18 Aug 1914
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Newspaper
The Joliet News
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1914
Page
1
Brussels reports state Belgian and French defenders fall back toward Brussels as German columns push on. Royal Family flees to Antwerp amid rising artillery sounds. government, queen, and records relocate. Censorship limits details, but frontline skirmishes intensify and bulletins stop.
An official statement from war offices says a general advance along the German and Austrian frontiers is under way. Russian forces have crossed the German frontier in at least six places, drove back small German units, and taken several hundred prisoners.
A Pola dispatch reports Austrian torpedo boat number thirteen hit a submerged mine near the harbor entrance and was destroyed. Only one crew member is said to have survived.
Dispatches from Berlin report the German offensive against France and Belgium is well in progress with Brussels potentially falling within hours. The German war office is withholding full details while confirming advancing infantry operations.
Reports from The Hague say Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm has been wounded at Belgium and is taken to Aix la Chapelle where the Kaiser will join him.
Paris reports aggressive French advances pushing rapidly through Alsace Lorraine in the central Strassburg area. German resistance is described as determined but the French progress continues today.
Basle reports France has assumed the offensive in upper Alsace and presses on the Rhine front. Swiss frontier guards mass to deter any breach of Swiss neutrality. Heavy fighting centered near Altkirch Thann with a French division said to have penetrated the Vosges and moving toward Rosheim to flank German forces.
Shanghai reports the Japanese government formally asked China to use influence to persuade Germany to evacuate Kiao-Chau and turn the territory over to the Chinese republic.
A woman weary of life reportedly swallowed acid in an apparent suicide attempt. Police and medical personnel responded, and the incident prompted an investigation into her circumstances and motive.
Mrs James E Carrington 25 a colored resident of South Chicago and De Kalb streets drank carbolic acid after a despondent period following an unhappy marriage. Dr MacCoy extracted most of the poison but she remains in critical condition with uncertain prognosis for the next sixty hours. Neighbors say despondency over household conditions prompted the act and friends report a prior suspected attempt.
Herman Anderson was fined 25 dollars plus costs in police court for disorderly conduct after an incident with Deputy Sheriff Murphy near South Chicago and Marion streets. He and two companions pursued the officer after interference and were arrested. Anderson received a 26 dollar fine plus costs, with two others sought for arrest.
American League action with scattered scores and pitcher names. Teams mentioned include Sox Boston Cleveland New York Detroit Philadelphia Cincinnati and Pittsburgh with pitchers Hagerman O Neill Cole Sweeney Covaleskie Stanage Shawkey Schang Reynolds Baker Plank Lapp Crutcher Gowdy Marquard Meyers Adams Coleman.
Herbert Meyers, jailed in Grundy county for robbery, died en route to his sister in Dubuque after she pleaded for his presence at her bedside. In Lemont, Coroner Hoffman investigates the unknown man recovered from the Sanitary Canal after a bridge plunge. a second body remains missing and theories of murder or suicide abound.
Fragmentary text describes a large tract of land south of Mee near the Rock Island area. The legible words suggest a geographic description with possible property or survey terms but lack concrete details, dates, or names to ground a full item.
Rome reports Pope Pius is seriously ill due to bronchial catarrh and severe melancholia from the European war. He is confined to bed and under strict medical orders as concerns rise over his health and potential impact on the Vatican and broader affairs.
German ambassador to the United States Von Haimhausen, after talks with Secretary Bryan, says Germany should cede Kiao-Chau back to China to avoid German casualties. He notes Germany has 3000 troops there and fears Japan would not honor a transfer. He distrusts Japan’s pledge to hand it to China. He is ill with a high fever and cannot sleep.
May Pemberton-Small Gooley of Lockport files for divorce from Ray Cooley through attorney W. W. North. She accuses cruelty non support negligence gambling and desertion saying he left on March 25 and she has not seen him since.
In Geneva on August 18, women in Switzerland forecast possible war involvement and wish to accompany men. Two young women in uniform attempted to enroll in Argovic but refused a required physical and were rejected. Alpine districts see crops gathered by elderly, while younger men enlist.
Petersburg August 18 reports Kriutchkoff a Vilna Comrade receives the first Russian decoration for valor in the Present war by order of the Czar. He single handedly engaged 11 Germans, sustaining 16 wounds in the action.
Fifty years ago today on August 18 General Warren's corps of General Grant's army seized a point four miles south of Petersburg on the Weldon railroad. The objective was to compel Lee to divert forces from Petersburg to the Shenandoah valley and strengthen the defense of Richmond.
Several Connecticut towns on Long Island Sound began a series of celebrations commemorating the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of their settlement. The event united residents in parades ceremonies and historical reenactments across coastal communities.
London reports King George sent an address through Sir John French to British troops in France and Belgium. He prays for their blessing and safe return. War Office states not a single British soldier has been killed.
Frank Polk alias Frank Hall, once a friend to John J. Mack, secretary of the Elk's lodge, was brought from St. Louis to Justice Goodspeed's court by State's Attorney Robert Martin. The hearing was scheduled for August 28, with Polk's father A. D. Polk accompanying him to arrange a settlement.
London reports the Brussels correspondent says the Bekwlah captured standard of the Deaths Head Hussars, a famed German cavalry regiment. The color is said to be in Diost town hall after the bearer fell in a fight with Belgian cavalry.
The president calls on Americans to maintain calm and neutrality in public discourse urging restraint and clear, peaceful dialogue amid ongoing national debate.
President Wilson urges strict neutrality in public life amid World War tensions. He notes Americans hail from many nations and calls for impartial, fair speech in newspapers pulpit sermons and public discourse to keep the United States from bias during wartime.
Advices from Frankfort say Mrs. Paul Brandan is recovering well though an operation on the injured member is not yet certain. Miss Tena Brandan’s head wounds are improving and Walter Brandan, 19, suffers a broken collarbone. It has been decided some action will be taken against F., J. & E. railway, believed responsible for the accident last Friday night just south of Frankfort.
Public hopeful rhetoric about serving humanity and promoting peace, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear events or identifiable speakers. It reads as a general declaration on happiness, service, and influence without concrete details.
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