Torpedo Hit Liner Reported By Ship Officers
Summary of an incident in which the Hesperian was torpedoed near the waterline with reports of steel fragments and a strong odor of high explosive. Officers claim a 6 inch gun existed on board and no warning was given. U.S. officials urge cautious findings while awaiting conclusive proof of German submerine involvement. Two American stewards aboard were among those missing.
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Frost
Queenstown
Thay
Hesperian
Germany
United States
Allan Line
Francia J Dallas
Buffalo
Barney McMillen
Grand Rapids
Quinn
Dvinsk
Vilna
Grodno
St Chara
Pripet
Leopold of
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Mackensen
Rovno
Dubno
Sereth
Galicia
Petrograd
Serbia
Teutons
Save
Danube
Archibald to Return To America at Once From London
London dispatch says James F. Archibald will sail on the Rotterdam tomorrow and return to the United States to face State Department questioning. British and American officials offer no comment while Archibald still holds his passports amid possible seizure.
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America
London
Washington Post
James F. Archibald
Dumba
Falmouth
Rotterdam
United States
State Department
Holland
Strike Plan Would Hal t Steel Plant
Special dispatch quotes a letter from James F Archibald recommending strikes to disrupt Bethlehem Schwab steel and munitions plants in Bethlehem and the Midwest. He describes German aims to exploit labor unrest, calls workers white slaves laboring twelve hours daily seven days weekly, and notes a German registry office to place workers leaving plants. He asks Count Burian in Vienna to confirm.
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Bethlehem
Middle West
Dumba
Count Burian
Vienna
Dumba Defends Note On Munitions Case In Washington
Austro Hungarian Ambassador Dr Constantin Dumba explained to Secretary Lansing the letter to Vienna about withdrawing labor from U S munitions plants. Officials say President Wilson will decide if the explanation satisfies the issue of alleged law violations. A new decree threatens long prison terms or death for aiding enemy arms manufacture. Dumba plans an employment bureau for Austro Hungarians leaving munition factories and seeks U S Labor Department cooperation.
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Lansing
Vienna
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Great Britain
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Britain
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Dumbo
Jersey
Navy Yard
Politica
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Sing Sing
Financial
Airships Raid English Coast With Fires And Casualties
German air raid on England's east coast last night caused fires and casualties. Official statement says hostile aircraft revisited eastern counties Tuesday night and dropped bombs. Details and casualty figures were not yet available but will be released to the press as soon as obtained.
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London
England
Arabic Tried to Ram U-Boat Ship's Destroyer Report
Berlin reports an official account of the sinking of the Arabic by a submarine. The torpedo was fired after the Arabic maneuvered to ram, the U-boat commander claiming a military necessity to save his vessel. No official confirmation yet.
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Berlin
Hague
London
Presa Publishing Co
Roosevelt backs Allies praise for Britain and France
Special to The Washington Post from Montreal Quebec Sept 1 Roosevelt declared himself emphatically on the side of the Allies before a hunting trip to Lake Edward. He applauded Canadian patriotism and said French and British flags flying together show the two motherlands uniting for defense of the flags representing right and civilization.
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Montreal
Quebec
Roosevelt
Here
Lake Edward
Motherlands
German Official Skeptical of U-Boat Sinkings Mine Suspected in Hesperian Loss
Berlin reports express doubt that a German submarine sank the Hesperian. Officials cite no sighting of a U-boat or torpedo and a high water column typical of a mine. They note strict orders to spare passenger ships and hope to reassure Washington while pursuing investigations. Berlin expects no damage to US relations.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Hague
Ministry of Marine
Liege Hero Not Dead Despite Reports
Berlin reports German paper misquoted from Belgium claiming Gen. Lemann died of a broken heart in a German prison. Overseas News Bureau says the general is alive in Magdeburg, held in a prisoner’s camp and being treated. he is in excellent health and even read his obituary in good humor.
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Sayville
Overseas
Belgium
Leman
Liege
Magdeburg
Egyptian official stabbed at Cairo rail station
Fathy Pasha minister of pious foundations in the Egyptian government was stabbed three times by a ministry of finance employee at the Cairo railroad station. He fired at the assailant but missed. spectators restrained the attacker. Pasha’s wounds are not serious.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ministry of Finance
British sink cargo of Turks' big guns
London dispatch reports a British submarine in the Sea of Marmara sunk a Turkish transport carrying 28 centimeter guns from Constantinople to Gallipoli. An official Turkish war bureau note says the enemy bombarded Anafarta and Seddul Bahr without success, while Turkish artillery set fires in enemy trenches and positions at Anafarta.
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Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Say
Sea of Marmara
Constantinople
Gallipoli
Turkish War Office
Anafarta
Seddul Bahr
Russians Defeated on 25 Mile Front in Galicia
The Vienna war office reports a Russian defeat over about 25 miles near Brody in eastern Galicia. Russians evacuate positions and are pursued by Austro-Hungarian forces as Moscow signals shifting strategy with Joffre's Italy visit hinting at a broader allied move on both eastern and western fronts.
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Italy
Dvinsk
Vilna
Czar
Leopold
Pripet
Vienna
Brody
Galicia
German Aviator Drops Wreath on Pegoud Grave
Belfort France September 7 A German plane flying high over Chavanes an Alsatian village on the old frontier dropped a wreath bearing To Pegoud who died like a hero From his adversary The famed French aviator Adolphe Pegoud was killed by a shot through the heart fired by a German aviator he had attacked during a recent reconnaissance near Petite Croix
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Belfort
France
Chavanes
Adolphe Pegoud
Petite Croix
Armour Suspect 3 Nearby Mansions Robbed
Detective Captain Brien announced the arrest of Melville Reeves nicknamed the Skyscraper Burglar linked to a recent Armour home burglary. Reeves matched the description of one intruder who menaced Mrs Armour and stole 75 dollars in cash and 2385 dollars in jewels, with Mrs Armour to positively identify him. Reeves had been previously arrested for office building burglaries but released after a jury disagreement.
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Rome
Hhis
Naples
Chicago
P P Brien
Detective Bureau
Melville Reeves
J Ogden Armour
O'Brien
Reeves
Armour House
Armour
Petrograd Panic Rumors Of Riga Fall Spread
Reports from Berlin and Stockholm claim rumors of Riga's capture caused a panic in Petrograd. Crowds gathered at newspaper offices, arrests were made, and officials denied the rumors while saying defending positions remained intact. The piece notes alleged moves toward moving the emperor’s residence to the front.
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Berlin
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Sayville
N .1
Oversass
Petrograd
Lokal Anzeiger
Stockholm
Dvina
Nicholas
Nicholas in command of all Russian armies
Paris dispatch reports Emperor Nicholas I placing himself at the head of Russia's forces. Poincare replies he hopes for final victory and cordial French wishes. The move follows prior leadership by Grand Duke Nicholas, whose strengths and criticisms are debated amid wartime turbulence and ministerial resignations.
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Raymond Poincare
Russia
Galicia
Russian Polana
Warsaw
Orana
Gen. Soukhomoff
London
Germany
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