Germans Defeat English Army in Nine Days Battle
Berlin reports a decisive nine day engagement with the western front in retreat. Von Kluk crushed the English at Maubege and pressed the surrounding move while Von Buelow and Von Hausen routed Franco Belgian forces near Samire Namur and the Meuse. Belgian divisions counterattacked from Antwerp but were repulsed. Austrian war declaration on Belgium noted. Ostend British marines landed. Russia rumored to invade West Prussia. Red Cross nurses fired on at Moncel near Lille. Belgian Congo attacked by German troops.
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Antwerp
Gium
Charles
Roumania
Paris
Russia
West Prussia
Berlin
France
United States
Moncel
Red Cross
Conflict of Millions in Progress Spurs Allied Stand
London reports a new phase in the great war as allies fight to block Paris and German forces attempt a swift breakthrough. Field Marshal French confirms British and French lines extending 250 miles while Vosges offensives push back Germans. Joffre's telegram praises joint strength and resolve amid diplomatic strains between Japan and Austria.
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St. Die
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Germany
Belgium
Joffre
John French
Japan
Austria
German Ambassador Defends Bombing Antwerp Action
Washington report notes Ambassador Von Dernstorff defending German bombs dropped on Antwerp. He says Germany forbids women and children in fortresses like Antwerp and asserts air as well as siege guns can attack such fortresses.
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Washington
von Dernstorff
Antwerp
Germany
Seige
Serious reverse to British arms on the French frontier
Berlin reports a serious reverse on the French frontier after nine days of fighting. German claims say the western line of the Allies was driven back toward Mauberge with heavy English casualties. The outcome remains unrecorded by Field Marshal Sir John French.
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Mauberge
France
Sir John French
Allied Forces Hold Line Against German Advance Across French Frontier
The French and British armies on a battle line about 250 miles long strenuously oppose the German advance into France. British troops hold a strong position supported by French forces on both flanks as German troops occupy adjacent areas.
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Geramns
Germans May Now Advance on Paris
A Times dispatch says German forces broke through near Arras but French troops moved up quickly and hold the line. The Daily Chronicle notes censorship and a French ministry resignation amid a possible advance toward Paris. A Brindisi report says a British torpedo boat destroyer sunk an Austrian destroyer off Corfu after a ten minute engagement.
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The
Times
Arras
Daily Chronicle
Paris
Committee of Public Safety
Brindisi
Italy
Corfu
German Losses Heavy as Vosges Offensive Advances
Paris reports a war office bulletin noting heavy German losses during offensives in the Vosges area and between Vosges and Nancy. It details 2,500 enemy bodies found on a 3 kilometer front near Nancy and 4,500 on a 4 kilometer front around Vitremont Lonegwy, with Fortress Garrison of one battalion capitulating after 24 days of resistance.
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Vosges
Nancy
Vitremont
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Canning Club Show Draws Monroe Visitors at Chamber Display
An Ouachita Canning Club exhibit at the Chamber of Commerce showcases nearly a thousand jars of fruits vegetables jellies and jams. Miss Menie Miller directs the club with Prof. A F Kidder stepping in for Prof. E S Richardson to address attendees. Members Myrtle Yarborough Clara McCallum Swertz Sybil Miller Colony Argine Foster Melba Barnes Ermine Jones Addie Sims Lottie Jones Jennie Belle Simpson Myrtle Chapman Pauline Busbire Ada Rainbolt Addie Rainbolt Okaloosa Gertrude Freeman Annie Low Howard Claiborne Mattie Riggs Norma Riggs Theressa Bell Mary Munholsland also display work. three boys Cary Cloyd West Monroe William Borland Colony James Warner Calhoun present their pieces.
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Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
Menie Miller
E. S. Richardson
Agriculture Extension Department
The
State University
A. F. Kidder
Calhoun
Richardson
Prof. Kidder
Myrtle Yarborough
Clara McCallum
Swertz
Sybil Miller
Colony
Argine Foster
Melba Barnes
Four Die in Tank Car Explosion Near Savoie
Four people killed and three fatally hurt when a gasoline tank car on the New Orleans Texas and Mexico railroad exploded near Eunice Louisiana. The victims are Homer S. Badgett M K Nelson M Robinson George Pettifield. The car derailed at noon and a wrecking crew from De Quincy worked the scene. A chain slipped around midnight believed to have caused a spark and the blast.
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Associated Press
Eunice
New Orleans, Texas and Mexico
Savoie
Homer S. Badgett
de Quincey
M. K. Nelson
M. Robinson
George Pettifield
de Quincy
Southern Cotton Conference Rejects Price Floor Plan
The Southern Cotton conference in New Orleans today voted down a resolution to set a minimum price for the 1904 cotton crop at 12 1/2 cents. The body refused to fix any price and scheduled another conference for September 29.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Southern Cotton Conference Today
Train wreck injures up to thirty near Marble City
Between twenty five and thirty people are reported hurt in the Kansas City Southern train No. 1 wreck near Marble City Oklahoma, according to Associated Press dispatch from Fort Smith Arkansas dated August 28.
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Associated Press
Fort Smith
Ark
Marble City
Okla
Triumph for J. B. Aswell in Congress race
J B Aswell achieves a substantial majority in the congressional contest as results favor his bid. The race reflects strong support across the district with voters backing the incumbent style and policy priorities.
Aswell Wins Eighth District Seat In Close Race
Unofficial returns show James B. Aswell of Natchitoches winning re election to Congress from the Eighth District by 2000 to 3000 votes. He carried six of eight parishes with Perrin’s home parish La Salle closely contested. Avoyelles Winn and Sabine Grant Rapides listed among strong majorities for Aswell. The Oglesby Ponder contest for the State Board of Equalization remains close with early returns favoring Oglesby.
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Ponder
Shreveport
the Times
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Avoylles
Avoyelles
Jena
Natchitoches Parish
la Salle Parish
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Grant
Rapides
Winn
Natchitoches Supports Aswell in Eighth Louisiana Race
In Natchitoches Aug 27 the Perrin forces were overwhelmed as vote totals from early precincts favored James B. Aswell for the Eighth Louisiana congressional nomination. Aswell leads by 625 in the city with 229 for Aswell and Perrinot reported so far.
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Natchtoches
Louisiana
Perrin
James B. Aswell
Aswell
Perrinot
Perrin and As well Compete Closely for Congressional Nomination
In Jena on August 27 the Perrin and As well race for the congressional nomination appears tight. Perrin carried the town of the La Salle parish in this snap judgment of local voting.
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T. W. Perrin
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J. BR
Natchitoches
Aswell Leads Perrin Narrowly in Jena Vote Count
Initial precinct results show Aswell with 105 to Perrin 198 in Jena by three vote margin. Additional box totals list Perrin leading in several precincts, with later Alexandria totals showing Aswell 597 Perrin 226 and Rapides precincts tallying 1 042 for Aswell and 453 for Perrin.
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Aswell Leads Sabine Parish With Large Margin
In Sabine parish eleven of twenty boxes reported results with Aswell at 552 votes and Perrin at 80. In the town of Many the tally showed 131 for Aswell to 9 for Perrin, suggesting an overall parish majority for Aswell around six hundred votes.
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Many
Aswell Wins Winn Parish Primary By Narrow Margin
Winnfield August 27 J B Aswell carried Winn parish in the congressional primary by about a 200 vote majority.
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J. B. Aswell
Winn
Vernon Parish Congress Race May Point to Aswell Victory
Leesville reports indicate J. B. Aswell leading Vernon Parish in the Perrin for Congress race. Thirteen of seventeen boxes show Aswell 647 to Perrin 289, a 359 edge in these precincts.
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J. B. Aswell
Vernon
T. W. Perrin
Congress
Natchitoches
Aswell
Perrin
Aswell Leads Avoyelles Parish in Early Returns
Early returns from Avoyelles Parish show Aswell ahead of Perrin by a substantial margin. Marksville reports Aswell with a 25 vote majority.
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Avoyelles
Aswell
Perrin
Colfax Reports Big Aswell Lead In Grant Parish Primary
Colfax notes a strong preference for J. B. Aswell over Thos. W. Perrin in the congressional primary. Aswell is expected to win by a margin between 560 and 700 votes in Grant parish, with the higher figure likely.
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J. B Aswell
Thos. W. Perrin
Aswell
Grant
European War Shaves Copper Output in U S Industry
The United States Geological Survey reports that the copper industry faces serious losses from the European war. About half of U S copper exports over five years went to nations in conflict, while domestic consumption stayed at 63 to 67 percent of mine output, signaling a likely prolonged production curtailment.
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United States Geological Survey
United States
Treasury to Accept Warehouse Receipts for Cotton and Tobacco
The Treasury will accept notes of not more than four months maturity secured by warehouse receipts for cotton or tobacco as a basis for currency under the Aldrich Vreeland mechanism. Notes may be accepted at 75 percent of face value through currency associations and are limited to aiding harvest and marketing, not speculation. Secretary McAdoo asserts power to issue up to one billion dollars of additional currency if needed and stresses reliance on banks to verify receipts and insure stored crops.
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Treasury Department
Aldrich-Vreeland
McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Southern Cotton Conference debates cotton valuation amid European war fears
In New Orleans on August 28 the Southern Cotton Conference, with about 200 planters merchants and bankers attending, debated proper lean value for cotton likely to be stored due to the European war. Delegates adopted a cost of production estimate of twelve cents per pound but no final decision was reached.
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Southern Cotton Conference
Southern Cotton Association
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