Paris War Front Faces German Pressure and Risk of Break
Allied lines hold center under heavy German pressure as Paris plans emergency measures. British troops guard the gap Treves and preparations extend to defend Lille and Arras. French reinforcements rush east as casualties mount and reports claim German losses reach tens of thousands in three days of combat.
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Paris
United Press Cable
War Office
Treves
Ams
Alexandre Millerand
Lille
Department of the Nord
Arras
Pas de Calais
Lorraine
Charleroi
Czar's Forces Start Two Major World War Battles
United Press report from London and St. Petersburg dated August 28 describes two simultaneous battles. Russian forces attack Austrian Galicia near Lemburg while another Russian column advances toward Koenigsburg in eastern Prussia. German positions around the Alle river are isolated as they brace for a first real stand.
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Iby United Press
ST. Petersburg
Prussia
Austrian Galicia
Lemburg
Galicia
Wanaff
Sereth
Daiister
Wanaft
Koenigsburg
Alle
Henstein
British Expeditionary Forces Bear Brunt of France Fighting
London Aug 28 Premier Asquith said British forces in France sustained the assault of five German army corps in Wednesday’s fighting near Cambrai. He reported heavy German losses and equally heavy British casualties while noting the line held and positions held near the French frontier.
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United Press
London
France
House of Commons
Asquith
Cambrai
Department of the Nord
Belgian Industries Idle Amid German Occupation
Refuges report in Paris that after the German occupation of Frameries on Sunday most Belgian industries are crippled as mine shafts are shut and factory machinery destroyed leaving few survivors in the occupied region.
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Paris
Frameries
Sink Austrian Destroyer Sinks in Mediterranean
A Central News despatch from Rome reports a British destroyer has sunk an Austrian destroyer in the Mediterranean. The incident underscores ongoing naval engagements in the theater as Allied forces press naval dominance.
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United Press Cable
London
A _ Central News
Rome
Strain of Destroyer Report Hints at Adriatic Action
Reports hint at a destroyer strike or movement in the Adriatic near Corfu but the admiralty has no confirmation of the report. Strong naval language suggests wartime activity without official verification from authorities.
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Adriatic
Corfu
Admiralty
Britain lifts embargo on West Indian sugar export
London reports to Ottawa that the British government has removed the embargo on West Indian sugar. Sugar may now be exported from the West Indies to Canada and the United States.
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United Press
Ottawa
London
West Indies
Canada
U. S
Things An Englishman May Not Do These Days
United Press recaps provisions of the Defense of the Realm Act as applied in wartime Britain. It lists powers to seize land and utilities, move or destroy property, order evacuations, close saloons, enter homes or ships, arrest suspects without warrants, and impose life sentences for military law offenses.
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London
Ny Mail
New York
Iene Guneseas
German ambassador reports surrounded French English forces
Wireless Berlin dispatches say the French army of the north with the British, stretched along the Sambre and Meuse, has been surrounded by German troops. East and north French forces are split while German cavalry reach Ostend. Civilians attacked in Louvain. Zeppelin sightings cause London panic.
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United Press
Washington
Berlin
Sambre
Meuse
Ostend
Cambrai
Upper Alsace
Louvain
Antwerp
Lon
Sayville, S. 1
Copenhagen
Stockholm
British Meet Defeat as Maubeuge Fell and Namur Region Routed
The British army holding Maubeuge has been defeated and the French Belgian forces operating south of Namur have been routed. The War Office provides no battle details and says losses were heavy. No dates are given for the engagements.
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United Press
Berlin
Amsterdam
War Office
Maubeuge
Namur
First Of Final Three Masses For Dead Pope
Cardinal Vannutelli celebrated the first of the final three masses for Pope Pius X in the Sistine chapel with four other cardinal assistants and all Rome cardinals in attendance. In Sandusky, motorboat owners raise funds to clear wrecks from Sandusky Bay.
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United Press Cable
Rome
Cardinal Vannutelli
Pope Pius X
Sistine Chapel
Sacred College
Sandusky
Sandusky Bay
German cruiser Magdeburg Sinks in Baltic Rescue
Details of the sinking of the German cruiser Magdeburg in the Baltic near the Gulf of Finland entrance were released. The ship stranded in fog while escaping two Russian cruisers and its commander ordered a magazine detonation before surrendering. the commander and several officers and crew were captured.
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Uy United Preas
ST. Petersburg
Magdeburg
Baltic
Gulf of Filmeland
First German blockade runner leaves New York for Cadiz
START BLOCKADE RUNNING NEW YORK Aug 28 German liner Graecia set sail from New York for Cadiz with coal and provisions. Three British and French cruisers reportedly patrol the waters off Sandy Hook awaiting the vessel's departure.
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New York
Sandy Hook
Cadiz
Spain
New York Harbor
British Forces Retire From Paris Front After Brisk Resistance
Paris August 28 British forces retire slightly after a brilliant resistance against a very superior German force. Official communique says French forces maintain position in the north as the British withdraw.
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United Press Cable
Paris
War Office
Boy Improves After Interurban Injury in New Berlin
Howard Fall four suffered fractures of both legs when struck by an interurban car while playing near his home in New Berlin. He was reported improving nicely on Friday after the incident on Thursday.
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Howard Fall
Limited Stumping Planned for Wilson in Fall Campaign
President Wilson will likely speak only three or four major speeches in the fall. War pressures in Europe, the death of his wife, and strain of duty influence the reduced campaigning plan. Democratic leaders say events ease the fight and presidential participation is less essential now.
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United Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
German Alliance Meet to Discuss War and Funds
A gathering of native Germans and Americans of German descent will meet at the German House Friday at 7 50 p m to discuss the war in Europe and likely raise money.
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Europe
Naval losses to date during the first month of war
The article lists naval losses through August detailing ships sunk or destroyed in actions with British, French, and other forces. Entries include German and Austrian vessels such as Koenigen Luise Amphion Breslau Zenia Ze ningi Magdeburg Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and destroyers sunk near North Sea Antivari Corfu and West African waters.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Metz
Kaiser
von Moltke
Aland Islands
North Sea
Amphion
Goeben
Breslau
Turkey
Zenia
Antivari
Montigegro
Treondlgem
Norway
Zringi
Magdeburg
Gulf of Finland
West African
High Fiver
Corfu
Sandusky Council Debates Municipal Light Plant Move
Sandusky officials debate forming a municipal light plant to replace Sandusky Gas and Electric Co. due to high rates. The discussion centers on potential costs, ownership, and impact on residents and city finances.
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Sandusky
Sandusky Gas & Electric Co
Central High School Teacher Safe in Paris
Miss Belle Rowlen a Cen tral high school teacher is reportedly safe in Paris after friends received a postcard.
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Belle Rowlen
Central High School
Paris
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