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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1915
Page
1
The crisis over Greece and Turkey deepens as Balkan tensions surge. Greek troops and forces around the Aegean face Turkish demands, with ultimatums from Rome and Teheran adding to the danger of a wider conflict. Officials warn a breakdown could trigger a larger Balkan war, involving Bulgaria and Roumania mobilizations.
Special to The Washington Post outlines the 1012 murder of Harry Vincent Radford and T. George Street in Canada’s north during an Arctic expedition. Eskimo guides and Hudson Bay Company managers provide accounts of the fatal fray after a retreating guide’s wife objected, leading to a stabbing and a deadly struggle near Bathurst Inlet.
The British government served notice to the State Department that modifications to the Australian wool embargo could be withdrawn if American merchants persist in exporting wool and US-made products to Germany. Britain accuses New England merchants of selling to the enemy and cites rubber shortages and new controls aimed at stopping such trade. CONTINED ON SIXTEENTH PAGE.
Dispatches from El Paso say General Bliss sought to bombard Naco Mexico after Mexican shelling. General Scott, on the border, ordered interference. Reports claim friction between the two generals reached Washington, with Bliss told to report to the War Department directly in the future.
Report from New York states the British cruiser Invincible sunk the German battle cruiser Von der Tann near the Rio Grande mouth. Details compare Invincible to the Inflexible and Indomitable, noting armament, speed, and armor. Von der Tann is described as related to Goeben and Moltke with its own heavy guns, armor, and displacement.
Allied fronts report slow progress between the Oise and Argonne with east of Rheims under pressure. Prussians threaten cut off at St Mihiel while Kaiser's troops seize Burnhaupt le Haut and blow up a trench.
Berlin reports heavy French losses as German troops retake Steinbach Alsace and Burnhaupt le Haut, with French retreat to Thann and near Soissons. Claims include 1200 prisoners in the Argonne, 2000 prisoners and 7 machine guns taken on January 1, and attacks along the western front amid rain and swollen Lys.
A baby born Wednesday in Salisbury Md displays mermaid like form. Though of colored parentage it is white as ivory above the waist with legs fused into a fan shaped tail below the diaphragm. University Hospital X ray expert Dr Henry Chandlee and other scientists study the rare deformity.
Special cable from Amsterdam reports Emperor William speech to the Prussian Guards on boxing day asserting Germany will dictate peace after defeating its enemies. Berlin notes say Kaiser birthday observances may be scaled back while major public festivities are postponed for seriousness.
In Boston on January 9 former presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft rode the same New Haven line train but in separate cars. Each, leaving Back Bay station, claimed ignorance that the other was aboard. A photographer asked Roosevelt to pose with Taft. Roosevelt replied, Dont be silly.
London reports heavy fighting on both eastern and western fronts as German offensives press Mlawa in East Prussia and along the Vistula bend while Russian forces counter along the Bzura Rawka lines. Snow thaw muds operations in southern Poland and Galicia. Bukovina falls under Russian advance toward Hungary as Servia attacks from the south. Continues on page fourteen.
Dr Fraalsin Wood, 23, testified his wife Seliss eloped with his father Henry J Wood after their wedding two years ago. The pair, said to live together in Chicago and now in St Louis, seek divorces so they may marry. Elder Mrs Wood corroborated that the couple are living as man and wife.
The notice touts outdoor recreation options at Cary Iinas in Georgia and Florida, Gulf Coast resorts, and daily training through the season. It references Southern Railway Illustrated and points to distribution at TO5 165th St and 1965 Fost. NW. Ady.
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