Russians Push to Hold Front as Grodno Falls
Allied dispatches report heavy fighting in the Bialystok region with Russian rear-guard actions delaying German offensives. Grodno reportedly evacuated as Russians retreat toward Mingk and Kovel, while Olita fortress is lost and Austro-German advances press on Galicia and Niemen lines.
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Allies and Greece Reach Trade Treaty Agreement
Paris reports that entente powers and Greece have agreed to greater trade privileges. Greece will allow imports without hindrance based on trade stats and prevent re exports to central powers. Transit access to Bulgaria and Serbia will be permitted. Venizelos ministry praised as a hopeful sign for further talks. Baltic reaches Liverpool with 16000 ton cargo war materiel and trucks. Taft elected president of the Unitarian conference. Greenman named general secretary and Wharton treasurer.
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Turks Stop Fighting After Dardanelles Push
London dispatch reports from August 19 describe a cease in major assaults along the Suvia bay front after a week of heavy attacks. The Irish Division led a bayonet charge on the Turkish left, driving them back as British machine guns aided the advance. Australians and New Zealanders held gains at Sari Ball hill but endured devastating Turkish counterattacks causing heavy casualties and bodies filling a gulley. Allied lines extended along the northern shore toward Gabal Tepe as the effort continued.
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Dardanelles
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Sari Ball Hill
Pune
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Staued
Seddul-Bahr
German Parcels Seized in France Mail Route
August 27 authorities seized 1,800 postal parcels from Germany that were mailed via Scandinavian countries and England to addresses in Spain and Portugal. The seizure underscores wartime controls on mail and the reach of German shipments through neutral routes.
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Dieppe
France
Germany
England
Spain
Portugal
Thousands of Welsh miners on strike today
London reports nearly ten thousand miners in South Wales coal fields joining a new strike. About five thousand already began walkout amid discontent with Walter Runciman’s award. Miners accuse him of avoiding deputations and breaking promises tied to Lloyd George while war needs kept mines running.
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Iehange Telegraph Company
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King Gustav Narrowly Escapes Injury in Sweden
Stockholm August 27. King Gustav escaped serious harm yesterday at Jerna when a train started as he approached his car. His foot was jammed between the car and platform and he fell heavily but was quickly aided into his carriage and not badly hurt.
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London
Gustav
Jerna
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Catholic Bishop Shot While Mass At St Marys College
The Right Reverend Patrick R. Heffron bishop of Winona was shot during mass in a private chapel at St Marys college. Priest L M Lesches was arrested after claiming delusions of being slighted in parish assignment. Heffron survived a thigh wound and walked to residence with aid from an assistant.
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Patrick R. Heffron
Winona
St. Mary’s College
L M. Lesches
Merfran
Lesches
Heffron
Lexedes
Right of cremation urged by Catholics at Buffalo convention
The Cremation Association of America urged the Roman Catholic Church to repeal the 1856 decrees prohibiting cremation. A second resolution asked President Wilson to appoint Dr. Hugh Teichsen to the inactive list of the U S Medical Reserve corps so he may submit to military surgeons. The convention also discussed a cremation investigation on the battlefield.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Cremation Association’ of America
Wilson
Hugh Teichsen
Th Association
United States Medical Reserve Corps
Erichsen
Butale
Daniels Inspects Navy Yard in Portsmouth Visit
Navy Yard at Portsmouth receives inspection from Daniels focusing on submarine L-8 under construction. He delivers a speech to the crew, noting progress and conditions aboard the yard.
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Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Navy Yard
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