Sixteen Militant Suffragists Begin Jail Term at Occoquan
Sixteen prominent suffragists were sentenced by Judge Mulloway for picketing the White House gates. They entered Occoquan for 60 days of hard labor with $25 fines each, were stripped of luxuries, clothed in gray prison outfits, and began meals under matron supervision. President Wilson reportedly refused to intervene. Names of the women and their residences are listed.
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United States
Occoquan
Mulloway
White House
German ships attacked by British destroyers near Dutch coast
London reports four German steamers captured by British destroyers in the North Sea. Two of the group reached shore badly damaged and three later forced back to Rotterdam. Dutch anger grows as Eyewitnesses claim ships were attacked off the coast, violating Dutch waters. investigations ongoing.
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Associated Press
London
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North Sea
Pellworm
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Marie Horn
Heins Blumberg
Reuter
Ymuiden
Jurvis
Amsterdam Handelsblad
Chronology of Pickets From Original Arrests To Occoquan
Chronology details a sequence of arrests and releases linked to picketing the White House and protests at the Capitol. It notes banners deemed seditious, multiple arrests from June 20 to July 14, with sentences ranging from days in jail to two months in the Occoquan workhouse, and militants continuing to arrive for resumed picketing.
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Occoquan
White House
Rus- Kam Mission
Mulloway
Defini
Lieut Thaw Wins Thrilling Combat Inflight
Twelve thousand feet above ground Lieut William Thaw of the Lafayette Esces drill engages a German friar in aerial combat. Thaw reportedly shot the mechanician, then pursued and finished the Teuton pilot as he descended within a short distance of the ground.
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Lafayette Eseces
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Garman
Teuton
Draft plans for British cabinet shift and US draft debate
The article reports on British cabinet changes with Winston Churchill becoming minister of munitions and Montagu named for India, plus US draft rules work led by Baker and Crowder. It notes Senate complaints about drafts do not halt law, while Congress debates alien quotas and potential reforms.
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Baltimore Captain F Hisch flees to Germany on small ship
Captain Frederick Hinsch who led marine work for the Deutschland in the U S escaped to Germany. He left South Amboy on a 200 ton sailing vessel with three crewmen and reached Bremen four weeks later. Authorities note prior surveillance and his role in German naval reserves and intelligence.
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Dictator likely in few days for Germany says British
London July 17 The British government views Germany's political shift as a victory for reactionaries. Dr George Michaelis may become imperial chancellor as a prelude to a dictatorship. General von Ludendorff is the probable future dictator, with von Judendorff named as likely choice. The food outlook worsens in Austria and Germany, Germany facing 40 percent of normal output, Austria worse, reflecting desperate conditions.
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Tuan Now Premier and War Minister
Tuan Chi fu i has definite ly taken the premiership and the war portfolio in Peking. President Li Yuan Hung resigns, enters a French hospital, and su ffers an internal complaint amid a fatal incident at his residence. Wang-Tah-Sieh becomes foreign minister. Liu Kuang-Hsun returns as navy head.
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Redmond in London Won’t Resign Seat
London report says John Redmond in London over two days but not in Commons. He will return to Ireland and does not plan resigning leadership or prompting resignations to affect Sinn Fein verdict. Nationalists acknowledge grave position and poor prospects in a general Irish election.
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Enver Pasha Cabinet Resigns Amid Turkish Rift
London dispatch reports that Enver Pasha presented a long report on reforms but Talaat Pasha opposed it, triggering cabinet resignations to the sultan. The Times notes Enver’s influence waning as Talaat consolidates power, while Rakhmi Bey of Smyrna rises in influence and aligns with independence from German policy.
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Etna Causes New Panic After Brief Eruption
Mount Etna eruption near Catania Sicily sparked panic as lava columns surged to 2,560 feet and flowed for 25 minutes, burying the surrounding area with 10 to 20 feet of lava within a mile radius. Prof Pond, a volcanic expert, notes the record lava discharge.
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Fusion ticket headed by Mayor Mitchel endorsed in New York
The fusion committee of 1917 unanimously endorsed a municipal ticket led by Mayor John Purroy Mitchel and Comptroller William A. Prendergast at a meeting in New York City. William Hamlin Childs announced Mitchel and Prendergast had agreed to run again.
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William Hamlin Childs
William A. Prendergast
Draft Plans Are Finished and British Cabinet Shifts
A brisk roundup covers a range of 60 day term debates for militants and shifts in the British cabinet. Reports note Kaliser’s allies may desert and four quit Petrograd cabinet as observers predict dictatorship in Germany and halted ship building. Dr E B Pratt resigns while a Senate outing addresses wheat price. French gains near Verdun and Russian defeats in Galicia are logged alongside various domestic concerns.
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Canada
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Vrooman
T—Soriety
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News of Alexandria
Wilson
Laurier Faces Election Move Over War Time Tax Scandal
Ottawa reports Premier Borden asks Britain to extend Parliament by a year to avoid an earlier election. Sir Wilfrid Laurier opposes the extension amid grave revelations of tax mismanagement and perceived failures in arming Canadian soldiers, fueling calls for change.
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Four Quit Cabinet in Petrograd Chiat
In Petrograd on July 17 three cadet ministers A I Shingaroff Manuelof and Prince Shakovsky resigned after a rift over Ukraine policy prompting a special session of the council of ministers. Acting minister Stepanoff also quit as tensions rise over Ukraine and a later note confirms further resignations and ministerial discontent.
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Russia Embracing Part of the Territories of the Old Kingdom of
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