Belgians Fight With Backstrokes To Sea Near Front Fate Hangs
Paris war office reports a major battle near Maubeuge and Donon with France’s fate tied to recent withdrawals from Alsace. French and British forces hold near Givet while Lorraine sees two armies begin a joint attack. Turco Zouave and Senegalese units engage in upper Alsace as German resolve lauds their brave troops.
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Balkan Tensions Draw Turkey Into War Orbit
Turkish entry into the European war looms as Germany and Austria back Turkey while Italy moves toward mobilization. Greece and Bulgaria are under martial law and American missionaries are watched as Washington weighs warship relief and cash loans via the Relief Board.
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Antwerp Ready for Long Siege
King Albert and the bulk of his army massed for a long siege around the capital as fortifications were strengthened and troops deployed in preparation for a prolonged confrontation.
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Antwerp
Albert
British Casualties Put at Two Thousand in Belgium
Dispatches from 1914 describe Belgian defenses at Antwerp and evacuations near Liege Brussels Ghent. Reports detail destruction in Vieuxdien, fear of German advance, and fearsome scenes as residents flee with little shelter.
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Liege
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Suarlee
Cegnelee
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Malonne
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Emines
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Lille
Post Office Robbers Dynamite New Berlin Safe
Robbers dynamited the New Berlin post office safe yesterday morning but did not find any usable money or valuables. Police investigations are ongoing as details emerge about the crime scene and suspected motives.
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German youth to undergo musketry training orders
London reports from the official news bureau that German papers of August 22 and 24 publish orders mandating boys aged 16 to 19 undergo a course of musketry and military training with retired officers hired as instructors.
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Zeppelin Bomb Destroys Antwerp Killing Twelve
London reports confirm a Zeppelin airship dropped six shrapnel bombs on Antwerp last night. One bomb landed near the palace but caused no injuries. twelve people were killed and property damage occurred. The British minister to Belgium called the act brutal and intensified German indignation.
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Antwerp
Francis H. Villiers
Belgium
Francis
Battle lines formed for Ohio victory in G O P rally
Ohio Republicans opened a vigorous convention at the Southern Theater in Columbus with 450 delegates and a parallel gallery showing strong optimism for victory on state and national issues. Speakers including Frank Willis and Warren G Harding framed the contest against Cox Democrats, promising hard hitting on tariff and economic policy while pressing for unity in the drive.
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Simeon D. Fess
Frank_. B. willis
Warren G. Harding
United States
Ralph D. Cole
Wilson
Europe
di Harding
Curse of Eve Broken by New Pain-Relief Drug Tocanalgine
Paris reports a breakthrough by Prof. Ribemont-Dessaignes of Hopital Beaujon announcing Tocanalgine as a safe method to render morphine harmless for maternity pain. The drug, discovered by Georges Auguste Paulin, reportedly helped over a hundred women with successful results, enabling simple hypodermic use by doctors.
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Eve
French Academy of Medicine
Ribemont-Dessaignes
Hopital Beaujon
Georges Auguste Paulin
Conflicting Reports On Russian Campaign From The Front
Berlin via Copenhagen and London reports conflict over the August battles in East Prussia. A Russian defeat claims two cavalry divisions engaged near Stallpoehnen. German lancers excel with mounted charges while infantry rifles misfire. Russian forces allegedly cornered. German fear of Russian cavalry noted. experts cite German rifle accuracy deficits versus Russians and Japanese in prior war.
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East Prussia
Gumbinen
Prussia
St. Petersburg
Principal Russian Losses in Prussia Reported
Telegraphing from St. Petersburg the Reuters correspondent reports that the principal Russian losses in Prussia up to the present have resulted.
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London
St. Petersburg
Reuter Telegram Company
Prussia
Mrs. McCormick’s Gift for Wounded Russians
Mrs. Robert S. McCormick of Chicago sent Empress of Russia a $1,000 check for wounded Russian soldiers. The draft included a letter requesting acceptance of the aid.
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Newport, R
Robert S. McCormick
Chicago
United States
Russia
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War Declarations Rise as Japan and Austria Move
News from August reports warship patrols near Cape Blanco and signals of Japan preparing to declare war, with Austrian and Japanese ministers reportedly receiving passports. The dispatch notes Japan aims to honor alliances with Britain and the United States, preserve Chinese integrity, and seek Pekin friendship while proceeding cautiously.
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Privy Council
England
America
China
Kian Chau
Germany
Tsing Tau
Koksai Tsushin
Great Britain
Tokyo Agency Says It Can State On High Position
A Tokyo based international agency asserts it is in a position to state on high level matters. The report becomes part of ongoing discussions about sensitive diplomacy and strategic stance amid regional developments.
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Tokyo Koksai Tsushir
International News Agency
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