German admit loss in battle near Muelhausen
Berlin reports Wolff Bureau details a clash where German forces attacked near Strassburg and Belfort, forcing enemy retreat toward Schirmeck. Liege forts are rejected as not worth further bloodshed, while German guns shell forts to undermine Belgian defense.
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Germans Defeat Invaders Occupy Mlawa and Capture Prisoners
A Marconi wireless despatch from Berlin reports East Prussia dated August 17 shows a German first army corps division defeated a Russian force, taking 1000 prisoners and six machine guns. German troops seized Mlawa in Russian Poland near the Warsaw railroad, while a Russian official item notes Austrian attacks on Vladimir and heavy Austrian losses, with a renewed German assault on Eydtkuhnen. Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch left St Petersburg to join the fight.
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German Forces Make Slow Cologne Advance
Rotterdam reports the Cologne Gazette saying German troops advance slowly but unchecked along the Rhine with Austrian mountain artillery moving toward the front. London notes eighty Japanese students in Britain from Germany face espionage charges after arrival, with disrupted baggage and discomfort, as perceptions shift since Britain’s war declaration.
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Italy Soon To Fight Says Daily Chronicle Editorial
London editorial asserts the United States should show sympathy and hints that Italy will enter the arena before Britain while implying Russia’s Jews may soon gain emancipation. The piece is said to be based on solid information. U S Methodists to Aid Wounded. Jackson Wisconsin Aug 20 Bishop Lamiuth appeals Southern Methodists for a fund of at least 1000 dollars to aid the Belgian wounded soldiers. Subscribe For The News.
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United States to Buy and Operate Merchant Vessels
Washington August 20 The United States government will purchase and operate a number of ships through a government controlled corporation. An appropriation of 25 million dollars is being considered plus supplementary legislation to bolster the American merchant marine including a federal insurance bureau. Bills will be introduced in Congress.
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Austrians retreat as Servians claim enemy faltering
Nish Serb ia Aug 20 The war office reports Austrian troops that invaded Servia are retreating after heavy losses at Shabats where 3 000 killed and 5 000 wounded were recorded A 30 000 strong Austrian force faced Servian and Montenegrin advances as they evacuated positions along the Save Shabats lies forty miles west of Belgrade and the Servian drive into Bosnia and Herzegovina continues
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A French Mother's Gift Four Sons Die in Battle
A Paris woman with four sons in the French army leaves a municipal office, white with emotion, as a friend asks about news. She replies that all four sons are safe, saying they are “safe in the arms of the Father” and she is proud to give all for the cause.
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New York Suffers Heat Wave with Fatalities
Yesterday proved the hottest day of the year in New York City as thermometers reached a peak by four in the afternoon. A man and a child died from heat effects amid numerous prostrations, with many residents enduring the extreme conditions.
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Brussels Taken by Germans and Capital Moves
King and Queen move capital to Antwerp as Brussels falls to German forces in the wartime report. The royal decision accompanies military advance and government relocation amid the siege.
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Battle in Progress Along Fortieth Mile Front In Belgium
Reports from Brussels and Paris indicate heavy fighting across a forty mile Belgian front as German forces push toward Louvain Brussels and Namur. Conflicting dispatches complicate the picture but signs point to a major engagement underway with both sides sustaining casualties and forts in flux.
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War Developments Shift as Germans Press Meuse Front
August 20 dispatches report German forces on both banks of the Meuse in contact with Allied lines. Louvain falls to German control amid heavy Belgian losses. rumors of Brussels and Antwerp withdrawals circulate. In China, Kiao-Chau braces for an imminent attack as fortifications and mined harbors tighten.
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Holland Ready for War
Amsterdam reports Holland mobilized reserves and summoned all officers to colors to safeguard neutrality. Tramway service reduced and only one train runs daily between Holland and Germany amid tensions.
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Albanians In Panic Assessing Balkan Warfare
In Avalona Albania on August 20 insurgents attacked Berat and Fier and march toward Avalona. Panic grips locals as international forces have withdrawn.
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