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  3. JAPAN AND GERMANY.

    The Japanese Embassy expect that Japan will meet with resistance from the Germans in the Far East, as Kiao-Chao is well defended by several thousand Germans. The ...

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  4. THE GREAT BATTLE.

    The Government Press Bureau reports that the British forces were engaged all day on Sunday, and held their around in the neighbourhood of Mons. News has been ...

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  5. GERMAN WAR.

    The "Daily Telegraph" states that 500,000 of the Allies occupy a triangle of country in Belgium, of which the apex is Namur. One side runs from Namur through ...

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  6. FRENCH CAMPAIGN.

    An attempt by the Germans to recapture Schirmek failed. Already there are 7000 Gorman prisoners interned in France. ...

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  7. MULHAUSEN.

    Details of the fighting at Mulhausen on August 8 and 9 are becoming public. It appears that on Sunday the Germans shelled the town, the population taking ...

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  8. OFFENSIVE EVERYWHERE TAKEN

    It is officially reported that a great battle, extending from Mons to the frontier at Luxembourg, commenced on Monday. The French forces everywhere have taken the ...

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  9. ITALY.

    M. Delcasse (Minister for War) stated in an interview, that Italy's neutrality was already of great advantage to the Allies. It was not for any foreigner to say whether ...

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  10. NAMUR FALLEN.

    The Government Press Bureau states that Namur, in Belgium, has fallen. ...

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  11. BIG BATTLE.

    It is reported that a big battle is progressing in Hainault, a frontier province of Belgium. This battle followed a sanguinary encounter at Luttre. ...

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  12. TURKEY NEUTRAL.

    The Porte has assured the Turkish Ambassador of the intention of Turkey to remain neutral. The British, French, and Russian ...

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  13. LATEST FROM PARIS.

    It is officially reported that the forts at Liege are still holding out. The Germans have occupied Luneville, Amona, and Deulcord, in the department of ...

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  14. LORRAINE.

    The Germans have evacuated the whole region of Longuyon, and Briey, in Meurthe and Moselle. It is officially stated that Zeppelin No. 8 ...

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  15. BRITISH TROOPS.

    The Official Press Bureau states that the British forces successfully reached a new and well protected position, despite continuous fighting, during which the enemy ...

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  16. AUSTRO-SERVIAN CAMPAIGN.

    The Servians captured Loynitza and Lechnitza on August 20. In the recent fighting on the Drina, the Servians captured 4500 prisoners, 53 guns, ...

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  17. LIEGE FORTS.

    The correspondent of the "Gazette de Holland," who visited Liege, states that the streets were full of commandeered motor cars flying at breakneck speed in ...

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  18. INVASION OF PRUSSIA.

    The battle of Gumbinnen lasted two days, the Russian army, under General Rennen-kampf, being opposed to three German army corps with 200 guns. ...

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  19. ANNOUNCEMENT BY MR. ASQUITH.

    In the House of Commons this afternoon the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, read a report from Field-Marshal Sir John French, in command of the British Expeditionary ...

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  20. THE GREAT BATTLE.

    It is reported that 300,000 Germans marched south from Brussels, half towards Lille and the other half towards Charleroi and Mons. ...

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  21. IN BRUSSELS.

    The German commander has placarded Brussels, proclaiming that he is forced by circumstances to make levies. He requests the population to acquiesce and not to adopt ...

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  22. INSTERBURG TAKEN.

    A telegram from Vilna (Russia) states that the Russians, after a battle, occupied Insterbrg. ...

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  23. ALLIES' PLAN.

    It is officially announced that the Belgians are now entirely concentrated in Antwerp. The Allies' plan is being carried out ...

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  24. AN AUSTRIAN RIVER MOTOR GUNBOAT.

    Our cables recently have described the perils of the Austrian fleet in home waters with French and British battleships of the Mediterranean fleet ready to pounce on them. One protected cruiser, the Kaiser in Elizabeth far from home, which evidently took refuge in the German port of Kiao-Chao, has found itself in no less ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  25. AUSTRIAN'S ROUTED.

    A force of nine Russian squadrons attacked and routed a strong Austrian force near Pruhov, between Milotcheff and Sboroff. The Russians captured two ...

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  26. AUSTRIAN EMPEROR.

    It is reported here that the condition of the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary has become worse, and that his death is now only a question of hours. ...

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  27. BRITISH FINANCE.

    The "Evening News" states that the Government placed Treasury bills to the value of £15,000,000 last week, and that it is about to issue another £15,000,000 worth next ...

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  28. SERVIAN CAMPAIGN.

    It is officially announced that three army corps, totalling in all 100,000, under General Potiorek, crossed the Drina and took up a position in the triangle formed by ...

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  29. DEFENDER OF LIEGE.

    The "Aachenerpost" states that Professor Lieman, who was in command at Liege, was found half suffocated under the wreckage of a fort which the ...

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  30. LATEST FROM THE FRONT.

    It is stated that the great battle began in earnest on Sunday evening on both banks of the Sambre from Manburge to Namur. It is believed that Charleroi, the centre of the ...

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  31. FLOATING MINES.

    The crew of the Danish steamer Maryland, which was sunk by a mine in the North Sea, has reached Ostend. LONDON, Aug. 24. ...

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  32. MONTENEGRIN SUCCESSES

    A telegram from Sanciovanni states that 30,000 Montenegrins have met with a series of successes on the Herzgovinian frontier. In a fierce bayonet fight at Grahovo the ...

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  33. TRIUMPHAL ENTRY.

    After informing the Burgomaster of Brussels that he would be made responsible in the event of acts on the part of the populace, the Germans made a triumphal entry ...

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  34. IN THE NORTH.

    Five columns have driven the Germans out of the district round Antwerp as far as Malines. ...

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  35. LATEST FROM LONDON.

    The Government Press Bureau reports that Earl Lever has been dangerously wounded, and that Sergeant-Major D. S. Jillings, aviator, and Captain C. S. Akerman have been ...

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  36. GERMANS ATTACK MALINES.

    A force of 30,000 Germans is attacking Malines (Mechlin) midway between Brussels and Antwerp. Skirmishing is now general in north-west ...

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  37. SOUTH-WEST AFRICA.

    Reuter has confirmed the report that the Germans in South-west Africa raided Union territory, and that they had been making preparations for some time past. A force ...

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  38. GENERAL ITEMS.

    Mr. G. N. Barnes, M.P., speaking in London, said that Great Britain had to participate in the present war to maintain her international reputation. She must punish ...

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  39. INVASION OF SERVIA ABANDONED.

    The Austrian Official Telegraph Agency states that as Austria's army is required to resist Russia, she will therefore abandon the offensive against Servia. ...

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  40. FRANCO-GERMAN FRONTIER.

    Senator Gervais, writing in the "Matin," inscribes the French retreat from Lorraine to the fact that a division of the 15th Army Corps composed of the Marseilles and ...

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  41. DISMANTLED.

    It is announced here that the Austrian Government has agreed to dismantle the cruiser Kaisern Elizabeth, now in far Eastern waters with the object of avoiding war with ...

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  42. AUSTRIAN CRUISER SUNK.

    The "Corriere della Sera" publishes details of the sinking of the Austrian cruiser Zenta, which was reported in the cables of the 19th instant. ...

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  43. WAR TRIBUTE.

    The Cologne "Gazette," in justification of the fines imposed by the Germans on Brussels and Liege, states that the war tribute exacted is a punishment for the bad ...

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  44. GERMAN VIEW.

    Count von Bernstoff, the German Ambassador, in an interview, stated that Germany was bound to win, because her cause was just. ...

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  45. COAL FOR BELLIGERENTS.

    The united States Government has allowed the steamer Mazattlean to clear for Guayamas a Mexican port. The State Department declares that any ...

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  46. ITALY'S ATTITUDE.

    Reuter's Agency reports that Austria is mobilising on the Italian frontier, especially at Trent and Innsbruck. It is stated that 70,000 men have ...

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  47. FIVE ZEPPELINS DESTROYED.

    Of the twelve German Zeppelin airships, five have already been destroyed by the French. ...

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  48. GERMAN MAIL STEAMER ZIETEN.

    The German mail steamer Zieten was last heard of in the Mozambique, channel. (The Zieten left Sydney on July 8 for Bremen, via ports. She called at Colombo, ...

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  49. A GERMAN RUSE.

    The "Temps" states that twenty of the Denths-Head Hussars entered Charleroi, 15 miles south-west of Namur, and rode quietly up the street calling out "We are friends," ...

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  50. AUSTRIAN EMPEROR ILL.

    Telegrams from Rome state that the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria is ill, and that his condition is critical. ...

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  51. ALBANIAN REVOLT.

    A message from Valona states that the insurgents entered that city, and hoisted the Turkish flag there. ...

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