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Newspaper
Waycross Weekly Journal
Location
Waycross, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1914
Page
1
El Paso dispatch reports Villa declaring support for war and arms movements as Carranza’s forces move north from Zacatecas. Carranza won’t launch an offensive but will defend. tensions rise amid calls for peon land division and mounting hostilities in Mexico.
Terrific rains in western Galicia impede the Russian advance as Austrians claim heavy Russian losses. Troops are being poured into Galicia to shore up the line near the Vistula, with heavy fighting in progress along the river.
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A remark notes that men fear facial wrinkles more than worn trousers, especially after age fifty, reflecting vanity and aging concerns among the average man.
Secretary Daniels ordered the wireless station at Nantasket Massachusetts closed at noon tomorrow for refusing to permit government censorship.
In times of depressed mood advertising and newspaper revenues shrink while costs rise due to war. Papers deny expense cuts and bear higher telegraph tolls, paper prices, and materials. Editors fight to sustain confidence and commerce as readers suffer first.
Germany protests again over China not resenting the Japanese neutrality violation. The Chinese government sees no reason to act.
The battleship North Carolina transferred a cargo of gold to the yacht Scorpion and sails to Beirut to protect American interests. The Scorpion met the North at Brindisi and is now near Constantinople.
President Wilson refused to alter the settlement basis for the Colorado strike, backing the plan agreed by miners and a mine operator. J F Welborn of Colorado Fuel and Iron pressed an alternative, but Wilson would not consider it. Welborn will convey the president’s views to operators for a final reply. The president indicated he does not want federal troops kept in the district much longer.
German airmen are scouting fields and targets near the coast as Allied forces monitor movements and assess threats ahead of possible operations. Repeated patrols keep coastal defenses alert while weather and sea conditions dictate flight patterns.
Allen Inman was jailed in Waynesboro after allegedly shooting his wife five times in Midville and turning the pistol on himself. He survived scalp wounds and offered no clear motive, though divorce papers served in Burke County this week are believed linked. Mayor North and local citizens helped detain him before he was sent to jail.
Ostend reports General Von Pay Le Corman Mieree of Brussels was shot by his own men. The report says he lies in a hospital in serious condition.
Subscribers in The Farmers Warehouse Co urged to attend a meeting at Waycross Board of Trade Southern Building tonight at 8 o clock to organize a permanent company and elect officers. Promoters of The Warehouse Co 1914 September 24.
Washington Sept 24 The House Rules Committee agreed on a seven hour cap for debate on the war revenue bill and barred amendments. A vote on the bill is expected Friday. The panel also set procedures for the Alexander ship purchase bill and vacated the omnibus conservation rule. The radium bill may be called up as a privileged measure and the Jones Philippine bill is slated for Saturday under a preexisting rule.
Washington Sept 24 The Turkish ambassador told President Wilson he will depart the United States within two weeks, maintaining his earlier views as stated in a recent interview. He leaves amid ongoing diplomatic tension over his remarks.
Paris dispatch notes General Callen warning war correspondents this afternoon not to penetrate battle areas under threat of severe penalties.
Josiah Carter longtime Georgia newspaper man and private secretary to Senator Hoke Smith died in Washington at Garfield Hospital from arterial disease. He was 66, owned the Marietta Journal, and served as city editor of the Atlanta Constitution and managing editor of the Atlanta Journal. His widow and children survive. His body will be sent to Atlanta for funeral services.
Calcutta reports the German cruiser Emden attacked Madras in a formal dispatch. Chicago notes erection of a new $65,000,000 expansion and yards to be used by the Pennsylvania Burlington and others, insured by corporate acceptance of the city ordinance. Project slated for completion within five years.
Paris reports a captured Von Kluk staff general and ongoing fierce fighting along the Alano river. French commander Desleux wounded, British and French forces pressing German right wing to sever Von Kink’s army as winter campaign looms. Austrians counter Russians near Petrograd with heavy reinforcements. Submarine that sank three British cruisers undamaged returns to base. War bonds exceed one billion dollars floated by Germany. Paris notes steady French left wing progress around Peronne and Marne turning movement, while Berlin claims all Allied attacks repulsed amid cold Vosges weather.
Antwerp reports heavy fighting between German and Belgian forces at Pares eight miles from the Antwerp forts. A portion of King Albert's army has withdrawn to the ramparts of Antwerp as the battle unfolds today.
An unofficial dispatch confirms that German forces have captured Maubeuge, with Bordeaux cited as a source. The report notes the seizure occurred amid ongoing German advances in the region.
Russians recaptured Boldau in East Prussia as Germans evacuate the region to reinforce other fronts. General Rennen kampf led the Russian force in the operation detaching the local defenders.
On September 24 at Kiao Chau the combined British and Japanese army started a march toward Kiso Chau, signaling a joint offensive in the region.
Report from Cettinge dated Sept 24 notes Montenegring troops storming toward Saratory and advancing quickly with ground gained despite opposing fire. No casualties or exact unit names provided. Military actions described as rapid but non-graphic, with emphasis on movement and position.
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