07 Aug 1914
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Newspaper
Clearfield Weekly Progress
Location
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1914
Page
1
Chief of Police McHenry and Officer Astley captured Harry Etzweiler after 4 pm Tuesday, charging him with a series of petty thefts that alarmed Clearfield residents. He allegedly confessed to burglaries including refrigerators, signs, and eyeglasses, with further details hinted to continue on the fifth page.
Dr. S C G Stewart and Misk Williams praised for eradicating tuberculosis. The Clearfield dispensary began June 4, 1908 in the Woolridge building on Market Street treating 262 patients, with 41 deaths and 28 sent to Mount Alto and Cresson sanitoriums. 107 dispensaries exist in the state as efforts continue. Continued on page 5. Williamsport Commercial College advertisement notes courses in bookkeeping shorthand and typing with job calls. Mr and Mrs Weisgarber of Du Bois visited Clearfield.
Premier Asquith plans England's war declaration against Germany. The article notes one of England's latest aerial fighting machines and shows testing of a rapid fire gun mounted on the aircraft.
Clearfield County reports the capture of Raymond Rex, an escaped convict linked to an entry and robbery at Austin McCandless’s Chest Township home. He faces an expired term and was transferred to Colorado authorities. Rex, a familiar figure to prison officials, was arrested months ago and held in jail before removal.
An unofficial report from Algiers dated August 5 says ten German cruisers including Goeben and Breslau were captured, with German cruiser Panther sunk. A Toulon dispatch notes a Mediterranean victory by French and English squadrons, with Goeben and Breslau captured and Panther sunk.
Paris dispatch reports Austrian forces numbering about 20 000 with heavy artillery were repulsed by Serbs in a Sunday battle near Semendria Serbia. A flotilla of twenty monitors attempted six days to cross the Save into Serbian territory without landing success.
Reports from London indicate a British cruiser sank the German liner Komigen Louise during the late war period as per International News Service dispatches. The incident adds to ongoing naval engagements recorded in wartime coverage.
Francis J. Brene listed in Washington party candidate tour as he called at the Progress office. Judge Bell issued an order directing a rehearing of applications by S. Dorsey Griffith and Thomas Casey of Curwensville for liquor licenses refused at the March term. Continued on Strive page.
German forces estimated at eighty thousand advance into Belgium destroying towns as they bombard Liege amid a sweeping assault. Belgian and Allied defenses struggle to halt the invasion.
Sharp fight on the Monfontaine front as German forces attempt to push into France via Veageare. Reports say seventeen Germans were killed or wounded in the engagement. British and Belgian mobilizations unfold as Europe teeters on the brink of a broader war.
Great Britain declares war on Germany and issues orders to its navy to capture or destroy the enemy. Reports say a major naval engagement is underway in the North Sea following the midnight declaration.
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