World War I Allied Push Reported Across Western Front
Paris reports after heavy fighting that Allied forces advanced on the left wing along the Oise near Lassigny while the center near Rheims and the Meuse shows no major change. German actions in the Woevre, Lorraine, and Vosges are described as repulsed or limited, with reports of German withdrawals and Russian capture of Jaroslau in Galicia.
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Associated Press
Paris
Oise
Lassigny
Aisne
Rheims
Meuse
Wouvre
Verdun
Mouilly
Dompierre
Woevre
Nouthern
Richecourt
Selcheprey
Lironville
Lorraine
Vosges
Nomeny
Arracourt
Demevre
Jaroslau
Galicia
Washington, D.C
Berin
Nicholas
Jaroslaw
Fall of French Cabinet Tied to Lord Kitchener Says British View
An interview in The Evening World relays Dr. Fred S. Mason’s account that Lord Kitchener forced the French cabinet’s resignation after Mons. Mason, tied to Surgeon General Bell, recalls French general French seeking 40 000 troops to help at Mons and the British relief that followed. The report claims Kitchener’s pressure led to President Poincare accepting the resignation on August 26, averting a wider crisis for the Allies.
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Associated Press
New York
N. Y
Evening World
Fred S. Mason
Boulogne
Lord Kiitchener
Britain
Mason
General Bell
France
Bell
French
von Kluck
Mons
Franch
Lord Kitchener
Kitchener
Paris
Poincare
Mong
Servians sweep Austrians as Montenegrins prep bombardment
A nine days of fighting ends with Austrians in retreat from Limubovia to Losnitna as Servian columns push into Bosnia. Montenegrins plan to mount long range guns on Mount Lovchen to bombard Cattaro with French support. Antivari gunner detachment lands to assist, aiming at Cattaro harbor forts. Montenegrin troops seize Rogatitza near Sarajevo.
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Associated Press
Nish
Servia
Limubovia
Losnitna
Vishegrad
Baina Bashta
Bosnia
Cattaro
Rome
Paris
Cettinije
Lovchen
Antivari
Montenegro
Jorchen
Dalmatia
Gattaro
London
Reuters Telegram Company
Cettinje
Rogatitza
Sarayevo
Power of Masonry Saves Fifty Lives
A Louvain citizen recounts that a Masonic sign saved fifty residents from execution by German troops in Ostend. The firing squad halted as the signaling citizen claimed the Masonic gesture, and the officer in charge paused the shooting, saving those lined up witnesses.
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Associated Press
Ostend
London
Louvain
Peace moves and Japanese hostility amid WWI tensions
Washington reports an interview claiming that Japanese masses view war with the United States as inevitable while officials brief President Wilson on the matter. Von Bernstorff denies initiating peace proposals and says any such ideas come from the U S government. A separate dispatch notes Russian brutality against Jews in Galicia and ongoing atrocities amid occupation, intensifying regional tensions.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Waron van Schoen
Tokio
United States
Japan
Wilson
Bryan
von Bernstorff
New York
Count von Bernstorff
Winston Churchill
House of Coumons
Ptr
Count von . Bernstorff
Galicia
Brother Mason spared after refusing Louvain release
A German officer spared a Louvain man after recognizing a brother Mason and ordering the Mason to leave the ranks. The Louvain citizen refused to accept collective guilt, insisting fellow citizens shared no more guilt. The officer then ordered the release of the entire group.
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Mason
Louvain
Russians Report Heavy Losses and Strategic Shifts
Reports from Boran and Petrograd detail 92,000 captured and 150,000 killed near Tarnberg, with no change on the northwestern front. Przemysl is deemed not prepared for siege as Russians retreat in order in eastern Prussia, burning stores and taking wounded civilians. The Moscow government plans public works using prisoners.
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Tannenberg
Petrograd
Nicholas
Jaroslav
St. Alexander Nevsky
Feneral Ivanofft
London
Reuter
Preemysi
Przemysl
Prussia
Paris
Havas
Army Journal
Galicia
William
Rome
Vienna
Giornale D'Italia
Virginia goes dry as state votes for prohibition
Richmond reports early returns show Virginia in the dry column by more than 32835 votes. Cities expected to lean wet mostly vote dry, with only Norfolk Alexandria Williamsburg giving local optionist majorities. Concurrently New Jersey primary results renominate eleven congressmen.
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Richmond
Virginia
Norfolk
Alexandria
Williamsburg
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Isaac, Bacharach
Atlantic City
Eimergon
Richards
Louis Kuhnle
Atlantic County
Cracow Open to Attack as War Races East
British and Russian reports describe a pivot toward Cracow and Przemysl as Russian forces advance from Galicia. The siege of Cracow isolates Przemysl, with Moscow expected to press toward Breslau, while fighting in East Prussia persists and Koenigsberg appears under renewed threat. Naval losses surface as three British cruisers are sunk in a 20 minute encounter, with debate over German submarine involvement and the broader cost to officers and ships.
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London
East Prussia
Koenigsberg
Navy
Associated Press
Uig
Aboukir
Hague
Cressy
Lowestoft
Admiralty
Emden
France
War News Epitomized From The Front Near St. Quentin
Reports from near St. Quentin indicate a fierce Allied turn on the German right wing as Franco British forces press a suspected turning movement. Casualty tallies vary. German losses reported around 63 4607 with a new night tally of 5 895 named, while British cruisers sunk figure cited as 1 200 to 1 500 officers and men. Allied advances on the western front are claimed alongside Romanian and Austrian actions. rail delays and retreats are noted amid broader shifting fronts.
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the Aisne
St. Quentin
Peronne
Admiralty
Olike
Fromerlin
von Wroehem
von Arbon
KAISER'S SOLDIERS RETURN TO GERMANY
Amsterdam via London reports about 50 000 German troops passing through Liege on their way to Germany over the past few days. Belgians attack Germans with a Belgian sortie from Antwerp and exchange fire with German outposts 13 miles from Brussels.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
London
Maastricht
Telegraaf
Liege
Germany
Telegraph
Antwerp
Brussels
Fire Destroys 8000 Jewish Homes in Constantinople
In Haskeul on the Golden Horn eight thousand homes in the Jewish quarter burned last night, leaving about three thousand Jews homeless and in distress. American Ambassador Henry Morgenthau and the police chief visited the area to organize relief efforts amid the disaster.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
London
Haskeul
Golden Horn
Henry Morganthau
Three British Cruisers Sunk by One U-Boat
Berlin reports the German submersible U-9 destroyed three British armoured cruisers Aboukir Hogue and Cressy in the North Sea. The raid prompts German sailors to accept new strategy as Russians retreat to fortress guns and observers are driven from Rheims spire. A Bavarian socialist Michael Schwab earns the Iron Cross.
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Associated Press
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Sayville
L. I
Admiralty
North Sea
Danzig
Aboukir
Hogue
Cressy
Dusseldorf
France
Cathedral of
Rheims
Easte Ern
von Hindenburg
Kovno
Wirbausen
Red Cross
Michael Schwab
Landwehr
Order of the Iron Cross
Atine
Weather Note from Muscatine Tonight and Thursday
The Weather column notes little change in temperature for Muscatine today with a low around 52 degrees. Forecast calls for similar conditions tonight and Thursday in the Illinois Iowa Fair region, with no significant temperature shifts indicated.
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