Desperate battle 10 advances on austrian frontier
Desperate fighting continues along the Austrian frontier with Russian forces claiming gains east of Lemberg and near Podgorz. The St Petersburg war office reports thousands of prisoners and captured guns as German and Hungarian units face heavy losses and Danzig's population flees to Berlin.
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London
St. Petersburg
Reuter Telegram Company
East Prussia
Russian War Office
Thorn
Graudenz
Vistula
Lemberg
Galicia
Podgorz
Zolokia
Tomacheff
Lublin
Russian Poland
Daily Mail
Muhlen
Allenstein
Danzig
Berlin
Austria
Russia
Reuter Telegram
St Petersburg
Russian
Poland
Russians Break German Resistance At Gumbinnen East Prussia
A Daily Telegraph correspondent reports the battle of Gumbinnen in east Prussia where Russian forces broke German lines after a fourte en hour fight. The Russians captured 30 guns and 36 limbers. a Russian commander was mortally wounded and buried as orders were given.
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Novoe Vreginas
Gumbinnen
East Prussia
Koenigsberg
Liedenthal
Pilkillen
Tsth
Russian forces hold line in Galicia amid heavy fighting
Reports describe continued fierce combat as Russian troops struggle to dislodge enemy positions near Tomacheff and advance toward Lemberg Galician frontiers. Russians claim capture of caissons guns quick firers and a flag amid clashes around Kamionka Glintany Przemyshiny and Upraukevitge.
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Tomacheff
Lemberg
Galicia
Kamionka
Glintany
Przemyshiny
Upraukevitge
Conditions Improve Report From Paris Cable
The French embassy relays a Paris cable noting the Somme to Vosges line steady as of Aug 28. German prisoner testimonies indicate heavy losses with two regiments merged. Russian forces capture Allenstein and invest Koenigsberg as a general battle rages across Galicia between the Vistula and Lemberg. Berlin reacts with great emotion at the Russian advance and refugee arrivals.
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Washington
Paris
Somme
Vosges
Allenstein
Koenigsberg
Vistula
Lemberg
Berlin
Prussia
Capture of Koenigsberg Claimed by Russians
London report from St Petersburg says Russian forces, in the pursuit of the German army, broke into Koenigsberg East Prussia during the confusion and gained control of the city and fortress.
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London
The
Chronicle
St. Petersburg
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
German Reports Say Dead Are Heaped on Prilled Fields
Berlin reports via wireless that Allenstein in East Prussia shows the German army pressing the Russians with Russian endurance described as terrific. Corpses lie on the battlefield and many prisoners are taken, including a Russian general.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Sayville
L. A
Allenstein
East Prussia
Koenigsburg
St Petersburg Reports Advance into East Prussia
A dispatch to the Observer from St Petersburg states German railways in east Prussia are laid to Russian gauge and through communication exists between St Petersburg and Insterburg near Gumbinnen. The report claims Russians need not risk lives to capture Koenigsberg as it is easily isolated and Russia has mobilized more men than previously.
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St. Petersburg
East Prussia
Insterburg
Gumbinnen
Koenigsberg
Russia
Prisoners and captured guns reshaped fronts in World War II
Reported troop movements describe a thousand Austrian prisoners reaching Kiev and about eight hundred Germans sent to Moscow. Captured field guns are moved to Vilna Kiev and Moscow, with several batteries handed to regiments at the front for use against their former owners.
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Kiev
Moscow
Vilna
Maxine
Germans Claim to Have Defeated the Russians
Berlin reports from German headquarters a twofold victory. The Tageszeitung says English forces were defeated at St Quentin with heavy losses as German cavalry blocked their retreat. Von Kluck’s army pursues while Handenberg’s troops repelled a five corps Russian army in East Prussia and pushed the enemy beyond the frontier.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
London
Deuches Tagesche-Tages-Zeitung
St. Quentin
von Kluck
Prussia
von Handenberg
Gilgenburg
Orteisberg
East Prussia
Naval Battle Off Heligoland Dismissed by Berlin Report
Berlin dispatch says the naval engagement near Heligoland is treated by the press as insignificant and unable to affect the general situation. The statement was received by Marconi Wireless Telegraph company in London.
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London
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
Berlin
Helicoland
British Seize German Port in Southern Seas
The official information bureau announced Apia, a seaport and capital of the German part of Samoa, surrendered on August 29 to a British force from New Zealand. Apia is the region's commercial hub with churches, schools, and a Missionary Society training college.
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OY Morning Journal
London
Aue
Official Information Bureau
Apia
Upolu
Samoan Islands
New Zealand
U S Well Not Object to Change of Rule in Samoa
Diplomat observers in Washington say the United States would likely not object to transferring sovereignty of Apia and the island of Apolo from Germany to Britain if British occupancy becomes permanent. They note U S concern would rise if Japan seized German Pacific possessions. The preference is for Britain to hold domain over Samoa rather than Japan.
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Washington
United States
Apia
Apolo
Pacific
Hawaii
American Pacific
Great Britain
Japan
Troop Calls and Coastal Landings Reported in War Bulletins
London dispatch notes Japanese troops landed at several Pacific coast points near Kino Chow. Paris announces 1914 class call up and expansion of reserves. An official statement says German right wing advances forced yielding ground on the left. Apia, Samoan capital, surrendered to a British force from New Zealand.
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London
Daily Mail
En- Tsin
Kino-Chow
Paris
Ministry of War
German Aiman Drops Bombs in Paris With Little Damage
A German airman drops bombs on Paris causing alarm but limited physical damage as the French capital remains largely tranquil during the bombardment. The incident underscores the tense air war over the city and its defensive responses.
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Aiman
Paris
German air raid hits near Paris landmarks
A German plane at 6 000 feet dropped bombs over northeastern Paris at 1 30 pm near N Rat station the military hospital Quai de Jemmapes Rue Ricolett Place de la Republique and near Saint Laurent church The blast caused no reported damage Parisians remained calm amid recurring threat with major hospitals prisons churches and theaters in the area as targets
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Paris
N’ Rat
Quai de Jemmepes
Rue Ricollet
Place de la Republique
Church of St. Laurent
German Aviator Bombs Paris as City Awaits Fall
A German pilot named Lieut. Von Heidssen dropped five bombs over Paris in the afternoon, striking the densely populated district and wounding two women. He unfurled manifestos declaring the German army at the gates of Paris and urged surrender.
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London
Paris
Exchange Telegraph Company
von Heidssen
Government Takes Over Wireless in Panama
The United States has taken over the wireless telegraph station in Panama to preserve canal neutrality. All private wireless stations are discontinued. President Porras signed a decree granting perpetual complete U S control of wireless in Panama at the urging of American minister William J. Price.
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Morning Journal
Panama
Panama Canal
United States
William J. Price
Porras
Bishop McIntyre Dies in Chicago Hospital
Bishop Robert McIntyre head of the Methodist Episcopal diocese covering Oklahoma Texas and part of Kansas died in Wesley hospital Chicago after medical complications. He was a noted lecturer author and poet. The clergyman had been ill with a carbuncle.
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Chicago
Robert McIntyre
Methodist Episcopal
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Wesley Hospital
Leipzig Said To Be Captured Or Destroyed
Rumors from Victoria and Vancouver suggest the German cruiser Leipzig was sunk or captured off Vancouver Island. Authorities admit she is no longer a menace to Allied shipping in the North Pacific, leaving whether she crossed the Pacific or was put out of action.
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Morning Journal Special
Wash
Victoria
Vancouver
B. C
Leipzig
Vancouver Island
Miquimault Naval Station
North Pacific
Pacific
Leipzig Sightings Near Golden Gate Spark Naval Gossip
The Leipzig was last seen off the San Francisco area about two weeks ago while cruising near the Golden Gate awaiting coal, with locals speculating a voyage to the Samoan islands. Reports tie the German cruiser Nuremberg to similar plans, while the Montcalm cleared to Buenos Aires on July 20.
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Golden Gate
Samoan Islands
Nuremberg
Montcalm
Buenos Aires
Toulon
Pacific
Henry Opposed to National Prohibition and Woman Suffrage
Washington Aug 20 Rep Robert L Henry Texas chairman of the house rules committee declares he will resolutely oppose national prohibition and any amendment to grant woman suffrage. He argues that Webb bill shifts liquor control back to states and opposes surrendering state police powers to federal authority.
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Robert L. Henry
Texas
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J. W. Gambreil
Dallas
Texas Anti-saloon League
Webb
Prohibition
Rules Committee
Congress
Turkey May Declare War on Greece Soon
London dispatch cites The Daily Telegraph noting Turkey may declare war within days or hours as the triple entente fails to ease tensions. German officers bolster Constantinople forces amid plans to seize Macedonian and Aegean holdings, with a warning that war would draw a fleet against Turkish and German ships.
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Omy Morning Journal
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Daily Telegraph
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Macedonia
Aegean
Balkan States
Greece
Triple Entente
French Embassy Denies German Air Raid Claim on Nuremberg
The French embassy issued a statement denying an interview attributing to Count Bernstorff, the German ambassador, that French airplanes bombarded Nuremberg on the war’s first day. The embassy called the accusation palpably unjustified and noted the city’s fate is immaterial to the conflict.
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Morning Journal Special
Washington
Count Bernstorff
Nuremberg
United States urged to save Masaryk from Austria
The Bohemian American Press Association telegraphed the secretary of state requesting that the United States appeal to Austria to spare the life of Professor Thomas Garrigue Masaryk a Bohemian member of parliament. Masaryk toured the United States years ago at the invitation of Charles R. Crane of Chicago.
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Professor Masaryk
Chicago
Aus
Bohemian- American Press Association
Secretary of State
United States
Austria
Thomas Garrigue Masaryk
Masaryk
Charles R. Crane
Chi- Cao
Paris Prepares for Long Siege as German Threat Looms
Paris rushes to reinforce defense as German siege looms. A military decree orders evacuation and destruction within four days in zones near forts. State warehouses stockpile food while Bois de Boulogne becomes a large dairy pasture amid wartime preparations. City residents, including many poor families, face upheaval with stoic acceptance.
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Morning Journal
Paris
Bois de Boulogne
British Retirements Reported After Heavy Battle
French war office notes German right wing advance forcing French left to yield. Lord Kitchener details British operations in Belgium and France from August 23 to 26 with about 6000 British deaths. Berlin reports German pressure on Russians near Allenstein as Paris braces for siege and air raids continue.
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French War Office
Earl Kitchener
Belgium
France
Paris
Bois de Boulogne
Heligoland
Berlin
Allenstein
East Prussia
Three Great Fields of Action Involving Millions of Soldiers
London dispatch details three major war fronts spanning 250 miles of France, 200 miles of Austro Hungarian frontier, and eastern Prussia. Reports describe heavy fighting near Mezieres and La Fere, with British and French forces reshaping the left wing and a potential pivotal battle looming.
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Prussia
Austria
Servia
France
Mezieres
la Fere
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Belgium
Heligoland
Paris
Admiral von Tirpitz
Marine
Admiralty
Mr. Churchill
Count von Schwerin
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