British Fleet Goes In for Kaiser's Navy Ambush
British submarines attacked near Helgoland Bight in a dramatic naval clash. Aboukir Hogue and Cressy were hit as the subs returned to the German coast while British crews rescued wounded and pursued the attackers. Hundreds feared dead on the German ships with unknown survivor numbers. Flores carried 287 survivors to Ymuiden in the Dutch port.
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Aboukir
Hogue
Cressy
Flores
Ymuiden
Battle of Aisne. Allied squeeze on German right wings
Across the Aisne front the Allied effort presses as French and British forces advance along the right bank of the Oise and repel German assaults. Reports describe heavy bombardments, night maneuvers, and stubborn resistance as Von Kluck’s line weakens and French troops gain ground toward Noyon and Rheims.
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Rheims
London
von Kluck
British Navy Loses Three Armored Cruisers in North Sea
September 22 report from London details the loss of the HMS Aboukir Hogue and Cressy after torpedo attacks by five German submarines. Survivors and rescued crews, with ships and captains named, and measurements given. Titan steamer later reports 114 survivors and 20 wounded.
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Titan
Hook
Holland
Admiralty
Baltic
Helgoland
Wilhelmshaven
London
North Sea
Cressy
Aboukir
Hague
Lowestoft
Ymuiden
Hogue
Robert W. Johnson
John E. Drummond
Wilmot S. Nicholson
Govan
Barrow
Hook of Holland
Vessel Sunk in North Sea by Mine Reported
A 12,000 ton vessel is said to have sunk in the North Sea after striking a mine. A second large ship remains on standby. No official confirmation was available.
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Lowestoft
Eng
London
North Sea
Mine sinks British steamer Belgian King near Cape Kurell
Twenty two people are reported lost after the British steamer Belgian King struck a mine off Cape Kurell while carrying about 1200 passengers and crew. A Russian steamer rescued 98 survivors. the exact cause remains unrevealed.
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Trebizond
Asia Minor
London
Cape Kurell
Kaiser Dum Dum Witness Discredited In Paris Report
The Matin claims the witness named by the German Emperor for dum dum bullet information in his telegram to President Wilson is Herman Consten. It alleges Consten ran a German spy ring in Basle two years ago and faced fraud complaints before being expelled from Switzerland on Sept. 10. Swiss police say Consten could not be at Liege during the siege, since he was in Switzerland. Their report states the moral and material credit of Herman Consten is nil.
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Matin
Wilson
Herman Consten
Conten
Basle
Switzerland
Consten
Liege
Vienna Crowded by Sick and Wounded Soldiers
Despatches report Vienna filled with wounded and soldiers returning from the war with infectious diseases. A large camp of hospitals is being built outside the city. The Zeit reports Prince William of Weed may abdicate the Albanian throne and plan a proclamation to Albania, then join the German army.
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Rome
Paris
Vienna
Giornale D'Italia
Zeit
William of Weed
London newspaper men may strike
Sir George Riddell, a noted paper owner, announced support for the protesting journalists who threatened strikes after a clash with a special officer. He intends to take the issue to the War Office and Admiralty to seek the back door rule’s rescission.
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London
George Riddell
George
War Office
Admiralty
See New Republics in Germanys Defeat
The French Socialist view in La France argues internationalism does not erase nations but seeks understanding. A German victory would threaten European order with military rule, while French victory would foster republics in Bohemia Austria and Hungary and end militarism. The war is seen as defense of national independence and humanity's progress.
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Bordeaux
la France
Paris
Germany
Europe
France
German
Bohemia
Austria
Hungary
Canada to Send 40 000 Men to Fighting Line
Ottawa reports that by January next Canada will have upwards of 40 000 troops abroad either on the front or in England. About 31 000 from Valcartier will likely go to a depot in England and be sent to the front when ready. Recruits will be sent from Canada to fill gaps, bringing the total to about 41 000 by Jan. 1.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
England
Valcartier
Nine killed and five wounded on Carmania
An official admiralty list reports nine men killed and five seriously wounded on the Carmania after it sank the German armed merchant cruiser Cap Trafalgar off the South American coast. No officers’ names appear among the dead or seriously wounded. The Cap Trafalgar crew was saved by the German steamer Elenore Woerman.
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Admiralty
Berlin
Rotterdam
Cap Trafalgar
South America
Cunard Hine
Elenore Woerman
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