Germans Take Brest-Litovsk In Campaign Pivot
Berlin reports Brest-Litovsk, once a key pivot of Russia’s second line, has fallen to German and Austro-Hungarian forces after a siege directed by Field Marshal von Mackensen. The fortress lies east of Warsaw and secures vital railway routes, prompting Russian retreat toward interior Russia.
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German Empire Seizes Brest-Litovak in Major Push
At a recent conference a Kaiser era photograph shows the German emperor and General von Hindenburg. Prince Leopold of Bavaria and von Mackensen receive glory for the Warsaw victory, with Austro-Hungarian troops aiding Brest-Litovak’s fall. German forces drive north and west, crossing the Bug swamp region at five miles daily as bridges and planks are laid for artillery. Russians retreat east of Brest-Litovak amid vigorous pursuit.
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Explosion Kills Worker in Maryland Canning Plant
Cambridge Md Aug 27 BH L Simmons Co canning house Andrews Lower Dorchester boiler explosion kills Dewey Robbina his sister badly scalded fourteen injured others near boiler struck by flying fragments cause unknown Senor Bahamondes Chilean legislator dies in duel Martial law to be lifted outside military zones in France after Sept 1
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Germany vows to protect neutrals at sea and meet US demands
Berlin reports Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg says Germany will amend actions that killed American lives if submarine commands overstep orders. Berlin asserts Arabic incident may be settled to preserve US-German friendship, with new instructions to prevent unprovoked attacks and safeguard noncombatants. The chancellor stresses Germany seeks mutual understanding and restraint while avoiding a repeat of Lusitania.
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Americans Flee Germany Amid Fear of U S Relations Severing
Rotterdam dispatch notes scores of Americans rushing from Germany fearing a severance of ties with Berlin. Many corporate agents have been ordered by their firms to return to England at once. Arriving Americans report no mistreatment of U S citizens in Berghaus Berita.
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Aeroplane Sinks U-Boat Near Belgian Coast
London reports a German submarine was destroyed near Ostend Belgium by a bomb from an aeroplane. official statement released. In New York a Brooklyn shooting claimed artist and musician James Menet Ty 28 after his companion, Rose Trano 2, fired and handed the revolver to a passing officer.
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