Kaiser Open to Quitting War and Declaring Draw
The piece explains Germany’s stance of self defense against Russia France and England. It notes Germany’s rejection of American mediation yet outlines a possible Wilson mediated peace process via informal ambassador communications and a posturing for a European conference with U S lead.
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French Offensive Stalls but Maintains Front on NE Paris Front
Paris reports indecisive progress as German resistance holds along the front from the Aisne to the Meuse. French counter attacks repulsed and morale high. Austrians retreat from Galicia with hundreds of thousands of losses. German relief corps seen retreating.
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Local French Towns Relative Distances
Note Berry au Bac lies 11 miles NW of Rheims and about 25 miles east of Soissons. Etain sits 12 miles NE of Verdun and Thiaucourt lies 28 miles SE of Verdun.
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No U. S. battleship to go to Turkey
President Wilson has no present plan to send American battleships to Turkey to relieve fears of missionaries officials stated today. He is considering the issue raised by Turkey's abrogation of treaties.
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Italy Decides to Join the Allies in World War I
Report from Bordeaux cites a near-certain shift of Italy from neutrality to active participation with the Allies. Mobilization has begun, reservists called for Sept 28, and tensions with Austria and Germany rise as Italy teeters on declaring war and reclaiming Italian lands. Public unrest and diplomatic recalls mark a nation approaching conflict.
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German War Update From East Africa And South Africa
German official statement reports colonial troops attacking the Uganda railway at several points and a German division on the Orange River being surprised by South African forces. It notes Germans aged 19 to 45 in South Africa are being housed in Boots Heights camps and cites strong German war loan subscriptions. Belgian francs tirers rifles in sticks are warned as dangerous. The moratorium claim is denied.
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Fight Behind Barrier of Bodies of the Dead
London dispatch describes brutal combat on the Aisne front with stubborn German resistance and reinforcements from Lorraine. The hottest clashes near Soissons involve British troops as Red Cross teams treat vast casualties and a reported six foot high barrier of corpses is breached after a fierce struggle by French Turcos leaving about 7500 dead.
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