German and Japanese War Ultimatums Dominate Fronts
A torrent of World War I era dispatches describes German and Japanese actions across Europe and Asia. German forces sweep Belgium while Russia positions half a million in Prussia. Berlin gives no reply to Japan’s Kaouchau ultimatum as Tokyo readies a fleet toward Tsingtau. Officials weigh Japan’s next move and China’s stake, with reports of troop transports, a Kongom battleship fleet, and Germany’s evacuation of personnel. Seoul and Peking monitor Beijing and Tokyo diplomacy as war looms.
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Kaaucan
State Department
Tokyo
Japan
Baron Chinda
United States
Funikosha
Berlin
Kiauchan
Shanghai
Ching
Kokura
Tsingtau
Kinochow
China
Hoch
Count A. Rex
Seattle
San Francisco
Germany and Russia Seen Driving Japan From Port Arthur
Sir Valentine Chirol says Japan would have joined in ejecting Germans from Liaotung, even without an Anglo Japanese pact. He notes Germany’s 1895 role in Port Arthur eviction angered Japan, cites Okuma and Ito, and suggests Germany instigated Russia against Japan. He praises postwar aims to limit Germany’s Far East influence and strengthen Japan’s standing in China. August fair promotions follow.
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Klauchau
Valentine’ Chirol
Foreign Department
the Times
Valentine
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Germany
Russia
France
Port Arthur
Chita
Japan
Prince Ito
Far East
Asia
Meat prices in Paris fall to twenty year lows
In Paris on August 22 prices for meat dropped to their lowest level in twenty years while central markets reported abundant vegetables. Despite this cheap living trend some merchants raised prices risking boycott and prosecution.
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Paris
Germany's Floating Trade Halted by British Cruisers
The British foreign office reports that Germany's floating trade is at a standstill due to British cruisers and a strong British main fleet. About 7 percent of German tonnage is in British hands, 20 percent shelter in neutral harbors, with the rest blocked or seeking safety. Trade routes remain active for British ships except a small fraction in German harbors. The German China squadron is ineffective under British pursuit, the Adriatic squadron retreats before the Anglo French fleet, and many Britons offer to serve in the fleet.
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Germany
China
Far East
Adriatic
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Russians Hit German Lines In East Prussia War Advance
The Russian legation reports a victory in East Prussia with 6 Austrian officers 1 250 men and a battery of artillery captured. Russian forces claim 500 000 troops in Germany and ongoing operations along the Austro German frontier with heavy fighting in the Gumblinnen district. Cavalry clashes yield captured German artillery and bombardments target German entrenchments.
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East Prussia
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
St. Petersburg
Russia
Germany
Gumbinnen
Reuter Telegram Company
Austria
France vows to drive Germans from Belgium after Brussels occupation
Paris reports an official communication pledging to oust German forces from Belgium despite Brussels fall. France says the obligation to free allied territory deepens and will not be fulfilled until every German soldier is expelled. It notes the Belgian retreat did not affect Belgian resolve.
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Paris
Brussels
France
Belgium
Germans threaten to stir up Islamic war
London dispatch from Rome says German press denounces Britain for accepting Japanese aid and vows retaliation by inciting Islamic revolts in India Egypt Tunis Algeria and the Sudan to force England and France to terms.
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London
Rome
Berlin
England
Germany
India
Egypt
Tunis
Algyria
Sudan
France
Son of Maj Dreyfus Promoted for Heroism
Paris reports the son of Maj Dreyfus, exonerated in 1906 for treason, has been promoted to sergeant for heroic conduct during the battle at Mulhausen. The item notes continuation in Acts, 13-Day Vacation, Page 2.
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Maj. Dreyfus
Paris
Dreyfus
Mulhausen
France orders end to dum dum bullet use
Paris reports the government directs Hague powers to a finding from August 10 after an engagement when a French army surgeon located five dum-dum bullets on the road to Munster in Alsace. The bullets were in a life clip and given to the French commanding general. Other such bullets from killed French soldiers were sent to the minister of war.
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Paris
Munster
Alsace
Austrian Fleet Fires On Imaginary Vessels
A Rome dispatch says Trieste’s Giornale d Italia correspondent reports the Austrian fleet engaged in a violent artillery duel with an imaginary fleet Thursday night. The error was discovered only after a six hour cannonade.
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London
Hayas
Rome
Giornale d'Italia
Trieste
Dardanelles Reopen to Commercial Ships
Constantinople reports the porte has sent a telegram declaring the Dardanelles are now open to all commercial vessels, with the news circulating via Amsterdam and London on August 22.
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Amsterdam
London
The
Porte
Dardanelles
Prince Louis of Monaco Enters Upon Staff Duty
Paris reports Prince Louis of Monaco a retired captain of the African light cavalry has been appointed to staff duty after seeking rein statement in the army.
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Monaco
Paris
Prince Louis of Mo‘Mago
African Light Cavalry
Refugees Packed in German Steamers To New York
Samuel Untermyer protests officers action as refugees in steerage aboard ships like the Baltic and St Louis recount crowded conditions, arrests of spies, and escapes from Berlin. Berlin gossip and Kaiser speech memories mix with passenger tales, including Florence Ralph of Buffalo and Miss A Nelson of Brooklyn. The Baltic arrived with 3120 passengers and 6000 sacks of mail, while the St Louis carried 1135 Americans seeking exit from Liverpool.
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New York
England
Germany
Austria
Liverpool
Queenstown
Kaiser
Florence Ralph
Buffalo
Berlin
Ralph
A. Nelson
Brooklyn
Liege
S. W. Morris
Tacoma
Fire Island
Essex
Atlantic
Sandy Hook
St. Louis
Quarantina
German Drive Across Belgium Sparks Alarm Across England
A Ghent dispatch reports German forces moving toward France via Oudenarde while Belgium battles intensify from Namur to Charleroi. London notes a broad German advance, fear of air raids, and warnings that no major victory has yet occurred as Belgian, French, and British positions shift under heavy bombardment and strategic maneuvers.
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