07 Sep 1914
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1914
Page
1
Paris reports say German troops clashed with Allied detachments east of Paris near Lafere and Gaucher, forcing a German withdrawal as fighting spread from Rethel to Verdun. Berlin notes a center battle while Paris and Belgian fronts report heavy engagement and German advances halted by French defense.
Paris reports the allied advance guard has contacted the German right along the Grand Morin while fighting continues on the center and right in Lorraine and the Vosges. Allied troops push to the Oureq river with good overall conditions and high spirits despite ongoing resistance.
A Reuters dispatch from Berlin reports Emperor William and the German general staff in attendance as a high level meeting or inspection occurred. The event is described with emphasis on royal and military presence and the timing noted as 10:45 p m on September 5.
Brest reports six hundred Germans captured on the Dutch steamer Tambora including thirty three officers and doctors.
New York marks Labor Day with no official program as the traditional parade is canceled due to the European war. The holiday remains generally observed though the war casts a somber tone over festivities.
The New York Giants beat the Boston Braves five to four to seize the lead in the National League pennant race. Mathewson pitched strongly for New York until the late innings when Boston rallied with a string of hits.
Colonel Roosevelt arrives in New Orleans for a two day Louisiana speaking tour. He will deliver the principal address tonight and then move to the third congressional district where Democrat and Progressive contest for a seat draw attention.
Butte Montana September 7 Federal Judge Bourquin opened habeas corpus hearings for three men detained by the state militia The morning was spent arguing by the authorities The day saw four more machine guns additional militiamen and winter military overcoats arriving to augment state forces
Sheriff Lowry’s deputies raided a Brigham City bound wagon and seized seventeen cases of Sunnybrook liquor. Art Linquist H Johnson and James Munroe were charged with offenses, with John Andrews and Pete Rezonikes also reporting to officers to give their accounts.
In South Bend Washington a long standing cross river dispute erupts as J N M Howard closes an old road to upper river settlers. Three people reportedly stopped by Howard claim to have later passed with a deputy sheriff as authorities assess the conflict. Howard and the Ross family figures remain at the center after his acquittal on arson related to their earlier departure.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Germany preparing to reopen gun factories near Liege covering over three hundred acres. Prussian war office offers Belgians fifty percent wage increases to stay at work as Russian troops close on Przemsyl fortress near Lemberg, threatening Galicia and a westward thrust toward a Russian east Prussian frontier junction. Paris dispatch notes heavy losses for the second Austrian army near Krasnosedow with retreats and renewed action east of Paris from Nateuil to Verdun. Official notice says Austro-Russian theater sees twelve Austrian divisions near Lemberg destroyed.
Dispatches from Bordeaux report German forces moving south in four divisions toward the capital while Lorraine battles, halting near Paris. London reviews say the allies hold sea control, with Russian and colonial successes, and British enlistments at a high rate.
English champion Ernest Barry defeated Australian James Paddon by four lengths on the Thames to win the world title and a $5000 stake. Barry defended his crown in this international contest.
Petrograd dispatch reports Henry Sienkiewicz the Polish writer of Quo Vadis has urged Austrian Poles to join the Russian side in the conflict.
London dispatch argues a great decisive battle unfolds at Verdun as the German fourth army presses south to cut French retreat. Analysts say a Meuse maneuver could hinge on Paris, with a southern swing aiming to envelope the allies and crush Paris defense.
Washington Sept 7 President Wilson has written to both miners and operators in the Colorado coal strike urging an end to the long stoppage. He demands a resolution and return to work to stabilize energy supply.
Tokio dispatch says the House of Representatives approved an appropriation bill totaling millions for war purposes. The measure targets funding across multiple war needs, reflecting broad congressional support.
Antivari Montenegro reports a bombardment of the fortifications via London dated September 6. Dispatch notes artillery fire against coastal defenses with no immediate word on casualties or scope of damage.
Proceedings were started in Butte to unseat Lewis J. Duncan mayor and Tim Driscoll Silver Bow sheriff. A petition seeks a grand jury to probe county affairs amid martial law, with military authorities overseeing hearings until civil courts resume functioning.
A Berlin wireless to the German embassy reports the British cruiser Warrior stranded perhaps after a clash with the Goeben while fleeing the Bosphorus. No further details were released.
Astoria Ore September 7 The fall convention of the Columbia and Snake River Waterway association will be in Spokane September 17 18 with sessions at the Davenport hotel Elizabethan hall and a banquet at Inland Empire Day. Delegates will tour the city and discuss improving the Columbia River from Priest Rapids to the international boundary.
Panama on September 5 reports hundreds of reservists from South and Central America drawn into the European conflict. Since early movements allowed a few French and Germans passage home, most expatriates remain on the isthmus. Germans Austrians Hungarians French and Russians are all making themselves at home in Panama City and Colon.
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