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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1914
Page
6
News note reports Turkish bombardment of a Russian town amid broader conflict. Mentions unrest from calls for holy war by Mohammedans in India, suggesting potential trouble and disturbances at night. Details remain fragmentary but indicate regional tension and security concerns.
War dispatches reveal a chain of aggression with Turkish forces bombarding Theodosia and Novotosysk, German ships shelling Black Sea ports, and Goeben sinking Russian vessels. Britain warns Turkey against crossing into Egypt, while Italy’s entry into the war looms amid fierce fighting along the French canal lines and in Poland.
The article notes Turkey joining the conflict, making it the tenth nation in war. It outlines allied and opposing powers including Austria Serbia Montenegro Germany Russia France Great Britain Japan Belgium and discusses Britain and Mohammedan interests in Egypt India and Africa. It mentions Turkey’s army of about 700,000 to 1,000,000 and Greece possibly entering, with Russia maintaining initiative.
From Paris datelined dispatch states German forces in the lower Yaer valley have been driven back after Belgian dykes were opened flooding the valley. German retreat was met with Belgian shelling. Lille reportedly recaptured by the Allies. Ostend details follow.
Whitaker's Almanac figures show that with Turkey's entrance into the war, more than half of the world is now actually involved in hostilities. The startling statistic highlights the widening scope of the conflict and global involvement.
London reports a new rebellion in the Orange Free State and western Transvaal led by Generals De Wet and Devers, with Cape Colony troops crushed in the northern area by Lt Col Martis. In Johannesburg on October 31 General Heyer’s revolt is crushed and his forces dispersed as Premier Wotha arms against Germany.
The German cruiser Emden, feared in the Pacific, mounted a bold raid under a Japanese flag with a fake fourth smokestack. It entered Georgetown Penang under gunfire, torpedoed the Russian cruiser Jemptebug and a French torpedo destroyer, then escaped through the Straits of Malacca with over two hundred sailors killed. London appoints Baron John Arbuthnot Fisher first sea lord to succeed Baron S. Fisher.
A British remount department officer warned in New York that cavalry horses in France face about ten days of service. He cited severe slaughter by artillery and machine guns, noting Civil War remounts and the current war could exhaust horse supply, forcing replacement of animals used in agriculture and industry.
Turkish troops reportedly crossed into Egypt as envoys left, with Britain and France demanding explanations from Turkey over actions in the Black Sea. The note threatened an ultimatum, while Belgian and French fronts report continued fighting. Relief plans from Rockefeller Foundation draw praise in Washington as Antwerp harbor reports navigation changes after mine events.
A Tageblatt dispatch from Constantinople says the Turkish fleet bombarded Novorossysk on the Black Sea sinking 14 Russian transports and destroying warehouses and a wireless station. Berlin reports war loan payments reaching 78 percent and 4.7 billion marks paid with 700 million more needed for early terms. A casualty list notes Prince Henry of Reuss, 18, among the fallen in the German campaign.
Correspondent Paul Scott Mowrer describes French African troops in Champagne and Belgium, numbering about 200000, their fierce bayonet charges, Arab and Berber heritage, and the moral contrast with white officers. He recalls a Moroccan sergeant’s tale of a captain killed in trench duty and notes their devotion, fury, and unfamiliar brutality in modern warfare.
From Paris to a town northeast of Partes, a German colonel, who arrived from Alsace, lodged with a wealthy council member. The town's former mayor candidate, away for a royal holiday, did not return. Occupying German forces named him in charge of strategic assets, while locals joked about future posts.
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