Russian Advance Reaches Przemyśl Takes Czernowitz
A Russian official report says troops surround Przemyśl in Galicia and will soon take it or storm it. Dispatches claim Czernowitz fell with reports of Austrian flight and Russian gains near Lemberg as forces press toward Berlin.
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Rome
Galicia
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Bobrinsky
Petrograd
Rawa
Kholm
Bucharest
Odessa
London
Bukowina
Austria-Hungary
Lemers
Times
Berlin
Six hundred Germans Captured On Dutch Steamer Tamibora
Brest reports six hundred Germans captured on the Dutch steamer Tamibora, including thirty three officers. The prisoners were confined at Chateau Brest after the ship sailed July 30 from Batavia to Rotterdam.
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Chateau Brest
Faubora
Batavia
Rotterdam
Annihilated Imperial Guard Report From Précy-sur-Oise
A Boulogne dispatch in The Evening News claims a Allied victory at Précy-sur-Oise with the Imperial Guard annihilated and Crown Prince Frederick William said to be among the fallen. The British Official Bureau has not confirmed the report. Paris defenders reportedly reinforced by heavy guns and 25,000 marine fusiliers marching through the city.
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London
Boulogne
Evening News
Précy-sur-Oise
Paris
Pau
John French
d’Aumade
Daily News
Calais
Boulogne A
Cherbourg
War fever grips Spain and Italy as war looms
London dispatch cites rising public pressure in Italy and Spain for Britain and France support. Rome reports Italians shot near the Austrian frontier for alleged rebellion. Corriere d Italia notes Triple Entente pledge will affect Germany and balkans. Italian Socialist Reform Party backs neutrality and envisions postwar gains for Italy.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Bordeaux
Italy
Spain
Alles
Great Britain
France
Rome
Standard
Istria
Austria
Corriere d'Italia
Triple Entente
Germany
Balkan
Italian Socialist Reform Party
Russia
Austro-Hungary
Kaiser Threatens Reprisals on China
Peking reports Germany will hold China responsible for allowing Japanese and British soldiers to cross into Chinese territory after Germany protested China’s note of September 3. In Tsing-Tau area, Japanese forces press toward Kiao-Chau while German defenses adapt and locals report daily life amid bombardment and shifting control.
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Republic
Peking
Tsing-Tau
Karen von Maltean
China
Shan-Tung
Whhe
Webtasien
Kiao-Chaw
Lung-Kau
Dinant Destroyed by Germans Hundreds Reported Shot
London reports a German destruction of Dinant Belgium after alleged civilian firing from heights. Hundreds of male residents shot and women confined in convents during burning. Notable victims include M Hummers factory manager and M Poncelot son of a former Senator. Bank manager and sons killed after refusing to surrender cash. Dinant's medieval Church of Notre Dame and fortress walls noted.
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London
Reuter
Oatend
Dinant
Namur
M. Hummers
M. Poncelot
National Bank
M. Wasseite
Notre Dame
British Submarine Defies Bremerhaven in Bold Raid
Special correspondent W Forrest reports a British submarine penetrated Bremerhaven harbor, fired two torpedoes, hid on the harbor bottom, then surfaced and rejoined the fleet. The daring voyage followed a mine passage raid by destroyers and subs, shocking German defenders and thrilling British sailors.
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W. Forrester
New York Tribune
London Standard
Hull
North Sea
Wanderer
Bremeringen
Six German Armies Move Toward South in War Report
A Bordeaux dispatch received in Washington says Germany now has at least six armies shifting southward away from Paris. The north south movement continues with the first army around Coulommiers and Epernay, the second near Montmirail, Chalons and Bussy, the third and fourth along Chalons to Bussy, the fifth toward Possesse Triancourt and Thiancourt via the Argonne, and the 20th corps engaging the sixth army at Gerbeviller.
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Germany
Paris
Bordeaux
Coulomutiers
Epernay
St. Soupplets
Oureq
Senlis
Montmirail
Chalons
Bussy
Possesses
Triancourt
Thiancourt
Argonne
Gerbeviller
Turkish envoy accuses Britain of fooling U S
Turkish Ambassador A Rustem Bey denounces Britain and France for alleging a Christian massacre in Turkey. He says Armenians and Maronites were political agitators opposing the Ottoman State, not victims due to religion, and criticizes U S warship threats. Continued on page 4, column 3.
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A. Rustem Bey
Russia
France
England
America
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Turkey
Allies Force Back Germans From Paris On 160 Mile Front
Allied forces press the offensive from Paris towards Verdun, driving German troops northeast as siege lines bend. Officials report heavy action along the Ourcq and Meaux sectors with French and British troops harassing a German retreat, while Meaux Sezanne and Vitry distances are outlined for strategic context.
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London
Joffre
Nanteuil-le-Haudouin
Verdun
Berlin
Nanteuil-le- Haudouin
Meaux
Sezanne
Vitry-le
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