17 Aug 1914
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Newspaper
Princeton Daily Democrat
Location
Princeton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1914
Page
1
Walsh Decorating Co offers picture framing with custom mats and frames and includes retouching cleaning and repair of old pictures. All work is guaranteed.
A London dinner featured a flowery toast about women. A cynical compositor altered punctuation turning the line into a joke that reads Woman, without her man, is a brute. The prank showcases how a simple comma change reverses meaning.
A Nish correspondent reports the largest Servian war battle near Belgrade with 50,000 Austrian soldiers attacking four Servian corps on Sunday. Losses are heavy on both sides as Belgrade endures bombardment and Servians claim the advantage.
Karl H. Von Wiegand reports from The Hague that Berlin has not faced anti war demonstrations since three days before the war, Socialist fighters back the fatherland, Americans remain protected by the flag, and only mistaken arrests occurred on Aug 4 with all released.
The Gibson county teachers institute began Monday at the new high school auditorium and runs through Friday. County superintendent Wilbur F. Fisher leads the event with secretary Herbert C. Huck and assistant secretary Miss Ida Meyer. Educators Dr. S. H. Shear and Dr. Charles McMurray, plus Miss Christine Warnock, head the program with lectures on lesson outlines and music teaching.
In London Aug 17 the French war fleet sunk an Austrian cruiser and halted the bombardment of the Montenegrin coast. The British Mediterranean fleet is said to trap the main Austrian fleet at Pola, though fortifications may slow any action as waters are mined. German pressure East appears likely with Poland’s mobilization and a Russian push into Germany and Austria. In Washington the Senate passed the war emergency ship registry bill 40 to 20 in the same form as the house.
Paris reports the French army advancing slowly but steadily in Alsace Lorraine with heavy fighting and thousands dead or wounded. French forces south of Mulhouse reportedly shelled German trenches then charged and carried them by storm, bayonets used, German trenches left filled with dead and wounded.
German infantry hold along an irregular line near the eastern Belgian frontier while cavalry scouts probe lines. Dinant, 15 miles south of Namur, is reported reached by German forces as they prepare a possible strike toward Lille. Meanwhile the French Adriatic action is confirmed with a fleet sweep toward Gulf of Kotor and battles around Austrian ironclads.
China reports French naval force engaged in actions in the Adriatic and notes tensions over Japan's ultimatum. Agencies indicate Paris and allied fleets maneuver amid ongoing wartime pressures.
John L. Fulling and Harry Boggs of the Public Service Commission are in town to audit the Water Company books from January 1, 1912 to June 30, 1914. The commission has compiled the company history to 1912 and sent copies to the city administration and the water company.
Deeply stirred by Japan's move toward Germany and the claim it seeks to seize German colonies Chinese forces reportedly dispatch a detachment from Kiao Chau to forestall outsiders reclaiming the territory for the Chinese empire.
Late arrivals at Riggs include 18 inch National color linen crash 18 inch bleached 36 inch round thread linen for waists 36 inch Irish linen 45 inch pillow tubing. Aug 17 date listed.
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