Russians Capture More Towns Near Lemberg Amid Front Shifts
Russian forces advance across Galicia closing to 49 miles from Lemberg. Zborov reports conflicting claims of capture and prisoner totals as Austrian and German lines retreat. Western fronts see limited action due to weather. Turkish and Russian clashes continue around Van and Armenia. British destroyer Lassoo sinks.
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Lemberg
Cording
Vienna
Petrograd
Lake van
Armenia
Turkish War Office
Persia
Bitlis
Lassoo
French Capture Over Two Thousand Prisoners In Week
Paris August 14. The war office weekly review says French forces north of the Somme captured more than 2000 unwounded prisoners and 70 machine guns from August 6 to 18, plus 60 more prisoners in Verdun sector. Violent counterattacks at Thiaumont Fleury and other sites yielded several hundred more prisoners. Hostile air raids on Monfalcone caused no damage or casualties.
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Cordevole
Monfalcone
Isonzo
Italy's Boy Scouts to Help in War Duties
Italy mobilizes Boy Scouts for wartime service over the next two months. Those over 15 with parental consent guard railways and depots in the war zone. Under 15 join territorial service at hospitals mobilization centers munitions and air facilities.
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Paris
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British destroyer Lassoo sunk off Dutch coast
British torpedo boat destroyer Lassoo sank Sunday near the Dutch coast after a mine or torpedo hit. Six crewmen are missing and two injured. Berlin claims a submarine torpedoed Lassoo in the British channel. British press bureau disputes German location, saying it went down a few miles off the Dutch coast.
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Berlin
Revenue Bill Approved by Senate Caucus After Amendments
Washington August 14 The administration revenue bill amended by the Senate finance committee was approved by the Democratic Senate caucus and will be reported by Wednesday. It is expected to yield 205 million annually, 7.5 million more than the House version. The panel upheld wine tax changes including eight cents per wine gallon on still wines and 65 cents per proof gallon on fortified wines, with champagne and sparkling wine taxed at three cents per half pint. The House tariff commission provision was kept with salaries raised to 10 000 dollars a year.
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California
Boston Sees Coolest Aug 14 Since 1893 With 54 Degrees
A sharp cold snap hit Boston as a west wind drove the thermometer to 54 at 4 AM, the day’s low, with 77 at the high. The Berkshire hills reported snow flurries and 9 PM temps still falling. The drop sets a summer low near last century’s records, four decades earlier.
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Berkshire
Week End Retreat for Boston Laymen
A weekend retreat for laymen will be held at the Passionist Monastery in Brighton starting Friday evening at 6 and ending Monday morning at 8. Reverend Father George C P serves as director of the retreat.
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C. P
Austrian Statement Berlin Reports Galicia Fighting Intensifies
The Austrian official statement says Russian attacks in Galicia, mainly Stanislau, were repulsed with heavy losses. Archduke Charles Francis front notes standing firm near Stanislau and west of the Dniester. Boehm-Ermolli repels assaults northwest of Zalooze. Italians advance near Monte San Gabriele and east of Vallone valley. strongest fighting on heights east of Gorizia with seven failed charges.
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Zalooze
Boehm-Ermolli
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Vallone Valley
Gorizia
War News in Brief From Frontline Battles
French troops seized trenches left of the Fay Deniecourt road in the Somme. Maurepas region saw brisk cannonade. German attacks near Hill 304 and Fleury in Verdun repulsed. Russian sweep continues on Galicia front with gains on the upper Sereth. Austrians pursued along the Dniester north of Mariampol. Germans briefly held Pozieres trenches on the Somme. Italian forces pressed Austrians on the Corso plateau and east of Hill 212, 800 prisoners taken. Artillery duels south of the Somme and along the Meuse. German air raid on Rheims. civil hospital damaged and six civilians killed.
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French Front Battles Drench Somme Meuse and Rheims Bombing
French official report notes lively artillery south of the Somme and on the Meuse right bank with bombardment of Rheims by German planes. Civil hospital and a dispensary in Rheims destroyed. six civilians killed. Also details gains near Estrees and Moulin-Sous-Toutvent and repulsed attacks near Hill 304 and Fleury.
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German Statement Reports British Attacks on Somme Front
Berlin reports heavy British French assaults on the Somme front with several trench penetrations repulsed and strong French attacks near Maurepas failing. In Galicia and the Stokhod theater Russian advances were repulsed while German forces captured Tustobaby and Sebroff and pressed west of the Dniester.
Russians say advances along Sereth and Zlota Lipa with village capture
The Russian official statement reports continued gains in the Sereth river region and along the Zlota Lipa. Troops crossed to the western bank and captured the village of Tusto baby northwest of the Dniester after fording the river Tukh. An aviator and an officer observer pursued an enemy aircraft at dawn.
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British Front Unchanged as Shelling Persists Across Somme Region
The war office states no overall shift along the British front with shelling focused on Mametz Wood Pozieres and Arras. The Royal Flying Corps conducted several bombing raids on a German aerodrome, and a machine is reported missing. A German mine west of La Folle Farm caused limited damage as operations continue west of Pozieres.
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Danish Steamer Ivar Sunk Off Genoa By Submarine
A Danish steamer named Ivar of 2139 tons was sunk by a submarine off Genoa Italy on Sunday. The crew were rescued and saved. The report came via Reuters from Copenhagen citing the despatch.
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Italian Front Report Noted Artillery Duels in Gorizia Area
Rome August 14 official statement reports artillery duels in the Gorizia sector. The enemy batteries shelled the town and bridges over the Isonzo. Further details on the remainder of the front are limited.
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Gorizia
Isonzo
State to Take Over Scotch Liquor Places
A London report states the committees advising the government on state purchase of Scotland’s licensed liquor trade recommend abolishing liquor sales by licensed grocers. They urge the State to assume ownership of hotels and inns reliant on this traffic, while opposing state control of distilleries.
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