Yser Bridge Taken As Allies Advance In Flanders
German positions at Het Sas are breached as Allied forces push forward before the main lines. In Steenstraate, Steenstraate gains are reported while Paris says Gen Joffre continues to press German defenses near Metz. Berlin acknowledges a reverse and loss of war materiel in Carency fighting.
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Het Sas
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Steenstraate
Paris
Joffre
Teuton
Metz
Berlin
Austrian Advance Offset to Ypres
London's dispatch reports Allied forces defeating Germans north of Ypres. The French war office notes trenches taken before Het Sas, Steenstraate west of the Yser, and a canal bridge secured. Germans claim Russian retreats in Poland and Galicia, with Austrians crossing the Carpathians in pursuit near the Niemen. Berlin cites heavy fighting, reinforcements, and several captured French guns as the Allies press defenses along the front and seek to repel German advances.
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Ypres
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Steenstraate
Yser
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Poland
Galca
Pruth
Prae“myal
Jardslav
Przemsyl
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Stary Sambor
Boryslau
Berlin
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Shash
Ragion
Niemen
Carpathians
Breenstraate
Odile
Notre Dame de Jorette
Ross
Jaccony
Ablain
St Nazaire
Throwera
Batlings
Veuvine
Przemysl Is Safe as Russians Fortify San River Line
Dispatches from Lvov report Russians have taken strong positions on the San heights with heavy armament and defenses. Austro German forces reached the west bank towns on the San and Russians retreated to lines east of Kiel. Von Hindenburg rushes troops toward Bukowina as Austrians retreat toward the Roumanian frontier. The Shavn battle in Courland continues with no decisive result and a Przemysl threat looms as the front shifts southeast along the Vistula.
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Lemberg
Poland
Kiel
von Hindenburg
Germany
Bukowina
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Piock
Vistula
Przamysl
Ault Couple Die by Pact in Hotel St Regis
A long distance call led Hotel St Regis to force entry into the Newark couple Harold W Ault and his wife. Both were found dead from gunshot wounds in matching attire. A note appeared to pledge death by mutual agreement. Ault family linked to Jaoneck Printing Ink Company. spouses met in Syracuse and married days later.
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Washington Post
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Newark
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Jaoneck Printing Ink Company
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Kinel Marie Tichner
Firsh
Bust
Wert
Germany Receives President's Note Content Not Disclosed
A fragmentary report indicates Germany received a note from the president but the contents are not provided. No further details available on scope or implications.
Italian Premier 10 Retain His Office Amid Barracks Storms
Civilian mobs press Congress as Italy’s premier retains office amid war mood. Treasury head and bank disputes headline a legal clash with Riggs Bank. Affidavits deny conspiracy and claim acts were in honest performance of duty amid a tense political battle across Rome and Lisbon developments.
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Italy
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Salandra
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Giornale d'Italia
Extra Session Hinted For New British War Loan
London reports warn banks and large insurers to keep funds liquid for a daily 3 million dollar Treasury Bills issue. A big loan may follow, with England's aid to allies a key factor. Former Attorney General Bonaparte urges Congress to meet promptly, declare a casus belli if attacked, and show the United States will mean business.
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Washington Post
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Bank of England
England
Wilson
Congress
United States
Danish Ship Martha Sunk by German Submarine
The Danish steamship Martha was torpedoed and sunk off Aberdeen by a German submarine this morning. Her eighteen crew members were rescued.
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Wessel
London
Martha
Aberdeen
Germany Hints Arbitration Could Be Accepted Officials Here Hint
German officials here hint arbitration might settle issues raised by the American note after the Lusitania tragedy. Ambassador Gerard’s delivery of the note to German foreign minister von Bethmann-Hollweg sparks interest in Germany’s reply and possible eight day delay before a formal response. Confidence remains that passenger liners will be spared while discussions proceed.
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Wilson
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America
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Foreign Office
Eagland
Vossische Zeitung
Lusitania
Court of Arbitration
Teutons
United States
Herr von Tagow
Amean Goveernment
Herlin
London German Looting Threats Spark Home Guard Row
The report details British German financiers seeking police protection as mobs threaten attacks on wealthier Anglo-German homes in London. Baron Schroeder and Sir Sigismund Neumann remove valuables and arm staff, while the Home Office orders guards amid fears of looting and air raid violence.
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Bankera
Edgar Speyer Baron Schroeder
Sleismund Neumann
Home Office
Claude Hamilton
Special Constables’ Force of
London
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Park Lane
Edgar Speyer
Sigismund Neumann
Feli
Schuster
Tower of London
Woman Held Safe Robber in St Louis Case
A 22 year old woman arrested for safe robbing in St Louis is identified as the wife of Tani Criel who earlier served two years for robbing a safe. She carried a package with a duck bill jimmy a heavy sledge hammer and a chisel. Police note she is the first female charged with safe robbery in the city.
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Washington Post
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Tani Criel
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