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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1914
Page
3
The Romanian King delivers a hopeful speech at the opening of parliament, urging unity and support for essential legislation to meet current needs. No significant Balkan developments are reported, but emphasis remains on backing the government’s measures.
Paris dispatch reports quiet on the front except Argonne where German attacks failed to advance. Allied artillery gains noted. Belgium sees infantry seize positions near Ypres. near Arras counterattacks thwart enemy efforts. progress reported between the Somme and Chaulnes as Paycur troops engage wire entanglements and Aisne defenses.
In the Vosges, three German counterattacks in the Ban de Sapt area were repulsed. One of our shells caused an explosion in an enemy battery, disrupting operations and maintaining pressure on enemy positions.
Berlin reports no change on the eastern front along the Vistula while Russian advances were checked by German and Allied attacks. It notes recapture of Dixmude by the Allies, evacuation of Czernowitz, cholera among Russian prisoners, and British actions against Servia with other dispatches from Vienna and Constantinople.
Verdun dispatch reports President Poincare and Premier Viviani with Senate and Chamber speakers visiting troops along the Argonne firing line. They also toured ten military works near Verdun and Clermont where only the hospital of Anne Marie remains. Deputy Andre Maginot among the seriously wounded.
The Hague reports the Dutch government has rejected American financial aid offers for Belgian refugees. About 300,000 of the initial one million Belgian refugees remain in Holland, many penniless, now housed in improvised winter camps. A special budget of about 151,000 dollars funds these camps, with 3,000,000 dollars more needed.
Edward Bright, an American citizen and Columbia graduate, is detained in Göttingen charged with spying. His wife, two sons, and the Bright household maid in Goettingen reported the arrest, while State Department and Ambassador Gerard were alerted for an early inquiry. Bright, born in Yonkers, is described as a former editor and traveler who studied abroad.
London November. The spread of official news by wireless is a new political propaganda method in the present war. German high power wireless sends news for the United States and German colonies, picked up by stations worldwide. British and French governments plan countermeasures, with Marconi distributing bulletins and naval codes becoming read by admiralty authorities.
A despatch from Kiel Germany describes heightened fortifications at the Kiel Canal and harbor, with submarines, warships, torpedo boats, and guards ready. The German navy displays normal life amid war, showing facilities and battle practice to an Associated Press correspondent.
A Montenegrin dispatch from Cettinje reports eight Austrian battalions repulsed near Vishegrad Bosnia with heavy losses in men and supplies. Vienna and London say Austria resists southern front and conducts delaying bayonet counter-attacks while troops advance east of the Kolubara and reach heights east of the Ljik river, from Suvotor to Uzice.
Mystery surrounds the detention of the British colliers Kirnwood and Raidam at Colon for lacking health certificates. A district court hearing is set for tomorrow. The ships may pass through the canal in band and await orders at Balboa, with speculation they will later meet British warships off the South American coast. They were en route from Cardiff to Norfolk via Kingston, Jamaica.
The American Public Health Association opens its forty second annual convention in Jacksonville on November 29. The opening session starts at 8 o'clock in the Seminole hotel's convention hall with sanitarians and medical authorities from the United States Canada Mexico and Cuba in attendance. Delegates will be welcomed by George M. Powell. Representatives of four nations will contribute replies to the association's work.
Prominent philanthropists organized a renovement to assist 400 families in need on the East Side of New York City. Evictions in congested foreign quarters due to unpaid rent are cited, with May or Mitchel expected to cooperate. Justice Gustave Hartman warned poverty is rampant from unemployment and East Side banking failures.
Ladies Auxiliary of Atlanta lodge No. 20 Knights of Pythias will host members of that lodge and their ladies tonight at Castle Hall. Invitations have been issued to the Association of Past Chancellors led by Walter F. Pareer. After a music program and addresses, refreshments will follow and an informal reception will honor Grand Chancellor H. A. Stanley and Grand Inner Guard Joseph D. Smith of Barnesville.
Geneva dispatch reports the Journal de Geneve saying on November 1 and 32 trains carrying artillery and cavalry passed Luxembourgh from Flanders toward the German eastern frontier, indicating German troop concentrations in opposition to Russian forces.
Petrograd reports a night communication detailing heavy German losses along the Vistula front amid stubborn fighting near Strykow Zginoz and Zdunska Wola with hundreds of prisoners taken. It notes German retreat under bad conditions and claims Russian forces have the initiative on multiple fronts, while newer Carpathian crossings and Austrian defeats are also reported.
London reports growth in demand for stricter liquor controls during wartime as military leaders condemn soldier drinking. Proposals to ban before noon gain attention, with inquiries from Duchess of Marlborough and other prominent women. McKenna says new acts would be needed to curb hours, while Crichton-Brown links alcohol to wartime outcomes and cites Russia's prohibition as strengthening resolve.
New York November 23 The Rockefeller Foundation reports urgent need for more food and clothing for Belgians. A relief commission has arranged to transport 25 million pounds of food on steamers Agamemnon Seches and Ferrana and match several ships with relief cargoes for delivery before year’s end.
Washington reports the Supreme Court will reconvene tomorrow after a two week recess to dispose of a large percentage of the eighty plus cases under consideration. Key matters include grand father clause challenges, the Oklahoma Jim Crow law, Maryland auto license rules, and the Mississippi ten hour labor law, with broader implications across the country. Austrian claims a Russian repulse in Poland and Galicia are noted with 1,500 prisoners reported.
Paris report: Germany pays 150000 marks worth 37500 to the Duchy of Luxembourg as indemnity. The dispatch notes the act was among German wartime actions, with invasion of neutral Luxembourg on August 2 cited as context.
Count Tichkavil and another Russian observer reported passing thirteen trains of German prisoners moving east from Kiev. The report notes the crowded trains and includes a brief, nonessential reference to health tonics. The item reflects wartime press coverage from Petrograd via London.
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