British call for more men on French front
The British war information bureau states no new major battle occurred last week in France, but ongoing withdrawals and repositioning across a wide front. It notes British casualties near 15 000 and reports German movements toward Paris and the Marne while the Anglo French lines hold.
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Battle Song Excerpt Hails British Troops in War Progress
Field Marshal Sir John French reports the British army shows superiority across infantry cavalry and artillery. He notes heroic actions at Le Chateau on Aug 26 and a daring motorized retreat after a refused surrender. Soldiers endure heat while horses thrive and warn that more men are needed to match Imperial power.
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le Chateau
Guards
Only Hope of Austria Is Germany
Vienna reports a rout of the Austrian army in Galicia after the collapse at Lemberg. The German contingent is blamed for crowding railway lines toward the northeastern frontier and may be asked to send 420 millimetre siege guns. Petrograd notes say Russian defeat at Tannenberg stirs renewed resolve nationwide. Authorities claim wireless use is being checked, with two suspicious operators arrested.
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British orders for German and Austrian consuls in Egypt
British authorities demand the immediate departure of German and Austrian consular officers from Egypt. Roumania warns it would abandon neutrality if it follows Italy. Great Britain says the United States may send warships to Turkish ports to protect Christians if a Mahommedan uprising occurs.
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Entente fears on Turkey shift amid warship and consular actions
Official despatches to the United States describe Triple Entente sentiment that Turkey may join Germany and Austria. Britain expels German and Austrian consuls, aiming to curb pro-German propaganda. Egypt under British suzerainty shows anti-English sentiment, with fears of Mohammedan uprisings spreading to India and Turkey. France and Britain warn of Muslim appeals but refrain from sending warships to avoid provoking Turkey.
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Turkey May Enter Great War Says U S Army Officer
An Army officer weighs Turkey joining World War I, detailing routes from the Caucasus and Black Sea to the Suez Canal, the roles of Bulgaria and Romania, and the likely Turkish mobilization under German guidance. It analyzes potential battles, naval control, and regional entanglements.
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Harmy
Suz"e
Goben
Breslau
Auto Crash Injures Weymouth Wagon Driver on Bridge Street
A milk wagon owned and driven by Joseph Fottler of Weymouth was demolished when an automobile owned and driven by Wallace A Phinney of Lynn crashed into the wagon on Bridge Street in North Weymouth shortly after 6 o'clock last night. The driver, Fottler, was injured and the horse was so badly cut that it was later shot.
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Joseph Fottler
Weymouth
Fottler
Wallace A. Phinney Lynn
Bridge Street
Missing Ten Days Leaves Somerville Family Worried
Anthony Gaudette aged 37 of 15 Kensington Avenue Somerville has been missing since August 29 wife reports no trace and says he left family in destitute circumstances employed as a teamster authorities notified seek information on his whereabouts
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Kensington Avenue
Somerville
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