Campaign to Adjourn Congress Draws White House Support
A campaign plan to adjourn Congress by October centers on Democratic speakers stressing improved industrial conditions and national issues. The White House endorses the move, aiming to keep speeches focused on federal policy while avoiding local issues and Prohibition questions.
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Egyptian banks denied gold for crop financing in Cairo
Paul Kuwbenshue, vice consul general of the United States in Cairo, says Egyptian banks normally import 30 to 75 million dollars in gold but cannot obtain it to finance the crop movement. The government has made National Bank of Egypt notes legal tender with the same value as gold.
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Not Hostile to Porte Baltic Ports Cut Off From Black Sea
The Russians argue that blocking the Black Sea entrance cuts Wheat exports and may push Britain France and Russia to open the Dardanelles for commerce not war. They fear Goeben and Breslau in Turkish waters and deny military necessity for shelling towns. Funston’s Vera Cruz response is praised for pursuing the guilty.
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United States and Egypt discuss saving cotton trade
At a London luncheon on October 8 officials from Britain, Australia and Egypt urged joint action by Britain and the United States to avert disaster in cotton markets. The plan includes valuing and purchasing cotton through Egypt's National Bank advances to growers, protecting small farmers from forced sales while rejecting aid to speculators. The United States is urged to safeguard its agricultural interests.
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French Fleet Raids Austrian Ports Blazing Lighthouses
An official French government statement reports Vice Admiral Hone Qe Lapevere led a squadron to the Montenegrin port of Antivari then appeared before Ragusa and Gravosa harbors. Austrian authorities fled on trains. French forces damaged Gravosa lighthouse and wireless gear while taking a few prisoners at Potrughthouse.
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Guns Spread Terror Across City Streets
Eyewitness account describes shelling and building destruction as bombs fell every few minutes. A family fled via pontoon bridge at dawn, navigating smoke, crowds, and fires from Antwerp toward Ghent, witnessing burning tanks and widespread chaos along the route.
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Aero Falls 4000 Feet Killing Two Aviators Chase German From Paris
Lomina Oet dispatch reports two aviators Noel and Emmer killed when their plane fell from 4000 feet during reconnaissance near Paris. A German aviator Gariex was captured and is prisoner in Bertin Paris after a chase by French forces. A blue German airship nicknamed the Stuk Doves approached Paris earlier, was chased by Unel, and disappeared to the north.
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Two French Torpedoboats Sink After Mediterranean Collision
A Reuters dispatch from Toulon reports that two French torpedo boats, the 338 and the 47, collided off the Isles of Porquerolles in the Mediterranean and sank. Both crews were saved, but salvage of the vessels appears unlikely.
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Viscount Acheson Wounded in London Guards Action
London reports Viscount Acheson, a Coldstream Guards lieutenant, among those wounded publicly. He married Mildred Carter in 1910, daughter of John Ridgely Carter, a former U.S. official. The Finance Ministry notes national defense bonds issue largely oversubscribed, with 4% to 5% subsidized transfers and franc advances to 15 francs.
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Will Report On Prisoners From Europe Mission
Chandler Anderson will depart London for Berlin to report on German prisoners in England and the condition of British prisoners in Germany. Chandler Hale will follow to Austria to inspect similar treatment. They will seek humane conditions for prisoners and report on hardships and food.
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Turkey Mobilizes For War As Turkish Forces Mad
Russian foreign office notes in Petrograd that Turkey moves toward war in Asia Minor near Batoum and Erzerum as Germany declares war. Despite mobilization, many reservists desert or avoid service, and Turks are said to face disunity among officers while Hussin aims at Dardanelles and Turkish Armenia. Turkish authorities distribute rifles and cartridges amid unrest.
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No Peace on Basis of Drawn War Says Imperial Statement
London dispatch reports the Westminster Gazette asserts Britain will not accept a drawn war with Germany. It argues Britain will employ any necessary political measures to crush German military influence and policy, pledging to act with its allies to ensure peace and safety. The piece emphasizes determination to prevent German threats, regardless of cost.
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Three Frenchmen Capture Two Guns And Rout Two Companies
Bordeaux reports a letter from the Aisne front describing three French soldiers who crawled near German trenches and seized two quick firing guns. They turned the guns on retreating Germans as two German companies fled, while recon corporals and a private earned rapid promotions for their daring.
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Convent Hospital Targeted as Germans Shell Antwerp Area
A Rosendaal dispatch reports severe fighting outside Antwerp. Shrapnel hit Erasmus Hospital on Fontaine Street, windows broken, and nearby Turnhout area homes destroyed. Germans reportedly retreat briefly. Ursuline nuns evacuated to Breda from Louvain near Malines where their convent burned. wounded were rescued bravely by Belgian soldiers.
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Use of Women as Shields Upheld By German Officer
Mrs Henry Clews, wife of a New York banker aboard the Lusitania, testified at Yck that in Carlsbad a German officer demanded finger tip imprints from Americans on the street. She recalled he claimed German soldiers drove women and children of the enemy before them in battle, saying a soldier’s life mattered more than theirs.
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British Red Cross party arrives in Copenhagen from Brussels
Thirty British doctors and 17 nurses of the Red Cross Society, expelled from Brussels after 36 hours in prison, arrived in Copenhagen from Germany via London. The group, released after their detention at a railway station, will stay two days in Copenhagen before continuing to London.
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Sunday Services Across area Churches In Washington
Sunday worship plans at Congregational First Church and other city churches include sermons by pastors Jey T Storking, Tewit Purcum, and Lec Vincent. multiple morning and evening services, Sunday schools, and Bible study meetings. in addition, a variety of denominational services and events at Flex locations across the Northwest area.
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