Germans Occupy Brussels as Belgian Capital Falls
Ostend dispatch details how Liege, Tirlemont, Louvain, and Aerschot defenders resisted as German forces enveloped Brussels. Civilians flee, civil guard disarmed, German troops seize public buildings, enforce strict curfews, commandeer supplies, and hold hostages to compel order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Smith
London Daily News
Ostend
Darkiess
Sthis
Liege
Louvain
Diest
Tirlemont
Aerachot
Corbeckloe
Lovanjoul
Brussels
Brabant
Ostends
Digue
Germany
THHONGS FLEE BRUSSELS
London Standard correspondent reports Ostend scene as waves of fugitives from the east flood toward the coast escaping war devastation. Civilians rush shops and armaments in Brussels as marching troops and alert proclamations ripple through the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Banister
London Standard
Ostend
Germany
Brusels
Brussels
Liege
Fire Arma
Bruseela
Portugal's War Stakes and Colonial Guaranty
The article argues Portugal has a major stake in the great war through its vast colonies of over 800,000 square miles with more than 9 million people. It warns that seizure would threaten these possessions if Germany and Austria prevail, and notes the English alliance secures their permanence.
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Portugal
Germany
Austria
England
Africa
German East Africa
German West Africa
France
United States
Alaska
Sahara Desert
Algeria
Nile
Niger
Egypt
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
Sudan
Gland
East Africa
Indian Ocean
Cape To
Cairo
Congo Free State
Matty
Mifion Nquare Miler
Son Volunteers for Forlorn Mission in Paris
Sub Lieut Vincent Folque, only son of Colonel Folque, left the Polytechnic and joined his father’s regiment. On Friday, Colonel Folque called for an officer to volunteer for a nearly hopeless mission. The son stepped forward, and a few hours later Usutenang fell mortally wounded in the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Vincent Folque
Colonel Folque
Polytechnic
Folque
Usutenang
French council approves renaming streets in Liege area
A Partin dispatch to Reuters reports the Paris council of ministers approved renaming Rue d’Allemage to Rue de Jean Jaures and Rue de Berlin to Rue de Liege, reflecting a street name overhaul in the capital’s administrative circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liege
Liondon
Partin
Reuter Telegram Company
Council of A Ministers
Church Mourns Death of Pope Pius X and Legacy
The article traces Pope Pius X birth in the Treviso region as Giuseppe Sarto, his rise from modest origins to bishop of Mantua and Venice, and his papal reforms. It notes his decisive stance on church governance, education reforms, and opposition to modernist trends, while praising his peaceful diplomacy and enduring influence on Catholicism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope Pius X
Riese
Trevico
Niccola Boccasini
Benedict XI
Sarto
Pius X
Giuseppe
Joseph
Beppo
Papa
Treviso
Giusepps Sarto
Fnally
Castel-Franco
Italy
Orsini
Napoleon IH
Tombolo
Salzano
Venezia
Venice
Zinelli
Father Sarto
Famone
Ife
Mons
Impor
Mantua
Leo XIII
Giugappe Sarta
Leo
Bishop Sarto
Sacred College
Austria
Germany
France
Pius
Pius XI
Trent
Saplenti Consilio
Leo XII
Pope Pius
Spain
Portugal
Half the world and its people at war
Lawrence Elston, International News Service, notes more than half the earth and its population are drawn into the great war, detailing imperial holdings and possible postwar map changes. The piece lists territories and populations of Britain, Russia, France, Germany, Belgium, Austria-Hungary, Serbia, and colonial domains in Africa and beyond, with speculative consequences for Africa and global power realignments.
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Lawrence Elston
International News Service
London
Europe
Whitaker
South Africa
Sudan
Africa
England
Belgium
Congo Free State
France
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Cape
Great Lakes
United States
Congo Valley
Nile
Australia
Canada
Germany
Sahara
Congo
Niger Valley
Madagascar
Holland
British India
Borneo
Celebes Islands
Sumatra
Java
Towa
Duteh
Guiana
South America
Splendid Charge Report From Yeah Event
Dickensian-sounding spec news recounts a brutal battle scene with descriptions of wounded soldiers and bayonets, horses trampling riders, and heads crushed, portraying a vivid image of the carnage as if narrated in bold journalistic prose.
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Sulka
Charles Dickens
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Pluce
Lorain
Aerschot Wie
Kaiser
Teutonic
Pontiff
Giuseppe Barto
St. Peter
Tennessee
Euorope
B. G. Decker
British Empire
Russian Empire
Her
German Empire
Aussia-Hungary
Servia
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