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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1914
Page
1
Tondon reports hours of engagement across northern Belgium near Haelen and French frontier near Odein as cavalry patrols probe behind enemy lines. French troops suffer heat and exhaustion while trenches and fortifications hold. reports of German guns at distant fronts remain unconfirmed.
Reuter Telegraph from Brussels reports a circulating rumor that General Wilhelm von Emmich, commander of the German Tenth Army Corps before Dusseldorf, is dead. The dispatch notes the rumor at large without confirming his fate.
A dispatch from Amsterdam to the Daily Chronicle reports that a brother of Prince von Buelow former German imperial chancellor has been killed in the fighting at Liege, as of August 14.
A great battle is looming between Germany and the Allied powers as reports of serious engagements emerge from multiple fronts. Italy mobilizes about 250000 troops along Swiss and Austrian borders while high passes of the Alps are fortified. The Italian foreign office calls a conference with ambassadors in Paris St Petersburg London and Berlin. Holland assures French neutrality and positions sixty thousand troops along the frontier. Austrian and German forces clash in Russian Poland and Russian troops seize the Austrian town of Sokal in Galicia.
Bermuda enforces martial law with streets patrolled by British troops as 100 German reservists are held prisoner. Capt Danielsy reports on the Leda prize and the Caribbean voyage, noting limited wartime disruption and continued fortifications in Bermuda.
Reports from Rome and Geneva indicate Italy summoning ambassadors to discuss the war, mobilizing 200000 to 250000 troops on Swiss and Austrian fronts. High Alpine passes remain guarded as Swiss and Italian patrols exchange war impressions. A Brussels dispatch notes the German right wing still in retreat under Belgian pressure amid Thursday skirmishes.
London reports a brutal engagement at Muhlhausen as French forces face overwhelming German numbers. Dispatches claim German losses top 8,000 to 10,000 while Alsace battles rage with hospitals filled and frontier lines under pressure.
A semi official report says Russian forces captured the Austrian town of Sokal after assaulting its garrison of two infantry battalions a lancer regiment and a hussar regiment. Russians pursued the Austrians across the River Bug blew two bridges and torched houses where civilians fired on them.
London Aug 18 British admiralty orders commander of the Mediterranean squadron to engage the Austrian fleet. Rome Aug 13 Captain Hamilton sailing the Anchoria reached Venice from Flume reporting sighting the Austrian fleet in fighting reach about 15 miles from Pola in the Austrian Hampton Roads.
British Mediterranean squadron readies to engage Austrian forces as gunfire echoes reach Dover. German warships Breslau and Goeben reported. Bristol and Karstruhe clash with British cruiser Suffolk amid heavy combat in the North Sea. eight German torpedo boats lost.
The President weighs allowing American bankers to float a several hundred million dollar loan for France. J P Morgan & Co seeks the loan and State Department inquiry questions neutrality. The President fears misunderstandings in Europe if such financing is permitted. Other banks may pursue Austrian loans but no formal approach yet.
Aug 13 reports say heavy cannonading was heard off Dover for about an hour, with observers noting northeast origin. Separately, two German warships were sighted off Landsort in the Baltic, while the Russian fleet remains dominant in the Finnish gulf area as of Aug 13.
With twelve declarations since July 28 the great powers are aligned for battle. Germany faces France Belgium England Russia and Montenegro. Austria opposes Serbia Russia Montenegro England and France. Russia allies against Germany and Austria. Belgium fights Germany. Montenegro targets Germany and Austria.
New York report states seven British dreadnoughts and eight German torpedo boats destroyed in a North Sea engagement three days earlier between Heligoland and Borkum. The unverified dispatch, read in Hamburg, claims the battle occurred but officials offered no confirmation.
News briefs report 60,000 Dutch troops along the frontier and three foot flood barriers as precaution. The Dutch government renews neutrality assurances to France and confirms intent to keep it respected. Atlantic City rail excursion offers Pennsylvania return trip for $300 with a Sunday departure and early morning train schedule.
President directs Attorney General McReynolds to report if criminal prosecutions are warranted and if new law is needed to curb food price rises tied to Europe. Justice and Commerce agencies mobilize to investigate price spikes, with Redfield denouncing price increases as unpatriotic and potentially damnable.
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