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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1914
Page
1
The Seattle Star claims priority over competitors by publishing actual battlefield scenes from Liege, becoming the first Seattle paper to print photographs of the combat. The telegraphic service rivalry and timing are noted as context for the Star's scoop.
U S rough Paris August 21 reports the French chapel taking on a com med American rough rider and aviation corps member for anti German service. Later thousands of foreigners marched to the Hotel Des Invalides seeking enlistment and many were said to be accepted. The American corps is largely soldiers of fortune who were in Europe when the war began.
Ralph De Palma won the first annual Elgin automobile race today ahead of a large field, as the event drew a notably small crowd.
Reports describe the August 6 clash at Liege where a German army corps attacked Belgian forts. Belgian forces counterattacked with fierce artillery and rifle fire, repelling assaults on Fort Parchon and Fort Chaudfontaine. Casualties were heavy for the Germans as Belgian defenders pursued them and the line held.
A humanitarian argues that despite a century of upheaval human character has not greatly advanced. He notes past brutal debt imprisonment and slavery as common, contrasts it with modern sensibilities, and asserts today’s global intelligence and warmer sympathies show real improvement despite ongoing conflict.
Vancouver report says after several attempts to wreck trains and destroy bridges on the Canadian Pacific lines, authorities are replacing German and Austrian workers with others. Hundreds of troops guard all routes as trains depart Vancouver at reduced speed with heightened precautions.
Autopsy by Coroner Mason found Robert Evans Messir died from an acute brain fever, not wounds from beating. He collapsed in Stellacoom after his mother accused King County deputies of rough handling. Mason could not determine who caused the head injuries.
Sugar dropped 50 cents per hundred pounds in Seattle as wholesale grocers cut quotes. Testimony to U S District Attorney Clay Allen recited the war era price rise, with wholesalers unnamed blaming San Francisco jobbers. The investigation continues as U S District Attorney Preston in San Francisco questions refiners and probes alleged unlawful combinations.
A high government official said the Justice Department has gathered evidence showing artificial inflation behind recent food price hikes and that indictments are expected soon.
Johnny Clancy was arrested yesterday and will face court over whether the Van De Vanter residence at the Meadows on Pacific highway is a club or a roadhouse. The piece warns that club or roadhouse, his place draws late night parties from Seattle, with speeding cars, crashes, and damaged souls among youths and wives. Tomorrow The Star will describe Johnny Clancy's venue in plain terms.
San Francisco dated August 21 reports Capt. Moriyama of the Japanese cruiser Idzuma and Consul General Numano paying a courtesy call on Mayor Rolph. They expressed hope for peace and spoke of strong friendship with German cruiser Leipsic’s Capt. Haun, noting it would be painful to meet in battle.
Alaska lawmakers forward a tax measure to the President for final action. The bill would raise revenue through new levies and adjustments to existing taxes, aiming to fund state services and offset deficits.
Antwerp is besieged with foreigners to be expelled and steamships readied to evacuate to France and England. Fortifications are defended by flood plans to hinder German artillery, with suburbs scorched and trees felled. French officers assist Belgian defenders.
Former London correspondent for United Press assesses Brussels war position. Germany may gain bargaining power in peace terms if Brussels remains in German hands. Brussels is a key rail and commissariat center, though hostile locals reduce its usefulness. Germans aim to reach France while deterring Allied moves toward Antwerp and its forts.
Paris reports the great Belgian campaign battle is believed imminent between French and German forces near Brussels with outpost clashes possible. The German frontier in Belgium stretches from Ma lips through Brussels Wavre Gembloux Namur Dinant to Neufchateau at dawn.
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