German Army in Liege Occupies City Despite Starving Troops
German forces entered Liege on Friday night and occupied the city, with troops billeted in public buildings and civilians warned against firing on them. German officers arrested hostages, proclaimed civilians shot at by residents, and ordered payments for all shop purchases, while relief and camp kitchens appeared in Place Lambert as villagers sheltered in cellars amid an uneasy peace.
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Washington Post
Brussels
Liege
von Emmich
Meuse
Berlin
de Fleron
Evignee
van Emmich
Place Lambert
Marche
Belgium
New York Herald Company
Dally Express
London
Battle lines drawn in Alsace and at ancient Polish city
Sperial reports from Washington that Germans struck Belgium hard while Paris and Berlin reveal conflicting accounts of reverses. German advances in Alsace Lorraine and Warsaw are cited amid Italy’s wavering stance as nations brace for a broader war, with continuing coffeehouse commentary on credibility of dispatches.
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Alsace
Germany
Europe
Italy
Austria
Mediterranean
Ruysw
State Department weighs Far East crisis and Japan's moves
The United States informs that it is in contact with European embassies as it monitors the Far East. A possible attack on Tsingtao or Taungtau by Japan could push Washington toward action to preserve China's neutrality and protect American interests.
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Far East
State Department
New Republic
Washington
Ias
Lansing
Phipps
White House
Far Eest
United States
Guthrie
Tokyo
China
Japan
Great Britain
Tsingtao
Peking
Germany
Western Pacific
Taungtau
Gerard
Berlin
Copenhagen
Archer M Huntington
the Americontinued
Americans Held After Kronprinzessin Cecile Capture
Three hundred American passengers aboard the Kronprinzessin Cecile, seized at sea by a British cruiser, were sent to New York as aliens after disembarking at Falmouth and being moved to a government infirmary. The stewards are German prisoners of war and the repatriation caused a disagreeable situation despite no hardships for the travelers.
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Kronprinzess
Cecilic
United States
Gaile
Washington Post
London
Falmouth
Government Infirmary
New York
Savoy Relief Committee
Cecille
Rantzan
Hamburg
Day's Moves Along Firing Lines In Europe And Seas
Belgian, French, and English troops unite south of the Meuse as German forces face shortages and await reinforcements. Berlin dispatches claim hold fast as 4,000 prisoners are captured. German subs attack a British cruiser squadron with one sub sunk. Austrian 40,000 reinforcements near Basel threaten a major clash. France demands explanation from Austria and reports Kolmar in French hands along with other towns.
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Day
Europe
Berlin
Admiralty
Japanese Fleet Put To Sea Under Allied Pact
A Washington Post special from London reports the First and Second Japanese squadrons have sailed under the Britain Japan alliance. An uncensored Tokyo message hints at an ultimatum to Germany as Tokyo presses claims in Far East waters. The force includes top battleships and armored cruisers ready for action.
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Germany
London
Great Britain
Japan
Far
Tokyo
Blachau
Far East
Kiachan
New battle in valley of Geer as German forces push near Maastricht
A battlefield report from Maastricht notes German reinforcements and occupation along Belgian territory near Limburg. Fighting continues in the Geer valley with wounded brought to Maastricht, while refugees flood the city. Paris highlights a French victory near Mulhouse and Colmar as German moves unfold.
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Valley OF Geer
Tongres
Washington Pits
London
Manstricht
Germany
Limburg
Tergred
Nouth
Maastricht
Geer
Russians Deny Warsaw Is Captured and Parsival Downed
The report that Germans occupied Warsaw is denied as the city remains strongly fortified with a large garrison. The German airship Parsival was shot down near Czestochowa last Friday, killing two officers and two navigators.
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Warsaw
Washington Post
St. Petersburg
Czestochowa
Forts Only, Say Germans London Aug 16
A Morning Post dispatch from Amsterdam notes Belgium denies German claims of capturing all but one Liege forts. It comments that Germany names the forts but omits reference to Liege town itself.
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London
Morning Post
Amsterdam
Liege
Germans report short of food as invasion pressure grows
Paris Aug 9 an official bulletin confirms German forces invading Berghim face severe food shortages. The army allegedly pressed into the country without adequate supplies and isolated patrols are surrendering to secure sustenance.
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Paris
Vila
London
Berghim
iPRINCE PRISONER SENT TO BRUGES
London reports Prince George of Prussia nephew of the Emperor among German prisoners arriving at Bruges. Atlantic City excursion by Pennsylvania Railroad leaves Union Station at 6:40 a.m. next Sunday May vary travel time and bathing facilities referenced.
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Brussels
Exchange Telegraph Company
George
Prussia
William
Bruges
Atlantic City
Pennsylvania
Railroad
Union Station
Atlant
E City
White Slavers On Alert As Americans In London Seek Aid
Aboard the Oceania many newly arrived Americans in England apply to relief committees for cash and return passage. Ambassador Spring-Rice offers aid to bring stranded Americans home, while others in Paris Munich and London discuss aid for France and a safer path for U.S. travelers amid German and Austrian controls. Three agents, including women, are appointed to protect travelers from false agents as the Finland sails from Dover with many Americans bound for New York.
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Spring-Rice
England
France
American Chamber of Commerce
Paris
Munich
Washington
London
White Star Line
Oceanie
American Relief Committee
United States
Kronprinzessin Cecilie
Pring Adalbert
Walmouth
Ines
New York
Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice
Germany
Austria
W. A. Draper
Margaret Draper
Marshall
Old
Henry W. Taft
3. R. Bacon
Sips
Theodora Hetzler
Citizens’ Committee
Themedlyén Ag
aAgenta
Raina
Finland
Dover
Ald
Parla
American Chamber of Cemmeran
War chaos in Berlin as full levy to nine million men
London reports Germany plans a general mobilization with about 9,000,000 men aged 20 to 50 to be at war or ready. Prices in Berlin rise as rye wheat flour maize and salt become scarce. Families of reservists seek aid, and regulations for lodging soldiers in private homes are issued with rates from 25 cents to $1.00 per day.
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Washington Post
London
Germany
Berlin
German submarines attack British cruisers. one ship sunk
London reports admiralty says a cruiser squadron was attacked by German submarines. no British ships damaged while one German sub was sunk as U-15. Austrian warships bombard Antivari Montenegro and Adriatic lighthouses are extinguished. Goeben and Breslau reportedly reach Adriatic. two German steamers Neptune and Adrianna seized at Rouen.
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Antivari
Montenegrin
Teuton
Goeben
Breslau
Adriatic
Rouen
London
Admiralty
Foreign Office
Venice
Szgrad
Pola
Austria
Montemegrini
Cattaro
Exchange Telegraph Company
Rome
Ancone
Italy
Montenegro
Bari
Brindisi
Gochen
Messina
Sicily
Straits of
Otranto
Adriatic Sea
Neptune
Adrianna
Austrians Join Germans Near Basel in Swiss Frontier Battle
A Times dispatch from Berne says 40,000 Austrian troops concentrate near Basel with German and French forces nearby signaling a possible big battle on the Franco Swiss frontier. Basel reports indicate Sankt Ludwig in Alsace evacuated by Germans, suggesting imminent action. Rome notes 48 trainloads move toward Teopoldshoehe to join German efforts in Alsace. French and Austrian mobilizations prompt Paris to seek information from Vienna.
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Basel
Swiss
London
The
Times
Berne
Switzerland
Daily Mail
Rome
Sankt Ludwig
Alsace
Austran
Tyrol
Teopoldshoehe
Baden
We Hold Fast Liege In Our Hands Says Berlin
Berlin reports Liege still held with 3 000 to 4 000 Belgian prisoners already moved to Germany. Enemy losses described as considerable. German losses to be released when known. Amsterdam via London notes the Belgian army faced at Liege by about a quarter of its force.
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Liege
Berlin
Amsterdam
London
Germany
Dutch Disarm a Force of Uhlans at Maastricht
Fifty uhlans have been captured and disarmed at Maastricht capital of Limburg province. Amsterdam via London reports the event dated August 9. This terse wartime note notes the seizure and neutralization of hostile cavalry units in Dutch territory.
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London
Maastricht
Limburg
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