Dumba protests unfair treatment by U S censors
Austro-Hungarian Ambassador Dr Constantin Theodor Dumba defends his actions in a letter to Secretary Lansing. He complains allies have open wires and accuses U S censorship of denying him private communication with Vienna while demanding his recall for alleged role in strikes at munitions plants. He asserts no apology for sending the letter via Archibald and questions diplomatic fairness.
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Dumba
Lansing
Archibald
New York
Constantin Theodor Dumba
United States
Becaae
Washington
Dr Dumba
James F . Archibald
The
Vienna
Scandal Looms From Officer's Trial Over Jewel Theft
London reports sensational revelations expected after Capt Georges receives a twelve year sentence for shooting Detective Young during an illicit relations case. He claims knowledge of who stole the Knights of St Patrick jewels from Dupin castle in 1907, worth about 360000, including the grand master’s collar and star.
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Georges
St. Patrick’s
Secial
Washington
London
Detective Young
Order of the Knights of St Patrick
Dupiin Castle
George
Dumba Returns to Lenox Amid Absence
Austro-Hungarian Ambassador Constantin T Dumba arrived in Lenox Mass returning by train from New York after several days away. He declined to estimate his stay length or to issue a statement. His secretary, who had accompanied him to Washington recently, met him at the summer embassy.
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Lenox Mass
Constantin T Dumbs
New York
Lenox
Dumbas
Dumba
Washington
Plan to Crush Serbia and the Balkan War Drift
Berlin reports a bold Austro German plan to strike through Serbia into Bulgaria to end the war early. Vienna and Berlin expect a swift Balkan stroke to link empires from the Baltic to the Bosphorus with Bulgaria likely to join the central powers if attacked or pressured by Romania. Diplomatic moves in Romania and Bulgaria shift loyalties as Greece stubbornly guards Macedonia.
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Central Empire
Berlin
Vienna
Roumania
Carl W.ackerway
United Press State
Balkans
Serbia
Bulgaria
Balkan
Turkey
Austria
Germany
Baltic
Bosphorus
Romania
Macedonia
Greece
U.S. Moves Toward Recognizing Mexican Government
Secretary Lansing and Latin American diplomats meet in New York to discuss formal recognition of a Mexican government. A Washington conference in three weeks will decide which faction earns recognition based on their ability to protect lives and property, with Villa’s forces threatening Obregon and Carranza's standing.
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Lansing
Wilson
New York
United States
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
Bolivia
Uruguay
Guatemala
Mexico
Militar Situatan
Obregon
Carranza
Torreon
Fae
Home Office
Germany
Turks Killling a Nation Leads for American Help
Aneurin Williams M P and chairman of the British Armenia committee warn that unless the Turkish government is stopped the Armenians in Turkey may face virtually extermination within weeks. They call on the German government to act and on Americans to press for relief as hundreds of thousands suffer in the desert and millions face possible annihilation.
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Washington Post
London
Turkey
Aneurin Willame M. P
British Armenia Committee
Wilson Alters View On Big Allied Loan In 1915
Berlin dispatches reveal German insistence on rapid diplomacy via Ambassador von Bernstorff and broad powers to negotiate with Secretary Lansing. The interest centers on Dumba’s diplomatic cables, public confrontation, and a proposed $1 billion loan to the Allies, with observers noting a shift in President Wilson’s neutrality stance.
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Dumba
Germany
Wilson
Treasure found by French soldiers in Champenoux trench
In the forest of Champenoux Nancy France soldiers uncovered an early seventeenth century coin hoard buried during France’s Lorraine entry under Louis XII. Under law half goes to the state and half to the soldiers. The prefect will arrange auction for the soldiers share. the remainder goes to the Nancy museum.
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France
Champenoux
Lorraine
Louis XII
Foraker Ill. Operation Delayed to Tomorrow
Former U S Senator Joseph Benson Foraker remains in serious condition and a planned surgical operation was postponed to tomorrow. A bulletin notes he is resting comfortably tonight as of the day’s report. Travel options show fares from Harpers Ferry Martinsburg Berkeley Springs Cumberland to Baltimore and return from Union stations, with Sunday September 26 as the travel date.
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Turkey
Bulgaria
Balkan
Washington Post
Cincinnati
Ohio
Joseph Benson Foraker
Harpers Ferry
Martinsburg
Berkeley Springs
Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio
Union
Germans to Study Arabic Sinking Evidence and Warns on Ships
Berlin quotes Foreign Minister von Jagow saying Germany will carefully examine Washington’s report on the Arabic sinking. He warns that enemy passenger steamers respecting the maritime code will not be attacked without warning, while classifying ships and awaiting Britain’s response.
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von Jagow
Germany
Washington
British Jail American Registered by False Name
London Sept 18 a three month hard labor sentence was imposed on an American who gave himself as Charles B Prax of Flint Michigan claiming to be an inventor and escapee from a German camp He was arrested Sept 2 under alien registration charges and his real name was said to be Curran He faced deportation after his term and had sought Canadian enlistment in England while claiming to have discovered liquid fire gases in Detroit in 1913 Also reported is Charleston police involvement following a London inquiry and a disconnected note about Pray’s alleged letters and press articles.
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Charles B Prax
Flint Mich
Curran
Charleston
Pray
Edward F Curran
England
Newportersia
Cassandra
Glasgow
Birkenhead
Westinghouse Company
Evenmeers
Germany
Detrot Mich
Charles B Pray
Cantwell
Offer of Peace Seen by Berlin on Turkey
Berlin reports interpret Earl Kitchener speech as an offer in disguise for a separate peace with Turkey. Over seas News Agency notes England failed to force the Dardanelles, contrasting Asquith’s wartime stance. Kitchener cites demoralization and Turkish tactics as superior to German methods, suggesting a shift in wartime diplomacy.
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Tuckerton Jr
Tages Zeitung
Earl Kitchener
Turkey
England
Dardanelles
Asquith
House of Lords
Thursdas
Burl Kitchener
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