Fresh German Forces Appear on Frontier as Russians Pressed
An official telegram from London reports fresh German troops on the Prussian frontier taking the offensive against Russians in places like Ortesburg Hohenstein and Tannenburg. Berlin notes about 30000 Russian prisoners, many officers, as German attacks push through swamps and lakes.
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London
Berlin
Associated Press
Sayville
L.l
East Prussia
Ortesburg
Hohenstein
Tannenburg
Cannonading at Tsing Tau sparks naval engagement
Reports from Tsai Na Shang Tung and Peking describe cannonading at Tsing Tau with forts likely engaging vessels of the Japanese blockading fleet. Information from Ta Chien island near Kiau Chau bay notes occupation by Japanese forces.
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Associated Press
Tsai NA
Shang Tung
China
Tsing Tau
Peking
Ta Chien
Kiau Chau Bay
Five Householders Clash Over Eslava Street Issue
Attorney Herbert A. Feibelman defends residents near Selfikauf school who urged the city to condemn Eslava Street, a move seen as costly with limited public benefit. He challenges claims against Commissioner Schwarz, arguing the matter is politically charged and condemnation is unaffordable now.
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Herbert A. Feibelman
West Eslava Street
Commissioner Schwarz
Eslava Street
Feiberman
Mobile Register
Schwarz
Mobile
Selfikauf School
Laz Schwarz
Pillans
Mohr
Board of Health
Eslava_ street
Register
Bumcombe
Reity
Germany objects to Adriatic stay in harbor
Count Von Bernstorff, Germany's ambassador, protested the White Star liner Adriatic remaining in New York harbor with four guns mounted on its deck. He cited the belligerent ship rule requiring armored vessels to sail within 24 hours, though officials said no order had been received to move before Thursday.
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Associated Press
New York
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Liverpool
International Mercantile Marine
Cotton condition 78 percent signals bumper national crop
Washington reports August 25 cotton condition at 78 percent of normal with an expected production around 15,090,000 bales of 500 pounds. Growing conditions across the southern belt improved, pushing forecasts above July estimates and hinting at a record crop.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Oklahoma
California
President Wilson Heads to Hanover for Golf With Doctor
Cornish New Hampshire August 11 President Wilson travels by car to Hanover for a round of golf with his physician Dr C T Grayson and plans a long automobile ride later in the day.
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Cornish
N. H
Wilson
Hanover
C.T. Grayson
Britain and France oppose US plan to buy German liners
Washington reports Britain and France object to the United States purchasing German ships for an American merchant marine. Britain urges buying neutral vessels to avoid waivers while France doubts any legal precedent supports war time sale of many ships.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
France
United States
England
London
Germany
Cecil Spring-Rice
State Department
German Ambassador Berates England on Arrival in New York
Count Von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, arrived in New York on the Noordam and launched a violent outburst against England. He accused Britain of provoking a European war and claimed English wartime censorship blocked news of German victories.
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Count von Bernstorff
New York
United States
England
Weather: Mobile Generally Fair Tonight and Tuesday
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions in Mobile with gentle shifting winds tonight and Tuesday. No precipitation expected and temperatures likely mild across the period.
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Mobile
Queen affirms Belgian women will fight with her
The Hague report recounts King Albert telling Prime Minister de Broqueville in Antwerp that he would fight to the last. The queen declares she will go to the field with him and all Belgian women will join her.
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London
The
Express
the Hague
Albert
de Broqueville
Antwerp
British Capture of Apia Reported in London Message
The official London telegram to the British embassy states Apia in German Samoa surrendered at 10 a.m. August 29 to a New Zealand expeditionary force. The Foreign Office also explains taking possession of two Turkish warships under wartime safety rights, offering full payment and replacement or compensation.
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Washington
Apia
German Samoa
London
New Zealand
Foreign Office
England
Poles in German corps mutiny and kill officers
Times report from St. Petersburg says Polish soldiers in the Sixth Breslau army corps on the western frontier mutinied and killed officers. Slav regiments in Austrian service are said to be greatly disaffected, with one Austrian regiment said to have defected to Russia.
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London
Times
St. Petersburg
Russia
Breslau
Novoe Vrémya
Paris Braces for Siege as War Expands Along Front
Paris mobilizes as German forces advance and French reinforcements move in. Thousands flee west and south by train while Paris fortifications rush to readiness. British and French actions ship 600000 more troops as western front tightens.
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Paris
Quai d'Orsay
Poincaire
St. Martin
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