Censorship Tightens as War News Shrinks Papers
London editors struggle to inform the public as wartime bans and paper shortages slash editions to half size. Paris papers follow with condensed issues. Authorities curb wireless and cables, leaving bureaus as the sole news conduit for the era.
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Paris
England
Engiseh
Admiralty
Army
London
Ste 1. Gunehen
Germany
Berlin
Wheo
Navy
de Hisaltz
Leva
North Sea
la Patria
Ag Lta
Allies Defeated In Upper Alsace Offensive Battle
Dispatches report desperate fighting across the Vosges to the Meurthe region with French and English forces opposing German troops moving from Luxemburg into Belgium. Reports claim Germans occupy Luneville Amance and Cleubard while Nancy's status remains unconfirmed. Ostend says rail links hold against uhlan raids as German offensives continue in upper Alsace.
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Mosetle
Mons
Belgium
Upper
Alsace
Vosxes Mountains
Meurthe
Pau
Badonviller
Luneville
Wavre
Neufchateau
Luxemburg
Semois
Ann
Amance
Cleubard
Moselle
Paria
Nancy
Department
Mowelje
Metz
T Lo
France
Paris
Ostend
Havan
Alost
Brussels
Hombeek
Ublang
Grimbergher
Avo UN
Dedley
Basal
Switzerland
Faris
Gerfren
War Don't Argue On War Doctor's Health Tip
Spacted to The Washington Poet in New York on August 24, Dr. Louis R. Weisrauler, medical director, urges readers to avoid war arguments for health. He cautions anger and fretfulness harm efficiency, notes rising living costs do not justify worry, and promotes optimism, exercise, healthy food, sunlight, and prayer to support peace and personal well being.
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Washington
New York
Louis
R. Weisrauler
Censorship Blurs Frontline News As Vienna Moves
The article notes immediate ticket cancellations by International Railway lines and denials of permission to travel to Switzerland. Censors in Austria and Serbia obscure brigade and commander names during French invasions, with only Gen Leman named prominently as a military figure. Ralph Graves reports from the Slavic front, highlighting delays in news reaching London and the harsh info control.
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Wien
Switzerland
Washington
London
Frank Josef
Ischl
Vienna
Alsace
Lorraine
Leman
Llese
Ralph Graves
Italian Refugees Pay $200000 For Udine Passage To New York
The Italian liner Udine carried 599 refugees to New York after Americans paid 200000 francs for passage, with 7230 gold per first cabin berth and a 110000 franc deficit funded by a committee. The group plans to brief the State Department on conditions in Southern Europe and aid evacuees.
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State Department
Europe
New York
Yner
Principe Df
Udine
New York Harbor
Lloyd Sabaudo Company
Genoa
Citimens
Henry Burnett
Louisville
Willum G. Frizell
Dayton
Ohio
William T. Newbold
Philadelphia
Theodore W. Noyes
Washington
Stewart Paton
Princeton
Charles R. Paul
Chicago
Edward Randthaler
North Carolina
J. G. Schmachsop
Cincinnati
Siiney T. Smythe
Dolafield
Wis
Landon Thomas
Augusta
Cruiaer
Cunard
Caronia
Saya & Statement
Ttaley
America
American Express Company
To the United States Poem by William Watson
London Aug 24 A sonnet titled To the United States by English poet William Watson appears in the Post. The verse praises a calm, vast republic from coast to coast and urges restraint against aggressive nations, urging a powerful yet measured response to warlike rulers.
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United States
William Watson
London
The
Post Today
House Moves Plan to Build U S Merchant Fleet
Congress and the White House push a $20 million government owned steamship company to run ocean routes under a shipping board. The plan aims to acquire Panama Canal bonds to fund ships and place government stock in the enterprise, with private capital encouraged under government guarantees. The effort to expand American registry and neutral rights follows amid wartime shipping debates.
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Shipping Board
Congress
White House
House
Alexander
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Commerce
Beeves
Federal Steamship Company
Stork
United States
Audi
German envoy predicts war unity and American ties
Count von Bernstorff in New York denies Polish Bolshevik withdrawal and says 280 Americans in Germany will be evacuated on special trains. He asserts Germany will win, praises German unity, and explains allied actions and media distortions while detailing refugee arrangements and American-German relations.
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Bernstorff
Poland
Warsaw
Germany
Geve Gut
Traly
Red Cross
Munich
Prince Hatzfeldt
United States
Sedan
Japan
Pacific
England
Kiauchan
Liege
America
Belgium
Eugen
von Emmich
Daya
Berlin
Gerard
Count von Bernstorf
Count von Bernstorft
New York
Count von Bernstorff
Washington
Bans Climbing Among Alps In Swiss War Law
Geneva reports that central Alps climbing has been forbidden under military law as Switzerland mobilizes. Mountain guides were drafted, and American climbers unaware of the rule were stopped by sentinels near St Gothard and along frontier areas as the war effort intensified.
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Senate
House
Rules Committee
Adamson
Inter
Standard Ol Company
United Fiat Company
United States Steel Corporation
Great Britain
France
London
Neuteel Naliong
United States
American Mercantile Marine
Geneva
Pwnseeland
Lonson
Central Alps
Switzerland
St. Gothard
Strips U S Women Bleeding From Train Incident
Dr B G Collins of Pasadena recalled a touring party of 92 women being forcibly ejected from a German train near the Me Bel Wan border. He said the humiliation and rough handling stirred American anger, with some women thrown flat on their backs as the group pressed on to Italy and Switzerland.
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Jean
B. G Collins
Pesadena
Italy
Switzerland
France
Obituary of Mrs Marion Sands Franklin in Washington
Mrs Marion Sands Franklin died last Friday at her home on Lad Mineteenth Street NW Washington. The funeral was yesterday afternoon at St Matthew's Catholic Church with burial at Arlington Cemetery beside her husband Rear Admiral Samuel B Franklin. She was a daughter of Rear Admiral Benjamin F Sands born in Washington in 1880 and survived by daughter Mrs 4 P Dutton and Mrs Juliette Watrous. Her death is thought to have been caused by rheumatism.
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Mineteenth Street
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Arlington Cemetery
Samuel B. Franklin
Franklin
Benjamin F. Sands
Washington
4. P. Dutton
Juliette Watrous
New London
Conn
Watrous
Benjamin ¥. Watrous
Whenein Washington
the Olympia
Hher Alster
War News Lets London Grieve Over Exhausting Struggle
British readers confront the prospect of a long, costly war as German advances threaten Belgian refugees and French towns. Reports from Ostend describe German columns moving south toward Valenciennes and Lille, while the first cavalry action of the campaign yields wounded officers from the Royal Scots Grays and other units.
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England
Holland
Ostend
Daily
Mal
Valenciennes
Scheldt
Lille
Mma
Ninove
Srammont
Lesalnes
Belgium
Hal
Brainet- Jomte
Mons
Thielt
Lichtervelde
Ronbalx
Valenciennes Provants
Earl of Leven
Melyilie
Royal Scots Grays
Waterloo
Rock Flying Corps
Refugees Rebuked as U S Officials Aid Stranded Americans
In The Hague Aug 4 reports show Americans in Europe receiving aid from diplomats and volunteers amid a surge of travelers. Dr Henry Van Dyke and colleagues organize relief, processing checks and papers, while officials in Berlin and The Hague assist travelers and rebuke unruly crowds. A New York woman bristled when asked her age, quipping that inquiry was none of the questioner’s business.
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Philadehia
Europe
Henry van Deke
Tre Hague
George Grafton Wilson
Harvard
Charles Ho Sherrill
Argentina
Alexander R. Guilck
Charles Edward Reesell
van Santvoord Merle Smith
New York
Philip Mershall Brown
Princeton
Honduras
Tertius van Dyke
Delly
van Dyke
State Department
Washington
Marshall Tanghorn
Legation
Netherlands Bank
I i
Berlin
Gerard
Lay Leaves for Berlin Post
American Consul General Julius Lay departs London en route to Berlin via Holland. The move marks a routine posting shift as he heads from London to assume duties in Berlin.
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Lay
Berlin Post
London
Holand
Julius Lay
Berlin
Holland
Refugee relief efforts move Americans to safety in Europe
Secretary Garrison reports German Italy and Austrian actions to transport Americans to Holland and other ports. Special trains move refugees from Carlsbad and Germany to Holland while ships from Liverpool depart for New York. Officials note Americans in Switzerland Italy and Belgium receive protection and aid as they seek transport home.
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Auntrie
Prussia
Netherlands
France
Switzerland
Garrizon
Relief Board
Europe
Brecknninge
War Department
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Hague
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Liverpool
Garrison
New York
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Tennessee
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Hagar
Rotterdam
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Bern
Wilhiarts
Antwerp
Langhorne
Beram
Witla
Spain
Germany
England
Austria-Hungary
SKI Americana
Carlsbad
Italy
Genos
Tila
Charaé
St. Petersburg
Ruma
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