Allied Forces Hold Front in World’s Greatest Battle
London reports the third day of the vast fight in northern France as Allied and German forces clash along a widening front. French war office notes Anglo-French left wing yielding ground to German right, with Rethel region temporarily checked and center and right holding. Correspondents describe heavy fighting near Weise valley southwest of La Fare, and Boulogne dispatches say Germans push toward Paris with patrols near Arras.
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Upper Weise
Spincourt
Longuyon
Neufchateau
Paliseul
War Office
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Vosges
Lorraine
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Pariseul
Meuse
Paris
Marshal MacMahon
Napoleon III
Russia
Perrone
Guise
Mezler
Belfort
Battle report from Europe spans Vistula to Dniester line
An official Vienna dispatch says three million Austrian and Russian troops clash from the Vistula to the Dniester and reaching Lublin with furious fighting and no decisive result. Russian envoy Kropensky notes no defeat cited by St Petersburg and confirms German troops moving east to East Prussia. Paris reports 14 German general staff officers captured, though not yet confirmed. President Wilson signs war insurance bill in Washington. Terneuzen dispatch says Antwerp prepares for bombardment as German troops move east and are replaced by fresh units from Lansturm in Belgium.
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Lublin
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Poland
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Italy
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East Prussia
Paris
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Miens
War Office
Amsterdam
Terneuzen
Antwerp
Lansturm
Belgium
Government's Right to Buy Ships Upheld
Secretary McAdoo testified before the House merchant marine committee that the United States has the right to buy merchant ships of any nationality for neutral uses. He endorsed the Alexander bill creating a $10,000,000 corporation to buy build and operate ships with the government as majority stock holder. He declined to discuss diplomatic protests from Britain or France.
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Merchant Marine Committee
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France
Saunders
State Department
Britain Awaits Turkish Plunge Into War
Washington reports Britain asking the United States to protect its diplomatic interests in Turkey if war breaks with the Allies. A Rome telegraph notes Turkish army mobilization and plans for an invasion force of 200000 Mohammedans with 72 German officers, while A Rus tem Bey questions mobilization claims.
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United States
Turkey
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Baron von der Goltz
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A. Rustem Bey
War Bulletins Report Lodz Occupation and Battles
German war office says Austro German forces occupy Lodz near the Russian frontier as Russian forces retreat eastward. A battle rages north of Lemberg with Brussels withdrawal denied. Reports from Paris and London note defeats, French gains, and Turkish war declination rumors.
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Lodz
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Lemberg
Brussels
East Prussia
Koenigsberg
Frence War Office says Germans repulsed in north
London reports say the French war office silent on major gains yet notes German victories. Berlin wireless claims German advances in the west and near the Meuse. Meuse crossings, Montmedy fortress capture, and Meuse battles are cited with French Lorraine clashes ongoing. About 6 million soldiers are said to be engaged across Europe.
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