an official dispatch reported Turkish forces repelled a determined attack on both flanks aided by warships. The report claimed Allied losses, while not specifying numbers, marked a failure for the assault.
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Weather and tide table and regional forecast note
Today and tide data from the Agriculture Weather Forecast Bureau detail Washington region conditions for July 8 with cloudy, fair, and variable winds across states. A broad view indicates warm readings in mid‑continent and cooler NW and northeastern areas with scattered showers in New England and the South. expect showers along the Great Lakes and South Atlantic coast, generally fair elsewhere. Local report shows overnight low 73 to 76, temperatures around 70s in the day, humidity high and rain chances around 84 percent. river gauge notes for Potomac and nearby streams in Maryland and Virginia.
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Canadian Lines Wiped Out In Vain Attack At Stony Mountain
Ottawa reports official eye witness account by Sir Max Aitken on June 15 near La Bagse in northern France. The Ontatio battalion suffered 509 men killed or wounded including 20 officers while assaulting the fortified trench Stony Mountain. Officers fell one after another. bombs ran out. reinforcements were killed. the battalion eventually retreated under heavy fire.
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German Press Seethes at U S Reply to Wilson Note
Berlin reports show readers unhappy with Washington's stance on German submarine warfare. Rhine Westphalia Journal threatens to strike an "iron club" if America shields England. Editors in Berlin see US comments as unsatisfactory while hoping for further exchanges to resolve points. The note's proposals are viewed as practical by some papers, but others fear US accepts will affect neutrality and aim to disarm Germany’s grip on the war.
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Protests To Britain Denmark and Norway Action in Shipping
Reports from Stockholm via wireless describe Norway and Denmark joining protests over naval store blockades. A Swedish steamer Indiame was allowed to sail after discharging lumber tied to a prize court. The Norwegian bark Sirius bound for Narvik was detained at Kirkwall for inquiry. The Indianic, from Gothenburg, faced detention with part of its cargo sent to a prize court.
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Remington Arms Strike Halts Work At Bridgeport Plant
Bridgeport July 14 Workers at Remington Arms Company strike halting 100 machinists and 26 iron workers over a family union dispute. Company denies German sympathizer charges. Officials report eight hour day granted to about a thousand machinists, without pay cuts, but conflict over jurisdiction and leadership persists.
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Germany's Finances Firm Declares Favorable Outlook
Berlin July 14 A Berlin conference of Germanys finance ministers approved presenting Dr Karl Helf fertoh secretary of the Imperial treasury concerning the nations finance. War loan taxation and other measures to be submitted to the reichstag were discussed including taxes on profits from war material manufacture. Ministers agreed the financial situation is favorable and the nation is resolved to hold out for victory.
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Italy Sees Austria Hungary Sought Separate Peace With Serbia
A Rome semiofficial note says Austria Hungary first sought a separate peace with Serbia and then an armistice to pull troops from the Serbian frontier as Italy prepared for entry into the conflict. The leak deepens Italian concern, with officials reportedly holding proofs behind the claim.
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Submarines Give Warning Warn Crews to Flee Doomed Ships
Overseas News Agency item reports during June 29 British 3 French 1 Belgian and 9 Russian merchantmen sunk by German submarines totaling 125000 tons. Human losses were small as submarines gave ample warning and time for crews to abandon ships no resistance attempted.
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Two Seized as Spies in England Court Martial Ordered
London July 14 Two alleged spies arrested today will be tried by court martial on charges of attempting to obtain information about the British fleet. The British official press bureau announced the move in a brief dispatch.
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Roanoke To Get Temple In Shrine Expansion
Seattle report states the Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine established new temples in four cities and granted a delayed dispensation for a fifth. Fort Worth and Springfield were approved last year. Houston and Knoxville come into existence after a year. Roanoke will wait one year before its temple becomes active.
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German Reports Fair British Are Often Misleading Says Englishman
London July 4. A Manchester Guardian piece, titled The war in Flanders by a student of the war, argues German military dispatches are generally reliable after allowances for exaggerations, contrasting them with English official reports and noting English frankness declines amid war.
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Former Austrian Premier at Front Enlists Son in Dragoons
Paris July 14 Captain Leopold von Berchtold former Austrian foreign minister has enlisted as a volunteer in the eleventh regiment of dragoons whose member is his son and now fighting on the Italian front according to a Havas dispatch from Geneva. A Milan Roma Tribuna report notes the King of Bulgaria and Roumania offered services in the Italian campaign as volunteers while ministers urge intervention. A Bucharest student meeting denounces German agents in Roumania and a large public demonstration in favor of war is being organized by students and leading national societies.
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Italians and Germans Clash Over Wilson Note In World War I Debate
Reports from Petrograd Milan and Geneva describe heavy press activity reacting to Germanys answer to the American note on submarine warfare. Editorials in Novoe Vremya and Milan papers claim the German reply tramples neutral rights, mocks American diplomacy, and that the United States will soon face further exchanges or decisive action. Italian dispatches highlight Alpine fronts, captured trenches and ports, with Gen Porro praising Anglo French and Belgian forces while signaling strong wartime morale and movement toward victory.
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British airships in dockyard accounts reveal No. 16 in 1914
London reports show British dockyard accounts disclose airship No. 16 was under construction in 1914. Sixteen airships had been built by then, contradicting the belief Britain limited aviation to airplanes. The accounts also show combatant ships in commission valued above 870 million pounds.
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Chinese Syndicate Plans Shanghai Based Steamship Fleet
A Chinese capitalists syndicate led by Fong Sui is en route to the United States to arrange contracts for material to build five freight and passenger vessels. The new line would use Shanghai as a terminal with calls to Hongkong Manila and Honolulu, challenging Japan’s dominant transpacific routes due to space withdrawals from subsidized Japanese ships. Two ships may soon be purchased to begin service.
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Russia Retains Gold Exports Prohibition with Allied Exemptions
Petrograd reports the finance ministry issued a directive barring gold exports within Russia. Exceptions are allowed for subjects of allied and neutral states. The move aims to secure the empire’s monetary reserves amid wartime conditions.
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Kaiser to Rebuild Louvain as Modern German Town
Berlin report says Prussian minister of the interior visited Louvain and reviewed a German architect plan for reconstruction. The government intends spending 6 million dollars to rebuild Louvain as a modern town.
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Gov Stuart Reviews Elks Floral Parade
Los Angeles July 14 The Grand Lodge adopted a special committee report limiting state associations to constitutional amendments without endorsing candidates. A partial ritual report was submitted for next year. A floral parade feature was the Richmond Light Infantry Blues escorting Gov Stuart of Virginia and Gov Spry of Utah observing from the reviewing stand.
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Traps Set For U boats After Steamer Deception
Dispatch from Vienna reports July 1 a Greek man of war observed a suspicious small steamer off Taros Island. The disguise hid benzine cargo under hay while the vessel claimed Italian navy ownership and flew an Italian flag, suggesting schemes to mislead Austro Hungarian and German submarines and destroy them.
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Funeral of Dr J A Holmes to feature honorary pallbearers
Funeral services for Dr Joseph A Holmes director of the bureau of mines will be held Saturday at 11 am at the Church of the Covenant Washington with interment in Rock Creek Cemetery. Offices of the bureau will close in Washington and in the field as a mark of respect. Honorary pallbearers include Franklin K Lane Josephus Daniels William B Wilson Gen William Gorgas Peter M Wilson R Woodward Samuel L Rogers and Charles M Galloway. Active pallbearers are George Rice C I Parsons O P Hood G A Hulett T Day and C E Monroe all from the bureau of mines.
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Wheat rushes upward on Chicago market
Wheat prices surged in Chicago trading with July options jumping to 16 cents per bushel from 10 0 yesterday as reports of black rust infections in key spring crop states spurred buying for Europe and prompted a bullish market mood.
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