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Ernest Charles Pusey, one of the nation's longest living World War I veterans, died a little over a week after he was honored with a medal for his service to the country, family members said. He was 111. Pusey's death Sunday left fewer than 25 living U.S. veterans of World War I out of nearly 5 million who served, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. "I was deeply saddened to learn that Mr. Pusey had passed away. It was my privilege to meet with him," Gov. Jeb Bush said in a news release. "We should not forget him, and...

WASHINGTON--Winston Churchill predicted World War I two years before it broke out, Library of Congress scholars discovered in a newly unearthed collection of the British prime minister's letters. The letters to Churchill's cousin, the Duke of Marlborough, have not been seen in decades, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington said. As first lord of the Admiralty in 1912, Churchill updated his cousin on the war between Turkey and an alliance of Balkan states. Churchill took a stand against the Turks. "But the European situation is far from safe and anything might happen," he wrote. "It only needs a little ill...

Austrian Emperor to Take Command at Vienna Headquarters War Fever at Capital Crowds Cheer Outbreak of Hostilities and Demonstrate at Friendly Embassies Outbreak of Food Riots Prices Soar as Hostilities are Declared and the Government Steps in to Regulate There Manifesto From Emperor Forced to Grasp the Sword, He Says, to Defend the Honor of His Monarchy France Fears a Great War Army Moves to the Frontier - Belief in Paris That Russia Will Not Desert Servia VIENNA, July 28- Upon the issue of the formal declaration of war against Servia today Emperor Franz Josef gave orders for the removal...

American Blow Upsets Foe German Forces Flee When Our Troops Begin Forward Rush 15,000 Driven Across River Intense Fighting Continues, with Heavy Guns Roaring Far Into the Night Advance Costly to Enemy Slaughtered by Our Machine Gunners as They Debouch to Cross Marne on Pontoons ----- By Edwin L. James Special Cable to The New York Times Special to The New York Times RELATED HEADLINES American Force Joins in Taking Murman Coast: Co-operates with British in Occupying Strategic Points in Northern Russia: Co-operates with British in Occupying Strategic Points in Northern Russia: Now Moving Beyond KEM: Bolshevist Authorities Withdraw Before...