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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1914
Page
1
British cruisers engage Zeppelins with raids causing heavy air battles. One Briton, Commander Dowlett Believed drowned. French and German air forces conduct numerous daring assaults. Bombs strike Brussels airship shed while Russians push Austrians along the frontier.
London reports a British naval air squadron attacked the German base at Cuxhaven dropping bombs on ships and the gas works. Six of seven airmen returned to their carriers. Commander Hewlett is missing after his seaplane was found wrecked near Helgoland. German claims say two destroyers and other vessels were hit. The British ships remained three hours, rescuing three pilots and their planes. The mission follows broader air activity along the front and across occupied Belgian towns.
London dispatch reports Austrians retreating in Galicia and South Poland as Russians claim 30,000 Austrian prisoners taken since offensive began. German and Austrian actions described along Bzura Rawa Pilice and Nida rivers with heavy losses on both sides. Petrograd notes December 26 engagements and over 10,000 Austrian prisoners captured in the Dukla region and surrounding fronts.
Curtis Guild Jr former ambassador to Russia criticizes opponents of larger armament. He argues preparedness does not guarantee peace and cites misreadings of World War I causes and Russia’s unpreparedness against Japan.
Turkish authorities rush troops and artillery from Adrianople toward the Bosphorus and maeoases to reinforce defenses, according to a Athena dispatch dated December 27.
Rome reports Italy has instructed the cruiser Calabria at Beirut to assist the US cruiser North Carolina if needed amid demonstrations against Europeans leaving Turkish territory. U S vessels including Tennessee Vulcan and Scorpion stand ready to sail where required as tensions rise in the eastern Mediterranean.
Charles Edward Russell, a sectari an writer, argued that a U S Japan war would follow the European conflict. He claimed Japan will not relinquish the Marshall Islands Yap and Kiauchau and would resist any Washington demand after the war. He warned of a Japanese revolution if forced to yield.
A torpedo boat destroyer ran ashore on the coast near St Andrews six miles southeast of the town while sailing from Aberdeen to the Firth of Forth. The crew were saved by lifeboats after rough seas. One lifeboat was damaged and the rest were rescued with difficulty.
Special to Treaspy Fest from New York December 27 Dudley Field Malone on his first year as collector of the port of New York praises the department in a long report to the Secretary of the Treasury The service is said to have improved in methods with a saving of about 200000 annually European war pressures brought harder trials and burdens yet not a single complaint was received from the public.
Cable reports from Manila detail arrests of forty natives tied to uprisings on Christmas Eve and in Novotas with police intent on quelling disturbances. Governor General Harrison says disturbances stem from Ricarte selling commissions in Hong Kong and assures no major officials are involved. Assemblyman Apacible urged natives to use bolo and rifle against holders of independence.
Announcement by Speaker and Mrs Champ Clark reveals Genevieve Clark to wed James M Thomson of New Orleans. Wedding planned for Bowling Green Missouri in spring or early summer. Genevieve, famed as one of America’s most noted young women, debuted last New Year’s at a grand Washington reception hosted by the Clark family.
Five Germans attempting to smuggle into Germany via Italy were detained at Nice after a French destroyer stopped an Italian vessel off Nice on December 4. A trunk among cotton bales concealed a German stowaway from Hamburg. Investigations revealed three accomplices among the crew and an Italian who spoke with a strong Hamburg accent.
Louis Beligio was held on bail for trial by Justice Charles J Bull Alesge after the Baltimore Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals accused him of mistreating horses shipped to France. About 40 of 6,000 horses sent from Baltimore were injured on trains, with an average life of two weeks in war, and costs about $160 each.
France will nominate Joffre to the French Academy in place of the late Comte de Mun, according to a special cable from Paris dated December 27. The move signals high-level recognition of Joffre’s prominence in military and public life.
Indianapolis Ind Dec 27 Mayor Donny Roberts of Terre Haute Indicted for alleged election law violations and jailed in default of 10000 bond. His wife Mia Roberts hurried to Indianapolis to secure bond but Sunday restrictions delayed action. He will be arraigned around January 18 with trials to be scheduled then.
Valparaiso Chile December 27 The Australian battle cruiser Australia which arrived yesterday at the port sailed today after loading coal and provisions She has been cruising the Pacific off the coast of South America for several weeks indicating continued naval activity in the region.
The Dutch steamer Leersum from Amsterdam foundered after striking a mine in the North Sea. Two crew members aboard the British steamer Her, from London, were drowned. The Gallier managed to reach port at Harwich England.
In upper Vosges near Mandray, 1,700 French Alpine chasseurs, supported by cavalry, defended a key pass for five days against three German brigades. The battle left about 1,000 dead or wounded, including many officers, with the retreat of the Fourteenth army corps safeguarded. Vernet Hanus, their commander, was killed as the unit sacrificed to protect the retreat.
Reports from Mexico City indicate a rift between Gen Felipe Angeles and Gen Villa over amnesty for former federals as Gen Zapata’s executions threaten international complications. Villa opposes the Zapata program and endorses Gutierrez’s ban on further executions without trials. As tensions rise, Villa and Gutierrez appear united against Zapata amid fears of open warfare in the capital.
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