German Drive Through Belgium Sparks War News
Reports describe German proclamations urging Belgian accession to avoid war horrors and recount reprisals against civilians near Liege. King Albert rallies Belgian troops as French forces enter Hainault and Franco-Belgian units coordinate, with boasts of heroic defenses and fierce fighting around Liege. Dutch border movements and multiple German corps detections mark a tense frontline in early hostilities.
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Liege
Albert
Belgium
Hainault
le Soir
France
Doposal
Red Cross
Belgians Repel German Attacks Amid War Front News
Brussels via London reports Belgian forces repulsed German attacks near Liege after crossing into Belgium. Forts withstood shells as Belgian aviators and troops countered, some civilians killed or burned in Vise. German proclamations warned of open roads while promising to pay for provisions. German Uhlans and Alsatians faced harsh Belgian responses. bombs found on London streets amid overall war update.
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London
Brussels
Liege
Vegnee
Vise
Germany
Paris
von Emmich
Meuse
Waterloo
Aris
War Office
Plans perfected to aid Americans abroad in Europe
Washington August relief measures for 100000 Americans in Europe were begun. President Wilson signed a 2500000 appropriation to fund aid. Gold from the New York subtreasury will be sent to the armored cruiser Tennessee to distribute at major European ports. Negotiations for Italian steamship charters and other vessels to bring Americans home were started.
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Washington
Europe
Wilson
Congress
New York
Tennessee
United States
Germany
Herrick
Morgan, Carrey & Co
France
State Department
Ambassador Page
London
Bankers’ Trust Company
Germans Raid French Frontier in Broad Reconnaissance
Paris August 5 The French ministry of war reports German cavalry and infantry cross the frontier in reconnoitering parties. A squadron hits Villers-la-Montagne but is repulsed by French riflemen. A German regiment advances to Morfontaine then retreats before French infantry as mobilization continues.
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Paris
French Ministry of War
Villers-la- Montagne
Department
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Morfontaine
Alsace
Santos Dumont
Paul Pau
Homecourt
Joeuf
Switzerland
War Bulletins From Europe and Allies Clash
Reports from Paris London and Washington relay naval successes and setbacks in August. Koenig sunk Amphion's claim, Panther destroyed and Goeben Breslau captured. Sweden's neutrality debated as Russia reports frontier fighting. German incursions burn villages. Asquith seeks a new 500 million dollar credit to support war efforts.
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Montbeliard
Department of Doubs
Switzerland
Washington
Sweden
Great Britain
France
Russia
St. Petersburg
Prussia
Dover
England
Franz Horn
Curacao
Stettin
London
Asquith
Americans prep mass evacuation from Europe amid war
Government officials plan to concentrate American refugees in London and charter a big steamer to transport them across the English Channel under the American flag. A list of army and treasury officers is set to sail on the Tennessee to oversee disbursements and transport facilities. Stranded Americans purchase the Viking for repatriation and sail from Liverpool with 240 cabin passengers and 1,000 steerage travelers aboard the Philadelphia. Paris hosts U S diplomats moving to extend residence permits for Americans, as aid efforts multiply amidst wartime flux.
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Treasury
United States
North Carolina
Tennessee
London
English Channel
Breckenridge
Army
Ralston
Argery
Fenton
Garrison
Italy
Spain
Grant Hugh Browne
New York
Viking
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Charles Aldrich
Cleveland
Em Martin Vogel
Berlin
Paris
John A Wilson
Oscar Underwood, JR
Herrick
Anna Wilson Howe
Philadelhia
Wilson
L Ine
Underwood, Jr
American Church
Elbert H. Gary
Committee For the Assistance of
Paris Sees Desperate Straits Among 1600 Cans
Reports describe a mass of about 1600 Canadians in peril in Paris as authorities call for surrender of vehicles and horses to the government. Notables like James Gordon Bennett are named among those pressed to aid the French emergency services.
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Cans
Paris
James Gordon Hennett
New York Herald
Anen
Potter Palmer
Mra
Carolan
Copenhagen
Thie City
Hamburg
America
Imperator
Germany
Ingland
United States
Army Officers Detailed for the War Observe in Europe
Major James A Ryan and Captain Julian R Lindsey with Herman Glade and Frank R Wilcox depart West Point for New York to board the cruiser Tennessee. The four officers are assigned as military observers in Europe as war unfolds.
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West Point
James A Ryan
Julian R Lindsey
Herman Glade
Frank R Wilcox
United States Miliary Academy
Europe
New York
Tennessee
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