Naval Victory Jubilation As German Fleet Attacked
From Petrograd reports British and Russian sources celebrate a naval victory in the gulf of Riga. The German battleship Moltke and eight torpedo boats, two cruisers and four transports are listed among losses, with a German dreadnought also said to have been sunk. The Russian dispatch describes fog, phased attacks from Aug 16 to 21, and a German retreat.
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Ossowiec Fortress Falls and Related War News
Berlin reports Ossowiec fortress captured by Germans after fighting near Grodno and Brest Litovak. Ossowiec’s loss follows earlier collapse near Kovno and Tykocin alarm on the Narew. A Philadelphia accident at Widener Building claims 19 year old apprentice Juniper Wadzwick fell eighteen stories to his death.
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Hanging set for 14 year old tied to bay assault
Aug 24 Jackson California report says a 14 year old colored boy was convicted of attacking a white girl and sentenced to death by hanging on September 24, marking the youngest condemned prisoner in the state. Deeds mean war noted at events in Fort Rodeo Iowa with Theodore Roosevelt interns lecture.
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Action Delayed in Arabic Case as Germany Looms
Washington reports indicate the United States will defer action until all facts about the Arabic incident are known. A Wilson administration statement says judgment will follow a full fact-finding, with Germany bearing responsibility for the submarine attack that claimed thirty nine lives, including two Americans. Berlin is urged to explain before any decisive step.
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German Destroyer Sunk Off Ostend By French Torpedo Boats
Aug. 24. A German destroyer was sunk by French torpedo boats off Ostend after a clash with two torpedo boats from the second light French squadron patrolling the Belgian coast. The French suffered no casualties and only minor hull damage was reported.
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Turks and Bulgars Sign Direct Railway Treaty
Official reports from Sofia and Constantinople state Turkey and Bulgaria have signed a new treaty. Turkey grants Bulgaria a direct railway connection with the sea, and Bulgaria agrees to observe benevolent neutrality.
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Turkish war actions near Hadlar Pasha and Marmora
Aug 24 Sofia reports the Turkish comet Espahaan torpedoed by a British submarine at Hadlar Pasha while the steamship Budos of the Ger shan Levant line, laden with lioma and provisions, was sent to the Sea of Marmora. Washington notes Teaky declares war on Turkey and that the American embassy in Constantinople may handle Italian and Bastia interests.
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