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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1914
Page
6
British censorship hides naval and troop movements as France pushes into Alsace capturing guns and prisoners. Greece warns Turkey over border incursions while Russian cavalry strike into Austrian Galicia and German naval actions remain obscured.
Queen Amelie widow of King Carlos of Portugal and mother of King Manuel serves as a field nurse with the British army. She joined Devonshire House staff amidPr in-law details. granddaughter of the Count of Paris, she trained in medicine in Paris and has long studied modern care.
The Courier and Reporter announces its war bulletin service will be confined to the home office display boards on Park Avenue. The central location will allow everyone to obtain fresh news without inconvenience. A popular service will be supplied.
Marshalltown Aug 17 Fred C Ziegler former Adams Express agent in Marshalltown surrendered to sheriff after warrants charged embezzling 864 dollars of company funds He protests innocence but offers to repay the amount Ziegler plans to make good the loss. Germans in Jamaica Place Under Arrest New York Aug 17 German residents in Jamaica placed under arrest according to captain of Norwegian steamship Obidenge arriving from Samatcan ports.
Lieut Gen Sir James M Grierson dies suddenly on a train in England at 50 just after noon. Born in 1859 he was a senior British military leader with a long war record and at death commanded the eastern division.
Dispatches from Cettinje and Brussels report the Austrian battleship Ariyni and three other ships sunk by the French fleet near the Adriatic. British and French warships patrol the coast as casualties mount on the Namur and Dinant fronts amid German entrenchments.
British battleships chased Austrian cruisers Aurora and Szigetár as they sheltered in Pola and Pola stations. French fleet possibly hit a small Aspern type cruiser in the Adriatic near Cattaro amid unclear confirmations. In Washington, Rep. Britten introduces a measure protesting Japan’s plan to seize German leased territory at Kiauchau in China.
Belgians seize the standard of the Deaths Head Hussars, once led by Crown Prince Frederick William, in the Haelen battle. It now rests in Diest town hall as crowds gather at stations for news.
Chicago recounts the August 17 tragedy at Frank Lloyd Wright's Spring Green bungalow where Mamah Borthwick Wright was buried in a plain pine coffin after a fatal blaze and ax killings. Julian Carleton, deemed insane, is jailed in Dodgeville with his wife. Wright vows to restore the home design and mourners attend the somber scene.
Chicago August 17 prices at the stockyards slipped about two percent on wholesale hog and beef, as receipts of hogs rose nearly double from a week prior. The local food price investigation coincides with the drop, signaling a broader retail decline of roughly one cent per pound.
New York Aug 17 A recently passed Argentina law friendly to American merchants and manufacturers was put in operation by Minister Naon who opened an office in the Argentine consulate to receive deposits credited to Buenos Aires depositors without discount. The law aims to ease money shipment barriers and foster trade between the two nations. Many merchants exporters and manufacturers have approached Naon to arrange deposits and related facilities under the new rule.
Abandonment by J. P. Morgan & Co of a proposed loan to France ends negotiations for similar aid to other belligerents, including Austria. The Austrian government is said to seek a 50 to 160 million dollar loan, mainly to buy foodstuffs in the United States. Reports also say Switzerland plans to establish credit here through its banks with local correspondents.
Chicago Aug 17 One policeman George Trumbull was killed and another Michael McFadden wounded as they confronted Simon Hogan a colored suspect in a robbery Hogan fired wounding Trumbull and a third officer before surrendering after police surrounded his frame dwelling and fired it out.
Paris Aug 17 Italy faces grain shortages with Dardanelles closed and exports from Argentina suspended. Italy has grain to last months but must rely on the United States for future provisions as offers from the American market come in and transport is to be facilitated while Italy assumes wartime risks.
London dispatch outlines the prisoner problem as 5000 Germans captured before major battles. Belgians send many to France. exchanges tough. Anecdotes fill official updates to avoid revealing troop movements. Belgian aviators escape after a rapid gun attack. Amsterdam dispatch notes Austrian troops in Belgium under Count von Buelow.
Rome reports Pope Pius continues frail with hoarseness and bronchial irritation. Aug 16 to Aug 17 notes Dr Marchiafava's visit finds slight fever and marked perspiration from medicine, yet overall weakness persists despite relief.
President Wilson seeks an impartial plan within 24 hours to censor wireless and cable messages for nations at war. He meets with justice officials and international law experts to resolve how to control cross ocean communications. He notes cables and wireless span different spheres, complicating censorship across the Atlantic. He dismisses easy routing via Canada as impractical due to censorship hurdles.
Tokyo reports Japan’s ultimatum to Germany demanded withdrawal of German warships from the Orient and the evacuation of Kiao-chun by August 28. Premier Okuma and Foreign Minister Kato briefed peers and business leaders, promising to safeguard U S interests and China’s integrity while denying U S interference.
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