27 Sep 1914
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1914
Page
1
A report states General Carranza declares that his troops will act on the defensive against rebel forces. The message emphasizes government responsibility shifting to Villa, with attention on military posture and strategic restraint amid conflict.
Washington reports indicate Zapata cooperates with northern leaders and ex federals to back Villa. Carranza warns further fighting will come from Villa, while Funston notes rail damage may delay trains for days. Support rumors implicate ex presidents Carbajal and Diaz backing Villa.
A digest from Today’s Standard Page II lists war era items including inventions by Hudson Maxim and notes about a Butte boy serving with the fleet in Mexican harbors, alongside society and sport notices and a page for women.
London dispatch reports Germany reinforcing East Prussia at one army corps per day. Troops move via 250 ships on four railways, with Berlin and Schneidemuhl sending forces to Baltic ports for sea transport. Preparations aim for a great decisive battle along the western line as 800,000 troops converge. Russians expected to hold advantage due to terrain choice by their leaders.
A Bucharest dispatch claims the First Rumanian army corps is ordered to the Austrian frontier. A Zeppelin raid on Warsaw at 5 am Saturday led to the downing of the dirigible near Modlin fortress with crew captured. One bomb near Kalise station exploded causing little damage. England calls for adequate food for neutrals.
A Paris dispatch from Amsterdam reports that to stop exporting contraband to Germany the Netherlands has declared martial law in the eastern provinces. The measure aims to curb illicit shipments and enforce wartime controls across affected areas.
Venice dispatch reports Vienna papers claim favorable military outlook for Austria in Galicia and Servia despite no definite war news.
Paris art critic Thi pault Sisson of Temps surveys Rheims Cathedral ruins after bombardment. He notes melted bells, vanished lead roof, lost campanille, while vaults remain and nave untouched. He warns autumn rains will threaten stones and calls for immediate wall strengthening. He ends with a German prince’s remark about sheltering the wounded.
From Paris dated Sept 26, reports say both sides concentrate on the war’s western and eastern wings. Allied forces counter strong German offensives along the Somme and push German troops back in places. A son of Paul Doumergue, former chamber speaker, was killed in action near Nancy.
London dispatch reports the Basel Basel correspondent via Rome that the 109th regiment of reserves was surrounded and annihilated. German casualties include a colonel, a major, two captains and two lieutenants.
Maastrict correspondent reports Belgian soldiers blew up the rail bridge at Bilsen Limberg near Hasselt. In retaliation German forces burned the village. One hundred fifty refugees arrived from Bilsen. Brussels garrison tightens defenses with barbed wire trenches and mined major roads.
London reports the government tightens rules on foodstuffs sent to neutral nations. Food destined for Germany will be barred unless assurances prove the goods will not reach Germany or replace German supplies.
Reports from Belgrade say an Austrian envoy with a white flag demanded Belgrade surrender. The Servian commander replied to return in three hours and fired upon Austrian positions across the Danube.
Reuter report from Athens says the Smyrna post office orders foreign signboards removed by Oct 1 and mail handed to Ottoman authorities so letters and newspapers are delivered by Ottoman service under decree freeing Turkish institutions from foreign tutelage.
Dispatches from Vienna report that Russians took control of the greater part of Przemysl Galicia on Saturday. Additional cables from Cape Town note German forces abandoning border posts and 300 Germans taking a Catholic mission at Pella in Cape Colony, near the Orange River.
Antwerp via London Sept 27 A Taube aircraft crossed Duffel near the city and dropped two bombs that splashed into water. A second Taube over Antwerp that afternoon faced strong fort fire forcing it to fly at an extreme altitude preventing observations.
St. Paul September 26 The Rev E O Hedon of Chicago was named president of the Swedish Baptist conference of America at tonight s meeting.
Dispatches from The Hague report part of the Antwerp assault force is Austrian with siege artillery. Heavy guns set near Grimberghen and Mysse. German troop influx continues with ten trainloads arriving. Officials stop issuing passports across the border as preparations intensify.
Amsterdam dispatch cites an unconfirmed telegram reporting the German assault on Antwerp likely soon. Troops have been moved from Aix-la-Chapelle toward the Antwerp district, siege guns positioned against southern forts, and Austrian howitzers with earthworks prepared on the eastern side.
Dr Constantin Theodora Dumba the Austro Hungarian ambassador said he had been officially advised by wireless that reports of Sarajevo being captured by Servians are false.
Paris dispatch reports wounded at Mont Lucan describe Fort Troyon siege near Verdun. German forces, assuming evacuation, advanced as French mitrailleuses opened deadly fire. about seven thousand German bodies were left on the slope.
Two weeks of fierce fighting on the northern front see Allied and German forces slugging for ground with slight Allied gains reported in the Somme Meuse area. British reports are sparse amid strict censorship while Austro naval actions near Cattaro and Pelagosa shift attention to the Adriatic.
Copenhagen dispatch to Central News reports the German general staff noting fresh engagements on the Aisne extreme right wing still ongoing. Center shows no change, Camp des Romans near St Mihiel fell to Germany, German flag raised, troops crossed the Meuse. no further changes on west or east fronts.
Bordeaux reports vintage starting with women, children, and aged men filling in for troops at the front. Refugees from Belgium assist, grapes show premature blossoming reducing yield, though potential quality remains if fruit matures. Large exports to Germany complicate distribution. 20,000,000 bottles per year affected.
London reports heavy fighting across Northern France with gains claimed by both sides on the Oise Somme front. Galicia lull persists as Russians advance toward Praemsys and take Rzeszow, while Adriatic activity grows with Pelagosa and Lizza now in Allied hands. British morale remains high as Asquith rallies recruits and Dublin marks a rare nationalist hymn performance.
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