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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1915
Page
2
Allied reports describe French forces regaining Perthes as German raiders used town charts to direct shelling on the English coast. In Sommes area fighting along the Aisne River intensifies with French counterattacks and new ground gained while Paris notes repulse in Alsace.
Fragmented garbled report claims French forces advance in Kamerun against German resistance. Text mentions casualties and alleged weapon use but lacks clear details or dates, with many confusing names and phrases.
A wartime dispatch reports Turkish plans to invade Egypt next month and hasten the construction of three railway lines across the Sinai Peninsula. The piece notes Turkish intent for February action and promises of independence by Turkish authorities.
The Spectator urges the United States to denounce German actions and warns neutral powers, led by America, risk retaliation if Germany’s conduct is not condemned. It argues condemning Germany promptly could deter reprisals yet acknowledges America may be drawn into the quarrel.
In Rome the Pope held a private audience with Mgr Treploive of the Institute of Louvain, discussing Belgium’s suffering and the Cardinal Mercier case. The meeting signals strong papal interest in alleviating Belgian distress and showing paternal sympathy. The Hague reports no arrest of Cardinal Mercier and notes actions against distributing his pastoral letter.
In Vie Washington Post dispatch, anti war gatherings of Penurel Sorialists are held in Berlin. Ten human speakers addressed crowds with enthusiastic worker attendance noted at Franz hearings and related meetings.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Cologne Gazette says Germans in Vienna intend to mail a million post cards bearing Emperor William's portrait as a birthday greeting. The Gazette condemns the idea and hopes promoters abandon it.
New York reports careful Redt for Lond and German spies aboard the liner Fraconia before its sailing to Liverpool. Passengers include Mrs Ronald Brooks Mr and Mrs Gifford Pinchot and Marryayne Whitney. Mrs Whitney will serve as a nurse at a military hospital in France.
Rome reports a pre mobilization notice detailing conscription cohorts from 1886 to 1895. All able bodied men aged 20 to 40 to be called. four classes now in uniform, others liable to immediate mobilization. Service spans nineteen years across color, expedition, mobile militia and territorial militia. Total force could rise from about 304,620 to 3,493,160 in general mobilization.
Special cable reports Second Lieutenant Cyril Asquith of the Queen's Westminster regiment, son of Premier Asquith, who enlisted in December, has filed a war office request to be sent to the front as the next contingent sails for the continent.
The Hague reports a blanket embargo banning export of woolen blankets and preserves of all kinds from Holland. The measure, dated January 9, restricts outbound shipments to safeguard domestic supplies amid economic controls. The notice cites government authority and outlines affected goods and general scope.
TIZ offers instant relief for tired, aching feet by reducing swelling and soreness. It promises to stop pain from corns bunions and calluses, easing shoe tightness and foot torture with a glow of comfort.
An American Red Cross report from Dr Franz Jung in Munich describes relief efforts for wounded soldiers, noting 40 nurses have qualified and 250 Americans attended first aid lectures. Thanksgiving events included a Munich American colony dinner and speeches. The letter explains German unity after the outbreak of war and details early war shocks and allied mobilizations.
Mary Izankopf a 20 year old daughter of a prosperous Russian joined a Cossack regiment with her own horse. She gained recognition on scouting duty and took part in a charge against Prussian dragoons where shrapnel wounded her. She received the cross of St George for gallantry. her wound is not serious.
Dr Jung argues Belgium secretly prepared for a war alliance with the Entente, asserting the preparation was prudent. He claims every man today, including socialists and anarchists, loves his emperor and is ready to sacrifice for the fatherland, posing the decisive question to all: to be or not to be.
The Fourth Royal Fusiliers, based in Boulogne and London, boast the most front line actions among British units, including Mons and rear guard fights during the retreat through France, and in West Flanders since fighting began. Three quarters of the original regiment have been killed or wounded.
The Staats-Zeitung argues the United States possesses a legal right to sell arms but questions the moral justification, contrasting German and French perspectives on war and neutrality amid global conflict.
The French Courrier reports on German ambitions and argues against exporting war materials. It cites neutrality debates in the U.S. Congress, criticizes Canfield and de Lapradelle, and discusses Belgium, Belgium’s annexation, and Swiss expansion plans. It highlights German appetite and calls for moral limits on neutrality amid WWI tensions.
Special cable from Petrograd reports a Russian counterpush from Warsaw region. German wedge toward the Vistula and Ivango rod aims to cut Warsaw from Ivango rod, with Megilnica 26 miles from Pilica and Vistula junction. fighting intensifies near Soukha Metairie Moghely and Bukowina borders as Russians claim advances and Austrian troops face traps in Cracow area.
German martial law weighs on Alsatians at home with French speech criminalized by officers of four army corps under imperial laws. Courts grant divorces to couples split by opposing national sympathies as testimony from children and servants is used in court martial.
Paris reports the Jou rand arriving from the front to Varna and learning the East Prussian castle of Sagan, turned over to his son, had been occupied by the Thussians. The duke, acting as military chauffeur, brought in a British officer injured in an automobile accident.
Geneva reports Henri Marteau the famed French violinist who left Geneva two years ago to teach in Berlin was arrested at the war outbreak. He has been confined in a fortress and is said to be ill. Marteau toured the United States in 1888 1890 and helped win a prize for violin sonata by American composers.
Paris reports Alphonse Pegoud, famed French aviator, valued by the general staff as the equivalent of an army corps for his endurance and impact. He flies about eight hours daily, destroying convoys, railways, ammunition depots, and killing hundreds of Germans, while surviving the loss of several machines.
In London sources report the French treasury has oversubscribed the one year trench treasury bills bearing 5 percent. Though no official announcement was made, the event in the city today indicates strong investor demand for the £10,000,000 ($50,000,000) issue. Oversubscription suggests buoyant appetite for French debt despite uncertain official word.
In West Flanders amid relentless rain German soldiers grow exhausted and surrender in numbers to French and British forces. A London barber, among the captives, recalls executions for attempting to surrender. mud and cold weather worsen conditions for both ground troops and airmen, who struggle to stay warm in battered aerial machines.
News notes a large scale mobilization with 125,090 men called and planning to reach 400,090. Bulgaria begins reservist call while Greek Turkish tensions rise as Greek officials face harassment in Turkey. Persia issues ultimatum to Turkey over Kurdish incursions, signaling Allied pressure. Austrian Albania sector tensions flare as Italy cites mounting interests.
The steamer John Tlardie, a relief ship bound for Rotterdam with Belgian aid, went ashore near Back River five miles north of Old Point Comfort on the western shore of Virginia. Cape Henry reports the grounding. no details on the ship’s condition are available but the grounding location is a sandy point and no serious peril is expected.
A chaotic war correspondence recounts horrors of bombardment and oil scalding, praising French aid to women and children while a writer predicts Kaiser victory. The writer claims barbarities by Teutons, notes troops in trenches near Newariie, and describes broader wartime fear and propaganda.
A historical notice describes a voyage and long illness after a rupture. It recounts repeated medical trials and a final realization that self treatment did not cure. the narrator remains bedridden and deteriorates despite doctors.
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