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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1914
Page
9
The Commandant calls for better technical education for Marines, proposing training by Annapolis graduates and recommending two brigadier generals be appointed to the Marine Branch. He urges assignment changes, improved staffing on combat ships, and expanded education to raise efficiency, fitness, and readiness across camps and training programs.
A fragmented item notes a wedding topic affecting county officials and a clerk, with references to restrictions on teachers marrying and a court or official stance. The readable bits imply a local advisory or rule discussion and possible public notice regarding a wedding.
A British seizure involved the steamer Rain and custody of a Norwegian ship. The Rain, registered 1867 with 1,? tons, sailed from Liverpool bound for Bergen and was claimed by British authorities amid uncertain cargo details. Capt Borve reportedly departed, with the ship tied to copper trade routes and related imperial tensions.
Canadian canners urge government to suspend lobster licenses for one year amid market turmoil. The fragmented text notes wartime trade effects, licensing debates, and financial pressures on producers as authorities consider steps.
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London December 3 Col Swinton official eyewitness report from the British war office says Allies sacrificed greatly to defend against tremendous odds. He notes the enemy continues to attack with courage though failures have not deterred aims to reach the sea. He concludes the war will be one of exhaustion relying on the raw material of each nation for final success.
An official statement from the war office says German units in France remain fatigued after a month of protracted combat. The Twenty-seventh corps, with seven to twelve weeks training, has not yet recovered from the first clash with British infantry around Becelaere NE of Ypres. In contrast, the guard corps, despite heavy losses, advanced toward Ypres on November 11 with notable steadiness.
The Spanish pretender Don Jaime of Bourbon, once a Russian army colonel, appealed to his party to side with France. Austria placed him under close arrest at Frohendorf Castle, but he could not secure freedom. He chose exile and is now in Switzerland.
In Lemburg today about 3000 Austrian and Hungarian prisoners arrived by train amid extreme cold. The group included two generals and twelve staff officers, with many Hungarians and Tyroleans among the captives. The station square and railroad yards overflowed with troops and captured artillery and munitions.
Gen Chritien De Wet, leader of the South African revolt, surrendered without firing a shot after a rolling chase across thorned bush country. A motorized pursuit seized him near Waterbury farm in Bechuanaland as Generals Botha closed in, following De Wet for miles on muleback before capture.
Special Gable to the New York American reports Admiral Mahan from Quogue October 14 warns Germany might be nasty if they win. He doubts the enemy main fleet can overcome Britain's sea power, noting submarines and scouting as key factors. He criticizes Germany’s small impression in France and believes numbers and money will decide, with British control still in question.
Paris December 3 Dr Alexia Carrel of New York and Dr Voronoff of Nice have developed a bone grafting method taught to French army surgeons at the Rockefeller Institute and Russian hospital in Bordeaux. Wounded soldiers who lost limbs have been treated successfully preventing complex deformities and disability.
Idma Peru reports the 196 budget presented by the finance minister in the chamber of deputies shows a deficit of 16 million soles about six million dollars. The government plans expense cuts to avoid new loans due to current borrowing constraints.
London reports King George visited the front in France with allied leaders present in a high level meeting. He toured trenches and bomb proofs by motorcar, spoke with officers and men, while German cannon fire continued intermittently during the inspection.
An appeal for funds to relieve German and Austro-Hungarian prisoners in Siberia was sent to the foreign office in Vienna from the State Department at the Austro-Hungarian embassy’s request. The message, from Shanghai’s Austro-Hungarian consul general, urged American aid and authorization to use local funds funneled through China to Russia. The Austro-Hungarian ambassador heads to Philadelphia and New York for bazaars supporting the relief fund, which has surpassed 316,000.
Governor elect Whitman has offered the New York County district attorney post to George Wickersham, a top former Attorney General now in private practice with Henry Weyant. Wickersham faces an ironclad partner constraint and a strong bid for other top posts, with potential selectees including Arthur Train John Hickland Clark James Delehanty and Charles Bostwick if he declines. The move aims to unify the office by appointing an external candidate if necessary.
A Montreal spiritualist cites a letter from the late editor W T Stead predicting a swift end to the war and a drastic German defeat. A Washington dispatch reports U S Navy tests a vastly larger long range torpedo, planned for battleships Nevada Oklahoma Pennsylvania and Arizona, and for newer destroyers and submarines.
Rumor claims a German draughtsman who left for Germany after American plans were lodged later returned as part of a patent firm. The firm allegedly improved the 42 centimeter siege guns now under construction for British siege trains. It is also suggested United States battleships may carry guns of the same caliber.
Philadelphia investors led by Brown W Brothers & Co and Guard Lowther Stokes bought $12,696,006 Canadian Pacific 41-2 equipment trust certificates. They mature in semiannual installments of $470,060 from July 1, 1915, to July 1, 1928. Bonds will be offered soon at about a 5 percent basis. The issue uses the Philadelphia plan making them tax free in this state.
The French parliament has been called to meet in an extraordinary session in Paris on December 12. The cabinet members will leave Bordeaux next week for Paris to place themselves at the disposal of the finance committee of the chamber of deputies. Reports had said the government would move back to Paris and resume functions, with Parliament to pass emergency laws in late December.
Troop actions around Cracow and Lodz dominate today’s war report as German forces press the Warsaw campaign. Bartfield falls, eight officers and 1,209 men capture, six machine guns seized while Austro-Hungarian units retreat across the Carpathians. Przemyast siege seen as desperate with hospitals strained and food exhausted. The Archbishop en route to Rome notes the fortress likely to surrender.
In Tarrytown on December 2 Willie Lines, who carries telegraph messages for John D Rockefeller and William Rockefeller, was sent to the bank with a 10 dollar gold piece. He placed it in his mouth and swallowed it after stubbing his toe, instead of delivering the coin as ordered.
London dispatch to the municipal authorities in Petrograd reports a petition from Lemberg asking that trelle be extended to Russian widows orphans and other destitute persons stranded in Galicia. About 10 000 Russians have been arrested by the Austrians and 2060 were rescued by the Russian army. the rest vanished after being moved into Hungary. The appeal, backed by Galicia's Russian governor general, states that since the war began 1000 men have been executed in Galicia.
A Berlin message says a daring Allied aeroplane bombed the Krupp works at Essen yesterday. Bombs struck buildings used for cannon manufacture while the pilot escaped uninjured and the full extent of damage remains unknown.
A U S military observer party sails from Genoa aboard the Rotterdam bound for Berlin to observe German eastern and western fronts. Led by Col J B Kuhn the group includes Majors Williame and Ault mann Capt Sharple Capt Burtt and Capt Roeckenbach. The party seeks permission from the German emperor via the U S embassy and all army branches are represented.
Pittsburgh hosts the National Reform Association fifty anniversary convention with a peace meeting opening. Chancellor B McCormick of the University of Pittsburgh presided. Speeches were delivered by Rev Henry Clinton of Trenton, Ira S. MacFarland of New York, and Dr T Fi Acheson.
Grand Duke Boris of Russia, cousin of the czar, born in Petrograd in 1877, commanded a cossack regiment and has fought for two months. He received the Cross of St George for conspicuous gallantry in the recent cossack charges and is noted as a son of Grand Duke Vladimir and grandson of Czar Alexander II.
The St Louis Stock Exchange will open next Monday, governors announced today. Minimum prices have been fixed by the president of the board of governors.
Sir John Henry Critchton fourth Earl of Erne and grand master of the Orangemen in Ireland died today in London. He was born in Dublin in 1839.
At the regular meeting of the board held May 14 the Cont inental Trust company declared a quarterly 14 percent dividend payable December 13 1914 to stockholders of record December 19 1914 F 8 Bright secretary Also the annual meeting of Masonic Hill Association of the District of Columbia for election of five directors will be held Monday December 1914 at 7 pm at the secretary's office Room 1 first floor National Union Building 19k Pennsylvania Northwest Philadelphia open from 7 16 to 7 43 o'clock pm Philip F Larner secretary
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