Poles defend last line as Reds push toward Vistula northwest
Russian drive nears Warsaw as frontier artillery glows at dawn. Gen Haller’s army forms an impregnable defense. encircling moves threaten approaches from the west and north as Reds cross the Bug river’s Ukraine approach toward Kaluszyn and Siedlce. Urban observers witness ongoing shelling and a race to the river.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Poes
Wassaw
Reds
Avo Geortevsk
Zegrje
Radzyna
Whch
Ivangorod
Vistula
Bue
Brest
Tatovsk
Siedice
Kaluszyn
Jst
London
Ukra
Reds Plan to Move Soviet Government to Warsaw
A wireless dispatch reports that the new Polish soviet government now in Deland is to be moved to Warsaw once the city falls to Soviet forces. The move would follow the headquarters’ current base in Bialystok presided over by Julian Marchewski, and come per the Russian Fourth Army chief of staff.
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Reds
Warsaw
Berlin
Ang 14
Preas
Deland
Zeitung Am Mittag
Stam
Fourth Army
Bialystok
Julian Marchewski
Russia
Poles Leave Warsaw for Minsk Armistice Conference
Polish peace delegates depart Warsaw at dawn for Moscow to meet Bolshevik representatives in Minsk. The group, led by Gen Lstoweh and Stansixlas Grabaki, travels with 40 technical experts and baggage including food for an extended stay, while officials arrange wireless and courier facilities.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Mosk
Tregice
Dlecl
Belshevk
Minsk
Lstoweh
Dhiet
Stansixlas Grabaki
Natonal Dampurate
Norbert Bartchi
Dublin Castle Crowd Attack Sparks Urban Turmoil
Dublin was aroused at nine tonight by heavy firing near Dublin Castle as a crowd sought to rush the gates. Soldiers fired over heads. revolver shots were heard from the crowd but no injuries reported. The riot followed anger at Lancashire Fusiliers over a boy named Farrell. Armored cars with troops patrolled streets. crowds pulled soldiers from a lorry. troops fired a volley over a crowd at O Connell Bridge. Irish volunteers urged residents to disperse.
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Dublin
Associated Press
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Castle Gates
Lancashire Fusilliers
Ghee
Farrell
Ely
Cantia
O'Connell Bridge
Fnally
Opposition to Lloyd George on recognizing Bolsheviks
The United States deems recognition of the Bolshevik regime by Britain unlikely and dangerous. France opposes Lloyd George plan, preferring nonrecognition, while Americans warn secret diplomacy fuels Soviet advantage and worsens trust among nations. Italy’s stance awaits government reply amid tense official circles.
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Washington Post Co
France
Great Britain
America
Lloyd Georgas
Colby
Miller
Lloyd George
United Sines
Russia
United States
Unitel
Lenine
Italy
Calleys
Girl Fights To Save 1500 From Pay Roll Robbers
Pauline Rivinaky a 27 year old Philadelphia bookkeeper fought two armed robbers who held her up after withdrawing $1500. She clung to the envelope as robbers fled in a stolen car, then crashed the vehicle into an elevated railway pillar. The money was recovered but the pair escaped.
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Philadelphia
Pauline Rivinaky
King Albert Opens Olympic Stadium in Antwerp Parade
American delegation led by Dan Ahearn and Pat McDonald marched in the opening ceremonies before King Albert of Belgium as 1,612 athletes from 27 nations gathered. The United States sent 299 competitors including 84 women, with swimmers prominent, and the Belgians hosted a grand pageant amid a flawless day.
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Antwerp
Associated Press
Albert
Olympic Stadium
Dan Ahearn
King Albert
Count Ballet Latour
Belgian Olympik
Cardinal Mercier
United States
Pat McDonald
Harry J Hebner
Navy
Sweden
DAnnunzio Breaks With Fiume National Council
Trieste reports an open rift between Fiume's national council and Gabriele D Annunzio as he declares independence for Fiume and envisages extending its borders along the Wilson line toward Yugoslav territory. Serbian patrols fired on his sailboat. a D Annunzio gunboat returned fire. New York announces Warren as official American representative for D Annunzio and his government.
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Tress
National Council of
Fiume
Gabriele D4annungio
Onnunzio
Jugoslav
National Council
Fiame
Maria Theresa
Austria
Hungary
Vega
D'Annunzio
New York
Whitney Warren
Boston
America
Gabriele d Annunzio
Paria
Harding Front Porch Campaign Expands To Minnesota
Marion Ohio August 14 Senator Harding will address Minnesota farmers at the State fair Sept 8 and then return to Marion. He overruled advisers urging a fixed front porch plan and will tour the West while keeping front porch campaigning as the core of his strategy. Guests at the Harding home included John W Weeks and Nicholas Longworth with Mrs Longworth.
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Washington Post Co
Marion
Ohio
Harding
John W Weeks
Massachusetts
Boise Penrose
Pennsylvania
Republian
Minneapoli
Farmers of
Repubican
Marianne
Warding
Minneapli
Minneapolis
Minnesota Farmers
Washington
Select Committee of Five
Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
Cincinnati
Washington Post
Wheeling
W Va
Germany
James M Cox
Jimmie
Columbus
Trim
President Wilson Bids Boys Welcome On Park Drive
Three boys fresh from Rock Creek Park were picked up by President Wilson in a White House car. The boys asked about his health, rode with him for 45 minutes through Connecticut Avenue, helped with a shy bow to the Secret Service, and exchanged greetings with Mrs Wilson before heading home.
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Associated Preas
Rock Creek Park
Wilson
White House
Mia Wlson
Connecticut Avenue
Secret Service
Altendorff Seized on Train to United States
Information from authoritative sources states Dr Paul Altendorff, ordered to leave Mexico as an undesirable foreigner, was taken from a train at Monterey on the way to Nuevo Laredo and returned to Mexico City where he was placed in prison. His wife, Mrs Wallace McIver Woody of Louisville, Ky, has been in San Antonio and lost contact since a telegram from the American embassy at Mexico City on August 7.
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San Antonio
Tex
Paul Altendorff
Mexico
Monterey
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico City
Altendorff
Wallace McIver Woody
Louisville
Sherduashand al Been
Ponzi Scandals Grip Now England Bank Collapse Fallout
Boston Aug 14 State bank commissioner Joseph C Allen said Hanover Trust Company and the Polish Industrial Association are the only New England institutions affected by the Ponzi failure. Bank seizures and petitions loom as fraud cases unfold. police probe extends to officers of the Old Colony Foreign Exchange and related companies.
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Charles Fonzi
Joseph C. Allen
Hanover Trust Company
Polish Industrial Association
England
Henry Hhmiehnaki
Hanover Rust Company
Allen
Oid Colony
Foreign Exchange Company
Ponr
Middlesex County
Fast Cambridge
Charles M Brightwell
Raymond Meyers
Fred Meyers
Charles Street
Samuel Zorn
Ponai
Mx Jange Company
Foreom Neon
Fea
Tl Colony
New England
Weston Allen
State House
Securities Exchange Company
Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company
Ponsh Financial Duthie
Pollice
Edwin U Curtis
Ponzi
Old Colony
Charles M. Brightwell
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