German Army Presses Toward France in War Spread
News from the front describes the German advance along the French border after Liege fell to German forces. Reports cover Belgian resistance, Belgian forts, and the broader war expansion including Austria Hungary, Russia, and the Mediterranean.
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France
Liege
Germany
Alsace
Muelhausen
von Emmich
Ger
Constantinople
Adrianople
Meuse
Brussels
Carbajal
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Iturbide
Carranza
Belgium
T Namur
Puebla
Velasco
Chamber of Deputies
Teoloyucan
Obregon
Mexico City
Great Britain
England
Austria- Hungary
Portugal
Austria
Holland
Turkey
Bulgaria
Italy
Washington
Europe
London
Paris
United States
Antwerp
Diest
Haelen
Stone
Associated Press
Austro-Hungary
Altkirch
Grand Duchy of Luxemburg
Spincourt
Russia
Franz Joseph
Belore Hur
Servia
Danube
Bosnia
Romania
Balkan
Greece
Congress Battles Over Merit Rules and Conservation Moves
The House defeated the Cullop amendment to remove the post office from the merit system by 163 81 while approving Moon Bill provisions for assistant postmasters to pass qualification exams. President Wilson backs the merit system as genuine though critics warn of patronage. House rules make administration conservation bills the regular order of business. The Senate passed a bill to admit foreign built ships to American registry, hindering coastwise shipping.
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Civil Service
House
Wilson
Democratic Organization
Mann
Congress
Alaska
McReynolds
Europe
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
The Triple Entente and Its Global Balance of Power
A 1914 analysis by Captain George L. Kilmer outlines the formation of the Triple Entente among Great Britain France and Russia. It details 1904 1907 treaties aims and the cautious balance of power strategy plus naval strengths and potential wartime roles of each nation.
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Russia
England
France
Edward VII
Great Britain
Germany
George
Paris
Italy
Lord Lensdowne
House of Lords
Mediterranean
Austria
Council of Nations
Triple Alliance
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Suez Canal
Central Asia
Asia
Persia
Thibet
Afghanistan
China
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Entente
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Cossacks
King George
Poincare