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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
7
AP reports Paris says French officers expect war within hours while France orders general mobilization. London notes Kaiser seeks to avert war with Russia as Italy weighs entry. Berlin cites Russia’s mobilization and pending ultimatums as crisis deepens. censorship hides frontline news. Russia mobilizes entire army.
Reports from St. Petersburg Rome and London detail full military mobilizations and ultimatums. The Russian army enlists as German pressure and Italian neutrality shifts fuel fears of broader conflict.
Unofficial reports indicate Germany is mobilizing its army, as observers in London note activity and prepare for possible escalation. The intelligence hints at broader European tension amid mounting wartime anxieties.
The 1914 forecast warns of disturbances crossing the continent from July 30 to August 14 bringing hot dry spells and thunderstorms. It notes potential crop damage in cotton and corn south of latitude 40, predicts heavy rains in September east of the Mississippi, and advises farmers not to sell grain or cotton while awaiting better prices. It also discusses Mexico peace prospects and global grain prices.
Washington reports the Panama Canal will open to commerce in two weeks and is seen as a strategic world route if the Austria-Hungary versus Serbia conflict broadens. The treaty guarantees free passage to vessels of all nations and vows the canal shall not be blockaded. Rules exist to preserve neutrality while allowing transit of belligerent warships with minimal delay.
Plans by Houston friends to host former Texas Senator Joseph W Bailey were halted by a telegram from Greenville reporting his sudden trip to Washington on legal business Judge Masterson said Bailey would be in Houston August 5 and 6 and may visit Woodville August 8 before attending the El Paso Democratic convention with a possible Houston stop afterward
New York August 1 nine big transatlantic lines have suspended service wholly or partly. The Cunard and other British lines stopped sailings to Continental Europe but continued to England.
In Victoria Texas July 31 residents react to European war threats with strong patriotism. Edward Weber organizes a company named The German American Rough Riders and gathers volunteers led by Captain Edward H G Weber with signers including F L Goldman Joseph E Philbert C F Haller J F Krehmeier and others pledging to fight for Kaiser Wilhelm if war comes.
Three Robertson County men Lee Jos ey Jim Dunn and Ralph Dunn phoned the Bryan Commercial Club to join a trip to Grimes County on Thursday August 6 to aid the Brazos County neighbors in the good roads movement. They have long maintained Bryan’s best road and will carry four men per car.
Mrs. A G Beard notified of the death of her father Maj W C Dodson of Waco. He lived in Bryan in 1866 Wheelock in 1867 and moved to Waco in 1875. An elder in the Presbyterian church and a Masonic lodge member he built the Waco courthouse and about forty five other state structures. burial to be in Waco under Masonic auspices tomorrow.
Washington announces Rear Admiral Fletcher will today assume command of the Atlantic fleet, much of which is at Vera Cruz. He was due July 1 but remained in place pending resolution of Mexican affairs, with Secretary Daniels deeming Admiral Badger’s handling adequate.
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