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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1914
Page
6
A transportation of ideas reports on how war reshapes supply, urging self sufficiency in the United States. Franklin Meyer of the Interior outlines vast mineral resources and the need for a new distribution plan to shift from imports to domestic production.
Fragmentary OCR describes an American teen acting with a French army unit near a town. He wore a uniform drawing little attention until a prolonged request for hospitality sparked rumors and restraint. Eventually he was granted access to water and clothe changes to avoid attracting attention.
Federal authorities warn of German drills near Chicago with penalties including a 3600 dollar fine and up to three years in prison. About seventy five men reportedly arrived as part of the activity, with the German consul informed of the situation.
The Pope lies to work and sits listless daily, while grief grips Europe and alarms attendants. The Doge is saddened by the Pope’s condition, though not confirmed as bedridden, and concern spreads among principal figures.
The Washington Post will publish daily brief surveys of world war news from Staats-Zeitung and Courrier des Etats-Unis. Experts will present salient items from reliable sources as understood by German and French publics, offering readers quick insight into army movements.
The Courrier des Hudts Unis in New York cites French observers detailing German cruelty toward noncombatants and foreigners, including executions and mass killings in Belgium and France. Reports recount Danes, Frenchmen, and Belgians killed or tortured as retaliation and fear grows over German warfare methods.
August 17 New York Staats-Zeitung urges decisive action as Belgium braces for a major combined Anglo French Belgian defense against German invasion. The piece frames Belgium’s defense as pivotal, citing German plans, Belgian courage, and the clash near Maubeuge and Lille with reports from Brussels Paris and London. It notes massed German forces and allied contingents preparing for a northern offensive and the looming decisive battle shaping Europe’s fate.
The revived Anglo Japanese Alliance text, signed July 13 1911 and in force for ten years, outlines joint aims to keep peace in eastern Asia and India, defend Chinese independence, and safeguard the parties’ territorial rights. It commits Britain and Japan to mutual aid if attacked, restricts prejudicial pacts without consulting the other, and details arbitration and duration.
Vienna reports Allied Teutonic powers aim to curb pan Slavonic influence by striking Russian Poland centering on Warsaw. German forces concentrate in northeast Prussia with a Danzig base to outflank and trap Russian troops, while Polish unrest could aid or hinder the invasion as towns establish their own government.
An editorial in the New York Medical Journal cites Prof Charles Mitchet on ambulance costs for 500,000 wounded or ill at $1 a day per person. It discusses casualty ratios, wound patterns, and the impact of modern rifles, artillery, and shrapnel on injury and mortality, noting hemorrhage as a leading fatal factor and infection as a major concern.
Anita McClaughry daughter of the late Lucky Bald win contributes 60c to the American committee and 2500 to a fund aiding French women and children. Funds are deposited in Berne Aix les Bains and Vichy for those holding letters of credit. Temporary aid was given to about 300 Americans in immediate need as Mrs George Howe, Wilson's sister, travels from Havre toward Liverpool for home via the Megantle.
A retrospective notes the 60th anniversary of Wilkes expeditions that charted about seven million square miles, proving the South Sea coast and South Pole regions, and establishing the United States claim to Wilkes Land. It highlights his ship the Vincennes and his role in early naval exploration and maps.
The Secretary of State states the United States is not party to treaties forcing foreign born residents to serve in their countries' militias nor can naturalized citizens be held for military duties abroad after immigration. Aliens’ intention to become citizens does not sever allegiance, and foreign laws may still apply to pre migration offenses.
London August 16 dispatch from Rome says fugitives arriving in Rome report socialists rising in revolt across Germany after the execution of their leader Dr Liebknecht.
About a thousand American surgeons went to London for the American Clinical Congress but several remain in England unable to secure passage home. Dr John R Pennington of Caernage said many doctors worry for patients awaiting their return. Some surgeons boarded the Mauretania and sailed from Halifax last Thursday.
London reports two German torpedo boats bombarded Polangen in the Livland province on the Baltic, but caused no damage. The dispatch from St Petersburg to Reuters Agency notes the action as officially announced.
Costa Rica lifted the quarantine against New Orleans after ten days of plague cases. The local record notes the outbreak and urges readiness for plum harvests next week. Further details appear in The Post, Sunday, August 13.
A compact review traces Alsace Lorraine from the 843 division of Charlemagne’s empire through evolving French and German dominance. It covers the regions’ brief independence, later incorporation, and the 1870 to 1871 wars culminating in German control and the long sentiment for reunion with France. It notes Bismarck and Kaiser Wilhelm’s policies, the 1874 representation in Berlin, emigration trends, and why the provinces remained French in spirit despite occupation.
Newport News Aug 1. Captain Watson of the British tramp steamer Marchioness of Bute reports spotting the North German Lloyd liner Main long overdue from Bremer to Baltimore with a large passenger list. On the night of August a strange halt occurred as the Main flashed a message then suddenly doused lights and fled on a new course after being asked where to board.
Robert W Goelet, purchaser of the Marquis de Beauvoirs estate including the chateau at Sandricourt, placed the premises at the disposal of the French government to serve as a military hospital during the war effort.
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