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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1914
Page
10
A historical dispatch notes a German cruiser sighting off the California coast as World War I coverage includes a Havre woman serving as streetcar conductor while her husband fights the German army. England Introduces New War Song urging enlistment with a verse about sacrifice and duty. Prussia mandates annual inspections of lightning rods on government buildings by qualified electricians.
London reports a war anecdote told by two wounded officers returning from northern France. They describe a bayonet charge against German lines where the enemy allegedly stood stunned as British soldiers advanced in waves, shouting and pursuing from the trench. The tale ends with the charge closing to close quarters.
Soldiers recount a hurried rout where rifles were dropped, packs thrown aside, and tunics removed as pursuit broke. The runners claim they chased and felled many enemies, then observed the dead and wounded bayoneted from behind.
The piece notes war dulls daily life in Paris with kiosks replacing forgetful papers and news pared to essentials. Cafes close at eight, Champs Elysees become a late night public salon, while Luxembourg Gardens lie ruined as men go to war.
Private J J Rousseau of the Fourth regiment of Belgian chaufers cheval is hailed for capturing Count vou Bue Jow son of the German chancellor. He wears the Military Gold Cross and will receive the Order of Leopold. Rousseau was injured by a kick from Von Baslow's horse and seized the count's dispatch box and 165 000 francs, turned over to the Red Cross. Four sons of rival arms die in battle as Swiss Basel-born wife of a German and later French husband loses all four sons in war.
American traveler Philip H. Wood reports Berlin is nearly normal with no panic. Cafes, theaters, and concerts run as usual. food prices remain stable. few refugees are seen. Germans feel the army can hold a stalemate even if France is lost. few believe complete defeat is likely.
A Connaught Rangers lance corporal recalls modern trench warfare in France where long-range guns keep soldiers in constant fire without sight of the enemy. They endured ten hours of bombardment with only occasional bullets drawing attention and fought for three days before sighting Germans at close quarters.
Western Newspaper Union reports at the Sandusky conference a woman, Mrs. Minta A. Hall, ordained to ministry and assigned to a church in Johnsville, Ohio. She is the second woman ordained in this conference, following Cora Testor of Grover Hill, Ohio. The conference also ordained several elders and assigned numerous church charges across Ohio, with annual meeting planned at Memorial United Brethren church in Toledo.
Akron report details Dr. H F Bishop who died after an overdose, aided by assistant Lillian Bronson who, after offering a bottle, poured out tablets and took several herself. The incident followed a stomach pump attempt and hospital care. police and doctors note the patient died minutes later. The piece also notes other local tragedies and a D A R meeting at Oberlin.
A sermon by Rev William Evans outlines the church as one body united by one Spirit and one hope. It contrasts the walk of the church with its divisions and argues for unity through meekness patience and forbearance, invoking biblical references to support a single faith and baptism.
The text warns that conceit harms friendships and provokes enemies, making a man harsh to inferiors and disrespectful to superiors. It asserts conceit skews judgment, damages faith, and destroys charity, urging readers that God judges by deeds and inward truth rather than outward pride.
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