Antwerp Falls to German Forces Amid Refugee Influx
A Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam reports General von Beseler proclaims Antwerp under German rule with safeguards for civilians and property if no hostile acts are taken. Refugees flood Holland as Baron von Schuster urges return. occupation costs and fires are being controlled while the city hall administers. France anticipates the fall and military experts deem the strategic impact limited.
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Daniels Supports Gerard in New York Senate Bid
Letters from Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and Senator Stone of Missouri backing James W. Gerard for the New York U S Senate were released tonight. John M. Bowers heads the Gerard campaign committee, coordinating the public disclosure of the endorsements.
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United States
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Missouri
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Germany
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Gerard
German Pilot Describes Sky Battle Over French English Lines
Lieut Werner narrates his flight after Mons, pursuing a Bristol biplane at 5400 feet. Pistols fire in close combat as both aircraft exchange shots amid falling bombs. Reinforcements arrive from a French Bleriot while German gunners engage the enemy. Werner notes scarce French aviators remain.
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Washington Post
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German Artillery Fire Labeled Accurate Yet Largely Ineffective
A British field report to the war office details German artillery strength, noting 115 or more field guns per division plus additional howitzers and heavy siege pieces. It praises accuracy but says overall effect has been limited, highlighting rapid concentration on chosen targets, modern targeting by maps, aircraft observation, and spy observers ahead of lines.
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London
War Office
France Holds Refugees as War Strains Hit Europe
Paris reports that as many as one million refugees strain belligerent nations. Large Belgian and northern France refugee flows feed into France with minister Malvy promising care. Hungary sees 35,000 Carpathian refugees in Budapest, state supported. Vatican notes Polish and Irish Catholic prisoners receive separate quarters for religious duties.
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Carpathiana
Budapest
Rome
Vatican
Rock Hits Train 3 Die Tumbles From Cliff Near Grand Junction
Three killed and fourteen injured when a 20 ton boulder fell from a precipice onto a Denver and Rio Grande passenger train 18 miles east of Grand Junction Colorado. Names of dead include H R W Hollingsberg Thomas C Tinkens and Harry Braddock. Injured include Ralph Arthur Cox and Adna Bratingham. Relief trains rushed to the scene. tracks cleared and train continued with less seriously hurt passengers.
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Bombardment Claims of German Atrocities in Pont a Mousson
Wartime reports allege German forces attacked Pont a Mousson on August 12 to 14 with no prior warning, burning villages and killing inhabitants as a general policy. Letters found on soldiers suggest the atrocities targeted defended towns only.
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Russians Defeat Foe and Honor Red Cross Help Arrives
News from Petrograd to Kiel reports Russian forces defeating German advance guards on the East Prussian frontier while Austrians are split into groups in Galicia. The American Red Cross detachment with 36 Russian sanitary corps members will go to Kiev to run a 200 bed hospital, later expanded, with Russian officials noting improved ties and potential use of Russian uniforms.
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London
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Finland
Stockholm
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Red Cross
Warsaw
German Cavalry Defeated as War Front Expands Across France
From the eastern front to Picardy, allied forces hold positions while German cavalry that sought to envelop the left wing is repelled near Lassigny. French reports note a flag captured near Lassigny and a broad battle line from Novoen to Armentieres, with heavy fighting around Lassheny and Meuse clashes near Rheims.
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Amato Held as Spy and Consul Brings Wife's Body Home
Pasquale Amato the Italian baritone of the Metropolitan Opera was imprisoned in Trieste for a day and a half on suspicion of spying. He was released after identity was confirmed as he arrived on the steamer Duca di Genovar. Consul general David F. Wilber returned with his wife’s body from Zurich, heart failure traced to strain aiding refugees. funeral planned in Oneonta. Americans abroad largely safe, with notable comments on treatment in Germany.
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la Veloce Line
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T. Elliott Hodgekin
Cornwallis West Hinted as Traitor Report Heard in London
The Rev Dr William Harmon Van Allen says London clubs and drawing rooms circulate a tale that George Cornwallis West, husband of actress Mrs Patrick Campbell, has been executed as a spy. He notes other connected rumors about Prince Louis of Battenberg and Sir Ernest Cassel, with Mrs Campbell in mourning aboard the Lusitania.
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Church of the Advent
Back Bay
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Patrick Campbell
van Allen
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Tower of London
Lernest Cassel
Edward
George Cornwallis- West
West
Daring Exploits Against Germans Win Russian Decoration
London Oct 11 A Jewish noncommissioned officer named Miller is recommended by Gen Rennenkampf for decoration with the order of St George for bravery in East Prussia. Miller joined as a volunteer, led Cossacks, captured a German armored automobile, seized a supply train, and took arms. He also gathered German force details while disguised as a peasant near Suwalki.
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East Prussia
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Rennenkampf
Order of St. George
Petrograd
Reuter Telegram Company
Suwalki
Holland Mothers Adopt Belgium War Orphans
Special Cable to The Washington Post Amsterdam Oct 11 war wrecked homes left babies adrift. Dutch mothers vow to adopt Belgian refugees if parents cannot be traced. Amsterdam Telegraaf opens its column free for notices of separated relatives. First appeal seeks a 5 week old baby girl with no name, asking if anyone can claim her.
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Washington Post
Amsterdam
Holland
Two Austrian Torpedoboats Sunk Off Ragusa
London dispatch reports the Anglo French fleet off Ragusa Dalmatia sank two Austrian torpedo boats on Friday. One escorted a steamship laden with munitions. its crew were saved. A torpedo destroyer was injured by a mine.
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London
Daily Mail
Rome
Dalmatia
U S to Halt Famine Through Belgium Food Delivery Talks
Acting Secretary of State Lansing said negotiations with the German foreign office through Ambassador Gerard Berlin were needed to arrange delivery of British held food supplies to destitute Belgians in Brussels. Delay may occur as talks with German military officials in Belgium proceed, with Belgian protests noted but officials doubt widespread starvation. Bertin denied the famine claim and the State Department expects safe distribution of foodstuffs once assurances avoid German seizure.
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England
Brussels
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