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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1915
Page
5
Diplomatic sources say Germany has refrained from public statements but now can act, as recent German army victories in Poland strengthen its position. The impact cited includes how Hibera forces in Germany benefit from German advances, signaling a potential shift in strategy and risk from the Lusitania tragedy.
Berlin backtracks over sinking of the Arabic as Germany adapts a new policy aimed at easing U S relations. Berlin officials signal possible diplomacy with Count von Bernstorff and the state department to resolve the submarine questions, while promising safeguards for American noncombatants and partial reparation if a submarine acted beyond its instructions.
Reports describe steamer aboard during an ocean voyage using a half mile distant floating submarine imitation and a balloon aeroplane substitute for training. Crew practiced in improvised shooting gallery with a sandbag barrier on the captain’s bridge to simulate an attack. English warship color noted. Bodies of Americans not yet recovered, with 18 passengers unaccounted for and 25 crew, plus one hospital death.
Reports say Grand Duke's army evades engagement in the Caucasus with skirmishes near Van and Mount Kisiarlagh. Across the front there is little change while Austria repulses an Italian attack and claims success near Brest Litovsk, Kobylany, and surrounding fortifications amid Alpine reserves and air raids on Brescia.
Rome reports Italian troops extend their line on Montes Girardi Torrente Masoline and capture prisoners in the Seebach valley, with artillery striking an encampment. In Jaonyo region Alpine detachments seize enemy entrenchments and prisoners. On Carso front batteries repositioned as heavy shelling continues. left wing trenches yield rifles and war materiel amid ongoing fighting near Arras.
Reports from the front describe artillery actions near Roye and in the Aisne valley with German trenches shelled north of Soissons. Bombardments target Pennes, Dausgenot, Grandprechatel, Cerngy, Pleville, Tergnier, Vitry, Boissieux, and Noyon station, while Austrian cavalry pushes east of Kovel splitting Russian forces. Italian defeats persist on the Isonzo and Tyrol fronts.
Berlin reports the Russian fortress Brecht-Tarovsk, long a key southern bulwark of the Nicholas line after Warsaw, has fallen. German Austro-Hungarian troops stormed the western and northwestern works, entering the center fortress last night. The channel sits on the Bug river near crucial rail junctions, about 153 miles south of Grodno and 120 miles east of Warsaw.
Reports say Brest Litovsk, a key fortress guarding western supply depots near the Bug and Mukhavets rivers, fell after a forceful assault by Austro German troops. The capture disrupts Russia first defense line and threatens White Russia positions from Riga to Vilna with major strategic impact.
From Nish Serbia August 6 via London. Austrians and Serbians clash as hostilities resume on the front. An official statement notes infantry activity and warnings of fortifications on the left bank of the Save near Grachatz and Drenitz. A Russian battery reportedly shelled a hostile detachment near Bortza while enemy guns were in action.
Athens reports a rumor that Turkey will seek a separate peace with the Allies if Germany does not declare war on Italy. Paris dispatches also note a French aerial raid on a German shell factory near Saarlouis, with 62 aviators dropping bombs and artillery duels continuing along the front in Artois and the Argonne.
U S auto exports reached 87 254 636 for the year ending June 30 with 80 264 635 in motor vehicles 7 000 000 in parts and a 100 percent rise from the previous year trucks to Europe surged to about 14 000 with Russia as top buyer at 21 149 000 value France 18 776 000 Canada and South America noted for passenger car shipments
A 40 year old Atlanta resident known as the blind broom maker seeks to sell his mule and wagon to fund the return of his broom making machinery. He mortgaged the mule and wagon for 30 dollars, hopes the market for brooms will rebound, and has appealed to Associated Charities aided by Superintendent Logan who vouches for his honesty.
Berlin reports the Reichstag held its first wartime military debate with only one member, Daniel Stuecklen, expressing limited support and urging more furloughs, transport, and higher rations for returning soldiers. He praised leaders and troops, lamented harsh barrack language, and hoped the deadly war would end soon.
In New York on August 26, speakers for the woman suffrage party toured city car barns to urge conductors and motormen to vote for suffrage in the fall election. Automobiles carried bouquets, campaign buttons, and suffrage ribbons as organizers aimed to win promises and attach ribbons and buttons to workers. Posters urged conductors and motormen to vote for the amendment and join the campaign, pledging support for women’s voting rights.
Honolulu August 26 Mrs Edith Spreckles who yesterday was granted decree of divorce from John D Spreckles Jr of San Francisco married Frank Wakefield also of San Francisco. The ceremony took place at a hotel where Mrs Spreckles resided. Governor Pinkham was a witness. The couple will travel to the Orient and Australia before returning to San Francisco.
A Turkish official communication reported no new activity on the Turkish fronts. The Deutsche and British wire exchanges describe aerial battles over the Saar and Nancy, with several aircraft losses on both sides. Eastern theater updates cite advances near Bialystok and Pripet, with German forces pushing from Kamieniec toward the southeast of Brest-Litovsk as part of a broader front.
In London Earl of Selborne, president of the board of agriculture, told a deputation of landowners that more men must join the army, volunt ary or compulsory, and that agricultural laborers have done their part but unevenly. He warned of growing burdens on farmers, possible female and nontraditional labor, navy submarine pressures, and a revision of food policy including a 1149 per quarter wheat tax starting with the 1816 harvest.
Government officials express relief as martial law will be removed only outside military zones after September 1. Officials praise restoring civil administration and reconstruction efforts while wary of lingering conflict risks.
New York August 2 The first official test of the nickel batteries designed by Thomas A Edison to use in submarines to eliminate chlorine gas was made today on submarines at the Brooklyn navy yard. Lieutenant Bailty said he was pleased with the batteries and the submarine will be submerged soon for several hours.
A boy named Jester Adams near Whitesburg Kentucky died yesterday after a baseball he was watching was thrown and struck him. The incident occurred during a game between natmates and is reported as Kentucky’s first baseball related death this year.
London August 26 The Swedish steamer Tiga has been sunk and her crew were landed. Two small Swedish steamers named Diss, one of 804 tons gross, the other 202 tons, are mentioned in the report.
Paris August 3 The Office Journal publishes a declaration that France will blockade the coasts of Asia Minor and Syria from the island of Samos to the Lyktian frontier, effective from August 26. The move affects maritime routes and regional supplies amid ongoing tensions.
Hallettsville Texas August 26 Five men were under arrest here in connection with the lynching of John Slovak at Shiner Tuesday Slovak who had been arrested charged with beating his wife and children was fled from fall and beaten and shot to death
Barbed wire painted foliage green is being manufactured here for Army use in Europe. Originally galvanised, wire is now coated due to shelter shortages and high prices. Reports from abroad say at a short distance the wire appears indistinguishable from foliage.
The Southern Nurserymen's Association elected Atlanta as next year's meeting site. Officers were chosen including President Lyles Smith and Vice Presidents, with Huntsville Alabama and Pomona residents named to prepare educational materials. The group discussed expanding home orchards and boosting nursery product demand through education and outreach.
A wartime dispatch from Amsterdam reports heavy bombardment causing extensive destruction. British forces reportedly killed and wounded soldiers, with a shell destroying a crane and several submarines. details remain unclear amid chaotic reports from London.
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