French Defeat Germans After Five Day Vosges Stand
French forces held the Vosges passes after a stubborn five day defense and repelled German assaults. Prisoners of war were taken as fighting lines shifted. reports describe Allied efforts to relieve distressed nations and defend American interests abroad. The Zacapa incident details Germans aboard and naval guard actions in Kingston and Kingston harbor.
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Vosges
Kingston
Associated Press
New York
United Fruit
Colombia
Colon
Wingston
Germany
Lowell
Chere
Towell
Kingston Harbor
Dack
Hner
Liverpool
Europe
Cedric
White Star Line
Geltic
War News From The Front Haunts Hong Kong And Europe
Reports describe a sharp sea fight near Chinese waters with battered warships arriving in Hong Kong. British French and Russian allies rally over Goeben and Breslau purchase. Greece and Belgium react to shifting power in the Levant and on the Western Front. Austro steamer Ida seized as war prize in Canada. British rule requires German American passport applicants to prove naturalization or register. Mauretania sails. coast defenses mounted near Vancouver and Victoria.
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Hong Kong
Scharnhorst
Gnheisenau
London
England
Goeben
Breslau
Turkey
Greece
Levant
Russia
St. Petersburg
Geran
France
Belgium
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Haelen
Prussels
Germany
Montreal
Ida
Trieste
Naples
Marine Department
Quebec
Martintelich
British Isles
Turin
Italy
Budapest
Hungary
Washington, D. G
American Association of Commerce and Trade of Berlin
Gerard
State Department
United States
Berlin
Guards Slain as Bandits Rob Pay Near Glenalum West Virginia
Two guards, Joseph Spilster and D C Amick, traveling with 25 000 to pay miners at Glenalum West Virginia were shot to death and robbed by highwaymen in a mountain pass near the town. Evidence of a revolver fight was reported and sheriffs began a search.
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Glenalam
W. Va
Hted
Roanoke
Joseph Spilster
D. C. Amick
Glenalum
Suicide at New Orleans Stock Exchange Claims Former Leader
Eugene Chassanoff aged sixty seven, former president of the New Orleans Stock Exchange, shot himself at the exchange today. He had been in poor health for some time. He served twenty one years as vice president and seven as president of the exchange.
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Eugene Channonoil
Associated Press
New Orleans
Eugene Chagsanoil
New Orleans Stock Exchange
Mr. Chassanoff
Warships Move Toward Gulf and Caribbean Bases
Vera Cruz August 14 United States battleship New York sails for Leyte Island in the Gulf of Mexico while Virginia and New Jersey head to Guantanamo Bay for the Caribbean station.
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Associated Press
Vera Cruz
United States
New York
Gay
Lpbes Island
Gulf of Mexico
Virginia
New New Jersey
Guantanamo
Five Days Battle Brings French Victory in Vosges
News from London reports France held the Vosges passes Sainte Marie Aux Mines and Le Bonhomme for five days and occupied the Saale Pass region bracketing the Bruche valley. Belgian troops reportedly defeated German forces on August 12 and pursued retreating infantry with machine guns and artillery.
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Associated Press
London
British
War Office
Admiralty
Vosges
Alsace
Sainte Marie Aux Mines
le Bonhomme
Saale
Bruche
Eghezee
Namur
Meuse
Haden
Hazeel
Ramillieu
Brabant
Liege
Montmedy
The
Paris
Exchange Telegraph Company
Lorraine
Sta
Olympic
Mauretania
Lusitania
France
Amsterdam
Aix la Chappelle
Germany
Tirlemont
Belgium
Tongres
St. Trend
Diest and
Aerechat
Brussels
Stront
Passelt
Hasselt
Austrian steamer Baron Gautsch blown by mine
The Baron Gautsch was sunk off the Dalmatian coast after striking a mine. About 200 passengers and crew were aboard, roughly 150 were rescued, and the incident is reported by Trieste sources via Paris.
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Associated Press
London
Lloyd
Baron Gautsch
Lussia
Heater
Trieste
Brussels
Brabant
Plain of
Waterloo
Antwerp
France
William of Lippe
Liege
War news round up from multiple fronts and ports
Bulletin from London and Paris report Britain France and Russia demanding Turkey repatriate Goeben and Breslau officers. United States Great Britain Austro-Hungary alert on cables. Turkey reportedly paid for German cruisers with unclear confirmation. Russia mobilized millions on frontiers. Greece suspends wireless use. various diplomatic moves amid WWI tensions.
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New York
Greece
Commercial Cable Company
London
Great Britain
France
Russia
Turkey
Breslau
Tandon
Constantinople
Exchange Tregraph Company
Dardanches
Carranza Enters Mexico City At Noon
Laredo Texas and Nuevo Laredo received an official telegram stating General Carranza entered Mexico City at noon today. The report from the Mexican capital reflects a significant move in the ongoing political developments.
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Carranza
Mexico City
Associated ’ Press
Laredo
Tex
Nuevo Laredo
Mexican City
Carransa
Milwaukee golfers win in state con test for championship cup
Special to The Northwestern Milwaukee Wisconsin August 11 results list Ned Allis of Milwaukee defeating W T Anderson of Kenosha 3 up with 2 to play. Fred Waska of Blue Mound beat Gordon Guilbert of Racine 2 up. Price M. David of White Mound defeated A Schaller of Janesville 4 up with 4 to play. K F Cavanagh of Kenosha beat Co TD Barnes of Kenosha 6 up with 2 to play.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Ned Allis
Wt. Anderson
Kenouha
Fred “Waska
Mlue Mound
Gordon Guilbert
Racing
Price M. David
Hine Mound
A. Schaller
Jancaville
K. F. Cavanagh
Kenosha
Barnes
Tragic Minneapolis Auto Crash Kills One Injures Three
A car sped along Rice Street near Minnesota Avenue in St. Paul early today, plunging 30 feet off an embankment and overturning multiple times. Martin Brennan, a Minneapolis real estate dealer, died at the scene. William C. Hall Melvin E. Dawson and John P. Hoy, all Minneapolis residents, were badly injured.
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Paul Sireet
Trivale
Associated Press
St. Paul
Minn
Martin Brennan
Minneapolix
Ries Street
Minnesota Avenue
William C. Hall
Melvin E. Dawson
John P. Hoy
Minneapolis
Settlement Reached In Damages Case For Injured Girl
By court order guardian Adelaide Lyelve appointed to settle with Joseph Baranowski for damages caused when a girl was struck by a motorist on July 27, 1918. Baranowski to pay medical and other costs, $100 compensation, $26 legal fees, and hold $76 in trust for the child. The child was hospitalized after the accident.
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Wermatt Todat Hing
Adelaide Odint
Naed Lyelve
Dogeph J. Baranowski
Buwandwapel
Jarinowsit
Jaranowski
Sla
Jtndut
Pty Ret
Ciarle
Drust
United States and Australia players clash in Davis Cup match
Forest Hills crowd gathers as McLoughlin Brady defend the trophy for the United States against Norman M. Brooke and S. F. Wilding for Australia in the third round at the West Side club. Thousands of spectators pack the venue as the match opens.
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Associated Dress
Forest Iiis
N. Y
Mitches Even
Tenns Tons
United States
Australia
Westside
Echolule
Matrice Oo McLoughlin
Thomas C. Brady
Norman M. Brooke
Sthany
Wilding
Plesers
Boatcloch
Nicaragua uprising and Wisconsin primary voting guidance
An Associated Press dispatch discusses a Nicaraguan uprising and notes U.S. actions with consent of local authorities. It also explains Wisconsin’s September primary voting rules allowing a second choice, detailing how ballots are marked and counted to ensure a majority outcome. It stresses voters should use second choices if desired and explains the runoff process until a winner emerges.
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Mary Ann
Wisconsin
Moe Shal
Colunu
Inw Tang
Panama Canal Unofficial Opening Near As World Awaits
Washington reports keen interest in the canal’s unofficial opening on August 15 as Gov. Goethals tests the locks and prepares to greet ships from many nations. President Wilson plans to attend the 1915 ceremony with a naval pageant in Panama and San Francisco after passage through the waterway.
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Washington
Congress
Administration
Panama Canal
Pacifi
Great Waterway
George Washington Goethals
Tieady
Curiad Ibs
Sven
Eusrope
Wilson
Panami
Uear
International Front
San Francisco
United States
Stars and Stripes
la Follette
House
Senate
Local Weather Notes and Temperature Outlook
Fragmentary notes report fair and warmer conditions with a forecast of rising temperatures through the period. Partial data mention Wisconsin and upcoming days with a focus on observed temperatures and local observations.
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Lensen
Wisconsin
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