German Drive Threatens to Cut Russian Armies
Berlin reports Teutons pressing in Poland as Leopold’s forces sever the railway to Brest Litovsk. German aims focus on Petrograd with Baltic pressure and Riga fleet activity. Finnish senate recruitment could restore half a million troops for a common defense, while autonomy guarantees raise Russian concern over Ossowets and Ossowetz access.
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Gulf
Riga
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Gerard Instructed to Seek German Report on Arabic Sinking
Washington August 23 Gerard representing the United States at Berlin was instructed to inquire if Germany received the report from the submarine commander who sank the Arabic. The state department holds fragmentary information and no policy will be announced until full details arrive. Secretary Lansing denied a German apology report.
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German and Russian fronts widen as captures mount
Reports state Russian prisoners total over 1109 after storm advances north of Zuwinta lake. German forces under von Gallwitz and Mackensen push south of the Narew, cross the Bialyatok Brest Litovsk railway, and take hundreds of officers and soldiers. Prisoners exceed 9000 with many machine guns.
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Zuwinta Lake
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von Gallwitz
Narew
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Viadiavo
German Warships Sunk and Baltic Landing Fails
A Petrograd despatch reports the German battleship Moltke three cruisers and seven torpedo boats lost in the Riga Gulf fight. Russian HQ says the German fleet left the Gulf of Riga while Russian destroyers claim to have sunk over 100 Turkish boats. An attempted land assault at Pernov Bay failed as troops were annihilated by Russian forces.
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Allies to Strike at Dardanelles in Major Gallipoli Push
London reports France Great Britain and Italy poised for a large assault against the Turkish defences at the Dardanelles. Bulgaria fields 180000 troops on the frontier while Italy shells Asia for a mass landing. Italy prepares 250000 men for transport to the peninsula as part of a combined push to seize Constantinople.
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Dardanelles
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