Allied and German war updates including Paris defense and naval losses
Reports detail British steamer Jost sunk by a mine in the North Sea with many rescued. Allied and German forces clash near Paris and in Lorraine and the Vosges. Austrian and German movements describe ongoing battles while train services between Paris and Dieppe suspend. Official communiques note Paris defenses, Ourcq advance, Maubeuge resistance, and shifting fronts as autumn warfare unfolds.
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Wilson Line
North Sea
Paris
Verdun
Lublin
Dieppe
Grand Morin
Lorraine
Vosges
Ourcq
Maubeuge
German Warships Sunk Paris September 6
A Petrograd dispatch says the British destroyer Welland sunk several German torpedo boats. A Madrid report notes the Spanish ambassador to France will deliver a letter to President Pomeare. In Tokio, a naval command states two seaplanes bombed the Psing Tau wireless barracks, one plane taking fifteen hits but both returned.
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Paris
Havas-agency
Petrograd
Novoe Vrepiya
Tokio
Welland
Paria
Madia
Petit Parisien
France
Marquis de Vallierra
Pomeare
Psing-Tau
Kiao-Chow
Tsing-Tau
Kino-Chow
Wirelewa
150000 Russians at Germans rear in France report
A Swedish writer says 150,000 Russian troops passed through England and are at the German rear in France. Detachments of Cossacks were seen moving toward channel ports and the British government reportedly suspended regular trains to grant Russians right of way. More troops were said to be traveling from Archangel to England.
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New York
England
Frsince
Vance Thodffsony
Liverpool
Thompson
Channel Ports
Archangel
Arctic Ocean
British Isles
Austrian Victories Denied Petrograd War Dispatch
An official Russian agency refutes Berlin and Vienna reports of Austrian wins in Zamose and Tyschowszy. It says Austrian forces were defeated August 28 and that Russians have pushed operations, capturing 70,000 prisoners, 300 guns, 30 locomotives, 150 trucks, and other supplies in Galicia.
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Petrograd
London
Berlin
Vienna
Zamose
Tyschowszy
Vistula
Bug
von Auffenberg
Galicia
Lemberg
Germans plan eastern attack on Paris after Amiens news
Basel reports the Amiens capture by Germany and signals plans for an eastern strike on Paris as northern forts prove strong. Alsace is reported clear of both German and French troops except for patrols.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Amiens
Basel
Paris
Alsace
Prisoner exchanges begin as refugees flood Switzerland frontier
Germans and French start prisoner exchanges near the Swiss frontier while Switzerland ensures neutrality. Refugees pour in from many nations, mainly Paris. Food supplies remain normal. A Reuters report from Ostend notes a fierce fight near Thisselt Belgium where Germans suffered about 3,000 dead and prisoners were captured to Antwerp.
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Paris
London
Reuter
Ostend
Thisselt
Belgium
Antwerp
Germans Attack Nancy as War Expands Across Fronts
A Reuters despatch from Berlin via Amsterdam reports German forces attacking the forts at Nancy with Emperor William and the German staff present. Dover notes Paris Dieppe railway service halted. Tokyo says seaplanes bombed Tsing Tau infrastructure. one plane engaged by shells. Rotterdam reports intensified German air activity near Antwerp as residents flee toward Dutch territory and England.
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London
Reuter
Berlin
Amsterdam
Nancy
William
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Ghent
England
Russians Capture Zeppelin Near Seda in World War I Report
Russians fired on and captured a Zeppelin with its thirty occupants near Seda, along with explosives and photos. An Austrian colonel was aboard the downed aeroplane. Over two days, 130 Austrian officers and 7,000 troops passed Minsk toward Smolensk. troops carry colors befitting Potemkin era.
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Petrograd
London
Seda
Prischere
Minsk
Heisighkagigh
Ine
Scobelis
Novos Vreniya
Potchatesky
Sidtemid
Galicia
Montenegrins Win Victory Flame at Boljanitz
A dispatch from Cettinje via The Messagero reports Montenegrins under General Vukovitch defeated Austrian forces at Boljanitz in Herzegovina, capturing munitions and commissariat. Austrian casualties were heavy and the town of Grdhova reportedly threatened as fighting continues. London dispatch notes Joffre may have shifted German positions and French troops maneuvered on the German left.
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London
Cettinje
Messagero
Vukovitch
Boljanitz
Hersegovina
Commissariat
Vukotiteh
Cianitza
Grdhova
Times
Boulogne
Joffre
Sir John French
Lilla
Weather Forecast Across States With Varied Conditions
Weather outlook lists forecasts across multiple states including Washington Georgia Virginia North and South Carolina Texas Alabama Louisiana Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas Oklahoma and Florida. Noted conditions range from fair and cooler to partly cloudy with possible showers, followed by cooler nights and returning fair weather. The piece also cites a rise in marriage reports for Wisconsin with 3,273 weddings in early 1914 versus 6,707 in the same period in 1948.
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Washington
Georgia
Toeaday
Virginia
North
South Carolina
West Texas
East Texas
Alabama
Mestseppi
Lousiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Fiotina
West Virginia
Wisconsin
State Board of Health
Entombed miners presumed dead after cave collapse
Adamson Oklo September 6 thirteen miners trapped since Friday in the Union Goat company mine. Attempts to reach them were halted by gas buildup. rescue crews could not penetrate far from the shaft opening. Believed all men died, with the accident rendering the old Pennsylvanian coal region floors and waste washings.
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Adamson
Oklo
Union Goat Company
Labor Day Parade and Events Spark Atlanta Celebration
Labor will reign in Atlanta with a daybreak arrival of thousands. The monster parade starts at 10 o clock with five divisions through downtown streets. Grant Park hosts speeches and field events at 2:30 PM while Taft hall hosts a dance at the Auditorium Armory. A double header mobile versus local at Ponce de Leon park and theaters including Mutt and Jeff, Keith Vaudeville, and Lyric showings plus rail specials draw crowds.
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Grant Park
Taft Hall
Mutt and
Jeff
Atlanta
Keith Veudevills
Forsyth
Lyric
Bisby
Grand
Moblie
Ponce de Leon
Mobile
Ponce de Leon Park
Streists
Auditorium Armory
Warship coal delivery sighted near Pensacola darkness reported
Pensacola Fla September 4 The vessel Gladys returned north with a report of a warship in darkness receiving coal and supplies from a steamer off Pensacola Island. Tugboat crew said both ships were in darkness and local boatmen have lately sighted a German cruiser far offshore.
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Pensacola
Fla
Gladys
Pensacola Insel
Germany Reports Denied by Russia
Russia characterizes German claims of widespread captures around Ortelsburg as grossly exaggerated. It cites Russian frontline positions in East Prussia and Galicia, notes cavalry raids destroying Korschen and Rastensburg stations, and denies troubles in the Caucasus at Odessa and in Finland. Public opinion in Russia is described as calm, patriotic, and unshaken.
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Washington
Eian Ambenu
Foreign Office
Ortelsburg
Prunssia
Caucasus
Odessa
Finland
Russia
East Prussia
Tilsit
Diemen
Pregel
Taplen
Allenburg
Gerdanen
Anberburg
Galieia
Galitis
Lwow
Galles
Gali¢z
Imnasia
Funeral for Miss Gladys Glass Set Today
Miss Gladys Glass, killed Saturday night in a collision involving the Georgia Lithonia local, will have her funeral today. The deadly crash destroyed the automobile and left several auto victims in better condition according to reports.
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Miss Glazz
Gladys Glass
Hest Lakpo Pnrygy
Georgia Lithonia Local
Will Be Hak Morning Visit at Decatur Residence
A morning visit is planned at 10 o clock at the Decatur residence on Howard Street. Raymond Glass and his wife, injured in the accident, were reported resting comfortably last night at Josephs Infirmary. Their conditions remain serious while others affected by the incident are listed as improving.
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Howard Street
Decatur
Raymond Glass
At Josephs Infirmary
Domense
Flayar- Pianos
South
Waea
Sonth
Atlanta
Atlan
Gay
Luddem & Bates
Marth Prior
Adsats
Wm Southeast
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Palace of Justice
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Werp
Dover
Lille
Valenciennes
Armentieres
Douai
Balieutl
Sylvania
RCE Cabelas Pl
the Trade Circular
Western Union
the Western
Union Telegraph CO
Czar
Korschen
Rastensburg
Mazur Lakes
Johannesburg
Miawa
Noshawa
Ld Standart
Mircea
Beth
New Home Sewing Machine Co
16 Trust Co
Conemann
Jay
Jon Dolice
Tharaee
Brownle
Steves
Filionta
Saath
Vip Ama
Sradeu Ang
Normal
Munday
Willette A. Allen
Peachtree St
Reyty of
Bank oSrr
Summitne
Keess
Washington Seminary
L. D
E. B. Scott
Ivy
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