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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1916
Page
1
Railroad presidents and managers discussed a tentative plan by an eight president committee to avert a general strike. White House optimism contrasted with union opposition and doubts about the president’s reelection. The conference adjourned with action postponed and a new meeting set for today.
Democratic governor hopeful Hugh S. Hughes criticizes civil service neglect and vows expansion of its scope. The Salt Lake City speech follows a briefing with railroad executives and White House talks on wage standards and eight hour day plans amid mounting labor dispute tensions.
The Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William telegraphed to Deutschland owners praising the ship’s safe return under Koenig and expressing intent to decorate crew members and officers for their service aboard the submarine liner Deutschland.
The discussion centers on preserving the merit system against partisan reform efforts, upholding national honor in the Philippines, and preparing for emergencies. Claims are made about pork barrel corruption, fiscal policy, and a call to maintain high standards of public service and readiness. Notable figures and speakers are named, with references to international events around the Deutschland submarine and neutrality.
The North German Lloyd steamship Wille left East Boston at 5 am and reached lower New London harbor at 11 pm covering 140 miles in calm weather. She operated without a flag near the three mile limit, displayed the German ensign on departure, and will dock at the State Ocean Steamship pier tomorrow to house the Bremen's 32 officers and crew until its return voyage to Germany.
Secretary of the Treasury William G McAdoo has left federal farm loan board hearings to travel to Spring Lake New Jersey where he is ill with malarial fever contracted in the tropics. His wife Mrs McAdoo, a Wilson daughter, accompanied him on the South American tour. She is not seriously ill. The couple will go on to Lansing Michigan.
London reports cite American consular inquiries into the seizure of the fishing schooners Marina ElHott and Lizzie Griffin off Iceland and brought to Lerwick. Britain is accused of pressuring neutral fishermen to sell to British markets. Meanwhile Italy reports advances in the Dolomites with mixed local gains and Austrian counterattacks.
Douglas Arizona August 24 reports say the twenty second battalion of Sonora infantry was ambushed near Bata monte by Yaqui riders in Alamos district. about 250 miles south of the frontier the force suffered heavy losses with few survivors. depredations and unrest reported in western Sonora private dispatches from Hermosillo note the economy and industry as roots of tension and desertion cripples the Sahuaripa cavalry command under Col Anchetta leaving it unable to field forces.
German airships raided England's east and southeast coasts dropping bombs with no casualties or damage reported. Subsequent statements note incendiaries and high explosives dropped in open fields, but again no damage or injuries.
Japanese shipping interests secure monopoly of passenger and freight trade on the Pacific coast of South America and gain a share on the Atlantic coast. A Haiti protocol enlarges American control measures, replacing police with American officers, with a naval medical evacuation for Haiti expeditionary forces.
Franklin Murphy of Newark former New Jersey governor filed a petition for the Republican nomination for United States senator. Walter E Fdge and Aus ten Colgate also filed petitions as Republican candidates for governor. Earthquake tremors were reported in Dinos Fasville and Thebes with no damage. Trenton Aug 24.
Bulgarian forces report advances along the Macedonian front with Serbian retreat and captures near Florina Kosutur Kastoria and Mount Malka Nisze. French units loss noted. Greeks reinforce Salonika area as volunteers flock to Entente. Siege lines along Struma River and Moglenica sector show continued activity.
London merchants George Hill & Co. were fined 125 plus costs for trading with a Dutch firm on the British blacklist. The ruling marks the first case of its kind, signaling stricter penalties for Britons involved with disallowed foreign firms. The notice notes the blacklist list and future penalties.
Local page item notes officials pressing for an interest rate hike amid economic concerns. The report cites comments from key officials and outlines potential impacts on borrowers and the broader market.
An army directive orders French front line troops to shave all facial hair except mustaches, sparking ironic and humorous debates among soldiers and famed writers. Rostand Bergson Rodin and others weigh beard as symbol of courage memory and national spirit in a wartime culture clash.
London reports the Danish landsthing, the upper house, rejected the proposal to sell the Danish West Indies to the United States by 38 to 7. The lower house had approved the sale for 25 million dollars, but coalition talks collapsed and elections were called, though U S. officials expect no delay in pursuing ratification and purchase aims.
Paris reports King Ludwig II of Bavaria has been stricken with apoplexy and is gravely ill. A Rome dispatch cites official Vienna and Vienna sources as saying the king’s condition is critical after the outbreak of a vascular episode.
London August 4 British and French forces advance on the Somme front with Maurepas taken and Thiepval area pushed, while French extend their bombardment south toward a 30 mile front. Paris reports Maurepas dash, 200 meter advance, 200 prisoners, several machine guns. Verdun and Somme actions continue with repulsed attacks and ongoing artillery exchanges.
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