13 Aug 1914
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
1
An account from Berlin reports the battle at Muelhausen as the first major engagement of the European war. German forces claim capture of French prisoners and heavy casualties. Hospitals are crowded with wounded, and the report notes significant artillery losses and captured equipment.
Dispatches report hospital facilities overwhelmed as wounded flood Basel and St Ludwig areas. Charities struggle to supply beds and blankets while ambulances ferry injure victims to safer hospitals. Authorities plead for supplies and volunteers to aid overwhelmed medical staff.
Aug. 1 dispatches describe Belgian forces repelling Germans at Haelen and Diest with heavy casualties on both sides. Reports state Belgian success across the Antwerp region, German losses mounting as French and Russian fronts shift. Wartime updates note relief funds requested by Washington to aid wounded soldiers.
A chaotic evening in Copenhagen saw 2000 Bonn families offering shelter to stranded travelers. The list of volunteers included Adolf Wiermith and Lowd Marvory as leading helpers while authorities coordinated urgent relief.
Reports from Dover indicate a firing incident early today amid turmoil over reverses. Authorities allege barbaric methods were used by German forces, with retaliatory strikes and naval confrontations intensifying regional tensions.
A newspaper note discusses the water company’s two proposals, opposing rate hikes and urging purchase or partial ownership of a new plant. The piece notes public opposition to price increases and highlights a past vote favoring purchase, with calls to form a plan for a new facility.
Work progressed on a pumping test of underground water with flow measured at about 12 inches per hour. Wells near North Lowrance were prepared, chemical applied, and readings taken to estimate volume, draw, and distance of water source as pumping began.
The Japanese steamer Shikoku Mura was badly damaged as it entered Hong Kong harbor after disregarding harbor rules. A crew member was killed by a cannon shot from a British fort at Mong Kam. Two warning shots were fired. the ship did not stop and was struck amidships. A government tug moved the vessel to a berth. Separately, a trial was set for Ed Deck, Ellsworth Page, FB OW Lulwich, and Riley Combest on charges from a train disturbance near Kansas City.
James Arnett and his wife of Lecompton are detained at the county courthouse on suspicion of stealing money that disappeared in Lecompton. Reports say seventy dollars were taken from an elderly man near a market, and the couple is held in jail awaiting developments.
The president directs Attorney General Mc Reynolds to investigate the spike in food prices and determine if any persons or organizations are responsible, signaling a formal government inquiry into the issue.
London reports Britain and Austria Hungary at war after a French British diplomatic note declares a state of war. The French government vows to take all measures in response while Austro Hungarian forces push toward France. J M Ganfisn dies near Lawrence as a separate obituary notes the death and survivors.
The board will hold a session with the architects tomorrow at 9 o'clock, as Smith, Lovett could not send a representative today. The meeting was not held this morning.
Mr Gleason the horse trainer attracts large crowds at Wood Hand Park every evening. Audiences praise his training methods and showmanship. A pony in last night’s display impressed bystander claims it tops anything seen before at the venue.
A brakeman named Ben McCall was killed while on duty on a Santa Fe freight incline. The body, mangled, was found in Lecompton near his home residence at 102 West Sixth Street. Funeral attendees from Lawrence were noted as attending the service held today at 8 o clock. Also reported, the Haskell team defeated the Junior YMCA baseball nine by 10 to 2.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions a 2 p m today event and references general weather terms and a late night period. Specific names, places, dates, and clear actions are not present.
In Angl City a man shot his wife Tillie and then wounded himself while awaiting an operation that was to have taken place Wednesday. The couple, Tillie aged nine by confusion, and Rolfe, a Lenry year old, were Kans farmers from Randopk.
The journal highlights Bargain Day with prize incentives from Jay’s to Newmark’s and Bell Brothers. Merchants offer gifts to the largest visitor group, oldest woman, tallest man, and best basket of peaches among others. Participants must visit designated stores to be eligible.
Washington reports moves to impose government censorship on French and English cables matching controls on German wireless stations. Orders to place American censorship agents on the cable end were prepared after a White House protest. Italy mobilizes for protection as Geneva notes military activity.
Lawrence units join Kansas National Guard for a ten day encampment at Fort Riley beginning Monday August 17. Companies from Lawrence will travel by special train and compete for prizes while drills and field work train them for possible service.
The state department today announced the government will consider a loan to France as part of wartime aid efforts. Officials said the proposal aims to support provisional military needs and fortify allied defenses amid ongoing hostilities.
A London dispatch reports French foreign minister remarks on Allied resolve. It notes French troops near Mulhouse Alsace and Belgian forts prepared to resist. a report mentions French infantry prisoners at Brive and Lorraine concerns. Peter Terry dies at home. funeral planned at Holy Grove Church in Oak Will.
The article calls for unity and an early agreement on selecting an architect, arguing the home architect should get the job if all else is equal. It urges rushing the process to avoid delays and notes past forgetfulness while stressing prompt action to proceed with the three buildings.
Most county schools open September 7 with a list of teachers for each district. The first teachers meeting is set for September s at the Court Tong. Districts 1 through 87 show assigned teachers, with several entries not yet hired and some districts lacking pupils or staff. The summer session at Nanast University ended, and fall university activity will resume.
The county home picnic by the Farmers Institute showcased improved farm life and cooperation. A program featured talks and papers including a notable address by Mr T C Mahler, notary of the state board.
Lawrence board of education discussed submitting preliminary plans for three new school buildings. W L Hastie was chosen as superintendent of construction to oversee repairs and oversee architect selection after Attorney General guidance.
A marriage license was issued yesterday to Elmer Hutchins of Cherryvale Kansas and Inez Adams at Lawrence Kansas.
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