Russians Evacuate Strongholds as Front Shifts in War
Telegrams report Bialystok evacuated by Russian forces while Grodno remains held as Grand Duke troops advance to Vilna. Ossowetz fortress surrendered after destroying fortifications. Discussions in the Duma consider forming a national defense ministry amid ongoing Austro German pressure and battles around Brest Litovsk and Kovel.
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London
Times
Petrograd
Bialystok
Grodno
Vilna
Serbia
Bulgaria
Baron Sonnino
Rome
Daily Telegraph
Viasundon
Gert’son of
Ossovets
Bobr
War Office
Ossowetz
Brest-Litovsk
Pischen
Kovel
Jacobstadt
Dvinsk
Michael Vladimirovitch Rodzianko
Duma
Council Ofs
Ministry of National Defense
Popular couple wed in simple St John ceremony
Frank A. Harlow Jr. and Miss Luella Mae Brewer were married at 8 o clock this morning in St John the Baptist church. Rev. Charles Stanley Mook conducted the double ring Episcopal service attended by immediate relatives. The couple left for a three week honeymoon and will reside in Corona on Olive street by October 1.
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Frank Alonzo Harlow Jr
Luella Mae Brewer
St. John the Baptist Church
Charles Stanley Mook
Adora D. Brewer
Ff. A. Harlow Sr
Los Angless
Stafford Harlow
Los Angeles
Fred E. Snidecor
J. N Snidecor
San Diego
Catalina Islands
Corona
Olive Street
Walla Wadii
Wash
Queen Colony Fruit Exchange
Giant Sunflower Cut Down at Gospel Mission
A giant sunflower was cut down at the Gospel Mission yesterday. The stalk measured ten feet two inches in length with a circumference of six and a quarter inches and a head width of fifteen and a half inches.
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Gospel Mission
Massive Santa Barbara National Forest lands open for filing
The 86 000 acres of Santa Barbara National Forest Reserve recently opened to entry with filings expected to surge. Over 100 filings so far, with land largely mountainous grazing areas and some sections valued up to 100 dollars per acre. One section has 27 applicants. Filing actually begins at 9 o clock on.
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Santa Barbara National Forest Reserve
United States Land Office
Arrest of Italians May Break Horse Thief Gang
Sam Campo and Tony Viscomte two Italians of Los Angeles arrested on horse stealing charges. They face trial in Riverside Superior Court with $2500 bail each. Police recovered several stolen horses and harness across Southern California and identified the men as ring leaders in a two year horse theft series.
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Tony Viscomte
Los Angeles
California
Justice Court
Superior Court
Riverside
W. H. Meggison
Arlington
Campo
Viscounte
Casa Blanca
Corona
Santa Monica
Clayson
Veach
Kelley
Ramsey
Corona City
Hull
Livers
Fashion
Raney
Williamson
German Captured for Photos at Fort Monroe
Washington Aug 26 Gus tav Kopsch a German instrument maker at a Carnegie institution was arrested by Justice Department agents on charges of violating the national defense photo ban. He possessed photographs of Fort Monroe Cape Henry and its guns as authorities plan works to defend the Chesapeake Bay entrance. He claims a drunken sentry permitted the photos. Separately the First Methodist church classes plan a hay ride to Prado Beach tonight.
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Washington
Gustav Kopsch
Carnegie Institution
Department of Justice
Norfolk
United States District Court
Kopsch
Fortress Monroe
Cape Henry
Chesapeake Bay
Freak Storm Disrupts Corona With Dust Wind and Rain
A severe sudden storm hit Corona delivering 20 inches of rain per hour and winds near 50 mph. Dust obscured streets as awnings and windows were damaged. telephones and electricity dropped briefly, and the Riverside line experienced outages. Local observers noted unusual rainfall for the season.
German manpower and losses on two fronts analyzed
A British source estimates German forces on the western front about 3.2 million with 1.42 million Austrians facing Russians. It cites high casualty rates since 1914 and notes only about a quarter of the original first line troops remain capable, with total losses rising toward Lyndon-equivalent figures by June 26.
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London
Germany
Studebaker reps Demonstrate Car in City Visit
A Detroit agent of the Studebaker Corporation and C A Dundas of Riverside visited the city today. They motored into town to showcase a Studebaker to local residents interested in the new model.
El Paso Prepares as Mexican Influx Rumor Triggers Troop Move
U S officials in El Paso dispatch troops from Fort Bliss after a rumor of Mexican crossing. Generals Pershing and Scott confer with George Carothers as 300 guards man border bridges and city authorities tighten security. In Sonora, Yaqui Indians attack Guaymas ranches killing 16 Mexicans and seizing 500 cattle.
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EL Paso
Sixth
Sixteenth
Fort Bliss
Hugh Scott
John Pershing
George Carothers
State Department
Department of Justice
Pershing
Huerta
Carranza
Colorado
lLater
Guaymas
Sonora
San Diego
Cal
Guunaymas
el Paso Ranch
Relef
Minister Ed. Kayser Shot in Tolleston Parish Home
Rev. Edmund Kayser pastor of St. Janes Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tolleston near Gary was killed last night by several men who bound his body with cord and left it in a nearby lot. Authorities seek motive amid anonymous letters warning him to stop pursuing a Gary woman. Postal inspectors questioned the woman. police pursue leads.
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Gary
Ind
Edmund Kaysr
St. Janes Evangelical Lutheran Church
Tolleston
B. Snyder
Kayser
Sayer
Heinz
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Ministry For National Defense
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Luella Brewer
Santa Barbara National Forest
First National Bank
Gorona
A. J. Ware
C. Harrington
GEQ
BE. Snidecor
Laura ¥. Kirby
Cash
F. B. Snidecor
Corona National Bank
FP. Thompson
Chas. Hoss
Cashier
B. McConnell
Dee McConnell
Sam Campo
United States Fortress
Philothea
Baraca
First Methodist Church
Prado Beach
Fivelook
Foo
Atlock
Rona
Garhy Tower
Yamieh
Meculis
Teddy Cora
Pemeseal Water Covs Office
Wty
C. Bartlett
Fideo
U.S
United States
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