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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1914
Page
3
Major Collit Joni Mackensin once led the Canadian militia council and served as chief of the gerastat, now serving with the British Army.
An analysis notes vast war expenditures across Austria Britain and France and predicts costs will soar beyond initial mobilization sums. It highlights rising national budgets and the drain on world financial resources as nations fund armaments and Russia, Germany, and others prepare for extended hostilities. The piece also offers a sharp culinary aside unrelated to the economic discussion.
The author argues that during the Napoleonic wars the United States enjoyed neutral status and built a dominant merchant fleet. He notes 65 percent of ocean commerce by 1861, warns that blockade running would command high prices, and suggests current war protracts could mirror 1812 tensions with Britain over search rights and contraband definitions.
General Hoetzendorf describes an armed air cruiser as the best equipped English fighter. The pilot sits above while the gunner is below, with a gun mounted to pivot for flexible aiming.
An editorial in the Chicago News argues that nationality and race consciousness surge worldwide as the European war unfolds. It notes Russia and Serbia as Slavic allies versus Teutonic Germany and Austria Hungary, with Poles and Bohemians reasserting their historic languages and customs within these nations.
The passage notes a widespread surge of national and race consciousness amid World War I. It cites Irish desires for home rule and similar ethnic awakenings across France, England, Belgium, and even in Asia with Japan and China showing renewed national identity.
Ledyard Blair and Rich Yachteman guided the treasure ship Kronprinz into Bar Harbor after Captain Polack admitted he was stumped. Blair, aboard the liner, offered to steer, claiming intimate knowledge of the waters, and successfully brought the vessel safely to harbor after sailing off course.
International News Service from Vienna reports the empress declares war against Serbia, blaming Serbian hostility and a covert propaganda campaign. The manifesto frames Austria Hungary as acting to preserve dignity and security, citing long power struggles and recent provocations leading to armed conflict.
Four Krell brothers Peter Ludvig Joseph Louis join in Chicago park picnic with widow mother Mrs Adguata Krell as distant war news casts gloom over Lotta Krell fourteen. The scene captures a family facing separation as war deepens in Europe.
A Chicago News report describes Namur as German prisoners crowding the area. German troops are described as well equipped but demoralized and hungry. Belgian forces prepared fortifications, cut trees, and prepared trenches with barbed wire. French troops in Luxembourg province number about 120,000 and are met with joyful demonstrations, marching and decorating guns with flowers.
A family outing at the lagoon includes Ludvig with sweethearts Lotta and Peter. Lotta clings to Peter, her favorite brother and playmate. The mother recalls the children’s resolve to fight for the Kaiser, citing their father’s bravery as motive.
Paris suffers wartime shock as prices rise and money tightens. Hotels offer meals free to avoid paper currency while shops refuse sales in paper money. Restaurants close dining spaces and many residents hoard gold and silver amid fear and scarcity.
A Berlin correspondent describes the immediate frenzy after the declaration of war. Crowds surged from Unter den Linden toward the British embassy, windows smashed, and threats directed at newspaper writers. Mounted police arrived to quell rioting as the city endured a night of terror for prominent Britons and locals.
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