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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1914
Page
9
Paris enters a state of siege with martial law and police chief resignation as German forces press toward the capital. Front reports describe a held French center while German right threatens Paris. dispatches note Belgian and Dutch movements and Antwerp garrison anxieties.
In Rome on September 3 Cardinal Della Chiesa archbishop of Bologna was chosen pope after a second ballot succeeding Pius X. He will be known as Benedict XV and coronation will occur after Europe peace is declared.
War dispatches report German cavalry at Soissons and 40 miles from Paris as four Kaiser armies push toward the capital. An official update notes cavalry corps reaching the line from Soissons to Anzy le Chateau and continued Allied resistance along the Meuse, Belfort, and Vosges while portions of German corps move east from Belgium. The British French wing maintains a stubborn defense amid encirclement efforts.
The steam drifter Eyrie struck a mine while mine sweeping in the North Sea and sank in three minutes. Six crew members are missing while five were saved.
A Petrigrad dispatch via Novoe Vremya accuses Austrian forces of destroying a maternity hospital under Red Cross protection during the Belgrade bombardment, resulting in the deaths of about one hundred children.
Petrograd reports the Russian war office says after seven days of combat near Lemberg in Galicia the Russian army seized fortified positions, forced a retreat by the Austrians, and captured 150 guns. Our pursuit followed a fierce Tuesday battle with heavy losses for Austria. The opposing force included the third, eleventh, twelfth corps and parts of others.
William Barnes known as the Republican boss of New York withdraws from seeking re election as state committee chair. He attacks the Progressives saying his move removes their only reason to exist. Ogden Mills is the leading potential successor as state chairman.
The Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway files an amended tariff with the Public Service Commission proposing no change in the regular five cent fare. It seeks to remove reduced book tickets from speculative use by selling 20 tickets for 90 cents, raising the price per ticket by half a cent compared with the 100-ticket commutation book, while keeping the single fare unchanged.
An unconfirmed Athens report claims a Turkish force may cross Bulgarian territory toward Greece. The potential objective is the Greek lands between Kavala and Salonica, possibly Salonica itself, with about 1,000 Turkish troops said to be under arms.
Paris reports a dogfight above the city as three German aeroplanes clashed with two French machines. Rifle and machine gun fire from public buildings kept up the exchange until one German craft broke away and escaped to the northwest over Fort Romanville. The other German planes also withdrew after a drawn-out pursuit.
The sixty second annual Pittsburg Conference of the Evangelical Association will assemble at Bethel Church on Thire and Seymour streets September 10 14 with Bishop William Horn of Cleveland presiding. Key events include the Bishop’s address opening day at 9 am and the Conference Missionary Society meeting Wednesday at 2 pm.
Miss Bernadette B Faher is reported quite ill and recovering at her residence on North Center Street, with relatives nearby and local health updates.
Paris abandoned as the capital of France as President Poincare and cabinet depart for Bordeaux during the war. The American embassies’ archives secure by Ambassador Herrick, with Bliss and the secretary remaining. Kaiser's forces threaten Paris, and the move foreshadowed a possible test of allied resolve.
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