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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1916
Page
4
A lengthy report details French wartime artillery advances with a new high fragmentation shell capable of 11 000 to 12 000 fragments from a 3 inch shell. It contrasts German and French shell designs, notes Austrian Italian naval actions, and records torpedo boat damage and airship shed fires from August 2 engagements.
The obituary notes the death of Anastasia Kornet aged seventy eight on August 1 1918 in Kansas. It mentions burial in a private family ceremony at Tay, with relatives listed and friends invited to attend. The service will be held at a local church followed by private interment at nearby woodland cemetery.
An international commission to address U S Mexico border disputes is set to be announced today. Acting Secretary and Eliseo Arredondo discussed a broad scope for the panel, with immediate border questions to be prioritized. President Wilson to name the American members, and commissioners will select meeting locations.
Postmaster General Burleson announced plans to reduce the U S postage to 2 cents for letters from anywhere in the United States to anywhere in the western hemisphere. Rates to South American countries may align with domestic steps, with September eyed for potential adoption. He noted benefits for business and closer economic ties.
In Alexandria city hall last night the finance and building committees of the new Alexandria Hospital urged those behind on pledges to settle promptly and others to contribute what they can. Excavations for the new building on the north side of Duke Street progress with concrete foundations underway and the finance committee confident of citizen cooperation. Funeral services for Earl C. Simms will be held at 2 30 this afternoon at the home of his parents on North Patrick Street, led by Rev J M Nourse. The city tax review board met to inspect land books. The Holy Name Band plans its first annual excursion to Marshall Hall on August 22. Seminole Tribe No 35 will meet to discuss initiating a large class in October. A lawn fete by the M D D Club of St Marys Academy is set for August 16 at Miss Nora Baggett’s home on King Street.
Miss Grace Casette, a Chicago artist, becomes the first American woman presented at General Joffre's headquarters in Paris. He thanks American women for ambulance work and accepts a pipe gift, noting he does not smoke. Casette has worked with the American ambulance at Neuilly.
News of the sudden death of Mrs Nova Hoegelsberger widow of teacher and assistant principal at Central High School comes as a shock to many friends and pupils in the city. She died last Friday night at her brother’s home in West Roxbury Massachusetts while en route to Washington to prepare for the new school year. Burial was in Elizabeth New Jersey. She is survived by two sisters Mrs Sethank of Elizabeth and Mrs Anschutz of Brookline and a brother M Lindenberg of West Roxbury. She was born in New Jersey and taught in Elizabeth High School before moving to Washington. Her work at Central High School reflected broad education and a motherly teaching style.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America opened its forty sixth annual convention with an informal Raleigh reception for about 600 attendees. Executive board meetings preceded the event as officers outlined a broad, example driven approach. The formal opening is at St Patrick's Church with a Pontifical Mass by Bishop O Connell and sermon by Archbishop Keane.
A long dispatch reports Austro German forces repelled near the Dniester while Russian units drive toward Trazienca and Trumach Ottynia. Prisoners rise into thousands as artillery and heavy guns change hands, with Germany and Austria retreating to prepared positions. A Bucharest summary notes Lemberg’s proclaimed surrender and evacuation orders.
Arrangements are set for the Old Dutch Market annual outing to Marshall Hall aboard the steamer Charles Macalester on August 2. A picnic, athletic contests including a ball game, and music are planned with three steamer trips at morning, afternoon, and evening hours. Officials intend to close stores at noon on outing day.
Vernon Giddings reports a publish correction for a drowning rescue at Colonial Beach on August 6. He states Frank Donohue of the pier leapt to save him when Ormaby’s boat could not reach in time. Giddings credits Donohue with saving his life and notes previous rescues by the same young man.
One of the first families hit by infantile paralysis quarantine in Trenton was Joseph P. Tumulty’s. The secretary to President Wilson had been at a cottage in Asbury Park and traveled to Washington by train with Mrs. Tumulty and two children. Nonresident children could only enter on a continuous journey, so a doctor’s certification was required during a quick stop at the railroad station before continuing to the shore.
Special report from Washington Port Clinton describes Battery B N G D C and casuals on a troop train en route to Bisbee Arizona. The train passed West Knoxville where horses were detrained and cared for. Riders are reported well with no sickness and strong receptions along the route. The train runs ahead of schedule and is expected to reach Bisbee late Thursday or Friday morning. The marchers amuse themselves watching flooded districts and washed away houses along the Curral river area.
This afternoon at 5 o'clock the United States Marine Band will perform at the Capitol. William H. Santelmann, teacher. This evening at 6:90 o'clock the United States Soldiers' Home Band will perform in the band stand. John M. Zimmermann, director.
Italian forces advanced into the Isonzo region at war start and gained towns but faced strong Austrian fortifications. Gorizia lies 22 miles from Trieste as a strategic objective. After months of slow progress, heavy fighting resumed last week with a new Italian attack, details scarce from Rome.
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