Turkey Neutrality Tension Widening In Europe Asia
Diplomats in Washington and allied representatives foresee potential expansion of hostilities beyond Italy and the Balkans if Turkey enters the war. They expect Turkey to delay an official stance while finishing military preparations, with Japan possibly aiding Britain in India or Persia.
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Italy
Balkans
Turkey
Caucasus
Perea
Egypt
India
Western Asia
England
Persia
Japan
Germany
Kiaochow
China Seas
Great Britain
Asia
A. Rustem Bey
Machine Guns At Work on the Front
English soldiers describe the brutal effect of machine guns on advancing German troops. A captain checks for friendlies before giving the order, then volleys unleash a hail of fire as waves of troops continue advancing.
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London
Saya
Russians claim victory reported from Rome dispatch
A Rome-based Telegraph dispatch says Petrograd reports Russians have routed the Austrians near Tomaszow with two Austrian generals among the dead. It adds Vienna dispatches note a Russian northward push against the Austrian forces under Aufenburg and Dankel after successes at Lemburg, Lublin, and Zjamohac.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Rome
Petrograd
Tomaszow
Vienna
Lemburg
Aufenburg
Dankel
Lublin
Zjamohac
Federal Reserve Board to Organize Twelve Banks
Washington reports the Federal Reserve Board will move to establish the twelve reserve banks as provided by the currency system. Officials expect the system to begin operation around October 1, following talks with clearing house delegates from major cities.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Palmer heads G A R at forty eighth encampment
Comrade David J. Palmer of Washington Iowa, veteran of the Eighth and Twenty-fifth Iowa regiments, was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the conclusion of the forty eighth national encampment held in Detroit Michigan. Washington DC was chosen unanimously as the encampment site for next year.
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Detroit
Mich
David J. Palmer
Washington
Grand Army of the Republic
Free trains aid Paris evacuation as civilians flee south
Tens of thousands of Parisians, mainly women and children, board government free trains to clear the capital and surrounding areas of potential civilian hindrance to military operations. Most head toward the south or nearby regions of France.
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Paris
France
London auction lists twelve ships for disposal
A list of twelve ships was placed for disposal Friday before the first prize court in the country since the crimean war. The items include four steamers and eight sailing vessels.
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London
Opening of Parliament Sees Okuma Comment on War With Germany
Premier Okuma spoke briefly at the opening of parliament on Friday and said the word regarding the war with Germany was thoroughly understood, noting the face of the conflict and the leading factors.
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Toki
Okuma
Tieaking Briefy
Germany
Russians Land 72000 Troops in Britain for Belgium Campaign
Reports via the Cunard liner Mauretania claim 72,000 Russian soldiers landed at Aberdeen on August 27 and moved by special trains to Ostend awaiting transports to Belgium. Officials allegedly coordinated with British marines and Belgian forces for a joint drive toward Antwerp as Austrian resistance stiffened in Galicia.
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Scotland
Washington
St. Petersburg
Lemburg
Vienna
Berlin
London Times
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Galicia
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Ruseky
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Russia
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Dover
Ostend
Belgium
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Mauretania
New York
Liverpool
England
Antwerp
Eight Thousand Veterans Parade in Detroit Seen by Large Crowd
About 8 000 Grand Army of the Republic veterans paraded through Detroit for the national encampment as more than 250 000 spectators applauded and the old soldiers fought to hide their faltering steps.
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Detroit
Grand Army of the Republic
Admiral Gregovitch Named Russian Naval Forces Commander
Admiral Gregovitch is appointed commander of Russia’s naval forces. The announcement names his leadership role and outlines the restructuring of the fleet command.
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Russia
Germans claim capture of 70000 Russians at Allenstein
Berlin reports 70000 Russian prisoners captured near Allenstein including two generals and 300 officers with Russian artillery all destroyed. British and French accounts clash over casualty totals while German sanitary officials note good army health.
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Washington
Berlin
Allenstein
London Times
Amiens
Aeroplane Battle Over Paris
A fight in the air above Paris Thursday evening saw three German planes over the capital. Two French aircraft engaged them while public rifles and machine guns kept up fire from buildings. One German craft split from its group and fled toward Fort Romainville, pursued but saved from further attack. The remaining German planes also escaped after a lengthy circling duel.
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Paris
Fort Romainville
Plan to Capture Trade in South America Outlined
Conference of more than 500 manufacturers and businessmen in Philadelphia discussed plans to capture South American trade amid European warring nations. The meeting highlighted strategies for exports, markets, and commerce expansion with new shipping routes and protective tariffs in focus.
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Philadelphia
Plana
Europe
Caportere
Secretary Ryan Says U S Will Discuss Ships Purchase With UK and France
Washington Secretary Ryan announced discussions with England and France over government purchase of ships of commerce. He said a formal announcement would follow upon reaching a conclusion.
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Washington
Glate Ryan
England
France
Government of Ships of Commerce
Tsar renames St Petershals to Petrograd
A Reuters dispatch from St. Petersburg reports an imperial order changes the city name St Petershals, capital since 1712, to Petrograd marking a shift in the Russian empire.
Washington tragedy after Gore floods at Munda
A report from Gor ieur Gieeral, received Thursday, states seven Filipi place and one American drowned in a food that swept Munda following a six week teinfall of Gore.
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Washington
Filiplace
Gore
Han
Ee Gage
Gor@ieur Gieeral
Wereaw Games Open Off The Railway Depot
Wereaw led Btaa Green ten miles west of here to a railway depot where the Games opened and no other buildings were present.
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Wereaw
Btaa
Here
OAGRED College Selects Pontiff Benedict XV
Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa chosen pope succeeding Pius X. He will take the name Benedict XV and was archbishop of Bologna. Born in Pegil in Genoa diocese November 21, 1854 he has served as secretary to the late Cardinal Rampolla and adviser to the Holy Office.
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Benedict XV
Wase
Pegil
Genoé
Como Della Chiesa
Bologna
Pius X
Giacomo Della Chiesa
Sacred College
Belgne
Maly
Gaia
Peguin
Aénes
Nace
Ture
Spain
Cardinal Rampolla
Holy Office
Benedict
Prospero Lambertini
Benedict XIV
Smoot Renominated at Utah Republican State Convention
Salt Lake City report says the Republican state convention on Tuesday renominated United States Senator Reed Smoot by acclamation. The body also renominated W. M. McCarty for the supreme court and A. C. Matheson for state superintendent of public instruction, all by acclamation.
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Salt Lake City
United States
Reed Smoot
W. M. McCarty
Justice of the Supreme Court
A. C. Matheson
Breckinridge Arrives Homeward Bound from Europe
Sicary G Breckinridge assistant secretary of war arrived Friday from Vieaus homeward bound, having come to Europe on board the United States Tennesera in connection with fetes work.
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Paria
Sicary
G. Breckinridge
Europe
United States
Vieaus
Fragmentary OCR Note Sparks Reading Confusion
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Corrente and Siantalane with unclear actions. The text contains stray phrases about feet, quad seating, eating, and a Pasvess reference, but lacks coherent events or identifiable entities to summarize a concrete news item.
French Government Moves Seat From Paris to Bordeaux
Paris transfers the seat of government to Bordeaux as military operations surround the city. The president and government officials, plus allied embassies, depart at 10:50 p.m. for Bordeaux. Ambassador Herrick remains with Paris archives. US ambassador Garrett will represent Washington in Bordeaux. Paris tightens defenses with gates closed and a large force building extra fortifications.
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Paris
France
Bordeaux
Herrick
Elies
United States
John W. Garrett
Argentina
Misery of Belgian Refugees Seen by Mrs Harjes
Mrs Herman H Harjes wife of a Paris banker and other American women visited the north railroad station and described a shambles of a scene. She witnessed severed hands on boys and children crying for nourishment. Mothers pleaded for milk and soup as authorities bore down under fear and horror.
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Paria
Herman H. Harjes
Paris
North
Paris Girds for Siege as Martial Law Enforces
Paris under martial law with hundreds of thousands at work under military engineers building entrenchments. The city is sealed with gates closed and curfews in effect from 8 PM to 6 AM. passes required to exit or enter. Porte de Bercy and Port Malliitte are key access points under strict control.
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Paris
Malliitte
Porte de Bercy
Children among six killed in sandbank accident
In Ghhenectady New York five girls and one boy aged 6 to 10 died when a car backed into a sandbank they were playing on. The boy is believed to have dislodged the bank.
Russian Soldiers Join the Allies Reported German Right Wing Check
Reports claim Russian forces are joining the Allied effort in France. German right wing allegedly checked and forced to retire near St. Quentin on the Somme basin, thirty miles northwest of Laon, amid conflicting official statements. British and French briefings claim no battlefield changes.
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St. Quentin
Somme
Laon
Idaho Primaries Nominations Listed for Senate and Governor
In Boise the Idaho primary results show Republicans Brady for Senate and Haines for Governor leading. Nominated Republicans include Addison Smith and Robert McCracken as congressmen, George K R Barker as secretary of state, Fred L. Huston as state auditor, C Allen as state treasurer, J H Peterson as attorney general, Bere McCoy as school superintendent, and Everett Bell as inspector of mines. Democrats nominated Hawley for Senator and Don Dunning and J Foray as congressmen with M Alexander for governor and James W Tano as lieutenant governor.
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Boise
Idaho
James H. Brady
Addison Smith
Robert McCracken
Gove"nor
John M. Haines
Herman H. Taylor
George KR. Barker
Fred L. Huston
C. Allen
J. H. Peterson
Bere McCoy
Ev’ Ert Bell
James H. Hawley
Don Dunning
J. Foray
M. Alexander
James W. Tano
Russians Occupy Oxerse in Ausr Hungary Front
A Russian force has occupied Oxerse, an eastern crownland of Austria Hungary, advancing southward from its city toward Sucaane near the Kuswanian border, with little or no resistance reported. The move marks a rapid advance in the region as authorities monitor developing fronts.
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Millan
Italy
Hioumagia
Oxersewits
Ausr
Hungary
Watehing
Hselty
Sucaane
Kus Wanian
Consul Denies German Move Against Neutrals
A consul named Holterdau Britten rejects claims that his von government ordered tenapart Bette tonnes WO Ne Se eee cutens and threatened Holland's neutrality. The statement asserts no such action was taken and calls for calm amid rumors.
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Britten
Tenapart
Bette Tonnes
Holland
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