French Aviators Hold Metz Fortress In Daring Mission
At Metz two French aviators Lieutenant Cesars and Corporal Prudhomme reconnoitered and attacked the German fortress with bombs. Cesars flew at about 9000 feet while Prudhomme stayed at 6800 feet. Their aircraft were damaged but both men completed the mission and returned to Verdun amid shellfire.
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Metz
war office
Cesars
Prudhomme
Verduy
Leutenant Cesars
leutenant
Verdun
Neutrality of U S Narrowed by Panama Crisis
Washington leaders fear the opening of the Panama Canal amid the risk of Japan entering the European conflict. Officials warn that Britain may seek to use the canal passage for war ships and that anti British elements could politicize the matter, undermining neutrality and administration credibility.
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Washington
Pahama Canal
Japan
Foodstuffs Over Border Report Spurs War-Time Cost Probe
Chicago reports claim 10,000,000 pounds of meat shipped out of the city since the war began. Trainloads of promg tons billed to the British Government leave nightly, with thousands of pounds sent to New York for transport to foreign nations. United States District Attorney James H. Wilkerson orders witnesses summoned for questioning into wartime food costs. Pope Prays for Peace in Rome Assumption Day services across 460 churches urge cessation of the war.
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Chicago
Canada
Chieago
New York
United States
James H. Wilkerson
Rome
Tin Soars as Tinplate Prices Jump Again
Pittsburg Aug 17 another rise in tinplate prices. Ore advanced from 3.40 to 2.59 a box, about a half a ton. This increase brings the war total to $7 per ton. Ferromanganese oilers at 190 a ton found no buyers at seaboard. A tender for 200 tons at 200 a ton was made by a dealer, with a few tons sold at 175 a ton seaboard.
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Pittsburth
seaboard
Serbs Again Victorious Over Anglian Forces At Save
Rome reports from Nish that Servian troops crossed the Save and drove Anglo forces back while Servian artillery sank two Austrian transports on the Danube with all hands lost. German casualties from Belgian fighting are estimated at 15 000.
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Rome
Nish
Servis
Save
Danube
French Advance Across Alsace and Lorraine Seizes German Standards
French forces push from the Vosges to Blamont and Cirey, recapturing Thann and taking General von Delmling prisoner. Air reconnaissance bombs Zeppelin sheds while French aviators return to Verdun as battles rage from Sarrebourg to Luneville with German troops retreating and heavy casualties reported.
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Paris
Blamont
Cirey
department
Mengelle
Luneville
Thane
Alsace
Jalles
Muelhausen
uppér-Alsace
Thann
Sainte Blaize
Mars
Frascate
Zéppélie
Verdun
Sarrebourg
Lorraine
Meuth-et-Moselle
the republic
lne
Liege
Longwy
Circy
ani
upper
Vosges
Villas Men Victorious Battle in Sonora Begins New Revolution
Nogales Arizona August 17 Villa forces defeated Carranza troops in a Saturday clash at Llano near Sonora. The engagement is seen as the start of Villa’s anticipated revolution, with his troops now pressing toward the U S border and a broader upheaval against Carranza.
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Sonora
Nogales
Ariz
Llano
facions
Villa c
Genera Carranza
Villa
United State
Carranza
Mediation Efforts in Europe Face Slow Progress
Rome reports the Giornale d’Italia comments on U.S. intervention talks for peace in Europe. It praises the movement but cautions that any action by President Wilson would await a decisive battle showing which side gains the victor’s lean.
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Rome
Giornale
d’Tralian
America
Washington
Wilner
Germans Repulsed by French in Brussels Action
Belgian front notes describe German forces repelled by French units in Brussels and report a woman aiding wounded soldiers during the fighting. The scene highlights civilian aid near the hospital area as shelling continues.
Germans execute 85 prominent Eratel citizens amid Alsace tensions
A Basel report says 85 notable Eratel residents were executed in the German fortified town of His AK on suspicions of being French agents. The list highlights prominent locals among the victims. In Dublin, John Redmond pledges Irish aid, urging unity to defend Ireland. Paris reports the first death sentence by French courts for a trader who allegedly spied on aviation and defenses for a German agent. Vancouver notes the British sloop Alxerine dodging a German cruiser off California and reaching Esquimalt safely.
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Eratel
Alsace
Rome
Basel
Switzerland
Ireland
England
Dublin
John. B.Redmiond
Maryborough Corps of Irish volunteers
Paris
Eiffel tower
Heller
Vancouver
B.C
Alxerine
California
Leipzig
Esquimalt’ harbor
War Developments Report Global Pushes and Naval Action
Dispatches from Amsterdam Paris and Berlin say the Kaiser sails to Mainz with his staff to join the war effort. Tokyo notes expectation Japanese ultimatum to Germany will trigger broader conflict. London reports a first Asiatic Sea clash with French and Austrian fleets, claiming French victory as two ironclads sink and others burn. Paris says French columns push along the Alsace and Lorraine frontier.
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London
Amsterdam
Paris
Berlin
Tokio
Germany
Asiatic
Nish
Servia
Paria
Alsace and Lorraine
Not So Strange After All Chamberlains Tablets Ad
Twenty people cured of stomach trouble by Chamberlains Tablets claim the tablets strengthen and invigorate the stomach and restore natural function. Mrs Rosie Rish of Wabash Indiana says it is the best medicine for stomach trouble she has used. Advertisements note daily work by Harvers Drug Store.
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Chamberlain
Rosie Rish
Wabash
Ind
Kaiser's Check at Dinant Reported by War Office
Paris officials confirm a Dinant clash in which German cavalry attacked the town and were repulsed by French forces. French troops reportedly captured hundreds of German cavalry, aiding remounts for the French. Belgian resistance and evolving fronts along the Meuse near Namur and Dizant are noted, with Brussels quiet and air activity described as regular.
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London
war office
Paris
Dinant
Belgium
tench
Reuters
Brosaeis
morthern
Namur
Dizant
Brussels
Despatch
Diest
Linkburg
Cologne
Liege
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