Russians Flee from Kovno as German Drive Advances
Petrograd reports the evacuation of Kovno, a key fortress on the Niemen, amid Austro German pressure. The government archives move to Bobruisk as von Buelow’s cavalry presses east toward Warsaw, with Riga likely to fall and Russian withdrawal deepening.
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Petrograd
Koyno
Ice
Bobruisk
Kovno
Minsk
von Buelow
Warsaw
Brest-Litovsk
Riga
Nove Georgievsk
Ostrow
Courtland
Poland
New Buffalo Hotel Ad Promotes Best Quality Meals
New Buffalo Hotel showcases an all day A La Carte service with the sea food line. Proprietor T Engle asserts they buy only items proven by personal investigation to be absolutely the best.
Germans Gain Ground Around Warsaw Rail Lines
German forces press toward the Warsaw to Petrograd and Warsaw to Moscow rail corridors while German leaders credit Russian rear guard defense for stalling their objective. Analysts foresee up to 100,000 prisoners from cut off fortresses, though the loss may be offset by the destruction of many seasoned Russian troops.
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London
Lomza
Lkely
Kovno
Vilna
Petrograd
Warsaw Petrograd
Jotuca
Ostraw
Osstrolenka
Whee
Villary
Warsaw
Moscow
Mad Bull Kills Boy In Allentown Run Amuck
A raging bull driven to a slaughter house fatally gore s Charles Knechal aged 11 months. Police and doctors delayed as the animal turned on bystanders injuring several, including John Chorio who lay dying at a hospital. The bull was ultimately shot by John Wagner.
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Rune Amuck
Allentown
Charles Knechal
Solomon Stephenson
John Chorio
Dohm Wagner
British halt U S ship Petrolite in port
London reports the American tanker Petrolite owned by Standard Oil has been detained in a British port after arriving August 7 at Kirkwall. The ship changed registry from German to American after WWI outbreak.
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London
Kirkwall
Standard Oil Company
President Wilton Returns From Vacation As Mexican Crisis Deepens
The presi dent cut short his vacation and spent the day dictating letters and notes. Secretary Daniels said battleships Louisiana New Hampshire and Connecticut would go to southern waters if needed to deal with the unsettled Mexican situation. Carranza warned Latin American nations against outside interference as Pan American talks continue. Arredondo, Carranza’s agent, expresses surprise at the conference plan and says Carranza instructs him to comment to Secretary Lansing.
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Washington
Wilton
Lanning
Louisiana
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Daniels
Newport
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Carranzas
Mexico
United States
Carransa
Elesio Arredondo
New York
Lansing
Arredondo
Villa yields to U S over forced loan from mining firms
General Francisco Villa withdraws his order forcing foreign mining companies to attend a Chihuahua City meeting on a matter of great importance and promises release of confiscated foreign merchants and tinting companies seized at Chihuahua City and Juarez after a three hour conference with General Hugh L. Scott and George C. Carothers. A New York inventor patents a child’s muff shaped like a doll.
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Paso
Francisco Villa
Chihuahuas City
Chihuahua City
Juarez
Villa
Hugh L. Scott
Sta
United States Army
George C. Carothers
State Department
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George List
ERA House
Pearce & Scheck
Lessees
Anita Stewart
Earle Williams
Maurice Costello
Norma Talmadge
van Dyke Srooke
Esmond
Metro Features
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the Flaming Sword
E Grey
Lionel Barrymore
Markell & Ford
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Jacob Rohrback
J. Marshall Miller
E. C. Markell
Thomas A. Chapline
Howard M. Albaugh
F. Ross Myers
George A. Pearre
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New Buffalo
T. Engle
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Isle Canvas
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Pretoria
G. Maritz
Union
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Windhoe
Cape Colony
Angola
West Africa
Melbourne
Australia
Richard Bur
Bacteriological Laboratory
University of Melbourne
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Duke Worn
Harry Schumm
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