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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1914
Page
2
A terse proclamation notes that combat will persist until victory as major powers reaffirm commitment to the war effort. Leaders reiterate resolve, urging unity and continuation of hostilities despite tolls and fatigue. No immediate peace terms disclosed.
The report says the Russian army is ordered to resume the offensive and a small German force has been wiped out. Allied troops defend routes to Paris and contact German right wing along the Grand Morin River. London pundits await a climactic moment with uncertainty over which side gains advantage.
An official French war office statement says allied advance troops touch German forces with a southwest bend toward the Oise river. Maubeuge resists. British troops aid the French garrison. Berlin reports attacks on Nancy and Emperor William forts as German forces move toward Paris, with Field Marshal French noting British casualties exceed 15 000 to Sept 1 and urging more men.
Sir Edward Grey and the French and Russian ambassadors signed an understanding that the war will continue to its bitter end with no single nation concluding separately. Allies remain tied by treaty, England not bound to an exclusive offensive and defensive pact.
Ghent, Belgium reports a German aeroplane dropped three bombs over the city with no material damage. The aircraft then moved toward Brussels, according to a London news agency.
Washington reports Turkey declines to let the cruiser North Carolina traverse the Dardanelles to Constantinople to deliver 169000 dollars in gold for Americans in the Ottoman empire. The grand vizier says mined waters make passage unsafe for a vessel of that size.
Russian army has begun serious operations against the Germans and ordered to resume the offensive in eastern Prussia. Twenty army corps totaling nearly 800,000 men are to be pushed toward Berlin as Austrian danger is declared passed and Austrians abandon their offensive in Poland and eastern Galicia.
A German force of 65 000 massed before the French fort at Luneville was surprised by French artillery and mowed down. The German commander, now a prisoner at Cette, says 300 Germans survived two hours of bombardment before surrendering, after a meeting of 21 officers decided to hoist the white flag.
A Amsterdam dispatch to Central News says King Albert of Belgium was slightly wounded by shrapnel while leading Belgian forces toward Antwerp. A shell struck the rear wheel of his car, badly damaging the vehicle.
The Russian embassy says Austrians were overwhelmingly defeated near Lemberg with over 100000 casualties and fifty seven cannons lost. The occupation of the city was deemed imminent as Petrograd reports Russian forces repelling the assault.
London dispatch reports Amiens in German hands after three days of fighting. Amiens, capital of Somme, is a manufacturing city with about 90 000 inhabitants, located seventy miles north of Paris on the railroad line.
Washington reports Democratic members of the ways and means committee near agreement on taxing commodities to raise 75 to 100 million dollars requested by President Wilson to offset European conflict losses. They have not decided what to tax to raise the remaining 25 million, with beer and liquor likely first. The extra beer tax could be 50 cents a barrel, liquor tax 20 cents a gallon, yielding tens of millions.
A brief Nebraska item notes reader curiosity spans the state with attention drawn to local affairs and community happenings across multiple towns.
A Daily Mail dispatch from Amiens reports fighting nearby with Germans advancing toward Amiens and a German envoy prompting the surrender of the city. Paris notes a vast entrenchment system outside the capital with engineers said to oversee hundreds of thousands of workers.
In Rome on Sunday the coronation of Pope Benedict XV was conducted in the Sistine chapel to spare pomp amid the war. The pontifical court Roman aristocracy and the pope's family attended as cardinals in full vestments surrounded the throne scene with the triple crown bearers and feather fans.
A civic action in Butte Montana seeks impeaching Mayor Lewis J Duncan and Sheriff Timothy Driscoll. Militia commander Major Dan J Donohue opened the district court to allow a petition for a grand jury to investigate city and county officers, with twelve signatories.
The departure of Emperor William toward Mayence signals the start of a European war for Germany. Principal advisors including Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg Secretary von Jagow and War Minister von Falkenhayn accompany him. The campaign aims to quickly defeat France, with Russia to be dealt with after Austria secures the east.
Detroit David J. Palmer of Washington Iowa a Civil War veteran with the Eight and Twenty-fifth Iowa regiments was elected commander in chief at the Forty-eighth national encampment session. Washington DC was chosen for next year’s encampment site with Palmer facing no real opposition.
Twenty air train loads of Bengalese move from India to English relief zones via Canada. Seventy five will pass through Winnipeg before the movement finishes. Censor forbids publicizing details or dispatches. The reports support Premier Asquith’s Guild Hall statements.
New York reports that each nurse volunteering for European war service and sailing on the Hamburg American liner Hamburg chartered by the American Red Cross has pledged to stay six months. If they wish to return before six months, they must pay their own expenses, and if the war lasts longer, those willing will be returned.
London reports from Gournay En Bray say the German advance is amazing and a great battle rages. The French and British armies remain intact and confident of ultimate success, despite the vast German forces. The allies’ wit and science are credited with resisting the assault.
A cable report from San Francisco says the Chinese bandit known as White Wolf, who has terrorized northern China, was struck down by a stray bullet during a raid on a city in Honan province.
Wheat prices climb to the highest level since the European war began. May delivery touches about 1.36 dollars, surpassing the peak reached weeks earlier as traders anticipate Turkey and Italy selling yen, boosting the market.
The large barn on the Jake Branstutre homestead burned after spontaneous combustion. a town crowd could not halt the blaze. Charles Branstutre had crops of alfalfa and grain in the barn, all lost, but the stock was saved. Loss estimated at about four thousand dollars, partly covered by insurance.
The Nebraska Port land Cement company produced the first sack of Portland cement in the state and sold it to C. B. Calkins of Omaha for $150. The milestone celebrates the completion of the $1,000,000 plant after about three years of construction and its anticipated power from the water power canal.
Residents near Tryon in McPherson county report oil bearing sand discovered while digging for water. A well reached 94 to 146 feet into a thick oil saturated stratum, with strong oil smell. Water found at 165 feet tasted of oil, leading locals to believe McPherson county sits on the southeastern edge of the Wyoming oil field.
For Omaha and South Omaha day at the state fair on Thursday September 10 business and professional men hope to set a new attendance record. The event began two years ago with the publicity bureau breaking the Wednesday attendance record the first year and the Friday record last year. This year the day falls on Thursday and organizers seek to raise the pace for that date.
Beatrice reports the new 15,000 dollar electric light plant at Wymore has been connected and will start operation after minor repairs. The city council purchased the unit months ago to replace an inadequate old plant.
Exeter residents Mrs. P. E. Becker suffered serious injuries while John Bacon sustained a fractured collarbone and three others were bruised but expected to recover after an auto collision with a Burlington fast train near here.
Omaha hosts the Nebraska Territorial Pioneers association annual gathering from September 30 to October 2 featuring a reproduction of Nebraska’s first grand ball and an exhibition of early day relief.
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