Germans hold vast flanking move near Paris
Paris reports indicate German forces are executing a wide turning movement northwest of Paris and not engaging the Allied armies meeting them. The official says the enemy is pursuing a broad movement, leaving Paris’ entrenched camp on the right and marching southeast toward the region near Compiègne and Verdun.
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Paris
Paris and the Army of the
Northwest
Compeigne
Verdun
Alsace
Poincare
Argonne
Lorraine
Vespees
Maubeuge
Belfort
London
Basel
Switzerland
Cya
Rhine
Imere
Geriminn
Jing
Mauhenge
Vosges
England
Renewed Army Staff Moves From Brussels to Mons Report Says
Amsterdam dispatch reports German general staff moved from Brussels to Mons as fighting continues near Termonde. Belgian King Albert reportedly wounded by shrapnel shell while retreating near Antwerp. his car damaged but he escaped unharmed. Royal status uncertain amid disrupted railway communication and ongoing German operations.
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Brussels
Mons
Amsterdam
Cassociated Press
London
Antwerp
pThere
Tormonde
Central News
Termonde
Ghent
Tramonde
Reuter
Ostend
Belgium
Paris
Albert
Warlier Advices
British ships told to carry no guns on Atlantic runs
British authorities order all passenger ships between England and the United States to carry no firearms. The move aims to avoid international complications, not to deny a right to arm for protection. The Adriatic incident in New York prompted the directive.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
England
United States
New York
Weather Outlook For Iowa And Muscatine
Unsettled weather with showers tonight and Sunday. warmer tonight, cooler in the northwest and extreme southeast. In Muscatine at seven o clock the temperature was 66 degrees.
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Iowa
Muscatine
Russians Surround Austrians at Lublin in War News
A Rome dispatch reports Russians have surrounded Austrian forces at Lublin in Russian Poland as German corps reach the Vistula. Paris and London sources say five German corps move east to oppose the Russian advance, with railways diverted to troop movements and civilian traffic curtailed. The Petrograd note claims Russia can mobilize twenty extra corps for actions against Germany while Austrians shift to face the Kiev front. The London report notes the Austrian defense around Lemberg is tightening amid the Russian push.
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Lublin
Rome
Vienna
Vistula
Associated Press
London
Evening Star
Poland
Belgium
Paris
Vistula River
France
Copenhagen
Berlin
Russia
Gjerdser
Warnemundergs
Alsace
Lorraine
Sopenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Petrograd
Austria
Servia
Shabats
Viatula
Dniester
Germany
Lemberg
Kiev
la Ferte-Sous-Jouarre
Seine-Et-Marne
Jadar
Sina
Entente Powers Pledge Joint Peace Policy
London September 5 1914 Britain France and Russia sign a protocol agreeing not to make peace unilaterally and to seek consent of all three allies before any peace terms are accepted. The declaration is signed by B Grey Paul Camde nden derff and Benckendorff in London.
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London
Russia
Britain
France
Great Britain
B. Grey
Paul Camden
Benckendorff
Italian Army Mobilization Expected This Day
Associated Press dispatch from Paris notes the Italian general mobilization order was not yet signed but expected today. Mobilization by individual summons would be less active. In London a mass meeting of Italians voiced enthusiastic British support and desire to join the foreign legion. Chevalier Ricci pledges to fight Germany for England, urging Italy to end neutrality and join the war.
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Associated Press
Paris
Mids
Rove
London
Great Britain
Foreign Legion
Germany
England
Italy
Montenegrins 10 American Cruiser Assault Cattaro
Rome reports Monte negrin troops under Generals Martinovich and Ducotich have occupied the Dalmatian coast between Antivari and Cattaro. Milan dispatch says Montenegrin forces seized Austrian strip to Budva near Cattaro, with French and British warships aiding. North Carolina to Smyrna to aid Americans and missionaries. Captain Williams to transfer, carrying 50 900 dollars for stranded travelers.
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Cattaro
Smyrna
Rome
Paris
San Giovanni
Albania
Martinovich and
Ducotich
Dalmatian
Antivari
Associated Press
London
Milan
Italy
Dells Serato
Budua
North Carolina
Falmouth
Haseen
Asia Minor
Richard H. Williams
Scorpion
Constantinople
Williams
Turkish ambassador mocks American humor in war era column
In Washington hard pressed for advices from Constantinople Ambassador A Rustem Bey condemns American newspapers for jokes about belligerents in the war. He says humor lacks balance and human feeling when aimed at nations in distress. London dispatch notes Turkey distastes war ideas, with military enthusiasm waning and Constantinople business suspended as German officers rise to defense roles.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Constantinople
A. Rustem Beys
Turkey
United States
London
Reuter
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
War News Epitomized Conflicting Dispatches Mark Paris Situation
Conflicting reports state Paris defenses must be readied as German forces press in from the east and south. Allied lines show gradual German gains while French and British troops hold. Allied withdrawals, Russian advances in Galicia, and Belgian and Servian actions are noted with varying claims of positions near Paris and in northern frontiers.
Karlsruhe Sinks British Cruisers in Caribbean Action
German lieutenant H H Weissner claimed Karlsruhe engaged and disabled British cruiser Bristol off Haiti and sunk British Glasgow off the Colombian coast, with Bowes Castle also reported sunk. He said two British steamers were captured and sent to the bottom after passengers and crew were transferred. Also notes refugees and arrivals in New York aboard Lampo and Infanta Isabel with 323 passengers.
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Cassociated Press
New York
N. Y
Karlsruhe
Bristol
Haiti
H. H. Weissner
Puerto Colombo
Glasgow
Georgetown
Weissner
Bowes Castle
Liverpool
Maranhao
St. Louis Island
J. F. Whitney and Company
Wellesley College
Italy
Lampo
Genoa
Barcelona
Cadiz
Madrid
Drowning of Muscatine Shelling Party Feared on Mississippi
Relatives report a ten member Muscatine shelling party believed to be aboard a launch when struck by a large Mississippi steamboat between Davenport and Clinton. No confirmation yet. Items found include a trunk and a bracelet with initials, suggesting loss of all aboard.
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Pearl Island
Dubuque
Mississippi River
Walter McCormick
Fred Miller
John Painter
Chas
Sterling
James McCormick
Bayfield
Joseph Stein
H. M. Skeels
Seventh Street
McCormick
Davenport
Clinton
Painter
Ella Sterling
Helen Skeels
Percw
Jom Painter
Schrey Avenue
John Painter, Jr
Airs. McCormick
Charles van Auken
McCormicks
Muscatine
Agreement Allows Escape of Civilian Subjects
Petrograd reports a Russo German accord permitting subjects of each nation to leave the enemy country with exceptions for officers active or retired, and males aged 17 to 45, plus suspects. London relay notes the pact outlines these limits and aims to ease wartime exodus.
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Petrograd
London
Russia
Germany
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Chevalier Ricci
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