Main Russian Army to Beat HMNS in Baltic Flank Move
British and Russian critics expect a major Russian force to break free from Austro German encirclement as armies clash along the Dvina. Kovno still holds while Teutons are driven back between Wiepres and Bug rivers. Von Hindenberg may be conserving strength at this stage.
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HMNS
Gniard
Dvina
Kovnos
Teutons
Wiepres
Bug
von Hindenberg
London
Warsaw-Petrograd
Kovno
Riga
Dvinsk
Ostrolenka
Warsaw
Cholm
Marshall von Hindenburg
England
Russia
Petrograd
Gains on Gallipoli and Eastern Front Battles
London reports Russians halting German efforts along the Baltic flank and defending Dvina routes while Germans push toward Dvinsk andWarsaw fronts. Anglo French gains at Gallipoli include two main thrusts from Krithia and Avi Burnu with 50,000 reinforcements. Italian Alpine forces repel Austrian attempts at 10,000 to 11,000 foot passes. Desperate German attacks near Chelm Vladova repulsed with heavy Russian losses as Riga and Dvinsk defenses hold.
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London
England
Balkan
Servia
Eucharist
Sofia
Athens
Balkan States
Rome
Alps
Furva Valle
Picz Pass
Forne Glaccier
Cede Valley
Capanna Cedez
Petrograd
Chelm
Vladova
Riga
Jacobstadt
Dvinsk
Vilkomir
Kovarsk
Toviny
Kovno
Niemen
Jessia
Godlevo
Narew and
Bug
Komyza
Snidavo
Kossovo
Kiev-Malkin
Joffre Readies Western Counter Stroke Before Storm
Paris reports General Joffre plans a major offensive before German forces move west after Warsaw. Observers say the western front may face a decisive French blow by month’s end as troops rest, train, and stockpile ammunition. The war office increases leave while diplomats warn Americans of potential travel restrictions and limited return routes.
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Paris
Joffre
Lord Kitchener
Calais
Warsaw
Arras
Switzerland
England
France
Heavy fighting reported near erasda and Gaska in Bosnia
Official dispatches say heavy artillery and infantry battles raged yesterday near erasda and Gaska, two miles southeast of Sarajevo and southeast of Herzegovina across the Montenegrin border. Montenegrins reportedly gained successes at both locations.
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Celtinje
Mondengro
London
Erasda
Gaska
Bosnia
Sarajevo
Hersegogina
Bath Tub Murderer Hanged for Crimes
London reports George Joseph Smith the wife killer was hanged today at Maidstone after his conviction.
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London
George Joseph Smith
Maidstone
Vatican Sees Prospects of Peace
Rome reports that prospects for peace have improved in Vatican circles after a two week shift. The Vatican expects Germany may initiate a peace move after the Pope’s entourage, with Berlin powerful enough to propose terms without appearing as a supplicant.
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Vatican
Rome
Germany
Cancellations Hit World Wheat Trade Amid Dardanelles Talk
Chicago wheat pit reacts to Allies canceling over 2,000,000 bushels for September shipment. UK buyers resell at 28 cents under Liverpool prices. Canada and Argentina exports also affected. Grain men discuss whether Dardanelles developments reveal new supply or payment limits. James A. Patton weighs peace signals versus supply sources.
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Chicago
Seaboard
United Kingdom
Liverpool
Argentina
Italy
France
Dardanelles
Straits
James A. Patton
Board of Trade
Europe
Russia
Germans appoint governor of Warsaw
Amsterdam Aug Is Gen Baron Reinhard G Von Scheffer Keyndele named governor of Warsaw per a Posen dispatch to Vossische Zeitung. copy received here.
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Warsaw
Amsterdam
Reinhard G. von Scheffer- Keyndele
Vossiche Zelntung
German destroyers routed by land batteries at Dunkirk
A flotilla of German destroyers fleeing Ostend attempted to assault French torpedo boats off the coast but was repelled by land batteries at Dunkirk, according to a dispatch.
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Paris
Ostend
Dunkirk
Alberta crops praised by CPR official amid hail losses
Calgary August 15 J M Cameron general superintendent of the Alberta division of the CPR declares Alberta will yield the greatest grain crop in the province's history. He cites a thirty bushel average for wheat, noting about one million bushels lost to hail, and praises insurance coverage while forecasting strong rains and widespread cutting as harvest begins.
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Calgary
Alberta
J. M. Cameron
C.P.R
Cameron
Regina
Western
Hine
C.P. R
D. C. Coleman
Western Lines
Mr. Cameron
Medicine Hat
Empress Line
Duck and Drake Horse History Shown In War Contracts Hearing
Kentville Nova Scotia August 13 The Davidson war contracts commission heard the Duck and Drake Horse tale. Farmers testified about trades starting with Charles Uptham who paid 125 dollars for the aged horse at 24, trading for two ducks and a drake to Hallet Daniels, who improved it slightly. Leander Mader then received it at 30, foundering, and a chain of trades ended with W P McKey purchasing for 90 dollars after veterinary rejection and remount department notes.
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Kentville
N.S
Nova Scotia
Davidson
Charles Uptham
Douglasville
Uptham
Hallet Daniels
Tom Baltzar
Leander Mader
Mader
A. B. Harvey
Remount Department
W. P. McKey
French Front Letters No Longer Censored
The war office announced that letters from French soldiers at the front will no longer be censored, allowing unedited personal dispatches from the troops.
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Paris
War Office
Jacona Sunk in Atlantic Trade. Crew Rescued
The 8000 ton British steamer Jacona, engaged in the Trans- Atlantic trade, has been sunk. Her captain and nine crew members were rescued.
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London
Jacona
Italian Volcanoes Enter Active Phase Threatening Sicily
Naples reports Vesuvius Etna Stromboli and Mount Kitna erupting with steam and smoke as eastern Etna eruptions threaten Casino Des Ingles and nearby villages. Tremors shake Brindisi Taranto Messina while residents flee toward Naples amid fears of a major quake. The Madonna Della Lettera procession is sought as protection.
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Naples
Vesuvius
Kitna
Stromboli
Mount Etna
Casino Des Ingles
Brindisi
Catania
Messina
Bay of Naples
Germans Promise Peace in October
London reports a Telegraaf summary stating a German order to Flanders troops promises peace in October. The message claims German eastern operations are finished and western action will begin, with peace asserted as certain in October.
Manifesto Accuses Britain of Brutality in India
A manifesto issued in New York on August 13 allegedly by Germans in the United States accuses British rule in India of perfidy treachery brutality and brigandage. It says British power there has caused over a century of poverty and extortion.
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New York
India
Great Britain
Borden sought two hundred million for railway aid
Winnipeg reports an Ottawa dispatch says Sir Robert Borden may seek British financing to aid Canadian railways during the war. Rumor places potential loan around forty million pounds with Britain cautious on loans to Canada for nonwar purposes. No confirmation exists and negotiations are not disclosed.
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Winnipeg
Free Press
Ottawa
England
Robert Borden
Canada
London
South Africa
Australia
Great Britain
Dominion
W. T. White
New York
Lion
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Droken Heart
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