Germans Within Forty Miles Of Paris Report
German right wing fighting near Compiegne thirty miles nearer Paris than prior reports. Russians admit a defeat in Prussia as they retreat eastward. Conflicting claims about Austro Russian actions north of Lemberg. Cossacks alleged attacks on German civilians. Lodz occupied. mothers harmed in cavalry raids.
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Paris
Prussia
Compeigne
Lodz
Russia
Poland
Lembors
East Prussia
France
Department of
Oise
la Fere
Ainse
Department of Seine
Washington, D. C
Berlin
Russian Poland
Lemberg
Austria
Lorchingen
Koenigsberg
Brussels
Konigsberg
Gazette del Popolaro
London
Shanghai
Germans Advance Near Compiègne Amid War Dispatches
Global war updates report German cavalry pressing toward the Forest of Compiègne on the Allied left wing as British forces engage on Sept. 1. Paris stock market closes while reports claim German advances, Russian actions, and new naval declarations reach Washington and London with varied casualty tallies.
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Paris
France
Forest OF Compiegne
New York City
Courtney Bennett
Bermuda
German pushes near Paris and new moves in Poland
A Paris dispatch reports refugees arriving and German forces near Compeigne narrowing the gap toward Paris. The front is claimed not yet broken, while Germany claims gains on the Allies’ left wing. Reports also note Lodz taken and Russian movements toward Posen and the Vistula as fighting intensifies in East Prussia and Galicia.
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Charleroi
London
England
The
Daily Mail
Abbeville
France
Emperor William
Belgium
Mons
Brussels
Bellevue Hotel
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Oise
Paris
Russia
Galicia
Austria
Lemberg
Poland
Berlin
Koenigsschutte
Breslau
Upper
Germany
Italy
Mediterranean
Compeigne
Lille
East Prussia
Konigsberg
Lodz
Russian
Vistula
Posen
Rome
Lublin
Britain Expects Turkey to Join Germany in War
Britain asks the United States to protect British diplomatic interests in Turkey as hope fades for Turkey remaining neutral. Diplomats note German officers integrated into the Turkish army as a sign of looming intervention.
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Britain
Turkey
Germany
Washington, DC
Great Britain
United States
Ottoman Empire
Balkans War Warns of Broad Balkan War Spread
Diplomats monitor Turkey's position as Italy and Greece likely join Britain and allies. Entry of Turkey may force Bulgaria into side with Central or Allied powers as conflict threatens wider upheaval across Eastern Europe.
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Greece
Turkey
Great Britain
France
Servia
Russia
Montenegro
Roumania
Bulgaria
Balkans
Europe
German air raids continue over Paris and Allied responses
Paris reports two more bombs dropped at six tonight as German aircraft raid the city. The war office notes German withdrawal toward the southwest after a turning move while asserting unchanged center and right sectors. An American committee seeks proof bombs came from a German plane, and Allied efforts include an armored squadron pursuing enemy aircraft. London reports French claims of German setbacks and a Rome dispatch cites Austro-Hungarian defeats in Galicia with tens of thousands of wounded.
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France
War Office
Rethel
Germany
London
England
Associated Press
Evening News
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Burhapest
Roumania
Galica
German Aviator Describes 200 Mile Flight Into France
A Brandenburger Zeitung letter from a German aviator details a night flight from a garrison to a French fortress, into France and toward Maas to scout French lines of communication, covering about 200 miles. The correspondent narrates route, objectives, and reconnaissance aims.
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London
England
Brandenburger Zeitung
France
Maas
Zeppelin Drops Bombs on Antwerp and Flees
Dispatches from Antwerp report a Zeppelin over the city this morning dropped several bombs, hitting ten houses and creating large holes behind buildings. Forts fired but the airship reportedly escaped southward after dropping eight or nine bombs at once, while Americans in Paris protest the bombing as a Hague convention violation.
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London
England
Reuter Telegram Company
Antwerp
Paris
Washington, D.C
Herrick
State Department
Secord
Japan Lands Troops in China at Lung-Kow Port
In a move described as a breach of China's neutrality Japan has landed between 10 000 and 15 000 soldiers at Lung Kow port about 100 miles north of Tsing Tau. The landing was carried out from eighteen transports.
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Lung- Kow
Tsing-Tau
China
Two Ballots On New Pope Reported in Rome
A Rome dispatch says thousands gathered at the Sistine Chapel to witness the papal election. Smoke rose twice signaling no election on the first and then the second ballot as ballots burned.
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Sistine Chapel
Paris
France
Rome
Ten Companies Reach Butte Militia Enters City
Ten companies of the state militia under Major Donohue arrived by train of 19 cars and two flat cars with four machine guns. Crowds watched as policemen prepared to report to headquarters and surrender city control to the militia. Anaconda company said the Anaconda mines would resume work tomorrow with protection for miners.
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Mont
Donohue
Anaconda Company
Weather Outlook for Dakotas: Fair, Warmer Next
The forecast calls for fair conditions across North and South Dakota tonight and Thursday with warmer temperatures expected in the western portions on Thursday.
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North and
South Dakota
Missing Southworth Widow Sought After Suspected Self Harm
Aberdeen South Dakota reports Mrs F E Southworth widow of Kay Southworth, who died near Selby, left her father's home at 10 pm after a severe headache and has not been seen. Razor and other items missing. fear death by her own action. Bloodhounds from Mitchell aid a countywide search with Walworth residents scouring the area.
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Aberdeen
S. D
F. E. Southworth
Kay Southworth
Selby
Wilson to Seek Second Term Says Marshall Authorized
Washington reports indicate President Wilson will run for re election. Secretary Tumulty and other officials deny official confirmation. Democratic leaders expect Wilson or Bryan to win the nomination if the administration meets public expectations. The Baltimore convention plank favors a single presidential term and amending the constitution to bar reelection.
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Marshall
Woodrow Wilson
Tumulty
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Washington
Wilson
Democratic Party
Bryan
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