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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
7
The Washington Post subscription notice lists daily and Sunday delivery in Washington and Alexandria with rates for one month one week and one year by mail in advance. Foreign advertising reps are noted along with payment methods and post office registration details.
Notice urging Washingtonians to have the Post follow them when leaving the city to stay informed about capital affairs. It explains address changes, prompt delivery nationwide, and Bend orders to POST with a Washington Post Company mailing address policy and phone number Main 4205. Subscriptions payable in advance with old and new addresses required.
Analyzes rising public interest in politics amid wartime global links. Americans embrace speeches and debates, seeking national guidance in governance, with focus on women suffrage and decisive U S political participation shaping future policy. Public energy likens to Athenians in spirited discourse.
The Senate proposes a conference backed amendment to promote officers by selection before retirement. It argues the system rewards natural ability, aligns with other navies, and increases efficiency and justice. The plan fixes active list at four percent of enlisted strength, totaling about 2988 line officers with 45 rear admirals and 120 captains among them.
The report notes that the current officer corps is barely adequate but marks a substantial upgrade from prior conditions, crediting the recent doubling of Annapolis student enrollment. It suggests the improved supply supports the expanding student body and potential future needs.
On the eve of Deutschland’s planned return, rival dispatches claim the Bremen is a myth and that Deutschland was shipped in parts to neutral ports. The piece dismisses both as pipe dreams, praising Capt Koenig and his crew and stressing the value of bold wartime strategy over sensational rumor.
The piece argues the ship purchase bill risks losses to the US yet credits the war risk insurance bureau with profit after two years. It notes 1537 policies covering 138 million in cargoes, gross premiums 290k with losses 771k, salvage 58k, and a current at risk of 12.3 million. McAdoo seeks extension past the war’s end as the bureau lowers rates and supports shipping.
Colleges are urged to aid national defense by teaching commercial geography and trade languages. Harvard sent ten students to an aeronautic school in Buffalo to study aircraft management under the undergraduate aero training fund. Instructors note only about one quarter of pupils typically succeed, but Harvard trainees appear to be doing well.
Harvard undergraduates have raised about 8000 for aeronautic training at Harvard and Utica. Students say general education aids the new branch of military equipment and other colleges show interest. The program would provide a real reserve for the United States aeronautic corps in war or national disturbance.
A skeptical, sweeping reflection on Casement facing execution or life in prison, debating impact on Ireland and Britain. The piece weighs political mercy, Irish nationalism, and global response, comparing Casement’s fate to martyrdom, rebellion, and historical rebels. It mocks wartime politics and touches on other contemporary notes and figures with a wry, opinionated voice.
Prince Boris Galitzine, renowned Russian scientist and geophysics pioneer, died at Petrograd. He directed the Nicholas Observatory, led Russia’s meteorology efforts, and held prominence in the Imperial Academy of Sciences. The Galitzine family shaped Russian policy and education across centuries, with many members noted as benefactors, patrons, and religious figures.
Detroit journal reports Angus Templeton of the Discussion Club laments lack of courtesy from women on streetcars. He suggests women should say thank you and smile to prompt men to give up seats, noting men often receive no recognition for their petty sacrifices.
A brief quip notes that Strange Mary has no offers yet, while a shed joke suggests she could make any man a good wife, with the counterpoint that she would also make him a good husband.
Congress approved nominations for the new farm loan board and debated the District appropriation bill, with amendments to tax intangible property and lower gas price to 75 cents per thousand feet. Conferees on several army and Navy bills resumed work, while the Marble group pediment ceremony at the Capitol occurred.
A Chicago Herald report from Sheboygan Wisconsin notes three companies formed to make furniture from sawdust or paper produced from sawdust, a process Madison’s Federal forest laboratory is researching. The piece argues future histories will trace waste-to-wealth across industries from mining to cotton seed and gas, recasting past waste as value.
Poem fragment in which speakers recall a garden scene with Pan and a lazy stone faun. They wonder if love awakens there and if in a pleached alley another heart may recall the sun warmed lavender memories.
A Pall Mall Gazette line extols eternity with a sermon like insight while the Detroit Free Press echoes golf as life and effort. A New York American note recounts Frank Orth shaving his beard after twenty years to avoid resembling Charles Evans Hughes.
Joseph Addison, famed English essayist, married the Countess of Warwick on August 3, 1716 at Chelsea after long courtship. He was 44, tied to Holland House circles, and later died under her roof. Her temper and social status shaped their stormy union. Addison’s stepson learned of his peaceful death at his bedside.
Weather notes warn that Pacific and Atlantic highs shifting positions near Hawaii the Azores and the Carolinas could trigger a breakup of heat across the United States. Observers in Washington await ocean reports to gauge when hot spells may ease amid oceanic highs and changing air patterns. A satirical aside on film making and credit follows, noting excess and the piper’s toll.
In Washington hotels Leslie M. Shaw former Secretary of the Treasury and ex Iowa governor addresses campaign themes. He cites tariff history, praises Hughes, and predicts a pivotal 1916 election. He notes the Underwood tariff, Napoleonic era duties, and calls for protective tariffs as a Republican staple per Woodrow Wilson's policies. He discusses Tammany loyalty, party unity, and projected postwar prosperity under Republican leadership.
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