Germans Hemmed In Tense Situation
Paris dispatch reports heavy fighting along the French center between Champenoir and Vitry Le Francois with German retreats toward the Marne. Allied left wing advances from Oureq toward Montmiral as Paris troops take prisoners and seize German guns while Belgian and Russian forces link with Russian units in Belgium.
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Paris
Champenoir
Vitry le Francois
Argonne
Vitry
Oureq
Montmiral
Marne River
Meaux
Sezanne
Champenoux
Zapata Aides Cut Off Water Supply of City
Washington dispatches report a three day water cut in Mexico City by Zapata factions amid resumed talks with Carranza representatives. The move signals ongoing Southern leader activity and possible U S recognition if Carranza and Villa unite on a central government.
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Zapata
Washington, DC
Mexico City
Carranza
Villa
United States
Emperor’s Forces at Limit as War Pushes On
Reports indicate both regular and reserve units are deployed with exhaustion rising and fighting strength near maximum. Officials warn the empire faces strained manpower amid ongoing hostilities and strategic demands.
Berlin publishes updated casualty list in World War II report
The twenty casualty list lists 1180 names with 187 dead and nearly a thousand wounded. Earlier totals show 2275 dead, 10,714 wounded, and 3349 missing. The figures reflect ongoing war losses reported from Berlin on September 8.
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Berlin
Gates
Lost Two Thousand in Brest and Liege Movements
A Brest dispatch says the Dutch coffee ship Fortune is at port and 650 Germans and Austrians taken from Niew Amsterdam are interned. The Atlas is towed to Brest. Antwerp reports Liege residents barred from leaving for three days to hide troop movements. A German doctor cites 2000 losses at Capelle Aubois. German marines guard rail lines as reserves near exhaustion.
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London
Brest
Fortune
Antilles
Niew
Amsterdam
Antwerp
Liege
Germany
Capelle-Aubois
Austrian emperor Francis Joseph believed dead twelve days ago
The African World weekly reports, citing an Austrian source, that Emperor Francis Joseph died twelve days earlier. The publication says the news was suppressed due to the internal political crisis in Austria.
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London
The
African World
Francis Joseph
Austria
U Shem
German Captain Takes City as Hostage Tops Occupation Report
Berlin dispatch reports a small German patrol entered Rheims on Saturday with six officers and seven privates. Captain Von Hunbrachs reportedly rode to the forts and formalized possession while holding the mayor as a hostage to ensure order, as a brigade awaited arrival.
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Washington
Berlin
Rheims
von Hunbrachs
August weather dented crops in Washington forecast
Washington figures show spring wheat output cut by fifteen million bushels and corn down by thirty six million due to a harsh August. Department of Agriculture forecast now calls for a wheat crop of 221 million bushels and corn at 259.8 million bushels.
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Inshington
D. C
Department of Agriculture
September Wheat Closes Steady in Chicago Trades
Chicago market reports steady or firmer activity as September wheat futures end the day near session highs amid cautious buying and moderate selling pressure. Traders cited light harvest progress and weather forecasts shaping near term demand.
Allies claim victory at Precy Sur Oise in 1914 dispatch
A Boulogne telegram reports General Pau announcing allied triumph at Precy Sur Oise north of Paris. It says Crown Prince Frederick William’s Imperial Guard was annihilated by British forces with French support and that the crown prince may have been present. No confirmation from the British bureau.
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London
Boulogne
Evening News
Pau
Precy Sur Oise
Crown Prince
Frederick William
Sir John French
Paris
Precy
Germans Begin Retreat from Nanteuil to Verdun
Paris reports a German withdrawal from the Nanteuil le Hardouin line to Verdun after a vigorous clash with French and British forces. An earlier Paris statement described a general action along a 120 mile front from Nanteuil le Hardouin to Verdun as German troops began retreating. Unofficial Berlin guesses mention a major battle in the same area.
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Paris
Nanteuille-Hardouin
Verdun
Nanteuil-le-Hardouin i
Berlin
German Troops Engagement Near Paris Reported
Reports from Paris say German troops covering the main army’s flanks met Allied advance detachments near La Ferte-Gandier east of Paris and were forced to retire. Unofficial estimates suggest up to nearly one million troops were engaged as French forces harass the German march toward the capital.
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Paris
la Ferte-Gandier
Gooding Defeated in Idaho Primary Says Ex Governor
Former Governor Frank R Gooding, arriving in Hailey, comments on his defeat in the senatorial primary. He notes Brady leading, cites county results, and mentions his expenses. He criticizes Airshie and French for campaign issues and says he will focus on livestock farming and real estate rather than politics.
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Frank R. Gooding
Hailey
Wood River
Hailey Times
the Times
Brady
Blaine
Gooding
Twin Falls
Southeast
I. O
Ambulance Corps Aids Wounded in French Front
American doctors E L Gros and A J Magnin led ten ambulances and twenty stretcher-bearers toward the cannon fire to reach French lines. They found 250 to 500 wounded Germans in a ruined church near the German front, tended by a German surgeon and two nurses.
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Paris
Red Cross
E. L. Gros
A. J. Magnin
Million Dollar Emergency Aid Passed in House
Secretary Bryan asked for a million dollar emergency appropriation to cover extraordinary diplomatic and consular expenses caused by the European war. The House approved the measure in Washington D C on September 8.
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Washington, D. C
Bryan
House
Socialist leader killed in battle near Luneville
Berlin reports on September 3rd Dr. Ludwig Frank of Mannheim was killed near Luneville. He was a Social Democratic Reichstag member and a leader of the Socialist party.
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Berlin
Verwaerts
Ludwig Frank
Mannheim
Luneville
Frank
Reichstag
Socialist Party
New Pope Benedict Holds First Consistory in Rome
Pope Benedict conducted his first consistory in Rome with a lavish decorations display. Many relatives sat in the special tribunal as nearly all cardinals in Rome attended the ceremony.
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Rome
Benedict
Weather Baked by Fair East, Showers West in DC
The forecast for Washington DC reports fair conditions in the east and showers in the west for the day, indicating mild temperatures and unsettled skies across the region.
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Washington, D. C
Austrian Army Losing Heavily In Eastern Front
A London dispatch reports the second Austrian army on Krasnosodovopol suffering serious losses in Lubin, now on the defensive and retreating in places. Berlin notes General Kestrain and General Dankl’s column advancing on Russian positions while Serbians near Mitrovica suffer prisoners and capture war material.
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Washington
London
Krasnosodovopol
Lubin
Berlin
Kestrain
Dankl
Mitrovica
Cretian
Russians in France Reach 250000 as German Leader Sighted
Rome dispatch reports 250000 Russians in France per the Rome Tribuna 250,000 Russians are in France. Newspapers link Emperor William to Metz with the Russians' concentration spreading across the border.
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Rome
France
William
Metz
Russians Capture Austrian Forts in Galicia
A Havas dispatch from Petrograd reports Russian forces captured the Austrian forts at Nicolaieff and Mikolajow in Galicia, about twenty five miles southwest of Lemberg, on Saturday.
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Paris
Havas Agency
Petrograd
Nicolaieff
Mikolajow
Galicia
Lemberg
Ghent Burgomaster Reaches Truce with German Commander
London dispatch reports Ghent burgomaster and a German commander agreed to avoid German troop entry. The pact aims to prevent invasion and maintain order as of September 8.
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London
Ghent
Exchange Telegraph Company
Red Cross Steamer Delayed On Way To European Fields
New York dispatch reports the steamer Red Cross carrying American nurses doctors and medical supplies for European battlefields was unexpectedly held up and will not sail for several days at least delaying relief shipments.
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New York
Red Cross
Prisoners from Austrian frontier sent to interior Russia
A Petrograd telegram reported by Reuters estimates 82,000 prisoners captured in recent battles on the Austrian frontier have been moved to interior governments of Russia, including 12,000 from the Austrian center.
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London
Petrograd
Reuter’s
Russia
Holland Saved From War Mobilization Story
Stanford University reports that the Netherlands avoided invasion at the war’s start due to rapid troop mobilization and government control. Professor Anton de Haas notes Friday to Sunday mobilization, train service under state control, price fixing, wartime allowances for front-line families, and strong public confidence in government and banks.
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Holland
Stanford University
Cal
Anton Haas
California Immigration Commission
de Haas
Servian invasion of Bosnia begins under Mitrovic
An exchange Telegraph dispatch from Nish, Servia reports the Servian army has begun the invasion of Bosnia and crossed the Save near Mitrovic. Montenegrin forces meanwhile expect to conquer Herzegovina from the south as Servia drives from the north.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Nish
Servia
Bosnia
Save
Mitrovitek
Herzegovina
Germans Ask Armistice to Bury Dead and Heal Wounded
Paris dispatch reports the German forces east of the city asked for an armistice to bury their dead and tend the wounded. Allies reportedly refused the request.
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Paris
Controversy Grows Over German Leaders Resignations
Rome dispatch reports a serious rift between German Emperor and Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg and Foreign Minister Von Jagow. The ministers are blamed for unreadiness of diplomacy and the resulting European coalition against Germany, with reports that they tendered resignations.
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Rome
Berlin
Messagero
von Rethmann-Holloweg
von Jagow
Germany
Ada County Road Credit Denied at Boise Meeting
Chairman Turner reports a successful Boise gathering where Ada county road commissioners discussed state credit for county roads. The board refused outright purchase or credit, noting upkeep of roads will rest with the state, and Palmer damage case proceeds with a court hearing set for tomorrow before Judge Knowles.
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Theo. Turner
Boise
Ada County
Turner
Palmer
Fourth
East Center Streets
Knowles
Political plot unearthed by the Italians
Milan Sept. 8 Secolo confirms a discovery by Italian authorities of a plot by German emissaries to incite Muslims in Tripoli to a holy war. The aim was to ensure Italy's permanent neutrality by diverting attention with international trouble in Tripoli.
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Milan
Secolo
Tripoli
Italy
Confirmation of heavy Austrian loss at Lemberg
The French embassy report from Bordeaux says German forces on the Oureq and Grand Morin were attacked with advantage, the battle from Meaux to Vitry Le Francois became general, Campine and Limberg evacuated, transports of German troops noted, and 12 Austrian divisions annihilated at the time of Lemberg’s capture.
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Washington, D. C
Bordeaux
Oureq
Grand Morin
Meaux
Vitry le Francois
Campine
Cum
Limberg
Lemberg
Rain dampens Washington primary voting across west
Rain fell in the western part of Washington today slowing turnout in the primaries for U S senators representatives and local offices while the eastern part enjoyed fair weather.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington
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