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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1914
Page
3
General von Marnitz commanded the German cavalry on the Kaiser's right in France and covered Von Kluk's failed turning move. His forces penetrated to the southwest of Paris, shocking observers with remarkable speed.
Gen Paul Pau, veteran of 1870 and 1876, now leads a French force in the great European war. Once idolized for battlefield successes, he is discussed as a potential successor to Joffre for supreme command of the French army.
The civilian head of Britain's navy, Winston Churchill, could become prime minister if England wins the war. At forty, Churchill has battlefield and political credentials with five wars, seven books, and leadership of the navy. His lineage traces to Jennie Jerome, but his rise depends on Allied victory.
The text envisions a victorious comeback for a wounded commander after 44 years, arguing such a triumph would surpass fiction and dwarf any military feat, even in a France winning war. It contemplates whether survival and victory would create the most stirring achievement in world military history.
The analysis highlights Churchill as a natural born fighting man with a strong military mindset. It notes his potential for political preferment if forces are strong, and contrasts him with his cousin the duke of Marlborough. It also recalls Consuelo Vanderbilt, now remembered as the duchess. Churchill’s ability is acknowledged despite his limited popularity.
The czar of Russia pledges to restore the kingdom of Poland with autonomous government, an act with potential to influence Polish aims and counter Pan-Germanism. The article notes historical irony and suggests an independent Poland cannot exist between three partitioning empires. It links Russia’s wartime needs to dramatic reforms, comparing to emancipation and parliamentary beginnings in past wars.
Paris reports General Joseph Joffre, head of the French army, as a man of silence and practical leadership. A veteran of 1870, he rebuilt Paris forts, then fortified eastern France, Tonkin, Formosa, and Madagascar. He led fortress work, crushed the Dahomey uprising, and now heads the French War College. A vacation is a bad thing to have behind you.
President Wilson told Belgian commissioners that the United States, neutral and distant from the conflict, should not form a final judgment on Germany’s alleged acts. He urged a future, collective reckoning by neutral nations and emphasized friendship with Belgium while expressing sympathy for Belgians. The Belgian minister of justice, Henri Carter de Wiart, affirmed Belgium’s neutrality and cited wartime outrages against civilians and culture, praising U.S. neutrality and international obligations.
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, Britain’s ambassador to the United States, delivers a formal apology to Washington for an interview attributed to Sir Lionel Carden criticizing President Wilson’s Mexican troop withdrawal. He notes verification efforts and says the British government will pursue confirmation with Sir Lionel.
Premier Asquith stated that the government would introduce a new bill at the next session to amend the Ireland home rule measure before it could become operative. The London remark signals possible changes to the contentious act as debates on Ireland continue.
Washington Sept 19 Secretary of the Interior Lane names Jacob H. Crist of Santa Fe as spectorney for the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico succeeding Francis C Wilson who resigned. Also report on electing J Porter Joplin as president and Carl H Nau as treasurer of the American Association of Public Accountants with Seattle chosen for the 1915 convention. In Rome mobs protest amid calls against Ade tiio and war with the Kaiser. troops deploy to quell. In Nebraska a triple tragedy at Harvard leaves three dead and one wounded, including a sheriff and a tramp. In Pueblo Calo a aviator Weldon B Cooke dies during an air show at the state fair grounds.
With returns complete from all locales Oakleigh Curtis Democrat is elected governor of Maine by a large plurality over incumbent Republican William T Haines Gardan Progressives and other candidates trailed. Democrats gain in the state electorate while Republicans show a sizable turnout surge and Progressives drop.
Washington reports show war financing totaling 3 222 000 written on vessels by the federal war tax bureau. Applications for 5 000 090 more are pending as President Wilson alike backs a substitute revenue plan. A German official visit to Washington is noted amid Secrecy talks on peace with four nations.
London reports delay of home rule and related bills as Lord Lansdowne leads opposition. In Ireland and Westminster, unionists push delays, while political maneuvers unfold around the Asquith bill and naval or military attestations. Other notes cover labor resumes at Pullman works, Italian envoy movements, a fatal shooting, rail rate hearings, a Yankees managerial change, a fatal car crash, and bubonic plague reports from Smyrna.
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