21 Aug 1914
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 21, 1914
Page
1
Telegraphing eater's correspondent note reports Baran foot soldiers firing through Montreux districts and villagers forced to precede the German troops. On August 11 German forces burned villages and massacred inhabitants during the march.
Paris reports a great battle forming as German forces push north after a Dinant repulse, with Belgium cited as Brussels entry and Antwerp threatened. French mobilization claims no decisive German gains while Brussels road movements unfold. Libau and Hango bombardments by German ships are noted, with Austrian and Russian actions elsewhere amid a shifting, larger war.
Hat Detachment leaves tonight after a day of farewell speeches at the Armory. The 26 volunteers will march to City Hall receive envelopes and board for Quebec. Calgary contingent expected to depart around five this afternoon reaching Medicine Hat around midnight. A second 100 infantry recruits planned, recruiting open Saturday 22 to August 29, but no mounted contingent will be formed.
An Amsterdam correspondent reporting from Rosendale says Antwerp is in a state of defense. Forests near the city are cut, villas destroyed to deny shelter to Germans, and new earthworks appear beyond the fortifications. Outside the defences the fields and towns are flooded to hinder pursuit. French staff officers arrived today amid cheers, while two fast steamers and the Ostend route were noted as escape options as the siege threat grows.
Count Georry De Beauregard, veteran of 1870, reports a son killed at the front with the Seventh Hussars. He says another son died bravely beyond the frontier and two more sons, an artilleryman with the general staff and eldest with the 21st Chasseurs, fight on for France.
The city bandsmen are asked to assemble at the Curling Rink tonight at 7 46 for a full turnout and send-off for the contingent leaving town.
New York report asserts Pope’s sister is alive amid sensational claims. The piece cites Anni Busts and references jats and unexpected twists around the pontiff’s family.
London reports from Reuters that General Liman von Sanders assumes supreme command of the Turkish army amid mobilization. He reorganized Turkish forces with a German-military mission overseeing the effort. A war footing mobilization excludes only select divisions. Turkey can mobilize about four hundred thousand men for Balkan campaigns.
Bank of Montreal directors voted $100,000 to a national patriotic fund in Montreal on August 21 as Japan quietly escalates toward war after Germany rejects its ultimatum.
Rome Aug 21 Cardinals gather for the conclave to name a successor to Pope Pius X amid fears of foreign cardinals forming blocs. Italians and neutrals may block German or Anglo French groups, suggesting an Italian likely. Dr Marchiafava reports the Pope mourned war’s toll and pleaded for peace as illness worsened.
Tokyo reports Japan maneuvers after Germany ultimatum expires next Sunday. Censorship tightens as ships and troop movements stay secret. German staff in Japan expected to remain unless needed home. Authorities deny anti German sentiment amid open war. Continued coverage on page five.
An August report from Vancouver on the Newcastle cruiser covering a Pacific coast event. The fragmentary text notes a maritime incident or dispatch affecting authorities and local officials. Further details are unreadable in the sourced OCR.
Censorship is exercised as Army and Navy prepare to move on Kiao-Chau at once. The report notes calm public reaction and emphasizes disciplined authorities and orderly plans for the operation amid wider wartime tensions.
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