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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1914
Page
9
The article notes Washington’s attitude on the subject and warns that this stance is likely to impact other similar financial negotiations currently underway. It cites anticipated policy shifts and potential ripple effects across related contracts and debt instruments.
The Pacis correspondent reports the Russian emperor will sign a proclamation granting Jews in the empire equal civil and political rights with other subjects, to take effect at an early date.
Reuters reports Brussels sees government shifted to Antwerp amid German cavalry advance. Brussels defense measures in place. Havas notes legations likely to join, French minister staying. Soir claims Belgian infantry and French cavalry repulsed a German attack, location not specified.
Vienna reports Austrian army corps entered Russian territory but halted the push. Russian offensive toward Zalesco Brody and Sokal in Galicia, near the frontier northeast of Lemberg, has been checked.
A Home Office dispatch reports Montenegrin troops crossed the Bosnian frontier and occupied Tchamutza after a fierce battle. Rome dispatch says eight Austrian block houses in Herzegovina captured along with seven villages near Trebinje and twelve Austrian officers taken prisoner.
The British official press bureau stated that any action Japan takes against Germany will be confined to the Chinese seas unless necessary to protect Japanese shipping, signaling a cautious stance amid ongoing tensions.
Censorship by British authorities bars any news on British armed forces movements in Belgium and the North Sea. Dispatches from Brussels and Para note troops arrayed against Germany but reveal no unit sizes or locations. French reports claim advances in Alsace with guns and prisoners. Russian reports claim successes on the frontier. a Dutch captain reports a German dreadnought damaged near Trondheim with no official confirmation.
A Rome dispatch reports four British battleships chased Austrian cruisers Aurora and Szifletvar blocking Antivar, as they fled to Pola. Greece threatens military action if Turkish troop advances into Bulgarian soil are confirmed. A Paris dispatch says French troops occupy Schirmeck beyond Saales in Alsace, seizing field guns, caissons, and rapid fire guns as cavalry advance toward Mulbach and Lutzenhausen.
New York reports widespread cable delays as wartime censorship requires full sender and recipient details. Western Union notes congestion on European routes, with 2000 telegrams awaiting inspection in London and code elimination increasing message units. French and Commercial Cable systems face similar delays though some reductions noted in Europe.
Captain Rakos of the Austrian steamer Morawitz reported arriving from Cardiff after a six hour chase by two British cruisers about 300 miles south of Barbadoes. Darkness enabled him to escape.
A dispatch to The Corriere d Italia reports the Austrian battleship Zingl and three other ships sunk by the French fleet near the Adriatic convoy area. Paris says the French fleet under Admiral De La Peyrere sunk an Austrian cruiser blockading Antivari. London reports no official confirmation of the Adriatic action.
In a home debate Representative Britten of Illinois introduced a resolution directing Secretary of State Bryan to protest Japan’s alleged plan to rule Kiautschau in China. The measure cites Japan’s ultimatum to Germany to withdraw and urges U.S. opposition to forced transfers of Chinese territory without Chinese consent. London dispatch notes French Adriatic raid and sinking of an Austrian cruiser near Cattaro.
Belgians capture the Deathshead Fusiliers standard formerly led by Crown Prince Frederick William during the Hallen clash. The flag’s seizure ends up in a Diest town hall as crowds gather at stations for war news. Paris notes the 61st Prussian eagle taken and displayed at the French war office in Paris.
London August 17 The Paris correspondent of The Chronicle reports an American businessman who reached Berlin via Hamburg and Vienna. He says business across Austria and Germany is at a standstill as the war harms German trade for generations. Best markets will be barred for years and Berlin faces unease amid scant official reports. Rumors of revolution in Russia and fires in Paris circulate, while sentiment against England grows though interest in the Paris campaign wanes.
London reports an official French war office communication stating Germany is on the defensive as Allied forces threaten to compel Austria and Germany to engage. It notes Russian mobilization rapidity and that German forces have faced Austrian and German setbacks while German front lines are described as moving to a defensive posture.
Belgian gunners fired on a German aeroplane reconnoitering over Namur and nearby Histiere. Shortly after, Belgian detachments at Tanant clashed with Uhlans, losing seven Uhlans while three escaped.
Japanese consul general Numana in San Francisco today said the Japanese fleet will protect American and Japanese merchant ships in Asiatic waters if hostilities threaten. He argued the United States would not be endangered by conflicts with Germany, citing Japan's superior strength in the Orient.
The Atlanta Constitution piece of August 18 1912 is cited in a circular by Judge John T Pendleton Campaign Committee listing over 300 Fulton County attorneys and citizens. Robt C Alston H L Culberson James L Key and E V Carter deny authorizing their names. The circular argues Stephens misrepresents his legal experience and endorses a Negro lawyer.
Paris reports the French advance continues across Alsace with troops reaching near Saales Lehirmeck and Ville while capturing twelve German guns eight machine guns and twelve gun carriages. British forces are described as a three corps expeditionary group under Haig with two divisions per corps and an extra cavalry division. 1000 prisoners taken as German efforts against Belgium falter. The article notes heavy artillery fire and casualties on both sides as the campaign unfolds.
At Petersburg August 17 the Russian war office reports frontier movements between Austrian Galicia and Russian Poland. Russian cavalry with infantry and artillery attacked from August 13 to 17, drove back Austrian forces, recaptured Kielce, and pressed along a fifty mile front from Todenshowa to Sandomierz with raids near Tomaschoff and gains against the Austrian dragoon regiment. Russian cavalry maintains contact with the enemy across the front.
In a wartime move New York reports all Germans resident in Jamaica have been placed under arrest. The news comes from the captain of the steamship Olidense in port. The vessel flies the Norwegian flag and brings additional confirmations of the action from Jamaican ports.
A letter from Laurel Mississippi praises Baughn Pellagra Remedy claiming dramatic weight gain and cure. The writer urges others to seek the remedy and notes a free Pellagra book from American Compounding Co. Box 2003 Jasper Alabama with money back guarantee if it fails.
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