French Reclaim Altkirch in Desperate Bayonet Charge
Paris reports French advance guard breached Altkirch nightfall Friday and drove German defenders from the town after a fierce bayonet clash. Meulhausen in Alsace Lorraine reportedly seized by French troops. British forces land at Ostend Cairas and Dunkirk en route to Namur with 20,000 soldiers expected to follow across the Channel.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Altkirch
Meulhausen
Alsace-Lorraine
Muelhausen
Straussberg
Germany
Alsace
Ostend
Cairas
Dunkirk
Channel
Namur
Belgium
Great rejoicing in Berlin over Liege fall
Berlin reports Liege has fallen amid swift news and public celebration. The emperor’s aide announced the capture to crowds outside the palace as Bethmann-Hollweg congratulated him. Newspapers dismiss false reports of reverses and affirm German advance through northern France.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Holland
London
Berlin
Liege
Unter den Linden
Bethman Hollweg
Germany
France
Belgium reports 45000 casualties in Altgirch battle
Brussels reports the Belgian minister of war stating German losses at thirty thousand and French losses at fifteen thousand in the Altgirch battle which ended with the village's capture by French forces.
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Brussels
Belgium
London
Altgirch
Threats of War Over Italian Neutrality
Rome reports Germany and Austria threaten a declaration of war if Italy persists in neutrality. If Italy holds out they would invade Venetia and Lombardy. Balkans dispatch notes cholera outbreak among Austrian and Servian troops.
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Italy
Germany
Austria
Venetia
Lombardy
Balkans
Portugal to Favor Britain Amid World War II Neutrals
Premier Machado announced Portugal will support Great Britain under alliance obligations after Germany sought Portugal's intentions. He stressed neutrality would not be abandoned but fulfilling duties to England means no immediate shift away from neutrality.
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Portugal
Britain
Lisbon
Great Britain
Germany
Machado
England
England Awaits News of Battle Amid Civilian Rally
England waits quietly for naval and military battles as London shows calm with king queen and prince at a royal bow. A Milan report cites a sea engagement in the Adriatic with hundreds wounded and Servia declaring war on Germany. A captured North German Lloyd liner is reported off Alderburgh and recruitment offices are besieged as Earl Kitchener calls for 100000 volunteers.
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Associated Press
London
England
Prince of Wales
Milan
Daily Chronicle
Adriatic Sea
Servia
Germany
Belgrade
North Sea
Alderburg
Earl Kitchener
Arthur Foley Winnington Ingram
Reading
Flurry in New York Harbor Involves Pawnee Torpedo Chase
The Clyde Line Steamer Pawnee, failing to signal under new neutrality rules, was chased by a torpedo boat destroyer as it left the harbor. A shot from near the Florida and Dayton moorings did not stop the vessel, which was brought back into the narrows. The event follows the naval guard deployment to enforce the regulations.
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Associated Press
New York
Aug
Naval Guard
Clyde Line
Pawnee
Narrows
Florida
Dayton
Poor Outlook for Hunting Season
London reports a subdued social season ahead as regattas wind down at Cowes and the grouse shooting season opens next Wednesday. Many prime grouse moors and deer forests secured tenants before the war scare, and the enthusiasm of sportsmen may wane.
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London
Cowes
Europe
Wny
Nation Mourns With President Dead in 1914
A national period of mourning follows the president's death as his funeral is set for 2 PM in the White House east room. Senate adjourns guidance. House honors dead leader. government departments close Monday and Tuesday afternoon. A funeral committee headed by Vice President Marshall and Senators Kern and Gallinger coordinates events and a special train to Rome, Georgia. The casket bears the inscription Ilien Axson Wilson May 15 1860 Aug. 6 1914.
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Ts. Weddeow Wilson
White House
Senate
House
Marshall
Kern
Gallinger
Clark
Underwood
Representative Mann
Murdock
Rome
Georgia
Icllen Axson Wilson
Funeral Services Held for Miss Mary Arnold in Silverton
Miss Mary Arnold daughter of J M Arnold died in Waco after a short illness. She was in her 20s and had been studying at a sanitarium in Waco to become a nurse. The body was shipped to Silverton for burial in the local cemetery. Rev Forbes officiated at the graveside service. Rev Barnes of Plainview is leading a two week outdoor meeting in Silverton drawing large crowds.
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Silverton
Tex
Mary Arnold
J. M. Arnold
Waco
Texas
Arnold
Forbes
Miss Arnold
Rev. Barnes
Plainview
Plainview Methodist Church
German Forces Lose in East Prussia Two Day Battle
The Associated Press reports German forces suffered around 100 killed and many wounded and taken prisoner in two days of fighting near Eydkuhnen in East Prussia, as Russian positions backed by official statements noted the losses.
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Local Weather Forecast for Washington and West Texas
General fair conditions expected Sunday with similar patterns into Monday. Temperature data shows high around 86 to 94 and low near 22 in historical context, with regional notes for Washington D C and West Texas indicating fair weather through the period.
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Washington
Washington, D. C
West Texas
MEXICANS BEGIN SCANDINAVIANS ANOTHER FIGHT
Reported combat near Mexico City as General Villa leads about 85 000 men and Carranza planned to command combined Constitutionalists. In Europe Archer Huntington of the American Geographical Society and wife are arrested as spies in Nuremberg. Neutrality drive shifts Swedish Norwegian defense plans toward a possible permanent alliance.
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Associated Press
Saltillo
Villa
Mexico City
Carranza
Paris
Jance
Archer M. Huntington
American Geographical Society
Nuremburg
Bavaria
Huntington
Switzerland
Herrick
Washington
Farm worker breaks leg in fall from granary roof
Hale Center Texas August Mr Routzhan fell from the roof of the granary at his farm five miles east of town yesterday and sustained a double fracture below the knee Dr Underwood attended the injury-
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Hale Center
Tex
Routzhan
Here
Underwood
Global War Updates Wall to Wall as Battle Fronts Expand
Berlin proclaims Liege victory while Paris dispatches report German corps remain near Liege preparing a broad assault as French reinforcements approach. Brussels warns Liege cut off and English French aid moves secretively. Dutch coast mine incident and Bank of England rate cut noted.
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Berlin
Liege
Belgium
Paris
Brussels
Luxemburg
England
Portugal
Great Britain
Augsburg
Baltic Sea
Altkirch
Alsace-Lorraine
Muelhausen
Bank of England
Germans Driven Back in Liège Street Fighting
Paris reports indicate German and Belgian forces clashed at Liège with heavy losses. German 120,000 troops faced Belgian 40,000 as Belgian reserves and fire discipline turned back assaults. A German deception with flags failed and Belgian gendarmes fired, forcing a retreat and Belgian commander Gen. Leman moving HQ to a fort.
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Paris
France
Liege
Oder
von Emmech
Leman
Germans in Poland Occupy Olknez and Wolbrum
Berlin reports Austrian cavalry has occupied Olknez and Wolbrum in Russian Poland as of August 8, signaling German origin and movements in the region.
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Poland
Berlin
Germany
London
Olknez and
Wolbrum
Russian
Creusot gives 1.5 mm gun batteries to France
The Creusot Steel Works donated four complete batteries of 1.5 millimeter guns to the French government. Workmen have enlisted to operate the new weapons. The gift is valued at about three million dollars. In a separate item, Mrs. James Macey of Denver reportedly died by suicide after a nervous breakdown when moved from Antwerp hospital to make room for wounded during the war.
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Denver
London
Aug
James
Macey
Antwerp
American Poultry Association Heads to Chicago for 39th Meeting
Prominent poultry breeders from across the country will attend the thirty-ninth annual meeting of the American Poultry Association in Chicago next week. The organization, largest of its kind with more than 6,000 members, plans to revise the standard of perfection used to judge poultry, a revision updated every five years.
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American Poultry Association
Chicago
Ill
New Suspect in Bailey Murder
Niagara Falls Ontario reports a woman, claiming to be Mary Cohen, surrendered after declaring she killed Mrs. Louise Bailey in Freeport New York on June 30. She faces sanity examination as police pursue leads.
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Niagara Falls
Associated Press
Ont
Louise Bailey
Edwin Carman
Freeport
N. Y
Mary Cohen
Mary Benson Wins Oklahoma World Automobile Contest
Miss Mary Benson is announced the winner of the Oklahoma World automobile contest in Hale Center Texas. A Buick is awarded and expected to be driven soon.
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News Hale Center
Tex
Mary Benson
Henson
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