Allies Beaten In Belgium As German Army Advances
British and French forces suffer a heavy reverse near Mons to the Luxemburg frontier as Germans push into Alsace Lorraine. German cavalry reach Roubaix near Lille while French officials report heavy losses and a temporary French retreat to defensive positions.
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French War Office
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Luxemburg
Lorraine
Alsace
Roubaix
Lille
Tsing-Tau
Kiao-Chow
China
Rome
Avalona
Nicholas
Russia
East Prussia
Copenhagen
Austria
Francis Joseph
Tourcoing
Bernalillo Fight Delays New Mexico State Convention
A stormy session in Santa Fe centered on Bernalillo county delegates as factions led by Eifego Baca and Charlie Chadwick battled the Andrews side. The central committee seated Andrews, with key speeches by Modesto Ortiz, Judge Rodey, and Nestor Montoya shaping tense proceedings and a later conference committee failing to reconcile demands.
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Morning Journal
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Catron
Hut
State Central Committee
Andrews
Ralph C. Ely
Deming
Bernalillo County
Baca
Credentials Committee
Court of Last Resort
State Convention
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Nestor
Vaca
Jesus Romero
Nestor Montoya
Eifego Baca
Charlie Chadwick
State Committee
Bernalillo
M. FE. Hickey
Hickkey
Modesto C. Ortiz
Ortiz
John W. Wilson
Modesto
Gregory Page
McKinley County
Rodey
Bernard Shandon Rodey
Congress
Central Committee
Modesto Ortiz
Secundino Romero
Romero-Baca-Chadwick
Charles A. Spiess
Mr. Spiess
W. H. Gillenwater
Frank A. Hubbell
Romero-Boca-Chadwick
Bernalilio
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National
Spiesa
Hunger Will Bring Peace In Europe Says Butler
New York Aug 24 Hunger will bring peace in Europe in the opinion of Dr Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University He expressed the view in a speech noting the conditions of hunger and hardship across the continent and urging concerted relief efforts by nations and citizens alike
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New York
Aus
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
San Francisco
Shinyo Maru
Pacific
Tdzumo
Beleluima War Toll and Economic Collapse Report
The Gstemd Chronicle correspondent reports Beleluima has suffered about 46,000 killed with no reliable property loss estimates. Industry is halted nationwide as no factories or coal pits have operated for weeks and no wages paid since August 1. Widespread poverty and distress prevail even in noncombat zones.
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Brave General Leman's Sword Returned by Captor
Amsterdam dispatch from Reuters via Auchner Post recounts General Leman, Liège forts commander, found amid ruins and nearly suffocated. German officers treated him with courtesy and General Von Emmich returned his sword in recognition of his brave conduct before moving him to Cologne as captive.
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London
Amsterdam
Reuter
Auchner
Leman
von Emmich
Cologne
Emperor Nicholas Moves as Russian Offensive Opens
Rome dispatch reports from St. Petersburg indicating Emperor Nicholas II has reached Russian army headquarters as forces go on the offensive in full strength. Large bodies of Russian troops penetrate into German positions, signaling a significant turn in the conflict.
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London
Central News
Rome
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Ample Funds for Protection of Americans in Europe
Secretary Garrison and the relief board report adequate steamship capacity for Americans abroad and improving finances in war zones. Reports from Berlin list funds and personnel sent to Cherbourg Oslo Amsterdam The Hague and Berlin with Red Cross appeals urging coordinated local donations.
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Uncle Sam
Garrison
Washington
Governments Relief Board
Europe
Breckenridge
War Department
Berlin
Hague
North Carolina
Cherbourg
France
Tome
Vienna
Schindel
Vinson
Phipps, Jr
Christiania
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Rotterdam
Hreckenridge
Williams
Antwerp
Tennessee
Transatlantic liner Minnewaska arrives with American travelers
The Minnewaska, an Atlantic transport liner, reaches New York from London with 241 passengers, most of them American. Crowds on the dock cheer as the Briton ties up after a voyage that began August 15. Mrs Horace Warden, a nineteen year old passenger, is noted as a principal in a romance throughout the voyage.
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New York
London
English Channel
Horace Warden
Washington women recall wartime heartbreak and aid
Mrs J B Hastyith of Washington recalls her sister the late Miss Smith who married Lieutenant Everett Warden of the British Royal Medical Corps before he served on Belgian soil. George D Smith, chairman of the American committee in London, says the group aided up to 10,000 Americans daily in early relief work and praised English assistance.
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Hastyith
Washington
Mith
Everace Warden
Brussels
George D. Smith
London
Montenegrin Troops Repulse Austrian Attack at Rahove
Dispatches report Montenegrin forces using bayonet charge to drive off Austrians at Rahove, taking 1500 prisoners and claiming 800 enemy deaths. Other items note Shinyo Maru drydock overhaul and expected Pacific transfer, Salandra signaling neutrality, and a Paris cabinet meeting on military situation.
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Rahove
Cettinje
Exchange Telegraph Company
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Portugal
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Willard
Spain
American Red Cross
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Germany
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Carlsbad
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the Hague
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Harvard
Charles Sherrill
Argentina
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Charles Edward Russell
van Sant Voorhes Merle Smith
Phillip Marshall Brown
Princeton
Londuras
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van Dyke
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