Red Cross Charters Hamburg for Europe Voyage
The American Red Cross chartered the Hamburg of the Hamburg American line to sail for Europe. The ship will carry Red Cross units and fly both the American and Red Cross flags under American naval officers. Ambassador Jugèsard and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice indicated neutrality recognitions from France and Britain. Hear Admiral Aaron Ward will command, with Mabel T. Boardman directing preparations. The vessel, 499 feet long, built in 1900, is berthed in Brooklyn awaiting departure.
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Amerted Cross
Hamburg
Hamberg-American Line
Red Cross
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Europe
Tronplin
Willy Bys
Congress
Ambassador Jugserand
France
Sithough
Gernay Inc
Cecil Spring-Rice
England
Rghild
Fogland Flat
Aaron Ward
U. S
Dhe Mabel T.boardman
National ‘Relief Board
Snherican
Hed Cross
New York
Anmust
Burg
Stettin
Brooklyn
Hamburg-American Line
Hed Cros
Hamburg- American
Ted Roan Ces
Bleriot Plans Aeroplane School To Instruct Bomb Dropping
Louis Bleriot, the first aviator to fly the English Channel, says he will establish aeroplane schools for pilots and teach bomb dropping. He notes aircraft will play a growing role in warfare and believes their importance will increase.
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Pacis
Louis
Nglish
Blerlot
Hinmans Return From Europe Steerage Trip After London trip
Dr. Thomas P. Hinman of Atlanta returns from England where he attended the International Dental convention in London. He travelled home on the Cameronia from Glasgow in the steerage, describing English currency shortages and travel hardships. He aided distressed American tourists in Glasgow with help from American consul John N. McCann, while noting government inaction.
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John Cexingzin, Jr
Washington
Thomas
P. Hinman
Atlanta
England
London
British Isles
Scotland
John N. McCann
Tennessee
Holy War claim by Germany and Austria echoed in press
Rotterdam August 31 The German press claims a holy war against Russia France and England as Liege forts and city fell to German forces by August 7 Reports say Belgian resistance was stout but crushed by repeated assaults The Cologne Gazette and others criticize German plans noting mobilization delays and the need for more troops Automobiles and armored cars are deployed in large numbers while AustriaHungary and Germany prepare for sustained conflict with an estimated 400000 men mobilized amid limited equipment and munitions
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Holland
Liege
Cologneette
Zletune Am Mittag
England
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Ruskia
Cologne
France
Alsace
Europe
saye-Lorraine
Germany
Dietz
Prussia
Russia
Austria
Hungary
Loss of Ariadne and U-137 Told by Eye Witness
Berlin dispatch reports an eyewitness account of the battle off Heligoland between British and German ships. The German destroyer was blown up after engine failure as crews fired on the foe. Ariadne arrived, rescued survivors, and the German ships later pulled crews from the water. Three officers and about seventy men were killed.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
London
de Stroyer
Helgland
Scythes on German autos through wire fences
London dispatch says Arne Dosch reports German auto trucks, armed and scythed, mowing through hedges and fences to advance up to forty miles daily. He cites 300,000 troops through through Namur and 400,000 moving toward Brussels, with limited German presence in Brussels afterward. He questions atrocity reports while noting Louvain’s ruin and the spared American college buildings.
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Arne Dosch
World's Work
Belgium
Brussels
John T. McCutcheon
Chicago
Irvin Cobb
New York
Mr. Hanson
Chicago News
Srasselg
Appalling Destruction Found in Path of War
A Liege dispatch describes wartime ruin from Ostend via Reuter. The road to Vise and Aix Chapelle lies in ashes with burned factories, dug earth, and many dead civilians. Liege shows empty streets, shattered doors, and fear among survivors.
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London
Reuter Telegram Company
Ostend
Liege
Vise’ Sania
Walla
Walloon
Allves
Vise
Aix
Chapelle
Argenteau
Herstal
Place de l'Universite
Ambassadors Comment on Paris Bombardment and Italian Neutrality
New York, August 31. German ambassador Count von Lernstorf predicts Paris fortified cities will be stormed, dismissing other outcomes as bombs target fortifications. Count von Bernstorf doubts Italy joins the European war, noting Italy’s neutrality amid Turkey’s possible stance and absence of Berlin dispatches.
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New York
Paris
Count von Lernstorf
United States
Paria
Count von Bernatort
Italy
Turkey
Germany
Berlin
Count von Bernstorf
London Times rebuked for yellow dispatch in Parliament
London August 31 Premier Asquith publicly rebuked The London Times in the House of Commons for publishing a dispatch that caused excitement on Sunday. He warned against such publication and suggested drastic future measures if repeated, while noting the public’s right to prompt, authentic front information.
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London Times
London
Asquith
House of Commans
Sye
Times Dispatch
Ashiens
France
Mr. and Mrs Wilson Return From Europe to Atlanta
Friends announce that Mr and Mrs A M Wilson have safely reached America from Europe. They fled Paris on two hours notice to escape the war, then went to London and boarded the Rotterdam to return home. Also aboard were Polly David Marx and Dr Fischer of the Davis Fischer sanitarium, all arriving in Atlanta together.
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A. McD. Wilson
America
Europe
Atlanta
Carlsbad
Paris
London
134 Americans Sail From Naples on Steamer Ancona
The steamer Ancona has sailed from Naples with 134 Americans aboard, including Cyrus Townsend Brady. At Genoa the steamer Antilles is preparing to sail with a number of Americans.
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Romy
Auguar
Ancona
Naples
Cyrus ‘Townsend Brady
Genoa
Antilles
Weather Prophecy Partly Cloudy Report Brief
Partly cloudy forecast covers Georgia with variable temperatures. Local report notes the lowest and highest temperatures and excess or deficiency figures since month start, though some data appear garbled.
Outpost of Konigsberg Captured Reported by Russians
London August 31 The Post's St. Petersburg correspondent details fierce Russo-German frontier fighting around Konigsberg with Russian forces advancing and cavalry entering the outlying defenses. Austro-Russian operations show 3,000 prisoners east of Lemberg and 1,000 near Tomacheft as fighting continues near Lublix with Hungarian units surrounded.
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London
St. Petersburg
Konigsberg
Russia
Lemberg
Tomacheft
Lublix
France weighs move of capital from Paris to Bordeaux
Washington reports France studies relocating the government seat to Bordeaux as a precaution if Paris is threatened by German forces. Ambassador Herrick may stay in Paris to assist Americans during a possible occupation. London dispatch notes German troops appearing on the Prussian frontier with offensive actions against Russia. Reports from Belgium mention troop trains moving east as German forces shift to the east. Berlin and St Petersburg confirm heavy fighting in East Prussia and Galicia over several days.
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France
Washington
Paris
Bordeaux
Herrick
Paria
Belgium
Prussia
Galicia
Berlin
St Petersburg
Heavy Firing Off Dover and Berlin Prisoner Claim
Heavy firing was heard at Dover from vessels off the French coast. The official bureau had no information. Meanwhile Berlin reports a wireless message claiming about 20,000 Russian prisoners captured in East Prussia at Ortelsburg Hohenstein and Tannenburg after German attacks in swamps and lakes.
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London
Washington
Foreign Office
Berlin
East Prussia
Ortelsburg
Hohenstein
Tannenburg
Russians Capture 30,000 in Austro-Russian Front
Fighting persists on the Austro Russian frontier as both sides claim advantage. Berlin cites 20,000 Russians captured while Austrian sources say Russians are pursued toward Lublin. Dispatches warn of fresh German forces on the Prussian front and a possible siege of Paris as defenses tighten around the capital.
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Berlin
Lublin
Russian
Poland
St. iEaunee
Newa
St. . Petersburg
Rusaipa-adv
Prussia
Galicia
Pruselia
Belgium
Paris
Citizens Flee From Paris as Call-Ups Loom
Paris prepares for mass mobilization after the government orders 600 900 reservists to active service within six weeks. Reservists quick to equip, crowds crowd stations, families abandon city in fear and prudence as tickets for westbound trains sell out overnight.
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Paris
Paria
Slavs in German Army Reported in Revolt
London reports from The Times correspondent that Russia appealed to Poles to resist Germany, prompting mutinies by Slav soldiers in the Sixth Breslau army corps on the western border and disaffection in Slav regiments in Austrian service. Nova Vremya notes an entire Austrian regiment defected to Russia. Buildings and minor structures mentioned in coverage are noted without further detail.
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London
Times
St.Petersburg
Russia
Germany
St. Petersbira
Breslau
Nova Vremya
Austria Crossing the Vistula Sparks War Talk
A Times dispatch cites bold Austrian moves crossing the Vistula as a risky shift away from Cracow toward Lublin, with reports of heavy fighting ongoing for almost a week. Military observers warn the Austrians may be forced to retreat as Russian columns threaten Berlin, amid tense front conditions.
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Vistula
Gubjin
St. Petersburg
Times Ageee
Cracow
Lublin
Shuinsky
Bourse, Gazette
Berlin
Genet
Dem
Gaticia
Wreck Attempt on Canadian Train Reported Near Montreal
An unsuccessful attempt to wreck a Canadian Northern train about 90 miles east of Montreal was made early today. A rail fence was placed, the engine reached speeds over 40 miles an hour before the collision, and authorities report only minor injuries to troops and horses.
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Montreal
Liutenant Coldix Creelman
Cousin of the Czar Sits With Red Cross Nurses
Paris dispatch reports nurses at a railroad station aiding wounded soldiers from Peronat and Guise. Attending wereMme Verola, Countess Morn, and Princess Glika, with many other women providing food and comfort to the injured. An advertisement for quinine laxatives follows.
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Red Cross
Sine
Peronat
Guise
Mme
Verola
Russia
Countess Mornoff
Glika
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