Allies Repulse German Attacks Near St Die in Major Battle
Reports from Paris say Allied forces repulsed two violent German assaults near St Die as part of a broader clash along the front from the Helgian coast to Switzerland. Heavy fighting involved French and Belgian troops plus German columns, with rail lines cut and artillery and air attacks continuing across Alsace Lorraine and northern Belgium.
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Verdun
Toul
Metz
France
St. Biehire
Sinritle
Ahird
Epinn
Alsace
Lorraine
Vosges
Colmar
Upper
Muelhausen
Prussia
Helfort
Axin
Altkirche
Muusy
St. Mihiel
Melaucourt
Piunioalion
Herit
Herreston
Ypres
Berlin
Amsterdam
Get
Soissons
Argonne
Paris
Weny
Hyrden
German advance unchecked as Ostend and Bruges fall
London dispatch reports Ostend occupied by German troops on Thursday and Bruges on Wednesday. Paris says German front extends to Dunkirk and Calais, with fears of a broader sweep toward Dover. Allied actions near Metz and Verdun frame a tense warFront picture with claims of German setbacks contradicted by Berlin. The British cruiser Hawke and its senior officers are believed lost after a contact with a U boat off the east coast.
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Russtad Draifes
Warsaw
Galicia
Przemys
Congo
Free
Dorth
Higemionain
Botha
Union of South Africa
Phe-Bing
Queen
Antwerp
Belsian
Ostend
North Sea
Lelstuni
Rishan
Nto
Dunkirk
Calais
Strait of Traver
Elng
Bergherd
Menin
Vistula San
Fianna
Stry
Bamber
Przemy
Russiuh
Poland
Neliheratajy
Pinshing
East
Jon the
Hawke
Ordingari
Buue
Fiapesros
London
Amsterdam
Herlin
Aberdeen
Lewis
Briligh
Curnan
Holland
PE. P
Toe Hawke
Eley
Albert
Mng Alvert
Belgiyus
Europe
Perliana
Kaleer
Rome
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Leninorer
Isy
Antonio Qi San Gluano
Margulis di San Giuliana
Italy
Daily- Mail
New York
Clarlealg
Lishop
David EL Gyeer
Caydnat Parley
Rabb Hy Pedin Mende
Poli
Germans Before Warsaw Move Forceful Push Near City
London reports German forces approach Warsaw with wetting around eight miles from the city. German units advance toward Nienrest and Isilore while Austro-German troops maneuver along the Vistula front. Russian accounts cite uncertain gains as both sides claim advantages in a massive multi-front clash involving millions.
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London
Warsaw
Nienrest
Isilore
Wian
Gallicia
Jaroz Faw
Preemysl
Vistula
Mils
Bale
Hie Vie Uklag
Hearly Dy Nillés
Lorder
Niet Batllétie
Poland
Cruiser Hawkeye Sunk After Torpedo Hit by German Sub
London reports the German submarine torpedoed and sank the British cruiser Hawke in the North Sea. The loss follows an earlier attack in May, with stern details and survivor notes unclear due to damaged transmission.
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London
England
North Sea
Mby
Portugal May Enter War in the Moroccan Crisis
Dispatches from Lisbon and Madrid indicate Portugal could join the Moroccan war before long, with a treaty obliging Portugal to furnish 100,600 troops to England. Reports note German and British actions across Europe as cholera and troop movements shape the crisis, while Boer loyalties and Belgian relief efforts unfold amid the conflict.
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London
Lisbon
Madrid
Portugal
England
Republic
Germany
Dignitu
Portnenésa
South Afric
Rentel Ctispalen
Berlin
Amisterdam
Germin Werernt-Ataft
Lille
Hazenbroek
Freych
Agtwerp
Cape
South-Africa
Aupherl
Mainte
Breland
Franhely
Naval Losses To Date In World War I Foretell British German Toll
The list catalogs British and German wartime losses to date. It names ships such as Hogue Aboukir Pathfinder Hawke and Warrior for Britain and Magdeburg Mainz Coeln Ariadne Augeperg Panther for Germany, noting causes like gunfire grounding torpedoes and submarine actions.
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Gritiay
Trea
Ware
Great Britain
Grusset's
Autmarine
Gresay
Hogue
Aboukir
Pathfinder
Hawke
Piquaue
Germany
Gruisers
Helo
Magdeburg
Mainz
Coeln
Ariadne
Augeperg
Panther
Cap Trafalgar
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grouse
U 19
Koentgln Lulse
Anecdotes on Humorists and Cobb's Standup Roles
The piece recalls humorists and Cobb a famed Saturday Post figure. It notes Cobb’s serious newsroom tasks then turning to comedy. It mentions Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and a ragtime philosopher on male temper and telephone politics.
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Office
Cobb
Ike & Bloodhound
Booker
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