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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1914
Page
9
Reports indicate renewed heavy gun fire from Texel Island toward the west on Tuesday morning. Texel, the southwestern Frisian island in North Holland, lies in the North Sea near the province's coast.
Berlin reports the battle of Muelhausen amid French advances in upper Alsace. German forces concentrate, attack, and push the enemy back toward Belfort, while Strassburg artillery repulsed. two batteries seized as the German march proceeds toward Schirmeck. An inquiry into local treachery is opened.
An official message from Rome carried by the Exchange Telegraph says the Austrian cruiser Zenta was sunk in a battle off Antivar last Sunday. Built at Pola in 1897 the 303 foot vessel displaced 2,264 tons.
A Reuters dispatch from Brussels reports a German attempt to cross the Vesle near Dinant thwarted by French artillery with notable losses. The German push toward the Belgian center appears checked at Landen and Gembloux. no major engagement reported. German prisoners in Belgium will be sent to England, and French troops remain in contact with German forces. An official note from the French embassy in London says no further significant action is reported.
Paris dispatch quoted General Jonre describing rapid French successes in Alsace. The French forces claim to have inflicted important losses on the Germans, with artillery demoralizing and crushing the enemy amid several days of action.
Paris dispatch to The Daily Telegraph details disorder and mutiny as Austrian mobilization proceeds. Czech soldiers are said shot for refusing to fight, and a Serb regiment mutinies at Prague on August 9, with Bohemia seeing similar unrest.
An official dispatch to the French embassy reports German forces abandoned Sarrebourg where they held heavy artillery and siege forts, dynamited by Belgians after evacuating Liege forts. The note cites Belgians acting in response to Germany's heavy motor batteries advancing.
Shangha August 18 two German cruisers disabled and brought into Hong Kong with deck turrets barbettes demolished masts and funnels shot away blood in scuppers. Names not released due to censorship. Two warships badly damaged with wounded aboard were reported entering Hong Kong harbor on August 13 believed to be Minotaur and Northampton or Dupleix and SPAPER.
Telegrams from August 17 and August 18 report Austrian defeat near Sabac 27 miles west of Belgrade. Servians pursued fleeing troops, claiming 15,000 annihilated, 14 guns captured. References to battles with German ships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.
London reports British expeditionary forces have landed on the French shore. Field Marshal Kitchener and Sir John French greeted in Paris amid cheers as France and Britain unite against invasion. News notes secrecy to Belgium while facing Allied operations and no revealed casualties on embarkation. 120,000+ British troops concentrated. Nieuw Amsterdam passenger tally 126,900 with most bound for France.
The German tank steamer Dolphin under Captain Kriete arrived in Hampton Roads after twelve days evading British and French warships. Departing Hamburg July 29, four days before war, the ship burned no lights for eight nights and the captain claims to have stood on the bridge for four days and nights without sleep while eluding English and French warships. The wireless operator reportedly intercepted messages from nearby warships, indicating their proximity.
London August 18 The Chronicle publishes Liege a poem by Willam Watson praising France and its defenders. The verse lauds faithful resolve and heroism, defending against invasion, celebrating courage, sacrifice, and national duty amid warlike struggle.
The report states Innes and his wife face arrest in Oregon with authorities tracing Beatrice Nelms and the Nelms sisters. Evidence includes items found at a Wilkins Avenue home and testimonies about sightings and movements around the time of the girls’ disappearance.
Innes vows to fight charges as he protests arrest near Eugene on August 18. He claims political motive and says his defense will be through attorneys. Authorities say he has been under sheriff and federal surveillance since early August and was moved to bail before 240 o’clock.
The Tokyo premier said Japan will confine wartime operations to the far east and will not threaten others’ territories. Washington reports Japan plans to limit action to Kiao Chow and the China seas to protect its own interests, while denying intent to expand into the wider Pacific.
Multiple funeral notices in a local obituary column report the deaths of Lizzie Engesser age 45 at home near Woodward and South avenues, Dr T W Hightower age 63 after illness, Mary Nlossie Cheyne age 60 at home on Tiler Street, and several other residents including Mrs Tex Turner and William Allen. Surviving family members and planned services are noted with locations in Atlanta Ocala Fairmount Hartwell and West View Greenwood cemeteries.
French forces claimed to have shot down a German aeroplane near Dinant with limited details. Reports mention a trench action, a mayoral order, and counterfire saving residents from potential execution by retreating German troops.
The text describes vast movements of Russians evacuating or being moved from Germany via the United States and other routes. It mentions initial orders to head in specific directions, later relocations, and remaining Russians in Rostock and other locations amid wartime chaos and uncertainty.
The Arcadia, last of the Hanburg Amencani ships, arrived in New York from Hamburg via Newport News after departing July 30. The freighter, part of a Christmas toy supply for American children, halted briefly near Cape Henry before docking.
Friends urge Judge Hill to win re election citing forty years of public service from Solicitor General of the Atlanta Circuit to United States District Attorney and Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals He is praised for kindness mercy firmness and a spotless character The county is urged to overwhelmingly re elect him to the Superior Court with dignity and efficiency
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