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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1914
Page
6
England pays homage to Nelson while Allied forces push and pull along the extended front in France and Belgium. German advances are checked with no clear progress claimed by the Axis.
British forces officially cooperate with the Allied army on the French coast marking a new phase of the fighting along the Yser. Belgians resist German assaults while no decisive progress is reported and German reinforcements are being brought up. The naval position continues to influence the war as reports of Baltic and North Sea actions circulate without confirmation.
An official statement from Lisbon via London reports Adriana Brea, a former colonel, led a revolutionary outbreak in Mafra and Maraganza that was promptly suppressed. Brea is arrested and troops pursue Mafra revolutionaries. telegraph wires cut and trains halted.
French official communication reports allied repulses of enemy attacks on Nieuport Dixmunde Labassee and Wieurtort during yesterday’s fighting. It notes attacks were especially violent at Nieuport Dixmunde and Labassee but were repelled with great energy. Other points showed no notable change.
The report says allies did not retake Ostend and Bruges occupation is unconfirmed. The story notes skepticism toward dispatches and hints at possible German line shifts. A clerk’s instruction appears about delivery timing and a call to a phone number for a will copy.
Dispatch from Armigterdam cites Brussels arrival claiming German commander in Brussels has placarded Amsterdam advising all German civilians to leave within 48 hours. News not yet confirmed.
The Mexican national convention at Aguas Calientes approved the arrangement by American Consul Silliman and General Aguilar to withdraw American forces from Vera Cruz. General Carranza is expected to issue a proclamation guaranteeing the rights of Vera Cruz residents who served with the United States.
A Standard Oil steamer Plasuria flying the American flag was seized by British warships off Scotland and taken to Stornoway. The company protested to Washington over the seizure of the John D. Rockefeller, which carried illuminating oil from Philadelphia to Copenhagen. The Brindisi and Diamant changes in registry are noted with protests prepared for similar treatment.
Report from Stockholm via Copenhagen says German torpedo boats engaged hostile submarines in the Baltic Sea near Rugen island off the Prussian coast. No specificfight details or outcome are provided.
The German cruiser Emden sinks British steamers 350 miles southward of Cachiu per a Colombe, Ceylon report. Victims include Chilkapa Troikis Benmohr Clint Grant and the dredger Ponrah en route to Tasmania. Exford is captured by the Emden.
Resolutions at the American Meat Packers association closing session urged Congress to repeal or cut the oleomargarine tax citing higher consumer costs. A separate resolution protested railroad charges on meat shipments, deemed an added burden. Officers elected include President John J. Felin and Treasurer Max N. Agger.
In Mineola New York Celia Colanin a Carman household maid testified at the murder trial of Mrs Florence Conklin Carman that Mrs Carman after the shooting claimed I shot him and later warned Colanin to stay silent. She described seeing Carman in a night robe and a revolver, recalling details of the dinner and subsequent events. The crowd pressed to witness the testimony as Carman and her case moved through cross examination.
An auto driven by A. By Harrington struck Jacob Tarbach on Thirteenth and Commercial streets this afternoon. The injured boy was rushed to St Francis hospital. Meanwhile Mrs John Simith, hurt in Sunday's Warner auto crash, remains in critical condition at Presbyterian hospital.
The testimony says Mrs. Carman carried a revolver hidden in her kimono when entering the office. She remained silent after the killing, exiting in about 30 seconds and showed no shock at discovering a death. The witness recalled threats of jail for perjury and a payoff to keep quiet.
At Hillside station on October 22 Mul Teo, a priest who ran a channel near Hilside, stabbed station agent Thomas Pallernon and halted an express train before being overpowered and killed. Reports say Me priest was provoked by a quarrel over the European war and appeared insane after a blow to the head.
Philadelphia October 21 government counsel Jay Dickinson argued in the United States court that United States Steel directors sat on many rail and shipping company boards. He contended interlocking directorships linked steel to rail and banks, noting directors served in numerous companies and influenced rail business and steel pricing.
President Wilson weighs asking Congress to expand army and navy to deter foreign aggression. He has not decided to push increases, but cabinet policy discussions over months influence any move, separate from European war anxieties.
Paris dispatch reports the north Belgium France battle reaching a peak with Germans pressed to the limit of energy. Allies push to capture Lille despite heavy resistance and barbed wire obstacles in the outskirts.
Washington reports Sir George Paish and banker Frederick W. Strauss testifying on foreign exchange issues from the European war and the push for higher freight rates. Commissioners discuss whether shippers should guarantee railroad securities by higher charges, amid broader wartime naval needs and merchant vessel purchases.
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