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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1914
Page
6
President Wilson signed a proclamation designating Sunday October 4 as a day of prayer for peace in Europe. He urges all God fearing people to attend worship and join in petitions for divine guidance and healing peace amid global conflict.
An old pregnancy guide promotes Mothers Friend as a soothing abdominal embrocation reducing strain on ligaments and easing nausea. The Bradfield Regulator Co. advertises the product from Atlanta, claiming four decades of popularity and urging readers to request a little book.
In London on September 8 Rear Admiral Maurice Horatio Nelson aged 82 died at Portsmouth yesterday. He was a descendant of the renowned Nelson lineage, the third son of the second Earl Nelson.
The Sunday Constitution shows how Empire Furniture Company’s ad brought an extraordinary response, with a large gale of rockers selling even on Labor Day when people are on pleasure bent. M. C. Maxwell, general sales manager and new firm member, said it was the most remarkable response he had ever seen from a single advertisement.
A Petrograd dispatch reports numerous German aeroplanes at the Russian frontier signaling reinforcements. The Star notes a strong German force in the Posen district as troops shift toward East Prussia or Galicia as needed.
An agreement between Belgium and Russia allows Belgian reservists and recruits of 1514 to attach to Russian armies. The dispatch suggests this confirms earlier reports, including Rome’s, that Russian forces have landed in Belgium.
Secretary Bryan said after the cabinet meeting that no information had been received from any warring nation indicating likelihood of acceptance of President Wilsons mediation offer at this time. He denied that Germany had indicated any desire for peace.
Washington reports the wireless station at Tuckerton New Jersey will likely begin operations tomorrow to receive messages from European powers. Lieutenant Felix X. Gygax leads the station arriving from New York where he commanded the submarine G2. Receipts from the plant will be impounded and later handed to proper parties after ownership disputes are resolved.
A Times dispatch from Constantinople notes Turkish opinion splits over intervention in the European war but improving conditions due to economic strain and reservists' reluctance to fight beyond defense. About 600 German officers are reported in Turkey, with British ships ordered home from the Black Sea. An Athens dispatch says Russian Balkan victories ease tensions, while Turks mobilize about 80,000 troops near Tehatalia and Rodoste and fortify along the Sea of Marmora.
Rudyard Kipling spoke at a Brighton mass meeting urging recruits for Lord Kitchener’s crusade. He warned that failure would darken freedom worldwide and that Germany seeks England’s wealth and empire. He warned Belgium’s violation and the defense of France as key, saying England would not become a second rate power.
The German steamer Magdeburg slipped into New York harbor after a voyage from the Canary Islands carrying dynamite. Crew claim ties to Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse and a sinking, which commanders deny. The ship altered funnel colors to resemble a Ward liner and traveled via Las Palmas and Bermuda. Dover political note endorses Wilson renomination in 1916. Franklin Brookson renominated.
W F Clarke a Wellknown Atlanta moving picture manager and Britisher who served in the Boer War is recruiting a company of Atlanta Englishmen to go to Europe in a few weeks. He seeks volunteers at 1523 Hurt Building and solicits Prince of Wales Fund subscriptions for English women and children made destitute by the war. Clarke urges aid to noncombatant families amid global neutrality and shared heritage with England.
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