Russia Admits Reverses as Riga Gulf Battle Rages
London reports Russia abandoned Riga Gulf to German forces and evacuated Pago island while German forces pressed on in the Baltic region. Hindenburg holds a Dvina bridgehead at Friedrichstadt with Lennewada loss. Prague battlefield moves unsettled as Austrians and Germans push on.
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Petrograd Admits Reverse In Dvipa River Fight
Petrograd reports that Germans set fire to bridges over the Dvipa near Friedrichstadt and began a crossing push while reinforcements arrived. Russians, per an official statement, have crossed to the river’s right bank.
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Russians Hold Ground as Austro German Advance Stalls
Overseas News Agency reports bitter fighting in the Pripet Marshes east of Brent-Litovsk with Germans pressing forward through fog and swamp. Russians fall back to prepared positions along the Sagrodje river and near Breast Litovsk as Austro German forces try to cross.
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Lutsk
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Greece adjourns parliament as policy decision awaits
In Athens on September 7 the Greek parliament adjourned until October 28 after approving a strict contraband law. Prime Minister Venizelos has not stated the foreign policy his government will pursue, as Allied pressure regarding territorial concessions to Bulgaria appears to ease for now. In New York a teenager, Robert W. Dowling, swam 40 miles around Manhattan in 13 hours 45 minutes, completing a feat begun two weeks earlier with an unsuccessful attempt.
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Allen Liner Hesperian Sinks Off Queenstown Sinking After Torpedo Hit
Thirteen passengers and four sailors die as the Allan liner Hesperian sinks near Queenstown after being torpedoed. Nine missing previously reported are found. Captain Main and a rescue crew fought to bring the ship to port, but water flooded the decks. The cause remains unclear with reports challenging whether a torpedo or a mine caused the disaster.
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Court rules coal under tracks of Reading Railway
In Pottsville, Sept 7, the Schuylkill county court finally decides in a long standing case from 1872 granting Lawrence Colliers company the right to remove coal beneath the Reading Railway tracks on the Mammoth Manhanoy plane, potentially freeing a coal valued at about $1,000,000. The decision was reached after extensive pretrial filings totaling about 8000 pages.
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Czar Takes Command of Russian Army Amid Telegraphic Disclosure
Nicholas names himself head of the Russian army and assumes personal command. A telegram from the Gear to the President of France confirms the development, signaling a direct shift in military leadership and authority.
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