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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1914
Page
2
A garbled note references General Amada described as the French of Seer who aided in Morocco and aligned with General Jofre. It also contains fragmented phrases about Serbs Servia Virginia and a German clothing pile at Diest. The readable elements imply military or wartime affiliations without clear events or dates.
The article outlines compulsory German military service starting at 18, with a seven year term in the active army and five more in reserve. It explains transfers to the Landwehr and Landsturm, training cycles, and final eligibility until age 45 before exemption from mobilization.
The article discusses Alsace Lorraine as a historic buffer zone between France and Germany, noting the centuries old struggle over the region. It cites the Rhine and Vosges as natural borders and references the 1870 Franco Prussian War battle fought in the area.
The text notes Major General Rennenkempf and a Russian advance toward Berlin as Germany reels. It claims Russia mobilized on the German frontier, shifting policy to military control and reducing the influence of Socialists, other parties, and even the government.
Berlin reports that even as war loomed, major socialist parties in Germany and France urged peace. The text notes widespread antiwar sentiment across Reichstag factions and similar French socialist caution, contrasting with the mobilization surge as hostilities approached.
The Kaiser Wilhelm canal linking Kiel with the Elbe navy hub near Wilhelmshaven strengthens German defenses. Begun 1887, completed 1895, widened and deepened since 1908 to allow battleships. Kiel is a major Baltic naval port 70 miles from Hamburg. Without it German ships would face British superiority, though the admiral currently avoids battle.
Dramatic dispatches from Amsterdam Antwerp and London recount Louvain being sacked by German forces with hundreds of civilians killed and streets lined with the slain. Witnesses describe churches universities and libraries burned and citizens or clergy among the victims as refugees flee toward Antwerp.
London report cites Civil War draft economics as model for Britain. Hiram Maxim argues Britain with about 40 million people has many dependents and cannot easily send men to war without support. He says millionaires should fund conscription and that enlisted men deserve daily pay and a pension, claiming Britain could field 1,000,000 soldiers in forty days.
London reports government measures to secure food during potential European war. Cabinet committee sets weekly maximum prices for butter, rice four and key goods. Traders and Board of Trade publish tariffs publicly. shopkeepers must display printed weekly tariffs. domestic supply described as normal.
Philadelphia reports the Nussbaum family from Chicago with two children aboard the American Miner Dominion arriving from Liverpool. They witnessed soldiers at Fort Wesal strip clothing from passengers and enforce trencherman dragnet executions, including a Russian man who faced a similar fate.
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