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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1914
Page
6
The German General Staff announced early today that the situation on the West Front remained favorable and that the Allies had not achieved victory at any point. Germans urged confidence in the outcome as troops held positions about fifty five miles northeast of Paris.
Paris issue reports a German defense along a 110 mile front from Noyon to north of Verdun with no Allied victory yet. Vienna cites Servian forces defeated in Hungary as two Austrian armies unite near Breszow, while Rome suppresses anti Italy protests and Tokyo notes Japanese scouts at a railway station near Kiaochow Bay.
Paris reports that German rear guards were reinforced by the main army during September 14 and 15 while the enemy fights a defensive front from Noyon to Verdun. Prized prisoners and war material cannot be fully accounted for yet. Austrian armies unite near Bresow with heavy losses. Berlin says the west front remains favorable with no clear victor at present.
Berlin characterizes the battle in the Marne region as favorable but notes no British or French victory along the line. The general staff says no details of the French fighting are released and no decisive turn of events seems likely for some time.
Across reports from Berlin Basel and Copenhagen German military authority confirmed over Suwalki in Russian Poland. Other dispatches note German retreat orders on the Rhine and a German emperor moving to east Prussia to lead against Russia. Russian forces report capturing Austrian and German artillery and prisoners in Galicia as fighting lines stiffen near Verdun and Noyon.
Vienna despatch reports that General Hoefer, deputy chief of the Austrian general staff, states the Servian army has been defeated. The message comes through London dated September 16 with 12:44 p.m. timing.
Berlin reports Prince Joachim, youngest son of Emperor William, wounded by shrapnel, healing quickly. Empress and surgeons struggle to keep him quiet as he urges to rejoin within a fortnight. He rode a mile under fire to assess positions, then helped back under heavy shelling. He had been recommended for the Iron Cross for bravery before Namur and thanks Americans for sympathy.
August imports were 129,399,496 dollars, the lowest since September 1911, while August exports fell to 110,387,545 dollars, the smallest for August since 1913. Eight months totaled 1,269,992,089 imports, vs 1,156,300,228 in 1912, and 1,188,075,234 in 1912. The Servian army crossing the Save was defeated along its entire line, with Srem in Maovonia and Banat now clear of the enemy.
Two German aviators forced to land near a Belgian village abducted the village magistrate to board their aeroplane after motor trouble, while another pair crashed and hid in a forest for five days. They survived on beets and dew while hunted by peasants and soldiers until found by a German patrol.
Washington September 16 1914 evacuation of Vera Cruz was ordered by President Wilson. American troops under General Funston who held the port since April will embark for home as transports allow and most war fleet vessels will be withdrawn. The White House announced after a cabinet meeting marking the end of the Mexican conflict with heavy casualties on both sides.
The text notes that American forces were withdrawn at the urgent appeal of Gen Carranza, who as first chief of the constitutionalist army holds executive power in Mexico City. It reflects a period of shifting control during the Mexican conflict.
Sullivan, secretary and treasurer of the Amateur Athletic Union and American Olympic commissioner, died in New York after an operation for intestinal trouble. He had just returned from the A. A. U. track and field championships in Baltimore and fell ill late Sunday night.
Berlin via Copenhagen and London reports the house directors delaying settlement from September 30 to October 31. Interest on outstanding obligations is set at 2.4 percent.
Pueblo Colorado September 16 Weidon JT Cooke aviator died in a 2000 foot plunge during an exhibition flight over the state fair grounds.
Illinois Central officers report sixteen trains over seven days carried 8 675 passengers to Waterloo, averaging 525 daily. Weather and farm work kept figures steady, with potential for higher totals in busy weeks. Territory served spans Dyersville to Webster City and the Minnesota line, reflecting Waterloo as a top Iowa shopping center.
Washington Democrats unveil a war revenue bill to abolish the straight tax and add levies on capital, surplus, brokers, and tobacco dealers. Stamp taxes cover checks, drafts, notes, money orders, receipts, telegraph and telephone messages, and many civil and business documents.
Paris reports a German general Friese prisoner brought to Paris on Sept 14. A letter dated July 10 allegedly punished not replying to the mobilization order. The source notes significant papers found in Friese’s possession but does not confirm the order’s date beyond the July 10 notation.
Paris report details 156 German wounded arriving at La Rochelle, 151 were too gravely ill to move to hospital and died. mortality among German wounded exceeds that of the French. Of 7,000 French wounded in Vichy hospitals since the war began, over 2,300 have died.
Petrograd reports from semi official channels that Russian troops press the Austrians with energy, annihilating some Austrian corps and crossing the River Sam. They claim 250 000 killed and wounded and 190 000 prisoners, with 400 artillery pieces and standards seized as retreating forces abandon wagons and supplies. German artillery and prisoners are also cited at several points along the Austrian front.
General Jacobus Hendrick de la Rey, famed Boer commander, was accidentally shot by police while driving near Lin’ farm south of Johannesburg. Born 1848, he led Lichtenburg burghers in the Boer War and later aided peace talks with De Wet and Botha in England.
Columbia Sept 16 Twenty five thousand bales of cotton will be taken to St Louis interests in the hygen bale of cotton movement to be held until the European emergency passes.
Soldiers returning to the front are joined by many on convalescent leave. French wounded mainly suffer bullets and shrapnel wounds, while German casualties are largely from shell and bayonet injuries.
Paris reports Gabriel d Annunzio vows to renounce his Italian citizenship and become a Serbian subject unless Italy joins the Allies in the war. His poem A Song of the Dardanelles, part of a wartime volume, was suppressed by the Italian foreign ministry for fear of offending Austria.
London dispatch reports the second major battle in northern France near the Aisne, with German commanders skillful in retreat and rallying. Allies have momentarily gained the upper hand but the next move lies with German forces, as war indemnities in towns along Belgium and France total 114 million dollars.
News from Soissons reports the German right wing retreating yesterday and pulling away from the southern Aisne shore while French forces pursue. French artillery keeps heavy action on the opposite river bank as pursuit continues through the night and into today. Separately, funeral services are planned for Mrs. Lorinda Champlin at Walnut Street Baptist church on Thursday at 2 PM.
Japanese scouts occupied Kia Chow railway station near the bay of that name, opposite Tsing-Hau, on September 13, according to an official announcement released today from Tokio.
A damaged legible notice states if a courier error prevented delivery by 6 o clock, call 4330 and a copy of the Will will be sent after 6 20. The fragment mentions alternative contact and a possible Will transmission.
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