Russian Cavalry Seizes Passes as War Shifts Front
Petrograd reports desperate fighting from Lublin to Kholm with 5,000 Austrian prisoners and a surround of the 45th Regiment at Krasnystaw. Russians advance west of Krasnystaw, occupy Stryj River region, and move cavalry into Carpathians. Galicia yields locomotives and rolling stock. Lemberg station captured. German plane downed near Swolen. Vratslavsk armored train repelled. East Prussia sees only minor skirmishes.
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War Tax and Food Stamp for Amiens and Other Towns
E Berman reports from Dieppe that German forces exacted 400000 dollars as tribute from Amiens and seized the Procureur General as a hostage. They also took 3000 bottles of wine and 3000 cigars. Lille Lens and Armentieres were fined, the Prefect of Nord imprisoned, amid mounting international protests.
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London
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Albanians War on Montenegro Shapes Balkan Tensions
Rome reports Catholic Albanian tribes led by Klementi Skilli Hoti Cruda and Kastruti forming a league against Montenegro and beginning hostilities. The Giorale d Italia notes Kaiser Victor Emmanuel II legs contusion from a horse fall, described as slight.
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Victor Emmanuel
Forts of Cattaro Shelled From Sea
Antivari Montenegro Sept 6 A large French fleet began a sea bombardment of the fortifications in the Bay of Cattaro. The attack comes from the sea with Austro Hungarian defenses facing the oncoming ships as the fleet passes northward.
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London
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How General Von Buelow Was Killed
Official sources recount the Haelen battle where a lone eighteen year old saw an officer studying a map and shot him at nine hundred yards. The officer proved to be General Von Buelow. the boy wore his uniform and boots, passed German lines, and later King Albert awarded him the Knight of Leopold for bravery. Loot of Louvain included priceless artworks and a 1488 screen.
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Berlin Stock Exchange awaits New York opening
The Berlin press says the Berlin Stock Exchange cannot open until the New York Stock Exchange resumes regular business. Leading Berlin financial writers favor keeping the German exchange closed to avoid disclosing details of Germany's financial mobilization.
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British Casualties Total 15 151 in Ten Days
London reports an official British casualty list issued tonight showing 4 796 killed or missing and 4 558 missing. The third list covers up to September 1 and follows earlier tallies of 10 355 casualties.
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Priest Dragging From College Alleged by Blount
D L Blount asserts U S flag was violated in the sack of Louvain. He claims priests were dragged from a college. Brand Whitlock named Savior of Brussels, reports say. He was in Antwerp when bombs fell.
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American envoy's motor journey through war torn Belgium
Daniel Lynde Blount and Hugh Gibson traveled from Brussels to Antwerp amid German incursions observing the bombardment and danger. They witnessed Louvain’s burning and a tense encounter with German forces at a drawbridge near Malines. Belgians cheered the American flag displayed on their car as Minister Whitlock’s role was praised for saving Brussels from starvation and for protesting German demands.
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Diplomats Press U S to Spare Paris Art Works
Neutral diplomats in Paris pressed Washington to seek joint representations to Germany to protect Paris landmarks and works of art amid the threat of bombardment. France may defend its capital, while neutral zones and safeguards for famous buildings are being debated. Ambassador Herrick reportedly seeks instructions.
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British Army Operations South of Marne Reviewed
London Sept 6 The official war information bureau reviews British military actions in France last week noting no general trial of strength but several battles treated as incidents of strategic withdrawal and German strength in the west. It highlights Cambrai on Aug 26 and French Army actions with the fifth and seventh armies relieving pressure on the left, plus a French advance near Guise where three German corps suffered heavy losses.
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Cambrai
Oise
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Kaiser At Front To See Death Grip Of War
London dispatch reports the Kaiser joining Crown Prince on French soil as the war enters a deadly phase. German and French forces clash near Meuse with ten French army corps opposing German effort. Germany shifts troops east as Landsturm mobilizes, bringing total under arms to about 100 divisions.
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Mine sinks Pathfinder in North Sea blast
London reports the light cruiser Pathfinder of the British Navy was blown up by a mine in the North Sea. Paymaster Sydney W. Finch was killed and Commander Captain Francis M. Leake was wounded. Six junior officers and two petty officers are missing. Pathfinder, 2,940 tons with 268 officers and crew, reflects the wartime losses of October 1913.
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North Sea
Sydney W. Finch
Francis M. Leake
Allies and Germans clash on banks east of Paris
Paris reports an official summary from September 6 noting continued fighting on the left wing near the Grand Morin and Ourcq as Allied forces press, with Maubeuge resisting. Berlin reports Nancy bombardment as Kluck and Buelow move north of the Meuse and Thisselt sees heavy German losses.
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Ourcq
French and Germans in artillery duel near Paris
London report from The Times notes tam lighting in villages near Paris with artillery exchanges at Chantilly and Senlis and other locations. The correspondent says both sides fired with little effect, reflecting limited impacts of the shelling.
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