Emperor's Action in Hastening From Western Front Sparks Berlin Alarm
A Rome dispatch reports Russian victory over Austrians in Galicia with 20000 lost. Berlin fears Russian advance as emperor moves from western HQ to the Russian front. Rumors of reprisal on Berlin circulate while many residents flee to Norway Denmark or Switzerland. A Liège siege tale notes a 14 inch gun firing from the Ruppert factory killing 125 officers.
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Associated Press
London
Daily News
Rome
Bucharest
Romania
Galicia
Vistula
the Express
Hague
Berlin
Louvain
Norway
Denmark
Switzerland
Fege
Rupp
Liege
Ess
German Troops Sack Café as Queen Aids Belgium in War Cabinet Rise
A wartime scene from Belgium shows German troops ransacking a Dinant cafe while Belgian Queen Elizabeth assists the wounded. Princess Marie Josie appears with her mother to boost morale. Aristide Briand is named minister of justice in Viviani’s new war cabinet.
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Belgium
Ieoaptes Ehokine
Dinant
Elizabeth
Marie Josie
Aristide Briand
France
Viviani
Kalomo, 3209-ton steamer, captured at sea
The British steamer Kalomo of 3209 tons, sailing from New Orleans on August 21, was seized on the Atlantic, likely by a German vessel. News reached Mobile via shippers Forchheimer & Co from insurance adjustor Herrmann & Co of New York. Kalomo was captained by Sweeney and carried food supplies for Europe.
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New Orleans
Atlantic
Mobile
M. Forchheimer & Company
F. Herrmann & Co
Insurance Adjustorg
New York
Forchheimer Company
Europe
Sweeney
Associated Press
Dow Jones & Co
Wall Street Journal
London
France
Belgium
Ostend
Butte Neighbors Brace for Troop Arrival in Miner Strife
In Butte Montana on September 1 the town faced fear as state militia threatened to quell miners disturbances. Miners warned business leaders they would retaliate and set the city ablaze if troops arrived. A forty member miner committee planned to visit the original Anaconda Mine to compel miners to join the insurgent union, quit, or face deportation.
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Associated Press
Butte
Mont
Anaconda Mining Company
Banking Shows Cautious Optimism In Mobile Amid War
Bankers in Mobile report a steady mood and favorable clearings despite global conflict. Officials cite August conditions and a September forecast from the First National Bank urging steady nerves and prudent gains, warning against rash fortunes and unfair advantages as the market stabilizes.
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Mobile
First National Bank of Mobile
Frontiers Burn as Allied Forces Hold Off German Offsets
Dispatches describe 3,000,000 troops on the French frontier amid heavy fighting from Perronne to Vevins as German attempts to pierce the British defense continue. Reports note weariness in attacker lines, while Allied forces dispute the strength of rival claims and Milicent, Duchess of Sutherland, and her ambulance staff are confirmed safe in Namur.
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Paris
London
Sedan
French Foreign Office
Perronne
Somme
Vevins
Aisne
Emperor William
Mezieres
Department of
Ardennes
Vosges
Lorraine
William
East Prussia
Galicia
Milicent
Duchess of Sutherland
James W. Gerard
Berlin
Namur
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
Turkey
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Washington
Constantinople
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