Japanese War Declaration Against Germany
Tokio August 23 the emperor of Japan declares war on Germany after Germany failed to answer Japan's ultimatum over Kiao-Chow. Japan orders land and sea operations, celebrates with processions, and reports passports for the German envoy as a Diet session is set for September 3.
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Tokio
Germany
Japan
Kiao-Chow
Far East
Great Britain
Department of Foreign Affairs
Administration of
Navy
Austrian Ruler Francis Joseph Reported Dying
London reports from Rome and Paris that Emperor Francis Joseph is gravely ill and may die at any moment. Dispatches note Prince William of Wied fleeing Albania and conflicting agency denials. Bari arrivals of the prince's children are reported from Durazzo, unclear on the prince's whereabouts.
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London
Rome
Exchange Telegram Company
Francis Joseph
Paris
Austria
William of Wied
Albania
Havas
Homa
Foreign Office
Francia Joseph
Haves Agency
Prince of Wied
Durazzo
Prince Free
Exchange Telegraph Company
Prince William of Wied
Bari
Direct Route for Help Ads in The Constitution
The issue promotes Want Ads in The Constitution as a path to finding competent help. It asserts that large concerns, after trying many methods, know that Want Ads yield the most satisfactory results, urging readers to use the ads to locate needed assistance. Phone numbers Atlanta 5000 and 5001 are cited.
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Constitution
Atlanta
Austrians flee before Servians in great battle
Reports from Lon don and Udine describe a Servian victory as Austrian forces retreat in disorder after heavy artillery actions. Regiments Ninety first through Twenty eighth are reported as routed. Austrian commander of the Twenty first division killed. scores of guns and material left behind amid atrocities in Bobritch and nearby villages.
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Mish
Servis
London
Bobritch
Bogossavaz
Araghatz
Daily Mail
Udine
Italy
Vienna
Servia
Drina
British Cruiser Essex Halts Dutch Steamship
The British cruiser Essex halted the Dutch steamer Van der Duyn off the Delaware breakwater at 2:30 AM. Two shots were fired, orders were given to pull speed astern, and an officer from Essex boarded the Dutch ship. Papers were found satisfactory and the Van der Duyn was allowed to proceed.
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New York
Essex
Delaware
Millermen
van der Duyn
New Yori Harbor
Kingston
van der Dijn
American Preachers Jailed by Germans in War Time
Drs. Lord and Laidlaw, American delegates to the Carnegie peace conference, arrived in London after four days’ detention in Germany. They earlier tried to reach Hamburg by rail, and at Rastatt photographed the golf course before police saved them from mob action. They were jailed as suspected spies and then sent back to Switzerland.
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London
Central News
Lord
Laidlaw
Constance
Germania
Great Britain
Germany
Hamburg
United States
Rastatt
Baden
Lecal
Switzerland
Local Thundershowers Forecast Across States
A fragmented weather summary notes local thundershowers expected in North Carolina Monday and Tuesday, with cooler nights. Similar unsettled conditions appear for Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Tennessee, while Arkansas Kentucky and Tennessee show thundershowers followed by fair conditions in the midweek period.
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Veorsin
Monany
Teesdas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Europe’s Great 250 Mile Battle Front Map Driven Conflict
A detailed map traces a 250 mile European war front from the Swiss border to the Dutch border. It depicts three German invading armies aiming for Paris, one through Belgium, a second via Luxembourg, and a third along the Franco German border. Key towns, cities, and rivers named in dispatches are shown.
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Holland
Germany
Paris
Belgium
Luxemburg
Italy Mobilization Near as War Looms in Europe
The Eclair reports Italy plans general mobilization on August 27 and hints at war with Austria. Vienna-Rome tensions rise over Italian cooperation with Allied fleets in the Adriatic. Malta Italians expect intervention for Britain France and Russia within days. Washington notes mobilization preparations spark debate. A Venice Gazette copy of a Malta drafted proclamation to Trieste residents circulates with uncertain authenticity.
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Paris
London
Eclair
Vienna
Rome
Petit Parisien
Austria
T Io
Italy
Adriatic
Malta
Londos
Great Britain
France
Russia
Mediterranean
Washington
Gazette
Venice
Trieste
I Ied
French Colonel Sends His Son On Mission of Death
Paris reports Colonel Folgus, artillery division commander, sought volunteers for a perilous front mission. He warned survivors may be few and his son, a Polytechnic graduate, stepped forward but did not return, becoming among the first French lives claimed in this war.
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Paris
Folgus
Tay
Comagna
France
2 Polytechnic School
Folque
Allies and Germans Grappling in Southern Belgium
Allied and German forces fight along a long battle line from Mons to the Luxemburg frontier as French and British troops are entrenched with forts aiding defense. Paris warns the tide may ebb and flow with days of action and counter actions as both sides prepare for the first phase of a protracted battle.
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Belgium
Mons
Uxemburg
Paris
Japan Enters War of Nations Over Germany Fight
Japan declares war on Germany and mobilizes forces around Tsing-Tau as German defenses at the Chinese port tighten. Reports say Austria disarms Kaiserin Elizabeth at Tsing-Tau while Friction grows with Belgium and Russia reports early victories in East Prussia. Italy mobilizes August 27 as Washington anticipates Italian alignment with England and France against Germany.
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Japan
Germany
Kiao-Chow
China
Tsing-Tau
Tien-Tsin
Austria
Far East
Francis Joseph
Liege
Cle
Fontaine
Grand Duke
Nicholas
East Prussia
Italy
Vienna
Servia
Drina
Washington
England
France
Great Battle In Progress as Allies Attack Paris
An official announcement reports a major battle ongoing along a vast front with British and French forces attacking toward Paris. The statement, issued tonight, notes intensified operations and a critical phase of the campaign in the vicinity of the French capital.
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Paris
Yast
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