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Newspaper
Clearfield Weekly Progress
Location
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1914
Page
3
Paris dispatch reports the German army near Paris pressed north of Fazis and beleaguered by British forces. Censorship tightened, reports claim German right wing fights forward while French and British forces hold and prepare for further maneuvers near Paris and across the front.
There is substantial building activity in Clearfield with Anderson underway on four of his nine houses on Cemetery Road and Lu kens foundation laid for a new Baptist church. Contractors report solid progress while noting a housing demand from incoming residents. The Progress notes more construction planned and expects a larger boom next summer.
International wires report Russian forces crushing an Austrian army in Galicia with about 20 000 killed or wounded. Czardom shifts capital to Petrograd as fighting intensifies across the front. Austrians retreat across the Vistula while Russians push forward toward Koenigsberg amid heavy casualties and encirclements. Terrific fighting grips East Prussia and Russian Poland as reports of German reinforcements and renewed offensives surface.
Public schools in Clearfield opened for the fall and winter term with hundreds of students entering the buildings. The teacher corps is regarded as the strongest since organization, signaling expected progress in pupil advancement. The Penn Public Service camp donated a cabinet gas range to Clearfield High School, enabling a modern all gas kitchen for home economics and domestic cooking classes.
In Canetown on September 1, Dr Abe Dursiaman, leader of the mesrpes, pledged loyalty to Great Britain promising to contribute to defense efforts. The message emphasizes enlistment and readiness for military training as part of loyalty to the crown.
A fragmented account notes suspected murderer Radzs making an alleged escape near the station after being observed with a water term. Doves stood between his cell as Monastero jested, with unclear subsequent details.
The Clearfield Progress boasts a new rotary web perfecting press from Campbell Printing. It can print 12 000 eight page papers or 16 000 four page papers per hour. The paper also features the latest war wire reports, reflecting strong town pride and management.
Paul Ree of Osceola has bought the Dimeling hotel good will and furnishings. He will assume charge October 1 and run the hostelry as sole manager under a yearly rental, with friends in town backing his venture and predicting the Dimeling will become popular and well managed.
Washington party headquarters opened in the Kratzer building rooms 4 and S. Local officers will run the rooms and voters may discuss the situation or obtain political documents as they arrive. All voters welcome to drop in, with Washington voters especially invited to consult with officers. ENX-RINGEL APPEALS TO COUNTRYMEN TO AID ALLIES Former King Manuel. London, Sept. 1. Ex King Manuel of Portugal has urged the king of England to take up arms to defend England's honor.
A poetic reflection exalts nature and snowflakes as perfect crystals. It likens each flake to a fairy crafted water drop, praising the beauty of the natural world and its graceful, untamed imagery.
The Wireless Station in Clearfield is open to the public and will benefit locals by giving access to distant signals. Leitzinger Brothers show the first formal wireless message from Clearfield with test sent from DuBois to Arlington Virginia, and later Sayville Long Island reception to world time signals. Officials anticipate posting baseball scores and weather forecasts, with visiting hours for the public to listen to distant transmissions and learn of this new wireless era.
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