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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1915
Page
3
Reports describe repeated German assaults near Borjimov and Jidomitze repulsed with heavy losses, Russian and British trenches retaken, and actions from the Carpathians to the Black Sea. Turkish ships, shore bombardments, and Austro German massed drives against Serbia are noted amid broader imperial war activity.
London reports a Copenhagen dispatch claiming Baron Burian urged Germany to seek a tolerable peace to save Austria-Hungary. He warned that a Russian advance could topple Austria and Hungary, recommending large German reinforcements to Hungary while acknowledging possible loss of Alsace and Polish provinces. German statesmen warned peace would be mad to pursue, preferring continued war and deterrence.
The battle cruiser Lion, flagship of Rear Admiral Sir David Beatty, shelled German cruisers attempting to bombard British shores. The Bluecher was sunk as Lion contributed to the destruction. Lion, 660 feet long displacing 26,850 tons, was under repair in Leith harbor after being towed in from a waterline breach.
Reports from Poland East Prussia and the Carpathians indicate extended operations with no decisive advantage for any side. Russia sees general battle as Austrian and German reinforcements arrive. Western front remains artillery heavy. Emperor William returns to Berlin with throat troubles, nearing medical advice. Germany claims to press Belgium and prepare renewed assaults in Flanders, while U silk U-2 sinks three Irish Sea steamers and another torpedoed off Havre. Princess Patricia's Canadians report heavy losses for a German regiment near La Busgee with minor Canadian casualties. In Rome authorities quell anti neutrality movement. The Dacia sails from Galveston with cotton for Germany. Britain warns it will seize the ship, prompting U S inquiries for rights of the American owner.
A Munich wool expert says about 300 million dollars worth of raw and finished wool fell into German hands from northern French industrial cities. Large quantities of cloth intended for military uniforms were found at various sites. German military authorities are reportedly operating many factories in occupied districts.
Berlin January 31 The Baltic naval commander says shipping will be safe if the previously recommended routes are followed in reply to shipowners questions about navigation safety after submarine attacks. The German cruiser Giselle was torpedoed by a submarine near Tueger Island in the Baltic on January 26.
Berlin reports an official statement confirming that despite American assurances and a written appeal, German defendants Kariiets and Terr Grundler accused of high treason were executed on January 28 in Tangier under French Morrocan administration, contrary to prior assurances.
London dispatch reports Turks, guided by German engineers, are building a line from Angora to Sivas to replace the Trebizond water route for Ottoman troops on the Caucasian front. The German consul at Tabriz seeks protection from the American consul, per the Petrograd correspondent.
London reports from January 20 that physicians who visited France and Belgium predict cholera may reach western Europe and possibly England. They warn spring thaw could expose armies to deadlier disease, noting German troops were inoculated against typhoid while French and British officials face opposition to inoculation.
London January 24 178 peers serve in the British army including eight dukes ten marquesses sixty one earls twenty two viscounts and seventy seven barons the earl of Annesley Viscount Hawarden and Lord Congleton killed in battle the duke of Roxburghe the marquesses of Worth Hampton and Tweeddale the earl of Leven and Lords Gerard and Somers wounded the earls of Erne and Stair taken prisoner
A cautious father asks if the suitor can support a family and reveals he only wants Emily. The suitor responds, clarifying his stance and the stakes in a terse exchange.
Jno L Moore and Son advertise as headquarters for all that is best in the optical world. They invite patrons to bring their next prescription to 42 North Broad Street for renewed pangakmae service and vision improvement.
Amsterdam dispatch says many German troops are concentrated for the Ypres front with fresh units assembling. Ostend railway activity signals another major push to break Allied lines. The Telegraaf also reports 2000 mutinous German troops moved from Bowlers to the eastern front.
London reports the German emperor, in poor throat health, returned to Berlin from the front and will consult medical advisers. Observers say his voice has become scarcely audible and his condition is described as serious.
Petrograd reports the Official Messenger published telegrams between Kaiser Wilhelm and Tsar Nicholas II before the war. A not published dispatch dated July 29, 1914 proposed submitting the Austro Serbian conflict to The Hague tribunal. The Russian foreign minister authorized release of this telegram expressing conciliatory sentiment and urging Hague handling.
The Dutch socialist Tribune reports the German socialist democratic party executive committee favors rapid peace by initiating common action within the International Socialist league, urging socialist parties in belligerent kingdoms to unite for an end to the war.
A sympathetic exchange unfolds as a tramp tells the hustling farmer's wife he cannot sleep on an empty stomach. She responds with care offering him a chance to rest more comfortably, noting he has not yet worn himself out. The judge adds the remark that sleep is hard to come by on an empty stomach.
The notice advertises free admission for women at a show in Atlanta tonight when each paid ticket is presented The program features the stage play The Man From Home and emphasizes a women free policy for that evening.
Paris reports royal exile laws hinder Duke of Orléans and royalists from serving in French arms. Daudet and Action Française leaders promote national service first, monarchy later, citing many royalists killed or wounded. Camelots du Roi expand nationwide with 100000 followers, while supporting the government during the war.
The lightship stands as the solitary agent of good, its crew immobile against constant gales. While patrols move and news changes, the lightship and its men remain fixed, serving voyagers and embodying the blind poet's truth that steadfast waiting serves humanity.
A brief fragment shows dialogue about preferring Wagner music and a general sales pitch for GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC. The ad promotes the tonic as a true tonic and appetite builder for adults and children, claiming malaria prevention and system strengthening benefits.
Rome troops restored order at a meeting called by senators and deputies to push neutrality. Republicans opposed neutrality attacked neutralists, boxing Deputy Bruno Belmonte. Anti neutralists hurled insults at Austrians and Germans as police struggled to control the crowd. In Florence an attempt to trigger a general strike failed due to public backlash.
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