The Lehigh News. (Lehigh, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1914 Page: 2 of 8
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BARRICADE ON THE SWISS -GERMAN FRONTIER
MAP SHOWS HOW THE HUGE RUSSIAN
ARMY IS OVERRUNNING EAST PRUSSIA
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CRACK REGIMENT OF FREDERICK
WILLIAM ANNIHILATED BY
BRITISH
fortune' now favors allies
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This photograph shows iom of tbs barricades which hava been erected
ttwItierUad Into Germany along tba International frontier Tba Swlaa and
part all along tbe border
A NEAR FACT
ANOTHER WEEK WILL SEE THE
FRENCH CAPITAL SUR-
ROUNDED NON-COMBATANTS FAST LEAVING
Enormoua Stocke of Food 8tored To
Maintain the Army — Germans
Preaa Steadily Qnward— Capital
f Moved to Bordeaux
Bordeaux — Bordeaux baa become
the temporary capital of France Pres-
ident Poincare and tbe members f
the French cabinet arrived here and
have established the government’s
headquarters The government Issued
a proclamation transferring the Bank
of France from Paris to Bordeaux
President Poincare has issued a proc-
lamation to his people telling them
that military necessity alone has led
him to remove his government to Bor-
deaux Military experts agree that
Paris will Boon be the pivot of the hos-
tile forces operating In the area of
the west Even the downfall of the
Wrench capital Is not expected to end
Ithese operatlqns
The entire diplomatic corps with
the exception of the American am-
bassador also came to Bordeaux
The valley of the Somme has1 been
abandoned by the allies Le Fere has
been taken after a bloody combat and
the French were compelled to retire
Amiens a city seventy miles north
of Paris on the railroad to Boulogne
has fallen Into the hands of the Ger-
mans It Is believed ‘the whole left
wing of tbe allies’ army has been with-
drawn toward Paris
President Poincare
For several days and nights now
troops from the south and west of
iFrance have been arriving at the hos-
pital and passed by rail around the
city to the locations in the encircling
'fortifications to which they have been
assigned There is great activity on
Ithe part of municipal military admin-
istration in completing the details of
the plans for the defense of Paris
The unusual animation to be no-
ticed on the streets of Paris was
caused chiefly by the thousands of
persons who are preparing to leave
the capital Persons are departing
land taking their families with them
:as a matter of prudence It is felt
here that the fewer the number of
non-combatants in the city the better
Lines of people stretch for blocks
from the railway stations waiting to
buy tickets
Enormous stocks of food have been
placed in the state warehouses for
American Red Cross Relief Ship
Washington — The American Red
iCross announced that it had char-
tered the steamer Hamburg of the
Hamburg-American line which was
irenamed the "Red Cross” and sailed
'for Europe A dozen hospital units
were placed on tbe ship which will be
manned by an American crew and
commanded by retired American na-
fval officers It will require a special
lact of congress to place the American
:flag and tbe Red Cross flag on tbe
tvesBel
provisioning Purls The Dots De Ilou
logne has been transformed Into
vaat pusture flllod with cows and
sheep
The Austrian Invasion of Russia In
the Lublin district which aroused
the apprehension of the allies ham
if Russian dispatches are to be relied
upon been blocked and the Musco-
vites claim to have turned the Rus
slan defense Into an offensive action
There is no confirmation of tbe report
that the Russians are in Koenlgsberg
From Canada India Australia and
South Africa the British army front
soon will receive large reinforce-
ments Some of these troopa are re-
ported already to have landed In
France
In England the recruiting fever has
not abated At Liverpool Monday a
batallion of 1000 business men was
filled within an hour and there was
such an overflow thdt it waB decided
to enroll a second batallion '
The British government has started
negotiations through the American
consul at Berlin for an exchange with
Germany and Austria' of non-combat-ant
prisoners
Clearing Forts For Action
A circle of country forty-seven
miles square will be swept of build
lugs if the order of the military gov
ernor of Pariif that residents of the
“zone of action" of the French cap
ital’s defending forts burn their
homes in anticipation of a siege is
correctly interpreted here It is sup-
posed the oider refers to the subur-
ban territory just beyond the city's
second line of defenses composed of
seventeen connecting forts
These are located In a wide cirdle
about two miles outside of the inner
wall which surrounds Paris They
lie for the most part among famous
suburban towns such as Neuilly Ver-
sailles Vincennes and sweep every
approach to the city It is assumed
that the governor's order is Intended
to clear the way in front of these de-
fenses that no protection will be af-
forded an advancing enemy
The order applies also to the outer
circle of the city’s triple line of de-
fenses These are the most modern
of the forts They are built of steel
and masonry and known to be equip-
ped with the heaviest 'guns of the
famous French artillery though de-
tails as to their armament hffve been
closely guarded They are located
among the hills While it may be
necessary to destroy numerous build-
ings in order to open the country to
the fire of the guns It is thought the
destruction will not be of such whole-
sale proportions as in the case of tbe
second line b forts which are embed-
ed among costly dwellings and thriv-
ing towns
London — The battle to decide
Fighting Continues All Along Line
whether history will repeat itself in
a siege of Paris is in progress Fu-
ture military historians will write vol-
umes about tbe details of this battle
but all tbe British public knows offi-
cially concerning tbe titantic struggle
— the most momentous British soldiers
have fought since Waterloo — is con-
tained in one sentence of an official
report Issued by the press bureau:
"Continuous fighting has been in
progress along almost the whole line
of battle”
To this generality the French offi-
cial communication adds the fact that
allied forces have fallea back toward
the southwest to avoid an action which
might have been engaged under un-
favorable conditions How far and to
what line the allies have gone i un-
known In spite of the fact that the French
capital has been removed to 1 Bor-
deaux and that the German army of
the west is within thirty miles of the
outer fortifications of Paris a strange
air of confidence prevails among the
allies TJie general feeling seems to be
that the German attack is wearing it-
self out in hammering away at the
allied lines which give but do hot
break
Turkish mobilization on the Persian
frontier is slow Many Christians and
Kurds have refused to join the move-
ment The Turks are forcibly enroll-
ing all persons of militaTy age
Balloon Race Is Prevented By War
New York — Owing to the European
war which precludes the possibility
of several of the entrants competing
the International balloon race which
was to have started from Kansas City
Mo October 6 has been postponed
Indefinitely Germany had three en-
tries Austria two France three Bel-
gium two Switzerland one and the
United States three Should condi-
tions permit the race will he organ-
ized anew as governed by the rules
a year hence
acroaa all tba roada leading from
Oerman troopa are only a few pacea
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PROGRESS OF BALKAN CAMPAIGN
ALLIES WARSHIPS AIDING THE
MONTENEGRINS
Austrians Defsatad In Engagement
With Balkan Troops Under
Prince Peter
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London— A dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company from Cet-
tinje states that the Austrians sup'
prted by the Catlaro batteries and
their fleet re-attacked Mount Love-
hen and Budna The Montenegrin po-
sitions were being seriously damaged
when the English and French fleet
put In a timely appearance silenced
Prince Peter of Montenegro
the batteries and fpreed the Austrian
ships to beat a hasty retreat
The Montenegrins under Prince
Peter immediately began a counter
attack on the Austrian forces and re-
pulsed them They killed 450 men
and took many prisoners Including
several officers Two pieces of ar-
tillery also were captured
A dispatch from 'Nish Servia says
that eight of the Italian Garibaldian
volunteers who are with the Servians
against Austria have thus far fallen
in the fighting on the frontier
ALLIES BLOCKMERCHANT MARINE
Do Not Favqr Our Purchase of Ger-
man Vessels
Washington — Great Britain France
and Russia have advised the United
States informally that they would
look with disfavor on the purchase by
this government of German merchant
steamers to relieve condition’s grow-
ing out of the European war and also
to build up an American merchant
marine While not conveyed in any
diplomatic correspondence their po-
sition nevertheless has been vigor-
ously set forth to President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan
France took the initiative Ambas-
sador Jusserand carrying his objec-
tions to President Wilson in his re-
cent interview at the White House
George Bahkmeteff the Russian am-
bassador conferred with the British
and French ambassadors and later
saw Secretary Bryan All three dip-
lomats held that there was no prece-
dent in international law for the pur-
chase by a neutral nation of any great
quantity of ships from a heligerent
The chief objection urged is that the
transaction would establish a large
gold credit in the hands of Germany
The diplomats point out that the
German steamship companies ' are
closely affiliated with the German gov-
ernment and to buy their ships now
marooned in American ports would
be tantamount to furnishing Germany
with a large loan
Considerable difficulty would arise
however it is asserted if for instance
the crew of a - German vessel pur-
chased by the United States were
maintained on it as the English and
French governments would not allow
the nationals of any heligerent to land
from neutral ships at their ports
Slav Troops Mutiny
London— Acording to the Times
St Petersburg correspondent Rus-
sia’s appeal to the Poles to reunite
against Germany has had an extra-
ordinary effect among the Slav sol-
diers in the German service Information-
received in St Petersburg it
is said indicates that the Polish sol-
diers belonging to the Sixth Breslau
army corps serving on the western
frontier mutined and killed their of-
ficers The Slav regiments In the
Austrian service are also declared to
be disaffected
Advance On Paris Apparently Given
Severe Sst-Bsck and Ger
mans Are Reported To
Bs In Retraat
London— A Boulogne dispatch
(o the Evening Newt says a tele-
tram has been received from General
Pau annoutlclng a victory by the al-
lied forcce at Percy Bur Oise The
Imperial Guard under Crown Prince
Frederick William la reported to have
been annihilated by the British force
which opposed them
The Evening News dispatch says:
A telegram has been received from
General Pau announcing a victory by
the allied forces under Field Mrshal
Sir John French commanding the
British and General D'Amade at
Percy Sur Oise about tenty-flve
miles north of Paris
The allies werer down across the
northern line with the center at
Percy The English troops were on
the left and the French on the right
The former had In front of them the
Imperial Guard under Crown Prince
Frederick William
“On both wings It Is reported the
allies were successful The German
left waB held by the French and re-
tired to the north
“The Imperial Guard who were or-
dered to surrender were annihilated
by the British It is reported thathe
crown prince was in their midst”
The British official bureau has re-
ceived no confirmation of this mes-
sage In the fighting which Is going on
now to the east and northeast of
Paris the German forces have their
backs toward the capital French
troops are harraBsing the march
From time to time the Germans turn
and engage the French at their backs
French shells fall continually in the
German rear
The French Report
ParlB — From official communica-
tions given out in Paris It Is learned
that the engagements which began
Saturday and Sunday to the east and
northeast of the French capital de
veloped Monday into one of the most
important battles of the campaign
The armies of the allies are oppos-
ing the German advance over a front
extending for about 120 miles from
Nanteuil-Le-Haudoin twenty-five miles
northeast of Paris to the great fort-
ress of Verdun in the department of
Meuse and twenty miles west of the
German frontier
The French troops were strongly
supported by the British soldiers who
passed through Paris several days
ago
The position chosen by the allied
forces to give battle to the advancing
invaders is declared to be most favor-
able having near its center the strong-
ly entrenched camp at Chalons-Sur-Marne
The allies conducted their opera-
tions so successfully that a portion of
the German forces were forced to re-
tire The Germans had reached the
region around Coulommiers and La
Ferte-Gaucher respectively thirty and
forty miles to the east of Paris when
the detachments composing the flanks
of the main German army encountered
advanced detachments of the allies
who drove them back
Brief and indefinite though the an-
nouncement it has kindled high hopes
that the German steam roller has
struck an impassable barrier -
The population of Paris and subv
urbs before the war was 3400000
According to semi-official figures it is
2010000 today owing to the mobiliza-
tion of the army and the departure of
fugitives ’
London Women Storing Food
London — One woman does not in-
tend to go hungry If food supplies run
short' Her grocery bill for one day
was $1400 for a family of three or
enough to last for over a year A ton
and a half of flour were on her list
of supplies
South American Hard Hit By War
Panama — Reports received here
from points on the west coasfc of-
South America indicate that condi-
tions worse than anything ' known in
many years now prevail as a result
of the European war The conflict
virtually has halted sea transporta-
tion along the Pacific coast of South
America thus putting an end in a
large measure to the importation of
many necessities of life There is
reason to believe that many persons
in the coast towns are in actual want
Military Ruffe in Conquered Lands
Pefrograd — Grand Duke Nicolas
commander in chief of the Russian
forces has issued a general order
providing for the military administra-
tion of all foreign territory as fast
as it is occupied by Russian troops
The order calls for the creation of a
special province consisting of the ter-
ritory occupied in Austria-Hungary
and the placing of it under the ad-
ministration of the commander of the
armies operating in the theater of the
war in the southwest '
The above map shows the advance of the Russian army in East Prus-
sia under Grind Duke Nicholas In the capture of Insterburg where it is
reported lo have overwhelmed three German army corps the Russians now
hold one of the most important strategic railway centers in East Prussia
The Russians advanced by three lines from Lyck Goldap and Gumbinnen
The obiective of this advance is Konigaburg the old capital of Prussia
Petrograd — The general staff an-
bounces that after a seven-days’ bat-
tle the Russian forces seized the for-
tifications near Lemberg capital of
Callcla and on September 1 after a
furious fight routed the Austrians
who fled in disorder abandoning many
pieces of artillery
The following official communica-
tion Vas issued p the Russian war
office:
“After a battle lasting seven days
the Russian army seized heavily for-
tified positions around Lemberg
capital of Galicia in Austria-Hungary)
about ten or twelve miles from
the town The Russian troops then
advanced toward the principal forts
"After a battle which was fiercely
contested the Austrians ware obliged
to retreat in disorder abandoing
heavy and light guns parks of artil-
lery and field kitchens-
“The Austrian army operating In
the neighborhood of Lemberg was the
Third Eleventh Twelfth and Fif-
teenth corps and parts of the Seventh
and Fourteenth corps This army ap-
pears to have been completely de-
feated During the pursuit by the Russian
troops the Austrians retreated from
Guila Lipa and were forced to aban-
don 31 gqns Our troops are moving
over roads encumbered with parks of
artillery ahd convoys loaded with pro-
visions of various kinds
TThe total number of guns cap-
tured by the Russians around Lem-
berg amounts to 150”
Recognizing that the occupation
of Lemberg by the Russians Is Inevit-
able the provincial government has
GERMANS PROTEST JAP MOVE
Object to Violation of Neutrality of
China
Pekin — The German legation has
protested to the foreign office against
an alleged Infringement of China’s
neutrality by Japan The protest fol-
lowed the landing of a Japanese di-
vision at the newly openeJ port of
Lungkow 100 miles north of Tsing
Tau
News of- the Japanese -landing
caused no surprise here as the Jap-
anese legation several days ago re-'
quested the foreign office to remove
the limit of the fifty kilometers (about
thirty miles) radius prescribed by
the Chinese as the fighting area
around Tsing Tau The foreign of-
fice did not comply with the request
but it was understood that 'he Chin-
ese troops would be instructed to op-
pose tjie Japanese The Chinese of-
ficials are described as incensed but
afraid to do anything that might af-
ford the Japanese cause for territor-
1 or other exactions
Whether British forces will cross
Slntung peninsula with the Japan-
ese Is not divulged but the point Is
much discussed here
Kitchener To Stick On Job
London— There is a story beign told
of Lord Kitchener When he entered
the war office to take up his new du-
ties his first remark was addressed
to a porter
“Is there a bed here?” Kitchener
asked '
“No my lord” was the reply
“Get one’’ snapped Kitchener
Capital Is Renamed
London — A dispatch to the
Reuter’s Telegram Company eaye
by imperial order the city of SL -4
Peterabugr- capital of the Rue-
elan empire since 1712 will
henceforth - be known ae Petro-
grad This change eliminates
the Teuton construction in the
name by which the chief city of
Russia has been known since it '
was founded by Peter the Great
In 1703
removed tbe archives of the state and
given instructions to the burgomaster
as to the conduct of the city after ita-
occupatlon by the Russians”
Newspapers of Lemberg the corre-
spondent continues publish long
lists of Austrian dead covering en-
tire pages
A telegram from the chief of the-
Russian staff says the Russian re-
verses In 'Eastern Prussia are purely-
local due from sudden reinforce-
ment of the Germans’ “probably ’at
Grandenz and Thorn” and the arrival
of siege guns The Russians have-
also been reinforced
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Bussia frankly confesses to a dis-
aster to two army corps with the loss-
of three generals elsewhere the Rus-
sian arms seemed to have triumphed
If this is true the Austrian menace-
to Russian Boland will he ended and
the Russian forces can begin to con-
verge for a march on Berlin The-
Russian objective point In north Cala-
cia is apparently Koenigshutte
OKLAHOMA FOOD TO EUROPE
Ten Thousand Barrels of Flour Sold
by Enid Mill to Feed Allied Armies
Enid — Oklahoma has begun to feed
the armies of Europe A flouring i-
mill at Enid in tbe heart of the big
wheat raising belt of the state ha?
received an ordep for 10000 barrels
of flour to be shipped out of Okla-
homa within a week It will be-
shipped direct to New Orleans and
will go thence to Oppero a Portu-
guese seaport The flour la purchased
for use of the allied armies r
To fill the order will require the-
use of 50000 bushels of wheat The- ’
mill ''which received the order has
enlisted the help of another flouring
mill niEnfd and both establishments
will grind out the order so as to have-
it off on schedule' The price of Okla-
homa wheat has jumped from 65-
cents to $1 a bushel largely on ac-
count of the increased demand creat-
ed by the European war and the ac-
tion of many Oklahoma farmers ini
holding their grain Tor better prices
Paid $200000 To Return To U 8
New York — The first of the speci-
ally chartered ships to bring American
refugees of Europe — the Italian liner-
Principe Di Udine steamed into New
York harbor with 399 pasengers They
had paid in the aggregate $200000 for
their passage for this was the sum
given the Lloyd Sabaudo Company at-
Genoa on condition that the vessel be-
turned over ta the refugees who were-
paid $250 in gold as a minimum fof-
first cabin ’accommodations
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Whitmore, W. H. The Lehigh News. (Lehigh, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1914, newspaper, September 10, 1914; Lehigh, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1745242/m1/2/?q=virtual+music+rare+book: accessed June 4, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.