ALL BRITAIN TO FIGHT MILITANTS ARE NOW NURSES
British industries mobilize clerks and shopkeepers into defense units as war shortages bite. Clerks drill nightly to bolster the home front while food supplies shrink and wheat harvests are strained.
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Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1914
Page
3
Dinant Citadel Fight Amid German Assault
London reports a brutal engagement at Dinant last Saturday for control of the citadel. French troops climbed steep paths under machine gun fire, silenced a German gun, and captured the flag as the Germans retreated. A French officer describes being wounded near Mort Leste and saved by Belgians after a yell for retreat.
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London
Reuter
Brussels
Dinant
Tenant
Mort Leste
Meuse
Mi Melera
Tork
Freres Premontres
Uute
Severn
Belgium
Paris uses work relief to feed poor and restart industry
In Paris a government warning urges interior battles against economic havoc. About 600000 out of work in Paris and suburbs. 3 percent bank deposits rise to 10 percent. Labor groups and Marcel Bembatta push to reopen factories, employ elderly and youths in building trades, and resume dressmaking and related industries. Soup kitchens expand while rail freight services aim to resume.
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Paris
Seine
Marcel Bembatta
Eld
Wasng
France
Anlong
Department of the Seine
Notaing
Louis Mulvy
Interior
Ieeu
Pualnesa
Bonaparte Prince Offers Services for Fight
Prince Roland Dona, a 56 year old lieutenant of taifunery in an army and Troian woo, sends a message to President Pota nd Seree declaring preparedness to fight. He notes the laws of a family once in power hinder enlistment and multiple homes have begun arrests of Paros as suspects.
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Bonaparte
Roland Donahore Leutenant
Tafunery
Troian Woo
Potand Seree
Paros
Would Keep Japan at Peace appeal from 1914 era
An extracted fragment voices a pacifist appeal urging Germany American leaders to deter Japan from aggression. It discusses preventing European war expansion, preserving national borders, and avoiding a Japanese invasion threat, attributed to a Philadelphia based speaker.
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Ayrworth
Japan
Elf Universal Peace
Dr He
Philadelphia
Railway wreck injures twenty six near Mount Juliet Tennessee
Twenty six persons were injured when two passenger coaches and a baggage car of a Tennessee Central Railroad accommodation train jumped the track near Mount Juliet Tennessee. A relief train carried the injured to Nashville where nine are believed seriously hurt. Among the injured is William Mull of Carthage Tenn father of Representative Cordell Hull.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Central Railroad
Mount Jutiet
Dene Wiliam Mull
Carthage
Cordell Hull
Francis Josephs Manifesto of War That Plunged Europe Into Conflict
Vienna reports the aging Emperor Francis Joseph declares war on Serbia, outlining long tensions and hostile plots, justifying force to defend Austria-Hungary. He pleads for unity, condemns Serb hostility, and calls for military action to secure peace and protect the monarchy.
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Europe
Servia
Ferdinand
Washington
Vienna
Austria- Hungary
Servis
Germany
Austria
France
England
Francis
Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Stuerekl
Pesca
Phen
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Kingdom of
Storma
Off to Join British Army in Canada
J and Wadsworth, cousin of New York, will enlist in Canada for King George’s army at Halifax Nova Scotia. Wadsworth, former member of Troop M New York cavalry, goes abroad amid Mexican trouble reports from Livingston county valley. He is brother of Crale Wadsworth and cousin of Maj W F Wadsworth and former Representatives James W Wadsworth Jr and James Wadsworth Sr.
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Wadsworth
New York
Canada
Rochester
James
Wadeworth
Genessen
New York Cavalry
King George
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Livingston County
Crale Wadsworth
United States
London
Maj. W. 4. Wadsworth
James W. Wadsworth
Britain Must Fight On To Our Own Terms Says Times Expert
A Times military expert argues in a pessimistic Aug. article that England faces a long war. He warns Kitchener must expand land forces, foreseeing 600,000 more troops and a fight to the last man. No peace while terms do not suit Britain.
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London Times
Sclera
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Baca
Europe
London ‘Times
London
England
The
Times
Kitchener
Russia
Trix
France
Germany
Lord Kirchener
Lord Kitchener
Britain
Mount Gilvet Tragedy: Borg Kills Wife and Self
Mount Gilvet Illinois August 22 Frank Borg shot and seriously wounded his wife then killed himself at the home of Mrs Borg. Mrs Borg had left him and filed for separate maintenance. Borg spoke to neighbor Mrs Meier on the porch before a confrontation with Mr Meier led to the fatal shooting.
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Mount Gilvet
Ill
Frank Borg
Appalling Numbers Will Be Killed In Next Battle Says German Expert
Major B S E Piorkowski of the Imperial German Army and Wormer Agent for Krupps in America discusses the upcoming battle in Europe. He predicts vast casualties, a single great offensive along a long front, and a costly price in human life before any peace. He notes modern logistics reduce march hardships but increase total losses in rapid, concentrated engagements.
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B. S. E. Piorkowski
Wormer
Krupps
America
Europe
Armiea
Liege
Battlefeld
Banc
Austria Tempts Italy With Territories to Secure Aid
Rome rumors allege Austria offers Tunisian and Albanian provinces including Valona and Trieste in exchange for Italy's support. Italy faced a choice between neutrality, intervention for Austria, or potential Allied action if Austria moves on Montenegro. Internal factions favor neutrality, while pro Austrian elements push for intervention. The king and premier reportedly back neutrality.
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England
Great Britain
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Sigfor Salandra
Sipfior Ferdinandman Martini
Sigfor Jan Giuliano
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Candorna
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