German Price of Peace Reported From Washington
A Washington dispatch says Germany and Austria may seek peace under terms including respect for German commerce, indemnity from France, a buffer Polish state, and Serb guarantees. It notes Britain’s continued naval dominance and that Germany would stop at Ostend and Calais if terms are accepted.
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Germany
Austria-Hungary
Great Britain
France
Austria
Russia
Servia
Berlin
Poland
Paris
Ostend
Calais
England
Iitées
Epi al
Arras
Nancy
Villerupt
Monguyun
Jappecourt
Charleroi Battle Rages Through Daylight To Paris
A correspondent reports brutal fighting at Charleroi as French and British troops resist a German onslaught along the Sambre. Charleroi changes hands twice, with heavy casualties and many houses set ablaze, as Turcos charge batteries and French artillery bombards the city from the heights. The sequence continues with renewed German advances and French counterattacks, amid widespread destruction and wounded pouring into Maubeuge.
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Bélelan
Charleroi
France
War Office
Marchiennes
Monceau
Chatelet
Landelies
Sambre
Maubeuge
Avesnes
Rocroi
Mezieres
Paris
Courtrai
Turcos
North Africa
Mey
A. Pee
Germans Drag Guns Over Their Dead
A Daily Mail correspondent recounts French wounded in Vosges hospital cases at Vichy. An artilleryman recalls German gunners advancing by dragging heavy field pieces over a makeshift human bridge as horses were lashed forward despite the casualties.
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Fereux
Erquelinnes
London
Daily Mail
Vosges
Vichy
What Prisoners of War Will Eat
Military authorities approve daily rations for prisoners of war including bread biscuit preserved meat cheese tea jam sugar salt mustard pepper fresh vegetables and tobacco for smokers.
Gunners Made Stone Deaf
A London medical correspondent reports on a case affecting gunners who suffered permanent hearing loss after exposure to loud blasts. Doctors describe the condition as a safety concern and urge protective measures for artillery crews.
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London
Montana Braces For Federal Troops After Butte Blast
Governor Stewart orders six Montana infantry companies and machine gun platoons to Butte after the Anaconda Copper office blast. He urges President Wilson to send federal troops to Fort Missoula or Fort Harrison. Senators Walsh and Myers are asked to push federal aid as miners flood the streets and guards patrol mines.
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Butte
Mont
National Guard
Montana
Samuel’ M. Stewart
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Stewart
Vancouver Barracks
Fort Missoula
Fort Harrison
T. J. Walsh
Henry L. Myers
Wilson
Anaconda Company
Salt Lake City
Spokane
How Zeppelins Drop Bombs From Steel Cage
An English refugee recounts a Zeppelin tactic in Belgium where the airship drifts high to avoid guns and lowers a long steel cage carrying one man who releases bombs. The cage resists rifle fire and, due to its small size and motion, is hard to strike.
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London
Belgium
Jailer Fatally Shoots Mob Member in Kentucky
Paris Kentucky August 31 City Jailer EB J Farris shot and killed Eugene Houston while defending a prisoner from a mob that raided the jail to seize a black suspect Henry Thompson who robbed Henry Mead and struck him with a hatchet. Mead’s injuries are reported fatal.
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Paris
EB. J
Farris
Eugene Houston
Henry Thompson
Henry Mead
Mead
Thompson
Conclave Stages Evolving as Cardinals Exchange Visits
Rome reports the conclave situation clearing while Catholic circles say the sacred college is more divided than usual. Cardials exchanged visits throughout the afternoon and evening as the scene unfolded. In New York William G. Sharp, newly named ambassador to France, sailed to Paris to succeed Herrick.
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Rome
Sacred College
New York
William’ .G. Sharp
France
Herrick
Paris
50 000 Americans Seek Enlistment in Ottawa Contingent
Canada reports 50 000 Americans seeking to join Ottawa contingent to England. The minister of war notes several from the Midwest and West pointer states among those applying. The figure reflects interest in supporting the British war effort via Canadian forces.
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Ottawa
Paris and Washington Dispatches on War Mobilization
Paris reports ministers and socialists uniting to speed arms production as France faces peril. A socialist manifesto affirms commitment to national liberty and civilization. In Washington, Bryan warns Americans abroad to return home. about 95,000 Americans remain in Europe with 30,000 sailing home recently.
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Paris
France
Washington
Bryan
Europe
State Department
England
Switzerland
Italy
Johnson Renominated in Progressive Ticket in California
Sacramento Aug 27 reports show Gov Hiram W Johnson renominated on the Progressive ticket in the primaries with John D Fredericks Republican and Edward White Democrat also named for governor. Believed nominees for Congress include H Z Osborne Republican and Nation Newby Democrat in the Tenths district. Voter turnout among women registered was about fifty percent.
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Sacramento
Cal
Hiram W. Johnson
Two Men Die as Ship Is Sunk in Collision
Seattle advices report Captain Sidmore and eleven crewmen killed when the Pacific Alaskan Navigation steamer Admiral Sampson was rammed and sunk at Point No Point by the Canadian Pacific liner Princess Victoria. Passengers and rest of crew saved by Victoria and brought to Seattle. The Sampson carried 56 passengers and 65 crew. sank four minutes after impact.
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Paris
London
la Fere
Sedan
San Francisco
Green
Japan
Germany
Seattle
Wash
Sidmore
Admiral Sampson
Point No Point
Sampson
Mob Storms Savings Bank in New York
Five thousand men and women stormed the private bank of M. and L. Jarmulowsky at 165 East Broadway. They defied police reserves and rushed toward the criminal courts building in a bid to address what they believed were threatened savings. District officials intervened as crowds surged.
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New York
L. Jarmulowsky
Broadway
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