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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1914
Page
3
Congress this week debates an urgent wartime measure to admit foreign ships to American registry and end coastwise exclusivity. Shipbuilders and coastwise forces oppose changes while Treasury needs new wartime reserves and a stamp tax to curb deficits.
Reported violence recounts that a Hatferd family member was killed by bandits with a survivor deemed endangered. Old Man Jim learned his relative survived the ambush wounded rather than killed, while feudists cheered and shouted defiance amid mounting tension.
An official communique says the Netherlands remains neutral and ready to defend it. Secretary Beaufort told the State Department that the army is mobilized and natural defenses and dykes will be used at a moment’s notice if invasion threatens.
Obican tells Lincoln Park audience that Napoleon’s forecast is being fulfilled as Russia becomes the strongest commercial power in a war torn Central Europe. He argues Russia seeks gate access to major stations and envisions a territory equal to one sixth of Europe, forecasting elimination of amity through broad peace treaties. He criticizes Sir Edward Grey’s exclusion from talks and says the conflict fulfills Napoleonic prophecy.
Tokyo contends Germany threatens eastern Asia with raids and seizure of English ships as Germany strengthens at Kiauchau and Tsingtau. Japan warns Britain and issues an ultimatum after discussing actions with allies. The German protectorate in Shantung includes Kiauchau with 200 square miles and a fortified Tsingtau seaport.
Copies of Japan's ultimatum to Germany were given to China and foreign legations in Peking. China doubts Germany will comply and readies a forceful response. British regiments in China are prepared for transport. China says it cannot stop transgression but will bolster Tsiwan defenses and lodge a protest if allies land beyond a 50 kilometer limit. German troops at Tsingtau numbered about 3,500.
In Wisconsin the killings by Julien Carleton, a colored chef, claim five lives including Mariah Bouton Borthwick and her children. Hawin J. Cheney and Frank Livya Wright, linked by divorce and a lurid motive, gather to handle burials while Carleton’s self defense assertion shadows the case. Authorities hold him at Dodgeville as relatives manage the deceased.
Copenhagen reports a Constantinople dispatch stating Russia seeks unrestricted passage through the Dardanelles for its Black Sea fleet. The route is closed by treaty to all nations, a barrier Russia has long aimed to break to operate in the Mediterranean and assist France and Britain against Austria. Russia reportedly fields 635 warships in the Black Sea.
London reports that over 1,000 students from Oxford Cambridge Dublin and Edinburgh universities have applied for army commissions, with a large number already receiving commissions as part of a broadened wartime recruitment effort.
Guantanamo Cuba August 16 The Fifth Marine Regiment sailed yesterday on the United States transport Hancock for Santo Domingo to join two gunboats in Dominican waters during President Wilson's mission.
A seasoned East Asia diplomat outlines Klauchau’s German fortress, its 5,000-strong garrison, and the hinterland rail network in Shantung. He notes Japan’s planned siege from the land side, its Korea angle, and the broader impact on Japanese British and American diplomacy amid the Europe crisis.
Prominent German leaders in Baltimore and Washington plan to raise several million dollars from German and Austrian Americans to aid widows and orphans of soldiers in Germany and Austria. Martin Meyerdick of Baltimore and Martin Wiegand of the local area spearhead the drive, aiming at collecting a personal subscription from each of about two million readers in the United States. A committee meeting is expected to be called to organize a canvassing effort in Washington Germans.
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