War Geography: Northern French Cities and Belgian Fortified Sites
A compact guide lists northern France and Belgium towns with strategic and industrial notes. Lille, Colmar, the Vosges, Louvain, Tirlemont, Belfort, Hasselt, Malines, Libau, and Oost all feature fortifications, rail access, and key industries from sugar and textiles to breweries and gun production.
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Lille
France
Deule
Colmer
Alsace
Basel
Switzerland
Strasburg
Vosges
Mainz
Germany
Louvain
Brussels
St. Pierre
Tirlemont
Belfort
Aleges
Jura
Hasselt
Antwerp
Alxia'chapelle
Limburg
Malines
Mechlin
Libau
Himits
Prussia
Moscow
Kharkov
Russia
Oiest
Belgium
Liege
Barber William Wiley Dies From Rattlesnake Bite
William T. Wiley formerly ran a barber shop at 2014 West Lake Ave in Chicago. He died in Pratt along with a rattlesnake bite while gathering wood. He died after a day of suffering with no nearby medical help. He leaves a widow.
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William T. Wiley
Westlake Av
Princeton
Ore
Wiley
New York to Open Four Markets to Fight War Food Prices
New York plans four city markets next Tuesday to aid housewives in battling wartime food costs. If dealers set high prices they will be compelled to vacate in favor of cheaper sellers. Surface car lines will allow passengers with market baskets to ride on the bars.
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New York
Mrs Dennis O'Dell Testifies in Court Over Family Finances
Saturday in Justice Brinker’s court Mrs Dennis O'Dell spoke of loving her husband and two children but said $9 a week from Denny could not cover needs. Judge Brinker urged an out of court settlement and the couple walked away arm in arm.
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Dennis O'Dell
Justice Brinker
Denny
Brinker
London War Time Grief and War Effort Across London
Londoners show aching resolve as soldiers march to death nine. Red Cross workers gather cash gifts and valuables from all social ranks. American women pledge funds for a hospital. A vivid Times of War portrait reflects London’s stoic patriotism and public aid efforts.
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London
Nina Boyle
Women's Freedom League
England
Red Cross
Arthur Paget
Boy
German Army Sticks to Close Formation in Early War
Military experts note German successes against Belgium France and Britain stem from stubborn close-formation attacks. They warn the tactic needs vast manpower. British losses rise to 6 000 to 8 000 as Kitchener reports heavy fighting Aug 24 25 26 and French and Russian pressure slows German advances.
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London
Kitchener
Russia
Cear
Lord Kitchener
Plan to halt Philippine exports faces wartime policy review
Washington officials weigh a ban on all Philippine exports except to the United States during the war. The move aims to avoid diplomatic embarrassment if shipments to Germany or Austria are captured by Japan or if exports to Japan are seized by Germany, prompting crisis concerns.
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Washington
Philippine Islands
United States
Germany
Austria
Japan
Million Fight On Austro Russian Frontier Expanded
Dispatches to Corriere Della Sera report more than 1,000,000 men engaged across a 100 mile front from the Vistula to the Dniester river in the Austro Russian border region.
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Rome
Corriere Della Sera
Vistula
Dnetster River
Timber sales rise 64 million feet in Pacific Northwest
The U S district forester in Portland reports a timber sale increase of 64 million feet for the fiscal year ending June 30 1914 compared with the prior year in national forests of Washington Oregon and Alaska.
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Washington
Oregon
Alaska
U. S. District Forester
Portland
Sh.Too Loose Text
Ten thousand Austrians attacked a Montenegrin position on Mount Lochven. French and British warships arrived off the coast and began shelling the Austrians. Prince Peter of Montenegro directed a charge and routed the enemy, who retreated toward Cattero, abandoning their artillery.
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Cettinje
Mount Lochven
Peter of
Montenegro
Cattero
Denial of Naval Battle Report Escalates in Esquimalt
British authorities at Esquimalt denied reports of a naval engagement near Victoria involving German cruiser Leipzig and Japanese Idzuma French Montcalm and a British warship. The circulated item claimed 120 German crew were killed, but officials rejected the account.
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Victoria
B. C
Leipzig
Idzuma
Montcalm
Esquimalt
Russians Crush Austrians Near Amosee In Heavy Losses
Russians defeat Austrians near Amosee with enormous losses as Cossacks decimate fleeing forces. Reinforcements rush to block a junction with Lemberg. Russian infantry charge and artillery drive the foe, while German and Austrian combats press in East Prussia and Poland.
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GT. Petersburg
Amosee
Lemberg
East Prussia
Konigeberg
Russian
Poland
French Attacks Press German Fronts on Two Fronts
Paris reports two major French offensives against German positions today. On the Lorraine frontier French forces target the left wing while at the Vonges front sustained fighting seeks to disrupt German advance. The Meuse crossing remains unconfirmed in French soil. Reservists from the class of 1914 expected to be summoned.
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Paris
Lorraine
Vonges
War Office
Meuse
France
Ls Croix
Russia
Teutonic Right
Somme
la Fere
Women Take Key Roles as War Affects Paris Jobs
In Paris on August 31, observers note that wartime labor has put women in charge of shops, public offices, and much of the country’s business. When men return, they may find their former jobs filled by women who have risen to leadership due to the war.
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Paris
Wife shoots husband in Orpheum foyer and faces murder charge
J J Hogan, 49, theater doorkeeper, was shot by wife Mary Hogan after a quarrel on the street. He survived briefly but died after doctors pleaded for a blood transfusion. The widow, held by police, cites jealousy and his alleged infidelity as motives. An inquest is planned this week.
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Eht
Jall
J. J. Hogan
Orpheum Theatre
Mary Hogan
William ©. Spetdell
City Hospital
W. C. Erickson
Hogan
St. George Apartments
14Th
Yesler
Seattle
Servia Masses Army for Drina Invasion of Bosnia
Rome reports Ser via concentrates its forces along the Drina river with the main aim to invade the Austrian province of Bosnia between Losnitza and Svornik. A small garrison remains at Nish as offensive raids occur across the border and Bosnian Slavs are expected to join the attack.
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Nish
Rome
Servia
Drina
Bosnia
King William Leaves Albania Amid Insurgent Capture
Durazzo Albania Aug 31 William of Wed the recently proclaimed king of Albania sailed from Durazzo on an Italian yacht as a fugitive. His American aide Harold Spencer accompanied him. Insurgents captured Durazzo.
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Durazzo
Albania
Rome
William of Wed
Italy
Harold Spencer
Wiliam
Two Bremerton Doctors Die Within Hours of Each Other
Dr Y J Acton aged 54 died suddenly from heart trouble in Bremerton. Dr Walter P Gooding aged 39 died after several months illness. Both incidents occurred yesterday as local practitioners.
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Bremerton
Y. J.acton
Walter P. Gooding
Acton
Gooding
Turks Revolt in Aviona Against Albanian Rule
A Havas dispatch from Turin reports Mussulmans in Aviona rising against Albanian authority. Demonstrations threaten rebellion as they demand the Turkish flag be raised over the city.
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Paris
Havas
Turin
Mussulmans
Aviona
Japanese landings near Kiaochau report from Tientsin
A Tientsin dispatch to the Daily Mail says Japanese troops have landed at several points on the Chinese coast near Kiaochau. The report notes multiple landings and indicates Tokyo aims to widen its foothold on the China coast as tensions rise in the region.
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London
Kiaochau
Tientsin
Daily Mail
London parade leads with German sausages on swords
English and French youths march through London streets as a new twist appears with boys bearing German sausages impaled on swords. The unusual feature adds a provocative note to the evening parade in the capital.
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London
England
France
Paris Ready for Long Siege
Paris braces for a prolonged siege. The Bois de Boulogne and public gardens are turned into pastures for cows sheep and other food animals. Large food stocks fill government warehouses as city residents move in from the outskirts flooding the capital under a prior order to destroy property outside the forts.
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Paris
Bois de Boulogne
Tough on Actors in West End Salary Cuts
London reports that music hall artists face a 50 percent salary reduction due to a sharp drop in receipts amid prevailing conditions. The item also notes that three Black performers sit in the French parliament, derived from colonial possessions.
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London
West End
German planes bomb Belfort hangar in vain attack
Basel Switzerland August 31 Two German aeroplanes hovered over the baloon hangar at Belfort France and dropped a number of bombs in a vain effort to destroy the French aircraft They were driven off.
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Basel
Switzerland
Belfort
France
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