Losses Enormous In Third Day Fighting Near Brussels
Reported in the August conflict spanning 250 miles from the Dutch frontier through Belgium and Luxemburg to the Swiss border. Estimates vary as censorship limits details. front lines stretch from Ramillies to Longwy with Liege forts resisting and Pelgian cavalry disrupting German communications.
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Brussels
Antwerp
Belgium
Luxemburg
Haeselt
Ramillioy
Ourthe
Longwy
France
Liege
Slaughter House book sparks censorship and sales
A German teacher Wilhelm Lamerus wrote The Human Slaughter House depicting battlefield carnage with modern weapons. The work sold one hundred copies in three months and was suppressed by the German Kaiser, leading to the author being relieved of duty. The Star reports rights purchased amid controversy.
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Wilhelm Lamerus
Kaierr
The
Star
Fragments of a German Soldier's Night in a War Hospital
The narrator describes a crowded sleep ward in an old German public school repurposed for soldiers. Cots line the walls, men sleep or toss, and a sleeping man mutters about wire and theft, while the room fills with sighs and quiet. The scene ends as the page note indicates continuation.
Scranton couple begins long open road vacation
Ralph Wisner and Nettie, a waiter and his wife, left Scranton for Jacksonville with no money to seek a healthier climate. They planned ten weeks of camping under the open sky to earn meals in each city and strengthen their bond, a journey meant as a grand vacation not a honeymoon.
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Ralph Wisner
Ralph
Scranton
Nettie
Jacksonville
Fla
Euch
Brussels Baptism of Blood Shares City Hospital Crisis
Brussels, Aug 14. The city receives hundreds of wounded from eastern battlefields as hospitals and public buildings overflow. Surgeons toil amid crowded rows of patients in city hall, post office, churches, and schools while fear of a German attack looms and reports tell of cavalry movements and aviator losses.
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Brussels
Belgium
Louvane
Albert
Americans Quit Berlin for Holland
A State Department dispatch from Ambassador Girard reported Americans in Germany were being sent to Holland on special trains. The message, received in Washington via Copenhagen, said the convoy left Copenhagen at 3 16 p m yesterday. A separate hotel theft at Madrona noted two rooms entered with losses of 120 dollars for Guss Ross and 30 dollars for J Carlson.
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Washington
Girard
Berlin
Copenhagen
State Department
Germany
Holland
Madrona
Guss Ross
J. Carlson
Fairness to Germany in War Views Suggests Balanced Judgment
The author argues Americans of German heritage deserve fair treatment and cautions against snap judgments about responsibility for the war. They praise the Kaiser’s record, note German contributions at home, and urge neutrality with a free, fair field for discussion until all sides hear the facts.
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Germany
United States
Fatherland
Europe
Kaiser
Uncle Sam
Sugar price jumps amid world shortage reshaping markets
Sugar rose again with a 75 cent daily increase per 100 pounds and a quoted price of 7 756 dollars. Local dealers align with New York pricing driven by a global shortage tied to a Europe war and the Fermane case. San Francisco reports noon price at 7.50 dollars.
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New York
San Francisco
Vancouver fears German ships threaten coast
A San Francisco dispatch says the German cruisers Leipsic and Nurenburg are sailing up the coast in pursuit of the British sloop Algerine, with Vancouver and Esquimalt on alert as defenses and mines are reinforced. Empress of India sails in with a million dollar silk cargo as the threat looms.
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Vancouver
B. C
San Francisco
Leipei
Nurenburg
Victoria
Bosquimalt
Blue Funnel
Union Bay
Rainbow
Wilson Proclaims US Neutrality in Europe War
President Wilson announces official neutrality in the conflict between England and Austria. The United States remains out of the European war, guiding policy and public sentiment as events unfold.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
England
Austria
Julius had the dope Brussels dispatch note
A delayed dispatch from Brussels notes a Caesar quotation about Belgians and Germans across the Rhine. The Latin text, translated, states that Belgians are the bravest and the Germans are nearest across the Rhine, attributed to the late Mr. Caesar.
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Brussels
B. C
Caesar
Germans Smashed by Belgian Cavalry Near Louvain
British press bureau reports Belgian forces repelled a German cavalry assault near Louvain. Six German regiments, with infantry and artillery, clashed with Belgian forces. The engagement lasted all day over 15 miles, ending with German disarray and withdrawal after a Belgian charge.
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London
Belgium
British Military Presse Bureau
Louvaine
General Von Emmich Rumored to Die by Own Action
Reports from Brussels say Gen Von Emmich reportedly killed himself after rebuke from the German army staff amid failed assault on the Liege forts. The rumors circulated from German prisoners of war as the German cavalry renewed raids on Belgian points.
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Brussels
von Emmich
von Emmi
Liege
Allies Prepared to Intervene as Belgian Resistance Bends
The war office reported German raids failed at Haelen and other Belgian points with high casualties. It warned German commanders sacrifice many men for small gains. Allies, including France and Britain, are expected to act, with Brussels deemed unsafe.
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War Office
Brussels
Star Want Ad Sells Fast
A concise notice notes a star classified want ad expected to attract quick buyers and fast results.
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