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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1918
Page
3
Navy officers assess German aims to divert ships from convoy protection as U boat raids continue off the Atlantic coast. Reports of a torpedo detonation off Fire Island and a possible gas attack are scrutinized while officials await official details.
Local fishermen along the Carolinas coast doubt a submarine operated off Cape Fear River last Friday as shallow waters likely prevented submersion. Fort Caswell commandant Col A W Chase said he reported to the War Department but would not discuss details until releases are secured. No word on the alleged gas exposure of crewmen.
United States Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois arrived in Paris on a mission to Europe to study government matters and report on the welfare of soldiers and sailors. He plans to visit France England and possibly Italy and aims to aid the service and comforts of troops before the September Senate session. He notes the President asks and that he travels to observe and report. In Kingwood West Virginia Paul Beavers 12 drowned in the Cheat River while swimming and pretending to drown after not receiving help.
Price list from Baltimore market shows a range of butter and creamery items, eggs across Maryland Pennsylvania and nearby regions, and poultry including white leghorns and ducks. Western separators, prints, and extras appear with varied weights and prices. corn, oats, wheat, rye, and barley futures are given for Chicago and Baltimore markets along with track yellow corn figures and per bushel and per barrel quotes.
The Chicago live stock listings show hogs trading around 19 70 to 19 85, cattle mix with beef at 17 25 to 18 85 for good to prime, and cattle for butcher stock and feeders varying from 750 to 1300 for various grades. Sheep and lambs report prices from 1625 to 18 75 for prime to good, with ewes and culls also listed.
Middling cotton prices listed for New York 3340 Norfolk 3025 Wilmington 2950 and related trading figures. No further context provided on market movements or entities beyond the price points.
Special World War I report from the London Times describes Gen Humbert's forces advancing near Roye and Lassigny with French troops targeting key ridges and a vast underground cave. In the chaos, soldiers found dugouts, letters, and prisoners, with one captive pleading to toss grenades into his colonel’s dugout for every kick he endured.
A free band concert will be held at Montrose Park Georgetown tomorrow at 7 30 pm Mrs Newton D Baker will be the soloist The event is organized by a Georgetown Citizens Association committee including Bowles Doyle Janney Brown Dr Gwynn Stainton Leach Stuart the Rev Blake the Rev Father McDonnell and Capt Frederick Sukens The Engineers Band Washington Barracks will provide music Miss King of New York will perform rhythmic dancing and street dancing will follow an innovation in Washington
William D. Haywood, IW W secretary treasurer, testified four days in the conspiracy trial of 100 IWW officials. He called sabotage the strongest weapon of the workers and rejected the use of deceitful methods while criticizing New York capitalists for press control. Edward Robbing, former Scranton mayoral candidate, followed, recounting a 1917 speech by defendant Albert Prashner about Germany’s role in starting the war. The defense is expected to wrap this week. a verdict within ten days.
Dr Luther Halsey Gulick educator and author of New York died at his summer home in South Casco Maine at age 52. He chaired the international committee on physical recreation for the War Work Council of the YMCA and helped found the National Playground Association of America and the Public Schools Athletic League of America, earlier directing physical training in New York City schools.
Reports from Paris London and Geneva on August 13 say Austria-Hungary is directing divisions to the western front in support of Germany while an Austrian division hastens westward but has not yet joined active lines. Meanwhile authorities say Austrians move troops toward Italy as frontier rail traffic tightens and the Austro-Swiss frontier closes.
The daily German communique cites violent artillery exchanges south of Ypres and along the Somme front. It notes repulsed English attacks, successful counter thrusts near the Avre and Oise, and frequent enemy assaults around Tilloy Tiloloy and Lassigny. In skies, 29 enemy aircraft were shot down.
This evening at 5 45 at the bandstand United States Soldiers Home Band directed by John M Zimmerran performs My Country Tis of Thee Yankes Grit Holzmann Overture Sarafan Endis Idyl The Bosses Honeymoon Bratton Excerpta from The Monks of Mala fashiine regiene ie Englander Fox trot Some Janz Baskets Waltz Wedding of the winds Hell Intermezze Hiawatha Come Sailing Home to You Carroll The Star Spangled Banner Also at the Capitol United States Marine Band led by Willem H Santelmann performs True to the Flag Egmont Besthoven Valse lente Petite Bijouterie Caprice Brilliante Vilarke Musician Arthur Witcomb Grand Scenes from Aide Verdi Serenade Les Million W Arlequins
The Hague dispatches recount a wave of German press reaction to recent battlefield checks. Berlin and Cologne papers reflect surprise and caution, while Vorwaerts warns against pacifist sentiment and ponders tonnage and American support as crucial to final outcomes.
Captain Edward Russell arrived reporting a German submarine crew mostly under 21 years old. The sub claimed they would not lie about killing, while its officers used bulky charts unfamiliar with the Atlantic coast. Meanwhile seven crewmen from the sunk schooner Reliance were landed at Provincetown after rescue.
An old advertisement touts Poslam for irritated itching skin and facial breakouts. It seeks free samples from Emergency Laboratories at 243 West 47th Street New York City and promotes Rosen Soap medicated with Poslam for daily use to keep skin fresher and brighter.
Noted wartime policy allows a complete three year law course to be finished in two years, granting graduates the Bachelor of Laws degree. The change accelerates legal education amid emergency conditions and affects current and prospective students at the university.
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