Russians Drive Back Austrian Forces In Poland Battle
Russians claim crushing victory after a 17 day battle in Poland and Galicia. They say 120000 prisoners captured and 40 miles of ground lost by the Germans. Meantime Cracow falls to Russian forces and French Allied advances push German lines back near Paris.
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London
Francis Joseph
French War Office
Paris
Poland
Galicia
East Prussia
William
Austria
France
Joffre
Bordeaux
Lloyd's Weekly
Argonne Forest
Meuse Valley
Luxembourg
Marne
Forte-Loua Jouarre
Chateau Thierry
Berlin
Bertin
von Stein
Meaux
Montmourail
Allied gains reported as Germans retreat on multiple fronts
Paris reports a decisive five day victory as German armies fall back from Vitry-le-Francois to the north and from the Vesle. Allied forces cross the Aisne while other fronts see German withdrawals near Amiens, the Meurthe, and the Vosges. Berlin acknowledges reverses but downplays them.
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Gallieni
Paris
Joffre
Vitry-le-Francois
Sermaize
Les-Bains
Marne
Aisne
Amiengla
Amiens
Soissons
Rheims
Vesle
Revigny
Frabant-le-Roi
Forest of
Argonne
Thaun
Senheim
Gebweiler
Vosges
Basel
Blotzheim
Llorenz
Alsace
Berlin
Havas
Bordeaux
von Stein
Meaux
Montmtratt
Verdun
German Occupation Proclaims Hostage Demands in 1870
The German commanders issued a proclamation to occupied towns promising life and private property would be secure if citizens obeyed seven conditions. Two layers of threats were stated, including hostages from mayors, clergy, and four respected citizens, and collective accountability for any hostile act. This pledge accompanied strict street discipline and a warning that failures lead to harsh measures.
Russians Demand Surrender of Austro German Right Wing
Petrograd reports the right wing of the Austro German army beaten at Tomaszow has been demanded to surrender with annihilation as the penalty for refusal. Russians claim 280000 Austrian prisoners taken along a 175 mile front from Halicz to Opole as fighting continues along the Luaczowka and San rivers and Prussia.
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London
Tomaszow
Petrograd
Prussia
Berlin
Hindenburg
East Prussia
Galicia
Francis Lavelle Murray
War Office
Halicz
Opole
Poland
Luaczowka
San
Sukomlinoff
German cavalry losses in Belgium and France cited
A London Express dispatch from Varta reports German cavalry suffers heavy losses. A captured officer who once rode at Olympia estimates two thirds of cavalry horses lost in Belgium and France. Reconnaissance parties prompted by German advance into Belgium and France were hampered by horse shortages and inefficiency.
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London
Express
Varta
Olympia Hore
Lelgian
Belgium
France
Horace
Germans Sudden Move Near Paris Alters Front
From Nantes correspondent H. M. Tomlinson describes a major German strategic shift as their right wing nears Paris, with Paris itself within gun range before the left flank exposure forces a withdrawal. Allied forces regroup east and toward Rheims, while French and British troops retreat and regroup, preserving confidence in ultimate Allied victory.
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Paris
Thajra
Agian
France
Luxembourg
Rheims
Germany
Argonne
Chalons-sur-Marne
Nogents-sur-Selna
la Ferte-sur-Jouarre
Marne
Chateau Thierry
William’s protest over dumdum bullets and Louvain destruction
London reports Kaiser Wilhelm declares Germans found dumdum bullets in Longwy and accuse French and Belgian forces of barbarous methods. He cites attacks on wounded, doctors, nurses, and calls for harsh measures to punish the guilty as villages and Louvain face destruction.
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London
Daily Mail
Rotterdam
William
Wilson
Longwy
Louvain
Hotel de Ville
Wilhelm I, R
Frontier of Russia Extends 1000 Miles in War
The newspaper notes a thousand mile frontier created by Russia through battles against Germany and Austria and signals plans to strike Austria first then redirect most forces to Germany. It cites 5 million front line troops with 2 million reserve and claims Austria’s Lemberg army was crushed and the northern Austrian force retreats along the Rivere Bug to the Vistula.
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Russia
Germany
Austria
Ageinat i
Lemberg
Poland
Rivera Bug
Vistula
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