Maubeuge Falls as German Forces Take Frontier Fortress
Berlin reports Maubeuge, a first class French fortress on the Sambre near the Belgian border, has fallen after a week of heavy German assaults. About 40,000 prisoners were taken, four generals among them, with 400 guns captured. German and French officials note continued fierce resistance and praise Maubeuge’s defense while casualties include Dr. Ludwig Frank killed and Prince Frederick William wounded.
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Sambre River
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Manheim
Reichstag
Luneville
Prince Frederick William
Hesse
Department du Nord
Mapatches
London
France
Paris
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Maubauge
Mau- Seuge
1 000 Russians Captured by Breslau Landwehr
Berlin dispatch reports 1 000 Russian imperial guard captured by Breslau and Silesia Landwehr after a clash near Breslau. Berlin notes German war loan plans and reports on Belgian and French attitudes as war news continues.
Three German Warships Sunk In Less Than An Hour
A British boat recounts sinking Mainz and two other German cruisers off Heligoland in under sixty minutes. The Mainz burned as shells hit the funnels and bridge, with only eighty survivors from a crew of 590. A third ship was put out of action, and a fourth was damaged in the same engagement.
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Maing
Tola
Southampton
Helgoland
Mainz
German Aviator Engages Two Allied Airships
Berlin reports Sergeant Major Werner of the aviation corps flew over French and British troops and fought two enemy aircraft. He describes a sustained duel with a British biplane and a French monoplane, both firing revolvers. he returned fire with his own weapon and drew them near before they withdrew.
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Berlin
London
Werner
Aviation Corps
Czar Would Let Jap Troops Join in Advance on Berlin
London dispatch from Rome cites Emperor Nicholas declaring readiness to go to Berlin himself even at the cost of losing his throne. The Japanese ambassador at Petrograd reportedly urged combat alongside Russia. the emperor said he would do his best to realize the wish, per Evening News.
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Berlin
London
The
Evening News
Rome
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Ivam
Isat Moujik
Petrograd
Japan
Russia
North Sea Not Mined Says Von Bernstorf
New York dispatch reports Count Von Bernstorf German ambassador to the United States denies tensions in the North Sea ports are blockaded and neutral ships may coal at German ports. He cites pilots near Helgoland and Baltic access, asserts bunker coal not restricted, and notes a telegram from Washington. He mentions recent reports from Brussels and Mediation talks, adding optimism for Germany due to Maubeuge captures.
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Count von Bernstorf
United States
North Sea
Helgoland
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Germany
Washington
Keiser William
Wilson
Belgium
Oscar S Straus
Bryan
Count von Bernsterit
Maubeuge
Watterson Remanded to Matteawan Asylum
Poughkeepsie N Y September 9 Ewing Watterson son of Henry Watterson editor must remain in the Matteawan state hospital for the criminal insane according to County Judge C W Arnold The court says Watterson's testimony showed delusions and records indicate his history lack of control irresponsibility when intoxicated and propensity to commit crime convicting that he is not entitled to discharge The Welator is not entitled to discharge Watterson was remanded to Matteawan
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Ewing Watterson
Henry Watterson
Matteawan State Hospital
C. W. H Arnold
Watterson
Matteawan
Alliance of England With Japs Unmodified
The government announced that Great Britain informed France and Russia that the recent triple entente convention does not modify Britain’s alliance with Japan. Britain continues to act in common with Japan in war conduct and peace negotiations.
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Great Britain
France
Russia
Japan
Austrian Fleet Fires on Montenegrin Troops
Dispatch from Rome cites Mount Louven near Cattaro where Austrian ships bombarded the coast toward Budva as Montenegrins held the town. A separate British Foreign Office report denies claims that the British cruiser Briacal was disabled in a clash with a German ship in southern waters. German forces withdraw from Flanders with levy orders. troops move toward France via Lille or Valenciennes.
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Austria
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Budua
Washington
London
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Flanders
Reuter Tele-gram
East Flanders
Ghent
France
Lille
Valenciennes
Pan's War Program and Japan's Internal Tensions
An analysis argues Japan used a temporary war crisis to shore up government legitimacy. It cites Japan's thin treasury and costly naval buildup, the alliance with Britain boosting credit, and clerical divisions between the Satsuma navy faction and Choshu army clique. Count Okuma leads a cabinet under pressure as calls for genuine popular government grow.
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Leslies
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Britain
Far East
Europe
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Choshu
Robert Young
Igner
Ngland
Ulster
Doric
Meeterlinck in the Harvest Field
A New York Sun excerpt portrays Maurice Maeterlinck toiling in a Norman harvest field. The scene frames the author as a mythic figure among rustic laborers, blending divine aura with earthy work in a charming, fable like vignette.
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New York Sun
Maurice Maeterlinck
Sullivan and Cannon Lead Opponents in Statewide Races
Chicago dispatch reports Sullivan leads Stringer for U S senator with about 65,000 plurality, Cook County contributing 55,000. Cannon appears to have won the Republican nomination for Congress from the eighteenth district. Sherman leads Mason in the Republican senator race, Robbins unopposed for Progressive nomination. Women's vote light due to legal ban on voting for senators and congressmen.
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Harry
Jeday
Tager & Sullivan
United States
Lawrence B Stringer
Joseph G Cannon
Congress
Lawrence B Sherman
William B Mason
Raymond Robbins
Sullivans
Cool County
Bryan
Sullivan
Stringer
Cook County
Cannon
Sherman
Mason
To Fly Over London Airship Cruises Announced
The admiralty said one British naval airship will make short daytime and nighttime cruises over London in the next few days. The public is warned not to shoot at the airships.
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London
Admiralty
Russian Aviator Nesteroff Dies in Clash With Austrian Flyer
London dispatch reports Captain Nesteroff the first Russian to loop the loop sacrificed his life to destroy an Austrian aeroplane. He charged the enemy plane while reconnoitering and both aircraft fell to the earth with instant deaths.
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London
Nesceroff
Capture of Lemberg Impresses Trieste Amid War News
Trieste and Adriatic coast react to the Austrian defeat at Lemberg. Troops hardest hit were Trieste Italians from the Ninety-seventh infantry, nearly wiped out with about 2,000 dead or fallen and only sixty-five survivors returning to base. News desks report the shock reverberating through the region.
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Ougegmines Foye
Rome
London
Lemberg
Adriatic
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