29 Sep 1914
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1914
Page
1
Allied statements suggest an approaching end to the battle with heavy losses on both sides. Hand to hand fighting intensifies as officials report vast casualties while lines remain in place. Meanwhile Brussels Burgomaster Max is released after paying six million dollars on demnity due to German occupying forces.
London dispatch reports Russians have nearly cleared Galicia of Austrians who retreated through the Carpathian passes. An eyewitness says no German corps fought at Jaroslaw as Russians breached most entrenched positions at bayonet point.
Washington dispatch reports the French admiralty denying claims that a French warship was sunk by Austrian forts at Cattaro. The French secretary for the navy said the report is entirely false and no French warships have been touched by Austrian projectiles as of now, noting the Cologne Gazette as the original source of the rumor.
London dispatch says a Dutch mission formed at The Hague aims to restore the Louvain library damaged by German forces. Dr Fruin, keeper of state archives, will be involved in the effort.
Commandant Bertholf announced that all officers and crew aboard the cutter Tahoma, wrecked on an Alaskan reef September 21, have been located and are safe along with other persons aboard.
Official state canvass from Olympia Washington shows William M. Black nominated for United States senator on the Democratic ticket by fifty votes over George Turner.
Rotterdam Sept 24 An Austrian captain wounded at Ljubats reports from Prague that Servian infantry are brave but poor shots. Komitadje regulars excel at ambush. Servian artillery is strong due to home terrain familiarity. locals aid their army, straw fires guide advances, and a hidden telephone station links to Servian HQs. Some prisoners are used in ambush plans. Women and even children fight, including a 12 year old girl hospitalised after being shot while boasting of throwing bombs.
New York Sept 20 primary results show James W. Wadsworth Jr leading William M Calder for the Republican senatorial nomination. Calder trails as Wadsworth secures a decisive early advantage in the Gotham area.
A London dispatch reports the German shelling of Malines persisted all night with most streets blocked by burned building rubble. Cardinal Mercier departed the city yesterday along with the remaining inhabitants who fled the area.
El Paso reports that no armistice exists between Villa and Carranza despite Villa's demand that Carranza resign in favor Fernando Iglesias Calderon as first chief. Both sides prepare movements toward each other while railroad disruptions slow communications between Chihuahua City and Mexico City. Obregon and Carranza representatives may confer at Aguas Calientes in coming days.
The Belgian government says German forces re entered Antwerp under cover of night and resumed marching from the city. German artillery targeted forts near Waelheim and Waelheim area but failed to justify the ammo used. Forts inflicted losses and forced a retreat, while a separate Budapest communique notes Russians crossing the Hungarian frontier in several Ung districts despite reinforcements.
Former President William H. Taft joined the dedication ceremony for the Worcester Country Club anew clubhouse and golf links in Worcester Massachusetts. Notables included Francis Ouimet, the national amateur champion, and professional Tom McNamara Donald Ross.
Wireless news from the Eiffel tower station reports German counter attacks since Sept 26, with heavy losses and prisoners in French territory. The dispatch notes widespread espionage by Germans, including signals via lights and smoke, disguised workers, and a spy hidden in a church tower signaling with clock hands.
Paris reports a military briefing noting no decisive gains for either side. The statement outlines a line from Pont-a-Mousson to Verdun, with north Somme and Aisne sectors facing continued heavy artillery and repulsed attacks. Prisoners taken yesterday are noted amid a claim of maintained east to west front coherence.
Japanese reports confirm an engagement Monday morning as Germans fall back five miles from Tsing-Tau. Japanese occupy sectors of the German defensive line while three German warships inside the harbor and two Japanese planes took part in the action.
A French official statement reports repeated German attacks along the Somme left wing were repulsed. The afternoon bulletin notes German forces launched several assaults but Allied troops held the line and prevented any breakthrough.
Reports indicate German forces prepare for an Antwerp siege within days. Communications with Antwerp are nearly cut. Observers estimate at least 150000 German troops in Belgium and near Antwerp.
Calgary officials will receive 500 000 dollars after safely delivering bonds to London in the personal baggage of two aldermen. The trip avoided extra war insurance costs, yielding twelve thousand dollars in clear profit for the voyage and leaving the travelers back home.
Chicago markets show December wheat at 1.09 per bushel as of September 29. Market activity details are limited in the fragment.
Central News dispatch from Amsterdam says Zeppelins dropped four bombs on Deynze near Ghent and two near Thielt near Bruges. The convent of St Vincent at Deynze was badly damaged. German reports claim the Emden sinks four British steamers and a collier.
Berlin reports a German submarine engaged three British cruisers for about one hour. The British cruisers did not fire a shot and the U boat evaded ongoing chase by destroyers until darkness. Claims also note a German cruiser sunk five merchant steamers and an oil tanker at Madras.
Peking reports Germans evacuated the Waldersee line of defenses before an overpowering enemy assault. Tsooe-Tan is now completely invested. German losses were small.
Chinese troops blew up the bridge at Tava Ko six miles west of Wei-llsien. The explosion was heard in the city.
British cruisers Goodhope Monsmouth and Glasgow under Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Craddock arrived at Puntag Arenas Chile on September 29 reporting readiness amid naval movements in the region.
London reports rapid wound healing and few blood poisoning cases among British troops. Physicians credit antiseptic treatment soon after injury and high-velocity rifle fire reducing ragged wounds, limiting damage to vital organs.
An Memphis company starts a $1.4 million plan to drain sunken lands in northeast Arkansas. Surplus water will be discharged into the St Francis and Tyronza rivers. The 200,900 acre area requires 500 miles of ditches forty to fifty feet wide and ten to fifteen feet deep. The main canal runs 55 miles with completion aimed in two years.
Washington DC forecast notes unsettled conditions with probable rain to the west and fair skies to the east. Cooler temperatures expected across the region.
The British and German governments, via American Ambassador Page, have exchanged lists of prisoners of war as preparation for an actual prisoner exchange.
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