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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1914

Page

16

Coast Artillery and Navy Promotions and Reassignments Signal Wartime Changes

Military orders reveal officer promotions from lieutenant to captain Frank H. Phipps Jr and Thomas Duncan, plus transfers and relieved duties across coast artillery units in Portland San Francisco Rhode Island and Norfolk. The fleet reorganizes with a new submarine division forming with ships R, K-T and K-8, and the Izis assigned as cruiser for the division.

Herbert Slays Giepree Seroma M. Pool Liesenta Pafurtis Ftenern Cal Henry Chicago Josipre P. Tracy John OW William Coast Artatyrs Coast Artillery L War College Pudafwntes Torre Franciscus Pipe Coast Artillery District Gorge T. Bartlett Portland Fort WinFelt Cal Coast Defents San Francisco Rhode Island Coset Artillery Fort Wallaws Bent Edmund M Blare Coast Artillery Corps Coset Artillery Rhode Island Samuel Lom Ordinance Department Worcester Mase Pertaluie Ord-Nane Edmond Wadbill Nineteenth Infantry Marsians Fort Sill Oklo Joseph Bro Ouavein Coast Artillery U Wright, Noy Coast Artllery Corps Frank HH. Phipps, Jr Thomas Duncan Reeth B Harman Ordnance Herbert Oleary Send Hen Ceutenanty Macdonough Norfolk Charleston Hopkins Hull Lawrence Sausalito San Diego Boston Denver Ensenade San Petro Brutus San Pedro Uncas Annapolis la Paz Yorktown Guaymas Washington Portamouth N. H New York Mars Mare Inland Culgea Guantanamo Flusser Eid Paulding Tacoma Port Au Prince Vera Cruz Mexico Minnesota Navy Yard Philadelphia McTean Vexan Ithode Island Marietta Dominican Machias Tominteag Torpedo Flotilla

Naval orders detachments for commands and transfers 1914

A series of 1914 naval orders detaches officers and enlisted personnel to various commands and stations. Ranks include commander, lieutenant, ensign, paymaster, and machinist, with assignments to ships and bases such as San Francisco Trent Mayrant New York Yeakton Nevada Keararge D-2 Hanniber Asiatic station Port Royal and Puget Sound yards. The Chester and West Virginia are placed in reserve on arrival at navy yards, with specific movements to Boston and Puget Sound.

FR. R. Relkyap Chester San Francisco Trent Joych Tankton Mayrant J. HH. Newton New York Yeakton D. C. Ringham North Dakota Nevada Beard Lievt B. Ingram Wisconsin Keararge P. K. Ronottom Tonopah Ensiga B. F. Poh South Carolina Hanniber F. A. Holt Roddis Marine Advances Pacific Fleet Asiatic Station D. W. Rose Naval Port Royal Ro H. Johnston Yart Fulton P. A I. D. Coyle Navy Yard Philadelphia Naval Disciplinary Port Tiovyal Buzlow South Carca Washington Wargenter C. Girardet Simple Neptuor F. S. Sullivan West Virginia Puget Sound Wrek Boston Mass

Cotton Loan Fund Approved for 135 Million Plan

A unanimous agreement among Southern representatives refines a 135 million dollar cotton loan fund to finance surplus cotton. State committeemen will begin active work immediately to place funds with producers, with loan estimates ranging up to 76 million and applications expected before January 11. It is believed 4 to 6 million bales must be carried over next year, requiring about 150 million to cover storage and financial needs.

Cotton Loan Committee South Satton Loan Committee Tere

District notices highlight savings, estates, and public meetings

City News in Brief reports potential district savings of at least 400000 dollars, a will probated for Mrs Fannie A Stocd with husband as executor, a bankruptcy ruling for H Clyde Grimes, and changes in class schedules and lectures. It covers law debates at Washington College of Law, Carnegie Institution exhibits, charity concerts, lectures, school cornerstone delays, Christmas tree rehearsals, a fatal accident, and pension talks by the Midcity Citizens Association.

Capitol Plaza Woodward & Lothrop’s Otto T. Simon Western High School James Ormond Wilson Ermal Frank Bryam National Theater

German and French Views of the War Surprised by German servility

A Courrier des Etats-Unis piece cites German firm obsequiousness to French buyers after war declaration, with letters from Hamburg and Tuttlingen showing continued business offers. It notes French indignation, anti German sentiment, and a New York firm’s creditors settlement amid the downturn. Also local notices record arrests, deaths, and civic meetings, including Georgetown lectures and the Northeast Washington Citizens Association actions.

New York Father Wetterle Reichstag Rhine Americas Foe Panama Hamburg Tuttingen Germany

United States Not Neutral, Staats-Zeitung Claims

Herman Ridder argues in the Staats-Zeitung that the U S has failed to stay neutral in the war, criticizing Washington for peace talk while aiding Allies through contraband trade. He urges an embargo on war contraband and warns the nation has already entered the war in effect, calling for clear stance against hypocrisy and conditional surrender of rights.

James E. Hickey H Street Hearts Trouble Seventh H Streets Hickey United States Staats-Zeitung England Germany Thea New England Canada Old England Boston Commons Boston Herman Ridder

Anglicized German Names Reach Deep in Britain

From the London Graphic a list shows Germans renaming themselves after war to blend in. Stan ley tops the changes with five adopting new surnames such as Rodney and Boswell, while others become Gilbert Hamilton Congreve and Stuart. The compilation spans many given and family names with notable examples like Howard, Rosenthal, and Wunderlich.

London Graphic Graphic Times Times—and T Ig Stanley Freudemacher Schleichar Schultz Steineke Zanzig Howarda Haubitzer Horwits Rosenthal Rodney Bupaweiller Boswell Guggenheimer Gilbert Gelobter Hamilton

Mrs J B Harriman in Denver after husband’s death

Mrs J B Harriman widow of two weeks travels from New York and Washington to Denver to attend the Federal commission on industrial relations hearings on the strike. She remains under nurse care at the Brown Palace Hotel as she copes with shock and grief after her husband’s death but continues to participate in sessions.

Washington Post Denver J. Borden Harriman New York Washington Federal Commission On Industrial Relations Ig 1 Brown Palace

Society Notes From Washington Gather Guests At Shoreham

Assistant Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Vrooman and several social figures visit Washington. Mrs Winslow and Miss Winslow, Mrs J Kingsley Ont and Miss Ohl, Mrs Walsh, Mr John Barrett, Representative Copley, Mr Campbell, and Judge and Mrs Payne are listed among attendees. Mr and Mrs William Littaur have returned to Washington and opened their residence on Rhode Island Avenue. The president of Auburn Theological College and Mrs George B Stewart have arrived in Washington and are staying at the Shoreham for a time.

Agriculture Vrooman Winslow Miss Winslow J. Kingsley Ont Miss Ohl Walsh John Barrett Representative Copley Campbell Payne Wiliam Littaur Washington Rhode Island Avenue Auburn Theological College Auburn, N George B. Stewart Shoreham J. E. Lefevre Panama Swagar Sherley New York Representative Sherley Rhoda Island Avenue Bates Warren Beverly Courts Florida John Jacob Rogers Massachusetts Sixteenth Street Mis Thomas Evans Greene Connecticut Avenue David Bispham Barytone George E. Pickett Harry Howard Sladley Wilson-Greene School For Music Marlon Newton North Dakota Huth Latimer Detroit Margaret Hauvermale West Virginia Bertha Schutze Claude Swanson Flora Wilson Thomas Ewing William Nelson Page Seventeenth Street Society of Washington Artists

Mrs J C Simpson Returns from Pacific Coast Visit

Mrs John Crayke Simpson returns from a Pacific coast visit. Various Washington social figures, including Representative and Mrs Thomas C Thacher with daughters Hope and Dorothy Thacher, plan winter stays at 1721 H Street and attend parties at the National Theater and Willard. Several diplomats, naval officers, and society hosts appear in the week’s social schedule with dinners, dances, and charity events noted.

Thomas C. Thacher Misa Hope Thacher Dorothy Thacher H Street Thomas C. Thacher, Jr Harvard

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