Belgians retreat toward Antwerp amid Alsace fighting
Belgian forces fall back to Antwerp as German columns push on Brussels and Meuse fronts. French troops recapture Muhlhausen in Alsace after a fierce bayonet assault, seizing six German guns and six ammunition wagons. Lorraine action sees French troops pulled back after strong German defenses. Paris reports a heavy, ongoing campaign with multiple riverfront developments.
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Servia Congratulated by Russian Commander
London Aug 29 The St Peters burg correspondent of Reuters Telegraph Company reports Grand Duke Nicholas commanding the Russian army sent a letter to Prince Alexander of Servia praising the Servian army’s brilliant victory and sending congratulations on the first victory God has given. The Russian army cheers the victorious Serbs.
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St. Petersburg
Reuters Telegram Company
Nicholas
Alexander of Servia
Montenegrin Corps Joined Servian Army
Milan dispatch states the Montenegrin main force has become an army corps within the Servian army. They entered Herzegovina near Tre binje as Albanian insurgents push forward occupying Fiora and moving south of Avlona on the Adriatic Gulf of Avlona.
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Avlona
Gulf of Avlona
Adriatic
Girl Disguised as Man in French Air Corps
A French gendarme detachment halted a 26 year old English girl who left with Pau aviators in a military airman uniform. Disguised as a man and with short hair she was found to be under age of the group. She will be sent back to her parents.
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France
Paris
Pau
Villages Burning on Line of German Army
Brussels dispatch reports a long line of burning villages along the German advance as of August 21. The Central News summarizes heavy destruction noted along the front in Brussels dispatches.
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London
Central News
Brussels
Emergency war risk insurance bill moves in Congress
Senate and House commerce committees endorse a plan to create a Treasury Bureau of War Risk Insurance to cover American ships amid European war dangers. Majority Leader Underwood says the measure is strictly an emergency, not a permanent program, and aims to help Europe debt payments with foodstuffs while facilitating emergency shipping.
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Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Underwood
Canada War Appropriation Passes in Commons
Ottawa August 20. Canada’s house of commons approved a war appropriation of 50 million dollars with no opposition. Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden said the sum funds the military aid offered to Britain. The session also extended the governor general Duke of Connaught’s term. Budget changes include a 2 cent per pound tax on green coffee and higher duties on sugar spirits cigars and tobacco.
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Ontario
House of Commons
Robert Borden
Canada
Duke of Connaught
Cardinal Escapes Bomb Attack on Train to Rome
A bomb exploded today in the first class compartment of a Naples bound train to Rome injuring ten passengers. Cardinal Vannutelli, in Naples, learned of the pope's grave condition and boarded the same train but was not hurt, missing injury by taking the next train.
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Rome
Cardinal Vannutelli
Merry del Val
Germans Adopt Teeth Bayonets In Fresh War Tactics
London Aug 21 The Daily Man's Brussels dispatch reports German troops using bayonets with teeth designed to snag flesh upon withdrawal. The same dispatch notes German bullets have very sharp points, while the Red Cross says wounds from such weapons are easily treated.
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Daily Man’s
Brussels
Germany
Red Cross
Americans in London cannot access funds sent from America
Hundreds of U S refugees in London expressed exasperation as funds deposited with the Washington Treasury remain unavailable at the American embassy. They were told money would be paid at 10:00 but officials said no instructions had arrived from Washington. Nine steamers have been chartered to move Americans. a cable with names of over 1,000 claimants was sent to London, but delays persist.
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Three Russian Ports Bombarded By Germans Says English Engineer
An English engineer arriving from St. Petersburg reports that seven days after the war began German ships bombarded Kronstadt Viborg and Reval. Kronstadt serves as a fortress and naval base near St. Petersburg. Reval is a major naval base at the Gulf of Finland. Viborg is a Finnish port near the Russian frontier.
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Finland
German Herald Claims 39 English Battleships Destroyed
New York dispatch cites a German paper asserting that 39 English battleships were sunk by torpedo boats. The tale also mentions Zeppelins over Hull harbor destroying dreadnoughts and other craft, with three more airships completed but unnamed in destination.
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New York German Herald
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Herald
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Two American Doctors Aid German Wounded Amid War
Dr. W. H. Aurand of Minneapolis and Dr. Robert Hizer of Chicago with families arrived in London after weeks near Liege and Aix la Chapelle. They spent days in a Verviers hospital caring for German wounded amid food shortages and rising prices while Belgian delays blocked transport to Aix la Chapelle.
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Robert Hizer
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Manlel Diamond
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Louis Frink
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Britain Will Not Seize American Owned Autos
An official note to the American embassy states Britain will not seize American owned automobiles though many British cars have been seized. Earl Grey says American polo ponies will not be taken but other American owned horses may be requisitioned. No widespread bother to Americans yet. Germany, by contrast, has seized numerous touring car motors.
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Forsten
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England
Germany
SERMANS RAIDING CATTLE IN BRITISH EAST AFRICA
A small German force crossed the frontier into British East Africa Protectorate and raided native cattle. The protectorate covers nearly 250 000 square miles and is governed by imperial authorities.
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Nairobi
British East Africa Protectorate
London
Son of Russian Count 18 Wounded in Battle
London Aug 21 Count von Benckendorff Russian Ambassador in London received a telegram stating his youngest son Count Peter von Benckendorff was slightly wounded in the shoulder while fighting with Russian forces on the German eastern frontier. He is now in a hospital at Vilna.
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Count von Benckendorff
Count Peter von Benckendorff
Vilna
300 Alsatians Leave Paris for War Staged Parade
Paris August 20 three hundred Alsatians departed for the war, marching past Joan of Arc and the Strassburg monument in the Place de la Concorde. They sang the La Marseillaise and shouted Long live France as they proceeded to the train.
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Paris
Joan of Arce
Strassburg
Place de la Concorde
France
China Asks America to Be Trustee of Kiauchau
Chinese authorities asked the United States about assuming trusteeship for the German held Kiauchau territory and promptly returning it to China. The move aimed to avert war with Japan while Germany maintains neutrality with Britain and Japan. The president plans no action without allied agreement.
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America
Kiauchau
Berlin
United States
Kiaucau
Germany
Japan
Great Britain
Canadian Ports Warned Not to Give Enemy Coal
Vancouver Aug 20 The Hon J D Hazen minister of marine warned all ports of a German warship nearing and ordered authorities not to aid the enemy even if bombarded threatening cities.
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British Columbia
Prince Rupert
J. D. Hazen
American Women Supply Work for Needy Britons
London, Aug 30. The American Women's War Relief Society leased a factory to employ about 200 women. They will produce garments for soldiers and sailors in hospitals, aiding needy Britons during wartime.
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American Women’s War Relief Society
Kaiser Ordered Liege Attack Says Paris Dispatch
London reports a Paris dispatch stating Emperor William ordered the German assaults on Liege, with Gen. von Emmich not held responsible, per a Christiania origin story circulated by Exchange Telegraph Company.
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Paris
Exchange Telegraph Company
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von Emmich
Prince of Wales Leads Guards Through London
The Prince of Wales led a detachment of grenadier guards through London today and received an enthusiastic reception.
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London
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King of the Belgians Arrives at Antwerp
King Albert of Belgium arrives in Antwerp this morning amid a formal welcome. The brief dispatch notes the royal visit and mentions local railroad ticket details for travel back, with a fragmentary line about Pennsylvanian Railroad schedules and return options through Monday.
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