17 Oct 1914
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1914
Page
1
A historic appraisal questions Pilate’s conduct and contrasts it with political pressures. The imagined scene asks if Roosevelt would have approved Pilate’s decision, framing the bailiwick of judicial action under public demand and moral reprisal.
A Dover correspondent reports English cliffs bristling with 80 ton white guns and green smaller emplacements as Dover highlights its defense against potential Zeppelin raids. Patrols and searchlights sweep the sky while Royal Flying Corps machines rush toward France. The gun sighted appears like a linotype, yet is deemed the most marvelous weapon to deter German air attack.
In Paris a dramatic wartime tale recounts Ooh La, a Senegalese fighter praised for bravery, who killed 18 Germans and kept smiling through injuries. He earned the nickname after a nurse joked about his name while receiving medical care.
Four American cavalrymen were shot by Mexican belligerents at Naco Sonora across from Naco Arizona. Private Watson and Private Wakefield were fatally wounded with others injured. Villista attacks began after midnight with repeated shelling and rifle fire prompting Col. Hatfield to order troops to take cover.
The piece reports a strong trade uptick with mid October exports at 8.55 million dollars versus 6.56 million the prior year, signaling a robust economy. New England textile firms win large foreign orders including socks, shirts, gauze, duck, crash, and absorbent cotton to keep mills operating through winter. An auto sector boom follows with a Detroit plant producing 180 trucks worth 500000 dollars and Cleveland firms securing foreign orders.
London reports widespread rumor that German submarine sank British cruisers Invincible and Terrible in the North Sea, but the Admiralty denies any confirmed losses besides those already announced. Crew of Hawke believed saved to 71, with 446 feared dead in total as officers listed among the saved.
A Rome dispatch reported by the Star says Austria-Hungary faces a severe cholera outbreak with rising mortality. In northern Hungary a figure of 10,000 is noted and the death rate among those infected is described as frightful.
Berlin reports via The Hague that a Bristol aeroplane carrying two high army officers was forced to descend at Peronne by a German shot. The two officers were taken prisoner.
Green Lake plans a celebration on the town’s first new pavement next Friday night with a pavement dance. Mayor Gill and city officials may speak at the event marking the milestone in the town’s infrastructure.
London reports four German destroyers sunk by the British fleet off the Dutch coast. The patrol engaged the cruiser Undaunted, sending the destroyers to the bottom after a brief battle.
German gains extend the front to 60 miles from Arras to Ostend to guard 3 000 square miles of Belgian territory while Allies fall back. Analysts note French supply issues and high casualties hinder frontal attacks. Dunkirk sharpshooters ground an enemy aeroplane. one aviator is killed.
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