French Ports 4000 Russians Taken In Big Allied Drive
Paris dispatch reports a massive battle across Dunkirk to Belfort with Allied forces gaining ground near Givenchy Fromelles Arras and the Belgian border. Belgians repulse German crossings of the Neer while German assaults on Fort Belfort fail. British and French offensives push toward Dunkirk Calais and Ostend as heavy artillery and infantry movements surge across western Belgium and northern France.
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Dunkirk
Belfort
Givenchy
Fromelles
Armeuiferes
Arras
River
Oise
Belggians
Neer
Saint Die
Vallles
Calais
Thourout
Ostend
Menin
London
Mendon
France
War ‘Office
Kitchener
Aris
War Office
Crown Prince
Nancy
Metz
Pagny
Lorraine
Verdun
Etain
Alsace
Antwerp
Albert
Berlin
Washington
Ypres
Belgium
Albert-Arras-Estaires-Ypres
Furiou
Steady sweep of Germany advances unchecked in Belgium
London reports German troops occupy Ostend and Bruges with fear of further gains along the north coast. The war front tightens toward Dunkirk Calais and Dover as Metz nears French positions near Verdun and Nancy. Berlin and Bordeaux dispute Antwerp losses while the British Hawke cruiser is sunk with 330 crew feared lost.
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Hawke
Kaiser
London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Berlin
Ostend
Bruges
France
Bordeaux
Dunkirk
Calais
Dover
English Channel
War Office
Soissons
Argonne
St. Mihiel
Antwerp
Germans Before Warsaw Battle Gathers Strength on Polish Front
London reports German forces are near Warsaw with four armies maneuvering along the Vistula. Russian staff allegedly guides the retreat to rail lines while Austro German troops push through Galicia toward Przemysl as nearly 5 million men clash in a vast front.
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London
Warsaw
William
Galicia
Jarozlau
Przemysl
Vistula
Vistla
Poland
German torpedo sinks British cruiser with heavy loss
A German torpedo attack sinks a British cruiser off London on October 1, costing the Admiralty 330 men. The sinking is reported as a severe blow to England's naval strength.
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London
England
Admiralty
Portugal May Enter War Amid European Crisis
Dispatches from Lisbon and Madrid indicate Portugal may join the European war within days, honoring a treaty with England to provide 100,000 troops. Reports mention mobilization and martial law in the colony, with conflicting notes on Portugal's state of war against Germany.
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Lisbon
Madrid
Portugal
England
Republic
Germany
Reuter
South Africa
Berlin
Amsterdam
Lille
Hazenbrouck
Antwerp
Cape Town
Maritz
Naval Losses To Date In War At Sea
A summary lists British and German naval losses in the first months of war. British vessels losing by submarine, mine, gunfire, and grounding include the Cressy Hogue Aboukir Pathfinder Hawke Amphion Speedy E 1 and Warrior. German losses cover submarines, cruisers, auxiliary cruisers, destroyers and a mine layer, with ships named Magdeburg Mainz Coeln Ariadne Augsperg Panther Cap Trafalgar Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse U 15 and Koenigin Luise.
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Cressy
Hogue
Aboukir
Pathfinder
Hawke
Amphion
Pegasus
Warrior
Speedy
Helo
Magdeburg
Mainz
Coeln
Ariadne
Augsperg
Panther
Cap Trafalgar
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
U 15
Koenigin Lusse
Four German torpedo destroyers sunk off Dutch coast
London reports four German torpedo boat destroyers sunk by British ships off the Dutch coast. About four hundred German crewmen were lost. 31 prisoners taken. British losses were minimal. The Undaunted, commanded by Capt. Cecil H. Fox, avenged Amphion’s destruction after sinking Koenigin Luise.
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London
War
German gold to Turkey reaches Constantinople
Athens dispatch reports a reliable source says 4 million dollars in gold has arrived in Constantinople from Germany. The news comes via the Exchange Telegraph company’s Athens correspondent.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Athens
Constantinople
Germany
General Uribe Uribe Dies After Assassination Attack
Gen Rafael Uribe Uribe a leading Colombian senator and Liberal party chief died from wounds received Thursday when attacked by two artisans on his way to the senate. He suffered head and neck injuries that proved fatal.
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Bogota
Colombia
Rafael Uribe-Uribe
Senate
Liberal Party
No Indemnity on Antwerp Reported
A Rotterdam dispatch says Roosendaal Holland reports the German government in Antwerp will forgo the large indemnity and instead require the city to support the 15,000 German soldiers remaining as an occupation force.
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Antwerp
London
Rotterdam
The
Star
Roosendaal
Holland
Mexican government seizes steamship Mazatlan at Ensenada
Reports from Ensenada say Mexican authorities have commandeered the Jebsen Line steamship Mazatlan. The incident occurred after a gas incident near Ensenada, affecting the vessel's status and operations.
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Sandiego
Calif
Enzenada
Jebsen
Mazatlan
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