Desperate German Attack South of Liege Ends With Heavy Losses
Brussels via London reports a night assault on Fort Seraing south of Liege failed after fierce Belgian fire, with about eight hundred German soldiers killed in a one-half square mile area. A bridge crossing was shattered by fort fire as resistance held. Prince William of Yipp and his son were killed leading the attack.
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London
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Liege
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Yippe
Devense
Paris
Cernay
Huellausen
Muelhausen
Alsace
Morhange
Metz
Blamont
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Rogersville
Hablinville
Luxemburg
South Meta
Rome
Italy
Goeben
Athens
Breslau
Cane Matapan
Greece
Ublans
Red Star Liner Kroonland Arrives in Port Amid War Turmoil
New York dispatch reports the Red Star liner Kroonland entering port with 170 first cabin passengers, mostly Americans from Europe, while the White Star liner Cedric steered in under cautious lights after a Halifax call. The Kroonland had left Antwerp August 1 before hostilities began, with about 149 passengers booked for connections on the Imperator and La Florence. Passengers diverted to Antwerp faced train changes and baggage issues as war disruptions unfolded.
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New York
Red Star
Kroonland
Europe
White Star
Edrie
Halifax
Cedric
England
Antwerp
Imperator
la Florence
Paris
British Cruiser Seen Near New York Harbor
A British cruiser believed to be the Essex appeared at the entrance to New York harbor this morning. It sighted Sandy Hook around 10 40 AM and then turned eastward near the bar. Observers at Sandy Hook could not confirm the name but her description matched the Essex as she guarded the Cedric which had just arrived from Halifax.
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New York Harbor
Sandy Hook
Sandy Wook
Atlantic
Halifax
Simple Rome Services For Mrs Wilson Beamed
Rome Georgia prepares for a simple funeral for Mrs Woodrow Wilson with brief rites at First Presbyterian Church and Myrtle Hill Cemetery. Crowds line streets with schoolgirls bearing laurel as the Cortege moves from station to church to grave. Presidents, relatives, and guards ensure privacy amid blacked buildings and traffic closures along the route. Six first cousins named as pallbearers stand ready in Atlanta and Rome. The presidential party plans to return to Washington by 6 pm.
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D. C
Woodrow Wilson
Rome
Wilson
Culpepper
United Daughters of the Confederacy
James Woodrow
Sparanburg
Uon
First Presbyterian Church
Washington
Theamily
Sylvester Beach
Princeton
N. J
G. G. Snyder
Myrtle Hill Cemetery
PALL
Censorship Delays AP Dispatches From London to Europe
London censorship tightens on Brussels and Paris cables causing long delays for AP reports. Direct Paris to Berlin messages are mostly blocked. Paris dispatches revived via London face further censorship. Wireless links with Germany remain limited since the war’s start, says AP general manager Melville B. Stone.
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Associated Press
London
Brussels
Sch
British Isles
Europe
Paris
Germany
England
Berlin
Melville B. Stone
Allied warships join British squadron in East Asian waters
Bulletin from Shanghai and Brussels reports Australian warships in the British squadron near East Asia, while Brussels cites German losses in Belgium with 2,000 killed, 20,600 wounded and 9,700 prisoners. A German steamer claims to have sunk four British cruisers on a voyage from Rhemen. The British Admiralty halts trams again and plans to transport supplies from Canada to Europe. Bulgaria pledges neutrality but warns it will resist any front violators.
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London
Var
Brussels
Belgium
Reston
Aue
Rhemen
Jachens
Road From Liege Paved With Dead of Kaiser's Army
Amsterdam reports Holland as a refuge for refugees pouring into the country. Descriptions from the Belgian frontier recount villages burned by shell and fire, seven civilian corpses found in a ditch, a priest found dead with rifle in hand, and German soldiers’ bodies lining the road as retreating inhabitants abandon their homes. A London correspondent notes German camps near Wise and Liege with scenes of death and destruction, civilians and soldiers killed, and houses sacked in retaliation for perceived civilian firing from windows.
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Holland
Europe
Wise
Liege
Berneux
Mouland
balUefield
Priesta
London
Mesch
Germany
Mutilated body of kidnapped girl found in field
The mutilated body of Louise Mick, 15, kidnapped from her Schuyler home Sunday night, was found in a field north of Schuyler. Farm laborer Frank Hellt was arrested. the girl was beaten to death after her mother and aunt were bound with wire.
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Neb
Louise Mick
Frank Hellt
Miss Mick
Aut
Wreckage Cast Up By Tide Near San Francisco
Reports from San Francisco and Washington describe wreckage found on the south shore near the life saving station. Officials note possible links to British ships or a German cruiser, with ships Rainhow Shearwater Algerine and Nurmberg mentioned in records. A German man of war was sighted 16 miles from the Golden Gate, then turned north toward potential prizes.
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Aug
South Shore Life Saving Station
Ottawa
Ont
Naval ‘Office
Washington, D. C
American Pacific
Shearwater
Algerine
Rainbow
California
Nurmberg
Manzadillo
mid-Pacific
Midway Island
China
Montcalm
Duget
Acapulco
Golden Gate
Leipsig
Nurnberg
Goeldan
Temperatures August 11 Readings From Buchanan Optical
Readings supplied by the Buchanan Optical company show yesterday's high near 82 and low around 78. The record lists 1911 maximum 70 and minimum 6, 1912 maximum 84 minimum 12, and 1913 maximum 79 minimum 67, with note of the midnight and evening times.
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Buchanan Optical Company
Eve Eeves
War Office Reports Frontline News From Liege Front
London dispatch summarizes early British War Office bulletin on Liege defense. German forces near Longres and marching toward Liege, with forts holding and bombardment ongoing. Reports cite 120,000 German troops in attack, refugee upheaval, and Austrian and Russian troop movements toward Kielce and Lemberg.
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Admiralty and War Offices Information Bureau
Longres
Liege
Aisne
Luxemburg
Marchienne
Arlou
France
Belgium
Shanghai
China
Hague
Holland
Netherlands
Cracow
Galicia
Kielce
Russian
Poland
Royno
Styr
Lemberg
Lusitania Nears Home Port After Transatlantic Run
The Cunard liner Lusitania, leaving New York last Wednesday, reached Fastnet about 10 AM today, 300 miles from Liverpool. Liverpool cable advised the ship’s approach. it should reach Liverpool tonight.
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Lusitania
New York
Acroas
Fastnet
Liverpool
Cunard Line
Liverpoo
Delivery failure notice prompts reissue request
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