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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1914
Page
1
Franz Josef's forces press hard to halt a union of czar's army with its right flank as stubborn fighting continues on Polish soil. The clash involves maneuvering units and uncertain gains amid heavy casualties and shifting lines.
Special Cable reports from Amsterdam noting Austrians reel from losses on the southern Russian front while Germans reinforce the Prussian frontier. Berlin dispatches describe decisive Austro Russian battles, with Austrian gains toward Lublin and new German troops appearing on the East Prussian border.
A Reuters despatch from Ostend describes Liege and surrounding areas devastated by German invasion. Citizens and factories ruined, streets burned, and residents displaced as Germans press eastward toward Belgium. Evidence of German redeployment to reinforce Galicia accompanies fighting reports.
Railway stations are crowded as citizens wait all day for a chance to board trains bound for the capital. Officials warned of heavy delays and urged travelers to seek alternative routes.
Antwerp dispatch reports General Pau winning a brilliant victory over 50 000 Germans near Peronnes in the Somme department. The engagement brings part of the Teuton army close to the city as of August 31.
Reports from Paris and London describe a German biplane dropping a bomb over Paris that did not explode. Dispatches warn the siege of Paris could begin within days, with thousands fleeing and plans to move the capital to Bordeaux. A German army is said to be within about sixty miles of Paris as fighting continues near La Fere Amiens and Cambrai.
Washington officials report the House Ways and Means Committee is drafting an emergency revenue bill to offset import curtailment. Proposals include stamp taxes on soft drinks beer patent medicines railroad tickets and admission to theaters baseball parks and other amusements. Estimates suggest 50 to 80 million dollars could be raised, withadoubled beer tax targeting about 65 million. The plan aims for quick action after President Wilson's congressional address.
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, accompanied by her children, arrived in England tonight amid royal travel news.
Reports from Berlin and Frankfurt describe fear spreading among refugees along railway towns as a large exodus is anticipated. Refugees from Danzig claim Cossack advance guards are visible in Eastern Prussia, while American observers react to the destruction of Louvain.
Provisional President Carranza orders Vera Cruz port closed, threatening penalties for foreign ships entering or calling at the port. General Funston notes potential disruptions and food supply impact. Paul Fuller, Wilson’s envoy, will meet in Mexico City to address occupancy and Carranza Villa rift, with recognition tied to a full agreement and constitutional election.
In Hong Kong waters the Pacific Mail Liners Manchuria and China were stopped by British warships and compelled to surrender sixty German and Austrian reservists bound for the European war. The incident underscores tense wartime patrols near Asia during the August period.
Berlin reports the twelfth German casualty list: 1,143 dead 3,326 wounded 1,761 missing. It also notes 2,000,000 volunteers offering for service and mentions the Anti Socialist Association suspending activity. Dispatches from London and Paris mock Germany’s military prospects as of August 31.
Washington officials noted that removing German and Austrian reservists from ships near Hong Kong within three miles of the British port could be lawful under British jurisdiction Hong Kong warships may arrest belligerent nationals in territorial waters The State Department would not comment on high seas removals from neutral vessels and noted no formal complaint was filed The right to search for contraband on the high seas is accepted while removing passengers from neutral ships remains disputed
Eyewitness account details the loss of the German cruiser Ariadne and torpedo boat destroyer U-157 after a British assault. Survivors were rescued by German ships as the Ariadne’s crew cheered the Emperor before the vessel sank. Three officers and about seventy men killed.
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