Camera Man's European Front War Photos At Belgian Border
From the New York Telegraph the Waw Waw camera man writes from Aix-Likell on Fritz Aug 23 1914 detailing his perilous advance to Liege and a turret view of battle as he shoots pictures. He recounts bullets and shelling and a hospital stay while noting General Leman and Von Emmich approved his footage for a potential five reel drama.
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Aix-Likell-on-Fritz
Ospital
Liege
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Tom Leod
English Awaiting Aid of French From Alsace
Special Cable to the Post. German forces advance as the Amiens front holds barely near the frontier. General Pau’s Alsace army is awaited to shift momentum, while Germans bombardments and Maxim guns pace the fighting. A German biplane is downed. Belgian prisoners are taken after a bathing incident. a plainly bitter account urges resolve to see the war through.
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Tobacco for Troops Duty Free in France
London dispatch reports that the French government will admit free of import duty any parcels containing tobacco cigars and cigarettes for the use of troops at the front. The decision applies to postal and other shipments destined to military personnel in France.
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Refugee Boats Bring Harrowing Tales To New York
Boston and New England refugees arrive in New York aboard the St. Paul and Espagne, crowded beyond capacity with over 1700 aboard. Passengers recount European danger from Paris to London, German atrocities, and arrests, naming notable evacuees from Boston and surrounding cities.
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Germans Are Checked Ten Miles From Amiens
A Daily Mail despatch from Amiens dated Saturday morning reports the German advance halted within 10 miles of the city. It attributes the stop to General Pau and notes him as the popular hero, with belief he may turn the tide.
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Japanese Landing Report Near Kiaochau Coast
A Daily Mail despatch from Tien-Tsin reports Japanese troops landed at several points along the coast near Kiaochau, as of today in London time. The dispatch notes multiple landings and outlines strategic coastal positions.
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