Austrian Peace Note Sparks Doubt From Allies
Washington officials await the official Austrian peace proposal text but deem it a German ruse to gain terms before victory. Taft calls a peace league meeting in New York. British Foreign Secretary A J Balfour says the Austrian note is not a genuine peace offer and aims to divide the Allies, offering little hope for a lasting settlement.
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Austria
Missing off Portugal sunk by diver
An Atlantic port report says the Portuguese steamship Teixoes was torpedoed in the north Atlantic five days earlier. Seventeen crew members arrived here today after spending days in an open boat. It is feared 35 others in three lifeboats may have been lost.
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Hinky Dink Ice Cream Parlor Planned for Dry Era
Kenna, known for 40 years as a Chicago beer dispenser, will open an ice cream parlor next year when the country goes dry. Bath House John Coughlin, ward political czar, once ran saloons and Turkish baths. Rival Pat ov Malley plans a flower shop.
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Kenna
First Ward
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Pat Ov
Malley
Coughlin
U S Soldier Pardoned Is Killed in Action at Front
Forest D. Sebastian of St Louis Illinois was among soldiers pardoned by President Wilson on May 4 after a court martial for desertion in France and was killed in action July 20, per an official telegram to his father reported from St Louis.
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Associated Press
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Fast St. Louis
France
Galway Castle Sunk By Raider, 749 Aboard Reported Missing
London reports the British steamer Galway Castle of 7,988 tons was torpedoed in a storm while bound for South Africa. Seven hundred fifty aboard, 85 passengers and 36 naval and military officers missing. hundreds saved by attending steamers as survivors land in Plymouth and nearby. Bodies of children recovered. captain and officers said to be aboard. The Galway Castle, built in Belfast in 1971, was registered at London. Page Seven continuation promises further details.
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London Press Rebukes Austrian Peace Note Berlin Trick
London newspapers view Austria's invitation to informal talks as a German ploy to buy time for reorganization of shattered troops. They condemn the peace offer to Belgium as a sham, calling the note insincere and a Brest-Litovsk scheme. The Daily News alone urges cautious discussion, while others demand full reparations and guarantees. The Telegram and Mail label the note a German tactic, insisting on contrition before any peace talks.
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Striking Negro Registrants Ordered to Camp Work
The Sept draft call lists 29 016 Negro registrants from 23 states eligible for general service and to entrain for national army camps Sept 25 to 27. Illinois to send 790 to Camp Grant, Conn 41A, Bridgeport munitions workers. Strikers vote to return to work after reading President Wilsons letter and promise to cooperate with the war board. They offer to pursue grievances through the Taft Walsh labor board and seek an early hearing. Secretary Baker arrives in London from Paris. Havana cigar ad.
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German peace feeler reported. British calm amid notes
London and Berlin echo Austrian peace note with cautious stance. Berlin leaders discuss the Austrian initiative as skeptics doubt success while governments weigh risks and potential concessions. London residents celebrate St Mihiel with public singing reflecting wartime morale.
Allies Take Three Big Positions in Macedonia
Allies move on Macedonia with three key positions outlined. A Swedish legation relay delivered Austria's peace note to the State Department as Secretary Lansing prepared a prompt public response expected to reject the Austrian proposal outright.
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Two Fliers Die In Brooklyn Engine Crash
Lieuts Chas Kinney Jr of Covington Kentucky and E H Austin were killed when their airplane from Mineola station crashed in Brooklyn. Witnesses watched the craft dive over trees and houses, crash in a backyard, and demolish the aircraft. The pilots had recently landed due to engine trouble at Prospect Park parade grounds before the motor failed again. Kinney belonged to Garden City L I and Austin was stationed at Mineola.
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British advance line north of Arras Cambrai road
British troops last night pushed their line north of the Arras Cambrai road and established posts near Sandy Cauchy and Oppy. The French war office reports capture of Vailly on the Aisne north bank east of Soissons and continued progress between the Oise and Aisne with Mont des Singes captured. Macedonian front sees lively artillery with raiding actions by Doiran sector British raids repulsed and two tons of bombs dropped on enemy encampments by French Serbian and British aviators.
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Allied Push Across Front Steady In France And Balkans
French and British forces push forward on multiple fronts from Vailly to Scarpe while Serbian and French units attack Bulgarian positions near Monastir. French advance near Vallina and Mont des Lignes as U S troops face Metz guns and air attacks. Serbian led assault secures Teak Vaetrenik Dobropolje and Sokol heights after heavy artillery prep. Allied air and artillery activity intensifies with 17 tons of bombs dropped on targets including Conflans and Saarbrucken as the Lorraine front remains steady.
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