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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1914
Page
3
Reports from Brussels and London say German forces push into Belgium but Liege remains in Belgian hands. Allied columns including Belgian British and French troops unite near Namur while German supply woes grow and Swiss neutrality holds.
Dispatches describe German and Russian ships sunk after a Wei-Hai-Wai engagement near China. The Emden and Askold suffered losses while German crews faced severe wounds. Separately French torpedo boats captured the German oil steamer Czar Nicholas I bound for St. Louis du Rhone.
The article notes hundreds of freighters will soon carry food and clothing from New York to Europe. It discusses U S and allied fleets expanding to relieve export congestion and protect merchant ships across Atlantic routes. Strong entities include New York Congress Britain France and European trade.
In Cincinnati foreign nationals from the Triple Alliance nations harbor a faint hope of escaping the Entente blockade by using coast consular channels to reach Eastern ports. Reservists expressed willingness to risk travel to their homelands and then travel overland home. No firm plans were announced, but the idea of bypassing the blockade gives relief to those idle while families and property faced danger in Europe.
The United States armored cruiser Maryland is ordered to Baibas immediately to defend the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal as the canal opens to merchant ships. The ship is expected to enforce neutrality laws and remains there based on latest reports from the South. Fishermen report Rainbow sighting 26 miles west near Magdaland Bay where German Leipzig was said to be.
Washington sources say conditions in the war zone have improved with the first meeting of President Wilsons Board of Relief. Transport in France is near normal and no more naval vessels will be sent to Europe for now. The State Department authorizes funds totaling 450000 for American relief across London Paris Rome Bern and The Hague to be distributed by consuls.
In Rome President Wilson's mediation proposal is warmly received by the Italian government and will be supported if a chance arises to apply it. The absence of Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page is regretted, but Secretary of State Jay is fully backing the mediation plan.
Mrs Herrick's Red Cross Committee organized as the American Ambulance Corps under Dr Magnin at the American Hospital. Composed of American society women, about half volunteering as nurses. others stay at the hospital. Names include H Gary Smith Jay Allen Gray Burden Dailliba Blumenthal Palmer Kellogg Moore Gray Hickok Munroe French Farwell Vanderbilt Duryea Hewitt Dereuterhave Deacon.
Pan American Union Director General John Barrett calls U S bankers shippers and manufacturers to aid the critical South American situation created by the European war. He urges newspapers to publicize the matter and stresses shared benefits for South America and the United States.
The United States faces a potential loss of over 200 million dollars in annual revenue as European trade seizes up amid war. Officials consider imposing new taxes to cover the shortfall and fund the nation’s obligations.
Secretary Bryan said the United States communicates with all European missions and works to aid Americans in Europe. Communication with Ambassador Gerard at Berlin was reestablished via Copenhagen amid arrests and detentions of suspected spies and English speakers during mobilization. German ports were mined and American ships warned to avoid them.
At Celtic Park a meeting of Irish Volunteers and New York residents adopted a resolution condemning Britain and pledging sympathy to Germany. They accused British press of bias, praised Germany’s war aims, and voiced hope for European freedom including Ireland, Poland, Finland, India, and Egypt.
Paris reports Germany offered Hall control of Algeria and the Congo as a price for Italy to join active port actions. Rome insists on neutrality, while Berlin seeks to shift Italy's stance through direct messages to King Victor Emmanuel. Officially Italy remains neutral in the evolving European crisis.
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