29 Oct 1914
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1914
Page
1
Across Poland units are halted and compelled to withdraw as fresh Russian forces press the front. Tension mounts in a great battle unfolding along the line with reports of new troop movements and strategic shifts.
An Evening News dispatch from northern France reports the German army retreating along the line from La Bassee to the sea, with German forces falling back across the front. The report positions the retreat as widespread along the line and ongoing.
Berlin dispatch says German and Austrian troops in Poland were forced to withdraw before fresh Russian reinforcement. New Russian troops are advancing on Ivangorod and Warsaw.
The report describes exhaustion on the European front with new attempts to renew efforts toward Dunkirk. British and German forces continue heavy fighting, with lines along Arras, Oise, and Meuse showing renewed clashes. Reports mention German withdrawals in Poland, African campaigns, and a rebellion in South Africa amid reinforcements.
New York dispatch reports Turkey mobilizing its forces to the full, drafting naturalized Americans as passengers claim Syrians were forced into service by bribes. Recruits are so numerous uniforms are in short supply and soldiers wear sleeve bands with the Turkish coat of arms. Desertion is prevented by band removal. The piece notes Germany has enough corn for bread for army and civilians until the next harvest.
Delated Press reports on Oct 28 that Cavrion assassinated Archduke and the Archduchess, with the heir to the throne. The main conspirator faces twenty years. four others to hang, one to be banished, and Gabbrinovic, who threw Archduke, to twenty years.
Oct 28. Reuter’s Amsterdam bureau reports the German press has altered its stance, signaling a shift in tone amid ongoing conflict and long speculation about war outcomes.
London reports Portugal has reinforced garrisons amid allied support and a possible German invasion. The article notes Portugal could be the ninth nation drawn into the conflict, with fears others may follow and Holland wary of neutrality being breached. The Scheldt mouth is cited for potential naval use.
On the eastern border of the Netherlands German troops mass in large numbers while Dutch forces respond by assembling a full army to resist potential invasion.
London October 28 Associated Press dispatch details Thomas Atkins consuming 5,000 calories daily. The Army Medical Board ordered a thousand-calorie increase, noting the ration should yield 15,000,000 foot pounds of energy per day with most energy lost as heat. The piece contrasts human energy efficiency with a steam engine, noting only one sixth of fuel becomes muscular energy.
A soldier's letter describes a front line truce near Rheims where German and French troops met at nightfall. A German officer invited a French captain and about a hundred men to share a warm field kitchen meal, ending hostilities as both sides fed.
The wartime mood has influenced crime as London's records show a near forty percent drop in crime. The British prison commission reports a general decline with penal servitude sentences at 797 versus 871 the prior year and total imprisonments down from 149,552 to 135,140, attributing the trend to reform and humane treatment of offenders.
The Customs Department in the Federal Building at Atlanta examined a parcel post package from Berlin. It contained a full sized print of a 16 inch shell image used in the destruction of Belgian and French forts. The 40 inch long picture shows ruins around forts with the caption With God for King and Country and a Maltese cross with crown and W.
Deputy Sheriff Henry Hancock and Special County Criminal Bailiff Alex Saye captured Dock Kidd yesterday morning before daybreak. Kidd is accused of murdering Asbury Strickland, shot outside Barberville at a negro church. Strickland died Tuesday after suffering eight chest wounds. Officials traced Kidd to John Harper near Winterville, with Harper and Dock Hill also found in the same bed as Kidd.
Royalton Illinois October 28 The disaster at Franklin was caused by a miners lamp ignition in a gas pocket the night before the mines exploded trapping and killing those in the zone.
J Lustrat of Athens Georgia writes on behalf of a Franco American committee set up with the French ambassador's approval. He urges Clarke County citizens to mail offerings or leave them at the Banner Office to aid Belgian and French refugees, with a donors list to be published later.
Clarke county clerks office began docketing November cases amid a lighter docket in city court yet with several notable suits. Insurance policy actions appear among the filings including Blanche Hart versus Aetna Life Insurance and Rebecca A Davis against The Home's Friend. Damages suits and related notes against local defendants and the Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company are listed with attached attorney names.
Chairman C A Rowland of the YMCA religious committee summons the committee directors department workers One Club and Index Committee for a preparatory gathering at the association building this Sunday at 4 00 PM Rev R E Neighbour to speak briefly on Services an Essential of the Christian Life. The meeting is vital for the season ahead.
A New York source reports the state department signaling cotton shipments to Germany may begin in May. Cotton could land at Dutch ports and move by rail into Germany or be shipped directly.
City board of education discussed a committee to confer with Dr. Soule for a special teacher to handle agriculture horticulture and possibly manual training. Domestic science at Athens High is noted for excellence under Miss Witcher with new work planned in farming gardening fruit culture stock raising and related subjects.
Jefferson County Bank of Monticello in Monticello Florida closes temporarily after reports of cashier R R Turnbull’s disappearance and illness in Kansas City. An expert says accounts are correct. City tax payment time expires November 1.
Judge Brand of the Western circuit is described as the busiest judicial officer in the region. He finishes a strenuous week in Clarke superior court then travels to Atlanta for Fay ette motions, then Walton for Hill vs. Georgia R. R. case, then Gainesville for Hall superior court.
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