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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
1
Paris reports the twelfth day of heavy combat along the Aisne with French and British efforts surrounding General Von Kluk's army, fierce assaults around Arleux and Courchelettes, and winter conditions emerging in the Vosges as troops receive cold-weather supplies.
The Aboukir, one of three British cruisers including the Hague and the Cressy, went to the bottom after a German submarine attack. London officials confirmed the sinking in a British press bulletin, noting the loss of the ship and its companions.
Vienna reports Austrian forces in Galicia have gone on the offensive against Russia. Heavy fighting lines stretch from the Vistula to Przemysl as Russian advances are repulsed. General staff says Austrian counter attacks hold the line with Cracow on the left and Przemysl on the right, center entrenched.
Nish dispatch reports Servian troops recaptured Ljubovia after fierce combat with heavy losses. In Russia, forces pursue Austrians reaching Veschtoxy as operations at Premysl progress. on the German front Russians in close contact but no battle yet. Venice confirms nine Asiatic cholera cases among wounded soldiers in Hungary, outbreak linked to Galicia battles.
J S Kenny mine owner from Me nominee and family, a party of 10, arrived in the city aboard a 56 foot sea going twin screw yacht via the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. They traveled from Pine Beach Florida on June 1 through the Atlantic to Chesapeake Bay and Potomac to Washington. The yacht includes dining rooms, kitchens, baths and sleeping quarters. The party visited George's Creek mines and Cumberland races then planned to return to Pine Beach via Cumberland Saturday.
Isaac H Maxwell, injured when a Baltimore and Ohio train struck an automobile at Point Marion, is brother in law of RE Baker of 35 Columbia Street. Maxwell, husband of Baker's sister, is a hospital patient in Uniontown. He works as general manager for F Mertens and Sons.
Advertisement promises mail service for Cumberland Press readers during vacations at no extra cost. Readers can call the office to arrange subscription mail forwarding and stay informed about Cumberland happenings while away.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Teeth without and NTS Guaran with unclear context. No identifiable event or entities beyond these terms.
At the Democratic State convention in Baltimore the September 15 primary result naming United States Senator John Walter Smith was ratified by an overwhelming vote. The platform backs the Wilson administration’s Baltimore national platform of 1912 and supporting Smith and Congressional candidates. Attending Allegany County members included James C. Shriver and others from the state party.
Local encouragement urged as Cumberland hosts a crowded fair week with improved grounds and standout acts. The airship vs automobile novelty, six wild beast acts led by Capt Curley Wilson Webb, and a lineup including Dixieland Minstrels and the World of Living Wonders headline a premier entertainment slate promising strong turnout today.
New York dispatch cites Ernest P. Bicknell of the American Red Cross reporting hundreds of thousands wounded across Europe. Paris and Berlin hospitals overflow. trains carry injured to cities as battles rage, with shortages of nurses and supplies, and the Red Cross warns that more aid is desperately needed.
The White House said there will be no change in U S policy toward Mexico after the Carranza Villa split. The with drawal from Vera Cruz will proceed as planned and there will be no U S recognition of the Villa revolt. Officials expect Carranza to yield to Villa demands and foresee further clashes before lasting peace.
Albert E. Miller as administrator and trustee of the late Henry Miller files in the Orphans Court and Circuit Court releases showing distributions on account of real and personal estate totaling 251,376 dollars. This marks first accounts and distributions with further ones to follow.
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