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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1914
Page
5
Report notes enemy foothold on our right wing near Lorraine as small columns push south of Blamont. The action references September 20 and ongoing attempts to gain position on these heights amid continued front activity.
On September 21 two days earlier, twenty automobiles used in moving provisions were captured along with all men attached to them. Numerous prisoners were taken belonging mainly to the Fourth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Fifteenth Fourteenth and Sixteenth German army corps, to the Bavarian landwehr and to the reserve corps.
London reports no decisive changes on northern France fronts as Allied forces push on the Oise left wing and threaten German right. French and allied lines extend toward Noyon Lecatelet Peronne. fighting continues on Craonne plateau and Lorraine border with each side claiming gains and reversals. Russians advance in Galicia with Jaroslaw captured, aiding Przemys and Przemysl operations. Servians claim victory near Kroupeni as Austrians retreat toward Semlin amid Albanian rumor involving Essad Pasha.
Paris reports wounded soldiers recount deadly battles in Craommeda region on Sunday and Monday. German forces faced heavy French resistance, with claims of mass slaughter, a regiment wiped out, and about 70 000 German losses in that engagement. French forces then occupied the field finding 1000 German wounded left behind.
Report from the battle line along the Aisne Oise and Woevre fronts describes night-long artillery without pause. Allied infantry moved in open lines reclaiming trenches while Germans offered stubborn bayonet counterattacks. Casualties and ground gains noted as reserves moved up. Estimates place two million troops engaged over ten days.
The U S revenue cutter Tahoma struck a reef ninety miles west of Kuaka Island in the Aleutians and has been abandoned. A wireless dispatch from Seward indicates the crew were likely rescued by the Japanese liner Tacomy Maru. The wreck occurred near Kiska Island and the name of the other wrecked steamer remains unknown.
The Bonanza afternoon paper in Tonopah suffered early today from a dynamite blast under the job printing plant corner. A building corner was torn off and an adjoining garage wrecked, though the job plant endured only minor damage. The Bonanza has supported the Western Federation of Miners in recent local labor controversy.
Field Marshal French describes Allied pressure along the Aisne through September 18 with heavy German resistance and numerous counterattacks. British and French forces report gains, heavier German losses, and reserves filling German ranks while highlighting intense bombardment and close fighting across woods and ridgelines near the river.
Pekin dispatch details Chinese accounts of Japanese forces entering Lai-Chow Sham Tung province. Leonard of the American Southern Baptist mission cites cases of looting, forced labor, and destruction of homes. Proclamations promise harsh punishment for interference, with little compensation for stolen food and property. Similar reports come from surrounding countryside.
An advertisement claims Mothers Friend externally lubricates the abdominal region to ease stretching of muscles and ligaments during pregnancy. It asserts relief from morning sickness and dermal distress, offering a promotional Little book for expectant mothers from Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta.
The Petit Parisien reports two bulls killed eighteen German soldiers near Sozainey as peasants panicked and released cattle. One bull charged the Germans, goring six during the first dash, then gored a dozen more before it died after being shot and wounded.
The estate of Joseph Pulitzer publisher of The World and the Post Dispatch is valued at a gross of 20,055,980 and a net of 18,7 million in a late public appraisal. The notice lists the deceased as Joseph Pulitzer and identifies his editorial enterprises.
The notice describes a widespread tired condition labeled nervous debility affecting all ages and states it arises from modern life. It touts Tona Vita as the logical key to improve appetite dizziness morning fatigue memory back pains and general run down health, available at Atlanta drugstores.
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