Talking Machines Gain Popularity in Dance and Education
Seattle shops show three major brands Victor Columbia and Edison. The goat talking machine gains use beyond entertainment as students and dancers adopt records such as Folk Songs for study and practice. Edison outfits sell at 78.50 with 50 records. dealers report strong demand amid rumor of wars. Third and University area shows busy Pilers Machine rooms.
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Columbia
Edison
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Herald
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Brussels Falls to the Kaiser as German Forces Enter
Paris dispatch reports Brussels captured after fierce resistance by Belgians. German cavalry entered the city after disarming the guard and promising to protect historic sites. Belgians delayed the German advance, enabling the main French and British armies to prepare for further operations.
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French War Office
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Antwerp
Brussels Folk Display Flag Amid German Occupation
Rotterdam reports the German occupation of Brussels was peaceful as Burgomaster Max, with a white flag, met the Kaiser's commander at the Louvain gate. The German commander promised no harm if residents remained passive while Belgian, French, British, and Russian flags were openly displayed.
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Brussels
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Berlin Folk Expect Easy Victory As Louvain Falls
Klaxon notices from Berlin report a patriotic demonstration after Louvain’s fall and claim the French could be easier to defeat than the Belgians. Officials then say details of German advance are released in bulletins and casualty lists grow, while the Kaiser’s whereabouts and a crown prince wound claim remain unconfirmed.
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Germans Not Up to Reputations
London August 71 The fighting here seems to prove that the German army s military performances do not justify its reputation An eye witness described the battle of Ey dtkahnen in East Prussia quoting Novoe Vremya published in St Louis The men in skirmish lines huddled together making targets for our fire German cavalry avoided our advance German infantry retired before bayonet onslaughts.
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Novoe Vremya
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Austrians Held Prisoners After Naval Battle
In Cettnije Montenegro 174 Austrian naval officers and sailors arrived today after a Sunday engagement with the French and Austrian fleets off Cattaro. Earlier 123 arrived Thursday. Authorities believe more than one Austrian warship was lost in the fight.
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Planes Taking Pigeons' Place
Paris dispatch reports French aero planes playing a key warfront role. Adolphe Pegoud returns to Paris after bombing two German convoys. his aircraft survives 97 bullet hits and two shells. Capt. Fink allegedly blows up a German hangar at Metz destroying a Zeppelin and three tethered aircraft. Airplanes now drop messages replacing carrier pigeons in military moves.
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Paris
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Japan Ready to Strike Swiftly
Tokio reports Japan is prepared to strike hard and swiftly against Germany in the Orient if the ultimatum to surrender Kiaochau is rejected. The government vows rapid action and decisive moves to enforce its demands.
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Tokio
Germany
Orient
Kiaochau
Germans Are Retreating From Alsace
Paris reports French forces drive Germans from Upper Alsace with numerous German prisoners and 24 cannon taken. In Lorraine French advance meets strong resistance as German entrenchments between Chatea Saline and Marchingen are detected, with heavy artillery support and bayonet charges by French troops.
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War Office
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Altkirch
Swiss Watching Austrian Troops Near Tyrol Frontiers
Swiss troops keep close watch on Austrian forces massing in Tyrol near the frontier. Observers doubt the aims, fearing a prep for hostilities with Italy or reinforcement of Germany in Alsace. Switzerland vows to resist any further invasions with force.
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German stance on Kiaochau amid Japan tensions
London reports confirm Emperor William orders German forces in the Orient to resist Japanese attempts to seize Kiaochau in China. The Japanese ultimatum is said to be ignored, with advices via Copenhagen and a Vossische Zeitung quote stating another declaration of war cannot frighten Germany and that Japan's any action is unimportant.
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Torpedo Boat Guards Mazatlan. Coal Fuel Mystery
In San Francisco on August 21 the torpedo boat Prebio guards the Mexican steamer Mazatlan to prevent departure while the ownership and destination of 500 tons of coal aboard are resolved. Collector Davis suspects the coal fuel is for the German cruiser Leipsic.
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Mazatlan
Davis
Erman
Boy Scouts Protest War Office Control in Paris
Thousands of Boy Scouts aged 9 to 15 carrying messages for the Red Cross protest that they are not under the war office. The demonstration reflects wartime tensions over civilian youth volunteers and military authority in Paris.
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Red Cross
War Office
French Protest German Cruelty
Paris papers report the French government is filing a protest to the powers over alleged German violations of civilized warfare. Numerous charges include killing wounded soldiers firing on noncombatants burning villages and other acts of barbarity.
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Balkan veterans join French Army
Paris August 21. Two hundred eighty Greek veterans of the Balkan wars and a number of Italians yesterday volunteered their services to the war department. So great is the number of enlistments that the time had to be extended.
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War Department
Gov Lister Addresses Elks at Everett Convention
Governor Lister spoke to Elks at their state convention in Everett. The event featured a patriotic address and a well arranged program for visiting Elks.
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Lister
Elks
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Adventist Camp Dedication At Dedicate Camp Auburn
The Western Washington Seventh Day Adventists held a 10 day camp meeting at the lig tent camp in Auburn. More than 500 Adventists gathered for the annual conference and religious observance.
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Aung
Washington
Puget Sound Shipping Resumes as War Sparks Pacific Activity
The arrival of British cruiser Newcastle and French cruiser Montcalm off Vancouver Island and the Leipsic’s departure for the Samoan Islands resume foreign shipping from Puget Sound. Newcastle left Requiemlalt yesterday and Montcalm coalings in Barclay Sound as San Francisco hosts wartime traffic. The Harrison director, Candidate, left for San Francisco with a large cargo, aiding later Europe-bound routes via the Panama Canal. Saint Cecilia seaborne freighter will head to Europe after loading. Shipping activity increases along the Pacific coast, especially in San Francisco.
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Vancouver Island
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Dutch Troops Concentrated Near Antwerp Buffer Zone
Dutch forces are being concentrated in Zeeland and Brabant along the frontier to defend neutrality if Germany attacks Antwerp. The city lies about ten miles from the border, with outer fortifications within a mile and a half, and an assault would breach Dutch neutrality. Mrs Archibald McKay granted diree.
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Holland
Zeeland
Brabant
Antwerp
Two Kaiser's Sons in World War I Mobilization
A dispatch from Rotterdam reported by the Times says Prince Fitel Frederick, the Kaiser's second son, is quartered at the Liege provincial palace, while Prince August William, the fourth son, has advanced toward the front from Liege in a motor car.
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Times
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