Germans Occupy Louvain as Belgian Forces Retreat Toward Antwerp
An International News Service report from London details German forces capturing Louvain after heavy Belgian resistance and German artillery. Belgian King Albert’s troops fall back toward Brussels and Antwerp while British and French units engage the attackers. Censors obscure exact battle locations as rumors spread of Brussels possibly falling soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Temple
International
London
Louvain
Albert
William
Namur
Brussels
Paris
Wey
Daily Chronicle
Reuter
Basel
Diest
Meuse
Liege
Belgium
the Times
Tirlemont
allAbout
Mutiny Rumors Grip Austrian Army Reported in Prague
The Novoe Vremya confirms mutiny rumors in the Austrian army with dispatches from Kiev to Prague. Czech and Polish troops allegedly killed officers, shouted anti Monarchy slogans, and seized Prague for a day before Austrians retook the city. Reprisals followed with killings, looting, and alleged Russian consul execution.
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Luinternational
ST. Petersburg
Novoe Vreyma
Kieff
Bohemia
William
Austria
Russia
Prague
German Cavalry Near Antwerp Repulsed in Several Skirmishes
German cavalry attacked Belgian forces on the outskirts of Antwerp today and were driven back. Official news says enemy horsemen were repulsed at Tumnhout and Herenthais, with some losses inflicted and wounded prisoners sent to military hospitals. The situation remains excellent for German forces at Antwerp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Tumnhout
Herenthais
Jap Demand Is Turned Down In Berlin Message
London report states Germany rejected Japan's ultimatum demanding China's surrender and warned of continuing hostility. Dispatch from Berlin via Rotterdam indicates Berlin refused the terms and kept war plans with Japan in force.
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London
Germany
Dia
Japan
Berlin
Rotterdam
Chau i
China
Sababader
Amor
Berita
French Retake Muelhausen in Alsace
Paris reports that French troops retook Muelhausen in Alsace after a temporary German counterattack. The town saw several days of fighting and German forces withdrew, allowing the French to reoccupy the position.
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Paris
Muelhausen
War Office
Alsace
German Fleet Is Bottled Up Across Baltic and Belgian Forts
British chargé d affaires Colville Barclay presented to the state department an official statement declaring the German fleet outside the Baltic Sea bottled up in harbors. English commerce is near normal, while sea-borne trade is nearly paralyzed. The forts at Liege are reported in Belgian hands.
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Washington
Baltic Sea
Liege
State Department
Colville Barclay
Kersey Reunion Planned Near Lebanon and Thorntown
The Kersey reunion sets August 27 at the Kersey home grove three miles west of Lebanon on the Lebanon and Thorntown line. Events begin at 1 PM with family songs prayers readings recitations and music. Officers will be elected for the next year and a big noon dinner will be served.
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Kersey
Nathanial Kersey
Lebanon
Ion
Thorntown Traction Line
Emma Ryan
Cora Kersey
Fern Beck
Carrie Jarrell
Edna Sutphin
Lucile Edwards
Frank Beck
Edith McMahon
Mary Beck
Jerome Kersey
Ruth Cronk
Mable Kersey
Ruth Bridges
Ollie Jarrell
Purchase Horses From Greenville Buyers For Carolina Market
King and Hearne, horse buyers from Greenville South Carolina, have spent the week in the city and county purchasing twenty eight horses to ship to Carolina. They own stabled stock at the Davis Bros barn on West Main street and will load an express car tomorrow for the southern market. Most animals are three and four years old with a few older ones.
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King
Hearne
Greenville, &. C
Carolina
Davis Bros
West Main Street
German gains ground on Meuse as Vatican events unfold
Belgian war office reports German forces gain ground on both banks of the Meuse after heavy losses, signaling a shift in the Belgian theatre. The same dispatch notes papal conclave prep after Pope Pius X’s death, with Cardinal Merry Del Val among leading candidates and Cardinal Farley summoned to Rome.
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Merry del Val
Rome
Sacred College
Pontifical Court
Vatican
Mgr. Zatmpini
Marchiafaca
Chamber of Death
St. Peters
Europe
Pius
Pope Pius X
Diomede Falconia
United States
Cardinal Ferrati
Jerome Mary Gotti
Propaganda
Rampello
Pius X
William van Rossum
Utrecht
Netherlands
John Farley
New York
James Gibbons
Baltimore
William H. O'Donnell
Boston
Cardinal Farley
Switzerland
St. Peter
Death of the Pope Solemn Deathbed Scene
A historic notice describes the pope's final moments in the death chamber as witnesses recount the solemn scene. It notes the pontiff's last breath and the quieting of the surroundings as clerics and officials mark the passing. The article preserves the solemn tone and key ritual details of the death.
Meetings and Papal Death Lie Side by Side
The Woman's Home Missionary Society gathered at Mrs Frank Myers home on East Main with no formal program beyond a business session. Miss Lois Jones spoke about her Louisville Kentucky Neighborhood House work and a social hour followed with refreshments. In Rome Pope Pius X died at 1 20 am after prayers for peace as Cardinals and family mourned.
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Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Frank Myers
East Main Street
Lois Jones
Neighborhood House
Louisville
Brixton D. Allaire
International News Service
Rome
Giuseppe Sarto
Pius X
Europe
Vatican
Cardinal Della Colpe
French Army Advance Halted in Alsace Meuse Fight Rages
German war office reports stubborn French resistance near Ville in Alsace Lorraine. Meurthe et Moselle battles widen as French Chasseurs defend Badonville and Donan ridge while German raiders push toward Nancy. French and German positions describe a tense front with fortifications forming along Metz Strassburg axes.
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Franklin P. Merrick
International
Paris
Alsace
Loraine
War Office
Ville
Vile
Lorraine
Nxt
Metz
Strassburg
Marchingen
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
Meurthe-et-Moselle
City
Nancy
Lunteville
Badonville
Colles
Donan Ridge
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Pair
Kersey Reunion
Nathanial
Sey
South Carolina
Cermanarm
Bernard Belancourt
Belgian War Office
Worps
Francis Xavier Wernz
Order of Jesuits
Piug X
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