War News Briefs From Europe and Beyond This Week
Reported fighting near Pont-a-Mousson saw French forces repulse a superior German force, destroy a regiment, and capture officers and wounded. The British fleet operated safely in the Mediterranean, and 400 American refugees arrived in Rotterdam with Ambassador Gerard. War news spread across Australia, Lisbon, and Berlin with battles, troop movements, and diplomatic shifts.
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Pont-a-Mousson
Rotterdam
Gerard
America
Berlin
Louisiana Repairs Left Prompt Step After Propeller Damage
The battleship Louisiana on the way from Vera Cruz to Guantanamo Bay broke its port propeller shaft. It was ordered to Norfolk for repairs with the Texas assigned to escort. A wireless dispatch to Washington confirmed the incident and the route prior to the vessel’s停.
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Louisiana
Guantanamo
Veras Cruz
Navy Department
Washington
Texas
Norfolk
Japan Joins Ally in Far East War Tangle
Japan’s ultimatum to Germany deepens the European crisis and draws in the Far East. Britain and Japan cooperate to end Germany’s control of Kiaochau while assuring U S protection of American interests. Reports say German forces advance in Belgium while French and Russian actions unfold across the front. The United States remains neutral and warns against public ships used for belligerents, as the Tennessee speeds toward Europe with gold for relief.
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Washington, D. C
Japan
Germany
Far East
Europe
Orient
Kian-Chau
Tokio
Chinda
Bryan
Great Britain
China
United States
Esha
Belgium
Namur
Haelen
Lloyd
Baron Gautsch
Wilson
von Emmith
Liege
von der Marwitz
Paris
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Russia
Pates
Ites
France
Washington
Jonas
Powers
Tennessee
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Nancy
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le Sofranya
Tuckerton
N. J
Muelhaugen
Longwy
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Page
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Que
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Oda
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Sir John French
Field Army
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McReynolds
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McAdoo
Secretary Bryan
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Dongola
Howard Snyder
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William Hanning
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International Harvester Company
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