Ostend Under Threat as German Forces Close In
Ostend faces a critical moment as German troops push toward Belgium’s coast. Some 60,000 panicked residents flee by sea to England while hospitals empty and refugees cram docks and piers. A Taube bomber haunts the harbor as transports ship wounded soldiers and nuns, with the city’s fate hanging in the balance.
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Ghent
London
Albert
Red Cross
Antwerp
Taube
British spurred king as Antwerp falls to German arms
British forces helped stop Antwerp's surrender while Berlin celebrates a Belgian town's fall. Reports say German arms achieved a quiet victory, with streets filled by citizens bearing tags. British action possibly prevented a French capitulation, as Antwerp's garrison withdrew and merchant ships were destroyed by British units.
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Aviator Guided by a Spy Bombs Poincaré Visit
Paris dispatch reports a German aviator dropped a bomb on Romilly sur Seine during President Poincaré and Gen Joffre’s visit. A French aviator Framaz pursued and downed the raider. Poincaré awarded the Legion of Honor to Framaz.
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Paris
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Poincaré
Joffre
Romilly-sur-Seine
Framaz
M. Poincaré
Legion of Honor
Two Shot In An Aero Dropped A Bomb On Calais
Special Cabie to The Washington Post from Calais reports French airmen near St. Omar thwarted a German bombing raid. A German plane with two crew dropped bombs killing three and wounding six as French pursuers closed in. A French shot fatally struck the German mechanic, ending that aircraft’s advance.
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Washington Post
Calais
St. Omar
Portugal Mobilizes Army Amid War Alert and Spanish Talks
Spanish papers consider Portugal's move to mobilize as crucial in the European crisis and urge Spain to join the Allies. Lisbon plans mobilization through Congress to deploy troops while martial law is proclaimed in the Portuguese Congo, and German residents prepare to leave.
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Portuguese Congo
Africa
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Portugal
Alfonso
Washington Post
Madrid
Portus
Germany
Spain
France
Belgium
Napoleon
London
Lisbon
Central News
Russians Driven From Przemysl Front in Vistula Clash
London reports official Vienna statement that Russian troops were repulsed at Przemysl with enemy forced to hold only the eastern front of the fortress. Battles along the Vistula and near Chyrow continue as weather hampers movements. Portuguese mobilization looming. Portugal may join Great Britain if war widens.
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Przemysl
Petrograd
Vistula
Warssaw
Vangorod
London
Morning Post
Vistula River
German Cavalry Gets a Check in Hazebrouck Street Fight
Paris area dispatch reports German cavalry around Hazebrouck checked by Allied forces while a bold German raid there is followed by street fighting. Arras bombardment scorches the town hall and a shifting front around Roye sees repeated exchanges as the battle rages near Ypres and Roye.
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France
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Rove
Lassigny
Roye
Cotton loan plan gains New York backing
New York bankers commit to 50 million of the 150 million cotton loan fund promoted by Festus J. Wade. Washington to oversee loans via the Federal Reserve, with $42.6 million left to raise from Chicago Philadelphia and other centers. Georgia bankers pledge participation, as Georgia and Southern producers join a national effort to stabilize cotton prices and finance growers.
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George W. Simmons
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Cincinnati
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Atlanta
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