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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1914
Page
1
A historical dispatch notes Allied optimism over a German armored automobile and air power. The article describes Krupp built weapons mowing down Belgians and French, with a steel hooded gunner protected from shells. It cites limited French aircraft activity amid new armored warfare.
Allied forces maintain the advantage in a preliminarily large clash from Meaux to Verdun as German reinforcements push at the left center. British and French units claim gains along the Marne and Vosges fronts while Joffre strengthens positions. Austrians and Russians clash in Galicia with uncertain tempo.
Childress Texas on September 8 1914 farmers drafted memorials urging cotton growers in the South to push state actions for a marketing system. Proposals include a joint commission monopoly via occupation tax, a minimum 12 cent middling price, and distribution of sale proceeds to depositors. Memphis Commercial Club endorsed buying a bale of cotton and urged a mass meeting to organize a sustained campaign.
Washington reports rail executives urged President Wilson to ease wartime financial burdens without presenting a concrete plan. They signaled likely future requests and emphasized a national rail crisis tied to European war costs.
Returns from the Colorado primary are incomplete with Samuel D. Nicholson and George A. Carlson contending for the Republican nomination for governor. T. M. Patterson is conceded for the Democrat nomination, E. P. Costigan unopposed for the Progressive. Hubert Work conceded for U.S. Senate with J. N. Stevens and Benjamin Griffith unopposed for their parties.
Washington reports Mrs. Amanda Weeks, the last survivor among those arrested after President Lincoln's assassination, died in the capital at age 90. The obituary notes her link to the 1865 events and her long life since.
President Wilson today disapproved the proposal to raise the income tax to cover the treasury deficit from the war. Democratic members of the Ways and Means committee are set to revise plans in response to the financial emergency as Republicans urge revision of the rivers and harbors bill totaling fifty three million dollars.
By Associated Press New York Sept 9 the completion of details for the new city loan of a hundred million dollars dominated the day in the financial district. Indications point to strong demand for a portion of the loan by foreign interests.
General John Pershing commands Fort Bliss forces as he orders immediate lifting of the arms embargo in effect since the Vera Cruz occupation. Border patrols are removed following the order.
Special to The News from Plainview Texas reports fifteen automobiles carrying about six hundred citizens left Plainview early this morning to promote the Hale County Fair to outlying towns. The excursion plans to visit Lockney Playa dada White Flat Bilvert on and Kress returning this evening. Mexican Decree Rescinded in Mexico City affair details state the Sept 1 decree protecting poverty from confiscation and citizens from arrest on mere accusation was rescinded by order of General Carranza and the governor has resigned.
Mack ie McDonald that fugitive president of the Butte Mine Workers Union and two others were arrested today by civil and military authorities after days hiding in a rooming house. The Federal Court upheld militia rights to hold prisoners as the situation remained quiet.
Wounded German soldiers arriving in Paris report critical ammunition shortages. They describe feeble attacks against Allied lines as due to dwindling supplies and the inability to sustain offensive operations.
Count von Hernstorff, the German ambassador to the United States, denied reports of mines in the North Sea. He said German ports are not blockaded and neutral ships may enter to replenish coal since there is no embargo on bunker coal.
Reverend B Y Dickinson pastor of the Methodist church hosts a revival meeting this week in Littlefield led by Rev. Geo Shearer of Floydada. The event draws local congregants and surrounding residents to the church activities and sermons.
Washington forecast notes unsettled conditions with Gert West Texas interaction affecting Thursday and Friday. Mild temperatures expected, with potential rain and gusty winds across the region.
French bulletin reports on our left wing German attempts to break lines on the Ourcq river failed. Two standards taken. British army crossed the Marne. enemy fallen back about 25 miles. Center and right wing show no notable change. President Poincare signs decree to call up men previously exempted for defective health for further medical examination and immediate drafting if fit.
An official dispatch from Bordeaux notes German forces seem to begin retreat as French troops gain in position. The report says Germans face provisioning difficulties and French troops appear to gain advantage, though the battle is described as lengthy.
London dispatch reports Captain Mesteroff, famed Russian aviator, sacrificed his life in a successful attempt to destroy an astridn airplane. Reuter's Petrograd dispatch confirms the act and its perilous context.
President Wilson received a cable from Emperor William of Germany protesting Allied use of Dum-Dum bullets and civilian Belgian involvement. He expressed regret over Louvain destruction. Details remain secret with no stated requested action. the French embassy denies the Dum-Dum bullet use.
An official press bureau report says the Oceanic merchant cruiser of the White Star Line was wrecked yesterday near Scotland's north coast and declared a total loss. All officers and crew were saved.
The Noordam an American line steamer from Rotterdam with German reservists and a general cargo for Germany was captured on the Atlantic and brought to Queenstown by a British cruiser.
German reinforcements estimated at sixty thousand are advancing into France in three columns according to a Reuters Ostend dispatch reported in London.
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