German victory sweep cuts English from coast in Belgium
Berlin dispatches report a decisive German offensive between Brussels and Maubeuge that traps the English army and severs contact with the coast. Allied losses reach about 70 000 in three days, with large French and British forces defeated, while Verdun and Belfort remain under French guns. The Austrian move toward the Russians continues and industry in Germany runs normally.
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Berlin
Brussels
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Namur
Albrecht of Wurtemburg
Wilhelm
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Esch
Verdun
Ruprecht
Bavaria
Saar
Meuse
Nancy
Luneville
Alsace
Lorraine
France
Belfort
Prussia
Berlin Citizens Flee in Panic
London dispatch reports a growing panic in Berlin as German residents flee toward Scandinavia via Copenhagen. The Standard’s Copenhagen correspondent notes that despite claims of security and Russian victories, public confidence erodes with wealthy citizens abandoning the city.
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London
Standard
Copenhagen
Lic
Berlin
Scandinavia
Thousands of Belgian Refugees Enter France Amid War Turmoil
Paris reports show 100 Belgians reached Paris on Monday, 1000 yesterday, and 2500 today with ten thousand more crossing the frontier. French citizens in northern France and Paris welcome the refugees, providing food clothes and shelter in schools and public buildings.
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Paris
France
East Prussia in Flight as Germans Lose Battle
Reports from Copenhagen state Germans suffered a serious East Prussia defeat with Berlin papers admitting the loss. Officials blame Russian pressure and danger from a southern invasion as East Prussia’s population flees and Berlin forms aid committees. Vorwaerts cautions but hopes the government can halt the Russian advance. Koelnische Zeitung cites 300,000 men per side in Lorraine clash.
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London Daily Mail
Boston Post
Copenhagen
East Prussia
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Koelnische Zeitung
Lorraine
Predicts German Capture of Paris by G Stanley Hall
Clark University President and noted observer warns Germany will reach Paris within two weeks. He predicts a heavy indemnity and a shift of world power toward Asia, with Pan Germanic aims against Pan Slavism and rising Eastern influence.
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G. Stanley Hall
Clark University
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Paris
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Hyde
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Landsturm
England
France
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Russia
Holland
Belgium
Switzerland
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Persia
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China
Japan
India
Asia
Europe
Freckles and Tan Vanish Freckles Remover Ad
Boston women for 17 years purchase Kingsbery’s Freckle Remover from Shepard Norwell Company. The ad claims it removes freckles and moth patches but not skin, citing a Heinz example of a boy with half freckled face. Manufactured by W F and J B Kingsbery Portland Me. Correspondence handled by Shepard Norwell Boston.
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Kingsbery
Shepard Norwell Company
W. F
Portland
Shepard Norwell
Dbiadite
Germans Plan to Fall Back to River Oder
The Nieuwe Courant reports German forces will retreat from East and West Prussia and Pomerania to the Oder River. The move aims to buy time against French operations while preparing a push toward Paris.
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Hague
London
Nieuwe Courant
Prussia
Pomerania
Berlin
Germany
France
Paris
Mons
St. Petersburg
Boston Pastor Reports Belgian War Zone Atrocities
The Rev. Mr. Williams describes German officers mocking and injuring priests in Argentau and tearing cassocks with blades. He notes Belgian and German atrocities and that he walked 37 miles to Liege while being told he was the last American arrival since the war began.
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Wise
Marburg University
Liege
Williams
Argentau
Germans Gambling All on Victory by Percy Phillips
Ostend dispatch notes the German army relying on own supplies and levies as it advances rapidly. The force is described as a marauding band betting on victory amid swift movement through occupied territories.
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Percy Phillips
Ostend
Americans urged to leave Italy as transport warnings rise
The American embassy in Rome warns all Americans in Italy to return home immediately while Europe US lines are open. The notice says those staying do so at their own risk and predicts possible later transport difficulties. Meanwhile the Delaware and Hudson Steamship Co cancels the Oceana voyage set for Aug 29 to bring home stranded travelers.
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Rome
Paris
Italy
Europe
United States
New York
Washington
Delaware & Hudson Steamship Company
Oceana
Genoa
Ladies Misses Clothing Descriptions and Prices
Ruth a ripple cloth bound basque coat with braid and front buttons priced at 25.00 Peg a serge and satin dress with straight basque and pleated tunic costs 25. Beth a Redingote style serge school dress priced 18.50 Jane a crepe de chine dress with puckered waist and accordion pleated skirt at 18.50.
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Beth
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