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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 13, 1914
Page
3
Report from Antwerp details horrific wartime scenes with widespread destruction and civilian suffering. Officials describe the pitiful plight of inhabitants amid bombardment and occupation pressures as relief efforts struggle to reach affected districts.
London reports from Daily Mail and Daily Chronicle correspondents describe a five day four battle period. Allied forces pushed Germans back about thirteen miles with heavy losses. Lille Arras and surrounding towns suffer extensive destruction including Arras wrecked Albert Douai and Orléans pounded.
Descriptions of Antwerp as German forces push from Lokeren, with thick smoke and fires. Citizens flee toward Holland in a grim pilgrimage, many separated from families, as Dutch aid networks mobilize to assist the aged and stranded.
Rotterdam reports Dutch sympathy for Germany waning after the Antwerp bombardment. Paris notes two German planes dropped twenty bombs on the city killing three and wounding fourteen. a Notre Dame roof bomb failed to explode.
An official Vienna report says Russian forces attacked Premysl and were repulsed. A separate Russian advance near Lancut, twenty nine miles west of Jaroslav, and thirty miles northwest of Premysl, was defeated. Dynow, thirty miles west of Premysl, also repulsed.
Reports from London quote Reuters noting that the Cologne Gazette called the British raid on Dusseldorf a daring act that impressed Germans who must admit its audacity. Other papers say rifle fire and a dive toward the Zeppelin bed interrupted the operation, with details unclear.
Fragmentary note describes a blast near Notre Dame with a fire that was extinguished afterward. The garbled text mentions a ward or wardroom and a bre (breach) but the sequence indicates an explosion prompt and quick containment by responders.
Article notes Sir Arthur Kitson predicting a Dutch defense before Antwerp fall as troops rush to the town. barricades rise at Venlo and trenches are dug. Boland remains strictly neutral while the crisis unfolds.
General van der Goets sent a mission to Holland asking for food supplies for Brussels in a plea that is met with a Dutch refusal. Dutch authorities say Brussels has no tall yeast or flour and bread is uncatable, with exports closely watched by the government. Refugees in Hungary grow in number as Galician arrivals fill Bohemia and a new town is built near Vienna to house 95,000 people while Pest strains to accommodate 18,000 more.
Melbourne reports official news from London dated Oct 12 detailing Allied progress near Solssons and the Aisne front. A heavy German attack on the right bank of the Meuse and Woevre shows no decisive result between Oslo and Rheims. No significant action is reported from Rheims to the Meuse.
Berlin reports hundreds of thousands of German troops bombard Antwerp with a forty oar attack. at least 300,900 prisoners are claimed and the city capitulates after days of heavy bombardment. naval and riverine forces participate in the siege.
The report notes a German bombardment with an attacking force of 300,000 and two British naval prizes aiding in the defeat. Enormous supplies were captured at Antwerp as Germany demands 20 million in indemnity. Belgian troops and German forces move toward the French frontier while Russian mobilization intensifies with up to two million men advancing toward Posen, as Warsaw reports.
London reports that the capture of Antwerp adds duties on the British Fleet steamers while Dutch neutrality remained intact as Germans crossed the Scheldt. It notes nearly 50 revnels and 82 German steamers destroyed according to the British Government.
A wartime dispatch details a bombardment involving two hundred siege guns and fifteen hundred shells hourly aimed at a Belgian town. Witnesses observed parts of the bombardment, with authorities noting that many heavy shells failed to explode.
Japan plans to relinquish control of the North Pacific Islands and nearby territories including the Caroline Islands and areas north of the Marshall Islands. The moves affect islands between New Guinea and the Philippines as part of postwar territorial adjustments.
Military horse purchasers are to visit Geraldton to inspect horses suitable for service. The event emphasizes selecting mounts for army needs and follows procurement guidelines.
A historical account describes early naval training methods for British recruits. Boys as young as four may join training ships or band programs, with progression through rope work, knotting, sails, and rigging. The piece notes discipline and physical drills intended to harden youngsters for naval life.
Local electors face a pivotal race as Liberals and Latourites mobilize to defend or overturn the Geraldton seat. Party leaders including Mr Elliott and Mr Garnetman supporters tour the city with final rallies led by Premier Sad dan and Mr Colebatch as the campaign approaches polling night.
The Liberal candidate Mr Elliott tours Yetna and nearby districts urging volunteers and praising the Buller River scheme as a major dam project with an estimated 77 million gallons. He defends wartime sacrifice by all classes and criticizes ministerial remarks on tax contributions, while noting retail price concerns and a commission stance on not fixing dhal prices. The week includes more engagements and speeches at the Homestead and White Peak.
The Weather Bureau notes September brought extreme dryness across WA. No rain in the North West, Murchison, Coolgardie, and eastern agricultural zones. Falls were well below normal in most districts with Mecketharra recording an excess and Toodyay about half an inch.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a person named Cunningham and an address near Yuna or Wadmeadlay with an event planned for October 8 at 8 pm.
Prize poultry entries listed include Brown White and Black Leghorns Wyandottes and Orpingtons Blick Bull Whit, Malay, Indian Game and Burung varieties. Vertebrae stock includes Dorking and Houdans with bantams and duck stock. Advertisement notes Champion Bay Poultry Plant run by O W Guan of Prenton.
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