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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1914
Page
2
Belgian residents of Wise fired on German troops, killing six and wounding others. The troops captured men while women and children were sent by train to Maastricht, and the town was burned, leaving Maastricht crowded with destitute fugitives.
Paris dispatch notes important French advances in Lorraine with control of Abresweiler Aguadange Lutzenhausen and surrounding villages and upper Vosges mountains. French forces include infantry cavalry and artillery amid heavy fighting and losses on both sides.
BRUSSELS reports that the German advance westward has ceased along the line. Some experts think Kaiser's troops await reinforcements while others believe the staff may shift its main attack from Northern Belgium to Luxembourg.
The Kaiser wrote his note to President Wilson in his own hand and delivered it personally to Ambassador Gerard. The meeting in The Hague lasted about an hour under war maps in the palace garden, with Kaiser Wilhelm solemn as he received the envoy.
Real estate developer Claude C. Ramsay of Seattle plans a grand apartment building at the Eastlake and Mercer corner. The project signals a notable addition to the city’s housing stock as wartime constraints ease.
A Chicago scene with a journalist observing the wheat pit at the Board of Trade. He describes shouting floor brokers, message slips, and finger signals that drive 20 000 bushels of wheat, amid plans about Europe’s demand and a forecasted bumper crop. The piece notes price swings and fears of hunger in Europe shaping U S bread prices.
A fragmentary account describes a German high school teacher Wilhelm Lameme writing a vivid antiwar piece titled The Slaughter House amid a European horror wave. The text claims the book sold a large number of copies and references battlefield machine guns and war appliances as it prompts duty and curiosity about the grim scenes.
The narrative follows a large German public school master and marching column on a hot dry day. They trek under a sunlit sky with no water, endure dust and fatigue, then halt before green fields and a mustard patch with a distant dark wood, signaling skirmish ahead.
London reports multiple sea engagements with ships sunk and fires set. A Nish dispatch says a French squadron off Budua sank two Austrian ironclads, set a third aflame, and compelled a fourth to seek shelter in Cattaro harbor. The British Information Bureau notes the French fleet has swept the Adriatic to the Gulf of Cattaro and sank a small Austrian cruiser.
German cavalry raided Wavre, 13 miles from Brussels, but were repulsed by Belgian forces after a minor skirmish. The report confirms the raid occurred but ends with Belgian resistance.
The piece notes the irony that American peace delegates in Europe are tumbled by the war, transforming theoretical peacemaking into urgent human effort. It praises ministers of peace for their shift from idealism to intense, practical experience, ready to confront conflict directly.
Karl Von Wiegand, Berlin correspondent, escapes to The Hague via London and files a first complete German side story. He debunks reports of mass executions and notes socialists and Kaiser’s sons at the front. American officials seek to protect citizens amid disruptions. Berlin cites patriotic mood and limited front news.
An old advertisement for the Neal Drink Habit Treatment claims a three day internal vegetable cure without injections. It promotes home administration by wives or relatives and lists Seattle contact details at 1735 16th Ave and a local phone number for information.
London reports French forces pushing Germans back from the Gallic defenses south of Mulhouse in Alsace. The war office says fighting is desperate with French artillery gaining increasing superiority and trenches left filled with dead and wounded.
The report says Cossacks with light artillery and mounted infantry entered Prussia and approached Insterburg as German forces retreated slowly and took prisoners. The czar's main army remained at Kovno and Vilna.
The German cruiser Leipsic entered San Francisco harbor at 1 15 a m and anchored near the Folsom street wharf. Barges loaded 500 tons of coal by 8 a m under neutrality rules, with departure expected by 2 p m. The ship must leave within 24 hours or stay until the war ends.
Japan demands Germany withdraw its warships from Oriental waters and cede Kiauchau to Japan by September 15 as tensions rise in the Far East. U S ambassador Guthrie pledged protection of American interests and China’s integrity amid the growing conflict.
The British Mediterranean fleet moves off Pola the Austrian naval base and a bombardment is expected to begin soon.
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