04 Aug 1914
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1914
Page
1
Page 2 carries the latest European war news with maps and updates guiding readers through advancing lines and strategic shifts. War briefings highlight troop movements and key fronts as events unfold across Europe.
Germany warning of war declares on France and Belgium citing French bombing and Belgian resistance. Reports say English may join, naval battles off the English coast, and German troops occupy frontier towns while exchanges of fire continue near Luxembourg.
Reports indicate Royal Canadian Volunteer Reserve recruitment up to 500 here in Vancouver after 100 men sailed to Esquimalt. The Vancouver port closed to all shipping except coast wise vessels. German forces ambushed and routed Cossack scouts near Borzykowo with 25 killed and 41 captured. The cruiser Tennessee carries 8 million dollars for Americans abroad and sails from New York tomorrow. Dispatches claim French invasion of Lorraine failed as troops retire.
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