Tennessee 15 Held Up Delays Relief Of Refugees
In Paris and Cherbourg reports say the Tennessee failed to depart for Holyland duties to relief stranded Americans in Europe. Ambassador Walter Hines Page seeks exact numbers of Americans stranded and wireless use is forbidden in war areas. North Carolina cruiser arrives at Cherbourg to aid relief efforts. Maj Charles A Hodikin and others head to Paris with funds for continental patriots.
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Ambassador Page
London
North Carolina
Cherbourg
Famouth
England
United States
Tennessee
Hook of Holyland
Europe
Henry Breckinridge
Page
Walter Hines Wage
Ewope
Unti
Charles A Hodekin
France
Unelr Sersiee
Amphion Sinks After Mine Strike in North Sea
London reports the sinking of the British cruiser Amphion after striking a mine in the North Sea. The crew evacuated in orderly fashion, with two English sailors and one German prisoner killed by debris from the explosion. Captain Cecil Fox praised the disciplined conduct and swift abandonment of ship.
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London
Official Information Bureau
Amphion
North Sea
Chase
Captain Falls
Cearly Tme
Beegan
Cecil Fox
Oder
German Army Holds Both Sides of the Meuse Advance Check
A Brussels dispatch reports that the German right wing presses on both banks of the Meuse in Belgium while the Belgian and French lines on the south hold and the north sees German incursions. Officials say the Germans gained ground but spent fifteen days for this result and emphasize secrecy and confidence in the army leadership as battles unfold along a vast front from Basel to Diest.
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Meuse
London
Brussels
Belgium
Differant
Liege
Baste
Switzerland
Diest
Wavre
Louvain
Alsace
Theer
American Expert Sees Brussels Battle Outlook Amid Belgian Calm
An American military expert in London reports from Brussels that while rumors swirl of a German advance, Belgians remain mostly calm. Cavalry reconnaissance and barricaded streets mark defenses, but officials urge restraint. He notes Belgian telephones and bicycle corps enable rapid alarms and effective fire against German probes.
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London
Belgium
Brussels
Tirlemont
Louvain
Brussela
Battle of Zaragoza marks decisive succession clash history
A fragment recounts the 1710 Zaragoza battle during the War of the Spanish Succession. It notes Philip V's rise, Marlborough and Eugene’s roles, and the shift toward Utrecht Peace, with ambivalent views on Spain’s burden and Europe’s wider stakes.
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Saragoosa
Philip
Saragossa
Zaragoza
Caésaraugusta
Aragon
Duke of Marlborough
Spain
Europe
Marlborough
Prince Eugene
Charles
Leopold
Bavaria
Philip V
Utrecht
War paralyzes Suez Canal traffic and seizes German fleet
A Port Said cable dispatch reports traffic through the Suez Canal nearly halted as a vast fleet of German merchant ships is seized. German engines and wireless gear removed. Australia Asia and East Africa trade paralyzed. ships fly Italian flag while Germans and Austrians are detained by British authorities. Public services under military control. banks closed. heightened vigilance to prevent uprisings.
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Suez Canal
Washington Post
Milan
Port Said
Germany
Roommerce
Australia
Asia
East Africa
Egypt
Austrians Warn Hostages If Ragusa Falls
A Rome dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph reports Montenegrin forces nearing Ragusa in Dalmatia, with Austrian authorities warning that prominent Servians and Montenegrins held as hostages at Ragusa will be executed if Ragusa is attacked. An official Paris note confirms Servian victory claims at Shabats with heavy Austrian losses.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Rome
Cettinje
Ragusa
Austria-Hungary
Dalmatia
Gustavo
Nicholas
Ragugan
Ivo Voprovica
Paris
Shabats
Servia
Belgrade
Austria Mobilizes Troops at Italian Border
Austria openly mobilizes troops along the Italian frontier and intrenches at key points. Tradesmen must declare stock to military authorities while about a thousand workers build trenchworks. Austrian officers’ families in Riva told to leave within 24 hours as archives move inland. Arrests rise daily and electric power scarce at night to obscure towns from aircraft. Corriere d’Italia notes Trent province requisitioning feared to bring starvation, with hope food may come from Italy.
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Trent
Austria
Riva
Faria
Aausine
Mane, Archives, &c
War correspondents can join army in the field at late stage
London August 19 The war office reversed earlier bans on correspondents joining the expeditionary forces and will allow a number to join at a late stage. A prominent American journalist based in London was selected to accompany the force, with Field Marshal Kitchener reportedly neutral about the American joining under the current circumstances.
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Washington Post
London
War Office
England
Field Marshal
Kitchener
German Mob Beats Danish Countess in Barracks
Copenhagen dispatch reports Countess Groote, wife of the Duke of Cumberland's steward, severely injured after a mob at Mecklenburg railway station accused her as a Russian spy. Soldiers offered little protection and she was taken to a barracks where she says she suffered brutal treatment before release and arrival in Copenhagen with wounds.
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Copenhagen
London
Groote
Duke of Cumberland
Mecklenburg
Germans retake Alsace outpost amid fierce Meuse fighting
Dinant clashes reveal brutal carnage as French and German forces clash along the Meuse. French troops, decimated in the first wave, hold a position until artillery destroys a bridge and French cavalry counterattacks drive Germans back toward the river.
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Dinant
Meuse
German troops living on beet roots and carrots
London reports from the Brussels correspondent of the Times confirm harsh German commissariat conditions. Prisoners arriving from the French front describe eating beet roots and carrots in their knapsack over several days, while French supply efforts are praised as working splendidly.
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London
Commissariat
Brussels
The
Times
French Commissariat la
French Mother Proud to Have Lost Four Sons
Paris reported a mother with four sons in the French army visited a municipal office to learn their status. Though pale with emotion, she declared all four were safe, saying they are in the arms of the Father and she is proud to give all to the cause.
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Paris
Jean
Girls Held as Spies Reported in Brussels Shootings
Four German girls were arrested in Brussels on spying charges. A German man and two Belgians were captured at Louvain and shot for warning German forces after the Diest battle and the Haelen prospects. Three others bet the war news drove some to insanity.
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Brussels
Paris
Louvain
Diest
Haelen
Poles in France Volunteer for War Against Kaiser
An official war office statement from Paris reports many Poles working in mines and factories are volunteering for the French army. It adds that Poles especially seek permission to fight Germany.
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France
Kaiser
Paris
War Office
Germany
Pilot Fights After German Plane Is Brought Down
A German monoplane was shot down near Sterrebeek, east of Brussels, by riflemen today. The pilot, an officer, hurled revolvers bombs and military notes as he fell, broke his legs but tried to fire his weapons despite injuries.
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Brussels
Parle
Sterrebeek
Count Witte predicts war to end in months
Paris report quotes Count Witte traveling from Biarritz to Russia stating the European war would last only two or three months. He claims the moment has come for Russia to intervene and that mobilization has progressed steadily toward vanquishing Germany, regardless of possible events.
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Paris
Tabes
Count Witte
Biarritz
Russia
Germany
Czar's Brother Michael to Join Fighting Line
London reports Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, brother of Emperor Nicholas, has left St Petersburg to join the Russian fighting line according to advices received today from the Russian capital.
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Czar’s
Michael
Fighting Line
London
St. Petersburg
Michael Alexandroviteh
Nicholas
St Petersburg
Spain’s Status in War Topic at Madrid Conference
King Alfonso and Premier Dato return from San Sebastian and plan crucial talks with French and English ambassadors on Spain’s stance in the European conflict. The discussions aim to align Spain’s attitude with the ongoing war.
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Spain
Madrid
Paris
Alfonso
Dato
San Sebastian
Retirement roll favors volunteer officers in 1910s bill
War officers dying fast prompt push for a volunteer retirement roll. Congress considers a 1910 plan extending pensions, with June 1913 figures showing 12,189 deaths since 1910 and about 49,000 pensioners overall. An official pension bureau test suggested only about one officer per five men remains among living veterans.
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Congress
Pension Ofice
Pension Bureau
Loyal Legion
New Laws Sectional Platform At Republican Convention
Saratoga New York August 19 The New York Republican State convention adjourned after adopting a platform focused on arraigning Democratic policies. It declares sectional bias in tariff and banking laws and opposes income tax as harming prosperity. It rejects endorsing any candidates except delegates to the constitutional convention.
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Saratoga
N. Y
New York
Tariff Board
Republican Congress
Democratic Congress
Smith Holds Lead in Georgia Primary Returns
Early returns from Georgia’s Democratic primary show United States Senator Hoke Smith leading in the race for re election by a wide margin over former Gov Joseph Brown. Hardwick and Slaton battle for second with Felder close. In the gubernatorial contest Hardman Harris and Anderson remain neck and neck as votes continue to be tallied. delays from remote precincts push action to the convention.
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Hardwick
Gov. Slaton
Felder
Hardiman
Harris
Anderson
Atlanta
Georgia
United States
Hoke Smith
Senate
Joseph
O . Bacon
T W Hardwick
J H Slaton
Thomas S Feller
Jeader
I. Hardman
N E Harris
J Randolph Anderson
Hardman
Prince Albert Strikes Butterworth Rock Near British Columbia
Passengers and crew of the Grand Trunk steamer Prince Albert are safe after going ashore on Butterworth rock near Prince Wopert British Columbia last night. The 1000 ton vessel struck the rock amid dense fog and abandoned ship in two boats shortly after the accident. There were fewer than twenty passengers aboard at the time.
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Prince Wopert
British Columbia
Grand Trunk
Prince Albert
Butterworth Rock
Peace fete plans for centenary celebration in wartime Ottawa
Despite the European war, a Canadian Peace Centenary group meeting today decided to continue arrangements for the 100 years of peace between English speaking nations. It was felt that, due to the war, it would be expedient to avoid fixed timing or location for the celebration.
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Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce
Miss Mabel
WU J Kaufman
Wiliam F Gude
Chamber
Boeton
Florists
Russia Reforms War Front as All Men Mobilized
A special cable from Petersburg reports a body of older men marching to the front. St. Petersburg is left with few men, impacting transportation and pushing food prices higher as wartime demands increase.
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Russia
Petersburg
St. Petersburg
Pichon Warns Against Hope of Quick Victory
Paris reports former Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Pichon cautions that outpost combats do not guarantee a swift end to the war. He says Germans may be demoralized but war will be protracted, fought to the death with enormous losses, requiring full material and moral efforts from France and allies.
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Paris
Stephen Pichon
The
Petit Journal
Germany
France
Europa
Washington Business Man in Europe Describes War News
William H Saunders, a Washington businessman, traveled with American officials in Europe at the war outbreak. He recounts crowds in Lyons, mobilization chaos in Paris, and German storekeepers attacked in the street. The party reached London and sailed to New York aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam after brief incidents with a British cruiser. Other Washington residents were later reported safe in London and on the Continent as war spread.
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Willam H Saunders
Washington
Europe
Southern Commercial Congress
International Congress of
London
New York
Nieuw Amsterdam
France
England
Serbia
Federation
Herrick
Saunders
Lyons
Germany
Paris
Hotel de Terminus Nord
Cis
Dieppe
New Haven
Mm Cie
Sieuw Amsterdam
Ameter
Isaac Gans
York
Amsterdam
Mrs Gans
Russians execute German consul and brothers in Finland plot
Dispatches from Stockholm report German Vice Consul Goerdeke at Abo and his three brothers were condemned to death and executed at St Petersburg for allegedly trying to procure ten Finnish pilots for German warships.
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Stockholm
Godeke
Abo
Finland
St Petersburg
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