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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1914
Page
8
Wartime dispatch from Fendon reports German artillery and infantry assault at Liege forts Seraing and Fort Fort Seraing. German troops, advancing in massed formations under heavy fire, failed to breach the fortifications as defenders rained fire and withdrew the attacking force with heavy casualties.
Reported near Tirlemont Belgium by London Aug regarding German forces advancing and Belgian resistance. Several Belgians killed with some wounded as fighting rages near Jete Turadity. reports claim Germans nearby and Belgian defense holding, with no enemy sighted by air.
Italy will not participate in the Panama International event in San Francisco. The Italian team has conceded non-participation due to travel and scheduling constraints, citing the situation as a reason.
Notices announce deaths and funeral details for Eliza Jane Devine Margaret Irkinia Devine Mary Mae Rowe and Beverly Shera in Washington area. Details include ages, residence addresses, funeral times from St Pauls United, Immaculate Conception, Arlington and Mount Olivet, with interment at Mount Olivet and Arlington. Invited to attend services.
Flotsam washed ashore south of the Golden Gate today, stirring debate over whether a British cruiser once in action was lost to battle damage or deliberate explosion. Evidence suggests the cruiser Rainbow, now serving Canada, sailed for action before the wreck, shaping strongest judgment amid competing theories.
London Aug 11 The war office information bureau announces mobilization of the territorial force is near complete. Some units have agreed to serve overseas and volunteers are being asked to follow. Kitchener's army has 5,000 recruits in the last twelve hours and will form six divisions: Scottish Irish Northern Eastern Western and Light brigades.
Berlin via London reports the Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung says Germany has overcome the financial difficulty after mobilization. Reichsbank and Berlin banks met expectations, no moratorium needed, 30 billion marks of citizens’ savings will be used first, and fears of harvest interference are unfounded.
The Duke of Manchester cables England offering to serve in any capacity. He would sail on next available steamship when summoned and notes his role as captain of the king's bodyguard with general rank. He predicts Germany’s defeat and a regional armament reduction following exhaustion.
Brussels reports the Germans evacuated the Toncin fort at Liege and the Belgians reoccupied it. German retreat apparent at other points, and the Belgian army condition is described as good.
Swedish steamer Runeburg from Raumo reports no warships seen in the Aland Archipelago as Russian forces concentrate along the Gulf of Finland. About 100,000 troops are said to be held in reserve near Sveaborg and Pikenas. A misfired explosion at Hang was followed by a commander's suicide. No German force lands at Ekenas, refuting prior reports of 40,000 troops advancing on Helsinki.
A secret wireless apparatus was found today concealed behind a statue atop a German store in Brussels. The antennae were hidden by flags. Twenty English nurses arrived to assist in nursing the wounded.
German attempts at Rogervillers and Hablinville were repelled with French cannon support from Manonvillers while French troops near Spin court in Meuse forced a German cavalry retreat despite artillery cover. Unloading from trains continues around Gerolstein with landings earlier in Metz and Thionville’s rear as French aviators patrol the siege zones. Fortifications of Luxemburg and South Metz are reported complete by German forces. Fighting noted at Longwy near the French border with Belgium, Luxembourg, and German Lorraine meeting points. additional engagements reported along the Franco-Belgian frontier at Longwy Longuyon and Virton. German cavalry patrols also observed north of Montmedy.
Reports describe a shattered bridge over which Germans crossed, the fort’s exact range repelling the assault, and German dead buried near the fort. Prince William of Lippe and his son, leading 100 ad dlers, were killed charging. At Houffalize a French patrol routed a German cavalry squadron and captured prisoners. King Albert met Belgian war ministers after arriving from Louvain, and civilians in Liege reportedly released on parole. Le Soir notes German spoils from Tongres with expenses on food.
A New Yorker Staats-Zeitung translation argues Americans misjudge the German Kaiser. It defends his position, noting the Kaiser is not an autocrat and shares power with the federation, while American rhetoric portrays him as a warlord. The piece defends German culture, aims to preserve Franco-German-US ties, and condemns fevered anti Kaiser sentiment.
State Department reports that Germany pressed Washington via its chargé d affaires on censoring U S wireless stations used for belligerent messages. Berlin seeks to route coded talks through London to the United States while the United States maintains a neutral stance on cable censorship and urges non discriminatory treatment of all wireless facilities.
Paris Aug 11 French medical authorities report that thorium salts have proven effective against cholera. The preparation will be supplied to the Red Cross for use by Servian and Austrian troops and allied forces in affected areas.
Cologne reports the spire of the Cologne Cathedral and other German cathedrals converted into air defense stations. The latest aeroplane guns are mounted in the bel frises, with defenses extending to Antwerp via courier.
Mrs Henry Sheart Glover of 118 East City Fourth Street Fairfield Conn announces the engagement of her daughter Harriet Coleman Glover to Garner Willard Millett of New York City son of Mrs Benjamin C Millett Washington D C. The couple plan to marry Saturday October 31 at Fairfield with no attendants.
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