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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1914
Page
6
Over three million troops on fighting lines as English forces cross the Marne inflicting heavy punishment on German troops amid ongoing World War II battlefield reporting.
The German and Allied armies clash across most of the front east of Paris as 3,000,000 troops fight. British and French advances widen, with Montmirail Vitrey le Franco is key, Maubeuge fallen, and German casualties rising. Pope Benedict XV urges peace as King George appeals to couriers for support.
Reports from Holland and Belgium indicate German forces mass against the main French front while Belgians at Antwerp press the attack, driving Germans toward Louvain. Britain announces large enlistment and outlines a continental force totaling about 1.85 million, as casualties rise to nearly 19,000.
The Russian embassy details Sept 6 7 operations against Austrian forces from Tomaszow to Lublin with Austrian retreats and Russian advances. It notes a Frampol cavalry action against baggage trains, captures at Zamostie, a German aeroplane, and limited East Prussia skirmishing.
Berlin telegram to Washington says General headquarters reports Maubeuge has fallen with 400 guns four generals and 40 000 prisoners captured. It notes Ludwig Frank the Reichstag socialist fell near Lunéville on September 3 and Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Hessen wounded.
A British torpedo boat destroyer lieutenant describes the Helgoland engagement as a massacre, not a fight, noting five German torpedo craft sunk and about 900 dead. He recalls near misses, a pursuit by Mainz and Breslau class, and a daring rescue by H-4. The piece frames British resolve and national mobilization.
Rhodes scholars from Canada and many from other regions at Oxford have joined the British armed services. The move reflects a broad commitment to military duty among the Rhodes students across the empire and beyond.
The imperial decree declares the capital will henceforth be named Petrograd, ending the German sounding form St Petersburg. The change had been discussed for some time amid wartime sentiment and Slav alternative suggestions. Historical usage of Petrograd had appeared in previous generations.
Waynesboro Virginia resident Li was under four months of medical care with no improvement. After using Peruna, he rapidly recovered and credited Dr Hartman and the remedy for curing his catarrh of the lungs.
Lloyds of London offered a form of insurance against appendicitis. Claims surged but premiums were doubled as needed to cover the risk.
A man exclaims to Maria that they have reached the beach to see the much talked about bathing costumes. She responds sharply that she sees the bathers but not the costumes, highlighting a fashion misalignment at the seaside scene.
Rhinelander Waldo, former police commissioner and founder of a policemen's public library, praised New York City police, lauding Mayor Gaynor's era at a luncheon. He brushed off objections with a joke about a henpecked husband and the bright side of things.
A Georgia physician shares a personal food experience endorsing Grape-Nuts for convalescents and weak patients. He reports rapid strength gain and return to work after two months of illness, crediting the cereal as a rebuilding food. The notice cites Postum Co. claims and advertises the product with reference to The Road to Wellville.
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