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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 14, 1914
Page
2
Local retailer announces a rebuilding sale starting next Friday featuring reduced prices on clothing for men and boys, curtains, butter and dairy items, canned fish like salmon and sardines, apples, prunes, and tinned fruits. Handbilled specials invite customers to ask for the price list.
Fragmented OCR reveals references to Frank Green & Co and The Big Store in Geraldton, Names such as Alfred Charles and Mrs McKenazie appear amid unclear notes about an election, political parties, and public sentiment. The text hints at tensions between factions, regulatory debates, and calls for reform though details are obscured by garbled lines.
European War dispatches describe German forces massed at a triangle near Donat Bethune and Armas but scattered. German cavalry is pushed back, with fighting near Warneton Douai and Lille. Reports claim gains for the Allied front with attacks at multiple points and bombardments around Antwerp. Dutch neutrality holds as Holland braces against potential crossings toward the Rhine provinces.
reports describe enlistment surges in the United Kingdom and Ukraine, German advances into Ghent and nearby towns, naval actions including the sinking of Malloda, Canadian forces expanding in Montreal, and the Belgian army still in the field as Antwerp falls and troops withdraw with artillery.
A jumble of notices describes ads for hay, military purchases, and horse inspections at various farms, plus plans for a new public school building in Goraklon and improvements at Howathaera. It notes teachers, housing for the staff, and winter conditions affecting Rablie and surrounding areas, with revenue and political hints interwoven and stray names.
The Premier Mr Sendden and Mrs Tyas arrive. trains run for Perth rotaries as meetings fill the schedule. Delegations address gatherings across the state finishing the campaign Tuesday night before the election.
Honl Caron, speaking at Harrow yesterday, denounced Germany for the Belin action as the greatest evil in history and predicted historic infamy for Wilhelm II. He blamed Bernhardt and Von Beulow for poisoning German public sentiment, while grim warnings from Gravee and misgivings over Italy’s stance surfaced amid reports of Russian siege setbacks and Austrian moves.
Martial law has been proclaimed throughout South Africa following Colonel Maritz’s proclamation to call the Boers to join the Germans and offer concessions by land and sea to the German forces including Wolhisis, Mochuanaland, Namaland, and Dansaland. Reports say other Boer generals are implicated and General He Ta Key is shot. Defence Minister Smuer says he has no fear and can suppress the rebellion.
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