Paris Cabinet Reshuffled Amid War Mobilization
Paris reports Premier Rene Viviani formed a new cabinet after resignation of the government. The lineup includes Delcasse as foreign minister and Millerand as war minister. Britain reports Belgian and French forces hold a 250 mile front against German advances as Russians push into East Prussia.
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Marcel Sembat
M. Guesde
M. Delcasse
Russia
M. Millerand
French War Office
Saint Die
Nancy
Vosges
Antwerp
Namur
Berlin
Prince Frederic of
Saxe-Meiningen
Viviani
Poincare
Alexander E. Millerand
Adolphe Messimy
Theophile Delcasse
M. Viviani
Briand
Doumergue
Ribot
Tsing Tau
Kieuchau
Tese
Thaghborhood
Russians Advance as German Front Falters Near Paris
London reports a rapid German retreat from Prussia as Russian forces draw near Berlin. British officials describe a 250 mile French-led front, with Allied lines held by British and French troops. German efforts to outflank are met by interior-line defense as battles unfold between Cambrai and Le Chateau.
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Lille
Valenciennes
Roubaix
War Office
Vosges
Prussia
London
East Prussia
Alsace-Lorraine
Paris
New York
Philadelphia
Berlin
Europe
Asia
Manchurian
Great Britain
France
French
Asquith
House of Commons
Pall Mal Gazette
Cambrai
le Chateau
Scheidt
Sambre
Balkan tension grows over Turkey entry into European war
Washington reports warn of a possible Turkish shift to the German Austrian side in the European war as Britain France and Russia press Turkey over the Danube cruisers Goeben and Breslau. Italian neutrality could collapse if Ankara commits to the Central Powers, drawing Greece and Serbia into the conflict.
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Washington
Balkan States
Turkey
Great Britain
France
Russia
Dardanelles
Breslau
Germany
Austria
Italy
Servia
Greece
War Declared As Japan Attacks Germany At Kaiserslautern?
The emperor of Japan declared war on Germany at the end of Japan’s ultimatum over Kiauchau. Japan begins land and sea operations in the Far East, signaling full alliance with Britain. Crowds cheer as proclamations are issued and diplomats named.
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Tokio
Emperor of Japan
Germany
Japan
Kriauchau
Far East
Great Brittain
Russia
Count von Rex
George W. Guthrie
Forces of the Kaiser Take Brussels
A Brussels dispatch describes German arrival as civil control shifts to German forces, crowds watching as 100 motorized quick firers lead a large march. German troops replace Belgian symbols, railways and key buildings closed while civilians report muttered fears and mixed reactions to occupation.
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Brussels
Rhein
Chausee de Louvain
St. Jesse
Botanical Gardens
Gare du Nord
Brunswick
Charles Regier
Liege
Duchess Goulds helps Parisians with workshop for war widows
Paris reports the Duchess de Talleyrand formerly Miss Anna Gould of New York runs a Rue de la Pompe workshop aiding women with fighting relatives. The facility provides three meals daily and employment making shirts and hospital necessities for those not yet eligible for state aid.
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Paris
Duchess de Talleyrand
Anna Gould
New York
Rue de la Pompe
French Troops Capture German Flag After Long Engagement
An officer recounts the fight with the German Ninety-ninth brigade from 5:30 a m to nightfall. French artillery decimated German guns and horses, church steeple machine guns were silenced when the church fell, and at night the French seized the defense works. The Fifth company of the First battalion captured a German flag with eight guns 90 horses and 537 prisoners including ten officers.
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Paris
Petit Troyen
Americans in French Army Volunteer Offer in Paris
In Paris hundreds of foreigners offered service to French military authorities. About 150 Americans presented themselves, 25 medically examined and accepted. The acceptance rate among other foreigners hovered around thirty percent. The 25 Americans included William Thaw of Pittsburgh, son of Benjamin Thaw, and a cousin of Harry Thaw who was engaged as an aviator.
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Paris
William Thaw
Benjamin Thaw
Pittsburgh
Harry
Glories In Death of Son
Count Guerry de Beauregard mourns his son killed at the front. He notes another son, an artilleryman with the general staff, and his eldest with the Twenty first chasseurs with vows that others will avenge the fallen and that France lives.
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Paris
Guerry de Beauregard
Hussars
Twenty-first
Chasseurs
France
Duchess cancels New York visit for children
The duchess called off arrangements for a visit by her children to New York fearing any vessel could be captured. Count Boni de Castellano, former husband, has joined the bureau of the head quarters staff. The Duke de Talleyrand, her present husband, offered his services with his automobile to the government.
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New York
Count Boni de Castellano
Duke de Talleyrand
Miss Gould
War Fate Hangs By Hair In Witty Belgian Hare Exchange
In a brief quip, observers note the phrase fate of war hangs by hair and compare it to a Belgian hare joke. The remark blends humor with a sense of precarious brinkmanship.
Hicks' Capucine Cures Headaches and Colds Ad Card
An advertisement claims Capucine relieves headaches and colds with easy to take quick relief. The copy echoes self preservation themes and includes a joke exchange about railroads with a government investigator and a railroad president stating safety first.
Malaria Cure Ad Opens With Special Prescriptions
An old advertisement promotes a malaria treatment described as a special prescription for malaria or chills and fever. It claims five to six doses cure the illness and that a tonic afterward prevents fever recurrences. The ad price is 25 cents.
The Stomachs Function Joke
A physiology class quiz ends in a joke as Mary answers the teacher that the stomachs function is to hold up the petticoat, delivering a humorous misdirection about anatomy.
Resinol Skin Care Ad Promises Clear Complexion
An advertisement advises using Resinol soap and Resinol ointment with hot water, a ten minute hold and cold rinse to remove pimples and blackheads. It claims quick healing and a velvety complexion. All druggists sell Resinol products.
A Loyal Friend on the Southern Railway
A section foreman overheard two dusky laborers in a Southern railway yard. One says to the other I’m talking up for you and that you’re fit for the dogs. The other affirms and asks how that is. The exchange is noted in Everyb Magazine.
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Southern Railway
Jim
Magazi
The Pumps and Mersey Comment on Safer Ships
Lord Mersey told a New York reporter that much remains to be desired but ships are safer now. He recalled the collier skipper’s excuse that the ship was late because the Atlantic had been pumped through three times.
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Lord Mersey
The
of Ireland-Storstad Investigatir
New York
One Too Many on a Murky Fifth Avenue Bus
A New York Evening Post recounts a late night bus incident on Fifth Avenue near Thirty-fifth Street. The driver and conductor misjudge a crossing dressmaker’s dress form carried by a delivery boy, the driver slowing and the conductor signaling to proceed into foggy traffic.
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Fifth Avenue
Thirty-fifth Street
New York Evening Post
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