World War I Battle Reports From Eastern Front and Italy
Military dispatches describe German advances east of Korno and south of Zuwinta Iske with high Russian prisoner counts. French, Austrian, and Italian fronts report repulsed attacks, territorial gains, and heavy artillery actions across Artois Vosges and the Aisne Rheims, plus Kovno booty figures and Turkish fronts.
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Bialystok-Brest-Litovak
Saxa
Izaned
von Mindenburg
von Hichborn
Korno
Zuwinta Iske
Tyuocin
von Gallwitz
Natew
Bialyortok-Brest-Litovsk
Prince Leopold
Bavaria
Kleshtshete-Vynoka- Brest-Litovsk
Vosges
Sondernach
Artois
Neuville
Rodancourt
voka-Litovak
Brest Litovak
Vindova
Dobends
Caran
Monte del Buati
Artiller
Ensray
Goria
Sele
Isonzo
Tolmino
Piltsch
Tresassi
Polgara
Lavaronne
Tonela
Missing steamer Marownne sparks Gulf search from Havana
New Orleans reports United Fruit Company searches the Gulf after the Marownne with 28 passengers and 65 crew disappeared en route Belize to New Orleans following a Caribbean hurricane. Vessels are to scour Cuban and Mexican coasts and report any wreckage by wireless. Notable passengers include Commander J H Holden USN and Miss Eleanor Downe, among others.
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New Orleans
United States Fruit
Abangarez
Havana
Cape San Antonio
Calis
Cuba
Ihner Marowne
Crawford H Ellis
United Fruit Company
Marownne
Belize
British Honduras
Yucatum
Itla
Gulf
Yucatan Channel
Eleanor Downe
Mopile
Ewing
Tesuicgipa
Germans Taken From Norway Steamer Starkad Near Harbor
New York report says two German crewmen including a third officer were taken off the Norwayan steamer Starkad just outside the harbor by a boarding party from the British cruiser Berwick. The Berwick and other ships later departed as Princ Eitel Friedrich and Kronprinz Wilhelm I arrived at Newport News after commerce raiding. The incident follows British patrols near the U S coast and a U S request for warships to stay farther from territorial waters.
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New York
Starkad
Bordeaux
Berwick
Essex
Lancaster
Prinz Eitel Freidrigh
Kronprinz Wilhelm I
Newport News
Washington
United States
Balkan Deadlock Likely 10 Break
London August 22 Italy’s declaration of war against Turkey is expected to impact the Balkans as nations weigh sides. Bulgaria waits on Serbia over Macedonia. Greece may declare policy as Venizelos takes premiership and foreign affairs, while Romania faces German pressure over transport routes to Turkey. Venizelos to recall old ministers.
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London
Italy
Turkey
Balkans
Rumania
Bulgaria
Serbia
Macedonia
Greece
Menizelos
Near East
Belkan
Dardanelles
Attalts
Venizelos
Wleatherlos Venizelos
Conferance
Bang
Constantine
Athens
Reuter
Athane
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Romania
Sofia
Bucharest
Germany
Predeal
Toros Pass
Jassv
Danglis
Misoulis Marine
M Repoulles
Dinance
Mf Savitzianos
M Raktivan
Mf Taamantidis
Tairlmokos
BM Michalakopoulos
Mortuary Notice for Mrs W H Montgomerie Age 58
Mire WH Montgomerie died Sunday at her daughter's home 105 Highland Avenue. The body was taken to Barclay and Brandon chapel. She is survived by her daughter Mrs M Woodall and a son HO Smith of Portland Maine.
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W. H. Montgomerie
Montgomerie
M Woodall
Highland Avenue
Barclay & Brandon
HO Smith
Portland
Miss Strachan Urged to Stay With Teachers
Oakland dispatch reports Miss Grave C Strachan district superintendent of Brooklyn schools resigned from the National Education Association August 11 but the move had not reached the secretary. Two friends urged her to reconsider as public support grew. Strachan later announced her resignation after losing a bid for recorder of deeds in Luzerne County Pennsylvania.
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Oakland
Cal
Miss Grave C Strachan
Brooklyn
National Education Association
Erice
Feee
Butch McDavitt
Wilkesbarre
Kina Strachan
Misa Strachan
Italians Attack Entire Front In Alpine Theater Fronts
Telegram from August 22 reports Italian assaults along the Carinthian front with intensified artillery and trench fighting. Rome confirms gains in the Montemaggio area and Cresta Bianca as troops push lines, take prisoners, and repulse counterattacks amid air raids on Rasovitza.
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Zurich
Switzerland
London
Ploecken- Taum
Miemnpal
Rome
Vistaria
Montemaggio Soas
Arsiere
Travenanzea
Montecristaile
Cresta Bianca
Hiemy
Cortina d Ampezza
Rienz
Rasovitza
Kaiser and His Suite Enter Burning Novogeorgievsk
The German emperor William and General von Falkenhagen reviewed troops at Novo georgievsk as the fortress fell after an eight day siege. Fire and explosions marked the burning town while villagers tried to flee. rails and stores burned and a bridge collapse hindered retreat. The dispatch notes Beseler’s command and links to Antwerp events, amid unclear reports of his fate.
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Novogeorgievsk
Russian Poland
Warsaw
London
von Falkenhaven
von Hindenburg
von Beseler
Novogeormerek
William
von Heseler
Antwerp
Bruges
von Bescler
Novogoorgievsk
Novogeorgievsk Disputch
Germans Sunk as Warship Loss Sparks Hope of Turning Tide
The report details German naval losses at Riga including the cruiser Moltke and three other cruisers plus seven torpedo boats. British submarine sinking a German dreadnought is said to have a beneficial political effect, easing Allied inaction fears. It notes refugee pressures, Armenian casualties in Turkish-occupied areas, and domestic unrest in Kostrova. An official Petrograd note mentions a British submarine torpedoing a German craft in the Baltic.
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Riga
Moltke
Dardanelles
Turkey
Italy
Balkans
Sazon
Russia
Armenian Central Committee
Tita
Duma
Caucasus
Kostrova
Socialist Democratic
Italy's Reasons for War on Turkey
Paris reports a circulated Italian government message detailing four ultimatums to Turkey, including safe departure for Italians from Beirut Smyrna and Mersina, and the Ottoman failure to honor Lausanne treaty. The note claims prohibitions and reprisals against Italians and Turkish officers, culminating in Italy declaring war after Ottoman evasions. German editors denounce Italy and frame it as a British-French order, while Italians express fervent support for the war, with reports of Allied protection measures and public enthusiasm across regions.
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Paris
Italy
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Constantinople
Italiens
Beirut
Smyrna
Vourla
Sghajik
Mersina
Alevandretta Izatfn
Jaffa
Anelea
Grand Vizier
Rhodes
Syile
Emersey
Tripolitanie
Cyrenaica
Enver Bey
Aziz Bey
Africa
Asia Minor
Amsterdam
London
Agusut
Theoblatt
Germany
Vossische Zeitung
Great Britain
France
Dardanelles
Rome
Urust
Alpg
Tonlan Sea
Tipasegranean
Libis
Caderna
Tralian
Germany faces big meat shortage amid wartime card system
A Berlin report by the American Association of Commerce and Trade warns that German civil meat consumption could drop 40 to 86 percent. It notes wheat and flour surpluses may raise bread allowances, while meat and bread card measures aim to secure prices and rationing. The analysis cites prewar imports, army consumption, and potential 1915 16 shortages, with broader food constraints and selective easing for bread while meat remains tight.
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Washington
Germany
American Association of Commerce and Trade
Berlin
Holland
Denmark
Nervos
Cotton Protests and German Policy Stated by Papers
The Daily Chronicle comments on US cotton policy amid German actions, noting a reluctant American purchase plan to stabilize prices while avoiding new sales. The Times supports classifying cotton as contraband, viewing this stance as a major shift in wartime neutrality and trade disruption.
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Germany
Daily Chronicle
the Chronicle
Tk Sons
America
United States
Gays
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