Allies Press to Paris Front Near Pario with Uncertain Results
Allied forces defend roads to Paris and engage German right wing along Grand Morin. News from Berlin and Amsterdam claim German attacks around Nancy and that Do bertiz hosts British prisoners. British casualties exceed 15 000 to Sept 1, with calls for more men as fleets bombard Cattaro and Montenegrin troops claim Austrian losses. Telegraph reports suggest retreat of allied troops between Paris and Verdun.
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Grand Morin
French War Office
Oruce
Maubeuge
Berlin
Amsterdam
Nancy
William
War Information Bureau
Sir John French
Doberitz
London
Russia reports Lemberg battle gains and heavy Austrian losses
The London dispatch notes German efforts rushing to aid Austria as Russians claim a major victory at Lemberg with 70,000 prisoners and 500 guns taken. Austrian claims are disputed by the Russian embassy which notes larger gains and additional captured locomotives and supplies.
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Morning Journal
London
Galicia
Poland
Amsterdam
Lemberg
Lembers
Weather Forecast for New Mexico Portrait
Weather forecast from Washington on September 6 predicts generally fair conditions for Monday and Tuesday across New Mexico with light to moderate temperatures and ample sunshine. No precipitation expected in most areas.
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Washington
New Mexico
Battles Expand Across Poland and Herzegovina
Reports say Bue rivers in Poland have pressed an offensive since August 21 and defeated the Austrian fifteenth division on August 28, taking 12,000 prisoners and 23 guns, plus capturing a Zeppelin with a crew of thirty. The Montenegrin army reports a decisive defeat of an Austrian force in Herzegovina under War Minister Vukotić.
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Poland
Vukotiteh
Herzegovina
Mines sink ships in North Sea near coast
Nierman mines in the North Sea blow up two vessels, including the British cruiser Pathfinder and liner Huns. The Reno, carrying 238 prisoners, sinks near Hull Archangel route. 218 rescued. American consul John Ray, bound for Odessa, among the rescued but injured.
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North Sea
Pathfinder
Reno
Hull
Archangel
John Ray
Odessa
Desperate fighting along the border reported by Petrograd
Desperate fighting continues from Lublin to Kholm as the Austrian Tenth Army Corps attempts a break through Russian lines. An official statement says 6,000 Austrians were captured and Russians seized documents showing German aid pleas. rail stock, a Lemberg railway station raid, and the capture of a German aeroplane near Swolen are noted, with shelling beaten off at Vretslavsk.
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Cettinje
Boljanitz
Herzegovina
France
Reichstag
Wilson Line
North Sea
Paris
Verdun
Lublin
Dieppe
Petrograd
London
Po Omo
Loablin
Kholm
Germany
Galieia
Lemberg
Swolen
Vretslavsk
Alexandrovo
Naval men to assist army in field of war
London reports Admiralty has organized one marine and two naval brigades to aid the army. The force will total 15 000 trained men fully equipped for field service.
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London
Admiralty
Germans Deny British Minister Statement in Berlin Telegram
A German official statement received from Berlin via Marconi rejects Sir Edward Grey's public claim that the German report on telegram exchanges before the war omitted a key telegram. It notes the reichstag discussed showing representatives speak for the nation to defend its full strength.
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Marconi Wireless Company
Berlin
Edward Grey
House of Commons
England
Germany
Reichstag
Carranza Villa Row Heated Over Provisional Presidency
El Paso dispatch reports a split in the constitutionalist factions over Carranza’s eligibility as provisional Mexican president. Villa adherents cite a Torreon pact objection, while minutes from the conciliation conference show only setting a time for elections and poll procedures. Villa remains in Chihuahua City as Obregon travels to Mexico City.
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Morning Journal
el Paso
Tex
Carranza
Villa
Constitutionalist
Mexico
Wilson
Washington
Torreon
Congress of
Guadalupe
Carrangia
General Villa
Chihuahua City
General Obregon
Sonora
Generally Fair Weather For Week Across Nation
The Weather Bureau forecasts generally fair conditions with seasonal temperatures across most regions. An unsettled Monday affects the mid Atlantic and New England, while a disturbance travels from the far west midweek bringing showers and cooler air, with no West Indies disturbance expected.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
New England
Far West
Middle West
West Indies
German Lines Draw Closer About Paris in War Report
Paris reports a German advance toward the southeast as French and allied forces clash on the left wing and near Paris. A German right wing movement provoked a short engagement. spies were captured near the Seine while others escaped. Officials say fighting continues on multiple fronts with Paris still in the line of engagement.
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Momning Journal
Paris
Paria
Seine
Bellevue
Belgium
Havas
Petrograd
Germany
Madrid
Petit Parisien
France
Marquis de Vallierre
Poincare
Egypt, Turkey and Europe Brace for War Shift
Dispatches report Germany and Austria seeking support from Ottoman controls while Britain expels consuls in Egypt. Romania vows neutrality only if pressured, and France accuses Berlin of plotting uprisings in Egypt India and Turkey as Turkey likely joins the conflict with Germany.
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Huntieh
Egypt
Rumania
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United States
Turkey
Germany
Austria
Great Britain
Alexandria
France
India
War Bulletins From The Front And At Sea
Reports from Antwerp and Ostend confirm Allied success near St Quetin while German losses are stated in Belgium. Other dispatches note Austrian defeat in Herzegovina and German troop movements around Lille Boulogne and Nancy. Also reports of a new Bosphorus exclusion zone and Japanese air reconnaissance near Tsingtau.
American Newspaper Men Day Germans Not Committing Atrocities
The Associated Press reports from Berlin via wireless that four American journalists stationed in Aix la Chapelle assert after two weeks with German troops they found no unprovoked attacks or verified brutality in Belgium. They say reports of prisoner mistreatment are unfounded, noting orderly conduct and respect for property, with only disputed details in places like Merbes Chateau and Louvain.
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Luneville
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Biass
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Irvin S. Cobb
Saturday Evening Post
Piladeletta Public Ledger
Harry Hansen
Chicago Daily News
Jas. O'Donnell Bennett
John T. McCutcheon
Chicago Tribune
Russians Put 190000 Troops at German Army Rear in France
New York reports that 156000 Russian troops crossed to England and are now at the German army’s rear in France per American writer Vance Thompson. He says 150000 had crossed the Channel and were likely attacking the German rear, with thousands more via Archangel route en route to England. Reports claim Cossacks moved to Channel ports and British rail service was halted to allow passage.
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New York
England
France
Vance Thompson
Kroonland
Liverpool
Thompson
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Archangel
Arctic Ocean
British Isles
King Victor Emmanuel Suffered Leg Contusion in Horse Fall
A Rome dispatch reports the Giornale d Italia says King Victor Emmanuel received a leg contusion from a horse fall. The injury is described as slight.
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Paris
Ha- Vas
Rome
Giornale d'Italia
Victor Emmanuel
Kaiser Present at Attack on Forts Around Nancy
Berlin reports Emperor William attended yesterday the attacks on fortifications at Nancy. Two Maubeuge forts have fallen and fires burn in the town as artillery continues. Von Kluck, Von Buelow and General Von Marnitz’s cavalry moved with surprise against French troops.
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Nancy
Berlin
London
William
Maubeuge
Fellen
von Kluck
von Buelow
von Marnitz
Art Treasures of Paris Protected in German Threat
Neutral diplomats asked Ambassador Herrick in Paris to press the American government for joint representations to Germany to safeguard Paris buildings and works of art in possible bombardment. France is believed capable of defense, but neutral zones and minimized destruction are being discussed.
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Washington
Herrick
Paris
Germany
German Force Outflanked Report From Boulogne
A Boulogne dispatch reports that General Joffre has turned the German lines and that Sir John French moved around the left flank. German troops at Lille reportedly evacuated, with the mayor receiving a telegram this morning.
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London
Times
Joffre
John French
Lille
French Fleet Bombards Austro-Hungarian Port
Antivari Montenegro September 6 A large French fleet opened naval bombardment of the Cat taro bay fortifications after passing northward this morning in a significant action against Austria Hungary forces.
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