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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1914
Page
6
Harwich correspondent reports that submarine E-9 fired two torpedoes at the German cruiser Hela off the German coast. One torpedo hit and the vessel appeared lamed before surfacing for a brief survey. Hela vanished and E-9 escaped unseen to report only later.
Treasury officials and Federal Reserve board members testified before the House Banking and Currency Committee opposing Senator Hoke Smiths amendment to admit state banks to share national currency privileges. They argued only banks in the federal reserve system should issue emergency currency and pressed for reserve amendments to free part of bank reserves. The Owens Smith bill faced likely defeat as opposition grew among committee members.
Paris dispatches report Austria calling all Reservists en masse as Emperor Francis Joseph laments the grave duty. In the Channel the training ship Pusgard II, formerly Erebus, foundered in a gale with twenty one crew dead and forty four rescued as Fisgard II towed away amid heavy seas near Portland.
London September 17 Field Marshal Earl Kitchener addressed the House of Lords outlining Britain s strong forces in France and the need for a steady flow of reinforcements. He noted over six divisions of British troops and two cavalry divisions in France, with more regular divisions and cavalry from overseas garrisons. He cited new armies under formation, Indian divisions on the way, and praised Sir John French and other generals while stressing the prolonged nature of the conflict and the necessity to maintain full strength through continual recruitment.
London September 17 The Paris correspondent of The Daily Telegraph says German siege guns have limited value beyond two points. They are useless over muddy ground but possess formidable armor and can threaten permanent fortifications. Their effect on soldiers is described as terrible, though details are fragmented.
A correspondent notes Belgian forces in Liege hold, while French morale remains high. The German right wing faces heavy resistance and needs large reinforcements near Compiegne to resume the push, with General Von Kluck pushed southeast and hindered by his own momentum. Waterman fountain pen ad follows.
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