Belgian World War Battle Clips Ebb Towards Antwerp
Brussels dispatch reports a vast wartime struggle from Diest to Givet with German forces pressing toward Brussels and Antwerp suburbs. Cavalry encounters near Hernthals and Turnhout. Diest bombardments intense. Belgian aviator relays German positions. Paris notes rapid French advance in Alsace Lorraine toward Morhange and Delme with strong opposition around Metz.
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Antwerp
Alsace
Brussels
Hernthals
Turnhout
Diest
Morhange
Morchingen
Alsace- Lorraine
Metz
Seille
Delme
German Shells Fire Tirlemont as Main Force Withdraws
August 20 1914 Tirlemont shelled with a dozen houses on fire refugees arriving from the town report fear and confusion. The censor prints that German forces may be withdrawing near Tirlemont as a column of French dragoons covered the rear, though details are limited and reports vary in reliability.
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Tirlemont
Bruasels
la Derniere
Russians Repel Austrians After Seven Hour Battle at Kusnia
Telegraphed dispatch from St Petersburg reports a seven hour clash about 30 miles northwest of Kamenez Podolia. At noon Austrian cavalry with artillery and machine guns attacked Kusnia, but after stubborn fighting until seven in the evening, Russian forces beat back the assault with heavy Austrian losses and small Russian casualties.
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St. Petersburg
Daily Telegraph
Trussian
Kamenez
Podolia
Kusnia
Battles Deciding Fates of Nations Across Fronts
Reported in early World War I style dispatches giants of Germany engage half a million troops from Namur to Louvain while Belgian forces retreat to Antwerp. French operations in Alsace-Lorraine show progress. On the Russian front German troops occupy Mlawa with heavy Austrian casualties in a repulse. A Rome dispatch notes German shooting Italians at Magdeburg after Italian cheers. Serbian victory at Shabats is attributed to French officials with Austrian losses listed.
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Vosges
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Seille
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Diest
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Russia
Mlawa
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Poland
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Rome
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Europe
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Brussels
Tsingtau to resist disarm gunboat at Nanking
In Peking August 19 the Kiauchau governor issued a proclamation that an attack was imminent as German and British officers associated with the legation guard prepare for fighting. American consul Peck wants to stay though the embassy urges withdrawal. The Vaterland gunboat has been forced to disarm at Nanking, with details on its size.
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Kiauchau
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Pest
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China
State Department
Willys R. Peck
Peck
Kiauchaw
Tsingtaw
Legation Guards
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London
Central News
Rome
Nanking
Refugees Speak of War Perils and Escape Plans
Reports from refugees living in New York detail harrowing escapes from Germany as U S aid keeps refugees safe. Millionaire donor says Americans abroad face dangers but would pay half a fortune to flee. Women describe lying on ground between firing lines while weeks pass. R J Weeks notes a spy shot and relief boards report safe Americans overseas.
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New York
Finland
R. J. Weeks
Finland Brings Home War Survivors and Patten Heroes
The New York port report details the Finland steamship returning to America with 1,208 passengers including James A. Patten the Calcago Wheat King and five other stranded Americans. A passenger describes lying in trenches under Belgian fire as Germans advanced. Patten, who traveled with five grateful Americans, faced bread scarcity during the journey and faced arrest of his car convoy in Nuremberg as war engulfed Europe.
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Red Star Line
Finland
James A. Patten
North Sea
Mr. Patten
London
Tolay
Carlsbad
Nuremberg
Appeals to Roosevelt to fight for France
Paris August 19. An appeal to Col Theodore Roosevelt to come to France and fight the Germans was sent by American lawyer Donald Harper. The message urged him to join a courageous regiment and defend civilization against Belgium atrocities.
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Washington Post
Paris
Theodore Roosevelt
France
Donald Harper
German Soldier Boasts of Killing Children
London Aug 19 A French War Office statement passed to Reuters notes correspondence found on German soldiers showing delusions of invasion progress and cruel acts. One letter claims penetrations of 60 kilometers into France while another says they are in southern France. Another entry admits shooting civilians aged 4 to 16 and killing about 30.
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London
War Office
Reuter
Paris
France
Rumor of British Army Corps Landed on German Coast
A Maastricht dispatch circulating in London reports rumors that Britain has landed an army corps on the German north coast. The sole substantiating clue is the sudden cut of telegraphic links with Germany from Winterswijk near the Prussian border. Additional items include theater listings for Goturabia, Players, and "Marriage of Kitty" at Columbia Theater today at 2:15.
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Maastricht
Holland
Germany
Winterswijik
Goturabia
Players
Await Kaiser's Reply Likely to Pass Through U S
Germany expected to reject Tokyo's demand and resist siege to the utmost. Abandoning Kienchau to China would present a new situation with Berlin's purpose not stated.
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Germany
Tokyo
Kienchau
China
Berlin
Japanese Envoy To Leave Berlin
A Berlin report says the Japanese Ambassador will depart soon. Police guard the embassy while the Japanese Club is empty and Japanese students have left German universities. The Voasische Zeitung notes Japan’s ultimatum to Germany and warns one more declaration of war cannot frighten Germany.
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London
Depsted
Berlin
Voasische Zeitung
Japan
Germany
Germany to reject Japanese ultimatum signals new hostilities
Rotter dam correspondent says official Berlin sources indicate Germany will refuse Japan s ultimatum and likely resist a Far East clash Germany may withdraw from Klauchau shifting focus to Europe while China would reclaim the territory if Germany pulls back German espionage arrests of Japanese students in England reported as they arrived with lost baggage and discomfort after Britain declared war
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Far East
Klauchau
Europe
China
England
Great Britain
Russa
German Loss 1500 Dead 7000 Wounded in War
Rotterdam reports Cologne Gazette list shows German army losses up to August 18 totaling about 1,500 dead and 7,000 wounded with individual names. Other German papers note fleet at Kiel and Helgoland, 2,000,000 Germans in the field, and railways transporting soldiers and supplies. Austrian troops moving toward France.
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Rotterdam
Cologne
Kiel
Helgoland
France
French Hold Trumps in Vosges in Swiss Report
The Daily Mail correspondent in Delemont reports ongoing gunfire in Alsace with skirmishes near Altkirch. Large troop concentrations move northward as fighting appears imminent. French forces control the Vosges passes and crests, with key advantages observed.
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London
Daily Mail
Delemont
Switzerland
Alsace
Altkirch
Upper
Vosges Mountains
Canada offers England vast store of cheese
Quebec reports a special cabinet session approved offering 4,000,000 pounds of Canadian cheese to imperial military authorities for army use. The item is noted in the Aug 19 dispatch from Quebec. The rest of the text describes a Washington to Baltimore and Ohio railroad timetable with a 7:45 am departure Aug 21 and special trains, with stops and return within 15 days, plus excursion dates Sept 4 and 18 in October.
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Ningtra Falisang
Washington
Baltimore
Ohio
Philadephia
Life of Pope Pius Recorded in Brief
Chronology of Pope Pius IX born 1835 at Riese Italy ordained priest 1858 made canon of Treviso Cathedral 1875 created bishop Mantua 1684? cardinal 1893 became Patriarch of Fence 1903 elevated to papacy reestablished Gregorian Chant 1904 named commission to codify canon law 1907 encyclical against modernism 1904 1913 tensions with France Spain Portugal 1914 opposed war and died August 20 at 1 30 am after long strain
Cash Back To Banks Demand Grows In Crisis Aftermath
West calls for funds to move crops while the South seeks cash for cotton harvesting. Banks’ liquidity improves as money returns from the public, but interior banks' demand grows. Some Berlin business persists with triplicate drafts. London rates rise. crop prospects improve with rains in the Southern belt, though Northwest rain arrives late for benefit. Steel prices rise as mills push ahead amid mixed trade.
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West
Berlin
New York
Bis
South
Holland
Italy
London
German Corps Repulses Russians Near Stallopohnen
A Berlin dispatch reports that on August 17 a German division repulsed a Russian force near Stallopohnen in east Prussia, taking 1,000 prisoners and six machine guns while destroying many Russian guns. The report comes via Marconi Wireless Press Bureau.
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Marconi Wireless
Berlin
Stallopohnen
East Prussia
Flest
Pope Pius X Dies Amid War Crisis and Prayer
Rome mourns as Pope Pius X dies at 1:20 am after days of illness linked to acute bronchitis and a gouty heart malady. Officials cite war stress. prayers flood Rome, with cardinals and sisters at his bedside and a world urged to end the conflict.
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Rome
Pius X
Vicar Emmanuel
Helena
Mgr. Zampini
Merry del Vai
Europe
Deaths
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