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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1914
Page
6
Britain aligns with major powers in the Titanic crisis as hostilities continue. Cable cut news limits details though England’s official paper notes contraband articles. Prime Minister Asquith to seek a further $500 million credit. London reports food growing scarce amid the strain.
News from London and Brussels recounts German naval actions and the invasion of Belgium. German cruisers goeben and Breslau report destroyed. German troops enter Liege region with towns like Vise and Argenteau set ablaze. British naval mobilization and food shortages rise as war expands across Europe.
Reports from Constantinople note the Dardanelles and Bosphorus closed to preserve Turkish neutrality. The U S Army staff investigates German wireless stations in New Jersey and Long Island. The Russian embassy attack report is disputed by the State Department. US warships move from China to port. Britain seeks US takeover of its Berlin interests. German ambassador to Russia arrives in Stockholm with staff, then proceeds to Berlin. Belgian war minister says Belgians repelling the German invasion.
President Wilson offers to help mediate European war tensions, sending a message to Emperor William Nicholas Francis Joseph Poincare and King George via Secretary Bryan. A conference of European powers is planned for later today to discuss accepting the U.S. Good Offices proposal. The offer excludes Serbia and Montenegro as they are not Hague signatories.
Telegrams from Washington Paris and London report Belgian losses light amid German advances at Tilburg and cross border raids. Sweden may join allied powers if neutral stance fails. A cargo payout dispute over a $10.6 million guld shipment is noted. Senate committee favors Bryan peace treaties pending ratification. Alsatians captured and shot attempting to cross into France. Bombs and rifles found in London raids. British warship seizes German vessel Peykeo. San Francisco ports chief orders tonnage lists for possible transatlantic service. Liege fortifications fire on German troops. Twenty one spies arrested in Britain. Bank of England rate eyed for cut. French offices in Meurthe-et-Moselle sacked. German forces report prisoner at Morfontaine.
News wires report heavy gunfire off the Maine coast near Seguin Island and Kittery to Portland. Eight cruisers—Germany Britain and France—are said to be in nearby waters as liners arrive with darkened lights, while ship captains report no confirmed naval engagement and observers seek the source of the distant firing.
Paris reports from the French war ministry describe cavalry and infantry reconnaissance across the frontier. German dragoons were repulsed at Villers-In-Montague by French riflemen, and a German cavalry regiment pushed toward Morfontaine before retreating. Reservists have joined, Alsace shows strong morale, and aviator Santos Dumont offered services to France. General Paul Pau, a veteran of 1870, is placed in command of a French unit.
New York Aug 5 The North German liner Kronprinz Wilhelm has not been heard from since departing New York harbor Monday night The ship carrying 6000 tons of coal for emergencies was en route to Bremen under German orders French liner Lorraine plans a dash for home today carrying 2200 reservists intended to fight for France The Lorraine will be converted into an auxiliary cruiser and join French naval forces if it survives the voyage
Vienna August 5 The Austria Hungarian government moves to curb dealer price gouging by forcing producers warehouses and dealers to report stock to local authorities. Concealing stock or raising prices incurs imprisonment of one month to one year. Meanwhile church authorities allow marriages without publication of bans with minimal hindrance.
Emperor William opened the imperial parliament with a speech on war expenses, urging a $1,250,000,000 appropriation for defense. He framed the conflict as self defense and called on German leaders to unite, while Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg warned of a French invasion threat and pledged to repair wrongs once military aims are met.
London reports the British Admiralty has seized two Turkish ordered battleships, one finished and one near completion, and two Chilean destroyers. The ships are renamed Erin and Agincourt. Vice Admiral Sir John Jellicoe assumes supreme command of the home fleets with acting admiral rank. Rear Admiral Charles J. Madden becomes chief of staff. The new commander aided Admiral Seymour during the Boxer rising.
The Hyde Park bank in Chicago, a small private institution with 3150,000 in deposits, has closed after cash ran out and it could not realize on securities. A large sum is reportedly tied up in unmarketable Za8 company bonds in Oelwein, Iowa. The bank denies insolvency despite the trouble.
New York reports direct cable links to Germany were cut by British forces near the Azores. The Commercial Cable line from New York to the Azores failed, halting messages to Germany. Germany nearly isolated. remaining lines pass through hostile or limited routes, with no immediate restoration expected.
report of King George sending a message to Vice Admiral Sir John Jellicon commander of the British fleet. the king expresses confidence that under Jellicon's direction the royal navy will revive its glories and prove a shield for Britain and her empire in the hour of trial. an odd reference to a Havana cigarette ad appears at the end
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