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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1914
Page
7
Reports from Paris and Brussels recount vivid scenes as French and Belgian troops endure lengthy frontline patrols. Soldiers, nurses, and civilians describe courage under fire, the grim humor of war, and the toll on families, with accounts ranging from skirmishes near Liege to the Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp and the resilience of Belgian trenches along the Meuse.
A New York Sun writer notes submarine and electro contact mines shape modern sea warfare. Germany’s 1870s coast defenses inform today’s coast mine use as Britain Austria Russia and France plant offshore contact mines. Mines linked to shore power and varying charges threaten ships, while field spacing and charge limits aim to prevent chain explosions.
Berlin via Sayville reports a possible Zeppelin raid on England. German airships with twenty ton lifting capacity could carry 70 trained crew and 4 5 tons of explosives to strike London or smash British dreadnoughts. Experts warn of night raids, wireless comms, and the challenge of anti aircraft defenses.
Baltimore hosts a centennial week September 6 to 13 with President Wilson and former leaders among guests. Industrial day features the Constitution sailing into the harbor. Keyday, parades, tournaments, and a Fort McHenry dedication precede Peace Day closing events.
A French scientist is said to have devised a gas bomb that kills all life within 300 yards. It was tested on thirty sheep. the device burst about 200 feet away and every animal succumbed to the deadly gas.
Alpine routes are closed as military decrees ban climbing in the central Alps. Swiss mountain guides are among the first called to service as the country enforces its new wartime regulations.
A poetic meditation contrasts war alarms with tranquil rural scenes. The speaker urges forgetting the war as the sun sets over maize fields and quiet farms. The poem frames a worldwide hope emerging from peaceful imagery and moonlit listening.
A nationwide shoemaking competition ended with two army contracts awarded to the winners. Army experts say shoe condition rivals weapon quality in making an effective soldier. The study spanned over a year with X ray bone analyses and multiple model trials, leading to a straight line on the big toe side and a snug instep resembling a moccasin for natural toe motion.
L O Hartman of Chicago, agent for the Foreign Missions society, recalled an amusing incident after returning on the liner Principe di Udine. In Semlin to Vienna a young Austrian officer read an introduction letter by Fairbanks, then vice president, and proclaimed him a great man, granting a pass through the country.
The American Bulletin, a London paper for American refugees, prints guidelines of advice. It urges readers not to worry and to avoid selfish actions such as grabbing a four-person stateroom for two and to value comfort by knowing how to endure deprivation.
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