12 Aug 1914
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 12, 1914
Page
1
A Brussels dispatch notes stricter censorship with little war progress detail from London and Brussels. Reports claim German retreats grow more marked while outposts clash in Belgium. Liege forts hold, Dutch neutrality tests rise as Russian fortress Sveaborg braces for bombardment and Balkan fight echoes.
Vienna reports Kajetan Mercy de Kapos-Mere has resigned as Austro-Hungarian ambassador to Italy due to ill health. Baron Karl Von Machio is named temporary successor. Rome dispatch notes a Russian envoy arrives in Italy on a czarist mission.
London reports two great land battles appear imminent between French Belgian forces and the German army of the Moselle along the Meuse front from Longwy to Spincourt and extending toward Alsace. Paris says Frech troops at Spincourt forced a German cavalry retreat while German landings continue near Metz and Thionville as French aviators monitor zones where German dispositions remain active.
The International Harvester Co. of Minnesota Alg. was today declared to be in restraint of trade. The ruling labels the firm a monopoly and notes actions affecting competition within its market.
Boston reports a desperate night battle seen by Loveland crew officers near 250 miles north of San Salvadore. German and British warships exchanged heavy gunfire for about an hour, both ships remaining afloat as the Loveland observed from three miles away in bright moonlight.
Winnipeg reports General Booth elevates Major and Mrs McLean to Brigadier rank as divisional commanders for the Salvation Army in the western division. The announcement dated August 12 reflects a leadership reorganization within Western Promotions.
Cape Town reports the German forces have abandoned the port of Swakopmund in Southeast Africa. They blew up the pier dismantled harbor works and cleared the warehouse. German troops moved toward Windhoek in Little Namaqualand as Swakopmund’s facilities were destroyed.
John J. Ferguson, an American, was arrested at Mahone Bay Nova Scotia on suspicion of spying. He has been released after authorities learned he was employed in making maps of Nova Scotia for the government.
The Mount Royal reports a brief encounter with the German cruiser Karlsruhe while nearing Cape Race. Wireless operator Walter Condon overheard the Karlsruhe asking for the Mauretania’s position and sent the warning Beat it. The Mount Royal continued to Montreal with the strange escape story.
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Rotterdam dispatch notes Maastricht correspondent says German officers at Vese informed that the crown prince's regiment crossed the Meuse days ago without the prince.
Ottawa reports recruiting for Canada’s first overseas expeditionary force will close tonight at all stations. Officials expect to reach about 25 000 names at Valcartier, with 21 000 to be sent. One in five will be eliminated after target practice and tests.
The United States will safeguard interests of French in Austria Hungary and of Austrians and Hungarians in France during the break in Franco American relations.
King Albert arrived from Louvain near Liege and conferred with the Belgian minister of war. A cabinet council followed and reports say civilian hostages in Liege have been released on parole to German authorities.
The RNWMP headquarters directs that married men be accepted adding 500 stables to the force. If quarters are unavailable a $20 monthly separation money is allowed. Married pensioners enlisting have pensions applied to the separation allowance. Many horses to be purchased at Medicine Hat on Aug 26 under police standard, 5 to 7 years old, broken to saddle, with Superintendent Wilson supervising.
In New York Admiral Cradock reports five British warships patrolling the western Atlantic as far south as Trinidad, clearing the sea of German threat. Shipping shows no hostile vessels sighted on recent transatlantic routes, with crews noting martial law measures in place outside New York.
Ottawa announces a new arrangement to hold gold with the Bank of England or Canadian bankers in London to relieve the exchange strain between Britain and North America. The plan aims to expedite shipments of American and Canadian exports to Europe, restore balance, and reduce the need for Atlantic gold transfers.
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