Kaiser Orders Troops Rushed to East Prussia to Head Off Invasion
British forces under Rear Admiral Beatty attacked German cruisers in Helgoland Bight early today. The Mainz and Koeln class cruisers were sunk or damaged as German destroyers were riddled. Amethyst and Laertes suffered hits but the British fleet remained afloat with limited losses. The Mainz and Koeln cruisers were 402 feet long, displacing 4280 tons, and could reach about 25 knots.
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Sir David Beatty
Helgoland Bight
Mainz
Koeln
Amethyst
Laertes
Lion
New Zealand
Beatty
Moore
Christian
Goodnough
Tywritt
TRYING TO CUT OFF OSTEND
The piece argues a German raid was ordered due to British actions at Ostend and suggests Belgian defenses have been reinforced by British troops. It says German forces may have cut behind Dunkirk and Calais, threatening direct links to French expeditionary forces and potentially endangering a northern Allied surround near Lille.
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Ostend
Belgium
Dunkirk
Calais
France
Paris
Lille
Berlin
Longwy
Rheims
Nancy
Vosges
Germany
Bularia
Roumania
Greece
Far East
Tsing-Tau
Belgian Congo
Leopold
Lord Kitchener
House of Lords
Europe
Japan
Africa
Asia
Alexander
Iannibal
German Fleet Bottled Up as Allies See Seaborne Gains
German fleet remains confined behind Helgoland Wilhelmshaven and the Kiel Canal while British forces claim a pivotal sea day. In the Far East the Welland torpedo boat destroyer engaged a German ship near Chefoo, signaling allied momentum.
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Ostend
Helgoland
Wilhelmshaven
Kiel Canal
North Sea
Far East
Chefoo
Welland
Great battles rage as Germans press in France and East Prussia
Reports from the front describe heavy German advances in France with Valenciennes and Lille possibly fallen, Maubeuge besieged, and British forces under heavy pressure. East Prussia sees Allenstein fallen and Konigsberg threatened as Russia advances toward Berlin while Austria fights near Lemberg.
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London
Rheims
Paris
Rheims-Laon-La Fere
St. Petersburg
Allenstein
East Prussia
Konigsberg
Berlin
Vistula
Belgium
Antwerp
Posen
West Prussia
Austria
Lemberg
Vienna
Poland
France
Louvain
Premier Asquith
Turkey
Japanese torpedo flotilla dispersed by typhoon five men lost
The commander of the first Japanese squadron reports his torpedo flotilla encountered a typhoon. Vessels scattered and five men were lost. The fleet’s position is not disclosed.
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Tokio
Navy Department
Allies to bombard Tsing Tau from long range guns
Aug 28 report says Allied warships including the Australian dreadnought will bombard Tsing Tau safely from long range, as their big guns outrange German fortifications.
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Tsing-Tau Pekin
China
Tsing-Tau
Germans Lose Ships in China Sea Reported Captures
Hong Kong reports British and French forces capturing the German steamer Senegambia with cattle and coal, and the C. Ferdinand Laiesz arriving as a prize. Reports also say Yorck and Prinz Waldemar were captured and are en route. The prize court sits for its first case, Elspeth, a captured collier.
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Hong Kong
Senegambia
Hampshire
Dupleix
C. Ferdinand Laiesz
Yokohama
New York
Yorck
Prinz Waldemar
Elspeth
Helgoland Torpedo Base of Germany in the North Sea
The island of Helgoland, a former Danish possession now a major German torpedo base, has seen massive fortifications and harbor works. It houses destroyer and submarine flotillas, with enormous magazines and a yearly maintenance cost around 1.25 million dollars.
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Helgoland
North Sea
Denmark
Germany
Great Britain
East Africa
Sandy Island
Emden
Wilhelmshaven
Bremerhaven
Cuxhaven
Brunsbutte
German Destruction of Louvain Shocks World
The Belgian foreign minister reports Louvain in Brabant was burned by German troops after a withdrawal. The attack destroyed the Church of St Peter the university, library, and city buildings, with civilians and notable citizens killed or imprisoned. A formal protest cites violation of international law and humanity.
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London
Louvain
Brabant
War Information Bureau
Washington
State Department
Havenith
Bryan
United States
Belgium
St. Pierre
Hotel de Ville
University
John IV
Caillaux Opponent Wounded in Frontline Duel
The casualty list released today names Fernand D’Ailleres who ran against Joseph Caillaux in the Chamber of Deputies race and was defeated. He later fought a duel with Caillaux. D’Ailleres is listed among the wounded in Belgium.
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Caillaux
Paris
Fernand OD
Ailleres
Joseph Caillaux
Chamber of Deputies
M. Caillaux
M. D’ailleres
Belgium
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Kaiser
Brussels
Valenciennes
Maubeuge
Cambrai-Le Cateau
Albrecht of
Wurtemburg
Sambre
Meuse
Traelen
Beecham
China Sea
Pierce
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