August 3, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Across the front page the headline reads “Armies of Million Each, Rushing to Frontier.” “First [...]
August 2014
August 2, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Statesman headlines read: German Forces Invade Duchy of Luxemburg France’s Delay in Answering Germany’s Ultimatum Disastrous French Are [...]
August 1, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent From The Daily Capital Journal: THE GREATEST WAR IN WORLD’S HISTORY SEEMS INEVITABLE History’s greatest war seemed all but [...]
July 2014
July 26, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent No edition of the Capital Journal was published on the 26th. In Europe, events continue toward war. […]
July 5, 1914
By Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Oregon Statesman reported a disturbance in Boise: Austrians Riot Two Killed, Three Other in a Hospital Trouble Caused [...]
July 3, 1914
By Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent By Friday following the assassination the Journal reports that war may ensue and that the shock of the murders [...]
June 2014
June 30, 1914
By Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent “Russia Will Not Permit Austria to Oppress Serbians”read the headline. The Balkans came to be called the tinderbox of [...]
June 29, 1914
By Richard Van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The lead headline read “Assassin’s Bullet Strikes Down Archduke Ferdinand of Austria” Assassin jumps on Running Board of auto [...]
The Protagonists: Part II
By Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Protagonists – Great Britain Source: Wikipedia On July 27th, Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of [...]
The Protagonists: Part I
By Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent The Protagonists: Austria-Hungary & Serbia “The tragedy that has befallen the ill-fated house of Hapsburg, according to news reaching [...]