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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1914
Page
1
In Champagne French forces press forward amid stubborn trench fighting as Russian invaders are checked. The advance comes with battered equipment and hand to hand charges while Arras and the Mouse Hills endure bombardments. Progress is also reported near Nieuport with new territory won.
London reports steady Allied gunfire and small yard-by-yard gains from December 16 to 24. French observers note Canadian Princess Patricia's light infantry billeted near a French village as villagers cheer them. War office updates cite bombardments around Arras and Meuse, gains near Nieuport, activity in Champagne, and limited advances from the Lys to the Oise.
Sporting men from New York travel on the Southern Railway's New York Atlanta and New Orleans Limited to attend the inaugural racing meeting at the Fair Grounds track in New Orleans. The event runs January 1 to February 15 under the Business Men's Racing Association auspices. The meet will be the only track open in the United States at that time and is expected to draw many attendees from the Eastern States.
London dispatches report that after Austrian defeats in Galicia and South Poland and German withdrawals along the Bzura, Petrograd sees a turning point in the Polish river battles. Germans on the Pilica push with heavy guns while casualties mount from mud and disease.
The British envoy in Washington reports the United States will not join Latin American republics in asking Europe to withdraw warships from American coasts. Latins may proceed solo with a joint request and seek limits on belligerents coal and provisions access, while Britain rejects unofficial calls to curb warships beyond the three mile limit.
Petrograd dismisses rumors of independent negotiations with Germany. The Russian ambassador to the United States has issued a denial and forwarded a message from the foreign minister stating, Certainly please deny absolutely the labsura statement. SAZONOPF.
Reports from London describe German planes raiding Dunkirk for over half an hour with four aircraft, dropping shrapnel filled bombs on fortifications, railway, hospital, and town hall. Casualties included 15 killed and 32 wounded, with civilians and soldiers among the victims and buildings heavily damaged.
Massachusetts Republicans begin a campaign to secure Senator John W Weeks of Massachusetts as the 1916 Republican presidential nominee. An organization will launch after the new year with Lynn as headquarters, to foster Weeks's candidacy, elect officers, and maintain a press bureau though Weeks has not yet been consulted.
Special to The Washington Post. Chicago date note suggests proposing on January 15 or June 15 at 10:10 and 16:30 as the peak moment. Frank E Lackey of English High School Boston, presenting at the National Commercial Teachers Association, says individuals peak in efficiency on those dates and times.
Twenty five Mexicans Japanese and Chinese filed suit in Phoenix county superior court asking for an injunction delaying the alien labor law set to take effect January 1. They claim the law violates the U S Constitution and treaties protecting foreigners. A similar case is before U S judges in Los Angeles. Also noted is holiday travel promotion with South Southern Railway fare offers and train schedules.
Rome reports that at tomorrow's cabinet meeting a decision will be reached on the Hodieda incident in Turkey. The British consul was seized by force from the Italian consulate. The government says patience is exhausted and Turkey has been notified to release the consul immediately and punish the gendarmes. A satisfactory reply is demanded within two days.
Miss Marion Howard of St Louis, aged 21, heiress to a fortune, shot herself in her hotel apartment in Atlantic City New Jersey today. She was visiting with her sister Mrs H Plad of St Louis. Police offered no motive and declined further comment.
Rotterdam dispatch reports that from January 1 the German administration in Belgium will seal borders against all entrants. No ordinary passes will suffice. only a special military pass will be recognized. Cause cited as preventing espionage, exact reasoning unclear.
Rumors persist in Rome that the Kaiser has suffered a relapse and that his condition is serious. Officials cannot confirm the reports at this time.
London reports that Britain's peace pact with the United States may delay actions over merchant ships and cargoes. Officials see the treaty as a potential cooling off period of one year, offering England leverage should an impasse arise in seeking a settlement favorable to its war aims and possibly allowing penalties against Germany.
London observers who have read the American note on the detention of ships and cargoes say the cabled summary misrepresented severity. Officials note a friendly spirit in Britain toward the protest, while the war context may lead to new international law principles on contraband.
Chicago packers file claims for full value after British seizure of over five million dollars in meat and foodstuffs shipped from Chicago to neutral nations. The move accompanies diplomatic protests and warnings that international law is being ignored, with shipments to Europe cut off pending U.S. England settlement.
Westminster Gazette urges neutral states to accept restrictions to shorten the war while Britain and France control sea search rights. The Globe criticizes American demands limiting profits from war, arguing the neutral voice should curb shipments to Germany. Also notes a London cine ad for Matinee with Margaret Anglin and Green Shocking.
London faces a tense pause as the British cabinet weighs Washington's note on delays in American shipping caused by vessel searches. Officials expect days before a reply, with Grey and other ministers seeking admiralty and legal input. Danish Dutch Norwegian Swedish guarantees are urged to curb shipments to Germany, while Britain hopes for amicable settlement.
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