Belgian Defenders Ordered to Blow Up Siege Forts
From London August 16 United Press reports Belgian defenders ordered to destroy siege forts if withdrawal becomes necessary as German advance options threaten Brussels. French forces push German lines in Vosges and Alsatian valleys with bayonet charges and air combat results noted. Servian defenses repulse Austrian cavalry near Dniester river as German assault intensifies.
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Final War Bulletins From Allied Fronts Report Clerical Updates
Final War Bulletins report events across fronts including claims of General Yontuslow's death, a German command change to General Marcus, and German threats against civilians. New York dispatch notes 1660 American refugees aboard the Celtic with more than twenty thousand reservists already sailed from Liverpool and other ports.
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Spirella Co plant in Dusseldorf seized for hospital use
Meadvill e Pa August 15 announcement that Spirella Corset Company says its Dusselsdorf Germany plant has been seized by the German army and converted into a hospital. The report notes German forces greater than three hundred thousand with Belgian and allied troops entrenched and warning of moves.
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Seven Men Held Over Burglary in Columbus
Seven men, largely strangers to the area, were taken to Warren by Erie Railroad for the theft of whiskey from the Columbus freight depot last Wednesday night. They were bound over by Justice Brown to await Warren County Court trial. Two stolen sacks recovered, others arrested Thursday night.
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Belgian general staff warns of fortification destruction if withdrawal needed
The article reports Belgian officers ordered to blow fortifications if withdrawal becomes necessary as Belgian cavalry press an aggressive raid near Hasselt, driving back Kaiser troops. It cites German machine gun failures, Uhlan losses at Hadlon, and claims German forces in Liege are confined by crossfire. Also notes Italy Austria tensions and US diplomatic updates on Americans abroad.
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Local food prices rise as milk and sugar costs jump
Local prices on foodstuffs soar with milk up one cent a quart retail and eight cent milk in retal, sugar expected to ten cents a pound, flour about a dollar more per barrel. Grain and beans also rising, with berry supplies scarce as harvests fail.
Vincent Powers Brings War News From France By Auto
Vincent Powers, famed jockey from Corry, drives a high powered automobile to relay war dispatches from the front to the New York Herald. He ferries messages from near German and French lines to a cabling point, enduring long detours and perilous travel to maintain frontline communication for the press.
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