Field Marshal French Outlines British War Moves in France
The British report from Field Marshal Sir John French, addressed to War Secretary Kitchener, details troop transport, concentration, and early operations along a line from Conde through Mons and Binche. It notes German pressure near Mons, French withdrawals, and a planned retirement to the Maubeuge fortress as of August 24.
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Associated Press
London
Sir John French
France
Karl Kitchener
London Gazette
England
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Conde
Mons
Binche
Soilgnies
Belgium
Bray
Hamilton
Tournai
Sambre
Charleroi
Namur
Maubeuge
Jenlain
Valenciennes
Russians Advance Toward Berlin In War Dispatch
A Rome to Vienna report via Exchange Telegraph says the Russian center advance guard moves toward Berlin and Breslau may fall as Russian forces invade Silesia. Galician advices note Austrian attempts to resume the offensive fail with heavy losses.
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Associated Press
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Rome
Vienna
Berlin
Silesia
Breslau
Reuter
War Revenue Measure Passed in Washington
Democrats in the ways and means committee completed the war revenue tax bill providing a 3 percent tax on all freight transportation and a 50 cent per barrel beer tax plus 20 cents per gallon on domestic wines. Net revenue is about 107 million dollars yearly with freight 65 million, beer 33 million, and wines 9 million.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ways and Means
Parcel Post
Underwood
Newspaper Men Freed After German Detention
An Associated Press group of American reporters held by Germans for four days is freed on Dutch soil after traveling with the army from Brussels to Aix-la-Chapelle. The party, including Roger Lewis and Irvin S. Cobb, had followed the German advance with special passes before separation from other journalists.
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Associated Press
Rotterdam
London
Belgium
France
Aix-la- Chapelle
Beaumont
Roger Lewis
Irvin S. Cobb
Saturday Evening Post
Philadelphia Public Ledger
James O'Donnell Bennett
John T. McCutcheon
Chicago Tribune
Harry Hansen
Chicago Daily News
Aix-la-Chapelle
Maurice Gerbeauld
Lawrence Stevenson
Detroit
Victor Hennebeard
King Albert
Brussels
Nivelles
Telegraph line posts notice of firing heard off Ft Morgan
A Mobile and Gulf Telegraph Company report says heavy firing was heard off Mobile bar around 5 45 Wednesday afternoon with forty or fifty shots fired. Rumors of Tuesday night firing could not be verified. Merchants traveling east in the Gulf were reported hugging the coast to avoid armed vessels.
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Mobile
Mobile and Gulf Telegraph Company
Mobile Bar
Gulf of Mexico
Austrian Emperor in Good Health Despite Demise Reports
Official dispatches from Rome report Emperor Francis Joseph remains in good health given his age and the war workload. He holds daily audiences, reviews situation reports, and provides general directions.
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Rome
Francis Joseph
Weather Outlook For Mobile Alabama Mississippi
General outlook shows generally fair conditions tonight and Friday across Mobile Alabama and Mississippi with fair skies and mild temperatures. The forecast calls for continued dry weather with no precipitation expected and light winds.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Asquith Seeks Half Million More for Army
London September 10 Premier Asquith asked parliament to add another half million men to the regular army. The white paper estimates show the total will reach 1,186,400 men, an unprecedented figure for Great Britain.
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Associated Press
London
Asquith
Great Britain
Allies Drive Germans Back Across Paris Front
The official press report says the battle continues with the enemy driven back along the line. Sir John French notes 200 German dead and twelve Maxim guns captured by the First corps, plus 350 prisoners and a battery by the Second corps. British troops have crossed the river Marne. Germans exhausted and counterattacks slow.
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John French
Marine
Sir John French
England
Paris
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Marne
Belgium
Alsace
Centz
Silés
Breslau
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