07 Aug 1914
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Newspaper
The Joliet News
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1914
Page
1
Reports say Germany fails to take Liège as heavy shelling continues and forts resist. A German aviator drops three bombs in the public square killing 17 and wounding many. civilians race to extinguish fires as city suffers widespread destruction.
United States destroyer Warrington and revenue cutter patrolled Bar Harbor Maine to enforce neutrality orders. The Kaiser ship Cecilie must remain in port until the European War ends. Over 2 000 passengers from the Cedric and Mauritania, which fled to Halifax, seek aid.
Brussels reports 25 000 German troops dead or wounded at Liege prompting Germany to seek a 24 hour armistice to bury dead. Belgian King Albert will decide on the request while considering German reinforcements during the lull. Reports say three Uhlan regiments and two regiments of the 10th corps were destroyed by mines and stiff Belgian defense. A great German airship was destroyed in the fighting.
Paris reports the invasion of Germany has begun with German troops occupying Moyenvie in Lorraine. Constant artillery fire continues as the conflict unfolds.
Hundreds of Belgian farmers on the Holland Belgium frontier were reportedly killed by German troops for resisting in vaders. Many were shot in their homes during the killings at the frontiers.
Rome reports an imminent engagement off the south coast of Italy between the German battleship Goeben and cruiser Breslau and a British fleet. The ships, in Messina harbor at Italy’s neutrality declaration, were given choice to leave or stay. The commander ordered readiness and escape routed as they steamed out.
Dispatches from Nish and the Austro Hungarian front report Serbians annihilated an Austrian regiment in the Semendria battle. Austrian forces retreat toward the Danube as the conflict continues in the region.
M Rutenberg, manager of the Postal Telegraph & Cable Co in Joliet, reports the U S Treasury will honor transfer drafts for relief of Americans abroad during the European war. The move aids residents with marooned relatives, ensuring immediate payment to designated recipients on ship arrival with funds sent home.
In the House of Commons First Lord of Admiralty Winston Churchill flatly denied reports that nineteen German warships were sunk in the North Sea. He said no general engagement between German and British fleets had occurred. Government officials later said the Channel was cleared of German ships driven back to base off the British coast.
National League matchups listed include Cubs New York Pierce and Archer Fromme and McLean St Louis Brooklyn Griver and Snyder Pagan and Mister Cincinnati Philadelphia Heals and Clark Alexander and Killifer Pittsburgh Philadelphia Cleveland St Louis Pittsburgh Cooper and Simon Dickson and Berry no other games scheduled
New York on Aug 7 reports all New Jersey Dupont powder factories shifted to day and night work. European orders anticipated, with demand driving extended production.
William Bell president of the Central Trades and Labor Council reported to police that his automobile was robbed last evening near the creek bridge on East Jackson street. A youth seen nearby is under arrest for contributing to the delinquency of two girls sent to the State Home for Girls at Geneva after a horse theft from Dellwood Park.
The German American Republican club will open the campaign next Sunday afternoon in Lasser's hall with President Fred Voight presiding at 2 p m Local speakers will attend along with most county and legislative candidates A large number of Progressives will travel to Crete for the homecoming celebration Crete has shifted toward the Progressive party with the north precinct backing the new party and the south precinct welcoming Roosevelt forces L Y Sherman US Senator is expected to energize Lockport Republicans for a big meeting on the 17th arranged by W R McCabe.
The French battleship Jean Bart may proceed to the Mediterranean after a held order pending a conference with the British admiralty. This move suggests she is not required to reinforce the British fleet in the North Sea.
From Liege front lines a Belgian counterattack fragments a German advance on outer fortifications. A German pilot dropped three bombs on Davroy square killing 17. German casualties fill the fortifications as battles rage.
Forest fires in western Montana and northern Idaho have been brought under control, according to messages received here.
Reports from Vera Cruz London and New York describe bullion shipments, banking rate cuts, and stock exchange optimism as war news floods in. Dispatches note German retreats at Liege, German losses, and Allied naval plans, with Spain declaring neutrality and a Canadian export ban on munitions.
The state canvassing board reviewed votes from Will Kankakee and Iroquois counties in the recent judicial selection to fill the Campbell vacancy. DeSelm of Kankakee carried all three counties and will receive a certificate of election immediately. The board includes the state treasurer auditor secretary of state and the governor. Returns match those published by the News after the election.
Official information says the German Crown Prince has arrived at Liege and will command the army besieging that city. Reports in London claimed he was badly wounded by an assassin in Berlin, but the Liege arrival confirms his leadership role.
General Grant visited Washington as military strains in Virginia loomed with Sheridan assuming command in the Shenandoah valley. Averell routed McCausland and Johnson at Moorefield Virginia in a cavalry clash during the era. Twenty five years ago Maybrick an American sentenced to death in England for killing her husband.
Mike Baron, a youth burglar, admitted robbing the R Meers store and will be sent to St Charles School this afternoon. Probation Officer David Emery will transport him. Neighbor William Reinert, paroled for a parole violation, may return to prison for taking part in the affair. Seven other boys who shared the robbers’ loot were given until next Thursday to return the money.
Washington reports the monthly government crop estimate as of August 1 showing a total wheat crop of 911 million bushels. Spring wheat condition stands at 75.6 percent. corn at 74.8 percent versus the ten year average of 0.1 percent in one metric and 2 percent in another. Illinois corn at 65 percent, with July 1 Illinois corn at 88 percent against 83 percent average. Indiana corn reported at 88 percent with varied state figures and notes on par values and 80 percent in another line.
London August 7 British military experts predicted that a great naval clash between British and German fleets in the North Sea could mark the beginning of the end of the war. Censorship limited news as scouting ships kept up a running fight while big liners were held in readiness for possible use against Belgium. The Kaiser's proclamation was read as fear of crushing defeat.
Reports from Manilla indicate British and German vessels are engaged in a battle off the Chinese coast. No further details on timing or outcomes are provided.
Washington August 7 The United States will establish tight neutrality patrols along the Atlantic coast. A strict patrol will be formed with revenue cutters and U S warships to search outbound ships. A coast patrol may be created to secure the eastern shoreline if needed.
Forty British citizens were arrested today and imprisoned in the famous fortress near Berlin. The report from Berlin notes the mass detentions occurred on August 7 with no further details on charges or detainee names.
Berlin August 7 Kaiser Wilhelm issues a proclamation declaring Germany will fight to the bitter end against its adversaries. He asserts envy of German development fuels the enemies and vows persistence despite global opposition.
William Johnson a detained patient from Chicago at Kankakee was lured by a Wilmington deputy and returned to the state institution after escaping.
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