Kaiser Still Rushing Fresh Troops Front
London dispatch via Rotterdam reports during the war’s early period over 7,600 trains bearing about 2,980,000 troops for the western theater. Despite the huge force, reinforcements continue to be hurried to the front to replace losses and sustain Germany’s effort. An American reporter cites a wounded German officer saying German success rests on keeping troops fresh by rotating corps after engagements.
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London
Evening Star
Rotterdam
Rhine
Cologne
Heavy cannon rushed to defense of Paris
London September 7 The Daily News correspondent in Paris reports heavy guns from Calais Boulogne and Cherbourg were moved to reinforce Paris defenses. He says 25000 marine troops marched through the city in the small hours yesterday morning.
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Paris
London
Daily News
Paria
Bayade
Calle
Boulogne
Cherbourg
Germans Captured on Dutch Liner Tambora at Brest
Brest reports six hundred Germans seized aboard the Dutch steamer Tambora. Among them are 33 officers and doctors, now confined at Chateau Brest after the ship left Batavia for Rotterdam. The item notes a quarantine and voyage details with wartime context.
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Brest
Paris
Chateau Brest
Batavia
Rotterdam
Allies Drive Germans Back to the Northeast
Paris reports describe Allied forces advancing left wing with limited opposition while center around Verdun holds. Right flank sees partial gains in the Vosges as engaging battles stretch over a 120 mile front toward Meuse and near Paris.
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Verdun
Vosges
Ourcq
Maubeuge
Maubeugé
Nanteuil-Le-Haudouin
Department of
Meuse
Chalons-Sur-Namne
Goulammieers
la Ferte-Gaucher
Germans Back to Capital as War Rages East of Paris
Report describes German forces retreating toward Paris while French troops harass them from the east and north. Red Cross ambulances reach the front, with Doctors Gres and Magnin aiding the wounded amid smoke from burning farms. A German church near the lines houses 250 to 300 wounded, cared for by one German surgeon and two nurses.
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Paris
Red Cross
Women defend Belgrade amid Soviet war news report
A Rome dispatch via Reuters says Belgrade is fiercely defended with heroic endurance shown by soldiers and civilians. Women are portrayed as stubbornly resisting, with Servians vowing the enemy cannot enter the capital while a single house remains standing and a Servian flag flies.
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London
Reuter Telegram Company
Rome
Wish
Belrade
Stil
Germans to Reopen Liege Gun Factories
London dispatch says Germans plan immediate reopening of Cockerill gun factories near Liege. The 375 acre plant was a key prize seized in the war. The Prussian war office has taken over the concern and offered Belgian workers a fifty percent wage increase to stay on.
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London
Chronicle
Amsterdam
Cockerill
Liege
Prussian War Office
Line of Great Battle Stretches 128 Miles
A French war office notice reports a general action along a 128 mile line from Nanteuil-Le Haudouin to Verdun, with German forces supposedly retreating under vigorous Allied pressure. Dispatches from Berlin and London claim a decisive battle near Verdun and an attack on Nancy with Emperor William present.
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Paris
Senhs
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Verdun
Meaux
Parc
Sezanne
Epernay
Vitry-Le- Francois
Marne
Coulommiers
Seine and Marne
la Ferte- Gaucher
Berlin
London
French War Office
Bethel
England
Nancy
William
Germans March on Ghent Amid Stiff Five Hour Fight Near Ghent
A Reuters dispatch from Ostend reports five hours of violent fighting between Belgian volunteers and German troops at Melia and Quatrecht near Ghent. Germans reportedly occupied Melle and advanced toward Ghent after resisting firmly, then withdrew in good order. London casualty updates list Pathfinder sailors killed and wounded with many missing after submarine strike.
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London
Reuter Telegram Company
Ostend
Melia
Quatrecht
Ghent
Bermans
Melle
Pathfinder
North Sea
Austrians Deserting Rome and Frontiers Reach Switzerland
Reports from September describe increasing Austrian army desertions, especially along the Bowmenfat frontier, with many soldiers said to have reached Switzerland via Tirol. A Methley regiment reports 124 percent of its men missing, while a German repulse at Cappelle Avais left about 3,000 dead, and many Germans returned to Brussels.
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Rome
Parle
Switzerland
Tyrol
Methley
London
Antwerp
Cappelle Avais
Adda
Brussels
Kaisers Paris Newsmark Edge Warns of German Risk
Lieutenant Colonel Rousset of La Liberte states that German forces are positioned to the east and northeast of Bai and could face a hopeless situation if checked, amid growing wartime tension reported on September 7.
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Paris
Rousset
la Liberte
Russians Attack Przemsyl and Surrounding Galicia
Reports from Petrograd and Paris on September 7 describe Russian forces encircling Przemsyl in Galicia, with Austrian retreat and heavy losses. The offensives include gains near Lemberg, captures of prisoners, artillery, and aircraft, and strategic implications for Austro-Hungary and Prussia.
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Paris
Havas
Petrograd
Vistula
Btryj
Carpathian Heights
Prussia
Lemberg
Galicia
England plans attack on Germans in Africa
Britain reveals that 90,000 German troops in southwest Africa have stored guns and ammunition for military action. Boers may aid the Germans, with British forces reportedly prepared for a broader campaign there.
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England
Africa
London
Boeptertber
Trig
Britain poised to seize German Africa amid force buildup
The piece notes Britain, with settlements on two sides of German Southwest Africa and ample troops, is ready for action. It suggests Britain will aim to take control of German territory in Africa, with confidence that German East Africa lies within reach and co-operation of land and sea forces could help dominate the east coast. It also mentions loyal Four arty ers in Southwest Africa.
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Africa
Great Brita
German East Africa
Southwest
George
Mine Links Trawler Tragedy Report From Sea
A nautical accident report from London notes a sieving string of mishaps at sea. A fireman drowned while a ship, described in garbled text, sank or suffered damage. Ten others were rescued amid the confusion and rough seas.
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Shields
London
Tréchey
Ee Sea
Many Applicants at Recruiting Offices
Upror, September 4. The board of trade report shows unemployment growth has nearly halted. Unemployment insurance areas hold a 4.24 rate, similar to last week and 3.34 a year ago. Labor bureaus see fewer jobseekers, still double a year prior. Recruiting is brisk, especially in the north and mining districts, edging offices toward week-long closures. Food prices vary little, driven by freight and insurance costs rather than shortages. Meat and fish arrivals are near normal. London pubs close earlier, while fleets at Hull and Chatham store sailors and curtail hours in many provincial towns.
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Uprior
Board of Trade
London
Fiufl
Chatham
Defends Turkey in Bitter Reply Amid Warship Row
Rustem Bey, Turkish ambassador, rebukes Britain and France for pressuring the United States to send warships to Turkish waters. He argues massacres were carried out by Armenians and Maronites, not Christians, and denounces Western provocation as a trap to draw the U.S. into the European fray.
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United States
Rustem Bey
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Turkey
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Levant
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Teonle
New York
GP Ray
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Bindoos
Musgulinana
India
Hiryankar
Gadar
British Cruiser Warrior Rumor Stranded Near Bosphorus
Washington reports a Berlin wireless message claiming the British cruiser Warrior was stranded, possibly after a clash with Goeben while escaping from the Bosphorus. Diplomats doubt the claim, noting Turkey’s mined straits and lack of confirmation from Constantinople or Turkish officials. Royal expectations of Turkey’s war declaration persist amid uncertainty.
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Ware Tier
Berlin
Warrior
Goeben
Bosphorus
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Turkey
Iit
Constantinople
Rustem Bey
Great Britain
Travel union of Rotterdam passengers deny mistreatment by Germany
A statement signed by ministers including Rev Henry Tampert from Covington Kentucky, denying reports of ill treatment of Americans in Germany, says war was forced by jealous powers. It asks Americans to suspend judgment and urges AP to send a copy to President Wilson and Secretary Bryan.
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Rotterdam
Germany
Wilson
Bryan
Henry Tampert
Covington
Meny
America
Associated Press
United States
British Dreadnaught Chases Small Cruiser in Hawaii
Honolulu reports the British cruiser Australia in Hawaiian waters chasing the German cruiser Nuernberg after Nuernberg left Bremen September 1. The Nuernberg, a small 2450 ton cruiser, would have little chance against an armored cruiser. The Australian cable to British Columbia was cut by Nuernberg between Bamfield and Fanning Island. no further details available.
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Watson Navigation’ Company
Wilhelmina
Australia
Hawaiian
Nurnberg
Tae Nurnberg
British Columbia
Bamfield, B.C
Fanning Island
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