Germans Hold Off Russians in East Prussia Amid Heavy Losses
War dispatches report French and British forces fighting along the Oise and at Leas Retraites with gains on the center while German assaults are repulsed on the wings. French statements claim regained ground between Chaulnes and Rose and strong resistance near Antwerp as German efforts to outflank the Allies intensify.
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Oise
Leas
Pans
French War Department
Chaulnes
Rose
Silk
Chatines
Rove
London
Jens
Elsi
Antwerp
Amster
Hanter
Aalenarde
Shent
Tnl
Léeupeghem
Amall
Aadenarder
Toredick
France
Klack
Dasslany
Smeess
Erion
Lnes
Esse
Iselsiar
Prssia
Sutath
Suwalk
Russian Poland
Garde Fusilis
Opritow
Ostrowie
Radom
Ivangorod
New Battle Rages Around Opatov and Przemysl Forts
Russian general staff reports heavy fighting on the East Prussian frontier and near Opaten as German reinforcements resist near Vladislivoff and Ratchks. Austrian detachments fail to hold and retreat toward Vlatslavak while Russian artillery bombards Przemysl, with extensive house fires and fortifications under pressure.
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Petros
Koenigsberg
Vladislivoff
Ratchks
Tchernoganja
Vistula
Opaten
Indore
Paris
T & Havas
Petrus and
Sava
Gail
Przemysl
Lemberg
Pemyz
Vlatslavak
Ultimatum From Peking To Tokyo Sets Pace Of War News
China protests Japanese occupation of Shantung Railway stations at Tainan and demands withdrawal. Japan may reopen traffic. German bridges not dynamited yet. Reports cite intensified anti-Japanese feeling, billeting abuses, and panic as 30 Tokyo troops seize Shantung line with 30000 soldiers possible. Traffic halted. German garrison warned of attack on Tsingtau. refuge waves grow.
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Tsingtau
Kiauchau Bay
Mikado
Peking
China
Shantung
Tainan
Foreign Office
Japan
Welhsien
Weihsien
Tainan Sas
Taiwan
Legation
Conttsle DY
Lanaeken Bombarded in Reprisals for Belgian Attack
Berlin reports via Paris that Lanaeken Belgium civilians attacked German troops prompting reprisals. Lanaeken was bombarded its church destroyed and all houses burned along the road between Lanacken and Tongres in Limburg province.
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Lanaeken
Berlin
Lin
Belgium
Dlanaeken
Lanacken
Tongres
Limbaurg
Bombardment Drives Refuges From Antwerp To Ostend
London report says a violent engagement raged on all lines as Belgian officials fled to Ostend and refugees surged toward England. Cardnral Mercier and the minister of justice were among those leaving Antwerp. Over 10,000 refugees gathered at Rozendaal as bombardment became audible.
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Rozendaal
England
London
Antwerp
Amsterdam
Reuter Telegram Company
Cardinal Mercier
Flushing
Ostend
Submarine E-9 Sinks German Destroyer Off Ems Mouth
London dispatch reports British submarine E-9 under Lt Cmdr Horton sank a German torpedo boat destroyer 7 miles off Schiermonnikoog near the Dutch coast. The destroyer sank in three minutes as periscope observation showed the vessel go under. German cruiser and torpedo boats aided survivors as E-9 safely returned to Harwich amid clear weather and calm seas.
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Kaiser
London
Max K Horton
Ems
Harwich
England
Hela
Helgoland
Sehiermonnikoog
North Sea
Friesland
Crulumey
Schiermonnikoog
Berlin Triumphs in Eastern Front Battles and France Right Wing
German forces claim success in heavy fighting on the East Prussian frontier and on the French wing near Lille and Lens. Reports describe fierce clashes at Ossowetz Suwalki and Augustowo, with heavy Russian resistance and German artillery losses. Cavalrymen were drafted to man guns as weather hampered operations and the Russians defended entrenched fortifications along a muddy front.
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Berlin
France
Kaiser
Opatow
Lille
Lens
Arras-Albert-Roye
London
East Prussia
Ossowetz
Russian
Poland
Drostkon
Augustowo
Suwalki
Hinderberg
Opatewo
Lysagory
Radom
Warsaw
Ivansarod
Hite
Arras
Betauren Arras
Albert and
Rove
Verdun
Alsace-Lorraine
Japanese claim occupation of Pacific islands temporary
The Japanese foreign office and the Washington embassy state that Japan’s seizure of the German Pacific islands is military only and temporary. US officials say no inquiry was made and Tokyo’s pledge is seen as a guarantee that Far East interests won’t be harmed. The report also notes Yap’s occupation, the Caroline Islands’ extent, and allied naval movements.
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Guthrie
Washington
State Department
United States
Tokyo
Far East
Pacific
Shantung Railway
Kiauchau
Yap
Explosive U S Cavalry Rush to Border at Naco
Eighteen U S cavalrymen brace for action as reinforcements from Douglas and Fort Huachuca rush to Naco after threats a Mexican force may cross the border. Col Guilfoyle warns any armed Mexican on American soil will be fired upon. truce violated incidents cited.
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Washington
Ariz
United States
Naco
Douglas
Fort Huachuca
J F Guilfoyle
Col Guilfoyle
Railway to Ostend Cut Reported in Belgium
London dispatch says the Ostend railway line between Courtrai and Thoureut was cut. Special trains operate during Laurel Races from Oct 1 to 31 with schedules at 1.16 and 1.30 pm on weekdays.
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Daily Mails
Belgium
Ostend
Courtrai
Thoureut
Laurel
Ady
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