Thrilling War Tales Relay Heroism From Mons Front
A London Standard letter from a British sergeant describes the Mons fighting with German troops advancing into trenches, cavalry charges, and brutal shelling. Other reports depict a fatal messenger ride, Belgian and French defenses, Russian cavalry gun capturing, and civilians witnessing the devastation as Britain and France mobilize.
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Mong
Europe
Mons
London Standard
Belgium
First Great Battle of the War Ends In German Victory And Graveyard
War correspondent Philip Gibbs details the Meuse valley clash as Germans push toward Charleville and Mezieres. French engineers destroy bridges, French troops hold and retreat southward. The defense costs vast casualties, heroic fighting, and a strategic pullback that unites Allied lines from Abbeville to the eastern frontier.
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Belgium
Philip Gibbs
New York Times- London Chronicle
War Service
Namur
Meuse
Marville
Mezieres
Charleville
Sedan
Tron
Abbeville
Amiens
Memorial to Washington Memorial building planned on Armory square
Plans approved for a George Washington memorial building to serve as a monument and gathering place on Armory square Washington. Promoted by the George Washington Memorial Association the project aims to promote advancement and betterment of mankind with a cost around 2,000,000 raised by public subscription.
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George Washington Memorial
Armory Square
Washington
George Washington Memorial Association
Paris Fortifications Survive Siege Seventy Years On
French capital protected by three defensive rings with 93 bastions and 67 gates surrounding a 400 square mile area. Outer forts on hills near Saint Germain and Bondy modernized, powered by up to 60 guns each. Experts say 170000 troops needed to man lines. 500000 to invest Paris.
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Paris
Ministry of War
Seine
Louis Philippe
St. Germain
Carmilles
Villiers
Grand Boulevards
Latin Quarter
Neuilly
Argenteuil
Versailles
Vincennes
Mont Valerien
Pautes Bruyeres
Chatillon
Ivry
Bicetre
Mont Rouge
Vanves
Sssy
St. Denis
Fort Aubervillers
Fort
Don’t Feel Their Wounds German Bullets Almost Painless
A Boulogne dispatch to the London Standard reports German bullets cause little pain yet drill through bone. Wounded men often realize hours later, and bayonet charges are favored by German officers while privates are said to be bayoneted or shot to force them to face combat.
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Kaiser
Boulogne
London Standard
Departing Summer Melancholy in a Washington Star Verse
A Washington Star verse laments summer’s end as autumn looms. It recalls a yellowing straw hat and a shrunken flannel suit, once worn proudly, now faded by time and price cuts. Butterflies and birds fade with the season amid a wary nostalgia for warmer days.
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Washington Star
Fall of Liege Forts Told By German Officer
The account from a German officer to a New York American reporter describes the fall of Liege during bombardment. General Leman and his gunners hold until defeat, three guns disabled, fort stormed, Leman mortally wounded yet conscious, and a final exchange of respect with General von Emmich as Leman offers his sword.
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Liege
New York American
Lencoln
Leman
Lemun
von Emmich
Louvain a Famous City A History From Ninth Century
The written history of Louvain dates to the ninth century A D with legends of Julius Caesar. Dukes of Brabant made it a residence in the eleventh century, shaping a major Belgian town until Brussels rose. The 43,000 population is enclosed by medieval walls now used for promenades. The Hotel de Ville and St Pierre Church define its Gothic glory, with Layens as key architect and a towering tabernacle carved in 1450.
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Louvain
Julius Caesar
Brabant
Belgium
Brussels
Hotel de Ville
Matthew de Layens
St. Pierre
One Bullet in Five Thousand Fatal
A regular army officer states that only one bullet in five thousand fired kills an enemy. In a hypothetical clash with 50,000 men per side and 100 rounds per man, 10,000,000 bullets could be fired. If only one in 1,000 feet had effect, 5,000 men on each side would be killed or wounded, though artillery is more destructive than rifle fire.
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Aieutenant
Paris
Courlerei de Castelnau
France
Charleroi
J. M. Frazier
Bellevue-Stratford
Philadelphia
Berlin
Germany
Rotterdam
Nieuw
Amsterdam
Thad
Mr. Frazier
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Defield
Mons Eaid
Mous
St. Petersburg
Reuter Telegram Company
Prince Eristoff
Stallupoehnen
East Prussia
England
Roment
Ameren
Melun
A. R. Williams
Boston
Vise
Frankfurters
London
Eau de Cologne
Finchley Road
Memorial To
von Moltke
Silege
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