Belgians halt German spearhead in Hasselt clash on front
Reports from Brussels indicate a major battle near Hasselt Belgium with Belgian cavalry and infantry clashing with German forces. Telegraph sources claim German troops were routed on the right flank though official confirmation is uncertain. The Belgian war office notes twelve thousand men participated in a decisive engagement as German progress in Belgium appears checked.
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Herbert Temple
Uinternational News Service
London
Bel- Bium
Belgrane
William
Brussels
Fea
Hasselt
Belgium
Tobigne
Meuse
Vise
Liege
Germany
Jodoigne Es
Belgian War Office
Haszelt
British Isles
France
Hustelt
Antwerp
German moves to aid Americans leaving country
The German government ordered steps to facilitate exit for Americans as mobilization nears completion. Rail trains freed from military duty will carry foreigners out, a special train with four hundred Americans departed for Holland, and banks begin cashing letters of credit to ease fears of stranded travelers.
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Frederick Werner
International News Service
Berlin
Copenhagen
London
Holland
Artillery Duel Between Germans and Belgians Near Huy
Central News reports a two day artillery duel at Huy on the Meuse between German and Belgian forces. Both sides use earthwork fortifications as shells rain and infantry volleys follow. 6,500 German POWs arrived at Ath as rumors spread of German positions around Liege.
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London
Brussels
Huy
Liege
Mamur
Meuse
Tiver
Ath
Belgium
Brazil Demands Explanation Over Berlin Attack Claim
Paris August 13 Brazil has demanded an explanation from Germany after an announced attack on Bernardino De Campos former president of Sao Paulo. The French consul in Stuttgart reported De Campos who is blind was assaulted and robbed during the incident.
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Paris
Brazil
Germany
Bernardino de Campos
Sao Paulo
Stuttgart
Senor de Campos
England Declares War on Austria in Early Conflict
London reports the government press bureau announces a state of war between England and Austria. The official notice confirms hostilities have begun and outlines preliminary wartime measures as the nations move toward broader conflict.
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London
Government Press
Burewn
Belgian Forces Farther Push Germans At Liege In Heavy Fighting
Brussels reports say Belgian cavalry endured heavy losses at Tirlemont while French Belgian infantry halted German advances. Belgian lancers charged Uhlans killing 250 at the cost of 25, with Liege forts under siege and Belgian troops driving back the invaders after reopening communications with Liege.
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Bernard Belancourt
Brussels
War Office
Ticlement
Put
Tirlemont
Knappen
Count van der Burch
Limburg
Brabant
Liege
Liega
Fortsette
Naval clash likely after England declares war on Austria
London reports England severed diplomatic ties with Austria and declared war. A naval battle is expected in the Adriatic as Captain Hamilton of the Anchoria, arriving in Venice from Fiume, sighted the Austrian fleet near Pola. A British squadron from Malta is anticipated to attack. Austrian ambassador Count Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrich Katem prepared for departure.
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Lawrence Elston
International News Service
London
England
Austria
Adriatte
Star
Rome
Hamilton
Anchoria
Venice
Fiume
Pola
Malta
Count Mensdorff
Pouilly
Dietric Katem
German Loss At Muelhausen
Basel dispatch estimates German casualties at 8000 to 10000 in fighting at Meulhausen. Swiss reports say hospital facilities were inadequate and facilities like schools hotels and churches were used to house the wounded. Civic authorities secured permission for special trains to move hundreds of patients to Meulheim St Ludwig and other towns.
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London
Basel
Exchange Telegraph Company
Meulhausen
Meulheim
St. Ludwig
Russians Win Over Austrians at Dniester River
A Saint Petersburg dispatch reports a decisive Russian victory over Austria on the Dniester River. Four thousand infantry and eight thousand cavalry were routed in the engagement.
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Paris
St Petersburg
Matin
Dniester
French Cities Shelled as German Forces Advance Front
Paris dispatch reports German artillery shelling several Meurthe et Moselle towns near the frontier. French reinforcements move through Voxique mountains to Alsace while Paris asserts artillery superiority over Germany. Pont a Mous ton near the Moselle is partly destroyed by German fire. Continued on page seven.
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Franklin P. Merrick
International
Paris
Department of Meurth-at- Mozelle
Voxique
Alsace
French War Office
Upper
Pont-t-Mouston
Mogelle
Record crowd fills Boone County Fair grounds
A large Boone County Fair crowd packs the Lebanon grounds under ideal weather. Visitors arrive by steam and traction cars and by road, with hundreds of vehicles and many autos arriving before noon. The scene reflects a historic turnout as fair activities draw significant local attendance.
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Boone County
Boone
Lebanon
Ons Me
Friday Racing Card and County Fair Events
The report lists Friday racing programs including 2:25 pace and B318 trot stakes with classes 6 7 8 and a parade of premium stock. It notes Roadsters Ponies and premiums with free acts by the Duvette Troupe and Danbara Dunvettes and mentions interurban limits and arrival times at the fair.
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Duvette
Dunvettes
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