Russians Drive Deep Into East Prussia In Wide Advance
Official reports from St Petersburg and London say the Russian offensive in East Prussia and Galicia grows stronger on August 26. German forces retreat toward Koenigsberg and Allenstein as Russian cavalry pushes through the Masurian terrain and across the Angerappan river. Fort Boyen is encircled and East Prussia opens to movement.
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Associated Press
St, Petersburg
London
East Prussia
Galicia
Koenigsberg
Allenstein
St. Petersburg
Exchange Telegraph Company
Prussia
Osterode
Gumbinnen
Eydtkuhenen
Insterburg
Ma‘sure Lake
Angerburg
Angerappani
Neidenburg
Krasnik Defeat Report Reaches Berlin Front
German reports from Austrian and Polish fronts estimate four to five Russian army corps or about 200000 men defeated near Krasnik and Frampol. Russian advance guard units were driven back on August 23 amid fierce battles toward Lublin along the Chodol river forests.
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Berlin
London
Lokal Angieger
The
Tageblatt
Krasnik
Russian Poland
Frampol
Lublin
Chodol
The Item Advertiser Spotlight Grows
The Item promotes itself as the best paper for small advertisers offering a calm easy read no hurried checkout. It invites readers to place ads and calls for more small notices to brighten pages, promising spaces to reach families each evening.
French Troops Near Belgian Border In New Photos
Photographs show French forces moving toward the Belgian frontier from a northern France location near the border. Two images capture different sections of the large French army as it advances into Belgium.
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France
Belgium
Danish Trawler Hit by North Sea Mine Blows Up
Thirteen Danish trawler survivors recount a North Sea mine blast near Shields. Four crewmen died as the vessel sank after the explosion while en route to Iceland. The chief officer described being hurled to the wheel-house and rescuing two injured sailors.
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Associated Press
London
North Sea
Shields
Iceland
Pushing Plan to Send Hospital Ship Abroad
British ambassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice leads talks with the State Department on obtaining European permission for an American Red Cross hospital ship to enter ports and land relief supplies. Turkish Ambassador Rustem Bey met at the British embassy to discuss Christians in Turkey and potential risks if Turkey enters hostilities.
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Washington
Cecil Spring-Rice
Red Cross
Europe
State Department
Rustem Bey
Cecil Spring-thce
Turkey
Lightning Ignites Oklahoma Oil Tanks in Ardmore
Lightning struck oil fields near Ardmore Oklahoma setting several oil tanks and a large gas well ablaze. The oil fire spread for about three miles threatening additional stock in earthen receptacles and damaging plants and machinery in the district.
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Ardmore
Okla
Prince Luitpold Dies at Age 46
The Telegraaf reports Prince Luitpold eldest son of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria died of throat inflammation in Amsterdam on August 27. Born in 1901 he was 46.
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Prince Luitpold
Amsterdam
London
The
Telegraaf
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Lever Bill Aimed at Standard Cotton Grading Favored
The House Agricultural Committee favorably reported the Lever bill to establish government standards for cotton grading. The measure seeks uniform classifications across the industry and is presented to prepare for broader debate in the chamber.
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Washington
House Agricultural Committee
Sinking of Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse by British cruiser
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse of 14,000 tons and 10 four inch guns has been sunk by HMS High Flyer off the west coast of Africa. Survivors landed. High Flyer crew one killed and one wounded. The ship, a palatial North German Lloyd liner converted to an armed cruiser, built 1897, 626 feet long. It was the vessel from which New York mayor Gaynor was shot as he prepared to sail for Europe.
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Associated Press
London
Africa
High Flyer
Admiralty
H. M. S. High Flyer
Cape
Lloyd Line
Gaynor
New York
Europe
Great Britain
John French
England
Brave Senegez objects to fighting with their shoes on
Paris reports that Senegalez riflemen arriving wounded were seen smoking pipes and recounting a machine gun capture from German dragoons. They boast of courage and claim socks and sabre wounds. before Charleroi they removed shoes to avoid equipment loss penalties.
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Associated Press
Paris
Charleroi
Airplanes Aid German Gunners Near Mons
Refugees describe airmen directing German artillery as battles raged around Mons. Aeroplanes hovered above the British lines and pilots signalled the German batteries with a disc swung on a line.
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Associated Press
London
Mons
Times
Paris
Huerta Lands at Santandrea Spain Heads to Asturias
General Victoriano Huerta, recently provisional president of Mexico, landed by steamer in Santandrea Spain and will travel next to Asturias. The arrival marks a notable stop in his European movements during his exile.
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Santandre
Spain
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
Asturias
Congress Actions and Hearings Update
Senate resumed debate on the Clayton trust bill as noon session began. House panel set to hear impeachment testimony against Federal Judge Dayton of West Virginia. Special rules approved for war Tisk and Philippine independence bills. Government standard cotton grades bill reported favorably. Marine committee starts work on a government owned ships line.
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Dayton
West Virginia
Marine
Mobile Health Work Praised Before Convention
In Raleigh on August 27 the Ne kro National Medical Association heard Dr. ER T Belsaw of Mobile Alabama praise Alabama health spending. He cited Mobile's investment in public health as greater than all Southern states spent in earlier years.
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Raleigh
N. C
Nekro National Medical Association
ER. T. Belsaw
Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Italians Refuse To Fight For Austria End Of Alliance
A Rome dispatch says Italy resists joining with Germany and Austria for war. Pressure and promises fail and a government decision to fight with the Central Powers would trigger a revolution. The alliance with Austria is described as a thing of the past. Captain Abbott seeks divorce from Caroline Smith, with Lt Mary O Connor named as co respondent.
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Associated Press
London
Rome
Italy
Germany
Austria
Waya
Times
Annapolis
J. EB. Abbott
Caroline Smith
Thomas W. Smith
Washington
Mary O’connor
14Th Cavalry
Abbott
Reed motion to add jail penalty defeats in Clayton bill
In the Senate on August 27 the motion by Senator Reed to include a jail penalty in the hiding company clause of the Clayton trust bill failed 29 to 22. The vote reflects division over sanctions in the measure shaping trust regulation.
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Washington
Reed
Clayton Trust
Senate
Unsettled Tonight and Friday Bring Showers
A weather note indicates unsettled conditions tonight and Friday with likely showers. Alabama mirrors the pattern with possible showers as well, keeping the outlook generally damp.
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Mobile
Alabama
Refugees Arrive in Montreal On Cunard Steamer Andania
The Cunard steamer Andania docked in Montreal bringing 1,019 Canadian and American refugees fleeing the European war zone.
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Montreal
Cunard
Andania
London
War News and Front Reports From The Western Front
Reports from London Paris and Parisian desks describe German advances stalling and Allied defenses holding. British commander Field Marshal Sir John French reassures allies while censorship limits public detail. In Belgium fighting tightens along Cambrai le Chateau line with Russian moves reported near Lemberg.
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London
Cambrai-le-Chateau
Alsatian
Lemberg
Galicia
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