Kaiser Wilhelm regrets destroying Louvain in war
The Kaiser tells President Wilson he regrets destroying Louvain as German commanders acted after attacks on troops. Allied forces press Germans in France with British advances near the Marne and reports claim Maubeuge captured and 40,000 French prisoners. London notes Marion Indians set to join the drive and other war events amid casualty lists and ship losses.
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Germany
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Washington
Louvain
France
Marne River
Berlin
Maubeuge
Belgium
Rawaruska
Austria
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Lemberg
Przemysl
Jaroslav
William
Paris
Verdun
Gallien
Gallient
Rome
Turkey
Egypt
Royal House of
Joffre
Nanteuil-le- Houdouin
Vérdund
Nanteuil-le-Houdonin
Papal Peace Effort and Allied Advances in War News
News from Rome reports Pope Benedict preparing a strong peace appeal with backing from Austria and Germany as leaders study armistice terms. Paris and London dispatches describe French and British breakthroughs from the Marne toward Lorraine and the Rhine, with German retreats and heavy reported casualties.
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Germany
Great Britain
France
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London
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Rhine
Luneville
Lorraine
Maubeuge
Allies Push German Wedge Back Across Marne
Allied forces report victories north and center of Paris with the Marne crossed and German lines under pressure. British corps claim 200 German dead and 12 Maxim guns as pursuit continues toward Vitry le Francois and Rheims.
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Vitry-le-Francois
Gallient
Tot
British War Office
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Chateau- Thierry
Epertay
von Kluck
von Buelow
Ostend
Paris
Rheims
Town razed by Germans in Termonde Belgium
London reports Termonde a town of 160000 inhabitants nearly destroyed by German troops. Only the town hall and one church remained intact as soldiers ordered residents to leave with the sick and wounded. Troops soaked buildings with kerosene and set them aflame before escaping through fog. Jacques Obels of The Daily News relayed the news between Brussels and London.
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Termonde
Belgium
Jacques Obels
Daily News
Brusaele
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