Japan Declares War on Germany as Ultimatum Expires
Tokyo reports no German reply as Japan moves to enforce the ultimatum and declares war. Exiles Germans from Mukden Changchun and Dalny while non combatants are expelled from Tsingtau Kiao Chau and surrounding areas under Japanese action.
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Germany
Japan
London
Pekin
China
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Mukden
Chang Chun
Dalny
Tien Esin
Tsing Tau
Kiau Chau
World Cotton Outlook Fears Shortage If Harvest Surpasses Expectation
Reports from New York indicate the 1914 15 cotton season may require financing for 3 4 million to 4 million bales and potentially over 13 million bales ready for market by January 1 1915. Forecasters warn American mills may need about 7 1 million bales by September 15 1915 and European Far Eastern demand could reach 5 million bales.
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Europe
Day of Reckoning for Allied Armies with German Host
A sweeping World War I dispatch reports Ostend and Brussels occupied, Ghent fallen, and German forces pressing through Belgium toward Namur and toward the French border. British and French forces brace as air raids and Zeppelin fears rise while the Dunkirk channel front tightens and Dover area tensions mount.
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Ghent
Folkestone
Strait of Dover
England
Belgium
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Namur
Meuse
Liege
Mons
Charleroi
France
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Sambre
German Retreat From Muelhausen Turns Tragedy
Paris dispatches report from Rome that the Tribuna quoted its front line correspondent describing a German retreat from Muelhausen as a tragedy. French artillery fire was precise while German gunners misidentified French troops, enduring heavy shelling through the night before dawn revealed the error. Villagers evacuated with French flags cried toward the Rhine as forces advanced.
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Rome
Tribana Today
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Rhine
How to Sell Property
Real estate presents permanence and immovability making buyers come to it. Few city residents will be interested, so a live agent is best. Advertise with a well worded display ad to reach every potential buyer in the city.
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Selfridge to lead London Chamber on war trade drive
Harry Gordon Selfridge will head a London Chamber of Commerce meeting to boost frugal wartime trade. The plan targets British and American suppliers to replace German origins, notably in electrical goods, china ware, textiles, and more. Advertising expenditure is urged to sustain demand and prevent unemployment.
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America
Elfridge
Pall Mall Gazette
Crisia
American pope at Vatican seen possible in 1903
The Vatican conclave to elect Pope Pius X successor begins August 31 with a likely American candidate from Boston. Cardinal Bourne travels to Rome amid English Catholic hopes for his election, while Vatican finances face strain from European destruction.
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Europe
100000 Britons A Month for Continental War Effort
London dispatch notes The Morning Port urges sustained British forces on the continent stating one hundred thousand men a month is a necessary but large order. It argues public delusions about German weakness and urges continued mobilization to influence land battles and end reverses.
Selma Girl Serves in Paris as Nurse for Wounded French
Annie Lou Burns of Selma Alabama volunteered with the Red Cross in Paris helping wounded French soldiers at a Paris hotel turned hospital. Rev J C Mims and wife of Texas also aided as volunteers. A group including Missouris party sailed from Liverpool aboard the Olympic and expect to reach home in ten days.
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Ald Tee
France
Paris
Miss Burns
Red Cross
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Texas
British Sailors Hear Words Of Dead Hero At Sea
British seamen aboard vessels heard Nelsons diary words from before Trafalgar read aloud to the crew. The lines praise God and country, call for a glorious victory, and warn against misconduct while urging humanity to guide the fleet.
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London
Nelsons
Trafalgar
Max
Brant
Europe
Son of Captain Dreyfus Honored for Bravery
Paris August 22 The son of Captain Dreyfus who was tried and exonerated for treason in 1906 won promotion for gallantry in the taking of Muelschau sergeant for his heroic conduct.
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International News Service
Paris
Dreyfus
Muelhausen
Weather outlook for Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana
Forecast issued from Washington notes unsettled conditions in Alabama on Sunday and Monday with likely local thunderstorms. Mississippi expected partly cloudy Sunday and Monday. Louisiana sees local thundershowers Sunday with generally fair conditions on Monday.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Baltic Arrives With Record Passengers From Liverpool
The White Star steamer Baltic reached New York from Liverpool with the largest passenger load in history. Of 2 975 aboard, 1.05 percent were steerage, including 700 Americans unable to secure first class. Overcrowding forced some baggage holds to become sleeping quarters and heat drove some to sleep on deck. Samuel Untermeyer and his wife were among the first class travelers.
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New York
White Star
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Liverpool
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