29 Oct 1914
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1914
Page
1
The dispatch from Ostend recounts a diary style timeline of the Antwerp siege from Sept. 26 to Oct. 9 detailing Belgian withdrawals, German bombardment, fort destruction, British arrival and the city’s evacuation. It notes 42 centimeter guns and Brialmont works wrecked, with Belgian forces intact.
A frontline account near Lokeren describes Belgian troops ordered to retreat under German shellfire. Soldiers stagger to shelter, collapse from fatigue, and press on as bombardment devastates trenches and city targets, including the Hospital of St. Camille.
Paris reports German losses at Antwerp were heavy with up to 40,000 men killed or wounded as Belgian defenses near forts Waelhem Wavre and Lierre halted advances. Von Beseler reinforced positions crossing the Nethe while civilians fled to cellars as shells rained and fortifications began to form.
A Star dispatch from Petrograd says Smolensk hosts a large shipment of Emperor William's cattle and horses captured by Russians from Rominten East Prussia. The animals were sent to Moscow and given to the Russian Agricultural Institute for distribution to breeding associations.
Paris dispatch describes a German battery caught in a swamp near Esternay and Sezanna that refused surrender and fought French forces all day. The crew endured heavy losses, ammunition exhaustion, and burial of the guns under trees to keep them from sinking further.
A Morning Post dispatch describes a Duffel trench assault during the Antwerp siege. Belgians mistook German raiders for English sailors. the Belgians were overwhelmed and only 300 of 2,000 survived.
Lisbon newspapers report over twenty five thousand Portuguese troops aiding French and British forces in Belgium and France. Belgians advance across the Yser repelling German attacks, taking prisoners as British and Belgian forces bombard German positions along the coast. The Yser dykes are cut and flooded to check advance while bombardments destroy Slype and German HQ buildings. heavy artillery and air reconnaissance endure with high casualties on both sides.
Berlin reports slow German advance on the west wing between Lille and the Channel as part of a campaign to straighten the flank and protect homeland lines. Meantime German foothold on the Meuse is seen as a potential wedge against the trench center pending an artillery strike on Verdun.
The conflict along the western Belgian coast sees Allied forces advancing with prisoners taken and 300 guns captured as German troops reinforce and shell the Belgian line from Ostend to Nieuport. Reports credit Belgian French and British support including naval units and monitors in canals and rivers.
War refugees extend beyond people as homeless cats and dogs from Belgium and northern France flood Paris. The pound receives five times as many inmates, staff cut by two thirds, wagons requisitioned, but order is returning as both dogs and cats regain some happiness in care.
Paris dispatch says three days of continuous fighting across a 45 mile front from the North Sea to the French border. Allied forces along a ten mile Dunkirk line resist German advance as Belgian King Albert’s troops join. British ships shell Ostend and claim heavy German losses while Danish fleet combats submarines in the first sea air battle.
Berlin reports heavy fighting on the Yser canal with enemy sea artillery support northwest of Nieuport. A British torpedo boat was put out of action by German artillery. West of Lille the battle continues as German troops counterattack and repulse the enemy at several points, with English forces losing several machine guns.
The Hague reports German plans to land several army corps on the English south coast while the Grand Fleet engages in the North Sea. Berlin hopes a swift strike to London aided by Zeppelins, Taubes, and widespread demoralization, with a major sea battle anticipated as Admiral von Ingenohl moves to sea. In the east, Petrograd notes a Russian victory forcing German retreat toward Warsaw as German forces evacuate and abandon wounded.
Lloyds reports German cruiser Emden captures the British steamer Exford off the Malabar coast and sinks several other British vessels near Colombo. Lille is described as ruined after German bombardment. The Prussian diet approves a 375 million mark war credit. Petrograd dispatch claims 1,000,000 German troops have moved to the front since mid-September.
Advices from Mexico City report the Aguas Calientes peace convention failing to renew. Carranza delegates remained in the capital with plans for Carranza to attend in person. the session adjourned amid Carranza withdrawal tensions. A five member cabinet committee was appointed in Mexico City to assume foreign relations war education justice and finance duties. The United States considered withdrawing forces from Vera Cruz after the convention approved protection for Mexicans who served the US and other guarantees. A Catholic clergy protection appeal to Washington was filed by the American Federation of Catholic societies.
A private telegram from Laredo reports General Francisco Villa with 16000 troops entered Aguas Calientes and captured the delegates at the national peace convention while General Antonio Villa Real reportedly escaped arrest. El Paso dispatches note the Carranza Villa talks adjourned due to Zapata delegates stance and will reopen.
A historical note from Engineering Magazine explains how motor trucks and tractors reshape military supply lines in Europe. Horses and mules are relegated to lighter loads while five ton motor trucks and power driven tractors move vast tonnage at higher speeds, replacing traditional supply trains.
Washington October 23 The McKellar bill to regulate cash storage of food products will be heard by the house interstate commerce committee on December 10 Rep Cullop Indiana chairman of the subcommittee said there is strong demand for the measure and witnesses will be heard with the aim of enacting it into law
Washington reports the United States Supreme Court set the Thaw extradition case for December 7 after William T. Jerome New York special attorney argued that delay in the case was a scandal.
Former President Taft visited the White House in Washington and chatted for about thirty minutes with President Wilson on October 21.
Washington reports the world's wheat crop this year will likely be smaller than 1913 and 1912, despite the United States enjoying a record harvest. The agriculture department cites reduced yields globally as the contributing factor.
Nashville Tenn October 20 delegates at the Garment Workers convention adopt a resolution condemning nationwide prohibition laws and urge opposition to their passage.
London and Washington discuss ways to settle the U S England balance of trade with cotton and wheat shipments. Sir George Paish expects a scheme allowing 90 day paper to substitute for gold, easing U S debt payments while ensuring England’s access to needed goods.
In Birmingham Isaac W. Fields aged fifty four was shot and killed by his brother in law John Glover at Brookside after a recent arrest for alleged wife poisoning. In Illinois Ralph L. Peck was named receiver for the Waukegan Rockford Elgin Traction Co. Bankrupt stock had been sold to farmers. In Folsom California authorities search for Frank Creeks who escaped from state prison in a break that cost the life of cellmate Harold Flash and guard J B Drury.
A bold raid on the First National Bank of Sedro-Tooley in Pellingham Washington ends with six masked gunmen escaping with more than twenty thousand dollars in currency. Citizens and staff were surprised as the six robbers, all armed, left in haste after firing as they fled. one robber was wounded but evaded capture.
Boise Idaho Oct 23 CO V Allen former state treasurer pleaded guilty to embezzlement charged by Gov John M Haines at a special district court session and was sentenced to five to ten years in the penitentiary He began his term at once.
Twenty people were injured, one seriously, when a Chicago and Eastern Illinois train collided with a Rock Island dummy engine between Blue Island and Chicago. The incident caused panic among a trainload of suburban travelers at the Seventy-Ninth street crossing in Chicago.
Tulsa reports C. B. Shafer says the Yale area in the Cushing field has yielded the greatest oil well in Oklahoma. The well is near Yale and currently produces 9,700 barrels per day and is under control.
Colton Utah October 23 Lyman H Marble merchant and postmaster here has hired an attorney to seek release from his official post. His term expired over a year ago but the government has not appointed a successor or released him or his bondsmen.
An unconfirmed report from Mexico City says Porfirio Diaz former president of Mexico died in Madrid.
Petrograd reports the czar has ordered removal of the honorary title councillor of commerce from all German and Austrian subjects. The decree aims to strip titles granted to those nationals during wartime.
Paris dispatch notes French socialists denouncing calls for an international socialist peace congress with United States comrades as opportune and premature.
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