08 Aug 1914
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1914
Page
1
Early dispatches report Liege stubbornly resisting German onslaughts with heavy fighting and casualties. Berlin claims a failed attack described as a heroic act, while Belgian forces evacuate wounded to Brussels amid public fervor.
A compendium of dispatches reports battles near Liege Luxembourg and Mariehamn, troop movements and German forces, casualty and prisoner notes. Authorities discuss French and British actions in Brussels, Paris and London with updates on Warsaw rumors and Italian neutrality.
Washington calls a conference of shipping interests and foreign exchange bankers to revive the international exchange market and move grain and cotton to European markets. John Barrett urges Americans to seize a vast opening to boost South American trade and gain goodwill from the region.
Funeral services to be held in the East Room of the White House Monday afternoon in the presence of close friends. Mag Wilson will be laid to rest at the Girlhood Home, continuing a local memorial tradition.
Funeral services for Mrs Woodrow Wilson will be held Monday at 2 p m in the White House East Room with cabinet members relatives and friends in attendance The interment is planned for Myrtle Hill cemetery Rome Ga The White House received thousands of condolences from leaders statesmen and citizens including Taft Roosevelt the French president and the British foreign secretary and other world figures
Washington reports strict neutrality as the United States probes foreign ship movements and possible war material conversions. Relief funds are sent to Paris Rome and London while ships Tennessee and North Carolina prepare to aid Americans and move treasure. China and Argentina diplomacy shape neutrality efforts amid Japan’s growing influence and renewed calls to deter conflict in Asia.
A Brussels dispatch says Belgium granted a 24 hour armistice requested by Germany. Germans withdraw to a safer line to tend wounded and bury dead. Rumor places German crown prince leading reinforcements from Aix la Chapelle toward the front.
Trains carry wounded and fleeing non-combatants from Liege to Antwerp while Belgian troops retreating from Liege report stiff defense. German prisoners acknowledge Belgian courage. locals fear epidemic as Brussels grows optimistic about the broader European struggle.
Brussels reports from Aug 15 detailing renewed German assaults on Liege. Belgians defend with barbed wire and field works, repelling a Seventh Army Corps attack aided by searchlights. Counterattacks near Wandre push Germans back toward Masotericht amid heavy artillery fire.
The German account says advance guards penetrated the Belgian frontier and a small detachment attempted a bold coup at Liege. Cavalry entered Liege seeking the commander, who fled, and an assault on the fortress was planned but not completed.
Coastal defense guns have been booming for days raising alarm from ships offshore. Secretary Garrison said the gunfire explained reports of firing at sea near New York and other ports by inbound steamers. No signs that cruisers of European belligerents have reached the coast have been received by the navy or state department.
Boston Mass Aug 1 The armored cruiser North Carolina left port under sealed orders as part of a naval movement. Details were not disclosed but observers expect coordinated actions with other fleets in the Atlantic patrol.
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