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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1914
Page
1
In a sweeping campaign, Allied forces claim destruction of three German cruisers while Prussian losses reach about 60,000. French and English armies press the invaders as Britain’s fleet sinks two cruisers and one destroyer, with heavy fighting reported near Paris.
A confused arrest near Brighton involved Rudyard Kipling misidentified as a suspect while on a walk. He was detained briefly during a counterintelligence watch before being released with apologies after the error was clarified.
Fragmented wartime note proclaims no quarter to Germans and Russians as European conflict intensifies. Scattered phrases reference Australia, Prussia, and Rustian foes, with calls to kill barbarian invaders and secure peace by force. The garbled text hints at a propagandistic or censorial fragment from a broader wartime message.
A Brindisi dispatch says a British destroyer sunk an Austrian destroyer off Corfu after a ten minute fight. A Welland torpedo boat destroyer engaged and sunk a German destroyer at Chespo China on August 28.
London reports German bombardment of Malines with 40 bombardment today damaging or destroying monuments but not capturing the city. Forts Walden and Wayre continue firing. population has fled. Churches and courts toppled. cathedral tower intact but chimes destroyed.
Antwerp correspondent reports Germany demands 4900 000 francs or 8 million dollars from Belgium. Only 2000 francs paid. Hostages Ernest Solvay and Bacon Laubert Rothschild named as targets by the hostile government. Threat to seize paintings and other works in the Brussels Museum amid war turmoil.
Russian forces claim two major victories in separate East Prussia and Galicia engagements, driving back German outposts and encircling the fortress at Lemberg as heavy Austrian forces fall back and Re Pulsing reinforcements surge to the scene. In Antwerp, Zeppelin bombs strike the city, hitting a hospital and killing two police, while civilians scramble for safety as authorities assess the damage.
Lord Kitchener announced to the House of Lords that Britain will further increase its army in France beyond reinforcements already to be received from the UK. Native Indian troops will serve in Europe, with enthusiasm and loyalty sweeping India as the government expects strong, first rate training soldiers to reinforce the Western front. The push aims to match African troops serving with the French, and India’s participation is welcomed by the government.
In a major operation off the Helgoland Bight the British fleet engaged German cruisers including Mainz. No destroyers were sunk and a battleship burned. Japanese forces attacked Tsingtau, with minor German loss. German reservists rush into Shantung area as Beatty’s squadron presses the engagement.
August 24 report from Halland cites refugees and officials describing Louvain being sacked and burned with mass killings by German troops after a retreat. Town hall library and university destroyed as civilians including women, children, and clergy were slaughtered. Accounts from Marines and procureur confirm widespread destruction and horror.
Paris dispatch from Georges Clemenceau quotes Lord Kitchener promising seven months of further troops if needed. France vows to keep cool and fight every inch of ground to wear down the foe on French soil while Britain and Russia strike elsewhere. The article asserts French valor and endurance remain intact and undiminished.
The Washington Post reports from Rogendaal Holland during Esneux events that corpses lay in the streets and webbed lanes. A woman posing as Red Cross was found with four teen fingers bearing cold and diamond marks, taken from the dead. she was ordered struck immediately.
Paris Aug 28 Germany offers to allow Luxemburg to join the German empire on condition that Luxemburg s neutrality in the war is preserved. The proposal follows a parley over Luxemburg s status and security assurances sought by Berlin.
A St. Petersburg report notes a fundraising drive for the first Russian soldier entering Berlin. Patriots are contributing amounts from 50 cents to 2400 dollars, with donors including sources from Detroit and Baltimore and Ohio. The appeal runs until September with an official GAR account and usual stopovers detailed.
Wireless dispatch from Bern reports German forces claim major successes in the west. Von Kluck’s armies allegedly defeated the Allied line at Maubeuge and pressed the Franco Belgian forces near the Meuse. Grand Duke Albert and the crown prince movements are described as advancing, with Belgian divisions repulsed yet the population mobilized amid repressive actions. Berlin celebrates perceived British reverses at Maubeuge.
Antwerp reports the Belgian king appoints a three member envoy mission led by Minister of State Vandarvelee to sail to the United States from England. They will present eyewitness accounts of German atrocities to President and U S officials. Witnesses describe mutilations and killings in several Belgian villages as cover for the general claim of German horrors.
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