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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1914
Page
9
France voiced disapproval of the U S plan to build a merchant marine by buying foreign ships. Ambassador Jules Jusserand told President Wilson in a long talk that France would view with displeasure any purchase of German owned ships by the United States.
The French government maintains that selling marooned German ships to the United States would free funds for Germany and violate neutrality by aiding its war effort. President Wilson argues ships would not carry contraband. Ambassador Jusserand met with State Department and Navy officials after White House talks.
A Marconi wireless despatch reports Field Marshal von der Coltz to govern German-occupied Belgium with Baron von Sandt as chief administrator The message notes further appointments in engineering and public works and that Bavarian forces move to the western front It also records German air activity over Antwerp without hits and that many Germans fled to Cadiz Spain
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was sunk off the west coast of Africa by the British cruiser Highflyer. The German liner becomes a wartime casualty reported from London on August 27.
Winston Churchill announced in the House of Commons that the German armed cruiser Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse of 14 000 tons and 10 four inch guns was sunk by HMS Highflyer off the west coast of Africa. Survivors were landed. one killed and five wounded on the Highflyer. The ship, a former North German Lloyd liner built in 1897, was 626 feet long and 66 feet beam. it was the vessel on which former Mayor Gaynor was shot.
A reader cites a London dispatch on Zeppelins and air power, arguing Germany's aerial navy surpasses Britain at sea and predicting Hague rules will govern air warfare. The letter notes German zeppelins and unnamed chemists’ incendiary drops, and warns of the brutal toll of modern war.
Dr K T Dumba released a cable from Count von Berchtold confirming an Austrian three days battle near Kesnik in Russian Poland ended in complete Austrian victory. About five Russian army corps over 70 kilometres were repulsed along the front as they fled toward Lublin, pursued by Austrians.
Franz Hugo Krebs of Cambridge writes August 27 1914 urging friends abroad to return to the country and warns of potential peace moves if Germany defeats England and France. He cautions against staying in London or England as the German advance and air power threaten the commercial world and predicts harsh consequences.
The Tageblatt reports Namur bombardment by 81 cm howitzers, mortars, and 42 cm siege gun with accurate shelling heard from forts. In Herve only 19 of 500 houses remain, villagers plead for German soldiers to be spared, while Belgian towns suffer destruction between Liege and Namur.
Ginger Pop falls for another of Eddie and Otto's tricks in a mirth-provoking comic preview for the next Sunday Post.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria sends congratulations to Kaiser Wilhelm after German victories. The telegram, relayed via Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, praises the king and the Crown Prince, Ruprecht, and the German army as history unfolds.
The German artillery was precise and Zeppelins hovered as shells burst near British trenches. Wounded were struck by shrapnel during a 22 hour stand as supply wagons were destroyed. Soldiers recounted German troops driving women at bayonet point and uniforms crossing lines. A hussar praised field gunners while a lone gunner held a damaged battery until an officer relieved him.
The Russian military attaché issued a statement from the New York consulate reporting successful advances in eastern Prussia. On August 26 Russian forces took Tilsit Nordenburg Bischoffsberg Sensburg and Rothfliess station on the main line to Thorn. In Galicia Austrian rear guards were forced back behind the Zlota Lipa river, a Dniester tributary.
Orson Lowell captures Suzanne packing and organizing plans as she readies for a forthcoming trip in the upcoming Sunday Post.
Frederick M. Davenport of Clinton is nominated for governor, Bainbridge Colby for U S Senator, Chauncey J. Hamlin for Lieutenant-Governor, Robert H. Elder for Attorney General, and Jeremiah D. Toomey for Secretary of State on an unofficial Progressive ticket in Utica New York. Roosevelt to campaign statewide in October as Sulzer’s bid trails off. The platform attacks machine politics and urges constitutional delegates.
Troops quelled a disorder in Mexico City against bark notes and the Carranza currency. State department reports a mis understanding with the populace but says order is restored. The disturbance is believed to have occurred yesterday with no exact time given.
The Graecia, a Hamburg-America liner idled since the European war began, sailed from New York at 8:30 PM bound ostensibly for Cadiz. The coal and stores laden ship carried no passengers and faced possible capture by British cruisers off the harbor.
The Graecia met the neutral port battleship Florida off Tompkinsville as the German vessel waited for clearance papers. Arcadian from Liverpool carried 116 passengers at over 860000 total fare, with some as high as 1000, and sailed past the French liner France at midnight. The Arcadian, nicknamed The Millionaire's Yacht, carried few Americans able to pay, while Dvina ships sail to Archangel per tonight orders.
Paris August 27 Two thousand Americans gathered in Geneva expecting daily trains to Paris but none moved. Among the hopeful travelers were John W. Garrett American minister to Argentina and Mrs John Grier Hibben wife of Princeton University president.
The Tele Graaf reports in Amsterdam that Prince Luitpold eldest son of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria died of throat inflammation. Born in 1891 he was the crown prince’s heir and a Bavarian royal figure.
Secretary Bryan cabled all American embassies in Europe urging Americans to return home promptly and secure transportation. He warned that war creates uncertainty and unnecessary delay should be avoided while noting uneven travel conditions and no single advised itinerary.
An English refugee from Belgium described how Zeppelins drop bombs by hovering at distance then lowering a steel cage on a long rope. The cage holds one man who releases bombs while the device remains in constant motion to avoid rifle fire.
Paris Aug 27 An official war office statement says German troops retired from Maziren in East Prussia after a Russian victory. The Russian advance is uninterrupted in the region, which presents difficulties. 100 enemy cannons were captured.
Paris report states in northern regions residents have been frightened by enemy scouts. The passing incursions may occur far from major operations and do not indicate imminent occupation, the official announcement said.
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