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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1914

Page

2

Crisis at Aisne Mirrors Marne Retreat Pattern

Paris reports a crisis in the Aisne battle as German positions threaten a retreat similar to Vitry. French aviators note signs of a German retrograde move while Allied forces press Von Buelow and Kluck on the Le Laon Rethel rail line. Weather improves but ground remains soggy as activity intensifies northeast of Paris.

Paris the Aisne the Marne Vitry Gen. von Buelow von Kluck von Buelow Laon Rethel

Russian main force presses in Austrian Galicia

Petrograd reports Russia’s main force advancing again in Austrian Galicia after enveloping the Przemysl line. Real resistance is anticipated as czars army nears Cracow where Austrian reserves and German Landwehr massed. Przemysl defenders asked for a five hour armistice to allow non combatants to depart, and it was granted.

Petrograd Russia Austrian Galicia Przemysi- Jaroslav Cracow Przemysl

Czar Plans to Take Berlin Face questions on Galicia drive

Rome Sept 22 German forces press defense in Galicia while pushing in Suwalk province. Russians defend fortresses as Kaisers troops advance, with Cracow and Cracow region looming. News from Austrian sources notes Dankl's army may be cut off in Polish retreat toward Cracow. Austrian losses in riverine battles near the Save and Drina reported.

Rome Galicia Russian Poland Suwalk Germany Benin Cracow Dankl Russian Poland England Nish Save Drina Servia

Hold Up Saloon Baffles Renton Bar Patrons

A wild west style holdup occurred at the Panama saloon in Renton last night at 10 45. The whitefaced bartender Al bert Bertelero was held up as a masked man, described as a regular mel lordrummer villain, fled with 60 dollars and paused to take a packet of cigarettes before walking away.

Shorty Randolph Renton Panama Albert Bertelero

Slater to Lead Fight for Ole Hanson in East Washington

State Chairman L. Roy Slater of Spokane will personally direct Ole Hanson’s campaign in Eastern Washington. He praises Hanson’s east of the mountains gains and asserts a united progressive movement across parties will ensure Hanson’s victory with at least 10,000 more votes than any rival in the November election.

L. Roy Slater Spokane Ole Hanson Washington

Woman Jumps to Dodge Train on Seattle Bridge

Everett reports Mrs. Lizzie Gavie, 45, forced to jump from a bridge to avoid an approaching trolley car. She was found unconscious under the Milwaukee trestle at Lowell after lying there 72 hours with a broken hip.

Everett Lizzie Gavie Milwaukee Lowell

Bugler Found Dead Likely Poisoned on South Dakota

Indications point to poisoning as autopsy findings by Coroner J. Tate Mason and navy board of inquest revealed bichloride of mercury in the body of J. H. Hutchinson, bugler on the cruiser South Dakota, found dead in a bed at 3047 Colby avenue, the home of Mrs. Bessie Maley, Sunday.

J. H. Hutchinson South Dakota Bessie Maley Colby Av J. Tate Mason Navy Board of Inquest

Tahoma Strands on Aleutian Reef Amid Rescue Efforts

The U S revenue cutter Tahoma runs aground on an uncharted reef 90 miles west of Kiska in the western Aleutians. Crew of 72 faces danger as ships including Cordova and Bear rush to assist. messages relay from Sitka and Tatoosh Island as search efforts begin.

United States Revenue Kiska Island Aleutian Alaskan Seattle Yokohama Senator Coliner Senator Nome Alaska Steamship Co Cordova United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Patterson Bear Manning Heringsea Tahoma United States Buffalo Sitka North Pacific Tatoosh Island Tatoosh St. Pantaland Richard C. Crisp Baldir Faland Beringsea

Nenana site withdrawal hints Alaska railway route

Washington Sept 22 The withdrawal from entry of the Nenana town site at the confluence of the Nenana and Tanana rivers by President Wilson is viewed as significant evidence of the probable Alaska railway route.

Washington Nenana Nanana Tanana Wilson Alaska

Moslems Send Neutrality Cheer To Turkey

Bengal Moslems telegram the Sultan congratulating him on Turkish neutrality and pledging loyalty to the British crown while deploring any estrangement between Great Britain and Turkey.

London Bengal Great Britain Turkey

Thrilling escape claim as Belgian king faces kidnapper

Paris report credits Progress du Nord with the tale of King Albert I firing on his chauffeur who veered toward German lines during a Belgian front inspection. It claims $200,000 was offered for delivery of the king. Pope Benedict XV seeks details on Rheims cathedral destruction by Germans.

Paris Albert Belgium Progress du Nord Lille Rome Benedict XV Annette Rheims Attila

Canada to Send 19 000 More Troops to Europe

Montreal reports that 19 000 additional Canadian soldiers will be ready to depart for Europe on November 1. This increases Canada's total forces sent to England's aid to 50,000 troops.

Canada Montreal Europe England

Kaiser's forces determined to raze Rheims Cathedral

London dispatch reports the kaiser's commanders intend to destroy Rheims. Few houses left near the cathedral in ruins. The masonry is chipped and many sculptures damaged. Fifty four shells lodged inside, yet the stonework remains, though priceless decorations are ruined.

London Rheims Daily Telegraph

Man Hurt Refuses Identity After Street Car Collision

Tony Thornton of 716 Dearborn Street is at City Hospital after a street car struck him near Secondary and Yester Way early today. He has two broken arms, severe bruises, and a probable skull fracture. He refuses to disclose his identity or tell hospital staff who his relatives are.

Belgium Tony Thornton Dearborn St Yester Way Thornton

Germans Sweep Country Clean During Retreat

Paris reports that retreating German forces are clearing the country of food as they move through, shipping ahead uneaten supplies to the German frontier. The account is based on Gaston Thomson, minister of commerce, after his Lille visit.

Paris Gaston Thomson Lille

German War Report Claims Massive Russian Losses in Prussia

Berlin Tageblatt correspondent Paul Lindber g reports from the front that German officials claim 30 000 Russians killed and 30 000 captured in Prussia. He describes streets filled with corpses and villages burned in the fighting around Hohenstein with a cited poster marking a burial on August 28 1914.

Hague Mall New York Prussia Paul Linderberg Tageblatt Hohenstein Linderberg

When you lose something leave it to Star Want Ads

A brief line promoting STAR WANT ADS as the solution to lost items. The snippet emphasizes using classified ads to locate missing belongings and implies quick, reliable results through a trusted local service.

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