Brussels Rail Lines to Be Dynamited in War Campaign
Reported plan to destroy railways out of Brussels to hinder German advance as battles widen across Belgium and France. Brussels braces while Liège, Namur, and Antwerp fortify. Allied resistance holds at Namur but heavy fighting continues near Tirlemont, Jodoigne, and Diest.
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Diest
Belgium
France
Switzerland
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Lorraine
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Antwerp
Tirlemont
Jodoigne
Gembloux
Brabant
Europe
William
Mainz
Cologne
Meuse
Paris
Limburg
Tongres
St. Trond
Hasselt
Florenville
Ardennes
Mezieres
Verdun
Huy
Liege
Namur
Ostend
Brand Whitlock
Dinant
Alsace-Lorraine
Strassburg
Army of the Rhine
Delme
Morchingen
Morhange
Ville
Vosges
Mulhausen
Aliens in Austria to be segregated
Private advices from Venice report growing depopulation concerns in Austria Hungary. The official Gazette says foreigners who fail to leave within 24 hours of the war declaration will be segregated in a town, placed under strict military supervision, and liable to fines.
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Venice
Austria
Austria-Hungary
Fighting on Russian Frontier Desultory Engagements Reported
Descriptions from St Petersburg summarize confusion over Austrian Russian clashes around Sokal Vladimir Volynak and Eydtkuhnen with no large scale battles. A Czech uprising in Kiev and mutinies in Prague are reported with severe reprisals and executions, including the Russian consul at Prague believed dead.
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Salicia
Vladimir
Volynak
Soka
Eydtkuhnen
Kieff
Novce Vremya
Bohemia
William
Austria
Russia
Prague
Bohemian
M. Zhukovsky
Austria Mobilizes at Italian Border. War Fear Grows
Trent reports Austria openly mobilizing troops at the Italian frontier after prior prudence. Thousands of workers build entrenchments as families of Austrian officers are told to leave within 24 hours. State archives moved inland and arrests rise while night lighting is halted to avoid signaling aircraft. Corriere d Italia notes Trent province requisitioned and feared famine, hoping for Italian food deliveries.
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Austria
Rome
Paris
Trent
Riva
Corriere d'Italia
Italy
German Troops Occupy Miawa Town in Russian Poland
German forces today occupied the town of Miawa in Russian Poland near the German frontier along the War saw Railroad, signaling a rapid advance and border proximity as reports reach Amsterdam and London dated August 19.
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Russian Poland
Berlin
Amsterdam
London
Miawa
Warsaw
Suzanne a Tangoist in Orson Lowell Comic Series
Suzanne appears as a tango dancer in Orson Lowell's weekly comic series preview for the next Sunday Post. The feature promises humor and musicality tied to the tango theme and Lowell's quips about city life.
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Suzanne
Orson Lowell
Relief cruiser reaches Cherbourg
The US cruiser North Carolina arrived at Cherbourg today. Major Charles A. Hedentin to direct relief in France and several other Americans will reach Paris early tomorrow with funds for relief. The French government provides a special train for their service.
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Paris
United States
North Carolina
Cherbourg
Charles A. Hedentin
France
Servians Claim Great Victory Over Austrians
An official Paris communication reports a Servian victory at Shabats near Belgrade. Austrian forces suffer heavy losses with 3000 killed and 5000 wounded. 80,000 Austrian troops involved. Shabats lies about 40 miles west of Belgrade.
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London
Paris
Shabats
Servia
Belgrade
Rome
Virginia Tobacco Needed for Armies
A Paris dispatch reports state tobacco factories work around the clock to supply the army and large quantities of Virginia tobacco will be imported for British troops on the continent.
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London
Reuter
Paris
Germans Bombard Diest and Tirlemont in Belgium
A Brussels despatch reports German forces bombarded Diest on Wednesday afternoon and Tirlemont as well. Belgian inhabitants fled in terror as the army contends with a possible German surprise near Brussels. Cavalry moved in after a brief advance and counter marches, forcing the Germans to retire.
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London
Brussels
Havas
Diest
Tirlemont
Americans May Reclaim Seized Goods From British Ships
Citizens of neutral nations owning items on vessels seized by British warships may regain possession if the property is not contraband by applying to the procurator-general Treasury Chamber Whitehall London per a State Department despatch from the London consul-general. The Prize Court marshal requires proof of ownership and related details.
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Washington
Treasury Chamber
Whitehall
London
State Department
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