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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1914
Page
1
A New York report reveals thousands on the East Side face near starvation as prices of common goods soar. Commissioner Hartigan says conditions are pitiful after an investigation and blames "food pirates" whose price gouging demands urgent mayoral action.
State Department reports Ambassador Girard says all Americans in Germany are perfectly safe and receiving help as needed after concerns arise about their welfare. The message emphasizes continuing support for U.S. citizens abroad.
President Wilson seeks immediate review from Attorney General and key officials to assess prosecution costs and wartime measures in Europe. He may address Congress with a special message if current laws require revision or new statutes are needed.
Alabama officials refuse clemency for Pope Beees, set to hang next Friday at dawn after the board of pardons declines to commute the sentence. The case, tied to the reviled murder by J B McClurkolm, has spurred national criticism over delayed reforms in radical procedure. The Supreme Court decision remains under review as relatives react to the impending execution.
Mexico City Aug 14 Constititionalist troops pressed a skirmish with defenders and aimed to occupy the capital before night. No disorder reported though principal banks and stores were barricaded. Francisco Carbajal, successor to Huerta, is under U S flag protection at the Vailingencia hotel with a strong guard nearby.
In a statement McClurkin declares Pope guilty and deserving death, credits efforts to avert lynching, notes sheriffs plans for a jailyard execution with a high fence and planked enclosure to bar onlookers while allowing prisoners to witness.
Halifax reports the Bristol the smallest British warship in the North Atlantic engaged the Karlsruhe the largest German cruiser in a half hour duel last Thursday night Despite distant consorts the German ship avoided close fight and sailed south toward San Juan after losing range with the Bristol pursuing and the action ending at sea
The article maps fortifications across Europe as Europe’s three war theatres and notes fortifications owned by France Germany Russia Austria Hungary and Britain. It details Moselle Meuse Rhine Main and Moselle valleys as key lines of communication and highlights major fortress groups at Metz Belfort Epinal Strasbourg Mainz and Berlin areas.
Reports from Vienna announce Britain declares war on Austria and naval ships join the fleet. St Petersburg cites 5.5 million Russian troops with 3 million in reserve and fronts near Germany and Romania. Liege bombardment intensifies as a German advance nears Louvain, twenty six miles from Brussels.
The report describes German forces advancing steadily against Belgian and Allied lines in Europe. It notes preliminary skirmishes with Belgians and looming clashes with French and British forces near Waterloo, with Brussels and Antwerp potentially threatened as censors withhold full facts.
German forces withdrew from Bon Homme and Saint Marie passes in the Bosage range after a five day push toward Paris. French troops captured many prisoners and suffered heavy casualties including the surrender of an entire German division as reported by the war office.
At a dinner last night Lord Kitchener secretary of war for England stated the conflict will last about eighteen months. His remark reflects a cautious forecast amid ongoing hostilities and strategic concerns.
The Sun prints a Berlin dispatch claiming German forces push on to Paris as planned and that losses in Belgium and on the French border were anticipated. It says reports of German disasters are unfounded and the army proceeds as scheduled.
Japan moves toward a formal declaration of war on Germany as its share of spoils is settled by the Allies. Wartime activity surges in Tokyo at the war and navy ministries and among top officials. Lengthy dispatches are exchanged with England daily.
Describes mobilization timing in Alsace and the Meuse river route entering Belgium at Sedan. Mentions the valley of the Moselle, the Eiffel mountain barrier, and passage through Liege and into the Dutch provinces as the conflict shifts westward.
New Orleans on August 14 Eugene Sassional former president of the stock exchange and reputedly wealthy killed himself today.
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