Baltic Drive Aims at Petrograd in Great German Push
The Baltic flank of von Hindenburg's armies reaches the river Dvina near Riga with Petrograd 300 miles away. The Russians defend Keyno and Dryina as Germans plan a broader thrust toward Petrograd. British and Russian press warn that Austro German plans threaten deeper into Russia while Dardanelles efforts grow.
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London
Baltic
von Hindenburg
Dvina
Riga
Dvinsk
Petrograd
Koyno
Warsaw
Russia
Dryina
Kayno
Bas
France
Belgium
Dardanelles
Balkan
Germany
Ententa
Bulgaria
Petrogradi
Napoleon
Berlin
Lukow
Zambrowo
Archbishop Ireland May Be Cardinal in Benedictine Plan
RomeAugust 12 The nas story says a council of bishops will follow with Pope Benedict creating several new cardinals. Among those expected to receive red hats are Archbishop Ireland of Saint Paul Minnesota and Monseigneur Beccaria private chaplain to King Victor Emmanuel of Italy.
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Rome
Benedict
I Ireland
St. Paul, Minn
Monseigneur Beccaria
Wing
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Italians Sink Austrian Submarine in Adriatic
The Austrian submarine U-127 was torpedoed and sunk with all hands in the upper Adriatic. In a separate action, Austrian torpedo boat destroyers bombarded Bari Santo Spirito and Molfetta in southern Italy. one civilian was killed and seven wounded with no appreciable material damage.
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Rome
Paris
Wasy Department
Bari
Santo
Spirite
Molfetta
Italy
Adriatic
Eastland Lift Aims By Friday As Pumps Resupply
Chicago officials pressed to raise the half submerged Eastland by Friday as four large pumps resumed drawing water from the wreck. Police kept crowds back on Chicago river bridges while derricks prepare to place the ship on an even keel and recover bodies and injured awaiting removal.
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Chicago
Eastland
Sequestration of German Millionaire Jellinek in Paris
Paris August 12 The civil tribunal of the Seine has sequestrated the property of German millionaire Herr Jellinek. The assets consist largely of real estate in Paris and the Rivera district and are valued at about 40 million dollars.
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Paris
Civil Tribunal of the Seine
Jellinek
Riverra
Perrin Denies Bank Funds Loaned by Chicago Man
Cedar Rapids reports Leo Perrin formerly a Cedar Rapids National Bank teller confessed to a $20 070 robbery then recanted claiming the money came from a loan. He implicated James Cagney of Chicago as the lender and detectives were sent to pursue Cagney. Cagney denied lending Perrin any funds and said he once resided in Cedar Rapids and bank dealings occurred there.
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Cedar Rapids
Leo Perrin
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Cedar, Rapids
Leo Perri
Cedar Rapids National
James Cagney
Chicago
Pertin
Cagney
Cameron
Peerless
V-Belt Company
Til
James ‘Ek
Warsaw Capture Told As Great German Victory
London Times quotes Warsaw dispatch noting the capture as the greatest German achievement yet warns against overstatement. It credits German bravery and Russian resource limits, says Warsaw fell not from poor Russian command but Russia’s delay in mobilizing resources. Evacuation was orderly with transports moving goods to safety.
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Warsaw
London Times
London
the Times
Petrograd
Russia
Goeben Torpedoed Near Bosphorus by Allies
A Daily Telegraph dispatch from Athens reports the Turkish battle cruiser Goeben renamed Sultan Selim after purchase from Germany has been torpedoed by an Allied submarine near the Bosphorus. The crew reportedly ran the ship aground in a narrow creek to prevent sinking.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Athens
Goeben
Sultan Selim
Germany
Turkey
Bosphorus
Five Die as Freight Hits Knights of Pythias Excursion
At Orlett Station near Columbus Ohio a heavy freight train crashed into a special train carrying Knights of Pythias Lodge members from Mount Sterling and their families returning from Cedar Point. Five killed and more than twenty injured, some seriously, as the excursion stopped for water. Freight crew believed they were given a clear track but collision occurred.
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Columbus
Fivoner
Knights of Pything Lodge
Mount Sterling
Orlett Station
Baltimore & Ohio South Western
Sourtéen Moiles
French airmen kill eight in German cities
An August 12 wireless report from Sterlin Baystint says French aviators dropped bombs on Zweibruecken and Saint Ingbert, killing eight, with small property damage. Zweibruecken, a 15,000 inhabitant Palatine town northeast of Nancy, is identified. Saint Ingbert lies twelve miles west of Zweibruecken. Berlin reports German airships bombarded Thames area ships and docks on August 1 0 11 with good results, despite British defenses.
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London
Sterlin Baystint
Zweibruecken
Saint Ingert
Hhentel
Bavaria
Zwelbruecken
Nancy
Berlin
England
Thames
London Docks
Admiralty
War Department Inquires on Munitions Output
Washington reports the War Department has asked American manufacturers for details on their facilities and potential emergency support. Officials seek to know expansion adequacy, continued supply to supplement arsenals, and readiness as Congress considers defense strengthening.
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Washington
War Department
United States
Army Oficials
Army Airmen Plunge to Death at Fort Sill
Fort Sill Oklahoma August 12 Captain George H Knox of the First Aero squadron was killed and Lieutenant R B Sutton his aide was probably fatally injured when their aeroplane fell five hundred feet The squadron had just been transferred from California Washington DC August 12 permits for shipment of 50000 bags of sugar beet seed from Germany to the United States have been issued by the British government after lengthy informal negotiations
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Fort Sill
Okla
George H. Knox
First Aero Squadron
C. 3
R. B. Sutton
Wa S.tatally
California
Washington, D. C
Germany
United States
Peace Plan for Mexico Outlined by Pan American Factions
Washington reports a three month truce offer from General Villa as a peace conference is urged. The Pan American appeal aims to unite factional leaders toward a peaceful settlement, with Secretary Lansing presenting the plan to President Wilson and awaiting Mexican replies within ten days to two weeks. Officials stress the inter American plan rejects force while prep actions like Vera Cruz remain precautionary. General Carranza’s protest letter drew no comment.
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D. C
Wilson
Lansing
Mexico
New York
Mexiccon
Carranza
Defre
White House
Vera Cruz
Carranzas Depu
Pan-Amer
Von Jagow May Resign Cabinet Post
German foreign minister Gottlieb von Jagow reportedly plans to resign due to ill health. Dispatches from Harape cite Kaiser’s desire for removal over the Austro-Hungarian note to the United States on war munitions exports amid mounting tensions.
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von Jagow
Gott Hob von Jagow
Harape
da Jt
United States
Ramsey Sunk In North Sea By German Meteor
London report says British warship Ramsey was rammed and sunk by the German steamer Meteor in the North Sea. The Admiralty casualty list notes officers lost in Ramsey sinking and two lost when torpedo boat destroyer Lynx hit a mine last Monday. thirty crewmen rescued. Ramsey had joined the British Navy in November 1914 as a merchant vessel.
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London
Ramsay
North Sea
Admiralty
Ramsey
Lynx
Thritish Navy
Yonhber
Carranza denial over foreign outrages in Vera Cruz
Secretary Daniels called for a complete report on conditions in Vera Cruz while noting no new foreign demonstrations. The Pan American conferees may find Carranza misinformed about peace plan aims after his Washington agents issued a denial. Atlantic drills into southern grounds for target practice around August 29.
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Ican
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Bis
Washington
Daniels
Atlantic
Chicago to Launch Catholic Daily Newspaper
Chicago Aug 12 a Catholic daily newspaper will debut as the Daily Estate on January 1, 1916. The project aims to serve Catholic readers with daily coverage from Chicago.
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Chicago
Chicacola
The
Daily Estate
Border Peril and Far-Reaching Draft on Border War
War department officials awaited General Funston's report on whether more troops were needed along the border to counter Mexican raiders. Governor Ferguson appealed to President Wilson for aid as conditions were perilous and grave, with about 17 000 regulars already stationed at Texas City and Brownsville and reports of Mexican conspiracies under the Plan of San Diego.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Funston
United States
Ferguson
Texas
Wilson
Texas City
Ninth Infantry
Laredo
Brownsville
Tex
Gandits
Wilson Meade
Rio Grande Valley
Mexico
Cameron
Hidalgo
Starr
San Diego
Hidalgo County
Mercedes
Army of Liberation
Rio Grande
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Frederick Funston
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Waterloo
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Aerse Gottier Vow
Sato
Ostranzistan
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