19 Sep 1914
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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1914
Page
1
German forces under Kaiser hold a massive first line with 1,200,000 men amid French center pressure. The headline suggests Teuton victory would threaten another assault toward Paris.
The report notes casualties exceed prior records as British regiments engage in trench fighting amid waterlogged conditions. Descriptions emphasize severe losses and intense combat impact on units.
London reports the Battle of the Aisne continuing with no clear result as Allied lines hold while German advances test entrenched positions. Britain laments heavy losses and drenched trenches amid rain and rheumatic sickness among troops. French reinforcements respond as Paris remains a distant objective in a perilous, ongoing struggle.
Berlin reports say German forces struck south of Noyon along the Lette Oise and Aisne and gained ground with Beaumont near Nancy falling to German attack and 2500 French prisoners taken. Vosges invasion repulsed and eastern army presses Suwalki front as Austrians claim rout of Serbians. Paris notes battle of the Aisne ongoing with a major German push.
Start your week with the Sunday News and its new colored comic section. Enjoy Polly and Her Pals Buster Brown and Tiger Dimples and That Son-in-Law of Pa. Regular subscribers urged to renew. call No. 10 Stark or Bell to order.
Advertisement notes Kenny’s Mistake in ad and no living models at style show tonight. J A Scrivens and L H Betzler, former Silasgow Woolen Mills managers, open Arcade Tailors on second floor Harris building with exclusive woolens inviting former customers to inspect. Sunday School at city auditorium 9 am with Teachers’ meeting 8:30. Evening services 7:30. Endeavor 6:30 led by Tom Richards.
Local eatery Bowing announces a Sunday chicken dinner at its new dining room located at 814 Market Ave South. Event dates listed as the 19th and 20th with emphasis on the debut dining experience.
Canton, joined by the Chamber of Commerce and local officials, kicks off a $10,000 Lincoln Highway fund drive to build two miles of highway in Nevada. Mayor Stolberg unveils a Lincoln Highway sign as Osterman outlines plans to recruit 1,000 members at $5 each, with canvassing to begin Monday.
Mrs Elizabeth Krebs and her brother Herman of Canton Foundry Co return from Germany after being detained as Russian spies. They endured confinement in Danzig and delays before relatives secured their release and passage to Rotterdam and onward to the United States.
Partial exhaustion on both sides slows fighting in France as a lull appears on the Aisne. Germans hold defensive advantage along their line while Allied efforts show limited gains. Von Kluck’s forces maintain La Fere and Laon in rear as central gains are likely slight.
Report from Bordeaux notes continued heavy fighting on the left and central German defense. Germany reportedly concentrates 1,200,000 first line troops in new northern positions while attempting to break through French lines. The French center endures severe pressure as Germany seeks to ease right wing strain.
Weather forecast lists temperatures with unreadable entries and includes an invitation for Workmen's Compensation Law discussion by Thomas J. Duty at Auditorium Annex west Monday at 8 o'clock. Also an ad for peaches by Carlston offering carload peaches AA and A at Canton Storage and Transfer Co. and a note of large Canton Business College attendance with over 250 students enrolled for day or evening courses.
The Woman's Exchange will host a chicken and waffle supper on Saturday September 19 from 6 to 9 PM at the usual venue. Proceeds support exchange activities and community programs.
Special Notice from Leo Abts & Son department store states it will be closed Monday in observance of a holiday Adyvt. 15-19.
An error appeared in the advertisement for the living models at the style show. The notice clarifies the event details and corrects the listing of participants and times.
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