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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1914
Page
2
Refugees fill Bordeaux as the capital’s exodus from Paris continues. Buildings are crowded and hope grows that Allied successes may prevent a siege. Southbound trains from Paris are jammed due to the mass movement.
In Simla on Sept 9 the viceroy was informed that the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Maharajah of Bikanir offer warm assistance with troops, personal help, and all resources of their states.
At three pm a crowd of about thirty packed John Panton’s store as house furnishings flew off shelves. One fourth to one half price deals across dry goods and garments drew buyers despite space limits, with noted reductions in china, tins, and glassware.
London reports fear that German warships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst may have slipped from Kiaochau and joined Stettin Emden and Nurnberg to prey on British shipping in the Pacific. Also from Bucharest, mutiny by Turkish troops at Adrianople is reported due to being unfed.
A United Press report from Brussels on August 17, 1914 follows a female traveler fleeing London to reach Brussels. She witnesses armed guards, a child scout escort, and a gold treasure train as Belgian civilians await letters bringing news of defenders in a war-torn landscape.
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