War hosts of Germany wept through Belgium
A Ghent dispatch details German forces moving from Tasnelt to Tongres and Waremme, with 120,000 troops, as they press on Louvain. Belgian and French cavalry clash. Louvain and Diest fall after stiff resistance, civilians flee, and refugees crowd roads toward Brussels amid fires and pursuit by German cavalry.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Ony
Belgium
Ghent
Germany
Brugnols
Louvain
Diest
Wavre
Chronicle
Anys
Tasnelt
Tongres
Woremme
Imimensa
Aix
Dient
Foria
Garrrison
Sita
Brussels
Flanders
Belelane
Legs Crushed Gunner Seeks One Last Shot
In Vichy the presidential palace and hotels now serve as hospitals with wounded from all services. A gunner, once a superb pointer who hit the bull's eye, begged to be carried to another gun point for one last shot after his legs were crushed.
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Vichy
Bonhomme Pags
Germany to Enlist Boys for Military Training
London reports the official news bureau says German papers from August 28 and 24 publish orders requiring youths aged sixteen to nineteen to undergo a course of musketry and military training. Retired officers are to be engaged as instructors.
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Germany
London
FACING WATER FAMINE IN ILLINOIS CITIES
A long drought cripples nearly every Illinois county with crop damage across the state. Cities relying on rivers and lakes face sharper water shortages than those using gravel beds like Bloomington.
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Bloomington
Illinois
Goodyear Tires Offer Prewar Prices Despite War Costs
Goodyear tires are advertised at prewar prices due to securing rubber from London Singapore and para before the war. The company claims strong sourcing and storage plans to keep antebellum pricing for dealers, asserting Goodyears remain the best tires despite global rubber pressures.
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Colombo
Singapore
Para
Escape Tale From Carlsbad to Belgium Under War Flight
James A Patten former Chicago wheat operator recounts his perilous escape from Germany after hostilities began. He and his wife fled Carlsbad August 2 via Herbesthal and Liege, faced arrest as spies in Nuremberg, endured hunger and bombardment, crossed Belgian borders by cart, witnessed Belgian mine engineers at work, and finally reached Ostend and Liege while gunfire roared nearby.
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New York
James A. Patten
Chicago
Red Star Nner
Finland
Germany
Mra. Patten
Carlsbad
Herbesthal
Liege
Nuremburg
Mr. Patten
Cologne
Ostend
Verviera
Belgium
Verviers
Liegesby
Osstend
Is your car a good one asks salesman
A girb automobile salesman declares that discriminating people choose their cars and claims that more of their cars are stolen than any other make.
Divorce Advice Between Beatrix and Maud In Life
Beatrix asks Maud for a recommended divorce lawyer. Maud notes the prior attorney’s fees are reasonable but hints she has had experiences with more notoriety from others. The exchange suggests a casual, opinionated discussion about legal representation.
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Chalice
Maud
Beatrix
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