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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
3
Fragmented OCR reports heavy fighting near Rheims Cathedral with enormous losses on both sides. Artillery duels, shelling of Meuse positions, and German counterattacks push the front lines as Allied forces contend with persistent German artillery and ongoing assaults.
Reports say Rheims Cathedral was set ablaze during intensified fighting between Allied and German forces. Observers describe central structures damaged by shellfire as analysts note shifting artillery positions and a broader European campaign near decisive action.
Fragmented report notes Austrian actions on the Italian front near Trieste with references to posts, houses, and police activity. Unclear names and places create a hazy picture of military moves and local responses.
A Belgian sortie toward Linge reached a point within 2 miles of the town. In the engagement at Lanneken German forces suffered losses. no defenders were injured. A Berlin dispatch says Antwerp overcrowding with hospital ships delays reinforcements for Von Kluck. The Paris Telegram notes British and French pressure on the left threatens Von Kluck’s exposed flank.
Reported from a Petrograd dispatch via Exvhat Telegraph cites Russian forces advancing around Galician strongholds. Capture of 60 prisoners and 30 guns near a river crossing, with threats to advance on Kirostan from the east. German and Austrian troops retreat under pressure as Italians muster large forces in Lombardy and Venice.
A turbulent dispatch recalls World War I rhetoric with passages on the denial of treaty sanctity and Britain’s resolve. Lloyd George defends national honor against Prussian aggression, urging unity and a long, costly struggle to triumph after enduring brutal occupation and devastation.
Paris publishes a wounded list naming Prince Paul Murat son of Prince Joachim Murat as a captain of dragoons. Three other Murat sons serve in the French army. two sons of Marshal MacMahon hold colonel and lieutenant colonel ranks. Unofficial reports put Allied losses at 50 000 and German losses at 100 000.
News from Peking reports the first German officer killed before Tsing Tau. Jaron von Elsebbach, formerly second secretary at the German legation in Peking, died in a skirmish on September 16 near Lieuting as advancing guards clashed. The government has imposed martial law in several provinces and major cities.
Berlin residents question Britain's claim of sincerity in basing war on Germany's invasion of Belgium and Luxemburg. German press argues Britain and Russia planned an offensive with prior commitments to France and Russia and accuses England of premeditated intent before Germany's advance.
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