Kaiser Orders Paris Take or Germany Will Die in Battle
German officers say Kaiser Wilhelm ordered his army to seize Paris or risk all in the war, per London Times report. The claim originates from prisoners of war cited by French and British sources. Local Seattle edition notes headline and page placement for August 31, 1914.
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Seattle Star
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Josh Wise Ee
Royal Family war effort and Paris bombardment report
London dispatch notes King George and royal family closely tracking World War movements with the prince of Wales seeking active service, while Queen Mary organizes knitting for soldiers. Paris endures German bombing with alarms, searchlights, and warnings to surrender as French forces defend the capital.
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Fred Boalt Encounters Broncho Billy in a Western Memory
In a Washington Annex lobby Fred Boalt recognizes his old friend the cowboy star Broncho Billy, aka G. M. Anderson of Essanay. The reunion spans multiple cities and shows, with Boalt recounting past chases, the West setting, and Anderson’s intention to base Essanay operations in the Northwest.
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Exsanay Company
Seattle
California
Russians Seize East Prussia After Three Big Battles
Washington reports thirty thousand Russians captured in East Prussia after three major battles. The wireless message was received at the German embassy.
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Washington
East Prussia
Von Moltke Sells Medals From Army Honors
Berlin reports General von Moltke, chief German commander, has sold all his decorations earned from British Russian and Japanese campaigns. Other German officers are ordered to follow his example.
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King Charles of Romania May Abdicate in Paris Report
Bucharest advices say King Charles who has been ill has worsened and abdication is likely. His heir would be his nephew Prince Frederick of Wohenzollern, a pro German. Florida earns over $1 million yearly from alligator trade.
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Sounders of Puget Sound Promise Self Sufficient Food Life
A speaker extols living by the bay to beat rising food prices. He describes digging clams and spear fishing crabs at low tide, gathering driftwood for fires, and catching fish as plentiful and superior, urging a return to traditional fish and clam diets to curb food robbers.
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German Ambassador Jubilant Over War Progress
German Ambassador von Bernstorff expressed jubilation in New York as dispatches report steady German advances toward Paris. He cited a St. Petersburg dispatch noting Grand Duke Nicholas urged magnanimity toward Poles, suggesting some allied factions may not fully back their government.
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Spies Shot in Paris Rumor and Clergy Death
Aug 31 report claims several spies were shot in Paris for seeking enemy information. A wireless installation rumor ties to a top Champ Elysees hotel as a court martial allegedly summarily executes a hotel manager. Also noted is the death of Bishop Robert McIntyre in Chicago.
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Oklahoma
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Chicago
British Army Cut Off In France As German Column Interposes
Berlin reports the British troops in France have been cut off from their base by a flank movement. A German force has interposed itself between the British forces and the coast, according to an official war ministry notice issued today via The Hague.
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Wheat Soars in Early Chicago Trading
Wheat advanced during the first half hour of trading in Chicago, rising 3 to 4 cents over Saturday's close as brokers faced a surge of buying orders.
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British New Zealand forces seize Apia in German Samoa
London reports a British New Zealand force captured Apia, the seaport in German Samoa, on Saturday according to the official information bureau.
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Another Fight Reported Off German Coast
London dispatch says Germany’s advance in Northern France resumed, rumors of heavy firing off the German coast suggest another sea engagement, though unconfirmed. Government denies German claim of cut communications between coast and British on the continent. The road will stay open even if Paris is besieged.
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Germany
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Paris
Curtain rises on great European War drama
The article narrates a broad view of World War I, detailing early German and Austrian advances in northern France and Prussia, Slavonic offensives, and the push to drag Turkey into battle. It describes Allied positions at Amiens near Paris, the Somme and Avre corridors, and British caution, plus strategic aims and the risk of a wider Holy War.
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J M Frink Dies Noted Seattle Figure
John M. Frink longtime opponent of organized labor and former head of the Seattle park board died at 6 15 after a heart failure at his Cozy Cove summer home across Lake Washington. He was 69 born in Montrose Pennsylvania came to Seattle in 1876 and served eight years in the state senate beginning in 1891 later being nominated for governor in 1900.
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