Allies Retreat in Face of Irresistible German Advance
A Manila dispatch describes German forces driving the Allies back across Belgium and France. The front line collapses at Namur and Charleroi, with Mons and Dieudenhofen reports indicating heavy French and British losses. The Moselle army's advance threatens Paris as German forces push west from Longwy and Nancy toward northern France.
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Namur
Neufchateau
Charleroi
Belgium
Diedenhofen
Lorraine
Longwy
Luneville
France
Luxemburg
Germany
Meuse
Moselle
East Prussia
London
England
French War Office
Mons
Liege
Army of the
Belgian Luxemburg
Berlin
Verdun
Nancy
Long
Paris
War Office
Lille
Maubeuge
Brussels
Albrecht of
Wurtemberg
Rupprecht
Bavaria
the Moselle
Napoleon
France Unprepared as German Offensive Pushes North
The German advance through northern Belgium shatters French lines near Roubaix and Tourcoing while central fronts hold. French Alsace Lorraine withdrawals and overextended wings leave Britain-backed center strong, marking a fateful, bloodiest day of the war since it began. Continued on Page 183-First Col.
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Belgium
Brussels
Roubaix
Lille
Tourcoing
France
Liege
Haelen
Dinant
U S envoy to Berlin plans final leg via Holland
Julius Gey the American consul general at Berlin will leave London for his post by way of Holland as he prepares to reach Berlin in the near future.
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London
Julius Gey
Berlin
Holland
eczema on scalp healed by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
A six year scalp eczema case improved after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Henry Cochran reports rapid relief, noting reduced itching burning and redness within two weeks. The ad recommends samples and a 32 page Skin Book from Cuticura.
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Henry Cochran
Owticure
Dent. T. Reston
Paris Decried as World’s Saddest Place by American Visitor
Miss Cornelia RB Page of the Albright Art Gallery Buffalo arrives in London from Paris and describes wartime France. She notes artists, poets, and men of genius have joined the front, women’s bravery, and wounded soldiers returning to Paris singing the Marseillaise while the country braces for mourning.
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London
Paris
Cornelia RB. Page
Albright Art Gallery
Buffalo
France
Belfort
Aquitania Bow Damage Reported After Mersey Anchorage
The Cunard liner Aquitania now in government service anchored at the Mersey bar with bows damaged, per a Lloyds despatch from Liverpool dated August 24.
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London
Cunard
Mersey Bar
Lloyd’s
Liverpool
Montenegrins Repel Austrian Attack at Rahovo
Cettinje dispatch reports Montenegrin troops repulsed a fresh Austrian assault at Rahovo with a bayonet charge. About 150 prisoners were taken and 300 Austrians killed in the engagement reported to the Exchange Telegraph.
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London
Cettinje
Exchange Telegraph Company
Rahovo
Japanese Liner Shiryo Maru Sails Amid Japanese Convoy
The Japanese liner Shiryo Maru departed San Francisco today for the Orient and is expected to be joined by the cruiser Idsumo in convoy. German cruisers Leipzig and Nuernburg are reported to be somewhere between the port and Japan.
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San Francisco
Shiryo Maru
Nean
Idsumo
Japan
Leipzig
Nuernburg
Austrian Monitor Sinks with All Crew in Adriatic Mine
Exchange Telegraph reports the Austrian monitor Excelsior struck a mine in the Adriatic and was destroyed. The crew perished when the vessel sank between Chava and Baziach, according to Nish of Servia.
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London
Paria
Exchange Telegraph Company
Excelsior
Nish
Servia
Adriatic
Chava
Baziach
Jumps From 14th Floor Hotel Window
Miss Martha S. Tash of Dover New Hampshire 45 years old, dies by suicide after leaping from her hotel room on the 14th floor where she had been staying since Friday. A rambling note indicated distress over departure of her maid and plans to avoid returning to a sanitarium.
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Philadelphia
Martha S. Tash
Dover
N. H
Miss Tash
West Newton
Mass
Miss Martha S. Tash Dies by Suicide in Philadelphia
Miss Martha S. Tash a long time Dover resident who had property here and later went to a private sanitarium died today in Philadelphia by jumping from a hotel window. Her guardian was Frank Seavey of Dover a known businessman and financier.
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Dover
N. HH
Martha S. Tash
Philadelphia
Frank Seavey
Ex-Governor Chester B. Jordan Dies at 75 in New Hampshire
Lancaster New Hampshire August 24 Chester B Jordan former governor from 1901 to 1903 died at his summer home after a period of illness following surgery in Boston He was 75 and had been a leading state lawyer who served as president of the Senate and as Speaker of the House A widow and three children survive
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Lancaster
N. H
Chester B. Jordan
New Hampshire
Boston
Jordan
Senate
House
Robbery at Magnolia Home Morning Entry Reported
A $100 reward was offered for the return of jewelry valued over $580 from the home of W. H. Kameysy at Magnolia. Thief entered an upper room during dinner, rummaged dressers, and carried away valuables. W. J. Burns Detective Agency now pursues leads for an early arrest.
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W. H. Kameysy
Magnolia
W. J. Burns
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Omaha
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Boston, Mass
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North Shore
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North Carolina
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Buffalo,n.y
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U.S
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