Kaiser’s Victorious Antwerp Army Pushes On To The Sea
London reports Antwerp's fall shifts German focus to severing Allied Paris Dunkirk Ostend lines. Von Kluck hurls cavalry at Hazebrouck while British French troops resist near Ostend. Dutch neutrality and Holland’s finances loom as Belgian and Italian troop movements continue amid Western and Eastern front updates.
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Hazebrouck
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Antwerp Forts Fall to German Forces Amid Heavy Losses
After a brutal assault led by General von Beseler Antwerp fell to German forces. Reports say 40,000 German dead were incurred in the capture. Belgian and British defense delayed but could not hold the outer forts Waelhem Waavre and Lierre. A German spy commanded at least one fort and aided the assault. The Dutch government seeks to repatriate fugitives as provisions are depleted.
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Antwerp
Waatre-St. Catherine
Paul Erie
Journal
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Waavre
Lierre
von Beseler
Fort Bornheim
Nethe
Anglo French Fleet Sinks Two Austrian Warships
Rome dispatch reports the Anglo French squadron off Ragusa Dalmatia sank two Austrian torpedo boats. One was guarding a munitions laden steamship. Crews were saved and a torpedo boat destroyer is said to have been damaged by a mine.
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London
Rome
Ragusa
Dalmatia
England lowers physical standards for new infantry recruits
London reports the army has reduced entry requirements to boost enlistment. The minimum height drops from 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 4 inches and chest measurement decreases from 34 and a quarter inches to 34 inches, widening access to enlistment.
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London
England
Antwerp Governor Named Amid Refugee Return Notice
Baron van der Schuetz is named Governor of Antwerp and assures Belgian refugees in Holland they may return safely with guarantees. Germans reportedly agree on capitulation terms not to disarm civic guard or detain males aged 13 to 30.
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Baron van der Schuetz
Antwerp
Holland
Germans Sink Russian Cruiser Pallada in Baltic
Petrograd reports that the Russian armored cruiser Pallada was torpedoed by a German submarine in the Baltic and sank with all 568 crew. The battle note recounts earlier torpedo attacks on Admiral Makarov and Bayan, with German submarines credited.
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Pallada
Baltic Sea
Marine Department
Makaroff
Netherlands
Bayan
Baltic
Submarine Sinks German Warship in Ems Waters Raid
British submarine E-8 commanded by Lieut. Comdr. Max K Horton raided German waters near the Ems mouth and sank a German torpedo boat destroyer. The E-8, like the E-9 on a previous mission, returned safely to port. Dutch coast guards witnessed the sinking at Schiermonnikoog as clear weather aided the attack.
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London
Max. K. Horton
Ems
Heligoland
Harwich
England
Admiralty
Schiermonnikoog
North Sea
Triesland
The
Baltic Sea naval clash and Belgian retreat dominate war brief
The Russian cruiser Pallada was sunk by a German submarine in the Baltic with 568 dead. German forces captured Ghent while Austrians advanced on Przemysl. Paris bombed with no injuries. Antwerp fell under German claims. 13,000 British troops fled to Holland. British forts at Antwerp were destroyed. a Zeppelin airship was reportedly destroyed near Dusseldorf.
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Ghent
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Petrograd
Paris
Antwerp
Folkestone
England
Holland
Duesseldorf
London
Britain’s Air Heroes Ready
Walter Runciman pledges that members of the British flying corps have vowed to attack Zeppelins over London. He spoke at a Kingsway Hall patriotic meeting, warning that German aircraft may raid the capital and that pilots will dash their machines through air ships to defend Britain.
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Flying Corps
London
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
Kingsway Hall
British Flying Corps
Prussian Losses Total 211000 in Published Lists
London reports forty four lists of Prussian army casualties total 211000 killed wounded and missing according to a Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam. Bavarians Saxons and Württembergians are not included in the published figures.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Russians Win Advantage in Vistula Battle
The Ministry of War reports Russia has conquered 39000 square miles of Austrian territory and presses offensive operations against East Prussia Posen and Silesia. In southwest Poland near Radom German Austrian forces oppose Russians advancing toward Breslau and Krakow as the battle begins with slight Russian gains.
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Russia
East Prussia
Posen
Silesia
Poland
Radom
Breslau
Cracow
Wiecloweki
Russian Poland
Thorn
Vistula
von Hindenburg
Nicholas
Dunajec
Galicia
Rennenkampf
Augustowa
Niemen
Mazur Lakes
Statewide Jersey Items Annuals of Faith and Industry Across Counties
A wide array of notes covers church services, parish anniversaries, and new civic plans in South Jersey. Highlights include a firehouse and music shell project at Summit Park, a 150th anniversary parade for Haddonfield Fire Company, and cornerstone ceremonies at Immanuel Church Highlands. Also noted: robberies, a fatal motorcycle crash near Newton, and a bridge of civic organization plans in Glassboro and Vineland.
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Haddonfield Fire Company
South Jersey
Thousands Flee Antwerp as Refugees Flood Dutch towns
The city of Antwerp faces a mass exodus as up to 400,000 residents become refugees. Crowds pour into Holland and Ostend while many seek safety in England. Rails and stations are crowded, and starvation and shelter shortages loom amid German operations.
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London
Antwerp
Holland
Ostend
England
Scheldt
Belgium
No Fortifications Stand Against Modern Guns
London. The Times military correspondent says permanent forts in exposed positions cannot withstand modern artillery. If Germans capture Antwerp and we attack later, the result will be the same. Antwerp as a German fortress would offer little naval advantage since the Scheldt cannot be used.
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London
Times
Antwerp
Scheldt
Germany
Adriatic Shipping Halted by Mine Fear Touches Sardenga Crew
Crews aboard Adriatic vessels refuse to work fearing floating mines near Chiasso Switzerland. Americans aboard the Sardenga bound for Alexandria express indignation as the Italian government offered a torpedo boat to convoy the steamer to Ancona and the shipping company promised disaster compensation.
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Chiasso
Switzerland
Alexandria
Anconia
Watch and pray in the garden lesson by E O Sellers
International Sunday School lesson text by E O Sellers analyzes Jesus in Gethsemane Mark 14 32 42 and Luke 22 39 46. The piece outlines Jesus three awake disciples in the upper room the cup of suffering and the Master’s triumph through prayer urging vigilance against temptation and faithful obedience.
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Mark
Jesus
Calvary
Simon
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