Carpathia Sunk By Three Torpedoes Off Ireland
London reports the Cunard liner Carpathia was torpedoed in the Atlantic off the Irish coast on Wednesday and sank. Five crew were killed. all passengers and most crew were saved by lifeboats and a rescue steamer. The ship had served as a troop transport earlier in the war and later brought Titanic survivors to New York.
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London
Atlantic
Carpathia
Cunard
Exchange Telegraph Company
New York
Cunard Line
Waa
Tyne
Newartie Pngland
S.A
Transport Baranga Sunk by German Submarine
The British steamer Transport Baranga, with Australian and other crew aboard, was sunk by a German submarine on Monday. The Admiralty announced the loss, noting the vessel’s 24 feet breadth and 29 feet depth, and listing the on board as from the British government.
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Susy
Admiralty
Australia
Gernae
Housing Architects Named For Navy Yard Workers
Connecticut and Washington firm names cited as architects for a Navy yard worker housing project. Plans include 300 small houses and 15 apartments across a southeast Washington site near the Plaza plot. U S Housing Corporation to review bids next week for the project featuring a temporary hotel facility.
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Navy
Pa & Waegamull
Connecticut
Lapay Department
Berlin Political System Assailed
Amsterdam reports severe criticism of Germanys diplomatic system, citing a Frankfurt Allgemeine article arguing internal reform is needed to fix foreign policy. The piece notes foreign observers see policy as a public quarrel among officials and ties the issue to Chancellor von Hertlings statements on the foreign minister executing the chancellors policy.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Ennelustan
Ayetem
Rewen
Frankfort
Crimany
von Hert- He
Bombs in Bodies to Kill Foe While Burying Dead
Lieutenant Frederick Timothy Murphy recounts his wartime view in France. He describes German tactics as fueling only hatred and condemns the use of bombs in the dead to sow more chaos, declaring that such acts reflect a cruel disregard for life and humanity.
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Hans
Frederick Timothy Murphy
United States Army
America
France
Ella
Negotiations Framed Around Subordinate Powers
The report notes that talks were constrained as foreign nations would object to proceeding with a subordinate lacking plenary powers, raising questions about who holds authority in ongoing negotiations and decision making.
Britain Faces Grave Strike Threat Across Coventry and Britain
London reports a government ministry of munitions notice that skilled munitions workers may strike next week. The move, tied to how labor is allocated among munition firms, threatens stoppage of vital production and raises fears of a broader crisis. The ministry says the dispute stems from government actions, not employer worker differences, and aims to resolve misunderstandings.
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London
Coventry
Ministry of Munitions
Iital
Frontline Advances Reported From Western Front Battles
Official dispatches describe French and allied forces advancing along the front west of Rheims and south of the Marne retaking Montdidier area, with gains in Roi wood and Courton wood. Italian troops report progress near Bouilly and Moulin d'Ardre, while raids yield prisoners and machine guns. Berlin notes a renewed Aisne Marne battle with French counteroffensive using tanks and heavy fighting crossing towards Neuilly and Chateau Thierry.
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Rheims
Marne
Montyoisin
Oeuilly
Roi Wood
Courton Wood
Moulin d’Ardre
Bouilly
Ean
Montdidier
Noyon
Woevre
Berlin
London
Aisne
Irvington man recalls Barbara Frietchie link amid war reports
Herman Wirtzsche of Irvington N J says he is the sole surviving male in Har Yara Freitsche’s family and proudly notes her fame as the woman who inspired Whittier’s Barbara Frietchie. The dispatch also reports Allied air and ground actions along the Marne and Rheims fronts, with French repulses near Mareuil and many prisoners taken northwest of Troesnes, surpassing twenty thousand since the 15th.
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Herman Wirtzsche
Irvington
N 1
United States Maine Corps
Herman
Har- Yara Freitsche
Stonewall Jackson
Patrick Street
Frederick
John Greenlest Whittier
Barbara Frietchie
Italians Raid Antivari Amid Seaplane Bombing Reports
Rome reports seaplanes bombed Antivari Montenegro causing serious damage to naval works and vessels with no losses. A British squadron bombed Cattaro Albania. The liner Elysia, 6297 tons gross, was torpedoed May 23 in the Mediterranean. crew saved. part of a convoy of twenty two vessels.
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Rome
Antivari
Montenegro
Cauwa
Naval Ministry
Antivar
Cattaro
Albania
Elysia
Atlantic
Anchoy Line
Mediterranean
Wat Nak
Allan's Foot-Ease advertised relief for tight shoes
An aged advertisement touts Allan's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for feet. It claims shaken into shoes or sprinkled in foot baths will ease tight or new shoes, relieve corns and bunions, and prevent blisters and callouses, urging readers to test this comfort discovery of the age.
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Allen
Allan
Fred Dreas Alien & Olmsted
le Roy
Daily Papers Probe Prices Washington Retail Steady
A joint committee of Federal employees plans a nationwide price investigation to prove whether Washington leads or lags in retail costs. They will study daily papers, divide the country into districts, and compile market reports from 30 to 60 days, targeting immediate action from authorities if warranted. Members include Beach, Payne, Ginder, Quinn, Steward, Ryan, Tewmeyer, West, Bulla, Burr, Swanton, Miller, and Horan.
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Washington
Wsereas Astetistica
United States
National Food Administration
District Commissioners
Congraaa
Citizens For Assistance
John S Beach
B W Payne
J W Ginder
Thomas H S Quinn
L C Steward
Carson Ryan
J Tewmeyer
Max West
Beatrice Bulla
Mary Burr
J Swanton A Miller
Misa Katherine Horan
Two Jail Breakers Captured in Baltimore
Det Sergeant Beckley and three Baltimore police captured two Washington jail breakers, plus two Baltimore draft dodgers, in Baltimore early yesterday. The Washington trio Clifton Holland 21 Arthur Ogden 25 and Alfred Johnson now back in Washington. Holland had one year of a 20 year housebreaking sentence remaining Ogden served months of a 15 year assault and robbery sentence Johnson fled seven years after a robbery warrant.
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Washington
Rm Washington
Baltimore
Beckley
Ioeal Detective Bureau
Clifton Holland
Arthur Ogden
Alfred Johnson
Canadian Draft Law Held Valid Supreme Court Ruling
Ottawa July 19 The supreme court of Canada upheld the amended military service act abolishing certain exemptions. The decision sustains the writ of habeas corpus denial for a drafted man. The ruling preserves the April 20 order in council and affects about 40 000 men in service. Chief Justice Fitzpatrick and Justices Davies Tuff and Anglin supported the legality with dissent by Idington and Brodear.
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Ottawa
Ont
Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Alberta
Charles Fitzpatrick
Louis Davies
Tuff and
Anglin
Order In Council
Idtington
Brodear
Hat firms fined for inferior material to soldiers hats
New York on July 19 Federal Judge Manton fined Peekakill Hat Company of Peekskill NY and Pamalee and Company of New ark NJ seven thousand eight hundred dollars each for supplying material inferior to contract specifications for soldiers hats. Two Army quartermaster civilian workers Peter Duffy and Arthur Gilson received eighteen month sentences at Atlanta for passing the inferior material.
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New York
Peekakill Hat Company
Peekskill, NY
Pamalee & Company
Newark
Manton
Army Quartermaster Department
Peter Duffy
Arthur Gilson
Atlanta
Protests Over Flags on Posters by American Flag Day Leader
E R Lewis president of the American Flag Day Association protests to President Wilson against government posters using the American flag as a background. He asserts the design violates the Ilande flaw law and laws of thirty eight states and four territories.
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Chicago
E. R Lewis
American Flag Day Association
W'tson
Lewis
Food Administration
Tax Rethink Proposes Higher Income and Alcohol Taxes
A War Revenue bill draft by the House Ways and Means committee favors a 10 percent minimum income tax on individuals and corporations, retains 4 percent for individuals, and considers lower exemptions. Members fear current rates won’t raise the projected eight billion in revenue and discuss consumption taxes and a gross sales tax on liquor amid prohibition worries. Some propose appealing to President Wilson for a veto if Senate prohibition passes to preserve liquor revenue.
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Congress
House
Ways and Teans Committee
Senate
Wilson
Plate men honor Gompers at Baltimore dinner
Plate printers presented Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor with a parchment copy once given to President Wilson. The gift included a photo and an excerpt from his Buffalo speech. Delegates dined in Baltimore with the Maryland State and District of Columbia Federation of Labor. Elections were held this morning and the convention would adjourn afterward.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Wilson
Buffalo
Baltimore
Maryland
District of Columbia Federation of Labor
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U. S
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Parker, Bridget & Co
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