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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1914
Page
1
Two houses offered on easy terms. One seven room with full basement and furnace. another eleven room with full basement furnace and bath. For particulars inquire at W.C. Post.
Jer sey cow bred to registered Guernsey. Gentle and easy to handle. Produces a large yield with an average test of 6.4. Contact G. A. Nichols by phone 768 Estherville.
Rail timetable details list arrivals and departures for multiple trains from south west and east directions with times such as 7:10 a m 4:45 p m and 9:45 p m plus freight and branch services. An employment notice from First National Nurseries Rochester New York seeks a local agent to sell roses shrubs trees and seeds with weekly earnings potential and asks readers to reply with terms. Leave sale dates with Wm Fashier at the Rainey Land Company office on East Lincoln Street.
October reports from Paris state French forces repulsed a German attack near Rov e and resumed offensive at several points while extending envelopment efforts toward the German right. British units likely on the line. Germans sending reinforcements from the center. In the Argonne and Oise regions, both sides sustain entrenched lines as fighting continues. Belgian forts near Antwerp report unclear gains amid artillery bombardment. Russian claims of victory in Augustowo and Japanese reinforcement in Kiauchau conclude the dispatch.
President Poincare travels to the battle line with Premier Viviani and War Minister Millickrand to personally congratulate officers and men. The visit, planned for three to four days, aims to show France’s appreciation for troops in the prolonged struggle, with first stop at General Joffre’s headquarters.
London Oct 6 George Nicoll Barnes labor leader and MP for Blackfriars Glasgow proposes lifetime five dollar weekly pensions for every man permanently disabled in war unable to work He says disabled men previously begged in streets and government now seriously considers the issue with potential cost under 25 million dollars for dependents in the field.
Antwerp dispatch reports German attempts to circle western wing failed as Belgians destroy Nethe bridges and repulse sorties from Toul. Berlin claims forts taken and Antwerp area secured with Archdukes surveying troops. Petrograd says Augustow battle ends in Russian victory with German retreat toward Prussian frontier.
A dispatch from Amsterdam reports a German commander at Königsberg announcing Russian forces suffered heavy losses in Oct 1 and 2 actions, including 3,000 prisoners, eighteen large guns, numerous machine guns and substantial transport equipment.
The Amsterdam dispatch says the German emperor promises to award a second class Order of the Red Eagle to the first German aviator to drop explosives on London. The report also notes heavy fortifications around the emperor’s French chateau and a strong guard, with lines of sentries and a battalion nearby. In other items, Carranza resists resignation as Constitutionalist leader, a conference commission seeks power, Ber vians fend off Austrians on the Drina front, and the khedive is reportedly restrained by the sultan.
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